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At the age of five years old, Jim was diagnosed with a rare autoimmune disease. Despite numerous visits to specialists in various hospitals, Jim’s illness could never be properly diagnosed.   […]

At Over The Wall, we’re dedicated to helping children, young people and their families reach beyond the boundaries of serious illness to discover a world of mischief, magic and new possibilities. Since 1999, this has been our mission – to deliver free residential camps and life-changing

Over The Wall is delighted to announce that we have launched a new online camp programme. This regular broadcast of new challenges has been created to deliver the magic and mischief of OTW camps, directly into your homes!   As you’ll be aware, a majority of

Over The Wall and its senior management team is closely monitoring the regional and national situation in relation to Coronavirus (Covid-19), a highly infections illness that can spread from person to person. 

Over The Wall relies on its team of dedicated volunteers to help support our campers and ‘bring the magic to camp’. Here, we speak to Chloe Emmerson, a volunteer who

Did you know that volunteering can improve physical and mental health, well-being, life satisfaction and even help you to develop new skills? Here are just a few examples of how camp can enrich and improve the lives of our volunteers…  Without

Teenage years can be challenging at the best of times. The transition from childhood to adulthood is a stage of life when young people can struggle the most, experiencing issues around body image, self-esteem, mental health, confidence,

The OTW camp experience often influences the ambitions, life-plans and even career choices of our volunteers. Several of our very own permanent staff members were so inspired by their experience