PACC Family Play and Consultation Event

The Shropshire Parent and Carer Council

DROP IN FAMILY PLAY & CONSULTATION EVENT

Tuesday 31st August 2010

10am – 12pm

Shrewsbury Sports Village

We would like to hear your views on proposed outdoor play facilities for children with disabilities and additional needs in Ellesmere and at Shrewsbury Sports Village

Multi sports and craft activities will be provided for children on the day, along with light refreshments.

Come along and share you experience with us so that the proposed facilities will meet the needs of your family

For further information contact: Sarah Thomas

01939 290855

link to flyer

The Boparan Charitable Trust

The Boparan Charitable Trust which is based in Birmingham, West Midlands.  Their aim is to help children, up to the age of 18, across England and Wales who are disadvantaged through poverty, disability and terminal illness.  They have only been up and running for a short while, fundraising hard to secure funds.

The charity is now in a position to start allocating funds to children and young people who may benefit from our assistance.

Although they do not provide funds to organisations, please help spread the word  that funds are available and they are keen to create beneficiaries who could genuinely benefit from our support.

Please find attached application form, which outlines things they do not fund, anything else they will greatly consider.

For more information or to download their application form, please visit: www.theboparancharitabletrust.com

Please feel free to contact , should you wish to discuss this further.

Alexa Southall.

Fundraising Manager.

0845 078 6634

www.theboparancharitabletrust.com

Colmore Court, 9 Colmore Row, Birmingham. B3 2BJ.

LINK TO APPLICATION PACK

July 2010 Newsletter

Linked below is our most recent newsletter. It contains updates on PACC projects such as the Face 2 Face befriending scheme and details for our plans over the coming year. There are also details of current consultation such as the local Playbuilder project, which is looking to create 22 new outdoor play areas across Shropshire.

We hope you will find the newsletter of interest and we would be happy to receive any feedback on it's format and content.

If you son or daughter goes to Severndale School you should have received a hard copy of the newletter distributed by the school, however if you only receive an electronic copy but would prefer a hard copy please get in touch and we will send one out to you by post.

Feel free to share our newsletter with any individuals or organisations that you think might find it interesting.

Finally please get in touch with us if you are aware of any issues relating to the services that your family receive. This could be examples of where things are working really well or maybe you have an idea about how things could be improved. Our strength is in the sharing of our experience.

LINK TO NEWSLETTER

Autism West Midlands summer programme

Linked below is the Autism Westmidlands summer programme flyer and booking form. Booking forms should be returned by Monday 19 July to secure a place. However after this date parents can phone us to check availability.

Summer holiday events for children with autism &

Asperger syndrome and their brothers & sisters

 Events for different age groups

 Children get a chance to mix with others

 Parents meet other families and relax in a

sympathetic atmosphere

 autism west midlands staff on hand to support and

answer questions

All events (unless stated otherwise) are family events

so parents must remain with their children

Link to AWM summer programe

Link to AWM booking form