Pinpoint Annual Conference
The Pinpoint Annual Conference will take place on 10 March 2026 from 9.30am to 2.15pm.
Location: Burgess Hall, Westwood Road, St Ives, Cambridgeshire PE27 6WU.
For parent carers of children and young people with SEND and supporting professionals.
Marketplace open from 11am to 2.15pm – providing support, information and advice from local services.
To find out more please visit: Pinpoint Annual Conference – Pinpoint
Fundraising Highlight 2025!
What a year! Dream
drops has been buzzing with generosity, creativity, and community spirit, with supporters from across Huntingdonshire coming together to make magical things happen for local children. Here’s our joyful roundup of everything you helped us achieve in 2025!
Fundraising Triumphs and Community Support
- Old Nene Golf and Country Club smashed their fundraising target with an incredible £2,794!
- A generous £500 donation arrived from the Socrates 373 Masons in Huntingdon.
- Dreamdrops rocked Buckfest Music Festival, with a £123 tombola total and an amazing £2,000 donation from organisers as one of their 10 chosen charities!
- Tesco St Neots contributed a much appreciated £200.
- The Royal Oak, Hail Weston Sunday night quiz raised £101 in support of our monthly SEN Parents’ Coffee Morning.
- We proudly presented the Dreamdrops Community Award to Francesca Maddocks and Jessica French (Dunelm Huntingdon) for 4–5 years of Giving Tree magic.
- St Ivo Masonic Lodge of Freemans St Ives donated £290.
- Mary Warren and the Pins and Needles Club in St Neots stitched together a wonderful £200 donation.
- The Simplify Trust named Dreamdrops their Local Charity of the Year.
- Dreamdrops Chairman Christine Luckham received a prestigious community award from Cllr Karl Brockett, honouring 20 years of extraordinary service.
- Our Dreamdrops Clay Day gave Collins Club children a creative weekend, thanks to the talents and support of Richard Cranwell, Emandu Cranwell, and Liz Deeks.
- The Huntingdonshire Philharmonic event raised £15.50.
- Ted Francis gifted £200.
- Freight Shield Repair and Service LTD added a generous £500 donation.
- St Ivo Academy raised a jaw-dropping £1,943!
- A kind grandparent donated £35.
- Collins Club children enjoyed a magical Lady Bird Boat trip, spotting wildlife and soaking up nature — thank you to the Lady Bird team!
- Children enjoyed a fantastic fishing adventure at Greensands Fishery, with heartfelt thanks to Richard, Pip, and the Fly-Fishing Academy – sixty fish brought to the bank! A brilliant Great Addington Fly Fishing Day added to the year’s excitement.
- Notcutts Brampton continued to provide a warm, welcoming space for our monthly Dreamdrops gatherings.
- The Bill Boles Adventure Day at Grafham Water gave children with complex needs and their families a thrilling day of archery, climbing, canoeing, and outdoor exploration.
- Steve Bradshaw and friends raised £475 at a charity golf day at Lakeside Lodge Pidley.
- Julie and Karl Brockett raised £200 at their charity bingo event at the Bay Leaf Care Home.
- St Ivo Lodge Huntingdon raised £315 through their raffle.
- Our second Dreamdrops Community Award of the year went to Richard and Kate Cranwell for their exceptional support of Clay and Pottery events for Collins Club children.
- The Tropic Christmas Shopping Event, hosted by Helen from Tropic and Anne-Marie Hamilton, raised £140.
- Penny Wilkes crafted beautiful hand-knitted items that delighted the families we support.
- The Dunelm Huntingdon and Tesco Huntingdon Giving Trees once again spread joy to local children for Christmas 2025 – with deliveries including the Community Nursing Team Huntingdon, Huntingdon Cancer Community Project and The Angels Foundation.
- Hannah Housego’s generous £200 donation with a grant from Foresters Finance Group, helped provide gifts to the Holly Ward, Special Care Baby Unit, and Children’s A&E at Hinchingbrooke Hospital.
- Sixteen children enjoyed the wonder of the Peterborough Cathedral Christmas Tree Festival — thank you to the cathedral and community for a spectacular display.
- SCBU and Holly Ward at Hinchingbrooke Hospital received festive gifts thanks to the Foresters Financial Group’s generosity.
- Carol Beck and the Bell Family provided sweat treats for children and their siblings.
- Hartford Committee donated an amazing £850!
- Dreamdrops Choir spread Christmas Cheer at the Old Nene Golf and Country Club.
- Christmas gift donations from Dovista.
- Freemasons Socrates Lodge Huntingdon raised £1,000 through their fundraising events.
- Hail Weston Monday Night Carol Singers – raised £140
- Clover Officer Supplies supported us by recycling inkjet cartridges for fundraising.
- St Peters School Huntingdon welcomed Christine Luckham and Pauline Rawlings, who inspired students with insights into volunteering and supporting local charities.
Another amazing year!
Just some of the donations that made a difference in 2025!
Sensory equipment to Winhills Primary Academy.- New sensory resources for Wittering Primary Academy, including a balance ball, pop-up sensory tent, liquid floor tiles, and a giant bean bag cushion.
- Coats4Kids 2025, in partnership with the Rotary Club of St Ives – delivering 40 vouchers for families to buy brand-new winter coats, ensuring dignity, choice, and warmth.
- A pop-up sensory tent for pupils at Samuel Pepys School, giving them a calming, supportive space.
- Special Education Needs Christmas Bowling party – with a special visit from Santa bringing Christmas joy to the children and giving families the chance to enjoy time together.
Dreamdrops celebrates 20 Years!
2025 also marked a truly special milestone – 20 years of Dreamdrops fundraising for local children.
We extend our heartfelt thanks to every supporter, volunteer, organisation, family, fundraiser, school, and friend who made 2025 such an unforgettable year.
Here’s to another year of making dreams come true for children across Huntingdonshire!
Hail Weston – You are Wonderful!
Hail Weston continues to show what a generous and caring community it is. Thanks to the incredible support of residents, their Carol Singing raised an amazing £140!
Events like this highlight just how much Hail Weston does for charity throughout the year, with people coming together time and again to support the charity.
The evening was filled with festive spirit and fun.
A huge well done and thank you to everyone who took part, donated, and helped make the event such a success. Your generosity truly matters.
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