The Co-operative Food - Horsham, Guildford Road

Chestnut Tree House is the children’s hospice for Sussex and South East Hampshire. Thanks to support from the local community, children and families who know they don’t have long together have the chance to live life to the full and say goodbye in the way that is right for them. The generosity of the local community makes this happen. Almost £6 million is needed every year to provide hospice care for local children and their families. Very little of this comes from the government. The rest comes from the amazing donations we receive, fundraising, gifts in wills, shops, the Chestnut Tree House lottery and volunteering.

Springboard is a caring and committed charity that has been supporting the local community for over 30 years. We work with children, young people and families by offering support, inclusive play and leisure opportunities. We aim to promote inclusion and diversity, improve physical and emotional wellbeing, increase life skills and independence, reduce isolation by helping to build relationships and friendships and provide accessible recreational and leisure opportunities. Our Services SEND OFFER Springboard provides SEND services for children and young people aged 0-25 years in West Sussex and Sutton. Sessions run after school, at evenings and weekends during term time and various full days throughout school holidays. We offer a range of activities from in-house sessions focussing on sensory play, baking and arts and crafts to sessions in the local community where we put much needed life skills into practice from using public transport, money handling and ordering food. We believe that our sessions encourage independence, social interaction and equal opportunities. ‘Without Springboard our family would be in a very different place emotionally. Springboard gives us time to refresh and face things again with new energy. The opportunity to have some head space and review where we are at. We would be at a total loss without these breaks. My son had loved the days our he has been able to access that we would struggle to do as a family but most of all he loves the opportunity to play at Springboard. He has made friends at Springboard and we love the fact he has somewhere he can play safely with people who get him. A place to play without judgement’ Short Break Parent Quote. Stay and Play With opportunities to socialise, explore and improve school readiness, our Centre is ideal for children from birth up to ten years to come and enjoy our stay and play facilities. Our centre has something for everyone including soft play, sensory room, a role play room and a fully equipped kitchen. We also have a large, enclosed garden with swings, slides, a wheelchair accessible roundabout, sensory musical toys and a sports area. The centre has inclusive changing facilities including ceiling and mobile hoists. The Centre can also be booked for children’s parties at weekends at the times it is not being used for SEND sessions. Volunteering Springboard could not be the charity it is today without the help of our fantastic volunteers. Volunteers help at both our SEND sessions and in our inclusive play centre, donating their time to support the children and young people or helping with gardening, cleaning and admin. If you would like more information on our services, stay and play, volunteering or fundraising we would love to hear from you hello@springboardproject.com Overcoming Barriers, Transforming Lives

Aside from our centre we also enjoy developing community projects and over the years have been able set up and run social clubs, music events, football training, day trips and nights out. We feel opportunities to socialise and develop friendships and relationships are the most important aspect of what we do and very important to the individuals we support. The Butterfly Project started in 2009 and was originally developed as an alternative to traditional day centres in the area. Our roots and ethos are very much based on being part of the community, initiating and developing community projects, creating opportunities for the individuals we support and the wider community, providing excellent training, activities and sessions to ensure individuals can develop work and life skills. We have worked hard to develop an exciting and diverse timetable which offers a wide range of activities and sessions to suit all abilities and needs.