24th February 2023
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Special Healthy Holidays for daring kids

We’ve had another fabulous week of healthy holidays this Febuary half term.

During the week we provided an SEN (special educational needs) specific programme and the children had a great time!

This saw ROKT Foundation support more than 45 kids with a range of additional needs.

Thanks to Calderdale Council and Community Foundation for Calderdale for their support.

So what did our kids get up to this week?

Rope climbing, harness swinging, bouldering, caving, escape rooms and puzzle boxes from Project Breakout – plus great food courtesy of The Millers Bar and Crust and Crumb 77.

Take a look at our film featuring one of our group’s amazing day of urban adventure here at ROKT Climbing Gym.

You can watch more films on our YouTube channel www.youtube.com/@roktfoundation

10th February 2023
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Brave SEN kids take on the cave and climbing at ROKT

Watch as our little stars take on the indoor cave at ROKT Foundation as part of our charity’s amazing Climbing for All Families programme backed by The National Lottery Community Fund.

The kids are all from Highbury, an outstanding specialist school providing specialist education for children with a wide range of complex special educational needs and disabilities.

Check out the bravery and team work these little wonders show with some help from ROKT Foundation’s expert climbing instructors Paul and Phil here in Brighouse.

9th January 2023
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Healthy Christmas holidays

December saw us welcome around 80 children to ROKT Foundation to climb, run, jump, escape, yoga, eat and be merry this Christmas.

Aged seven to 16 they’ve all had an amazing time on the programme.

It was great to see youngsters with special educational needs also involved and just under half were new attendees, who tested their nerve with new activities from yoga and bouldering to climbing for candy canes and hunting for presents in the cave.

They also channelled their inner Santa by abseiling down the famous ROKT chimney before trying to escape from the Project Breakout escape rooms.

As part of the programme, we welcomed nine refugee children thanks to our work with St. Augustine’s Centre in Halifax, and they said they had a great time with us.

All enjoyed the fabulous hot food provided by Crust and Crumb 77 and thanks to our amazing instructing staff of Phil, Paul, Tom, Caleb and our Project Breakout team for creating such great experiences.

 

25th November 2022
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Finalist in charity awards

We didn’t win, but we were delighted to make the final for the Charity of the Year at the amazing Community Foundation for Calderdale awards.

Brilliant event and a packed room full of amazing people doing great things for Calderdale and beyond.

Well done to The Maurice Jagger Centre for winning ‘Charity of the Year’ in their 40th anniversary year!

And of course to everyone who was nominated. What a town we have.