and had great fun exploring the requiring special educational
Wonderwall. needs. An increasing number of
The ex-Scotland rugby captain pupils are identified as having
and ex-British and Irish Lion Autistic Spectrum Disorder or with
Gordon Bulloch, was on hand to behavioural, social and emotional
celebrate Spoon’s donation to difficulties. The pupils are from
Sense Scotland. Gordon was from Morecambe and the
joined by two of Scotland’s surrounding areas and a large
international rugby players and number of pupils travel a long
Glasgow Warriors, as well by distance.
David Young, the Wooden On 5th November 2008 the
Spoon’s Glasgow Committee School hosted the official opening
Chairman and Gordon Ash, of their new outdoor play ground.
Projects Co-ordinator. Steve Hanley, the outside centre
Gillian Morbey, Sense Scotland from Sale Sharks, was on hand to
CEO, said: “We’re so grateful to unveil the new facilities and did a
Wooden Spoon for this wonderful marvelous job, not only talking to
gift to the children who use our the children but to their parents
services. This funding will ensure a important in helping give the rugby correspondent, Mick Cleary and the Trustees.
safe and stimulating outdoor area children a degree of also attended and talked to Tom Spoon Lancashire West Coast
for years to come.” independence. about his career and aspirations Region donated £17,800 to help
Gordon Bulloch added: “It’s This is the first regional project in after the formal proceedings had the school build the new play area
always a privilege to see the Sussex and in October, concluded. The result was to allow the children to play and
projects that Wooden Spoon representatives from the published the following week in learn in a safe environment. This is
support and I’m delighted to meet Committee were present when the national paper giving great the first project that the Region
the children at TouchBase, who Spoon Ambassador Tom Voyce, publicity to Wooden Spoon and has funded in the area thanks to a
will be benefiting from this the London Wasps and England highlighting how fortunate the lot of the hard work by the
fantastic outdoor space.” winger did the honours and Charity is to have Tom Voyce as an Committee and the new Head
officially unveiled the new facilities Ambassador. Master at Morecambe Road
SUSSEX
at the School. School, Mr Paul Edmundson.
Project: Living Skill Area
The facilities are proving to be a LANCASHIRE -
Recipient: Chailey Heritage
great success as cakes (delicious!)
made in the kitchen were served
WEST COAST
CAMBRIDGESHIRE
School
at lunchtime and Tom Voyce was
Project: Play Area
Project: Refurbishment of the
Spoon’s Donation: £25,000
Residential Home
presented with a jar of marmalade
Recipient: Morecambe Road
Benefactors: Children with
Recipient: Acorn House
made by the children. School
Severe Physical Disabilities
The official opening party
Spoon’s Donation: £15,000
Spoon’s Donation: £17,800
Official Opening: 14/10/08
numbers were swelled by a
Benefactors: Families of
Benefactors: Children with
Celebrity: Tom Voyce number of specially invited guests.
Children Undergoing Hospital
Learning Difficulties 3-16
These included representatives of
Treatment
Web Link:
woodenspoon.com/sussex nearby Haywards Heath and East
Official Opening: 5/11/08
Official Opening: 28/11/08
Grinstead Rugby Clubs who have
Celebrity: Steve Hanley
Celebrity: Peter Scott
Chailey Heritage School is a day been great supporters of Spoon
Web Link:
Web Link:
and residential non-maintained Sussex as well as the patrons at
woodenspoon.com/lancs
woodenspoon.com/cambridge
special school for children with the Griffin pub in Fletching who
complex physical disabilities and kindly provided auction prizes for Morecambe Road is a large The Sick Children’s Trust, formed
associated learning problems the Regional Golf Day. The Daily community school for pupils aged in 1982, is a national charity
based in Lewes in East Sussex. Telegraph’s (and Sussex’s own) 3-16 with learning difficulties whose main objective is to enable
Programmes of learning are families to stay together when a
developed for children of all ages child is ill. The Trust currently
by teachers and other provides seven clean, comfortable
professionals, who provide and secure ‘Homes from Home’
medical, therapy and for the whole family at specialist
Rehabilitation Engineering children’s hospitals across the UK.
Services, providing a safe, fun and Approximately 3900 families are
stimulating learning environment helped in this way each year.
where young people feel Acorn House at Addenbrooke’s
confident and motivated to reach Hospital, Cambridge was built in
their individual, educational, 2000 and provides self-catering
physical, social, emotional and accommodation for up to 15
communicative potential. families of children who are either
Spoon Sussex donated £25,000
to fund a kitchen area in the
Above left: Former Scotland Captain,
newly built Living Skills Area. This
Gordon Bulloch is joined by Glasgow
Warriors’ players at the opening of the
project combines education for sensory garden at Sense Scotland
senior pupils with preparing the Left: Tom Voyce of Wasps and England
children for the day when they
brings a smiles to the faces of the
eventually leave school. The
children at Chailey Heritage School
when he attends the opening of the
kitchen is fundamentally
new Living Skills Area
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