British Burn Camps and Summer Camps 2004
| Kate's website | Emma Bolton, a mother of a burned child has asked me to place a link to her website showing photographs of her little girl Kate, just to explain to other people on how she and her friends feel. |
| Burn
Survivors Association - UK |
The Burn Survivors
Association (Registered Charity Number:1089765) founded by Terry Everitt
in February 2001 is an independent association for burns survivors,
their families and friends. For more information find us at Burn Survivors Association-UK
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| B.U.G.S. 
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Contact: What is B.U.G.S.? B.U.G.S. (Burns Unit Group Support) is a charitable support group for people who have been burned and their families/carers. The Group (Registered Charity Number: 1052284 B.U.G.S. Fund 1223) was founded in May 2000 by staff trained in burn care and an ex-patient. When and where do the sessions take place? We hold informal support groups every week in the Wessex Rehabilitation Centre. They coincide with the Tissue Support Clinic held in the W.R.C. at the same time. We offer support, friendship, practical information and advice. It is also possible to link into professional help and advice for therapy and treatment. We can recommend national organisations where appropriate. Help from B.U.G.S. is offered to all current and previous patients and their families. They do not have to have been treated in Salisbury District Hospital. Patients under the care of a plastic surgeon might also find the group beneficial. All are welcome to come and have a chat over refreshments. The Group also organises outings, fun activities and newsletters during the year as well as sponsoring children to attend the National Burn Camp held yearly in Cambridgeshire every August. Everyone is also welcome to attend our occasional formal meetings. Updated November 2003 |
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| The Burned Children's Club
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.....is a fund raising Charity (No: 1062024). The funds go towards providing a burn camp where young burn survivors can have the opportunity to meet others who have been burned. To allow them to explore issues that are important to them and talk through and discuss their problems with others in a similar position. The camp is for children between the ages of 8 to 18 years, it is staffed by volunteers which consist of nurses, police, fire fighters, surgeons, adult burn survivors, physiotherapist and many others. This ensures that the children can form a bond between them and hopefully as the years go on will be able to give them support and guidance. We run activities such as canoeing, horseback riding where the children have to attend to their horse before riding it. As many children come from low-income families and many different ethnic backgrounds, to actually touch a horse is one of the new experiences which they can get involved in. There are arts and crafts, abseiling, wall climbing, bikes, wind surfing and many other activities. The aims of the Burned Children's Club is to provide a "stimulating camp experience" by:
The camps are held once a year (see details below) and we take away some 40 survivors and 20 volunteers. The reason we need a Burn Camp is to help the children realise that unfortunately, no matter what, their body image will never be the same. therefore we must try to help them accept this. To impress upon them that the difference is only visual. That they may continue in life knowing that their hopes and dreams are the same as other children and the courage and determination that has already got them where they are today, will help them in the future. And with time, support and most of all, encouragement, this can be achieved. Contact: Pat Wade (Fund and camp Co-ordinator) Location: Grafham Water Camp, Cambridgeshire
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"Face the
Future"
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…is a registered charity based in
Newcastle upon Tyne which offers support to people with a facial disfigurement
and their parents, families, partners and friends. Face was set up in April 1998 by Julia Errington.
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"Let's Face It" |
…is a registered charity (1043461) and
international mutual help organisation dealing with facial disfigurement.
It is dedicated to helping those who are facial disfigured, their loved
ones, the professionals who care for them and the communities in which
they live, to understand and solve the problems of living with this disability. Our aim is to offer one to one support and counselling, offer hand to hand friendship, to link families, friends and professionals, to assist people with facial disfigurement from cancer, burns, accidents, tumors, acne etc...... We produce a regular published newsletter which is sent to all members of the network. There is also, a JUNIOR Let's Face It available. How to contact us?
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| Changing Faces
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James Partridge, Executive Director 1 & 2 Junction Mews London W2 1PN Great Britain Tel: 0171 706 4232 Fax: 0171 706 4234 Changing Faces (Registered Charity No.1011222) is a charity that provides free help, advice and information to adults and children (and parents) who have a facial disfigurement. The service is available in person, by letter, e-mail or phone and anyone who contact 'Changing Faces' can be assured of confidential advice and sensitive support from an experienced member of the team. They offer regular workshops for small groups of facial disfigured people who can meet together in a safe atmosphere. They also have one-to-one sessions and group activities enabling children and their families to explore new ways of tackling these difficulties and moving ahead. New directions of 'Changing Faces' are:
The group can also be contacted by e-mail at: info@faces.demon.co.uk
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| The Burns Unit Appeal Fund |
Contact: Mrs Sheila Conning, secretary The Burns Unit Appeal Fund (Registered Charity No. 276392) is a Charity
that cares for all types of Burns Victims, helping them back on the
road to recovery.
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| Mc Indoe Burns Support Group |
Contact: Mrs Yvonne Kennard The Group was founded in 1983 by specially trained nurses and medical
staff, together with people who had been personally involved with trauma
of a burn or scald injury.
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| Burns Club: Pinderfields
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The club is open to all children who have been treated at the Regional Burns Centre. We organise social events for the children and families, fun days and an annual camp. Burn Camp 2000
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| Skin Conditions |
Contact: Peter Jones (not on site) As many as one person in ten has eczema at some time in their lives.
Eczema can take many forms, but is characterised by inflammation, dry
and broken skin, and associated painful itching. At its most severe,
the whole body can be effected by this currently incurable skin condition.
Eczema can occur at any age and coping with it can cause great distress,
impacting on family life, education, employment and social interaction.
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| Cleft Lip |
"Cleft Lip and Palate Association" Clapa is a support organisation (Registered Charity No:277842) for
all those with - and affected by - cleft lip and palate. The charity
was set up in1979 as a partnership between parents and health professionals
concerned with the care and treatment of cleft lip and palate.
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| Victim Support |
…is a national charity (registered charity
no. 298028) which offers help to over a million people who have suffered
crimes every year. Staff and volunteers, based in 386 local Schemes, provide
information, practical assistance and emotional support to victims of
crime. Victim Support's Crown Court Witness Service, operating in every
Crown Court centre in England and Wales, offers information and support
to victims, witnesses and their families attending trials. Victim Support
also works to increase understanding and awareness of the effects of crime
and to ensure better recognition of victim's rights. The services offered
by Victim Support are confidential and free. Victim Support runs Victim Supportline a telephone service for people who have been affected by crime. This offers on the spot information and support, and can refer people to local Victim Support services and provide details of other helpful agencies. You can contact Victim Support at the following address: Victim Supportline |
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CHILDREN'S FIRE and BURN TRUST
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......is a registered Charity (Charity No. 1082084 - registered number 4007007 for England and Wales) and has been established after much consultation with and the support and encouragement of leading Burns Specialists, the London Fire Brigade, the Home Office, Schools and Parents. It aims to meet twofold needs, both in the United Kingdom and Internationally, namely the long-term rehabilitation of child burn victims and the co-ordination of education for children into the dangers of fire and burns and prevention. The first major initiatives of the Trust are:
The Trust is the outcome of the long-established Friends of Russian Children, which, also under the active patronage of HRH Prince Michael of Kent, has worked for years with burned children in Russia. Working closely with eminent Burn Specialists from the UK and USA, Friends of Russian Children has facilitated the movement to make the Speransky Children's Hospital in Moscow, Russia's Centre of Excellence in specialist burns care. In conjunction with the London, Moscow and St. Petersburg Fire Brigades, a fire and burns awareness manual has been designed for Russian schools and, to date, has been adopted into the formal school curriculum in four major Russian cities. These are just a few of the successful initiatives which are already transforming the lives of those who have been damaged by fire and burns. Contact/Donations: |
