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Monthly Archives: September 2012
Ambitions – meeting today’s needs for tomorrow’s future
Ambitions is committed to empowering young people with learning difficulties, helping them to develop skills for work and independent living through practical experiences and supported work placements within their own local community and culture. They are based in Mirfield, North … Continue reading
Posted in Activities & Events, External events/activities, News
Tagged adults, Ambitions, North Kirklees, post 16, skills, support, work
Fun Club for 13 – 18 year olds.
Local Mencap in Kirklees are to run an evening Fun Club for 13 to 18 year olds with additional needs. The club will be based at Carlinghow Mills, Batley where a centre – Branches – is currently situated. Sessions will … Continue reading
Posted in Activities & Events, External events/activities, News
Tagged activities, Batley, fun club, kirklees, mencap, teens
Thank you to our GNR runners.
HDSSG would like to say a great big THANK YOU! to two gentlemen that ran the Bupa Great North Run to raise money for our group. The Bupa Great North Run, the world’s biggest half marathon, starts in Newcastle … Continue reading
Posted in Fund Raising, News, Thank You
Tagged donations, fundraising, GNR, HDSSG, Special Olympics, thank you, Tiny Talkers
HDSSG take part in Examiner Wish 2012
Thank you to the Huddersfield Examiner for another lovely article. As part of their ‘Wish 2012’ campaign they will feature all the charities and organisations in Huddersfield that have joined up in the hope of receiving a share of … Continue reading
Posted in Fund Raising, Members News, News
Tagged Examiner, families, HDSSG, Huddersfield, media, members, parents, wish campaign
Shabang! 2013 Calendar featuring signs & symbols
COMING SOON – a fabulous unique calendar put together by Huddersfield’s Shabang! Theatre Adventures – a creative arts project working with families and children with additional needs. The 2013 calendar features fantastic pictures of little stars in typical Shabang! … Continue reading
Posted in Fund Raising, News
Tagged calendar, children, fundraising, HDSSG, makaton, SEN, Shabang!, theatre
Ruben meets paralympian Stephanie Millward…
…Or should that be Stephanie Millward meets Ruben?! in his own words read all about Ruben’s day at Olympic Park: “On September 1st I went to the Aquatics Centre at the Olympic Park. I met Stephanie Millward who won two silver … Continue reading
HDSSG swimmers to compete in 2013 Special Olympics
Huddersfield Down Syndrome Support Group are proud to announce that seven of our swimmers will be representing BOK Borough Of Kirklees) at next years Summer Special Olympic Games to be held at the University Of Bath in August 2013. … Continue reading
Posted in General
Tagged 2013, Ben Sweeney, BOK, HDSSG, Joanne Kempley, Special Olympics, swimming
Drama Sessions for children with Down Syndrome from Shabang! Theatre Adventures
Offers weekly drama sessions for children with Down Syndrome. Based at the Watershed in Slaithwaite, Huddersfield ‘Up Club’ runs on a Monday evening. The sessions aim to improve communication skills, build self esteem and enhance social confidence. To … Continue reading
Posted in Activities & Events, External events/activities, Members News
Tagged activities, down syndrome, drama, Shabang!, theatre, Up Club
reading and language intervention conferences for children with Down syndrome
DSE is hosting four one-day conferences around the UK this autumn to present their new reading and language intervention for children with Down syndrome. The Reading and Language Intervention for Children with Down Syndrome (RLI) teaches key language and literacy … Continue reading
Posted in External events/activities, Members News, News
Tagged DSE, education, intervention, language, Reading
Even more Helping Hands at Eureka! Children’s museum.
Eureka! Museum’s innovative Helping Hands Project has announced the next round of free Saturday and Holiday Clubs for disabled children and their families from across Kirklees, Leeds, Wakefield, Bradford and Calderdale. The regular clubs offer families the opportunity … Continue reading
Posted in Activities & Events, External events/activities
Tagged autism, club, days out, disability, down syndrome, Eureka, family, free, helping hands, museum
HDSSG Summer fun comes to an end….
As the start of a new school term looms, we have to say goodbye to ‘summer’ and recap on all the fantastic activities and opportunities that came our way over the holidays. We have had some great fun over … Continue reading
Posted in Activities & Events, HDSSG events/activities, News
Tagged bongo beats, downsyndrome, Eureka! SEN, families, HDSSG, holidays, Hollybank, Safe Anchor Trust, swimming