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archive-title Archives: Events Pro

Archives: Events Pro

08
Dec

Christmas Fun at Sundown Adventureland

Family Fun Day

Booking closes 24th November 2019 Christmas is no longer Christmas without traditional annual trip to Sundown to visit Father Christmas in his magic grotto. If you have never been, Sundown in a theme park designed for under 10’s. It is especially fun at Christmas time when it is decorated into a magical wonderland! As the evenings draw in, the market square will come alive with hundreds of twinkling lights and decorations. The shops will be full of goodies, (forget those diets it’s Christmas) stocking fillers, small toys, the full range of cherished teddies, piggin’ pigs and snow babies, as well […]

Bradford Calderdale Kirklees Leeds Wakefield

26
Oct

SNAPS Halloween Party

Family Fun Day

SNAPS has planned a Special Spooky Spectacular Party for the whole family this October half term, featuring a disco, fancy dress competition, messy play, arts & crafts and much MORE!  We will be providing a buffet and refreshments at the party. Tickets are £2 per child (parents and carers tickets are free) which includes 2 and a half hours of spooktacular fun and a buffet for you to enjoy.  (***Please note that you do need to book adult tickets as well, even though they are free, so that we know how many people we are catering for.***) We will be running two fancy dress competitions on the day […]

Leeds

09
Nov

Abominable at The Showcase Cinema

Family Fun Day

Date: Saturday 9th November 2019 Time: 9.30am (movie starts at 10am) Address: Showcase Cinema de Lux Leeds, Gelderd Road, Batley, WF17 9TB Price:Only £3.50-£4.50 per person (Under 2’s free) Website: Showcase Cinema Booking closes 2nd November 2019 Please note that Little Hiccups events are for families that have children that have disabilities or additional needs. You will need to be registered before booking on. New families are always welcome but please register first. You can download a form from http://www.littlehiccups.co.uk/familyfundays.htm or email Miriam on info@littlehiccups.co.uk.  Little Hiccups hire out one of the Showcase’s cinema rooms entirely for Little Hiccups families to provide a relaxed showing […]

Leeds

07
Nov

Networking Event for young people and their families to meet potential PAs

Drop In Exhibition

A PA (Personal Assistant) is someone who helps people to live their lives as independently as possible and support them in reaching their potential through practical and emotional support. Becoming a direct payment worker offers flexibility around other commitments and competitive rates of pay. If you are a parent or young person who has a direct payment this is a great way to find the right PA for you. Alternatively if you are a PA looking for work we will help introduce you to young people and families’ who might want to employ you. Come along to one of our […]

Bradford

23
Nov

Yorkshire Powerchair Football Sessions

Activity Day Family Fun Day Sport

Bradford Calderdale Kirklees Leeds Wakefield

29
Dec

Little Hiccups Superhero Christmas Party

Family Fun Day

Please note that Little Hiccups events are for families that have children that have disabilities or additional needs. You will need to be registered before booking on. New families are always welcome but please register first. You can request a form by replying to this email.  Christmas is fast approaching and Little Hiccups would like to invite you all to the party of the year! Our theme this year continues to be ‘Superheroes’ and we will be celebrating in style at the Royal Armouries again this year. The Disney Store in The White Rose Centre has very kindly been donating out of […]

Leeds

05
Dec

Memories Made with Music: Intergenerational Singing Pilot Project

Music Session

Made with Music and Abbey House Museum invite you to an event sharing the learning from our pilot intergenerational singing project, funded by Helping Hands through Leeds Community Foundation. We worked in three settings over the past year; a community cafe, a children’s centre and a care home. It was really interesting to see how the children and older people interacted in different settings and we will be exploring this in detail at the event.  We will be continuing the sessions in the new year and we’re looking for Children’s Centres and older peoples’ groups to work with. The event […]

Leeds

19
Dec

Christmas Cabaret is going to be spectacular!

Activity Day Fundraising Meetup

Our PiA Presents…Christmas Cabaret is going to be spectacular! It will be held on Thursday 19th December at the Corn Exchange, from 6-9pm. There will be live music from our talented performers, drinks, dancing and some surprises! All for just £5! For tickets, people can visit http://peopleinaction.org.uk/pia-presents-christmas-cabaret/ or pop into our offices at The Old Fire Station in Gipton.

Leeds

19
Jan

Clip n Climb – Family Fun Day Booking and Fundraising Opportunity!

Activity Day Family Fun Day Fundraising Sport

Date: Sunday 20th January 2019 Time: 11am-4pm (Fundraisers will start off) Location: Unit 3, Tristram Centre, Brown Lane West, Leeds, LS12 6BF Price: Family Fun Day: £5 a person for climb and food for a 30min slot £2 for food only Fundraising: Free but we ask you raise £50pp Website: https://leeds.clipnclimb.co.uk/ We had so much fun last year at Clip n Climb that we decided to return for another go. Little Hiccups will be starting our 2020 events with a Wall Climbing experience. BUT, we’re also linking it with a Fundraising activity. Please view the bottom of this email if you would […]

Leeds

01
Apr

Tour of Leeds and Bradford Airport

Educational

Little Hiccups have arranged a private tour at Leeds and Bradford Airport. This is not a Family Fun Day but an opportunity to explore the Airport and checking in procedures if you have a child with additional needs. This is an ideal tour if you are planning a holiday abroad in the next year.

Bradford Calderdale Kirklees Leeds Wakefield

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Some West Yorkshire CANN Organisations

Autism Arena CIC

A non-profit community interest company helping families of autistic children navigate health & social care, education and leisure. Run by a former GP, Social Worker and a teacher (SENDCo) who are all parent carers of autistic and neurodivergent children.

Ebor House Main Street South Aberford Leeds LS25 3DA

Autism Arena CIC

Additional Needs Advice Education Information Peer Support
Experience Communtiy CIO

We are a charity that works to increase social inclusion for people who face exclusion due to any form of disability. We promote inclusion through the provision of activities in green spaces and other indoor and outdoor day trips and events. We also host community projects which include events with an arts, nature, history or conservation focus. We also have a CIC side which supports independence and boosts confidence with Active travel support and provision of wheelchair skills courses.

Civic Hall Basement, New Street, Slaithwaite

Experience Communtiy CIO

Additional Needs Advice Employment Support
Wakefield Local Offer

There is a statutory requirement for every local area across the country to have a Local Offer for families and children and young people with additional needs, aged 0-25 years, and the practitioners who work with them. The Local Offer includes information on all services and support for health, education and social care for children and young people with additional needs aged 0-25 years of age and the practitioners who work with them. This is the local area offer for Wakefield district. It includes: Website Termly Newsletter Social Media sites, and Face to face events

Barnardo’s Wakefield Services, Room 249, Castleford Civic Centre, Ferrybridge Road, Castleford, WF10 4JH

Wakefield Local Offer

Additional Needs Advice Dance Employment Support Family Fun Days Grants Holiday Playschemes Housing Money Matters Outreach Playgroup Short Breaks Social Care Providers Speech and Language Therapy Sport Stay n Play Telephone Helpline Therapy Training Travel Youth Clubs
Communication Matters

Communication Matters (CM) is a UK-wide charity committed to supporting people of all ages who find talking difficult because they have little or no clear speech. This can be via paper based communication supports or computer based voice output, we call this AAC (Augmentative and Alternative Communication). Communication can be compromised across many conditions such as Cerebral Palsy, Down Syndrome, Brain Injury, Learning Difficulties and Autism. We have an associate membership of around 400 people. Members come from across the UK and from all the various interests in AAC – personal experience, professional, commercial and research. Members receive copies of our Journal which is published 3 times a year, amongst other benefits. We hold a number of events: most notably our International AAC Conference held over 2.5 days at the University of Leeds each September, as well as UK-wide AAC Information Days (product demonstration days) and Study Days which focus on a particular topic of AAC. We also have many online resources and publications and an AAC Forum. If you are interested in finding out more, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Communication Matters, 3rd Floor, University House, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT

Communication Matters

Additional Needs Advice Speech and Language Therapy Training

About West Yorkshire CANN

'CANN' stands for 'Children Additional Needs Network'. Its a network for third sector, voluntary community and statutory organisations working with families and carers with children and young people with additional needs in the West Yorkshire area.

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