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pool and has the highest occupancy rate of all the houses. After six years of pretty much constant use it was in urgent need of refurbishment.
Spoon has donated £4,375 towards the refurbishment which was opened by Phil Bennett OBE on 19th May joined by Wales Regional Chairman, Brinley Groves and members of the Spoon committee. Kit Davis, Trustee of the Harriet Davis
Trust, said that the swimming pool is a tremendous asset for the children to use as it gives a freedom of movement which they may not otherwise experience. The warmth of the water and the gentle exercise, without any weight bearing, is very therapeutic as well as being great fun which all the family can enjoy together.
Wales ASHGROVE SCHOOL
SENSORY GARDEN For children with autism Spoon donation: £10,000 Opened by: Robert Norster, Wales Region President, Cardiff, Wales, British & Irish Lions on 13th April
outdoor classroom and raised beds with multi sensory elements. The Wooden Spoon Sensory Garden was opened by Robert Norster, Wales Region President of Wooden Spoon, on 13th April. Brinley Groves, Regional Chairman, was joined by former All Black and Cardiff Blues No. 8 Xavier Rush along with staff from the TNT Llantrisant Depot.
Robert Norster said, “It is such an honour to represent Wooden Spoon on occasions like today and witness first hand the wonderful work done by volunteers around the Regions.” Teacher, Kerry Cole, said, “The money we received from Wooden Spoon has enabled us to create this amazing area. The pupils have benefitted greatly from the garden and enjoy the learning experiences they now have in our outside environment.”
Warwickshire MIDLAND SPORTS CENTRE FOR
THE DISABLED TRUST LTD MICHAEL WHETSTONE MEMORIAL GARDEN For children with disabilities Spoon donation: £21,000 Opened by: Tim Stimpson, Leicester Tigers, England and British & Irish Lions, Honorary President of Shropshire Spoon, on 20th April 2011
in his memory. The amount raised was used to build a sensory garden in Michael’s memory at the Xcel Leisure Centre near to where he lived and went to school. Michael’s mother Teresa said the project created the perfect legacy for Michael as he loved the outdoors and being active. The garden consists of a series of outdoor spaces providing a range of sensory experiences from calming and thought provoking to stimulating and refreshing. Spoon donated £21,000 towards the Sensory Garden which has rugby inspired themes with a rugby ball shaped centre and arches at each end to depict goal posts. The Michael Whetstone Wooden Spoon Memorial Garden was officially opened by England, British Lions and Leicester Tigers legend Tim Stimpson on 20th April. Teresa, Neil and Amie Whetstone joined Ian Holroyd, Chairman of Warwickshire Wooden Spoon, during a special ceremony.
Warwickshire WOODFIELD SCHOOL
OUTDOOR LEARNING ENVIRONMENT AREA For children with special educational needs Spoon donation: £12,000 Opened by: Tom Wood, England & Northampton Saints on 14th June 2011
Woodfield School in Coventry is a school for pupils aged 5-11 years with behavioural, social and emotional difficulties, some of whom also suffer from Autism.
Robert Norster opens the Sensory Garden
Ashgrove School in Penarth is a Special Needs School exclusively for children aged 3 – 19 years with autism including twelve residential pupils. It is the only exclusively ASD school in South Wales and, consequently, takes those children at the more extreme end of the ASD spectrum.
Because of the severity of their condition, the children’s academic achievement aspirations, in the majority of cases, are limited. A high level of attention is given to increasing the levels of sensory perception and social/life skills.
Spoon donated £10,000 towards a sensory garden with a decked area, allotment, textured path, a large shed used as an
Michael Whetstone’s family with Tim Stimpson, Ian Holroyd & Paul Breed
The Xcel Centre is one of three Sports Centres funded and supported by Midlands Sports Centre for the Disabled Trust Ltd which provides a wide range of sports facilities with the unique dimension that every aspect is disabled friendly.
Michael Whetstone died in September 2009 from advanced bowel cancer at the age of 22. Michael loved all types of sport but his passion was rugby and before he died he requested that all donations at his funeral should be made to Wooden Spoon. Now more than £20,000 has been raised
The main objective of the school is to educate the children and introduce them to a range of social skills that will enable them to return to a mainstream school. In part this is achieved by offering small group working and play opportunities, designed to involve the pupils closely with each other in a structured environment.
The school was built in the early 1980s and the existing limited range of equipment in the outdoor play areas was poor and, in part, condemned as unsafe.
Ian Holroyd, Tom Wood and children at Woodfield school
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