Children’s Essentials Support for Local Families

Gratitude Kids’ Corner: Children’s Essentials Support for Local Families đź’› At Gratitude Kids’ Corner, we believe every child deserves to feel loved, cared for and supported. We understand that raising children can be challenging, and sometimes families need a little extra help with the essentials their children need every day. Our children’s essentials support helps…

Gratitude Halloween Party 2026: Over 700 People Celebrate Together

The Gratitude Halloween Party 2026 was a fantastic celebration of family, fun and community spirit, bringing together more than 700 people at the beautiful Allum Hall & Manor House in Borehamwood. With so many families attending that we lost count after 700 people, the event was a wonderful reminder of what makes our community special….

2024: A Magical Santa’s Grotto – Celebrating Community and Volunteers

On Sunday, 15th December, Gratitude hosted its most magical Santa’s Grotto yet at Jump In by Airhop Trampoline Park, creating an unforgettable Christmas experience for over 230 children. Thanks to the unwavering dedication of our extraordinary volunteers, this year’s event was bigger, brighter, and better than ever. The day was filled with festive joy, laughter,…

Gratitude School Shoes and Uniforms Giveaway

On Saturday 31st of August 2024, the volunteers at the Gratitude hub had a wonderful day filled with joy as they distributed approximately 50 pairs of school shoes to local families, all generously donated by Sal’s Shoes. This special School Shoes Giveaway made a real difference for many children. It was truly heartwarming to see…

Gratitude’s Kid’s Corner Celebrates Coronation Weekend

Gratitude’s Kid’s Corner, celebrated the coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla on Sunday, May 7th. The event was a huge success, with 70 fantastic children dressed as their favorite British monarchs. The event kicked off at 12:30 pm with a queue of children dressed as kings, queens, princes, and princesses. The kids, eagerly…

Happy Easter from Gratitude

On Sunday April 2nd, Gratitude ran an Egg-cellent Easter Egg Hunt at Maxwell Park. Organised by our wonderful volunteers from Gratitude’s Kids Corner, who had been busy for weeks drawing up plans for the maps and setting up locations for hiding the eggs.About 150 children took part, and each was presented with a basket and…

Christmas with Santa in Gratitude’s North Pole Grotto

Our kind and magical Gratitude volunteers were very busy this week setting up our North Pole Grotto in time for Santa’s visit to the hub to greet our local children. Our grotto was open over two days, we had 3 super Santa’s and 3 excited elves (p.s. don’t tell the kids!). Over 140 cute children…

Gratitude has been nominated by Kenilworth School

We were delighted to hear that Gratitude has been nominated by Kenilworth School to be the recipient of their Harvest Festival charity collection this yearOur lead trustee John Carlisle was invited to the primary school in Borehamwood to give a presentation to the students about the work and ethos of our charity. He took the…

Welcome to Gratitude Kids Corner part of the Gratitude Hub

Gratitude Kids Corner provides support to hundreds of young families through the redistribution of baby/toddler essentials, kids’ clothes, shoes, toys, and arts and crafts. In light of the increased demand for shoes in the community, we were delighted to receive an incredibly generous donation from Sal’s shoes. @SalsShoes is an amazing charity that aims to…