Want to create interactive content? It’s easy in Genially!

Get started free

CHF Timeline large

Chailey Heritage Foundation

Created on April 3, 2024

large version of CHF timeline

Start designing with a free template

Discover more than 1500 professional designs like these:

Randomizer

Timer

Find the pair

Hangman Game

Dice

Scratch and Win Game

Create a Word Search

Transcript

Our timeline

Interactive Features

Chailey Heritage Foundation (CHF) provides education and care services and is one of the UK’s leading centres for children and young people with complex neurodisabilities. This is the story of how CHF originated and its main historical moments that have lead to present day

18 70

Grace Kimmins was born

Tap on the photo of Grace Kimmins See what happens & find out more!

The Guild of the Brave Poor Things was founded in London

18 94

19 03

Grace Kimmins founded Chailey Heritage residential school

The school chapel was built as a gift from Mrs Harcourt Rose, in memory of her husbund

19 12

1914 1918

500 war injured soldiers were brought to Chailey alongside the boys

19 24

Tide Mills hospital was opened as a way of treating people by the sea

19 35

Visit from Her Majesty Queen Mary

19 39

Tide Mills hospital was opened as a way of treating people by the sea

Visit from Her Majesty the Queen, along with HRH Princess's Elizath & Margaret Rose

19 45

19 46

Grace Kimmins stepped back from day-to-day running of heritage

NHS takeover of Heritage & School becomes a seperate independant body

19 48

19 50

At 80 years old, Grace was appointed Dame of the British Empire

19 54

Grace Kimmins died

19 60

First non-resident day pupil attends Chailey Heritage School

19 72

Grace Kimmins stepped back from day-to-day running of heritage

NHS takeover of Heritage & School becomes a seperate independant body

19 79

19 83

Grace Kimmins stepped back from day-to-day running of heritage

All facilities are now moved onto one site - This is where everything is today!

19 95

19 95

Four residential bungalows were opened by Admiral Sir Lindsay Bryson

Residential young people's responsibility was transfered form NHS to School

19 96

New onsite swimming pool is opened by comentator & ex-football player Gary Lineker

19 97

School children attend London's huge 100 year birthday event celebrating the Queen Mother

20 00

Chailey Heritage held their centenary celebrations marking 100 years!

20 03

'Futures' launched. Residential transition service for young adults aged 19-25.

20 11

20 13

Leisure & Skills centre opened by HRH Camilla The Duchess of Cornwall

Aquamovers group for parens & children under 5 started

20 15

20 17

Patchwork Farm opened in Chailey Heritage Foundation

The Dream Centre opended with the immersive space, hall and rebound therapy

20 18

The Dream Centre opended by HRH Camillia ...

20 19

Opening of new section of the LSC gym. Opened by Brighton & Albion hove team

20 24

Present day

In 2018 Camilla opened The Dream Centre at Chailey Heritage Foundation. The foundation has a family conection for HRH as her mother was a former volunteer here. Her Royal Highness said during the visit, 'she loved this place, and she loved the children and loved the people she worked with'. The Duchess and her sister planted a tree in memory of their mother, Rosalind Shand, and to mark the opening of the new facilities. You can read more via the Royals Website (tap to navigate)!

This type of unison of war wounded men and limbless, disabled young boy's had never been seen before, paving a way for harmonious learning - how to cope, and how to grow

The NHS continue to operate from their onsite base