News & Blog
Here you’ll find the latest news from Challengers and blog posts from our community.
Challengers chosen as finalists in Children & Young People Now Awards
We’re delighted to share that Challengers’ 555 Service has been selected as a finalist in the 2024 Children & Young […]
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Summer Party and Staff Awards 2024
Each year we host a Challengers Summer Party to celebrate and recognise our amazing staff members and their accomplishments over the year. Our 2024 celebrations were held on Friday 30th August, where staff gathered for pizza, fun and games, before finding out the winners of our Staff Awards.
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Challengers 2024-2029 strategy
We are very proud to unveil our brand new 5-year strategy which will shape our journey as pave the way to Challengers’ 50th Anniversary.
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Challengers celebrates a decade of exciting events
2024 is a special year as it marks Challengers’ 45th year as a charity, but that’s not the only reason…This year we’ve also celebrated the 10th anniversaries of three of hallmark fundraising events – Kelly’s Cycle Challenge, the Challengers Motoring Event, and the Wood Street Jazz Festival.
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Wood Street Jazz Festival – Q&A with Marianne
With our 10th Anniversary of the legendary Wood Street Jazz Festival coming up soon on Sunday 21st July, we caught up with Marianne Windham, Chair of Guildford Jazz – which Challengers hosts the event in partnership with – for a Q&A on all things Jazz Fest.
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Celebrating International Women’s Day
To celebrate International Women’s Day, our Head of People and Culture Ella shares some of the things we’re doing at Challengers to ensure that women feel supported, valued and represented.
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Big Give Christmas Challenge success: Challengers Supporters raise over £34,000 in three days!
Challengers embarked on a mission this holiday season to raise £34,000 through the Big Give Christmas Challenge, a week-long national fundraising campaign. Click here to read all about our journey!
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The importance of child engagement
Engaging with children and young people to hear their views and involve them in decision making is integral to the way we work at Challengers. Read on to find out more about our child engagement work.
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Celebrating Disability History Month
Between 16th November and 16th December 2023, people across the UK will take the time to acknowledge the history, culture and achievements of disabled people as part of Disability History Month.
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