More than 400 young victims of sexual violence in Cambridgeshire have benefited from free counselling thanks to a unique partnership between Embrace Child Victims of Crime and local services. The counselling service, called Time4U, helps children recover from trauma and prevent long-term harm. Embrace has been able to extend its
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SHERPA’S LONDON MEET-AND-GREET
Adventurers joining our Everest Base Camp charity challenge can meet Sherpa guide Dawa Geljen in London next month. Dawa, an experienced trekker and Everest summiteer, will be available to talk to participants at an Embrace pre-trek meeting during a visit to the UK on Thursday 4 July 2019. Places are
TEAM EMBRACE – RIDE LONDON 2019
Let us introduce our 2019 cycling heroes – our Ride London Surrey 100 ‘Team Embrace’. Laura Elsey, Charlie Mowforth, Phil Roussel, Jacques McEneaney, Vince McEneaney, Micheal Hawkes, Andrew Evans, Chris Taylor, Jim Strother, Sean Dowd, Joanne Grant, Dave Harris, Sam Pedder, Daniel Shapland, Andrew White, Harry Taylor, Richard Parkes, Roland
EURO CYCLING ADVENTURE CONTINUES
Embrace’s mascot Alfie bear continues his whirlwind tour of Europe thanks to our cycling fund-raising duo John and Andrew. John Brocklebank and Andrew Footer, both former detectives, are 400 miles into a 500 mile tour across Belgium and Holland – raising funds for young victims of crime with every peddle.
TEAM EMBRACE RAISE THOUSANDS AT LONDON MARATHON
They completed the gruelling 26.2 mile route with smiles on their faces – and raised thousands for young victims of crime with every step. Team Embrace was represented at this year’s London marathon by four supporters including our very own trustee Dyfed Powys Police and Crime Commissioner Dafydd Llywelyn. Arcadia
Extra-time raises funds for child victims of crime
Children and police officers from across Bedfordshire joined leagues to raise hundreds of pounds to help young victims of serious crime. Embrace Child Victims of Crime was proud to be named chosen charity by Bedfordshire Police for its Kick Off@3 football tournament on Sunday. Aimed at boys and girls aged
Embrace joins IWF call to prevent online child abuse
Embrace Child Victims of Crime has backed a call by the Internet Watch Foundation for a national effort to prevent the demand for harmful child sexual abuse images online. Embrace CEO Anne Campbell travelled to Westminster to mark the launch of the IWF’s powerful annual report ‘Once Upon a
Funds raised for young victims in Derbyshire
More than £2,500 has been raised to support young victims of serious crime in Derbyshire thanks to the sporting prowess of a local sports club. Seventeen cricketers swapped the comfort of their pitch for the streets of Derby, successfully completing the Derby 10k for charity. Sandiacre Town Cricket Club has
Young lives brightened in memory of murdered nurse Lisa Skidmore
District nurse Lisa Skidmore was just 37 when she was raped and murdered by a stranger in her home in Woverhampton. Her attacker then attempted to murder her elderly mother and set fire to the property. Lisa’s life was brutally cut short in 2016 but her family were determined to
SCALE NEW HEIGHTS FOR CHARITY
Plant your company flag at Everest Base Camp and give back to children in their local communities. That’s the call to action from children’s charity Embrace Child Victims of Crime which is urging businesses to support children recovering from serious crime by joining or sponsoring its inaugural Himalayan trek. Anne