Parent Support Group

Our Christmas Party this year will be held at Tree Tops Children’s Occupational Therapy in Newton Aycliffe. The car park is adjacent to the building. We’re going to do a Secret Santa this year. For every child you bring with you, can you wrap up a present (up to the value of £5) for another…

Yet again we met up at 4Motion in Faverdale (Darlington) to adorn our helmets, elbow and knee pads for the whizzing up and down of the slopes!  There were some awesome moves and fantastic skills shown by our children who were also well behaved and polite. The poor mums and dads were averting their eyes many…

On Thursday 27 October the group had another night out at ROF59.  They booked a two hour slot which consisted of the trampoline park interspersed with the climbing wall! What a fantastic evening!  The children gave it their all and even though some had gravitational insecurities took part with gusto and pushed themselves to the…

What a fantastic place this is!  The group booked a two hour slot in September, 6.30-8.30pm and hired helmets and scooters. After the initial safety talk by the staff, the children were off, up and down the ramps.  This carried on all evening until by 8.30pm the children were all worn out and apparently, according…

Thanks to Jemma for coming along to the group during the summer and explaining how she came to open her salon on a Sunday for children who dislike having their hair cut.  Jemma said, “Even if it takes a few visits to the salon, that’s fine.  We keep the lighting down, no music and just…

A big thank you to Hannah for popping along to one of our meetings and giving us a talk and practical presentation about the issues our children may have with feeding.  The practicals produced a lot of fun and frolics not to mention the amount of food eaten!! Hannah has said she will come back…

Over the last few months the group have had a great time visiting sensory rooms, Hall Hill Farm, ROF59 and 4Motion.  Watch out for more of their adventures!

A big thank you goes to Darlington Business Club who donated £250 to the group in the Spring.  Emma and Dawn from the group were invited to receive the cheque from Chairman Jayson Guerney.  A great evening was had by all along with a lovely buffet.

Thank you to the Aycliffe Secret Millionaire who presented our group with a cheque for £100 in March 2016.   Again this money will be used to take the children and their families to try out activities to help their sensory issues.

Thank you to the Newton Aycliffe Councillors who donated £420 for the parent support group.  This money will be used to take the children to sensory rooms and other venues that will aid their sensory issues, confidence and self-esteem.