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It may be hard to imagine not being able to hold your head upright to see the world around you, not being able to sit on your own, or stand independently; always needing the support of a carer or specialised chair. For the children we work with this is a heart-breaking reality. The Movement Centre is a UK registered charity. We help to address movement control issues, which many children with a brain injury or disability face. We do this through our unique therapy, Targeted Training. The children who visit The Movement Centre have cerebral palsy, global developmental delay or other problems of movement control. A course of therapy can help children to gain essential functional skills, which can make them far more independent. This can completely change their lives. Targeted Training was developed 20 years ago by The Movement Centre. It was created by drawing on specialist physiotherapy and bioengineering. We are based in Oswestry, Shropshire, but we work with children from across the UK. Since we were founded in 1996 we have supported more than 500 children and helped them gain independence and a better quality of life through increased movement control, but there is still so much to be done. Currently as many as 2,500 children are born every year, in the UK alone, who could benefit from Targeted Training. We want to reach as many children as possible and make a lifelong difference.

We would like to provide craft sessions for adults and children in the Wrexham area who are affected by autism. By providing a closed group session in a safe environment it will enable children/adults with autism to relax and to let their creative side come out. By being able to express their creative side it will enhance their confidence, which a lot of people affected by autism have little of. They can also use the sessions to build on their social and communication skills, to improve fine motor skills and to really feel like they have achieved something.

CHUMS Befriending Service operates throughout the whole of Shropshire offering friendship and company through volunteer befrienders to adults who feel lonely and isolated and are in need of someone to talk to. Our befrienders visit their client every week for a chat and a cuppa in order to relieve their isolation and hopefully boost their confidence and self-esteem.