News and blogs
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Our Christmas Shop is now open!
Thursday 5th December 2019
In our Fledglings shop, we have a new exciting selection of gifts and stocking fillers to help you and your child have a more relaxing and fun holiday season!
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Share your top Xmas tips!
Wednesday 4th December 2019
Christmas is just around the corner and before we all know it, it’ll be THAT day again, so do you have any pearls of wisdom or top tips on how to survive all aspects of Christmas this year?
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Help a family thrive this Giving Tuesday
Tuesday 3rd December 2019
I'm the grandparent of a happy, funny, affectionate and beautiful six year old boy called Jamie. This Giving Tuesday, a global giving day, I'm asking you to support this charity who made us feel so welcome.
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10% off ALL our toys, clothing and sensory products for disabled children
Friday 29th November 2019
It's Black Friday Sales Weekend, and we're offering a 10% discount across all products in our Fledglings shop.
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Without Contact I don't know where we'd be
Tuesday 26th November 2019
With less than a week to go until Giving Tuesday - Miriam shares how we changed her life. With your donation of £4 a month we can help thousands more families like Miriam’s.
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#VoteSEND - Make Disabled Children a priority
Wednesday 20th November 2019
Help us make disabled children a priority in the general election, and beyond, by sending an email to all your local candidates.
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Take our Changing Lives quiz!
Tuesday 19th November 2019
Take our Changing Lives quiz and find out how much you know about the different ways we've changed the lives of families with disabled children.
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Book onto our free Brighter Beginnings workshops now
Thursday 14th November 2019
Are you the parent of a child aged 0-8 with additional needs in Gateshead, Coventry or Middlesbrough?
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West End support for Contact
Thursday 14th November 2019
We are delighted that the Trafalgar Studios in London are kindly supporting Contact during the week of November 18th. The West End theatre is currently showing the classic Peter Nichols play, A Day in the Death of Joe Egg, about a couple bringing up a disabled child.
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School transport survey – how does the school transport loophole affect you?
Wednesday 13th November 2019
In partnership with parents at SEND Action and the #closetheloop campaign group we are today launching a survey to find out how the school transport loophole is affecting families in England.
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