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Between the 9th and 17th of September I will be riding from Land’s End to John O'Groats with Deloitte's Ride Across Britain.
969 miles, 23 counties through England, Wales and Scotland and lots and lots of hills!
I've decided to take this opportunity to do some fundraising and after recently reading about a theft at a local charity have decided to support The SPACE Centre in Preston.
The Space Centre is unique. Established in Preston Lancashire in 1993, it now has two large sensory rooms and a third smaller room. The centre has the largest multi-sensory environment in the United Kingdom for people with special needs and our mission statement is:
"To provide a place where those with physical, learning or emotional difficulties may more easily acquire skills and enjoy experiences usually denied them."
The SPACE Centre caters for people with a wide range of disabilities including Cerebral Palsy, Profound Multiple Disabilities, Autism and brain injuries. They offer a totally flexible environment for families, carers, therapists and teachers which:
- Allows freedom for clients to move in safety.
- Builds confidence and motivation increasing learning potential.
- Provides a world of sensory stimulation and enables assessment of sensory abilities by presenting one stimuli at one time and excluding unnecessary distractions.
- Encourages relaxation in a calm and controlled atmosphere.
- Gives the opportunity for those who are wheelchair bound to be out of their chairs and experience different positions.
- Enables life skills to be developed through structured and educational programs using switch work to give control to the client.
- Encourages communication skills and choice making.
It is an extremely worthwhile cause. Find out more about them here: http://www.thespacecentre.org/
They recently suffered a shocking theft of £24,000 (of which the perpetrator only had to pay back £1) this has put a huge dent into the funds required each year to keep the centre running.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lancashire-39941888
Please help me in supporting The SPACE Centre.