With great sadness, we share the news that John Tusting passed away peacefully at the weekend. The driving force behind Chellington for 25 years and founder of The Chellington Centre Charity, John's unwavering commitment and passion for Chellington made it what it is today. He will be sorely missed by all that had the fortune of knowing him.
See John's description of the incredible journey…
Look at our wonderful new telescope, generously donated by the Bedford Astronomical Society. (www.bedsastro.org.uk)
This will now be available for groups to use as part of our Media Pack.
We are excited to announce our new Winding River Resource Pack for KS2. This is acitvity pack, including risk assessments, is designed for self-delivery and changeable weather. This is the first in a series of new educational resources that we are developing for primary schools.
Contact the office at admin@chellington.org or call 01234 720726 to…
We are very pleased to announce that we have additional funding for the Chellington Bursary Fund thanks for the generosity of the Carlton Education Trust.
This means that we are able to accept new applications for schools or youth groups looking for financial support with their residential experience at Chellington in 2024 or 2025.
For further details please call our team on 01234…
Thanks to all our friends and supporters who joined us for Christmas drinks on 11th December at the Centre.
It was lovely to see lots of new faces as well as many familiar ones.
Special thanks to our neighbour Raj for generously donating our Christmas tree and delivering it too!
Our first school to experience our new Mobile Animal Farm partnered activity.
This is a great way for children to get close to farm animals in a quiet and safe environment delivered by an award winning, small mobile animal farm with experience of animal assisted therapy.
Call us on 01234 720726 to find out more.
John Tusting, founder of The Chellington Centre charity and driving force behind its success, describes the incredible journey to achieving the vision for the Chellington Centre as we know it today.
Put simply, wiithout John, The Chellington Centre would not exist and we are all extremely grateful to him.
We are committed to sharing knowledge, engaging and leading in caring for our environment. This is particularly important to us as we work with young people whose future will be impacted by how we operate.
"A residential learning experience provides opportunities and benefits/impacts that cannot be achieved in any other educational context or setting."
Learning Away aims to demonstrate…
The Chellington Bursary is a fund available for youth groups and schools to apply for to support part of their accommodation costs. The fund is designed so that the Centre is accessible to all.
“The Chellington Centre is a place of expedition, contemplation, inspiration and invigoration, particularly but not exclusively for young people, providing many opportunities to build self-confidence…
