Domestic Gardens Punjabi Wolves Charity
The Punjabi Wolves Charity comes from Punjabi heritage and gives Asians a voice in football. The established charity raises thousands of pounds through sponsored events: from 100km in a day cycle rides, to galas.
The charity now raises money and helps individuals directly, with some of their work this year including:
• £11,000 for a specialist wheelchair
• £5,500 to fill a room at Walsall Hospice with specialist equipment
• Re-laying a front drive for a young boy with a rare disease
• Fitting a house with rails for a girl with Cerebral palsy
Promise Dreams
Promise Dreams is a national registered children’s charity that was launched in 2001 to make dreams come true for seriously and terminally ill children, and their families, across the UK.
The charity accepts applications for children from birth to eighteen and whether the child would like some time away from hospital appointments and treatment for a family holiday, specialist equipment to ensure the best possible levels of care are maintained at home or even the chance to meet their favourite celebrity whilst they still can, Promise Dreams is committed to help.
Tragically, time is not something that many of these families have a lot of, so raising a few special smiles and creating treasured memories is what Promise Dreams is all about.
Thanks to the hard work, passion and enthusiasm of its supporters, the charity has raised in excess of £2,000,000 and more than 1,250 very special children have seen their dreams come true.
Promise Dreams organise a range of fundraising events throughout the year from golf days to gala dinners and fun runs, so why not get involved?
www.promisedreams.co.uk/events Autism
Autism is a lifelong neurodevelopmental disorder characterised by impaired social interaction, verbal and non-verbal communication, and restricted and repetitive behaviour. Autistic people see, hear and feel the world differently to other people.
Autism is a spectrum condition. All autistic people share certain difficulties, but being autistic will affect them in different ways. Some autistic people also have learning disabilities, mental health issues or other conditions, meaning people need different levels of support. All people on the autism spectrum learn and develop. With the right sort of support, all can be helped to live a more fulfilling life of their own choosing.
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Harry and Mason - two very happy little boys
Saying goodbye to four-year-old Harry is the next thing to do, and I struggle with that one a bit! It looks like the boys will get a lot of joy out of their new garden
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“Well, for this type of use, forever really. It’s never going to wear out. I have the same at home, the children have grown up and left and now the dogs just play on it. It looks as good as it did when it first went down.” The maintenance is also straightforward,
“just use a stiff yard brush to get the piles back up if there has been anything on the grass. The turf also won’t fade in the sun as it’s completely UV stable.” This is where I leave the team to it. They
are, after all, extremely busy at this time of the year. As well as this, the company are busy 365
days of the year maintaining artificial pitches, “with the gardens and installations, we are quite sporadic so, if the boys aren’t working on those, they hop onto the big machines to maintain the pitches.” Saying goodbye to four-year-old Harry is
the next thing to do, and I struggle with that one a bit! It looks like the boys will get a lot
Global Developmental Delay
Global Developmental Delay (GDD) is the general term used to describe a condition that occurs during the developmental period of a child between birth and 18 years. It is usually defined by the child being diagnosed with having a lower intellectual functioning than what is perceived as ‘normal’. It is usually accompanied by having significant limitations in communication. It is said to affect about 1-3% of the population.
The most common signs of GDD include:
- The child is unable to sit on the floor without support by 8 months
- The child is unable to crawl by 12 months
- The child has poor social skills/ judgment - The child is unable to roll over by 6 months - The child has communication problems - The child has fine/ gross motor difficulties
- The child shows aggressive behaviour as a coping skill
There is no single treatment for GDD, but there are ways to help some of the conditions that may be causing the delay.
of joy out of their new garden, and speaking to Claire afterwards while she coordinates a photo shoot of the boys for the magazine (top tip: bribe them with cookies), she tells me that the lawn looks brilliant and they love it. “Brilliant” is most definitely what they deserve, and I hope the lawn is just one step towards maintaining the balance they work so hard for.
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