Hearts & Minds

Trustees applauded the work of Clowndoctors and Elderflowers — highly trained arts practitioners who combined musicality, performance, and sensitivity in their support of children with physical and cognitive disabilities. Their activities — from bubble-blowing games to gentle lullabies — supported not just the children, but whole families.

Happy Days Children’s Charity

Trustees were pleased to contribute to the cost of a residential group holiday to London for 25 children aged 11–16 with special needs from the Horncastle area of Lincolnshire.

Family Action

Trustees were pleased to support the work in providing long-term mentoring friendships for three children with Autism Spectrum Disorder on the waiting list.

English Touring Opera

Trustees were delighted to receive the application to perform The Wellies to over 1,650 young people with SEND in 30 performances across 22 venues including schools, theatres, and public locations in London, Snape Maltings, Saffron Walden, Buxton, Chester, Poole, and Exeter. Your earlier production The Big Red Moon was highly praised, and Trustees were confident your new work brought joy to many.

Elizabeth Foundation

Trustees were pleased to continue supporting the vital speech and language therapy sessions for profoundly deaf children aged 2 to 5. Trustees understood these 80 intensive sessions played a crucial role in giving children the tools to communicate and thrive.

Douglas MacMillan Charitable Trust

Trustees were pleased to support the inspirational dramatherapy sessions, offering children in your hospice a much-needed outlet through role-play, improvisation, movement, and puppetry.

Dame Vera Lynn Children’s Charity

Trustees were pleased to continue supporting the Learning Together Project, which delivers conductive education sessions for children with cerebral palsy and other motor learning impairments.

Cystic Fibrosis Trust

Trustees were impressed by the creative ways the Trust provided activities and support for young people with Cystic Fibrosis, particularly the involvement of young people in shaping the programme.

Children’s Heart Surgery Fund

Trustees supported the work in promoting the wellbeing of children with congenital heart conditions, through the provision of sensory toys for neonatal units, ward-based arts and craft activities, and home monitoring equipment.

Child Brain Injury Trust

Trustees were glad that last year’s grant enabled support of children with brain injuries in the West Midlands. We hope this year’s grant helped expand these services.