About us

Enthusing, encouraging and educating the children of today, for all of their tomorrows

We are FizzBug!

ABOUT US

FizzBug is more than a holiday camp! Whilst your children are with us, our mission is to enthuse, encourage and educate with our children’s programmes taking a simple, effective, and enjoyable approach.

FizzBug was established as a development from Fit Boot Camp expanding the vision of holistic health and wellbeing to children at the foundational level. Building on their vision for change, the children’s program takes an  innovative approach to child development and care in the delivery of fizz-ical activities building respect, emotional confidence and leadership skills. We strive to create habits in childhood that last a lifetime!

  • FRIENDSHIP

  • RESPECT    

  • INCLUSION  

  • COURAGE   

  • EQUITY   

  • INNOVATION

These FizzBug principles are paramount to everything we do and promoted throughout a child’s journey with us.

FizzBug innovation is something we are very proud of being embedded throughout our activity program in the development of …

●      A 11-ton sandy beach!

●      The Mini Olympics

●      A silent disco

●      Teepee’s as team base camps

●      Forest school crafts and activities

●      Den building

●      Outdoor explorers

We are growing our offering all the time with new venues so watch this space!

Children are the Future

FizzBug is squarely aimed at addressing the growing health issues that face our children, creating a club that is fully inclusive and taking the guilt away from parents by offering a fun and safe place for children to attend.

FizzBug is a campaigning organisation. At FizzBug we have a great deal to be passionate about as we strive to make all ways of keeping ‘active’ fun. We aim to educate the youngest members of our society in healthy eating, sensible but enjoyable food, good nutrition without expense, and fun fitness. We do this in a way that inspires and engages, laying solid foundations for a healthy future – and the future of generations to come.

Meet our Founders

  • Kate and Mark Nesbitt are the founders of FizzBug and firmly believe in their mission to enthuse, encourage and educate the children who are in their care.  They have delivered innovative child development through courses all over the country  including Newcastle, Hertfordshire, Devon and Cornwall.

    Kate is a resourceful fundraising and event management professional with over 20 years’ experience.  Kate’s creativity is at the heart of FIzzbug programmes as she is able to devise and implement activities which drive engagement and holistic wellbeing keeping everyone inspired!

    Mark enjoyed an incredible 22-year career in the Royal Navy and travelled the world extensively. His passion was playing for the RN Hockey Team and he also played football and rugby at Command level. Mark qualified as a Royal Navy Physical Training Instructor in 1989 after being selected from the incredibly challenging selection process!

    Mark and Kate set up two companies; Fit Boot Camp and FizzBug where their combined skills and expertise provides life-time fitness and behaviour-change in young people.  Kate and Mark have worked in collaboration with teachers and sports leaders which benefits the children in their care. They deliver “Change for Life" programmes such as: anti-bullying, team building, leadership, sustainability and good nutrition.

  • Our fabulous loyal teams are made up of enthusiastic students and graduates; some have studied (or are still studying) sports, drama, music, leisure, child care and some are even part-time referees with the FA! For specialist sessions we bring in teachers and leaders from the world of music, dance, cookery and sport and languages.

    For us, it's never about recruiting arms and legs just to meet the required OFSTED ratio; we only recruit people who fit the FizzBug family.

    Each club has an overall Team Leader who oversees the Activity Leaders and deputies assigned to each group. A designated leader is selected for safeguarding and for carrying out health and safety checks daily. We also have runner roles for teenagers 14+ and having this mix of ages and experiences help us deliver our high energy programmes!

What our community says

I just wanted to say the kids said the ‘club was epic today, even better than it normally is’. They loved the small groups and wearing t-shirts and want to come everyday!

Esther