We are always improving and extending our services, taking on new children, organising fundraising events and working with new partner organisations across the country. Here’s where you can read about the latest developments and what our Honeypot children and supporters are up to. If you want all this delivered to your inbox, you can sign up for our e-newsletter further down.
John has moved mountains for Honeypot over the last five years, making it his mission to spread awareness for the for the young carers we support. He’s a real inspiration, having explored so many ways of volunteering and fundraising, from school talks to bucket collections, and pub quizzes to puppet shows.
Read MoreWe are delighted to have Thupayal Hussain, Vice President at Bank of America, on board as one of our ambassadors. Thupayal is committed to sharing his personal experience of life as a young carer to serve as an inspiration for our children.
Read MoreHoneypot are incredibly lucky to have supporters of all ages steering their own fundraising initiatives to help our work with young carers. Sebastian has been an exceptional example of self-motivation and perseverance in the eyes of not only Honeypot, but all of his supporters!
Read MoreA huge thank you to all the cyclists that did an incredible job of kickstarting our 25 year anniversary celebrations. Our Ride for 25 event took place during the week of Young Carers Action Day (16th March), with 14 corporate partners collectively cycling 16,465km .
Read MoreOscar Lawson has been supporting us since he was ten years old! We spoke to him about his inspiration to support us, his biggest achievement to date and why he’ll continue to fundraise for Honeypot.
Read MoreAs we move closer to the day, we thought we’d share some information about the campaign, what’s new this year and how to get involved. Whether you’re a Honeypot supporter, work with young carers, or are a young carer yourself.
Read MoreAs part of our yoga for children series, we spoke to Sam Bernice, the teacher behind the videos, about her motivation to teach yoga to children and any tips she has for parents and kids that have never done yoga before.
Read MoreWhere possible, Honeypot is still hosting face-to-face outreach sessions to support our most vulnerable children. One of our team leaders talk about her experience delivering Thrive workshops to local schools in Wales.
Read MoreOur 10-week Thrive programme aims to equip children with the tools they need to effectively cope with difficult emotions. We interviewed a member of staff at Hafren Junior School about the impact our workshops.
Read MoreWe are delighted to say that our community and corporate supporters did not let us down. Their loyalty has shone through and it is due to their willpower and grit, that Honeypot continues to thrive.
Read MoreThis year, for the first time ever, we aimed to raise a total of £100,000. We were over the moon when we reached our goal one day early and raised a total of £111,000.
Read MoreLast night, young carers put on their thinking caps for Honeypot’s virtual games and quiz workshop!
Read MoreIn honour of The Great British Bake-off finals last night, Honeypot held their very own virtual Bumble Bake-off workshop at the weekend!
Read MoreOn Saturday, 14th November, Diwali, the festival of light, was celebrated around the world. We wanted to give our Honeypot children the chance to hold their very own virtual festivities at home this year, so themed our latest virtual workshop around lights and creativity.
Read MoreThe Great British Bake-off is a massive hit with families around the UK. As part of our virtual workshop programme, we decided to hold our own virtual bake-off this weekend, with pizza being voted in as this week’s cooking creation.
Read MoreAs part of our new Wrap-Round service offering, last week our team leaders Nikita and Kirsty ran Halloween themed workshops with our young carers, and produced an array of lovely, yet creepy handcrafted creations.
Read MoreKirsty, one of our team leaders in Hampshire, told us about an art workshop she recently organised as part of our new digital offering…
Read MoreCovid-19 has brought many challenges to charities in 2020. Georgie, one of our corporate partnership managers, explains how we turned our biggest corporate partnership with Bank of America into a virtual relationship.
Read MoreWe got so many brilliant entries to our colouring competition! We were so impressed by all your creativity, it wasn’t easy to choose a winner – but here they are! Thank you to everyone who joined in.
Read MoreLast year we talked to young carer Jessica and her mum Angelika to find out about their everyday life and Jessica’s most recent visit to Honeypot. We got back in touch with them this week to ask how lockdown was affecting their family – here’s what Angelika told us…
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