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
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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
CRICKET CLUB ANNOUNCES EMBRACE AS CHARITY PARTNER
Embrace Child Victims of Crime is delighted to be named Sandiacre Town Cricket Club’s charity partner for the coming season. Based in Derbyshire, the large community cricket club fields four senior teams and has boys and girls of all ages playing at junior level. The club has chosen to fund-raise
EMBRACE-BAPCO PARTNERSHIP BREAKS NEW GROUND
Embrace Child Victims of Crime used the grand setting of British APCO’s annual conference to launch not one – but three – exclusive initiatives. More than 5,000 BAPCO delegates flocked to the Ricoh Arena in Coventry on March 12 and 13 where Embrace held centre stage as the organisation’s charity
Nitro Bug leaves crowds ‘rawing’ for more
Nitro Bug, the one-of-a-kind VW Nitro Funny Car made its debut appearance this season at the VolksWorld Show at Sandown Park, Surrey, and at the same time helped to raise awareness of young victims of crime in the region. The unique VW Nitro Funny Car was lovingly built over four
Embrace launches charity single
Embrace Child Victims of Crime has launched its first ever charity single. ‘How long’ is written and performed by long-term supporters of Embrace Jones & Ross, musicians Trevor Jones and Bianca Ross. It tells the story of how hope springs when you have someone to talk to you. Embrace Chief
‘Victims’ voice lost in knife-crime debate
The voice of young victims – and their families – is being lost in the current knife-crime debate, according to Embrace’s Chair of Trustees. Ex-Met Police Commissioner Sir Paul Stephenson has said a range of factors is contributing to the “mounting toll of young bodies in our mortuaries”. His comments