Video of what a new accessible minibus would mean to some of our young people and a little bit about some of their favourite trips and outings! We would once again like to give a huge thank you to Simpatico Digital for supporting a local charity by offering to film and edit this small promotional video for us!

Why we are launching our campaign:

Over the last 30 years Fairplay has supported many thousands of children and young people with disabilities, as well as helping them gain employability skills and providing them with unique experiences through trips and outings using the accessible Minibuses we have at our centre.

We have around 450 children and young people all having either a learning, sensory or physical disability for whom our centre in Chesterfield is a lifeline a safe place where they are cared for, make new friends and build on their interests.

Supporting them in gaining employability skills, those with complex health needs receive one-to-one care from trained staff. All while providing them with unique experiences through trips and outings using our Minibuses.

Unfortunately, our largest wheelchair-accessible Minibus is on its last wheels, after being with us for 12 years. It has countless issues which restrict us from using it and makes it hard to take our children and young people on trips or outings. We're desperate for a wheelchair-accessible minibus, which could cost in excess of £40,000!

Not only does this mean that they are missing out on new experiences, but that they are also missing out on sharing these experiences with their friends.

Trips out are among the things that Chris, 24, loves about his daily visits to Fairplay, "I like being with my friends and Fairplay is making me become independent." Tony, one of our co-ordinators, said that without a reliable minibus, outings to nearby attractions are limited to Chesterfield town centre or Queen's Park, "It's that minibus that will take the young people on little outings".

How to get involved:

To get involved you can create your very own fundraiser linked to this campaign page! You can do anything you would like as a fundraiser to raise money for this cause, whether you would want to raise money by going on a walk, going for a swim, you might be crazy enough to do something like a tough mudder or maybe you are even adventurous enough to do a sky dive ;)

Whatever your fundraising means, just let people know why you a raising funds and who you are raising them for!

Some information about what we do here at Fairplay:

Fairplay is a charity organisation based in Chesterfield, we support children and young people with disabilities and additional needs, and their families, across North Derbyshire.

We offer a wide range of services to meet the needs of families. We offer support to children and young people, aged 0-30, and to parents and siblings. We run play schemes and Saturday clubs for children, youth clubs, activity days, themed groups, and independent living groups for young people, and parent support groups and family trips for parents and siblings.

At Fairplay we provide a home based care service for children with complex health care needs that may be life-threatening or life-limiting. We provide a child-centred flexible service that meets the needs of the child and their family.

Fairplay gives families the support that they need, and gives opportunities to take part in positive experiences that make a real difference to their lives. We enable parents to have valuable respite including 24 hour care and we give children and young people the opportunity to develop a wide range of life skills.

Fairplay would not still be open if we did not continue to receive generous donations from others!

Any and all support is greatly appreciated! <3

Thank you for taking the time to read this, we hope you deem our cause worthy because we sure think it is!

How to get in contact with us:

If you are interested in what else we are doing at Fairplay! You can get in contact with us via our email office@fair-play.co.uk or give us a call on 01246 203963 or visit our website where you can find more information about us as well as all of our socials.