July 2025 Newsletter
- campjojo
- Jul 15
- 4 min read
Countdown to Camp!
The Summer 2025 camps start next week!
The summer of Camp Jojo is about to kick off as we prepare to welcome 50 families, over seven camps to Ivy Farm. The final preparations are taking place to get the site ready. We can't wait for a summer of fun, campfires, sunsets and friendship. Walter and Hugo, the donkeys are getting ready to meet the families, as are the chickens and sheep! Look out on our social media feed for weekly updates and tales from camp. We can't wait!
Camp Jojo Cumbria (Northern site) Open Days
Two magical taster days at Nag's Head Farm
Camp Jojo's sister site, at Nag’s Head Farm, in Appleby In Westmorland, Cumbria will be officially opening in Summer 2026. This is largely due to a significant grant from The National Lottery Community Fund (www.tnlcommunityfund.org.uk). The grant is for £80,000 per year for 3 years (total £240,000) which will cover the majority of the routine operational and staff costs for the Northern Site and has made this development possible. In addition, The Clothworkers Foundation (www.clothworkersfoundation.org.uk) have pledged a grant of £50,ooo towards the cost specialist equipment needed to make Camp Jojo possible at Nag's Head Farm.
In preparation for the camps opening, Camp Jojo and Nag's Head Farm hosted two taster days for families and potential supporters and volunteers, in June. Sixteen families were able to spend the day taking part in activities typical for Camp Jojo, such as meeting the animals, pond-dipping, hammocks, arts & crafts, archery, campfire. The activities on the day were fully inclusive for all, and volunteers were on hand support the families. The families also enjoyed a wonderful music session from Annie Mawson's Sunbeams Music Trust.
As well as our VIP families, we were also delighted to welcome notable guests from the region, such as Tim Farron - MP for Westmorland and Lonsdale, Dr. Geoffrey Jolliffe - High Sherriff of Cumbria, Sandside School, Cumbria Community Foundation, My Community Penrith, 4Eden, and Appleby Rotary Club.
We were also thrilled to be joined on the day by The Roselands Trust, who have already pledged to cover the cost of the wheelchair track matting needed for camp, but having seen first-hand the magic of camp, have also now offered to cover the additional cost of building a fully wheelchair accessible treehouse on the Nag's Head site! We are over the moon and so grateful.
ITV Border came along on the day and covered the event on their regional news bulletin :
For more information about Camp Jojo Cumbria, please visit: www.campjojo.org/campjojocumbria
Volunteer News
Calling all volunteers!
Over two hundred volunteers have been vetted, processed and are ready to bring Camp Jojo to life, at Ivy Farm this summer. We are so excited to welcome back old friends and new volunteers alike. It is the volunteers that really create the magic at Camp Jojo. We also have more young volunteers, aged 14-18 than ever. The young volunteers bring such incredible energy to camp, so we are so thrilled to welcome them.
Camp Jojo Fundraising News
People's Postcode Lottery
At Camp Jojo HQ, we are thrilled to announce we have been awarded a grant of £25,000 of unrestricted funding raised by players of People’s Postcode Lottery and awarded by Postcode Places Trust (www.postcodeplacestrust.org.uk). This funding makes such a difference to our ability to keep growing and reaching an increasing number of families with children with complex needs, disabilities and life-limiting conditions and share the magic of Camp Jojo with them. The People's Postcode Lottery is such a wonderful example of the difference we, as society, can make when we stand together!
The Big Give 2025
The Big Give's Small Charity Week was a great success!! Our supporters helped us to raise over £10,000 in one week! We smashed our £10,000 target by Day 4, thanks to the generosity of over 60 donors. We are so very grateful and blown away by the support. Because of you, and our wonderful champion, Global's Make Some Noise, FIVE families of children with complex needs, disabilities and life limiting conditions will be fully covered to experience an accessible and unforgettable camping experience at Camp Jojo.
Thank you doesn't even begin to cover it, but THANK YOU!!!!!
Thank you to our donors!
We would also like to thank the Fowler Smith & Jones Trust (www.fsjtrust.org.uk) who have joined our wonderful team of supporters, funders and sponsors. Their support is invaluable and we are so grateful.
Camp Jojo Community News
Barn Dance 2025 tickets are on sale NOW!
A favourite in the Camp Jojo calendar, this year's Barn Dance will be taking place on Saturday 27th September at Camp Jojo HQ at Ivy Farm in East Mersea. Arrival from 6:30pm, for a 7pm start to the dancing, with a live band and caller - no previous experience necessary!
Tickets are £20 per person, £10 for under 16s. Under 5s go free and there are camping plots available for £5 per person. Ticket price includes dinner which is a cold buffet and some sweet treats. Beverages including wine, beer, and soft drinks will be able to purchase. There will also be a raffle and an auction.
All proceeds go to Camp Jojo. As this is a charity event, tickets sales are non-refundable. However, if you cannot attend, we would be grateful if you could please email, so that we can re-sell your ticket maddie@campjojo.org.uk
Many thanks to our sponsors Fisher Jones Greenwood LLP in Essex, Suffolk & London. They have kindly supported this event for several years, making a generous donation to cover the cost of the food, allowing us to make even more money for Camp Jojo.
Tickets are available to buy here: https://tinyurl.run/mx0DzL or scan the QR Code
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Thank you to the Duley Practice
A special thank you to local company and long-standing supporter of Camp Jojo, The Duley Practice based in West Bergholt for their generous donation of £2,500 which will go towards the running costs of camp. Once again, Andrew Duley and his team have chosen to support Camp Jojo, and the ongoing support is so appreciated.
With good wishes,
The Camp Jojo Team
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