About Magic Breakfast:

Magic Breakfast is a charity that delivers free breakfasts to school children facing hunger every day.  A hungry child cannot concentrate, so could miss out on half a day of lessons every school day if not given anything nutritious to eat in the morning.

We work with schools to ensure that no child is too hungry to learn and thrive. Our partner schools usually open their doors a little early each morning to offer their students a free, nutritious magic breakfast and ensure they start their day the right way.

We work in schools working within high levels of disadvantage, helping head teachers target the children most in need without making those children stand out or feel embarrassed. We believe that breakfast provision should always be stigma free and open to all.

We work with Primary, Secondary, ASL / Special Educational Needs Schools and Pupil Referral Units, with a total roll of over 200,000 children and young people.

Just a few years ago, before the pandemic, 1.7 million children were at risk of hunger in the UK (Department for Work and Pension). As if that were not bad enough, by early 2022 this number had risen to 2.7 million before rocketing still further to 4 million in September 2022 (The Food Foundation).

That's one in four children who don't have enough to eat.

These figures are staggering. This is happening to children in communities like yours right across the UK.

Not only are millions of children starting their day without the meal they need to feel fulfilled and grow... they are also having to tackle some of their most important lessons of the day without the fuel to focus, learn and thrive. When a child is too hungry to learn, when they’re aching for something to eat, they can’t concentrate. They can’t absorb information. Big feelings and worries can be impossible to control. They fall far behind in their studies.

In fact, by the time a child leaves primary school, the effect of repeatedly going to school hungry is like having missed 9 months of lessons (Education Policy Institute). Breakfast can literally change lives, directly impacting children's educational attainment and future prospects.

Event details

Monday 24th & Tuesday 25th July 2023

Over three days the team will be completing the following three challenges:

Trek.

On day 1 we will complete a full day trek which will take us to the summit of the Old Man of Coniston, this involves over 900m of tough ascent. From this first summit we will then make our way along the ridgeline to Dow Crag, Buck Pike and finally Brown Pike before descending.

Bike.

On the morning of day 2 we will complete the bike section which takes place on the trails of Grizedale forest. The route is approximately 17 miles and includes over 600m of ascent. The initial ascent up into the forest is a particularly tough challenge!

Kayak.

On the afternoon of day 2 we will complete our challenge with the kayak section, which takes place on Coniston Water and involves a 4 mile circular loop of the lake.