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Facilities provided include: 
- Large ball pool, accommodating up to 10 users, for motor stimulation and therapeutic play
- Electric hoist for easy access to the ball pool by users with severe mobility problems
- Extensive soft play area, providing a safe environment for therapeutic play and motor stimulation
- Soft and textured surfaces, providing tactile stimulation
- Audio equipment playing music for aural stimulation
- Various lighting effects, including fibre-optic displays and sound activated light system to provide visual stimulation
- A ‘Quiet Room’ padded with white soft play cushioning, featuring illuminated bubble columns and fibre optic display
- As well as having the Soft Play Resource available, also has the use of a large Coffee Bar and adjoining extension for recreation including music, TV, play-stations, and table games
- Has access to a large hall with Arts and Crafts facilities
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Sensory Garden
The garden is an ongoing project, and provides a safe stimulating open air extension of the club’s soft play sensory resource, and includes tactile and scented stimulus for all special needs groups
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The WEDNESDAY SPECIAL NEEDS CLUB
Created to meet the needs of Wirral’s special needs children and young people. It is run by volunteer helpers and has no official funding. It was formed in March 1993 and opened the resource in May 1995. It meets every Wednesday night 7 to 9 during school term time
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Fundraising
All the facilities provided have been made possible by the club’s own fundraising efforts, and donations from various charitable organisations and groups within the local community.
 The club’s main fundraising activity each year, is the Hoylake 10k Fun Run. This event provides local businesses with excellent sponsorship opportunities (e.g. T-Shirts advertising, etc.)
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For more information:
If you would like to know more about the club or the Soft Play Resource (which is available 5 days a week to special needs groups), then please contact Carla Williams on 0151 625 9505 or send email to hoylakewsnc@btinternet.com for information
Acknowledgements:
The WSNC wishes to thank the Joint Management Committee of the Hoylake Community Centre for their continued support.
The club’s website was originally created for the club by Dr Jason Burry and the WSNC would like to thank Jason for his work. The site has recently been redesigned by Jim Anderson to give greater emphasis to the Hoylake 10k Run.
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