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******Date for the diary!  Come along and have your say on holiday provision activities in the area******
Thursday 18th January at 9.15am
 
Ability2Play are hosting a sports camp in February half term in Alnwick with Active Northumberland.   Lisa has been in communication with the staff who organise these events about gathering views of what your young people and yourselves would like to see in the area.  Karen Renner will be in school Thursday 18th January between 9.15 - 10.30am.  Please come and join us for a cuppa and a chance to have a say for future events.  The team are really keen to establish close links between us to shape these events and ensure North Northumberland has school holiday provisions.   We know that there is a need for these events in the area so please come along and have your say!  I look forward to seeing many of you then. 
 
 
 
***The Solihull Approach***

Free online courses for all parents, carers, grandparents and teens

Nurturing emotional health and wellbeing from bump to 19+ years

Northumberland County Council has partnered with the Solihull Approach to offer free access to expertly designed online courses for parents, carers, grandparents and teens living in the region.

Sign up to understand your child’s feelings, as well as your own, as you go through life as a family. Learn to understand the changes in your child’s development and how to support them, whilst also strengthening your relationship.
 
 
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The Toby Henderson Trust
The Toby Henderson trust  has an ongoing programme of FREE webinars.  Webinar subjects covered can include Social Stories, Toileting, Sleep and Managing Meltdowns, to name but a few and are available to all families who reside in the UK.
 
The upcoming dates for webinars can be found on their website below.  You will have to sign up to be able to attend.  They are all free of charge and cover very relevant and interesting subjects...
 
Northumberland Autism Society (NAS)
 

The North Northumberland branch was set up in 2016 and since then, they've been supporting autistic children, young people and adults, as well as their families.

NAS are a welcoming group of parents and carers all with a link to autism, spread over the generations. As well as regular meetings and talks, they also run forest schools and occasional outings. Their main remit is for parents not to feel isolated either pre or post diagnosis – meeting people in a similar position can be empowering. NAS also signpost to other activities happening in the area.

 

For more information - https://www.autism.org.uk/what-we-do/branches/north-northumberland