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Creepy crafts & spooky sleepovers on board our Boo-tiful boat
- 5th November 2024
There were no tricks, only treats for twelve of our wonderful families during the October half term break.
- Respite breaks
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Magical moments on the river this Summer
- 21st August 2024
As many of you know, Momentum has a wonderful canal boat moored at Shepperton Marina, Surrey. We offer boat trips to Momentum-supported families, and they are a chance to have some time out at a place not too far from home.
- Respite breaks
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Summer breaks in full swing
- 14th August 2024
It has been a busy Summer at our respite lodges at Shorefield Country Park and at Church Farm Holiday Village. Over the course of the school holidays, 36 of our families will enjoy a well-deserved break.
- Respite breaks
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A little update about our charity
- 30th June 2022
We’ve got a brand new charity number. Here’s a little explanation as to why and what it means.
- Hospital partnerships
- Family support workers
- Family wellbeing
- Family trips and experiences
- Respite breaks
- Bereavement support
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Volunteering spotlight: Jo and Judy
- 1st June 2022
Jo and Judy have both been volunteering for us for the past six years. As part of #volunteersweek, they told us what volunteering means for them.
- Respite breaks
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Momentum mum raises over £22,000 in the Thames Path Challenge
- 29th September 2021
For Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, Amanda, whose 14-year-old daughter, Alice, has been treated for ependymoma – a tumour that grows inside tissue found in the central nervous system – took on an incredible challenge to help raise vital funds.
- Family support workers
- Respite breaks
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Families help rename much-loved holiday homes
- 21st June 2021
When the pandemic forced us to temporarily put a pause on our respite services, we wanted to do something positive which focused on the happy times our holiday homes had brought to so many.
- Respite breaks
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QBE Foundation will support our annual programme of respite boating breaks
- 30th August 2019
On 1 July 2019, we were delighted to receive a discretionary donation of £12,000 from the QBE Foundation which will go towards our annual programme of respite boating breaks.
- Respite breaks
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Beautiful holiday home refurbishment provides respite breaks for children with cancer
- 21st February 2018
A complete refurbishment of a holiday home in the New Forest will enable much-needed respite holidays for local families whose children have cancer or are seriously ill.
- Respite breaks
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Children’s author Dame Jacqueline Wilson launches new boat
- 21st June 2016
Well-known author Dame Jacqueline Wilson, author of the famous Hetty Feather and Tracy Beaker children’s books, launched Momentum children’s charity’s new canal boat ‘Moments on the River’ last Sunday at Shepperton Marina.
- Respite breaks

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Creepy crafts & spooky sleepovers on board our Boo-tiful boat

Magical moments on the river this Summer

Summer breaks in full swing

A little update about our charity

Volunteering spotlight: Jo and Judy

Momentum mum raises over £22,000 in the Thames Path Challenge

Families help rename much-loved holiday homes

QBE Foundation will support our annual programme of respite boating breaks

Beautiful holiday home refurbishment provides respite breaks for children with cancer

Children’s author Dame Jacqueline Wilson launches new boat