Current Fundraising Project

The Cabin New Minibus Appeal

We are fundraising for a replacement minibus for our Respite Service at Hansel, known as The Cabin. The Cabin is a seven-bedroom home from home where guests can enjoy week long breaks tailored to their interests and support needs. The Respite team involve guests in every aspect of their short break and we pride ourselves in offering quality hospitality with lots of fun. With over 60 years of experience we can accommodate a wide range of support needs which means we are a “go to place” for many families and social workers.

The service is used by 122 families and supports over 1000 short breaks each year. The minibus is a central part of each guest’s stay as it is used for social outings (favourite trips include to the beach, cinema, ten pin bowling and to restaurants/the pub), to take to medical appointments and to collect/drop off guests. It’s used on average three times a day but with over 144,000 miles on the clock it’s now beginning to show signs that it’s needing replaced and is often “off the road”. This means that the respite service has to borrow a minibus from another service, leaving that service without. The borrowed vehicle does not have the same number of seats which means less people can be taken out.

A new wheelchair adapted minibus is in the region of £44,995 so any donation, large or small, will really help us reach our target.

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Please help Hansel for free and register today! Your support will help us to give people of all abilities the freedom to live the life they choose. 

Fundraise for us or come to an event

We are truly grateful to everyone in our local community who chooses to fundraise for Hansel or come to one of our events.  Your energy and passion really does make a difference and your fundraising helps us to continually develop and deliver our services to give each person we support the freedom to live the life they choose.

Volunteer for us

By volunteering your time you're not only helping Hansel but the people and communities who we support.

The role of volunteers is important and meaningful to the people we support, their families, our supporters, visitors and our team members. Volunteers bring a wide range of skills and experiences to Hansel which helps us to provide activities and services to assist people with additional support needs to make the most of life each and every day.