It's important to make the houses feel safe, homely and loving, as well as places to have fun and make friends. There has been no major refurbishment for 10+ years. We need to bring all houses up to the same standard as The Burrow, our newer 52-week house. Local authority fees don’t cover improvements to school facilities, hence the need for a fundraising appeal.

Refurbishment was delayed due to Covid but we started replacing windows last summer and over the next 2 years, kitchens, bathrooms, floors, doors and hot water systems will be replaced and everything redecorated. This will create more homely environments for the children, make them more practical for staff and generate energy/cost savings for the charity. By having a special appeal we plan to raise the £1m needed to do this work which has moved from being ‘nice to have’ to a charity priority.