A message from our Chair, George Blunden

Revitalise’s vision is a society in which every disabled person and every carer is able to take the break or holiday they want.

We exist to enable disabled people and those who care for them, to access and enjoy amazing holidays, breaks and experiences tailored to them, to escape, unwind and have fun.

Every year, our holiday centres make it possible for thousands of disabled people to take a holiday. Our unique expertise in delivering fun-filled holiday experiences backed-up by personalised care, means that we can cater for guests with a wide range of conditions including cerebral palsy, multiple sclerosis, motor neurone disease and spina bifida, as well as the effects of stroke and brain injury.

We all need a break. But disabled people and carers face huge barriers to accessing them. For many people, Revitalise offers the only chance of taking a break. Yet we have capacity for just a fraction of those who could benefit.

We want to do more.

Our approach to our 60th year has been a renewed determination to build on our heritage, respond to today’s challenges and meet the needs of disabled people in the future. We want to ensure that our facilities match and augment the quality of the personalised care we provide.

We set out an ambitious plan to refurbish our Jubilee Lodge holiday centre in Epping Forest, refurbish and expand our Sandpipers holiday centre in Southport and create a new, purpose-built centre to serve as an exemplar in accessible holiday provision that will transform the respite holiday landscape. I am delighted that the refurbishment of Jubilee Lodge will be completed by mid-2023.

We are now turning our attention to the second phase of our programme, the expansion and refurbishment of our much-loved holiday centre in the heart of Southport, Sandpipers.

We hope you will join us in achieving our ambition to create great holidays for more disabled people and their carers. By supporting our expansion plans at Sandpipers, over 600 more guests per year could get the lifeline of a holiday.

George

Please support the Give me a break Appeal.