Eureka! has launched an exciting new project called Helping Hands, for families with disabled children. Funding from the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation is helping us to provide a range of services that enable the whole family, parents, grandparents, carers and siblings, to come along and enjoy a day at Eureka! and reduce the stresses and strains that a family day out can entail. Helping Hands provides:
- An Extra Pair of Hands – a bookable service providing families with a specially trained enabler who will support them throughout their visit
- Saturday and holiday clubs - a chance for families to play and learn together at sessions run by trained enablers
- Ambassadors – Eureka! wants families to help by telling us what they think of our galleries and activities, giving us their ideas and suggestions and telling other families about the Helping Hands project
Saturday and Holiday Clubs
We will be running Helping Hands clubs regularly. Check in for new dates. Coming up:
Learning Disability Primary: 26 May, 2 and 9 June 2012
For families of primary aged children with Learning Disabilities
We would like to invite families of children with learning disabilities to come and discover new ways to play together. We will have trained enablers on hand to support your visit, additional activities and parking - all completely FREE!
These Saturday clubs are for children who may be on School Action or
School Action Plus and have general, non-specific, learning disabilities.
- Meet other families
- Enjoy Eureka!’s fun filled environment
- Discover new ways to play and have fun together
- Specially created sessions will be run by the Eureka! team
- The sessions will include a visit to a different museum gallery each week
Pre booking is essential for these sessions. Places are limited and we will be asking you how we can help make your family’s time at Eureka! as enjoyable and stress free as possible.
To book your place or find out more, please email trizia.wells@eureka.org.uk or
jenny.goodall@eureka.org.uk or ring us on 01422 330069
Saturday Clubs
- Physical Disability Primary: 23 and 30 June, 14 July 2012
Summer Holiday Clubs
- 23 and 31 July 2012
- 8, 16, 24 and 28 August 2012
An Extra Pair of Hands
Our bookable Extra Pair of Hands service will launch on 17 June 2012, providing families with a specially trained enabler to support them throughout their visit. The service will be available on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturday afternoons and Sundays throughout the year.
The service is free with an annual pass, and each family is entitled to two supported visits (each visit lasting two hours) per year. The service must be booked at least two weeks in advance of your visit.
Find out more
To find out more about Helping Hands or to book the Extra Pair of Hands Service, contact Trizia Wells, Helping Hands Project Lead on 01422 330069 or email Trizia, or contact Jenny Goodall on 01422 330069 or email Jenny.
