A Wild Time!
Around 30 of us went to see the swindon wildcats play the Telford Tigers on saturday the 17th. We started the evening with a quick bite to eat in the nearby McDonalds and then went over to the Link Centre to watch the action unfold!
The game took place over 3 periods of 20 minutes with a break between each period ( this was great for the kids as they were able to have a quick wander about as we all know sitting in a seat for a while can be a challenge). Ice hockey is a fast and furious game in which we all watched but i dont think any of us fully understood the rules!
The game ended 8 - 1 in favour of the Wildcats so the home crowd were all pleased.
Good fun was has by all and hopefully we can repeat this outing again sometime soon.
AGM
Thanks to everyone that turned up at our very first AGM - It was lovely to see those of you that could make it, thanks to those that left us some ideas which we will go through.
Emily Rrees was re-elected as Chair Person, Debbie Bradfield re-elected as Treasurer and Sally Booth re-elected as Secretary. These Committee roles and will run for the next year. We had interest from people wishing to join the Committee and a meeting will be arranged soon, if you would be interested in joining our Committee, please contact Sally via our email address: northwiltshire@nas.org.uk.
A DAY AT THE FARM
BIG SMILES
Here is the picture of Debbie and Emily picking up the cheque from Westlea Housing Association. Remember we are still looking for ideas to put on events for the children.
A Wild Time!
Thanks to everyone that attended our Swindon Wildcats evening, those that attended said the children really enjoyed the evening and are looking forward to going again!!
Play Partner Scheme
Q. What are Play Partner Parties?
A. Play Partner Parties are parties
that are hosted by young people from
mainstream secondary schools for children with disabilities.
Q. What is the point of a Play
Partner Party?
A. The point is to enable
children and young people with disabilities, who may be isolated outside of
school hours, to meet, play and have fun with able, mainstream children who live
in the community.
Who might be a Play Partner?
A. A Play Partner is a
sensible, reliable caring young person aged 13-16 years from a mainstream
school, who is offering time to befriend a child (or teenager) with
disabilities. Play Partners are given a small reward for offering their time at
the parties, in recognition of their efforts.
Q. What are the benefits of joining
the Play Partner scheme?
A. Children and their parents
will be invited to attend 4 parties where disabled children will be introduced
to mainstream young people and their families. The children will be entertained
with activities and a tea party. If
families get on well then they can, of course, continue with a relationship
privately, outside of the parties.
Forms need to be
supported by a teacher or other professional in line with the local
authority's responsibility to safeguarding.
If you have any queries about this scheme or would
like to talk to someone about this in more detail, call
Naomi Defriend at Wiltshire Council
on tel:07785 578147
Ability Sports Club at Trowbridge Sports
Centre Starting Wednesday 10 November,
then weekly (term time only)
4.00pm – 5.00pm
Open to 5 – 16 year
olds
£2.50 per session or 6 weeks for the price of
5
Alongside traditional sports activities, this inclusive
programme offers games such as
kurling, boccia and
bowls.
For a booking form and more information please contact:
Richard
Latham - richardlatham@dcleisure.co.uk, Tel: 01225 762711 or
Richard Latham - richardlatham@dcleisure.co.uk, Tel: 01225 762711 or
Daniel Geeson –
daniel.geeson@wiltshire.gov.uk.
A GREAT LAUNCH!
Thanks to everyone that attended our Official Launch!! A very BIG thank you to the Mayor for opening the event and also to Andy Bradfield who made such a fantastic cake!! we hope you all managed to try a piece!!
Friday 8th October - Launch Event
10 am - 12 Neeld Hall, The High Street,Chippenham, Wiltshire, SN15 3ER
Launch to be opened by the Mayor of Chippenham, with information stands from: ASK Parent Partnership, Connexions, Citizen Advice Bureau, Carers Support North Wilts, The Rise Trust, Springboard, Portage and more.
A HUGE WELL DONE!!! to Debbie Bradfield (Treasurer of our Group) and to Richard Northeast, who both ran the Chippenham Half Marathon on the 12th September! They both did amazingly well despite the very warm weather and together have raised over £300 for our Group!
Many thanks!!!
Well Done & Thank You to the Westlea Wombles!
Well done to the Westlea Wombles, who completed the Chippenham River Festival Raft Race on 28th August. Unfortunately they did not win, but came 4th Overall - not bad for over 500 coke and lemonade bottles tied together! and they have managed to raise over £500!! for our group. Many thanks to them! www.westlea-wombles.blogspot.com
Family Fun Day - John Coles Park
Many thanks to everyone that came along to our information stand at the recent Fun Day in John Coles Park. We had a brilliant day and gave out lots of information and balloons! We look forward to attending again next year.
Volunteers Required
North Wilts NAS are looking for Volunteers to to lend a hand, any amount of time would be appreciated, from delivering leaflets, helping out at events, fundraising etc.
Please use the contact us form to register your interest and we will get back to you asap.
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