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Forum Presentation Slides 15 June 2021

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The BigGive

Last week was Learning Disability Week, a week when the focus is on our community!

Lockdown was made generally more bearable by having access to a computer. Many of our families didn’t even have one. We want our children to be able to catch up and do justice to home learning.

 Until 22 June at 12pm all online donations via The Big Give are being matched £ for £ by charity, The Childhood Trust. Any donations will make a difference. If you can, please help a young person’s learning.  Give here www.rb.gy/xfchtg . #ChildhoodTrust #BigGive

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We’ve produced a leaflet to show the wonderful activities and resources provided by the Trust and to help raise funds to provide even more.

The page below is just a taster click here to see the whole leaflet

Another media article on Brent Knoll and Watergate Co-operative Trust

We’re in the current Lewisham Ledger! Pages 8 & 9

May media article on Brent Knoll and Watergate Co-operative Trust

Check out the link below to see how the Trust supported families during the pandemic in an article written in May 2020 by Amandas Ong

https://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/features/dignity-uk-special-schools-200503115522182.html

2020 Holiday Clubs

Organised by Brent Knoll & Watergate Co-operative Trust 

2020 has been a challenging year for everyone. Despite this we held a holiday club in the February half term and over for 2 weeks at Watergate Site and for two lots of 2 weeks at Brent Knoll throughout the summer holidays. These weeks were oases for the children and families concerned.

We would like to acknowledge with gratitude this year’s funders: Phoenix Community Chest, the True Colours Trust, Co-op Members and the Mothers’ Union.

A hand-crafted den

We want to offer holiday clubs for all holidays apart from Christmas – but this is only possible with wider support

Activities included preparing home-cooked lunches (at Brent Knoll)

• party-time
• sensory activities,
• sports and arts and crafts.  
• Danceathons

We had trike races and made excellent use of the playgrounds.    

My child was so happy when he came home

Spending time with other children in a safe environment and having the space to play made all the difference.