WSNC Soft Play Sensory Resource

and Hoylake 10k Fun Run
 

The Soft Play Sensory Resource caters for the particular requirements of Wirral’s special needs children and young people (aged 10 upwards) and provides them a few hours of fun and social chat. It is a vital community resource that has a huge impact on its many users and their carers, so improving their overall quality of life. We also have a number of local schools whose special pupils benefit from the resources offered.

The resource is provided by the Wednesday Special Needs Club which meets every Wednesday evening between 7 and 9 pm (during school term times). The club is run and supported by volunteer helpers and has no official funding.

It is located in a specially equipped Soft Play Sensory Resource Room in Hoylake Community Centre (registered charity no. 1015141). The club also has the use of the Centre’s facilities, in particular the spacious welcoming Coffee Bar and the large hall for group activities.

The Hoylake 10k Fun Run is organised annually by the club as a fundraising activity to help with the upkeep of the resource. The club also holds a ‘Summer Fair’ each year on a Saturday during July (admission free). The next one is on Saturday 21st July 2012 (11 am to 3 pm) .

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 Our Facilities

Large ball pool, accomodating 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 a sound-activated light system to provide visual stimulation A ‘Quiet Room’ padded with white soft play cushioning, featuring illuminated bubble columns and fibre optic displays Use of a spacious welcoming Coffee Bar with its adjoining extension space for various recreational activities including music, TV, play-stations and table games Use of a large hall where members can participate in various activities, arts and crafts and games such as our football ‘Shoot Out’ Top

Fundraising

The Soft Play Sensory facilities have been made possible by the club’s own fundraising efforts, and donations from groups within the local community and various charitable organisations.

The club’s major fundraising activity each year is the annual Hoylake Coastal 10km Run, which takes place on a Sunday in September (dependent on the tides!). This event provides local businesses with excellent sponsorship opportunities  (e.g. T-Shirts advertising, etc.).

For more information and to download an application form, see the Hoylake 10K page. Results and photographs of the runners appear on our website after each run (results within 48 hours and photos after about a week).

Additionally the club holds a ‘Summer Fair’ on a Saturday during July (admission free).

So keep a look out for these two events and check on this website for ongoing news and information.

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Your support

The WSNC couldn’t do anything without you. Whether you turn up at the Summer Fair and go away with a couple of bargains, or you take part in the fun run, or if you volunteer to help out in any way, your money, time and skills allow this most valuable community resource to continue. We thank you all for your continued support.

BUT WE NEED YOUR HELP AND SUPPORT in providing this marvellous facility in the future.

Could You?

Offer your time (on club nights, as a Run marshal or Summer Fair helper)
Offer your skills
Offer sponsorship (for the 10K Run)
Make a one-time donation

If so, please get in touch to discuss how you could help.

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Contact us

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 an email to hoylakewsnc@btinternet.com

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Acknowledgements

The WSNC wishes to thank the Joint Management Committee of Hoylake Community Centre for their continued support.

The WSNC purchase all their garden plants from Frankby Nurseries and wish to thank Paul and his staff for their continued support (and wonderful baskets!). The garden provides a very colourful place to rest after the fun of the resource.

Thank you to all the organisations which have made donations to us. A big thank you to everyone who has helped and supported the club over the past 16 years.

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