Activities
Play Activities
The below is ran by the foundation of light not AOT please direct any questions to their page.
Disability Multi-sports – Enjoy a range of sports including basketball, boxing, hockey, cricket, football and many more.
After the success of last year’s Foundation Community Fun day we’re doing it all again this year. On Thursday 17th August (10am-3pm) families can come to the Beacon of Light for the free event and enjoy a whole host of activities, with soft play, football challenges, face-painting and lots more to enjoy.
https://foundationoflight.co.uk/news/summer-of-fun-at-the-beacon/
To book into the sessions please email info@southshieldsurf.co.uk - or please can you fill in this referral form (self referrals welcome!)
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScMHSFUWO9MIz85_B-gp5WaoNjc0E2Eg6O-hExgCe9cTee15Q/viewform
Then book into the sessions here:
https://southshieldssurf.bloowatch.com/booking?categoryId=5521
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The Storybook, Boldon 0191 5369408 |
Monday 6-8pm aged 2+ Special Friends – Play for children with disabilities |
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Hendon Young Peoples Project 0191 5537717 |
Saturday 9-11.45am/1-4pm Aged 5-13 Play for children with disabilities |
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Odeon Cinema, Metrocentre
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Sundays 11.30am (once a month) Autism friendly cinema screenings For more information see www.dimensions-uk.org/what-we-do/autism/autism-friendly-films/ |
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Empire Cinema, Sunderland
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Saturday/Sunday 10.30am Empire Jrs- Child friendly cinema All tickets £1 |
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Cineworld Cinema, Boldon
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Saturday/Sunday 10am Movies for juniors with pre show entertainment All tickets £1 |
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Hydrotherapy Pool, Fulwell Day Centre
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Monday- 9.30-11am Wednesday 5-6.30pm For bookings telephone 0191 5534127 |
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Sensory Play, Hetton Children’s Centre
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Thursday 1.30-2.30pm For bookings telephone 0191 5536735 |
| Organisation | Information | Contact Information |
| Sunderland Families Information Service | Provides information about all aspects of family life for all parents and carers. |
0191 520 5505 |
| Communicate In Print 2 | Communicate: In Print 2 is a desktop publishing program forcreating symbol-supported resources for printing. It is an excellenttool for anyone wanting to make accessible materials for theirschool, home, business or community. | http://www.widgit.com/products/inprint/index.htm |
| Tabitha’s Toys | Loan sensory equipment from this website, originally set up in memory of Tabitha Leees-Moore. Loan equipment from bubble lamps, fibre optics and I-Pads. | www.tabithastoys.org |
| Hearts and minds | Collect and recycle old mobile phones in return for great technology gifts while also helping Hearts & Minds raise much needed funds to assist families touched by autism. | http://heartsandmindschallenge.org/content/mobile-phone-exchange-home |
| Sunderland Disabled Children Website | Provides information, advice, support and guidance to disabled children with a range of disabilities, young people and their families living in Sunderland. | http://www.sundc.org.uk/ |
| Sunderland Events | Information about things to see and do in and around Sunderland. | http://www.sunderlandevents.co.uk/ |
| Contact a family | National charity that provides support, information and advice to families of disabled children | http://www.cafamily.org.uk/ |
| Caroline Comer |
Parent Partnership Co-ordinator: |
This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.">caroline.comer@sunderland.gov.uk 0191 561 5643 |
| Parent & Carer Council | Run by Parent Carers, for Parent Carers. Support for families with children and young people who have disabilities, special education needs and/or additional needs. |
This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.">swcpcc@googlemail.com 0191 4175322 |
| Disability Living Allowance | Disability Living Allowance (DLA) is a tax-free benefit for disabled children and adults to help with extra costs. | there is a link here on the old website but i can't copy it |
| Sunderland Carers’ Centre | Offers information, advice and support service to carers throughout Sunderland. |
0191 5493768 |
| Sunderland Young Carers’ Centre | Support and activities for young people who have a caring role. |
Dave Wilcox/Sue Callaghan: 0191 5673232 |
| Special Olympics | Special Olympics providers of year round sports training and competition for people with learning disabilities. |
www.specialolympicssunderland.org.uk Kath Rooney: 07897597916 |
| Buttle Fund | Small grants programme provides families basic items such as a bed, a cooker, a fridge-freezer or a washing machine. |
020 7828 7311 |
