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All Aboard! Holidays in 2018 We’ve a packed programme of holidays and retreats in 2018. Check out the selection below, and get in touch with the office on 01372 749955 or info@ throughtheroof.org to find out more and apply. Places are limited for all breaks. accessible with ensuite rooms. General help provided. Cost: £555 Babbacombe (DCF Coastal Holiday – Devon) Sept 21-28 Relax and enjoy the beach and hotel stay. There are 'All wrapped up' in the mummy game on the Treloar coastal walks and stunning holiday views of the bay from the hotel, plus an ice cream shop nearby. Cost: £745 TTR@Center Parcs (Sherwood Forest, Nottingham) June 11- 15 Join us in Sherwood Forest, Nottinghamshire for this fun-filled holiday where Out and about on the everyone helps each other. accessible bikes Enjoy a wide variety of activities and come together for food and fellowship. Cost: £415 Treloar’s (DCF Activity Holiday – Alton, Hampshire) July 30 – August 4 This all-age holiday has an action-packed programme of activities, fun and fellowship. Activities will probably include: swimming, bowling, archery and canoeing with visits to Bird World and a pub lunch. Accommodation fully Brunel Manor Refreshment Week (Torquay) April 9-13 Fellowship, food, and recharging of batteries as Through the Roof hold our first ‘week of refreshment’. Let’s explore the scriptures together with a programme of prayer, worship and teaching, as well as free afternoons to explore the lovely countryside, visit Torquay, or simply be in these amazing surroundings. Cost: £300 High Leigh ‘Time Out With God’ (Herts) Aug 25-26 A quiet weekend at the High Leigh Conference Centre, spending some quality time meeting with God as a group and individually. Cost: £127 Personal Care Our supported group holidays for disabled people offer an organised programme of accessible accommodation, meals, excursions and Christian input. Volunteers provide general help, support, encouragement and assistance with wheelchairs etc to ensure a great time of fun and fellowship. Due to changes in legislation we regret that we are now unable to provide volunteers to do personal care on our holidays, including feeding, washing, dressing and using the toilet. If personal care is required it is now the responsibility of guests to bring their own family member, friend or employed carer, who will be charged at a discounted ‘guest carer’ rate. Technically Handy Are you technically minded, able to travel to Aldershot, and interested in helping Wheels for the World’s work at our wheelchair warehouse? We’re looking for a regular volunteer to help with sorting and repairs of some second-hand wheelchairs. Most of our donated wheelchairs go to Parkhurst prison to be fully refurbished before being sent to their new owners, but some won’t need quite as heavy-duty a fix, and we get the work done on our own site. It’s an ideal role for someone with handy-person skills, who enjoys problem-solving, and wants to do something that will change the lives of disabled people. You’d be working with another volunteer, and making a Help us get the wheelchairs real difference. If you’d like to find out more, or want to come down for a visit, please contact the office on 01372 749955. where they’re needed Into 2018 We’ve lots of exciting plans for 2018 and beyond, but we need your ongoing support to make them happen. Every donation makes a massive difference to the life of a disabled person in need of God’s love and physical help. Could you be part of achieving those plans by giving regularly? Please fill out the enclosed standing order form (or contact us for other ways to give) if you can. Thank you. www.throughtheroof.org