Author Archives: Lesley

Free Art and Craft Workshop, Longwood, 14-16 Feb

For 8-12 year olds at the St Marks Centre, Longwood Huddersfield.  See the flyer below.

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Supporting Families Of Young People With A Disability Or Mental Health Need training sessions

Kidzaware would like to invite you to attend our Supporting Families Of Young People With A Disability Or Mental Health Need training sessions, they are now able to offer you a discount of 50% the costs of the sessions are … Continue reading

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Contact a Family launches first SEN National Advice Service

Contact a Family has been awarded the Department for Education contract to establish a new country-wide service for families of children with special educational needs. The Special Education Needs National Advice Service will offer comprehensive advice and information to parents … Continue reading

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Eureka Saturday Workshops

Eureka are running a series of Saturday workshops for families of children with hearing impairment and visual impairment at the museum in Halifax. The workshops are primarily for families in Calderdale, however I have contacted the organiser and she says … Continue reading

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Young People's Service Play Team, Valley Febuary Half term 2012

open access play opportunities for all children aged 8-12 years. Flyer below and download the consent form to hand in on the day from here

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Wakefield DS Annual Family Fun Day, 24/3/12

An event to celebrate World Down’s Syndrome Awareness Day – open to all, come and join in!! This event attracted an estimated 3000 people last year, and was a roaring success – this year looks like being even more spectacular!! … Continue reading

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Art Beat activites for 13-17 February

The flyer is below.  Please download the consent form

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A clear way forward

PCAN’s trustees have begun to plan for the year ahead, setting out the tasks and activities that will drive forward our three themes of Good Information, Talk and Support and a Strong Voice. Some of the priorities for PCAN over … Continue reading

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PCAN helps NHS Nursing team to listen to parents views

PCAN’s new Participation Guide, written with Icarus to help services involve and communicate more effectively with parents, has had a successful trial run. The Learning Disability Nursing Team from the NHS worked with Icarus and one of the PCAN trustees … Continue reading

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February's Autism Friendly Screening

The film needs no introduction… it’s The Muppets! Catch Kermit, Miss Piggy and Fozzie Bear at over 80 ODEON cinemas across the country on Sunday 19th February at 11:30am. Tickets on sale Wednesday 15th February; For your local cinemas’ screening … Continue reading

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