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Help HDSSG whilst you shop!

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Do you shop online? Did you know that every time you buy something you could be raising money for Huddersfield Down Syndrome Support Group?

Over 3000 well known retailers including Amazon, M&S, Boden, Waitrose, House of Fraser, Vodafone, Virgin Atlantic and many more, will donate a percentage of what you spend to Huddersfield Downs Syndrome Support Group! when you shop with them, via fundraising website easyfundraising.org.uk

An Easy Way To Raise Funds

It’s like nectar but instead of earning points, each purchase generates a donation. So instead of going directly to a retailer’s website, go to easyfundraising first and choose the retailer you want to shop with – then everything you spend with that retailer earns a free donation for Huddersfield Down Syndrome Support Group. It’s completely free to use,safe and your shopping won’t cost you a penny more.

On average, each retailer will donate 5% of the cost of your shopping – and those donations soon mount up.

So whatever you need to buy, from your weekly grocery shop or fashion must-have, to your business travel, office supplies or mobile phone, buy it via easyfundraising and raise money for Huddersfield Down Syndrome Support Group at no extra cost to you!

Please register to support us when you shop online – http://www.easyfundraising.org.uk/causes/hdssg

You can also be redirected by clicking the easy fundraising logo on the top right of  our web pages!

 

THANK YOU SO MUCH!!

HUDDERSFIELD DOWN SYNDROME SUPPORT GROUP

HDSSG fundraising event a huge success!

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Huddersfield Down Syndrome Support Group are thrilled to announce that with your help we made over £850 last night at the fundraising event!

This is a huge boost for our BOK swimmers who are representing Yorkshire & Humberside at the Special Olympics next year.

We would like to thank everyone that contributed to the success of the evening, all the local businesses and parents that donated raffle prizes, everyone who brought cakes and buns to share, Natalie from the Body Shop and Helen from For You With Love, the brilliant Scouts who served the refreshments and all the family, friends and associates that came along to support us last night. You are all wonderful.

THANK YOU!

The Special Olympics are to take place at the University Of Bath between August 28th and September 1st 2013. Click HERE to find out more about the games.

 

HDSSG’er Ruben sings at the Albert Hall

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In his own words Ruben Reuter, 12, a pupil at Royds Hall High School tells us about his experience singing with his school’s choir at the Royal Albert Hall –

Ruben is pictured in the top tier, middle row, 7th singer from the left!

My Visit to Albert Hall for The Schools Prom by Ruben.

I sang with Huddersfield Fusion Choir at the Albert Hall, London. There were 600 people in my choir. I travelled down in a coach with Royds Hall High School and ate my lunch in the coach. We wore special t-shirts. The colours were red, green and blue. Mine was red. We had to practise our songs. They are called Don’t Stop and Flame. The Albert Hall is amazing! It is houmungus . The Hall is round and at the top the roof is a dome .We had LED lights that shone in the dark and they looked like stars. I saw other singers and rappers, African drummers, bell ringers and orchestras. When it was our turn I felt excited and cheerful. At the end we all sang Land of Hope and Glory and thousands of balloons fell from the roof and fireworks went off. I felt like a rock star!

Next time I will be a rapper called Little Red Rubester.

HDSSG excel at the Special Olympics Yorkshire and Humberside Regional Swimming Gala

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Huddersfield Down Syndrome Support Group would like to congratulate our swimmers who took part in the Special Olympics Yorkshire & Humberside Regional Swimming Gala that took place in Harrogate this weekend.

Aisling Connelly, Ruben Reuter, Rebekah Hill, Zoe Rank, Lily Baird, Alwi Flaye, Archie Bailey, Kai Watson, Jack Drennan all achieved brilliant results including 3 Gold, 2 Silver, 6 Bronze, 1 Speeding Ticket and several personal bests!

Well done all of you!

 

 

 

Kirklees swimmers Joanne & Ben at the DSISO Championships

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Team GB arrived in Loano, Italy, late last week for the World Down Syndrome Swimming Championships. Two Borough of Kirklees swimmers Joanne Kempley and Ben Sweeney are taking part in the competitions. (Pictured left along with coach Gemma Ripley)

The swimming kicked off today after an exciting opening ceremony where teams from 21 countries paraded the sports hall with their national flags.

 

Ben stormed through his 50 metre Backstroke to a personal best of 39.00 and taking a full second off his entry time and giving him his first gold of the Championships.

Joanne was next and her task looked formidable as she had the slowest entry time in her heat amazingly she pulled out all the stops finishing 4th and knocking an unbelievable 6 seconds off her 100 metres Backstroke time.

Ben rounded off the morning with a 3rd place and European record in the 400m Individual Medley which secured him another gold in the Mosaic category.

 

HDSSG wish Joanne & Ben along with the rest of Team GB all the very best for the rest of the competition, we will be tweeting updates as we receive them! follow us @hdssg1

 

You can keep up to date with all the news from Loano by following a blog written by Joanne’s family who are out there with the team:  http://kempley.webnode.com/blog/

 

 

 

HDSSG support BoK swimmers target of Special Olympics

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Join us for a FUNdrasing evening at the Watershed, Slaithwaite. You will be able to order exclusive Body Shop products for yourself or to give as gifts this Christmas. A percentage of the sales will be donated back to HDSSG to help our swim team fund their trip to the Special Olympics in 2013!

We are also holding a raffle and have some AMAZING prizes….

We would like to give a HUGE thank you to all the local businesses that have donated prizes for our raffle. These include a Spa Experience for 2 at Titanic Spa, a 3 month gym membership at Kirklees Active Leisure for 2 people. Hampers from Costa coffee and WH Smiths, a 12 month magazine subscription, a voucher from a high street shoe retailer plus much much more!

 

DSE launches new reading and language intervention

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DSE has announced that a new reading and language intervention for children with Down syndrome will be available from the end of November.

The Reading and Language Intervention for Children with Down Syndrome (RLI) teaches language and literacy skills following evidence-based principles adapted to meet the specific learning needs of children with Down syndrome aged 5 to 11 years. To coincide with the launch, they have published a web site offering detailed information about the intervention and its evaluation.

They have also launched an email discussion forum for families and educators interested in the teaching program and are hosting a series of online information events.

Find out more by clicking the DSE logo above.

New Sports Club for Children with Disabilities in Kirklees

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A new sports club for young people with disabilities (14+)  started  on Saturday 27 October at the Deighton Sports Arena offering two hours of sports activities from 12noon -2pm.

The Flame Club will offer young people aged 14 years and over the chance to try out a variety of sports including boccia, athletics, cricket and basketball and will be free to take part until Christmas. The club will run each week apart from the first Saturday in the month.

The idea for the Flame Club became a reality after the highly successful Paralympic Flame Celebration Event in the summer which saw the Paralympic Flame arrive at Leeds Road Sports Complex in Huddersfield where young people were taking part in a host of sports activities.
Cllr Jean Calvert, Kirklees Council Cabinet Member, said: “The Flame Club is a great opportunity for teenagers with a disability to come together and enjoy taking part in sports activities. We found huge enthusiasm from those who attended the Paralympic Flame Celebration Event for a regular sports club where the young people can try different sports and develop new skills.”

Booking for the Flame Club is essential. Please book by phoning Ashley Lucas on 01484 234094 or email Ashley.lucas@kirklees.gov.uk

Olympic dream for young swimmers

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Young swimmers with learning difficulties will taste life as Olympic athletes next year.

A seven strong team from the Borough of Kirklees Special Needs Club Squad is taking part in the Special Olympics National Games in Bath.

It is a big opportunity for the young swimmers, and the group has applied to the Examiner’s Wish Campaign to help with travel and accommodation costs.

If you treat yourself to a therapy with Joan at Serenity she will donate 50% of all treatment bookings taken during October and November towards the squad. Click here for treatments & prices: Winter Pamper Offers

HDSSG is also helping them raise funds by hosting a Body Shop Party and raffle on Friday November 30th at the Watershed, Bridge Street, Slaithwaite. Raffle prizes include a spa experience for 2 at Titanic Spa, a 2 month gym membership for 2 courtesy of Kirklees Active Leisure and hampers from Costa Coffee and WH Smith!

The swimmers taking part are Joanne Kempley, Jack Drennen, Ruben Reuter, Aisling Connelly, Zoe Rank, Rebekah Hill and Ben Sweeney.

The squad will be accompanied by two volunteers and the trip will cost a minimum of £375 per person.

Team manager Christine Kempley, mum of Joanne, 22, said “This is a great opportunity for the swimmers to be independent and be part of a bigger team. hopefully they will give Kirklees something to celebrate”

The squad have operated for about 10 years and helps young people with learning difficulties to keep fit and healthy, learn about competition and team spirit and meet new people.

“They celebrate each other’s successes and commiserate if things don’t go as well as they hoped” said Christine.

For some of our members it’s their only experience of being ‘first’ at something. It gives them a tremendous feeling of self worth and self confidence.

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