We are a group of 14 to 18 helpers and take between 10 to 12 children with varying disabilities/disadvantages to Lourdes each year. We try to make this week a pilgrimage holiday of a lifetime. We are a family – from the 1st time we meet, and during the fun packed week, which includes fantastic…
DetailsGroup 16 has travelled every year since 1962 when John White started the group. 2011 was our Golden Jubilee, 50 glorious years of Sweet Sixteen! The Group originally started in Leicester, but now is more Staffordshire/Shropshire based but with guests from all across the Midlands. Group 16 is a “family group”, where everyone helps each…
DetailsGroup 139 is a highly specialised group. We care for children with the severest needs. All children are supported by two adult helpers. We are one of the largest groups to travel to Lourdes with a total of 20 helpers and eight children every year.
We take a broad range of children from throughout the Highlands on the trip to Lourdes. We are the furthest north group in HCPT and are unique in the fact that we share the group leadership on a yearly basis. Margaret has been involved with the trust for 44 years and I (Brian) have been…
Group One was the first HCPT group, started in 1956 but, as with groups 2 and 3, did not become “One” until 1958 when HCPT started numbering its groups. Group One continues to take children with a wide range of physical social and emotional needs to Lourdes every Easter.
Since first being set up in 1974 we have offered the experience of an HCPT pilgrimage to many children and young people from Coventry and the surrounding area. We also have links in parts of Birmingham, Solihull and Tamworth. Our first group leader, Maureen Carroll, continues to travel with us and arrange two major fundraising…
Group 120 takes young people from Treloar’s School in Alton, Hampshire. We have built up a strong team of helpers and supporters in Hampshire, Surrey, Sussex and East Berkshire. Traditionally we take young people with cerebral palsy from Treloar’s and we would be delighted to hear from anyone who would like to support the group…
Our group was founded in 1981 and has taken children from Leeds every Easter since. Members of our group include experienced nurses specialising in paediatrics as well and child and adolescent psychiatry. We have two doctors and two trustees in our group. We are also lucky enough to have a group chaplain.
Originally founded in 1978, and always distinctive by our unique & colourful ’99 Ice Cream Logo & Bright Blue Tops, HCPT Group 99 has firmly established itself as one of the most instantly recognisable group in the ‘HCPT Family’. The group is made up of members who have served the needs of children in the…
As only the fifth leader of Group 53 in its 40+ years, I have a core group of experienced helpers and am delighted to welcome new helpers each Easter. We aim to take 8 to 12 children to Lourdes every year and as well as taking children with various special needs we sometimes take children…
