Fantastic locally based charity striving to expand its services


Megan Baker House is an established Herefordshire based charity that offers holistic, conductive education to children with cerebral


palsy and adults with early onset Parkinson’s. The charity has been running for more than ten years and has helped hundreds of children, adults and their families, mostly from within the counties of Herefordshire and Worcestershire, some from a little further afield in the Midlands and the South West, but also others that have travelled large distances to benefit from the wonderful help provided - including from Truro in Cornwall, Aberdeen in Scotland and Teeside in the north east.


Based in a dedicated and specially kitted out centre near Leominster, and with a number of highly skilled staff, MBH offers incredible help in quite wonderful surroundings. The caring atmosphere can be felt as soon as you enter the building, a delightful modernised barn conversion. Like many charities these days, MBH


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Breastfeeding Support - NHS Helpline 0300 100 0212


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Herefordshire Children’s Centre - support for families with young children www.herefordshire.gov.uk


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is entirely reliant on the generosity of its supporters, on the donations it receives and the grants it is able to attract. In 2011 it was able to attract a major grant from the National Lottery ‘Big Lottery Fund’ which enabled MBH to launch its new Reach Out project which aims to establish conductive education classes in five schools and five community-based venues within the surrounding areas whilst continuing its work at its current base.


Even in the current financial climate, it has a real desire to expand the work it undertakes but recognises that some families will struggle to travel to the Herefordshire countryside to take advantage of the skills available there. So a scheme that allows MBH to take the conductive education out into the communities it serves should help many more people, young and old, who can benefit from the help it offers but who are unable to make it to Megan Baker House on a regular basis.


You can see more about the excellent work of Megan Baker House and how you can help them by simply clicking on: www.meganbakerhouse.org.uk or by calling the charity on 01568 616179.


Herefordshire Register Office - civil baby naming ceremonies www.herefordshire.gov.uk/ceremonies 01432 383 261


Megan Baker House - support for children with cerebral palsy www.meganbakerhouse.org.uk


Meningitis Trust - Advice on symptoms of Meningitis www.meningitis-trust.org 0800 028 1828


NHS Direct Helpline www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk 0845 46 47


NSPCC Helpline 0808 800 5000


Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) - Advice on accident prevention www.rospa.com 0121 248 2000


The County Hospital, Hereford www.herefordhospital.nhs.uk 01432 355 444


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