Ceredigion charity helps sick children have vital fun days out

Holidays and day trips can also be prohibitively expensive, because of the special set of needs sometimes required for the children.

“Days like this are so important to Poppy and to us as a family. Having a day like this, we feel very lucky,” Hannah said after her daughter had completed a day of skiing, go-karting and horse riding.

Kate Ellen Skalka, from Llanon near Aberystwyth, also attended the event with her three-year-old daughter Tabitha, who was born with a tumour and has had a liver transplant.

She also had chemotherapy before and after the transplant.

“Days out are getting expensive, and you are always looking for things that are free, like hiking or going to the beach,” she said.

Among the highlights for Tabitha and the Skalka family was the chance to toast marshmallows, Kate said, describing it as a “nice day out”.

“There’s things that she can do, and importantly for us there are lots of facilities in case she is feeling sick,” she said.