Anthony Nolan Family Camp 2024

Over The Wall and Anthony Nolan Residential Family Camp

Camper applications for this camp are now CLOSED. Volunteer applications are still open.

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Over The Wall’s free residential activity camps are an opportunity for children and young people to reach beyond the boundaries of health challenges to discover a world of mischief, magic and new possibilities.

Our two-night Family Camp is for families with a child or young person with a health challenge. It’s a fun-packed weekend with a mix of high and low-intensity activities for all the whole family to get involved in.

Family camp is an excellent opportunity to meet and bond with other families in similar situations.

We invite applications from families with a child or young person aged from 0 to 17 years, who is experiencing health challenges or is up to 3 years off treatment. One child in the family must be aged between 8-17. The family all attend together.

Applications are accepted from families who have a child or young person who have had or are waiting for a bone marrow / stem cell transplant, as well as a child or young person who has a blood disorder (including but not limited to sickle cell, thalassaemia, fanconi anaemia, diamond blackfan anaemia, aplastic anaemia), has blood cancer (or is under review post-treatment), are a CART-Therapy recipient, or had an organ transplant. 

Applications from families with a child or young person who has received a stem cell or bone marrow transplant will be prioritised. 

Camp Fun!

From climbing and archery to arts, crafts and board games, our wide range of activities allow families to have a weekend of fun, whilst also enjoying those quieter magic moments together and simply taking a break as a family. Families sleep in family rooms – with separate rooms for volunteers close by. All meals are provided and we will discuss any dietary and allergy requirements with you prior to camp.

Providing High Quality Medical Care (as well as fun!) at Camp

Residential camps are held in a medically safe environment. Paramedics, doctors and nurses, make up our clinical volunteer team or ‘Beach Patrol’, as they’re known as at camp. Meaning families are suitably supported with medical assistance on hand if required.

We try our best not to interrupt all the amazing activities that the children are taking part in, so all the activities are purposefully adapted around the camper’s needs, such as common medication times, at breakfast and after dinner. Beach Patrol are there to support the family as they take care of their own child or young person whilst at camp.

We will work closely with parents and families to make sure we can safely meet the medical needs of each child whilst at camp. We provide “home-from-home” care at camp, as well as responding to all emergencies.

Dietary requirements discussed throughout your application will be catered for.

Over The Wall Camps are 100% Free of Charge

Over The Wall camps are fully funded by our generous donors and fundraisers, meaning our camps are 100% fun and 100% free, for everyone, all of the time.

Getting to Camp

To help you get to camp, we provide transport pickups from the nearest train station.

Application Deadline

We reserve the right to close applications for this camp once we receive sufficient applications. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

In partnership with Anthony Nolan

This camp has been developed in partnership with Anthony Nolan.

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