VICTA Summer Camp 2026

Get ready for eight epic, action-packed days filled with fun, laughter, and unforgettable experiences. Meet new friends, build confidence, and create memories that’ll stick with you long after summer ends. Open to teens aged 14 to 17 with a vision impairment, this year’s VICTA Summer Camp is all about Advocacy – finding your voice, standing up for yourself, and making an impact.

Camp members will take part in lots of new and life changing experiences, developing key skills such as communication, teamwork and problem solving as well as increasing independence and resilience. With an accommodation block exclusively for VICTA enveloped in a beautiful woodland backdrop, it’s a safe and supportive setting, surrounded by like-minded people who are ready for a week of fun, challenge and friendship.

During the day, not only will you take on some thrill-seeking fun such as the 3G swing, Aerial Trek and the zipwire but you will also be participating in a range of other activities, trying your hand at a VI sport, challenging your fellow campmates at a game of Taskmaster and earning qualifications and certificates. Previous years’ camps have included days off-site for bowling, sledging, making and mixing music, trying out VI Rugby, volunteering in the local community and creating nature art.

As part of the camp, you’ll earn yourself a Leadership qualification as well as an Arts Award Discover. Our 2026 camp is currently being planned and packed full of exciting workshops and activities and we can’t wait to share our plans with you.
In the evenings, there will be campfires, games and the opportunity to listen and network with VICTA young adults and guest speakers who have gone on to have success in sport, business and many other fields.

All of this personal development, including leaving the camp with a Leadership and Arts Award, will significantly help to boost your CV and future employability.

Still not convinced? Here’s some feedback from both participants and parents from last year’s camp:

• “My daughter had an amazing time at camp. She made lots of new friends and loved seeing her old friends from last year.”
• “They are having a blast!”
• “We are so thrilled at how much he enjoyed the camp this year. He is talking a lot about how much he is missing camp and his new friends!”
• “All participants said they had fun, all met someone new and tried something new at Summer Camp.”

Apply below:

Note for applicants completing this form
After completion, if you have successfully submitted the form, you should receive a successful submission message. If you do not it may be because you have not completed a required field.

Applicant one (VI child)

First name *

Last name *

Gender *

• Male
• Female
• Other

If other, please explain how you would best describe yourself below

Age at time of activity *

Confirmation of vision impairment
To qualify for this activity the lead applicant (your VI child) must be either registered or registerable as blind or partially sighted (sight impaired/severely sight impaired).

VICTA will ask for supporting evidence post application if we have not previously received it.

Please confirm that the applicant is registered or registerable as Sight Impaired or Severely Sight Impaired *

• Sight Impaired
• Severely Sight Impaired

Parent/guardian contact details

Parent/guardian first name *

Parent/guardian last name *

Email *

Home phone *

Mobile number *

Address 1 *

Address 2

City *

County *

Postcode *

Photographs and filming

Photographs and video footage may be taken during our activities. These will be used to create photo albums both on our website and on social media after the activity to share with family and friends and to celebrate the event, this may include your child’s name and age. VICTA may also use any photographs and/or video material taken during an event for marketing purposes, including being displayed on the VICTA website, on our social media channels, on charity emails and by connected third parties working in partnership with VICTA on this event/activity. Do we have your permission? *

• Yes
• No

Declaration, privacy and consent

To be signed by the applicant or a responsible person.
a. I agree to take part in VICTA's activity and have read all the information sent to me.
b. I acknowledge the need to behave responsibly at all times during the activity.
c. I confirm that this form has been completed accurately and I undertake to update VICTA's organisers should any information contained on the form or personal circumstances change.
d. In the event of an emergency/accident, I consent to emergency medical treatment, which may include the use of anaesthetics.
e. We understand that some young people will use Whatsapp at home and each home has their own rules on technology. It is likely that your child will meet others on a VICTA activity that they’d like to stay in touch with. While we do not encourage the use of Whatsapp before the age of 16, we do encourage connections and friendships. We ask that if your child is coming on a VICTA activity and they use Whatsapp regularly to remind them their behaviour and language follows the expectations that we have when meeting in person – polite, courteous, and inclusive at all times. If you have any questions surrounding this, please contact the Activities Team on activities@victa.org.uk
f. By signing this form I consent to VICTA using the information supplied for the purpose of administering the named event. All the information will be treated in the strictest of confidence and made available only to those staff working with the participant. We may need to share your details with third-party suppliers in relation to this activity. Contact information will be retained and used for marketing of other relevant services.
g. I give consent for VICTA to carry out the following in accordance with the UK General Data Protection Regulations as supplemented by the Data Protection Act 2018 and related laws and to store my personal information on VICTA's database and/or any other suitable system.

Agreement to declaration *

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• I do not agree

Do you give us consent to use your information for marketing purposes such informing you of future VICTA activities? *

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• Other

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By checking this box you agree to pay £200 to attend this activity. If you are offered a place on this activity you will then be required to pay the full amount of £200 per participant to secure your place. By checking this box you also agree to our terms and understand that this payment is non refundable in the event of you withdrawing from the activity. *

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