In order to celebrate, which would be my Dads big 50th birthday, we are holding a Zumba class at Stroud Leisure Centre on Thursday 1st November @ 7:30pm.

We are fundraising for a local charity called The Spring Centre who need help with funding to create a new play area for the children. The Spring Centre help children and young people with a variety of special needs and disabilities, and also help their families. The children and young people that they help have a range of diagnosis from mild to severe learning disabilities, Cerebral Palsy, Down’s Syndrome, Autism, Prader Willi Syndrome, and others - many of the children have profound or multiple disabilities, some are ambient and some are non-mobile. When a child or young person is referred to the Centre, they work with the family to find out what services will best suit the child or young person and with parents to ensure the needs of the family are met. The charity offer a variety of services designed with the whole family in mind these include Holiday Activities, Pre-School sessions, After School Club, Respite Care and Coffee.

Each year, over 140 children and young people are helped by the Centre, with referrals coming from paediatric consultants, occupational therapists, social workers, neighbourhood projects, health visitors or self referral.

This charity needs as much funding as possible in order for them to continue to provide amazing facilities for the fantastic children they look after !