Tenants at a Cumbernauld Retirement Housing Development have worked hard with the community to ensure disadvantaged children across Europe can enjoy a Merry Christmas with something to unwrap. More than 50 hats were made while development manager, Elizabeth Fox, designed her very own puppets to be donated to children in Romania and Belarus. 267 Shoeboxes were filled by New College ... Read More »
An Irvine Care Home is to open its doors to two elderly members of the local community to ensure they will not have to eat alone this Christmas Day. Kind-hearted staff at Bupa’s Fullarton care home, in Irvine, will welcome the two members of the local community, facing the prospect of a Christmas on their own, to enjoy a traditional ... Read More »
Kind-hearted pupils from a Glasgow high school treated local care home residents to a home-cooked festive feast, to help prevent loneliness among the elderly this Christmas. St Andrew’s Roman Catholic Secondary School invited 10 residents from Bupa’s Eastbank Care Home to socialise with other elderly members of the community over a spread of hearty, traditional dishes, specially prepared by its ... Read More »
On eve of Festive Season national disability charity finds carers feel exhausted, sleep-deprived and lonely. With many of us looking forward to enjoying the festivities this holiday season, a new study by national disability charity Revitalise has worryingly revealed that many carers have far less reason to be jolly this Christmas. The charity’s research found that 4 out of 10 ... Read More »
A Glasgow care home had Santa and his reindeer drop by this week to visit the residents and help kick start their Christmas celebrations. Bupa’s Darnley Court Care Home welcomed Dasher, Blitzen and friends to bring the festive spirit and all of the residents and over 100 local children were given the honour of switching on the lights to decorate ... Read More »
Surviving the holiday period can be tough, not just on Christmas day but also each gathering the period brings with family and friends. This can be especially difficult for children with disabilities. Everything about Christmas and the holiday period is different, and sometimes quite frightening for them. The sounds, the smells, the people and the general atmosphere changes during the ... Read More »
The festive season can be an extremely stressful time for children with autism. For most families, Christmas is a time of celebration and fun. The odd bah-humbug moment aside, most of us would probably admit to enjoying the sheer indulgence of it all. If, however, a member of your family has autism and/or a learning disability, it may be a ... Read More »
No, it’s not a sith lord from the new Star Wars film… It’s me enjoying a cuppa in my Help for Heroes mug, in my Help for Heroes dressing gown. My family are very much military orientated with careers and such. My sister never leaves for work without her Help for Heroes lunch bag and my dad with his socks ... Read More »
Last Christmas Danni Clarke from Hereford, a 32 year old mum of four, suddenly paralysed by a rare brain condition faced a bleak future. But this Christmas the future looks much brighter. Danni who was diagnosed with Arnold Chiari Malformation, underwent brain surgery for her condition, where a lower part of the brain pushes down towards the spinal cord, but complications led ... Read More »
In the UK, there are an estimated 25,000 children under sixteen years old, who are blind or partially sighted. Approximately 64 per cent of those are educated in mainstream schools (RNIB survey of VI services, 2012). Many children with visual impairments face barriers in physical activity. The reasons for this can include poor inclusive PE teaching and limited access to ... Read More »
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