As The Zone celebrates its 11th anniversary, we find out about its celebratory funding campaign and what the charity has been up to.
The Zone was recently celebrating an incredible 11 years of providing a space for children in our community to engage in new skills, form connections, and have fun. To mark the anniversary the organisation held a matched funding campaign – meaning that every penny donated would be matched by the organisation’s Match Funders, doubling the amount raised. While the amount raised this year hasn’t been announced yet at the time of writing, last year’s campaign raised over £100,000, so we can hope for a similarly impressive amount this year.
The Zone also recently premiered a new Robot Club – and any recent visitors may have seen the metallic additions to the reception. The club took place during May half term as part of The Zone’s Press Play Week and saw the kids building a range of interactive robots gifted by Tony and Sue Sherman. Other activities involved in Press Play Week included ‘Real’ Fortnite, Make Your Own Speakers, Guess Who, and many others!
