Challengers

💡 Did you know?

Over 881, 922 children and young people in the UK have ADHD. (~ADHD UK)

Yet many still face exclusion from everyday activities. At Challengers, our families tell a different story.

94% of our parent carers rate their child’s happiness here as 8/10 or higher, and 89% say we help reduce isolation and loneliness. Because when children and young people feel safe, understood and free to be themselves, the whole family thrives.

This ADHD Awareness Month, we’re proud to be a place where all are welcome, regardless of their diagnosis or needs.

Huge shoutout to Technics Group for their fantastic Orange October initiative in support of Disability Challengers! 🧡

As a company, they are running an internal Orange Challenge where colleagues can donate £5 and upload an orange photo for a chance to win a £50 Amazon gift voucher.

Even better, Technics will match the total raised, doubling the impact of every contribution.

This brilliant company effort will help create inclusive play and leisure opportunities for disabled children and young people so we can continue breaking down barriers so every child can have fun, make friends and thrive.

Thank you, Technics Group, for being true champions! 👏

If you are feeling inspired and would like to do something too, now is your chance. Find out more here: https://disability-challengers.org/events/support-challengers-this-orange-october-2026/

When Challengers goes orange, we go ALL IN! 🧡

To celebrate the first day of Orange October, the team dressed in weird and wonderful orange outfits including giant crayons, pumpkins, clowns, cheerleaders and even an orange Austin Powers…groovy baby!

We started with a carrot hunt around the office 🥕, leading on to fun team challenges, an orange-themed music quiz 🎶 and plenty of orange food and drinks.

Swipe through to see the Challengers crew turning every shade of orange into a costume! Which look wins your vote? 👀

Want to bring a little orange energy to your team? Host your own Orange Day this October and make it your own! 🍊

Find out how to get involved here: https://disability-challengers.org/events/support-challengers-this-orange-october-2026/

In celebration of Challengers' 47th birthday, we’ve been digging through the archives and taking a trip back to where it all began!

These photos take us back to the late 70s, 80s, 90s and early 00s - through changing fashions, some familiar faces (hello Matthew Kelly 👋🤩) and lots of happy memories.

Challengers has had many different names, logos and looks over the decades, but to this day our vision of "a world where all children and young people can play together, freely" remains.

If you were a young person, parent, volunteer, staff member, supporter or friend of Challengers during these years, we’d love to hear from you! Let us know if there's someone or something you remember and help us piece together more of our history 👇

And the winner is...🎉
Huge congratulations to Alison, Rob & Blake Murray who are the lucky winners of a winter weekend break at Center Parcs Woburn Forest!🌲❄️

We hope you have an amazing time and make lots of wonderful memories 🧡

The biggest thank you to Airnow Technology for kindly providing this fantastic prize, and thanks to everyone who entered.

Orange October is nearly here! 🧡

Join us next Saturday 3rd October at 9am and help turn Guildford’s weekly parkrun orange.

Come run, walk or cheer in orange, visit our stall, grab some orange goodies and help us continue to support disabled children and young people through the power of play.

We hope to see you all there.

Team Orange. 🧡

Did You Know? 💡

Orange October is our month of all things 🍊

Its a brilliant way to help disabled children and young people find their community and learn valuable life skills all through the power of play.

There are so many ways to get involved, but here are a few suggestions:

🟠 Host an orange mufti day at work, school or with your community group. Wear orange and donate £1 per person/student

🟠 Join our Orange Parkrun at Guildford on Saturday 3 October

🟠 Come along to the Orange Quiz Night on Thursday 15 October

🟠 Simply donate the price of a cup of coffee any day in October

🟠 Organise an orange bake sale or pumpkin carving competition

This October. Be Bold. Be Orange.

Find out more and grab your fundraising pack here: https://disability-challengers.org/events/orange-october/

Calling Challengers SEND families in Surrey – your voice matters! 📣

Ofsted and the Care Quality Commission (CQC) are currently inspecting SEND services in Surrey, and they want to hear directly from parents, carers and young people about their experiences.

At Challengers, we know how important it is that the experiences of disabled children, young people and their families are heard and understood, so this is your opportunity to share what is and isn’t working for your family.

Ofsted has created a short, anonymous and confidential survey which you can complete here: https://ofsted.smartsurvey.co.uk/p/AreaSend/10436548

The deadline to share your thoughts is at 9am on Wednesday 30 September 2026.

Thank you for helping us make sure the experiences of Challengers families are represented 🧡