29 January 2026 - IMPORTANT UPDATE
Trustees Statement: Extraordinary General Meeting 24th February 2026
For the last few months the three remaining Trustees of CJP have been considering if the Charity could remain viable as a service provider of Play Schemes in South Cambridgeshire. After having to cancel a summer play scheme at short notice in 2024 due to unexpected challenges and then having failed to recruit a new and suitably qualified Play Scheme Manager to deliver a 2025 play scheme the Trustees had to step back and consider the charities future. We have explored merging with similar providers and considered what would be needed to bring new life to the Charity but we have now reached the conclusion that following failure to recruit new Trustees or to recruit a new Play Scheme manager combined with dwindling funds, we are left with little choice but to start the procedure to close the charity.
As such we are calling an Extraordinary General Meeting of the Charity on the evening of Tuesday 24th February commencing at 7.30pm. It will be held at the Wale Recreation Ground Pavilion on Whittlesford Road, Little Shelford with an attendance by Zoom also an option. All past users of our services, friends, past employees and past Trustees are invited to attend.
At the meeting the Trustees will propose a resolution to authorise the closure of the Charity and to start the closure process, including seeking approval from the Charity Commissioners.
The resolution to be proposed at the EGM by the Trustees will be:
“We support the decision of the Trustees of Cambridge Joint Playschemes to start the process of closing the charity and to bring the closure to successful conclusion over the next few months. We agree that circumstances are such that there is no prospect of the charity being able to deliver Play Schemes in the foreseeable future and therefore closure is the best course of action.”
The Trustees deeply regret that we have had to reach this conclusion, but without new Trustees joining us with the willingness, commitment, time and skills to take on the running of the Charity and to raise more funds, we do not feel we will be in a position to run Play Schemes again.
If you intend to join the meeting either in person or by Zoom, please contact the Chair of Trustees, David JH Jones at 
davidjhjones@btinternet.com who can share a map and zoom details.
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Who are we?
Cambridge Joint Playschemes (CJP) was set up in 1995 and provides Holiday Playschemes for children and young people aged 8 years - 18 years, with moderate to severe learning disabilities as well as Saturday activity clubs. CJP currently runs Saturday clubs and a holiday club at Easter and during the Summer School Holidays.
What do we do?
Our day trips are planned to support everyone to engage in as many community based activities as is possible, these include, but are not limited to, swimming, boat trips, visits to museums and local wildlife centres. We have even been power kiting and down dry ski slopes!
Sadly, the majority of our young people do not have the same social network outside of school as other children do, this is largely due to the fact that they are transported to and from their special schools. This means they have limited contact with friends outside of the school environment. They do not always have the opportunity to mix with children in their local area, due to their disability, their need for adult supervision or the social stigma’s still attached to these amazing young people.
CJP plan activities, in consultation with parents and the children with the aim to build on their interests, encourage social interaction, independence from their families, develop communication skills, promote self-esteem and confidence, to name but a few. These undoubtedly support these incredible young people into adult life, something we all take to easily for granted.
As part of our planned programme of activities we have a contract with a local minibus company and collect the children from their local "park and ride" site around the Cambridge area.
Mission Statement
Cambridge Joint Playschemes Activity Clubs holds to the principle that children and young people with moderate to severe learning disabilities have the right to access enjoyable, stimulating and fun activities provided in a safe and caring environment by an organisation run to the highest standard.