Short Breaks for Disabled Children & Young People

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Short Breaks for Disabled Children & Young People 2011 – 2012

There are many opportunities for fun throughout the town where children with disabilities and/or their whole family can enjoy themselves. For up to date details of what events are happening during the holidays and at weekends/after school in Children’s Centres, schools, clubs and elsewhere please contact the
Family Information Service on 01702 215007.

Kingsdown School , St Christophers and Lancaster Schools
All have Holiday clubs running at various times in school holidays. Please contact the schools direct for more information. Kingsdown School 01702 527486.
St. Christophers 01702 524193. Lancaster School 01702 342543.

Whizz Kidz
Residential holiday for youngsters with physical/mobility impairments 26 – 28 October. Contact Phillippa on 020 7798 6125 or email p.gillespie@whizz-kidz.org.uk

Kingsdown After School Clubs (age range 3 - 14 yrs)
A wide range of activities to stretch the imagination and a chance to learn new skills. For more information contact Donna Slattery on 01702 527486

Mencap 5 – 8s Holiday Club
To get information on the range of Mencap activities on offer contact Southend Mencap on 01702 341250 or marc.mcowens@southendmencap.co.uk

Peer Mentoring Project (age range 13-25 yrs)
Working (and playing!) with young adults who have been trained to be a mentor/befriender, the young person with disabilities will access community activities and take part in the Southend Youth Council. For more information contact Rob Pittaway on 01702 534590.

Family Creative Arts Workshops
A series of family based creative arts sessions starting in the autumn. Contact rosemarypennington@southend.gov.uk 01702 215624

Watersport at the Southend Marine Activities Centre
A chance for young people with disabilities to try out a wide range of water based sports. Subsidised places available on their Multi sports courses in the summer holidays. For more information contact Gary Weeks on 01702 612770

Purple Goat Drama Event at the Cliffs Pavilion.
This popular drama group will work with 15 disabled young people and a cast of 50 local children for 8 days in the summer holidays – culminating with a public performance.
Contact 0208 6878967 or info@purplegoattheatre.com

Multi Sports Taster Day at Garons
Swimming and Leisure Centre - a chance to try out a range of exciting sport and water activities on 17th September for free! More details to come via schools but to get earliest info contact Luke Greenway on 01702 442902

RAD
Will be offering a range of exciting opportunities for youngsters with hearing impairment. Group events and the chance to join in local youth clubs, sports activities etc with a signer will be available. Contact Andrew Eadie 0845 688 2525 Minicom 0845 688 2527

White Bus Film Club
Is back for the autumn season showing films in their private cinema where your youngster can show their enjoyment as noisily as they like! Films will be announced via flyers sent by the schools and the newsletter but to sign up for more information contact Malcolm on 07951 716339

The YMCA
Is offering an exciting programme of challenges and opportunities in their ‘Heptathlon’ where young people (14+) will be supported to complete the challenges including music making, cookery, puppetry, dance, circuit training and more. Run on Saturdays 11 - 4pm. Contact on Syrie Cox 01702 301301

The Southend Toy Library
Will be taking members to enjoy water sports at the Southend Marine Activity Centre. For more information about this and the Toy Library contact the Lighthouse Child Development Centre on 01702 508180

Southend Library
Service special story sessions. With the exciting Story Bags that have been bought the Library will soon be offering story sessions for older children with disabilities - be involved with Roald Dahl‟s Matilda and other stories. Kits will also be available for other organisations to use in the library. For further details contact katharinepond@southend.gov.uk or 01702 215011

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Purple Goat Theatre is embarking on one of the most ambitious projects to hit Southend-on-Sea. Starting 8th August 2011, the company will work with 15 young disabled people and 50 children from local schools to rehearse and perform the much-loved children’s story, Pinocchio.

The unique twist of the project is the timescale. Purple Goat Theatre has intentionally given itself one week from start to finish. The children will have less than 30 hours to rehearse, learn lines, make puppets and perform the show at the Cliffs Pavilion Theatre on 15th august 2011.

With numerous organisations involved, including theatres, schools, charities and local businesses, Purple Goat Theatre will reach out to hundreds of young people in the Southend area. To help create the set of the show we have contacted 7 local schools in the Southend area and asked for their support. Children from each year will draw an image with Pinocchio as a stimulus. Once these have been completed we will collect and assemble the artwork to create a collage to be used as the backdrop for the show.
A large percentage of the ticket sales will help towards creating more art-based programmes in Southend-on-Sea for more young people to benefit from.

Purple Goat Theatre is now on the look out for young talent of all ability to take part in the show.
If this is your first theatre experience or you are a regular, the show will be a unique and spectacular event that is a must see. Tickets are on sale now for the one off performance on Monday 15th August at 7.30pm.
If you want to be involved in the project please contact Purple Goat Theatre, participation for all involved is free of charge.
Phone- 0208 6878 967
Email: info@purplegoattheatre.com
Web: http://www.purplegoattheatre.com

For tickets please contact Cliffs Pavilion Theatre-
Web: http://www.thecliffspavilion.co.uk
Box Office: 01702 35 11 35