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<p>On May 8 we'll be taking part in a couple of events to raise some money for <span style="color: #1c1c1c; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">three childrens' charities which care for young children with special needs in Gloucestershire. </span></p>
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<p><span style="color: #1c1c1c; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">Matt will be taking part in a 25 mile bike ride, </span></span><span style="color: #1c1c1c; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">while Camilla, Joe, and Gabriel will be taking part in a three mile nature trail. </span><span style="color: #1c1c1c; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">Gabriel attends Nigel</span><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"> Hunter Nursery and we have found it to be very beneficial for him.</span></p>
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<p style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; line-height: 19px; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">The Three Children's Charities Bike Ride and Walk is an annual event which supports the Friends of the Nigel Hunter Nursery, The Forest Of Dean Children's Opportunity Centre and the Milestone School Summer Holiday Activity Scheme. All three charities provide specialist services for children with disabilities in Gloucestershire.</p>
<p style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; line-height: 19px; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;"> </p>
<p style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; line-height: 19px; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">The NHN is a specialist nursery giving therapy and assessment to babies and toddlers with severe disabilities, such as cerebral palsy, Down's syndrome, and global developmental delay.</p>
<p style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; line-height: 19px; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;"> </p>
<p style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; line-height: 19px; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">Milestone School is the largest 'special' school in the County. A large number of its pupils are not able to access mainstream holiday activities because of the severity of their disability and the Charity provides days of fun and entertainment for the children, in their own school and with their own staff caring for them.</p>
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<p style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; line-height: 19px; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">The F of D COC is a local charity providing care for young children with disability in the Forest of Dean. It also supports families and has a thriving Holiday Scheme.</p>
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