Part of the PATH plan for both Avocet and Turnstone House this year was to organise at least one residential trip for each of the children to enjoy. This is often easier said than done, but the staff rose to the challenge and every child has a break planned for 2026; destinations include Bucharest, Madrid, Paris, Latitude, Prague, Cornwall, Greece!

Ambitiously, the goal is for all children to travel abroad to widen their cultural experiences, but sometimes trips have to start off by being a bit closer to home. In March, one young person was taken to Butlin’s to experience a family-style holiday with two of the adults from SES. He was very excited and couldn’t wait to get into the apartment when they first arrived! After settling in, the three of them spent the week swimming, braving the high ropes, playing mini golf, racing go karts, shooting air rifles and enjoying fair ground rides.

Our young person managed to fully embrace the fun, despite how busy it was. It was such a fun-filled week that another holiday to recover would have been ideal!