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Positive Caring Programme - for Parents and Carers
of children with additional needs in the North Cotswolds.
This is a free series of informal sessions covering topics
Being a Parent
Carer
23rd January
You and Your
Child
30th January
Day - to day
Caring
6th February
Looking After
Yourself
13th February
Caring in
Partnership
27th February
Next
Steps
6th March
Caring and
Resources
13th March
They are all being held in the Moreton Area Centre in Moreton 10 -
12.30 am. Help is available for replacement care and
transport.
Please call 01452 500885 to book your place.
This is a great way to meet other parents and talk about issues
which are affecting you. Don't worry if you cannot make all the
sessions, it is not a problem
BE AWARE IF NO ONE BOOKS ON TO THIS PROGRAMME THEN THEY WILL NOT
RUN IT. IT HAS BEEN SET UP BECAUSE IN THE PAST PARENTS SAID
THEY COULD NOT ATTEND THE COURSE AS IT IS NORMALLY RUN IN
CHELTENHAM OR GLOUCESTER
Challenging
Behaviour training.
This is aimed at carers of children and adults with learning
difficulties who exhibit behaviour that challenges. It is a two day
workshop in Northleach's Westwood Centre 8th April 2015 and 13 May
2015.
If you are interested please contact Dawn Rooke on 01452 389342 or
email drooke@carersgloucestershire.org.uk . If you are
interested but cannot make this session there are other sessions in
Gloucestershire please contact Dawn for more
info.
The Friday
Club
A playgroup for families with a tot (birth to five-year-olds) who
has a hearing impairment and/or speech and language delaysr speech
and language delay. Siblings and other children are also welcome.
The Friday Club is held every Friday (including school holidays) at
Jubilee Lodge, Meadow Way (next to Collett Ford),
Bourton-on-the-Water between 10am-12noon. Please come along and
join us for a morning of play, arts and crafts, special events and
song time every week. Meet other mums in the area, enjoy home made
cakes, tea, coffee and hot chocolate. We charge £2 per family to
cover the cost of hiring the venue. There is plenty of free parking
and undercover pram parking available. Siblings and other children
are also welcome.
The Friday Club is held every Friday (including school holidays) at
Jubilee Lodge, Meadow Way (next to Collett Ford), Bourton on the
Water between 10am and 12 noon. Please come along and join us
for a morning of play, arts and crafts, special events and song
time every week. Meet other mums in the area, enjoy home made
cakes, tea, coffee and hot chocolate. They charge £2 per family to
cover the cost of the venue. There is plenty of free parking and
undercover pram parking available.Please come along and join us for
a morning of play, arts and crafts, special events and song time
every week. Meet other mums in the area, enjoy home made cakes,
tea, coffee and hot chocolate. We charge £2 per family
North
Cotswolds Support Group for Parents and Carers of Children with
Additional Needs
A support group set up for parents and carers to meet and talk
Meetings :
21st January
18th February
18th March
Meeting place - The Childrens Centre next to Stow on the Wold
Primary School.
Time - 7.30pm - 9pm
- Contact ncsgroup@hotmail.co.uk for information
Cirencester
Dyslexia Centre
Professional led support group meeting 23rd January 12.30 - 1.30pm
The first meeting will focus on the SEN Reform and how you can get
the most for your child with dyslexia at school.
Meeting at Cirencester Dyslexia Centre, 42a Cricklade Street,
Cirencester, Glos GL7 1JH.
Registration is essential due to limited places. Please email
enquiries@overcomingbarriers.co.uk to book your place.
Disabled
Swimming Club, Leisure@Cheltenham GL50
4RN. Sundays 5 - 6pm contact cdsad@gardnerbrown.co.uk for
more information.
Kids in
the Middle
This is a great exhibition held in the Ricoh Arena, Coventry and
covers anything you can imagine to do with children with additional
needs. Stalls represent charities, supplies of equipment including
sensory equipment, colleges etc. They also have seminars too.
This year's date is 19th March.
Cheltenham
Autism Support - Rainbow Days
Cheltenham Autism Support - Rainbow Days is a free group that
welcomes any parents / carers and siblings of children who have
been diagnosed or have strongly suspected Autism Spectrum
Disorders.
This independent group meets at Gardners Lane Children's Centre
every Thursday, during term time 3:30-5:15pm, and every Wednesday
during school holidays 9:30-12.30pm.
They also meet on alternate Saturdays 1:00-5:00pm at Gardners Lane
Children's Centre, and one Sunday per month at Hop, Skip and
Jump, Cheltenham from 10:00-1:00pm. Weekend sessions are subject to
change - please keep in contact via the Facebook page or email to
be updated regularly regarding session times.
Sessions all consist of indoor soft play areas, sensory rooms,
indoor play areas and outdoor play areas, as well as arts and
crafts activities, and snacks and refreshments for children and
adults.
contact via email cheltenhamautismsupport@outlook.com
Snoezey
Sundays
Worcester Snoezelen, 3 Turnpike Close, Worcester is open on
alternate Sundays for families to turn up and enjoy the
amazing sensory activities.
See their website for information about activities available, dates
and prices
http://www.worcestersnoezelen.org.uk/index.php/news-events/
Powerchair
Football
Leisure@Cheltenham GL50 4RN. A great new club started to
enable children and young adults to try powerchair football.
Powerchairs are fitted with bumpers and special 18" balls are
used on a basketball court.
The club meets on alternate Sundays and have five specially
modified chairs which participants take turns in using.
Training is based on ability and tailored to individual needs.
For more information check out their facebook page : Cheltenham
Saracens Powerchair Football Club.
Looks great fun as I popped in at the beginning of January to
watch, a very friendly club.
If
you want anything organised or have comments you want to make about
living in the North Cotswolds with a child with additional needs
please contact me on funforallncsg@yandex.com and I can either
raise the issue through the Gloucestershire Parent Carers Council
or hopefully point you to someone who can help.
Regards
Briony Smith - Parent in the North Cotswolds
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