Updated on Apr 1st 2012 at 8:17 AM from the JustGiving API

Beautiful sunny morning for race day! Thanks for all the support! Tom

I am running the Reading Half Marathon on Sunday April 1st, to help raise funds for Swings & Smiles and allow them to build a fantastic facility for families whose children have special needs.

Swings & Smiles aim to provide an environment where people with special needs and their carers, siblings or the whole family can play together without the pressures often experienced in wider community settings.

I am acting as project architect for the build and hope you can help us realise a fun building that will provide a great stage for play and opportunities for families to try new experiences. The building will be designed to meet a wide range of access and handling requirements and emphasis will be placed on the sensory needs of users.

 

We hope to include the following facilities:

•  Sensory room
•  Soft play area
•  Arts and crafts
•  Quiet room
•  IT interaction
•  Music therapy

As well as toilets with changing facilities, a café and a shop.

Outdoors

•  Specialist large-scale play equipment
•  Open space for play
•  Garden areas designed for sensory exploration
•  An interactive water feature
•  Inclusive sports and recreation

All these facilities will contribute to a range of experiences which can be stimulating or restful as required. They will create an environment in which those with special needs and their families can be themselves and grow together.

 

So please donate, and help us build a very special place for play!

 

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