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The members of staff were especially keen to support
Roundabout (a charity for children with special education
needs). Through the years the charity has supported
children with learning difficulties including autism, cerebral
palsy, Downs syndrome, language delay, developmental
delay and behavioural problems. One of their major outlays
is for specialist play and communication equipment which
is beneficial for both development and fun.
Pictured beside is Sallie Ward (receptionist at Burton) with two
children of Roundabout.
The communication equipment donated to them by
Embassy of Man will amongst other things help children
who cannot speak 'say' aloud what they want to and allow
them to make choices and respond to those speaking to
them. Other pieces will encourage children with overall
communication difficulties to become more involved
through interaction. These children, some of whom have
physical difficulties, will be able to learn that they can
control things and interact with other people through their
actions.
 The old Chinese Proverb ‘Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day but teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime’ may not be fully applicable to our donation of last quarter but we believe the 25 fishing nets provided to the anglers of PAD Club (Practical Angling for the disabled) will be put to good use and will give hours of relaxation to them.
Martina, our Embassy of Man representative at Burton, recently visited the club and met a few of its members, pictured beside.
In the early 90’s, a group of disabled anglers decided to form their own angling club which would provide accessible and safe fishing for their unique needs. Permission to fish a stretch of the River Trent at Barrow was given by the authorities and soon the fishery and club were established. PAD currently has 26 registered disabled anglers and a few able bodied helpers with funding through memberhip subscriptions and other fundraising efforts.
Contact Details:
Express by Holiday Inn, 2nd Avenue, Centrum 100 Business Estate,
Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, England. DE14 2WF. Tel: +00 44 (0)1283 504300
Fax: +00 44 (0)1283 504301
E-Mail:info@exhiburton.co.uk
Web: http://www.exhiburton.co.uk
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