Patrons

The Trust is hugely grateful to our Patrons for their endorsement of our work:

Jayne Torvill is a patron of the Children's Respite Trust Charity for disabled children in Sussex, Kent from Sevenoaks to Eastbourne, Horsham to Hastings Jayne Torvill OBE won gold for Britain with her ice-dance partner at the 1984 Winter Olympics and bronze at the 1994 Winter Olympics. She later went on to present Dancing on Ice and has been a patron of the Trust since 2010.
Roger Daltrey is a patron of the Children's Respite Trust Charity for disabled children in Sussex, Kent from Sevenoaks to Eastbourne, Horsham to Hastings Roger Daltrey CBE has been one of the UK’s most influential singers for over 50 years, as front-man for The Who, a soloist and an actor. Roger has been a Patron of the Trust since 2010.
Sandra Huggett is best known for her roles in TV dramas including Casualty, In the Flesh, In the Club and most recently as DS MacKinnon on Coronation Street. Sandra joined the Trust as a Patron in 2018.
Children's Respite Trust Charity Patron is Sussex Cricketer Luke Right Sussex cricket Captain Luke Wright has also enjoyed success at international level with the one day and T20 sides. He joined the Trust as a Patron in 2019 and said of his appointment “I am proud to become a patron of this fantastic charity. I hope to help in any way possible to raise funds and awareness for this great cause”