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This year I will be running the GNR for the Education Centre for Children with Down Syndrome.  You may remember that last year I ran with 25kgs on my back, this year I will be doing it in costume, details of which will be released on here soon!

Based in Darlington, the Education Centre was originally set up in 2005 as a branch of the Down Syndrome Educational Trust, by new parent and teacher Maggie Hart, because she felt that the work undertaken by the Trust would benefit her own son and other children like him in the North East of England. In July 2006, the Education Centre became an independent charity, to enable access to additional funding sources.

The ECCDS run an Early Development Group for pre-school children and their parents, weekly during term-time (36 weeks per year). In September 2006 we launched a new School-Age Group for 4-11 year old children. These sessions are run in Darlington, but we also take children from surrounding areas including the rest of County Durham, Tyne & Wear, Cleveland and North Yorkshire.

Please donate what you can to this superb facility and help make a difference and don't forget to tick for Gift Aid!.

The Education Centre was originally set up in 2005 as a branch of the Down Syndrome Educational Trust, by new parent and teacher Maggie Hart, because she felt that the work undertaken by the Trust would benefit her own son and other children like him in the North East of England. In July 2006, the Education Centre became an independent charity, to enable access to additional funding sources.