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Project: Jacuzzi and Cafe
Recipient: Windchimes Respite
opening of the Centre. The and over 40% of the 51 children
Centre
unveiling was also attended by who attend are from minority
Spoon’s Donation: £50,000
Spoon Committee members and ethnic groups
Benefactors: Special Needs
organised by Doreen Shaw, Area Two year’s ago, ‘Friends of
Children aged 5-8
Manager East Kent Disabled Wood Bank School’ set
Children’s Service and John themselves a major challenge to
Official Opening: 15/07/08
Meehan, County Manager, create a state of the art outdoor
Celebrity: Spoon Patron, HRH
Residential and Respite Units. play facility that would be fully sensory impairments.
The Princess Royal
The Princess Royal unveiled the inclusive and accessible and 65 pupils attend the school from
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Spoon plaque as well as meeting provide stimulation and challenge the Fylde, Preston, Blackpool and
woodenspoon.com/kent
many children and families who as well as a fun place for the Wyre areas. The school has a
will be utilising the new facility. It children to be. Along with their rugby team that competes in local
was a wonderful day for all own fundraising and Spoon’s TAG rugby festivals and, as a
concerned and the youngsters £31,000 contribution the School result, has forged good
thoroughly enjoyed their royal has been able to create, surface relationships with local rugby
experience. and equip the Play Area. playing schools and senior clubs,
Yorkshire Joint Honorary such as Fylde RFC and of course
YORKSHIRE
President, John Bentley attended Wooden Spoon.
the official opening along with This was the Lancashire Ribble
Project: Outdoor Play Area
Yorkshire Committee members Valley Region’s first project and
Recipient: Wood Bank School
and Chairman Richard Smith. John the £24,000 donation funded the
Spoon’s Donation: £31,000
and Spoon accepted a large refurbishment and re-equipping of
Benefactors: Special Needs
thank-you card produced by the the hydrotherapy pool area to
Children aged 2-11
children and miniature wooden provide new changing facilities
Official Opening: 16/07/08
spoons were presented to and state of the art sensory
Celebrity: John Bentley
everyone to mark the occasion. equipment that will provide
A brand new facility has been The sun shone on a very enjoyable additional facilities, particularly
built in the Herne Bay area to
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woodenspoon.com/yorkshire
day and the children at Wood benefiting children who suffer
serve special-needs children aged Bank are thrilled with the new from visual and auditory
between 5-18 throughout East play area. impairment. The new multi-
Kent. The new premises replaces sensory swimming pool is
two existing facilities in the area
LANCASHIRE -
designed to enhance the capacity
which were past their sell-by date.
Windchimes comprises a six-bed
RIBBLE VALLEY
of the school and allow a multi-
disciplinary team of therapists and
respite home and a day-centre
Project: Hydro Pool Refurb
outside support services to provide
offering after-school and holiday Recipient: Pear Tree School an environment that brings not
activities; and provides support
Spoon’s Donation: £24,000
only enhanced enjoyment, but
and counselling for over 100
Benefactors: Special Needs
also outstanding personal
families.
Children aged 2-19
development for each child.
The new building was mainly
funded from the sale of the old
Official Opening: 17/07/08
Richard Greenwood, Honorary
President of the Ribble Valley
building and funds from the Kent
Celebrity: Richard Greenwood
Region, performed the opening
CC capital programme but extra
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ceremony accompanied by Spoon
funds were sought for items on
woodenspoon.com/lancs
the Centre’s wish list. Wood Bank is a Local Authority
Above left: HRH Princess Royal meets
Pupils, Parents and teachers at
Wooden Spoon Kent provided primary special needs school for Pear Tree School is a State Special
Windchimes, Kent at the official
£55,000 for a jacuzzi and to equip children aged 2 to 11. All the Needs School that provides high
opening of the new Cafe
the Wooden Spoon Café located children have learning difficulties, quality specialist provision for boys
Above right: Pupil Matthew Beer aided
at the entrance to the centre. The most have physical disabilities, and girls aged 2 to 19 years. The
by Richard Greenwood during the
opening ceremony with Ribble Valley
Café is decorated in Spoon many have sensory impairment children have varying degrees of Chairman, John Lavelle and the new
colours and coffee is served in and a few have medical needs learning difficulties ranging from
hydrotherapy pool
Wooden Spoon Mugs. arising out of life-threatening profound and multiple to severe
Left: Joint Hon President of Yorkshire,
HRH The Princess Royal was the conditions. The school serves and in some cases, additional
John Bentley with children at Wood
Bank School cutting the ribbon to
special guest at the official Calderdale, a mixed community, complex medical needs and
unveil the new play area
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