Activities
Holiday Activity and Food (HAF) Programme
Please find updated information on the below link:
https://www.togetherforchildren.org.uk/HAF
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The Storybook, Boldon 0191 5369408 |
Monday 6-8pm aged 2+ Special Friends – Play for children with disabilities |
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Hendon Young Peoples Project 0191 5537717 |
Saturday 9-11.45am/1-4pm Aged 5-13 Play for children with disabilities |
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Odeon Cinema, Metrocentre
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Sundays 11.30am (once a month) Autism friendly cinema screenings For more information see www.dimensions-uk.org/what-we-do/autism/autism-friendly-films/ |
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Empire Cinema, Sunderland
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Saturday/Sunday 10.30am Empire Jrs- Child friendly cinema All tickets £1 |
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Cineworld Cinema, Boldon
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Saturday/Sunday 10am Movies for juniors with pre show entertainment All tickets £1 |
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Hydrotherapy Pool, Fulwell Day Centre
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Monday- 9.30-11am Wednesday 5-6.30pm For bookings telephone 0191 5534127 |
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Sensory Play, Hetton Children’s Centre
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Thursday 1.30-2.30pm For bookings telephone 0191 5536735 |
| Organisation | Information | Contact Information |
| Sunderland Families Information Service | Provides information about all aspects of family life for all parents and carers. |
0191 520 5505 |
| Communicate In Print 2 | Communicate: In Print 2 is a desktop publishing program forcreating symbol-supported resources for printing. It is an excellenttool for anyone wanting to make accessible materials for theirschool, home, business or community. | http://www.widgit.com/products/inprint/index.htm |
| Tabitha’s Toys | Loan sensory equipment from this website, originally set up in memory of Tabitha Leees-Moore. Loan equipment from bubble lamps, fibre optics and I-Pads. | www.tabithastoys.org |
| Hearts and minds | Collect and recycle old mobile phones in return for great technology gifts while also helping Hearts & Minds raise much needed funds to assist families touched by autism. | http://heartsandmindschallenge.org/content/mobile-phone-exchange-home |
| Sunderland Disabled Children Website | Provides information, advice, support and guidance to disabled children with a range of disabilities, young people and their families living in Sunderland. | http://www.sundc.org.uk/ |
| Sunderland Events | Information about things to see and do in and around Sunderland. | http://www.sunderlandevents.co.uk/ |
| Contact a family | National charity that provides support, information and advice to families of disabled children | http://www.cafamily.org.uk/ |
| Caroline Comer |
Parent Partnership Co-ordinator: |
This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.">caroline.comer@sunderland.gov.uk 0191 561 5643 |
| Parent & Carer Council | Run by Parent Carers, for Parent Carers. Support for families with children and young people who have disabilities, special education needs and/or additional needs. |
This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.">swcpcc@googlemail.com 0191 4175322 |
| Disability Living Allowance | Disability Living Allowance (DLA) is a tax-free benefit for disabled children and adults to help with extra costs. | there is a link here on the old website but i can't copy it |
| Sunderland Carers’ Centre | Offers information, advice and support service to carers throughout Sunderland. |
0191 5493768 |
| Sunderland Young Carers’ Centre | Support and activities for young people who have a caring role. |
Dave Wilcox/Sue Callaghan: 0191 5673232 |
| Special Olympics | Special Olympics providers of year round sports training and competition for people with learning disabilities. |
www.specialolympicssunderland.org.uk Kath Rooney: 07897597916 |
| Buttle Fund | Small grants programme provides families basic items such as a bed, a cooker, a fridge-freezer or a washing machine. |
020 7828 7311 |
