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Our Christmas Family Day on Sunday 4 December will be made up of a series of online sessions for children and young people and their families who are living with a visible difference. As well as tips and techniques on how to feel more confident, there will be guest speakers talking about their experiences of looking “different” and a family-friendly online magician session with DNA Kids. Read on for more details about the day and to find out how to register your interest. KEY DETAILS Date: Sunday 4 Dec 2021 Time: 10.30 – 2.30pm Location: Zoom Who is it aimed at? Children, young people and their parents/carers ABOUT THE DAY Our Family Day is an invaluable online event for children and young people living with a mark, scar or condition that makes them look different and is open to all the family! There will be mini sessions looking at building confidence, advice on how to handle awkward social situations and staring, as well as the opportunity to listen to guest speakers and enjoy the fantastic magic session from DNA Kids. You can dip in and out of sessions throughout the day. Here are some of the sessions on offer: How do I describe my visible difference? How to […]

This event is being run by The Growing Zone and is being supported by Little Hiccups.  Following on from our Summer Superhero Ceremony, where The Growing Zone supported us with donations, stalls and volunteers; we are returning the favour and supporting them with a Winter Wheels Superhero Challenge! We put out an email a little while ago asking families if they would be able to join in supporting The Growing Zone with a Winter Wheels Challenge. Our children had to do an activity with wheels, 3 times, while dressed as a Superhero. It could be anything as long as it involved wheels and three times: 3 times around the living room with a walker, 3 times around the block with a scooter. The possibilities were endless. And if they could raise funds for The Growing Zone, the better! This Superhero Award ceremony has been made possible with thanks to Zurich who have sponsored the awards and places of the children winning the prizes by sponsoring the entry into The Superhero Series which is powered by Marvel. And we will have Zurich and Kevin Sharp, Deputy and Clerk to the Lord Lieutenant, presenting the awards on the day for the Winter Wheels Superheroes. We will also have […]

This is a group for parent carers caring for a child or young person up to the age of 18 in the South Leeds area. You are invited to join us for a cuppa and a biscuit. Meet other parent carers, gain support and share experiences in a warm friendly environment. For further information please contact our advice line on 0113 380 4300 or call or text Angie Thompson on 07854 481 011. Email – angela.thompson@carersleeds.org.uk

Booking opens  Wednesday 23rd November at 6pm Need a fun night off? We have booked rooms at Escape Hunt in The Light, Leeds for our parent/carers. We have booked Blackbeard’s Treasure and World’s Collide at 17.45 on Saturday January 21st 2023. Rooms take a maximum of 6 and we would ask either that you form your own groups of Hiccups parent/carers or would be willing to go in a room with other parent/carers. But hey – this is how lifelong friendships are made! When booking, please let me know in the comments if you have a game preference and I will try my best to accommodate requests. I will try to put all those booking together in the same room. If you are booking separately and want to be with someone, let me know. Again – will try my best! For this event, we are charging the full price of £22 BUT will refund £15 for attendees on the next working day after the event. So you will be getting a great company and a great night out for £7.  We will not be able to refund non-attendees unless the venue gives us a refund!  Blackbeard’s Treasure   Blackbeard is dead, his loot lies unguarded. Sink […]