Category Archives: Good Information
WACKY Activities for young people with disabilities – Summer 2014
WACKY – Wild Activities Challenging Kirklees Young People! Kirklees Council along with the Duke of Edinburgh Award are offering a range of activities for young people aged 13 – 25yrs with disabilities. Please see the image below for more details. … Continue reading
Music event for people with Dementia and/or Learning disabilities – 25th July 2014
Stanley’s training project are a not for profit organisation specifically set up to support people who have not had the chance to gain any type of employment or training. Their mission statement is: “To promote social inclusion through enabling and … Continue reading
Young Minds: Petition against cuts to children and young people’s mental health services
Here’s a message from Young Minds: On Friday we released the results of our latest FOI on cuts to CAMHS, and yet again it’s really depressing news: 77% of local clinical commissioning groups and 55% of local authorities who responded to … Continue reading
Flame Celebration: Disability Sport and Physical Activity Event – 31st July 2014 11am – 3pm
Enjoy a free day filled with sport, physical activity, horticultural activity and live entertainment, organised by Kirklees Council. Booking a place is advisable, but not essential. Please email: sport.development@kirklees.gov.uk or phone 01484 234093. Please see the image below for more … Continue reading
Little Stars Stay and Play – summer 2014 sessions
Here are details of Huddersfield Downs Syndrome Support Group’s Stay and Play summer sessions.
Supporting autistic spectrum disorder pupils with e-safety
On 3rd June Childnet, partners in the UK Safer Internet Centre, launched the STAR Toolkit, a new online safety resource that offers practical advice and teaching activities to help secondary schools explore internet safety with young people with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). … Continue reading
Wallace & Gromit’s Children’s Charity – Wrong Trousers Day 27th June 2014
Wear your Wrong Trousers with pride and donate £1 for the right to look wrong on Friday 27th June 2014. Raising Funds to support children in hospitals and hospices throughout the UK, the Foundation funds an innovative range of projects … Continue reading
Deafblind Awareness Week 23rd – 29th June 2014
Deafblind Awareness Week (23rd to 29th June) aims to raise awareness about deafblindness and to increase support for deafblind people and their families. About deafblindness A deafblind person has a reduction or loss of both hearing and sight. This affects … Continue reading
Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) and chronic fatigue – the invisible symptom
There are nearly 690,000 people across the United Kingdom with RA. Many of these people experience chronic pain, inflammation, stiffness, reduced mobility, joint function and chronic fatigue. Chronic fatigue, in particular, is an invisible symptom of the disease that can … Continue reading
My Sporting Champion – celebrating achievements at all levels
Disability Sport Yorkshire @Federation of Disability SportsOrganisations @FDSOYorkshire is asking you to nominate someone whose sporting achievements no matter how big or small, deserve recognition. It’s really simple and will only take a couple of minutes: On Facebook and/ or Twitter … Continue reading
