Nacoa BBC Radio 4 Appeal
Nacoa Patron, Geraldine James OBE presented the BBC Radio 4 Appeal for Nacoa on 24 March to help children affected by their parent’s drinking.
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Cherie Lunghi speaks out for children of alcoholics
To celebrate Children of Alcoholics Week, actress Cherie Lunghi put into words the fears and isolation that many children experience when living with their parents’ problems with alcohol.
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Charity partner of Upfest – Europe’s largest urban art festival
25-27 May 2013 South Bristol Europe’s largest urban art festival Upfest is once again descending onto the streets of Bristol this May.
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Research into alcohol or drug-related bereavement
The views and experiences of people who have been affected by the drug or alcohol related death of a relative are being sought for a research project by the University of Bath and the University of Stirling.
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Welcome to our new website
We are delighted to celebrate COA Week with the launch of our updated logo and new website for everyone affected by a parent’s drinking.
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HMS Illustrious
Volunteers enjoy a trip to HMS Illustrious in celebration of the crew’s fundraising efforts for Nacoa.
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Current Sponsored Events
Current & future sponsored events Laura’s Mt Kilimanjaro climb An epic challenge, and a first for Nacoa, is being undertaken by Laura Pattison who is climbing Kilimanjaro to raise funds for us.
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Nacoa to receive proceeds from new single by Redzz
Watch London musician Redzz performing his controversial single “Through the Eyes”. Based on a true story, the song follows the life of Del, an alcoholic.
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Nacoa awarded The Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service
Nacoa has been awarded The Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service. Awarded annually, it recognises outstanding achievement by groups of volunteers who regularly devote their time to helping others in the community, improving the quality of life and opportunity for others and providing an outstanding service.
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Nacoa charity single “A change is gonna come”
Released in celebration of COA Week, the Nacoa single is a beautiful version of Sam Cooke’s “A Change Is Gonna Come”, recorded and produced by friends of Nacoa Maria McAteer, Bjorn Dahlberg and The Stanford Quartet who kindly donated their time and talents.
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The Nacoa helpline at Christmas
The festive season is, for many, a time of indulgence and excess, making life even more difficult for families blighted by alcohol problems.
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Children’s Commissioner for England visits Nacoa
Nacoa was privileged to welcome the Children’s Commissioner for England, Dr Maggie Atkinson, to our office on Thursday 18 October.
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Emma’s first marathon
Emma Byrne ran in the Edinburgh Marathon on 27 May 2012 to raise funds for Nacoa, a cause close to her heart.
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Matt’s Grim Challenge
Matt endures an awesome cross country challenge as he pushes himself to the max for Nacoa. Matt Marsh took part in an extreme 10k cross country run, the Grim Challenge II Beast in the East, on 12 May 2012 to raise funds for Nacoa.
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Avon Gorge abseil
On 9 October 2011, 50 brave souls tested their own fears to the max by abseiling down the 50m cliff face to raise money for children who are vulnerable and frightened, living in the shadow of their parents’ drinking.
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James’ London to Lincoln walk
James and friends walked 180 miles from Lincoln to London, starting on 27 August 2011, raising funds for Nacoa & COAP.
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Isla’s Great North Run
Isla Mackay raised funds for Nacoa by taking part in the BUPA Great North Run on 18 September 2011, completing it in 2 hours 28 minutes in spite of the inclines.
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Katherine’s big swim
Katharine Rose completed a one mile swim in Ullswater on 10 July 2011 to raise funds for Nacoa. She completed this event in 41 minutes 8 seconds and raised the fantastic amount of £300.
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Mohawk madness
Martin and Michael, two of Nacoa’s outstanding volunteers, raised funds by having Mohican haircuts at Upfest, Europe’s largest urban art festival, on 5 June 2011.
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Annie’s Century Cycle Challenge
Annie Pitts took part in the Century Cycle Challenge 21 May 2011. This involved cycling 102 miles from Nevill Holt in Leicestershire to Brancaster Staithe on the Norfolk Coast.
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Bob’s marathon
Bob Shankland took part in the Edinburgh Marathon on the 22 May 2011 to raise funds for Nacoa. Having talked about doing a marathon for some while, he decided this was the year to ‘bite the bullet’ and give it a go.
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Lizzy’s musical tribute
Lizzy Baker and her siblings organised a live music event to raise funds for Nacoa. The event was held at The Victoria pub in Swindon on the 7 April 2011 and was dedicated to the memory of her dad who died in September 2009.
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Jennifer’s skydive
Jennifer Robson did a tandem skydive on 6 March 2011 to celebrate her 30th birthday and took the opportunity to raise funds for Nacoa.
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Australian jailbreak
Team Bieber, comprising Emma Blott and Mary Spender, took part in a “Jailbreak” on the 5 March 2011 for Bristol RAG Week in order to raise funds for Nacoa.
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Andrew’s London to Paris bike ride
Andrew Bailey chose to raise funds for Nacoa by doing a sponsored bike ride from London to Paris. He left London on the 3 January 2011, starting at the Westminster clock, and arrived at the Eiffel Tower in Paris 4 days later.
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