supporting disadvantaged children
Welcome to Kids in RossendaleWe are a small charity who works within the Rossendale Valley to provide support to disadvantaged children.
What we do
Kids in Rossendale gains most of its funding from the ‘Crawshawbooth Family Fun Day’ and donations from the general public.
Apply for funding
We strongly encourage everyone to apply for funding. While we can’t give funding to everyone who applies, each application will be considered by the Trustees individually.
To apply, please read the information on our ‘Apply’ page and then download and return the form to us.
You won’t receive any money directly, so please make sure you find a responsible adult from your supporting organisation first.
Mission
Our Mission
Kids in Rossendale aims to provide support to disadvantaged children within the Rossendale area. The realms of disadvantage may include socioeconomic, ill health, disability or simple circumstance. If a child is disadvantaged and therefore not able to enjoy the same life chances or opportunities as any other child then they would be edible for funding for the charity.
Calendar
Our Upcoming Charitable Events
March 2021
J&J Fire Engineering – John O Groats to Lands’ End Challenge
Local fire engineering company, J&J Fire Engineering, are attempting to complete 874 miles in the space of around 1 month via means or walking, running, cycling, rowing etc – basically by forms of exercise either at home, or outside. This challenge will start at “John O’Groats” on Monday 08/03/2021, with target of reaching “Lands’ End” by Sunday 11/04/2021.
They have set up a GoFundMe page to raise money for Kids in Rossendale, for which we are extremely grateful.
https://www.gofundme.com/f/jj-fire-engineering-john-ogroats-to-lands-end
Making it happen
Our Team
The charity is governed by three trustees, two volunteers and an ambassador.
Sam Aston – Ambassador
Sam is a local business-man and actor who is well known within the community. He is well known for his role as ‘Chesney’ in Coronation Street and kindly supports Kids in Rossendale with our fundraising efforts.
Louise Cooper – Trustee & Founder
Louise is a local community volunteer who founded Kids in Rossendale in 2013 with Paula Riley. Louise was awarded a British Empire Medal in 2020 for all of her work with children in the community.
Paula Riley – Trustee & Founder
Paula is a well-known and respected business-woman in Lancashire who founded the charity in 2013 with Louise to support disadvantaged children across Rossendale.
Janet Wilmot – Trustee
Janet came on board with Kids in Rossendale in 2015 after hearing about the fantastic work that the charity does across the Rossendale Valley. She also volunteers with the elderly at Crawshawbooth Community Centre.
Emma Cooper – Communications & Media Manager
Emma works in Digital Marketing but in her spare time volunteers for East Lancashire and Rossendale Scouts and manages our Social Media and website.
Claire Greenwood – Volunteer
Claire is a local mum of 4 who dedicates her time volunteering to support members of the community, Stacksteads Scouts and Kids in Rossendale.
Blog
Our Latest News & Announcements
Christmas Gift Appeal 2020
Our annual Christmas Gift appeal continued in winter 2020, only bigger and better than ever before! We understand 2020 has been a challenging year for so many families and knew that the gift appeal would be more important than ever. We partnered with Rossendale Radio...
In Memory of Catherine Feber
Rossendale was saddened by the news of local Headteacher, Catherine Feber, passing away on the 19th February 2021 after a short illness. Catherine was an amazing mum, grandma, sister, daughter and friend to many. Catherine's family made the decision that following...
Christmas Appeal 2019
Kids in Rossendale are today appealing for toys and gifts for their Christmas Appeal in partnership with Tesco Haslingden. Starting from Tuesday 26th November 2019, people are able to visit Tesco Haslingden or Crawshawbooth Community Centre, choose a tag from their...
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Get In Touch
Email: hello@kidsinrossendale.org.uk