BuTTERflIES-HAVEN

Butterflies-Haven has had another great year, increasing our member numbers and obtaining some committed and wonderful new volunteers.

Our children and young people are really starting to shine and communicate. The older step-up members have enjoyed learning about train travel, catching a train in Keynsham and travelling to Bradford-on-Avon. Our thanks goes to Rob Owen, who is the accessibility mentor with GWR, for arranging this opportunity. The older step-up members also enjoyed bowling and a visit to Freedog in Brislington.

The younger Young Voice members have enjoyed new sensory equipment, thanks to a grant from Tesco in Keynsham. At the end of term, they also had the opportunity to experience role play with Pop Up Village.

We have been fortunate in receiving donations and grants from quite a few organisations this year.

We would like to say a big thank you to Keynsham Town Council, The Masons, Compton Dando Quiz team and The Entertainer to name a few. Without their support we would not be able to provide the services valued by our young members.

We have also been nominated by the Saltford Santa Dash as one of the charities to benefit from this year’s Santa Dash. This will be held on the first weekend in December so, if you like running and want to get involved, please let us know.

We are still hosting our coffee mornings and wellness walks, so please keep an eye on our Facebook page for dates of these events.

If you would like to volunteer with us, we can always do with more hands on the deck as we progress to the next stage of our charity to help us support more families.

Watch this space.