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NORTHUMBERLAND NORTHAMPTON &
very noisy foot stamping by the
whole assembly. Quite a
Project: Trampoline
NORTH BUCKS spectacle!
Recipient: Beacon Hill School
Project: Sensory Theatre
A wooden spoon is presented
Spoon’s Donation: £34,000
Recipient: Friar’s School
weekly to the best pupil. They all
Benefactors: Special Needs
Spoon’s Donation: £20,000
look forward eagerly to this event.
Children aged 2-19
‘Spoon’ is very much a part of the
Benefactors: Children with
school culture. The Spoon
Official Opening: 16/09/08 MLD 11-16
Committee and local supporters
Celebrity: Micky Ward Official Opening: 29/09/08
are proud to be associated with
Web Link: Celebrity: Martin Bayfield the staff and pupils of Friars and
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to have been successful in raising
northumberland
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reality. It will significantly enhance
Beacon Hill School, Wallsend is a opportunities for pupils to gain
new, purpose-built special needs Friars School is a co-educational sensory stimulus. – a crucial
school for ages 2-19, that opened special school for 120 pupils aged element of their well-being and
in September 2008 following the 11-16 with Moderate Learning development.
amalgamation of Ashleigh School, Difficulties who find learning a
North Shields and nearby Parkside slow difficult process or they may
CHILTERNS
School. The School caters for 120 have specific difficulties that
Project: Conversion of a steam
pupils with a broad range of prevent them from achieving their
Launch
disabilities and conditions, full potential. The children attend allow access after school hours
Recipient: Rivertime Boat Trust
including severely disabled and from a catchment area in a 15- and at the weekend to allow use
many autistic children. mile radius of Wellingborough, by former pupils and other local
Spoon’s Donation: £7,500
Wooden Spoon Northumberland Northampton. For many years the disadvantaged children from 16 to
Benefactors: Disabled Children
donated £34,000 to fund a floor- school has excelled in Sport and 19 years – a phase in their lives
Official Opening: 19/08/08
level trampoline, a harness and PE, both being integral to the when many former pupils are lost
Celebrity: Phil Vickery
hoist that will enable severely curriculum – for exercise, health, to sport through lack of clubs and
Web Link:
disabled pupils to participate in enjoyment and, above all, to facilities appropriate to their
woodenspoon.com/chilterns
physical activities. This aptly foster achievement and self- circumstances.
named ‘Rebound Therapy’ allows esteem. Cutting the tape on 29th
freedom to move and assists For the last six years, under its PE September was Northants legend The boat, the Rivertime, which is
muscle development, co- teacher, Simon Underwood, its Martin Bayfield – Northampton the first of its kind in this area,
ordination and confidence – as sporting activities have been RUFC, England, British and Irish enables those with disabilities to
well as a degree of enjoyment. expanding with great success. The Lions a big ‘Spoon’ supporter and experience a day on the river. The
The Wooden Spoon Trampoline school’s pupils have performed the Regional Honorary President. boat is operated by the Rivertime
is part of the overall state of the very well in local, county and He was supported by: David Trust, established by Simon and
art Rebound Therapy and Sensory regional competitions and it is not Laing, Spoon Trustee, Brian Pat Davies who sought the
Integration Room that was unknown for its soccer teams to Hodges, Projects Coordinator and £160,000 needed to fund the
officially opened by Newcastle beat mainstream teams. from the local Committee: Tony conversion of the steam-powered
Falcons’ star Micky Ward. Micky Spoon’s £20,000 donation Galloni, David Hayhurst, and launch. Spoon Chilterns Region
lives in Wallsend and started helped build a sensory theatre in David Lofting. Also present was contributed £7,500 to pay for the
playing rugby at Wallsend RFC so the new Multigym on a site at the Andrew Pearson. Andrew and his design drawings for the
it was fitting that he should unveil side of the school. The new wife Joanne, have chosen Spoon conversion. The unveiling of the
the new facility. Accompanying building provides shower and as their benefiting Charity during
the Falcons player was changing facilities and lectures their year as Captains of St
Above left: Wasps and England player,
Northumberland Spoon Chairman facilities as well as specially Andrews Hospital Golf Club in
Phil Vickery unveils the modified boat
for use by disabled children
Robert Robinson and Deputy equipped training machines Northampton.
Above Right: Members of Pinewood
Head of the School Anne Moran usable by both handicapped and The School gave their guests a School and Spoon representatives at
along with many pupils who will able-bodied pupils and the rousing welcome. Martin Bayfield
the opening of the new fitness suite
benefit from the superb new sensory theatre for those with was presented with an honorary
Above: Former England player, Tim
facility. more sever learning difficulties. ‘pupil of the week’ award and
Stimpson at the opening of the new
outdoor adventure play area at
The position of the facility will treated to the Friars ‘drum roll’ – Breakspeare School
22 Spoonews Winter 2009
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