Please share our fundraising shopping evening with your friends. Huddersfield Down Syndrome Support Group are raising funds for our friends Shabang after their premises were hit by a fire this summer; leaving them unable to use the site and causing the loss of many resources and equipment.
They provide MANY of our HDSSG families with support and activities through the pre school ‘Little Tiddler’ group, the drama club for over 8’s – Up Club & not to mention the fabulous family clubs – we just had to do our bit to give back.
This Friday 11th December HDSSG will be at the Lindley Liberal Club hosting a fantastic fundraiser!
We have excellent local businesses Frenz bringing handbags, scarves, jewellery and more. Cupcake Crazy, Itsy Bitsy Art and Smellams Soap selling gorgeous goodies with a percentage of profits being donated directly to our charity!
We also have a GREAT raffle with prizes including a luxury hamper (donated by LV), 1 hour pitch hire (donated by Soccer City), Gift Vouchers from Lindley Fine Wines, Frenz, Globe Arts Studio and MUCH more!!
If that wasn’t enough we are running a silent auction for 2 special items: A framed, signed Huddersfield Giants Shirt AND a signed script by the cast of Emmerdale!
If you can’t make the night but would like to make a bid for one of these fantastic items you can email up to 8pm on the 11th December to info@hdssg.org – Make sure it’s your maximum bid and don’t forget your contact details! The winners will be contacted by email and announced on our public facebook page.
Join us at Lindley Liberal Club on Friday 11th December from 7pm – and bring your friends!!
Huddersfield Down Syndrome Support Group are a parent volunteer led charity. ALL donations go directly to providing exciting and educational opportunities to children and young people with Down syndrome in and around Huddersfield.
We have been running free stay & play sessions for children under 8 with additional needs and their siblings for a number of years – all with the help of our parent volunteers partnered with the use of the superb facilities of Golcar, Cowersley, Milnsbridge & Lindley Children’s Centre.
The centre has a fabulous sensory room kitted out with bubble tubes, a twinkling carpet and UV lights, filled with cushions and beanbags it’s a great space to chill out. There is a ‘home corner’, reading area, construction area and craft table and during the warmer months we use the brilliant outdoor space and toys too.
The sessions run on Wednesdays out of term time – a time there is always lots for the over 8’s to do but services for the under 8’s were hard to find. We welcome children with ANY additional need – not just Down syndrome. So please come and join us! Just email littlestars@hdssg.org to book your places!!
Huddersfield Down Syndrome Support Group marked World Down Syndrome Day 2015 with a huge celebration day for all our members & their families.
March 21st 2015 marked the 10th anniversary of World Down Syndrome Day.
We invited our members to join us at Cedar Court Hotel in Huddersfield to party the day away in their snazziest socks! We had entertainment for our younger ones from local children’s entertainers The Hey Diddles along with a soft play package from the excellent Tumble Town. This was followed by ice creams all round from our amazing ice cream tricycle.
After a lovely buffet we rocked our socks off with The Covers – an excellent live band who played punk & new wave covers – The dance floor was packed! We also had dance mats, a DJ and a karaoke at our party!
All the fun of the day was captured by the very talented Fiaz of Dual Focus Media. His team took hundreds of pictures in our ‘photo booth’ check out a few of our favourites below:
Huddersfield Down Syndrome Support Group expand their programme of educational opportunities for their members as they launch a Lego Learning programme!
With the help of local charity Fairy Bricks, HDSSG offer a structured learning programme using the hugely popular Duplo and Lego construction toy for children with Down Syndrome.
Siblings will also be included in the family friendly sessions as bricks are supplied for fun free play (members welcome to just play too if they prefer!)
Open to ALL our HDSSG members – no upper or lower age limits!
HUDDERSFIELD DOWN SYNDROME SUPPORT GROUP SOCK IT TO YOU!!
The 21st March 2015 marks the 10th anniversary of World Down Syndrome Day.
We choose the 21st day of the third month to celebrate our friends and family members who have Down Syndrome as it represents the extra third chromosome on Chromosome 21 , common to all those who have the Syndrome.
Across the world people will be raising awareness with the theme of “Lots of Socks”. Wearing odd socks, or lots of socks is an easily accessible way for everyone to show their support. Nurseries, schools, workplaces …. almost anyone, anywhere can join in and celebrate the achievements of people with Down Syndrome and highlight some of the issues which may effect them.
Huddersfield Down Syndrome Support Group is a thriving group of families who work hard to raise funds for a busy active programme of events and activities for children and young people with Down Syndrome, across South Kirklees.
“We provide a huge range of services including extra speech and language sessions, sports workshops, hydrotherapy and social outings as well as a comprehensive website which signposts families, schools and other professionals seeking advice and information”
To celebrate World Down Syndrome Day this year our group will be pulling out all the stops as we host a Family Gala Day at Cedar Court Hotel, Huddersfield with musical acts, dancing and food … a red carpet affair which will celebrate our children and young people in style.
“It’s a marvellous opportunity to bring everybody together, of all ages , under one roof and also wonderful for all our new families with younger children to see first hand the achievements and abilities of our older members. We’ll be dressed to impress for this special occasion but will still be wearing our odd socks!”
HDSSG would like to invite local schools and community organisations to take up the theme to help raise awareness … “Wear Lots Of Socks Day is an easy fun way to focus on Down Syndrome and if any body needs more information there is plenty on our website to help them out.”
Last year an impressive list of local schools joined in and it is hoped more will do the same for the 10th anniversary.
So, come March 21st when you see people wearing odd socks …you’ll know why!
Huddersfield Down Syndrome Support Group were invited to Sainsbury’s Market Street store in Huddersfield today to help shoppers with their packing.
We had the help of some fabulous volunteers – parents, members, friends, siblings, were all on hand to spread Christmas cheer as they worked!
We are certain our last fundraising event of 2014 will have been a very successful one thanks to the amazing generosity of the stores shoppers- we will keep you posted on the total raised….
Here are pictures of just some of our tremendous team from today – we cannot thank everyone who lent a hand enough for giving up their time so close to Christmas – you are STARS!
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