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Hoteliers offer holidays to sick children
Herald Express, June 04, 2009, 07:00
Hoteliers offer holidays to sick children
Herald Express, June 04, 2009, 07:00
A GROUP of hoteliers and restaurateurs are planning to offer free holidays and meals to terminally ill children.
The network of tourism industry businesses, which is in its infancy, was set up by Luke Tillen, co-owner of the 27-room Hotel de la Mer in Babbacombe Road.
The hotel boss decided to work with the National Alliance of Childhood Cancer Parent Organisations after watching an episode of the Secret Millionaire on television.
He said: "After watching what this secret millionaire was doing in Blackpool I contacted the NACCPO charity to see if there was anything I could do here to help them.
"I thought to myself that we could do the same.
"I decided to set up a network of hoteliers and restaurateurs in the Bay who are prepared to donate free holidays to the NACCPO so very ill children can come down to the Bay and enjoy a break."
Already three hotels and one restaurant are backing the Torbay Holiday Helpers Network and Mr Tillen's idea.
Now Mr Tillen hopes many more will join the network so as many terminally ill youngsters as possible can enjoy a Bay break.
Read whole article on www.thisissouthdevon.co.uk
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| Holiday charity makes dream come true for Hannah |
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| Partnership puts smile on children’s faces |
| Published on 12/09/2009 ROCK bands, Darth Vader and his Imperial Stormtroopers, a variety of holiday attractions and kind-hearted hoteliers have joined up to a scheme helping seriously ill youngsters. The Torbay Holiday Helpers Network was initiated by Luke Tillen, co-owner of the 27-room Hotel de la Mer in Babbacombe, Torquay, with the aim of providing free holidays for terminally ill children. Read whole article |
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| Brave Hannah, 16, hails 'fab' holiday |
| Published on 14/08/2009 Sixteen-year-old Hannah Jones has endured three operations in nine months on a cancerous brain tumour, and during the last operation she suffered a stroke. She now uses a wheelchair because the chemotherapy leaves her so weak, but that hasn't stopped her raising £30,000 for brain tumour research in the past 12 months. Read whole article |
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| Published on 03/08/2009 The families that are being put forward from NACCPO member groups to receive these holidays will have been through some very bad times. Read whole article |
