SuperTroop is an Edinburgh-based charity that launched in 2017. We run residential summer holidays, hosted at Fettes College, for young people with disabilities.
“Anna now wants to start tennis as she enjoyed it so much at SuperTroop.””
“My child has gained skills in
doing decorating, especially on cakes.””
Our achievements
In July 2018, we held our first ever SuperTroop holiday, followed ever since* by annual, successful, residential weeks. Whether you welcomed us to our venue, organised an activity or performed us, helped to recruit families, fund-raised, or donated to our cause, we are indebted to your support in making our first holiday a major success!
*apart from a year with no holiday in 2020…
You can read reports on the holidays, including family and volunteer feedback, as well as the independent service evaluation report (from 2024) on this page.
WHAT OUR FAMILIES say ABOUT OUR HOLIDAYs
“My daughter had the best time ever being with friends her own age and doing different things away from the everyday life challenges.””
“I wish the holiday could be extended for more than a week. It’s an exceptional holiday
for my child and the family as a whole.””
Our Mission
Our holidays have been a huge success and we’re incredibly proud of what we achieved. Soon, we want to grow our organisation to provide more marvellous holidays to more fantastic young people. The first step is to establish our model, embedding best practice and nurturing expertise within the team. We will use what we’ve done at Fettes to build a replicable system for recruiting and training volunteers, selecting and preparing holiday-makers, and establishing new holidays at new host sites.
“Thanks to the combined expertise of our volunteer managers, we have a unique opportunity to make a new and valuable contribution to the local Edinburgh & Lothians community in providing specialist holidays for young people who don’t often get a chance to go away without their families””