Monday 20 June 2022 10:46 PM Free summer camp fun for children who fled the war... thanks to Mail Force trends now
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Mail Force today launches a magnificent scheme for Ukrainian children given sanctuary in Britain after fleeing the horrors of war.
Thanks to the generosity of our readers, the charity is able to offer thousands of coveted spots on week-long summer camps across the UK.
Youngsters will be able to take part in outdoor sports, make new friends and practise speaking English, all paid for by those who donated to our appeal.
Nearly two-thirds of Ukraine’s children have been forced to flee their homes as Russia’s brutal invasion continues. Families have been torn apart as men stay to fight, leaving mothers to escape with their children.
So far, more than 70,000 have been given safe haven in Britain and more are arriving every day.
Tens of thousands of selfless Britons have already opened their homes to refugee families.
Now Mail Force is helping to extend this warm welcome.
A previous holiday camp at St Mary’s Ukrainian School in Holland Park, London, whiich runs camps for children aged 3-15
Pulling together: Youngsters at one of the Kings Camps’ courses, which runs camps for children aged 5-14
The charity – set up by the Mail –has raised more than £11million in its Ukraine Refugee Appeal.
And it has secured thousands of places at leading summer camp providers all over Britain. Newly arrived Ukrainian families, or anyone on their behalf including Mail readers and host families, can go online to arrange an activity course – with the charity taking care of the bill.
Anna Dezyk, deputy chairman of the Association of Ukrainians in Great Britain, hailed the scheme, saying: ‘Hundreds of Ukrainian children are arriving in the UK every week, escaping the trauma caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
‘Everyone does their best to make them welcome and summer camps are a fantastic idea to give new arrivals a normal childhood experience as well as a great adventure, a way of making friends and practising English.
‘We applaud the Mail Force charity for making this happen, and want to help spread the word to as many Ukrainian families here in Britain as possible.’
Premier Education is running summer camps at more than 200 venues around England for primary aged children to try out everything from athletics and arts to badminton and drama.
Kings Camps are open to children aged five to 14, with dozens of sites across England, Scotland and Wales, making use of the sports facilities of top independent schools and universities.
In Northern Ireland, the Smile Club puts on swimming, orienteering and talent shows among a host of activities for four to
