Section 1 :	Holidays Arranged by Voluntary and Commercial Organisations
Section 2 :	Holiday Accommodation
Section 3 :	Useful Contacts

SECTION 1: HOLIDAYS ARRANGED BY VOLUNTARY & COMMERCIAL ORGANISATIONS

VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS

AWAY FROM IT ALL HOLIDAYS The Mothers' Union 24 Tufton Street LONDON SW1P 3RB
Tel: 020 7222 5533 Fax: 020 7799 2735
E-Mail: outreach@themothersunion.org
The Mothers' Union is a Christian organisation set up to help support family life. Away From It All (AFIA) is a holiday scheme funded by members of the Mothers' Union, to help people experiencing stressful situations who would not otherwise be able to have a holiday. Anyone can apply for a holiday, with each applicant being asked to provide a letter of referral from a professional who knows the family: GP, social worker, cleric etc. The holidays provided take many different forms, including caravan holidays, chalet accommodation and family holiday sites. Further details are available on request. Anyone interested in applying should write, in the first instance, to the above address.

DAVE LEE'S HAPPY HOLIDAYS 15 Curtis Wood Park Road HERNE Kent CT6 7TY
Tel: 01227 371022 Fax: as telephone
Internet: www.davelee.org.uk E-Mail: Dlegge7288@aol.com
Charity organising holidays for disabled, sick and underprivileged children and their immediate families who are RESIDENTS OF THE COUNTY OF KENT. In the first instance, please contact the Holiday Hotline on 01227 728240, or the charity's office shown above.

HARRIET DAVIS SEASIDE HOLIDAY TRUST 1 Bryncelyn Way Llangynidr CRICKHOWELL Powys NP8 1LY Wales
Tel: 01874 730500
Internet: www.harriet-davis-trust.brecon.co.uk E-Mail: admin@harriet-davis.freeserve.co.uk
Charity set up to establish self-catering holiday homes for families with disabled children. Two properties are available in Tenby, Pembrokeshire, both are fully adapted and equipped with a variety of special aids and equipment. Part-time family helpers are employed. Out of the main holiday season the properties are available to disabled adults and their carers. Full details and booking forms available from the above address. NEW FOR 2001: A third house, purpose built and offering a full range of equipment and small indoor heated swimming pool.

LEUKAEMIA CARE SOCIETY 2 Shrubbery Avenue WORCESTER Worcestershire WR1 1QH
Tel: 01905 330003 Fax: 01905 330090
Internet: www.leukaemiacare.org.uk E-Mail: enquiries@leukaemiacare.org.uk
Can provide information on caravan holidays for families who are members of the Society. Full details available from the above address.

PHAB Summit House Wandle Road CROYDON Surrey CR0 1DF
Tel: 020 8667 9443 Fax: 020 8681 1399
Internet: www.phabengland.org.uk E-Mail: info@phabengland.org.uk
Phab exists primarily to promote integration on equal terms, between disabled people and people without disabilities, in the wider community. They produce their own Holiday and Course Guide and Phab's various clubs organise a very wide range of holidays suitable for people with and without physical disabilities.

SCOUT HOLIDAY HOMES TRUST Gilwell Park Chingford LONDON E4 7QW
Tel: 020 8433 7100/020 8433 7290 Fax: 020 8433 7103
Internet: www.scoutbase.org.uk/hq-info/holhomes E-Mail: scout.holiday.homes@scout.org.uk
The Trust has specially adapted caravans and chalets at 12 sites in popular locations in England and Wales. Families with a disabled child are most welcome and they do not need to have any connection with scouting. Most of the accommodation is for up to six people and prices range from £95-£380, depending on location and time of year. Every holiday booked this year receives a £10 voucher off any holiday booked for next year, and there is a £25 reduction on second weeks. Brochure available from the above address.

COMMERCIAL ORGANISATIONS

LAPLAND EXPERIENCE Canterbury Travel (London) Ltd 42 High Street
NORTHWOOD Middlesex HA6 1BL
Tel: 01923 823470 Fax: 01923 824906
Internet: www.santa-holidays.com E-Mail: reservations@santa-holidays.com

Tour operator offering tours to Lapland where children can visit Father Christmas in his home and receive a gift (up to 11 years inclusive), sample reindeer rides, enjoy exhilarating husky runs, ride the Arctic Snowmobile, and much more. An all-in-one suit and boots for all outdoor activities are provided for the duration of the trip. The company have been operating this tour programme for many years and have carried numerous children with cancer, blindness, paraplegia, cystic fibrosis and most other disabilities. However, they do not provide special assistants, specially adapted vehicles/sleighs, harnesses etc within the normal tour cost. If additional services are required these should be requested and a quotation obtained. Within the normal tour cost, their staff are pleased to help and assist, but they are not trained either in the technical style of paraplegic lifting or specific assistance. For a copy of their brochure, or for more information about the tours, call the above number.

SECTION 2 : HOLIDAY ACCOMMODATION

KEY:

The codes listed below are used at the end of each establishment entry to assist enquirers in the selection of suitable accommodation:

SOUTH EAST ENGLAND

Kent

LONSDALE COURT HOTEL 51-61 Norfolk Road Cliftonville MARGATE Kent CT9 2HX
Tel: 01843 221053 Fax: 01843 299993
Internet: www.courthotels.com E-Mail: info@courthotels.com
From £252 HB per week. Child reductions available. Open all year. Hotel situated close to sea and shops, 500 yards from the coach stop and one mile from the rail station. Ramped side entrance is the most accessible. Upper floor bedrooms, reached via a lift, with ensuite bathroom, satellite TV, tea/coffee making facilities, hospitality tray and direct dial telephone. Indoor heated pool, hot tub, sauna and solarium. Multipurpose sports and leisure hall. Ballroom with evening entertainment. Two lounge bars, restaurant and tea and coffee house. Baby listening service available. Member of staff able to use sign language. Welcomes families with a disabled child (one member of staff is a wheelchair user herself) and happy to accommodate groups (maximum 20 people). Some members of staff able to use sign language. ENGLISH TOURISM COUNCIL 2 STAR APPROVED AND CATEGORY 3 ACCESSIBLE GRADING.
Special aids or equipment available: raised toilet seats; cots; highchairs.
Medical conditions accepted: AT BP C CN DB E EZ HA AI HD HP I LM MH PA PW R RO SD SI VD

SOUTHERN ENGLAND

Dorset

WINTERBOURNE HOTEL Priory Road BOURNEMOUTH Dorset BH2 5DJ
Tel: 01202 296366 Fax: 01202 780073
Internet: www.winterbourne.co.uk E-Mail: reservations@winterbourne.co.uk
£210-£320 HB per week. Child reductions available. Open all year with Christmas and New Year packages. Privately owned hotel overlooking the sea and situated close to town, theatres, cinemas, beach and pier. The nearest coach and rail stations are one mile away. Hotel has steep entrance drive and no access in some private bathrooms for wheelchair users. Best entrance at the rear with sloping path to garden. Level access to the ground floor bedrooms, restaurant and public lift. Six single and 35 double bedrooms, all ensuite. Radio, TV, telephone and tea/coffee tray in each room. Centrally heated throughout. General assistance is available, but those needing extra help or personal care must be accompanied. Non-smoking facilities. Entertainment/activities available. Outings can be arranged on request. Heated outdoor swimming pool. Dogs accepted. Baby listening service available. Families and groups (maximum 10 people) welcome. ENGLISH TOURISM COUNCIL 3 STAR COMMENDED CLASSIFICATION AND HOLIDAY CARE CATEGORY 3 ACCESSIBLE GRADING.
Special aids or equipment available: Cots; highchairs; (wheelchairs; walking aids; physiotherapy and hydrotherapy by prior arrangement).
Medical conditions accepted: AT BP C CF CN DB E EZ HI AI HD HP I LM LS MH PA PW R RO SD SI VD

Hampshire

QUEEN ELIZABETH II SILVER JUBILEE ACTIVITIES Manor Farm Country Park Pylands Lane BURSLEDON Hampshire SO31 1BH
Tel: 023 80404844
£250-£770 (approx) for activity holidays; £165-£380 (approx) for non activity holidays per cabin, per week. Open all year. Activity centre based in the Manor Farm Country Park which boasts 400 acres of wood and farmland. Situated between Southampton and Portsmouth off the M27 motorway, junction 8. The nearest rail station is three miles away, the coach station seven miles. Welcomes people with a physical or learning disability, either with their family or as part of a supervised group (maximum 48 people). Activities available at the centre include canoeing, launch trips, raft building, climbing, archery, horse riding, problem solving, environmental studies and indoor games. The centre has five self-catering 'A' frame pine cabins and one log cabin each sleeping up to eight people. Two of the 'A' frame cabins are wheelchair accessible on the ground floor. The accommodation can also be used by people not wishing to take part in the organised activities. Guide dogs accepted.
Special aids or equipment available: wheel-in showers; raised toilet seats.
Medical conditions accepted: AT BP E EP I LM LS MH PA PW RO SD VD

WEST COUNTRY

Cornwall

CHURCHTOWN OUTDOOR ADVENTURES CENTRE Lanlivery BODMIN Cornwall PL30 5BT
Tel: 01208 872148 Fax: 01208 873377
E-Mail: churchtown@saqnet.co.uk
Rates £199-£622 FB per week. Open all year. Activity centre specially designed to make outdoor education, leisure and recreation accessible. Set in attractive gardens and grounds, in village location, five miles from the nearest coach station and seven miles from the rail station. Welcomes people with a physical or learning disability, either unaccompanied (all ages), with family and friends, or part of a supervised group (maximum 55 people). Registered as a residential care home with care staff on duty at all times. However, full care cannot be provided for large parties. Self-catering lodges designed for people with a physical disability are also available. These comprise of open plan living area, three bedrooms, two bathrooms and in-ceiling hoists. Suitable for families and small groups with care and activity packages available. All the buildings and accommodation are fully accessible and the centre has an indoor heated swimming pool, indoor climbing wall, arts and crafts studio, photographic dark room, sports facilities, coffee bar, social areas, nature reserve and a small farm. Activities include sailing, canoeing, orienteering, ropes course, environmental studies, rural studies, rock climbing, fishing, birdwatching, swimming, discos, barbecues and farm visits. Outings arranged using adapted minibuses. Guide dogs accepted. ENGLISH TOURISM COUNCIL CATEGORY 1 ACCESSIBLE GRADING.
Special aids or equipment available: Manual bed & bath hoists; adjustable beds; special baths; Clos-o-mat toilets; monkey poles; raised toilet seats; bed blocks; alarm call system in rooms.
Medical conditions accepted: AT BP C CF CN DB E EZ HI AI HD HP I LM LS MH PA PW R RO SD SI VD

Devon

CALVERT TRUST EXMOOR Wistlandpound Kentisbury BARNSTAPLE Devon EX31 4SJ
Tel: 01598 763221 (voice & minicom) Fax: 01598 763400
Internet: www.calvert-trust.org.uk E-Mail:calvert.exmoor@btinternet.com
Offers holiday activities to people of all abilities. A Victorian farmstead has been totally renovated to provide a facility that is accessible to all. Fully catered and self-catering accommodation available, together with a wide range of activities including sailing, canoeing, riding, archery, orienteering, climbing, abseiling and swimming. On site facilities include dining room, TV lounge, licensed bar, indoor pool, jacuzzi, steam room, climbing wall, riding school and sports hall. Some aids available for people who are deaf or those who are blind. Ideally sited to give access to the North Devon coast and the Exmoor National Park. Individuals, families and organised groups are all welcome. Contact the centre for further details and brochure. The general philosophy is 'It is not what you cannot do but what you can do!'.
Special aids or equipment available: Manual bed & bath hoists; wheel-in showers; commodes; monkey poles; wheelchairs; bed blocks; alarm call system in rooms; cots; highchairs.
Medical conditions accepted: AT BP C CF CN DB E EZ HI AI HD HP I LM LS MH PA PW R RO SD SI VD

NORTH DEVON HOLIDAY HOMES 19 Cross Street BARNSTAPLE Devon EX31 1BD
Tel: 01271 376322 Fax: 01271 346544
£150-£1,200 according to type of property and season. 500 self-catering properties located throughout the North Devon area, including some considered suitable for disabled guests. Some locations are open all year and families are especially welcome. Groups of up to 12 people can also be accommodated. For further information and brochure, contact the above number.
Specialist aids or equipment available: Wheel-in showers; cots; highchairs.
Medical conditions accepted: AT BP C CF CN DB E EZ HI AI HD HP I LM LS MH PA PW R RO SD SI VD

SMALLICOMBE FARM Northleigh COLYTON Devon EX24 6BU
Tel: 01404 831310 Fax: 01404 831431
Internet: www.smallicombe.com E-Mail: maggie_todd@yahoo.com
£20-£25 ensuite B&B per night (optional evening meal by arrangement) and £125-£525 self-catering per week, depending on season and size of accommodation. Short off-season breaks from £75. Open all year. The farm is situated in an area of outstanding natural beauty, midway between Honiton and Colyton and a few miles from the coast (own transport essential). The ground floor B&B accommodation is in the farmhouse (Garden Suite) and the self-catering units (Cider Barrel & The Granary) are adjacent. Both the catered and self-catering accommodation is specially adapted and able-bodied people accompanying disabled guest(s) can also be accommodated. It is advisable to check that the facilities are suitable for all your needs and requirements before making a booking. There is a small, wheelchair accessible, licensed restaurant in the farmhouse which caters for B&B and self-catering guests. The farm has a wide variety of animals, large garden with children's play area, accessible games room, and footpath maps are available. Babysitting by arrangement. Guide dogs accepted. Groups welcome in self-catering accommodation (maximum 20 people). The following grading have been awarded by the English Tourism Council:
GARDEN SUITE: 4 DIAMONDS & CATEGORY 3 ACCESSIBLE GRADING
CIDER BARREL: 4 STARS & CATEGORY 1 ACCESSIBLE GRADING
THE GRANARY: 4 STARS & CATEGORY 2 ACCESSIBLE GRADING Cont/
/Cont SMALLICOMBE FARM
ALSO ENGLAND FOR EXCELLENCE AWARD FOR DISABLED FACILITIES; HOLIDAY CARE 'BEST SELF-CATERING ACCOMMODATION 1996'; MEMBER OF THE FARM HOLIDAY BUREAU.
Special aids or equipment available: Wheel-in showers; commodes; raised toilet seats; bed blocks; cots; highchairs. Other equipment can be hired from Exeter Industrial Services (tel: 01392 438329) and arrangements can be made for delivery/collection to/from the farm).
Medical conditions accepted: C CF CN DB E EZ HD I LM LS MH PA PW R RO SD* SI VD *by arrangement

OSBORNE HOTEL Wilder Road ILFRACOMBE Devon EX32 9AQ
Tel: 01271 863641 Fax: as telephone
Dinner, bed and breakfast rates from £162.50 (for eight day/seven night breaks). Package deals can be arranged (Saturday to Friday) from £140 for groups of twenty people or more. Open March to December, with Christmas and New Year packages available. Family run hotel fully equipped to accommodate disabled guests and carers. Conveniently situated on level road to main entertainment and shops. All bedrooms ensuite with tea and coffee making facilities and colour TV (single rooms available - some with supplement). Lift serving main bedrooms. Non-smoking dining room, baby listening in all bedrooms. Sauna available. Large ballroom with regular entertainment. Pool table and darts. Coach trips can be arranged at an extra charge. Pets accepted. Some members of staff able to use sign language.
Special aids or equipment available: Electric bed hoists; commodes; wheelchairs; walking aids; oxygen; raised toilet seats; cots; highchairs.
Medical conditions accepted: C CF CN DB E HD LM PA PW R RO SD SI VD

WELL FARM Throwleigh OKEHAMPTON Devon EX20 2JQ
Tel: 01647 231294 Fax: 01647 231561
Rates from £180 HB per week (daily rates available). Reductions for children. Open all year, except Christmas. Well Farm is a Grade II listed medieval Dartmoor longhouse situated in the countryside, eight miles from Okehampton. Working family-run dairy and pig farm with peacocks, pheasants, free-range poultry and resident dogs and cats in the house. The ground floor annexe flat at the rear of the house is available as a family unit and suitable for some disabled guests. It comprises two small bedrooms, bathroom and sitting room with TV, video, fridge and fold up bed. The main house has two ensuite bedrooms, but they are on the upper floor. Bedrooms have electric fire, shaver point, tea and coffee making facility and electric underblanket in winter with partial central heating throughout. Guests eat with the owners and are treated as part of the family. Visitors are welcome to watch the farming activities and may bring their own dog by prior arrangement with the owner. Babysitting available by arrangement. A car is advisable, but guests can be met at Exeter station (17 miles away) by arrangement. Riding, reservoir fishing and golf are all within easy reach.
Special aid or equipment available: Commodes; monkey poles; raised toilet seats; cots; highchairs.
Medical conditions accepted: AT C CF CN HD LM PA PW SD SI

GARA ROCK HOTEL East Portlemouth SALCOMBE Devon TQ8 8PH
Tel: 01548 842342 Fax: 01548 843033
Internet: www.gara.co.uk E-Mail: gara@gara.co.uk
BB and self-catering rates on application. Evening meals served in family restaurant (children's early suppers available) or there is an a la carte menu offered in the dining room (children must be six or over). Open February to November. Family hotel and self-catering suites situated in an area of outstanding natural beauty overlooking four miles of Devon coastline and surrounded by National Trust lane. The secluded sandy beach is situated 10 minutes walk away along cliff path. Cont/
/Cont GARA ROCK HOTEL
Facilities include outdoor heated swimming pool, tennis courts, playground, games room, sunbed, laundry room and shop. Mini Club and children's entertainment (high season only). Bar, lounge, parent's evening entertainment. Baby listening/sitting available. Boat and fishing trips can be arranged. Dogs accepted at a daily charge of £5 per dog. Groups welcome. Gara Rock is affiliated to Nicholsons Complementary Health Practice and can offer Massage, Reflexology, Aromatherapy, Shiatsu and Alexander Technique on pre booked appointments.
Special aids or equipment available: cots; highchairs.
Medical conditions accepted: AT C CF CN DB E EZ HI HD HP LM LS PA PW R SD SI VD

THORNLEY HOUSE Thornley Drive TEIGNMOUTH Devon TQ14 9JH
Tel: 01626 775270 Fax: as telephone
£185-£300 per week. Open all year, except November. Hotel situated on a hill (own transport an advantage), in coastal resort, with views of the Teign estuary and coastline. The hotel offers adapted accommodation and is located half a mile from the seafront, town, rail station and local coach station. Welcomes accompanied disabled adults and families with a disabled child aged six and over. Ramped entrance, ground floor facilities accessible for wheelchair users, including toilet with lateral transfer. 11 double bedrooms (nine ensuite), including one on the ground floor. First floor bedrooms accessible via lift, and stairlift to other landing serves six of the bedrooms. Limited assistance is available during the day, ie cutting up food, tying shoelaces and pushing wheelchairs etc. Outings arranged using hotel's adapted transport. Small garden with ramped access to sun lounge. Aids for people who are deaf. Guide dogs accepted. Details of local medical services available on request. Groups welcome (maximum 18 people).
Special aids or equipment available: Walk-in bath with water jets; wheel-in shower; commodes; monkey poles; wheelchairs; walking aids; oxygen (if presribed); raised toilet seats; bed blocks; cots; highchairs.
Medical conditions accepted: CONTACT THE HOTEL TO DISCUSS INDIVIDUAL NEEDS

Somerset

PROMENADE HOTEL Esplanade MINEHEAD Somerset TA24 5QS
Tel: 01643 702572 Fax: as telephone
£210-£320 HB per week. Open all year. Hotel owned by John Grooms and situated on the seafront, close to the harbour, shops and Blenheim Gardens. There is also a Nature Trail for wheelchair users. Guests needing personal care must be accompanied, or care can be organised through a local agency. Also welcomes families with a child who has a physical or learning disability and groups (maximum 23 people). Each wheelchair accessible bedroom has an ensuite shower or bath, alarm call system, colour TV and tea/coffee making facilities. Lift spacious enough to carry two wheelchair users. Outings in hotel's adapted transport arranged. Garden. Guide dogs accepted.
Special aids or equipment available: Electric bed hoists; manual hoists (can be placed wherever needed); Ripple specialist mattresses; wheel-in showers; Clos-o-mat toilets; commodes; monkey poles; wheelchairs; walking aids; raised toilet seats; bed blocks; cots; highchairs.
Medical conditions accepted: AT BP C CF CN DB E EZ HI AI HD HP I LM LS MH PA PW R RO SD SI VD

PROCKTERS FARM HOUSE West Monkton TAUNTON Somerset TA2 8QN
Tel: 01823 412269 Fax: 01823 412269
£22 BB per person, per night for ensuite room. Open all year. 17th century farmhouse standing in its own grounds and surrounded by the family-run farm. Situated two miles from Taunton and the nearest coach and rail stations, and 10 minutes from the M5, junction 25. Welcomes families with children of all ages. Ground floor bedrooms with ensuite facilities suitable for disabled guests. Well-behaved dogs accepted. Baby listening by prior arrangement. Self-catering also available. Groups welcome (maximum eight people).
Special aids or equipment available: Wheel-in showers; monkey poles; raised toilet seats; bed blocks; cots; highchairs.
Medical conditions accepted: AT BP C CF CN DB E EZ HI AI HD I LM LS PA PW R RO SD SI VD

EAST OF ENGLAND

Norfolk

THE SANDCASTLE (BREAK) 45 York Avenue HUNSTANTON Norfolk PE36 6BU
Tel: 01263 823170 Fax: 01263 825560
Internet: www.break-charity.org
Open all year, including Christmas and New Year. Holiday home providing holidays, respite care and short stays for children and adults with learning disabilities and those with associated behavioural problems. Situated near the coast in a residential area of Hunstanton, under a mile from the coach station and 16 miles from the rail station. Four single and five twin bedrooms, all available for respite care stays, including four on the ground floor. Carers and families welcome. Lift. Entertainment and activities provided and outings arrange using home's own transport with wheelchair lift. Garden. Guide dogs accepted. Indoor heated swimming pool/hydropool. For further information and bookings contact the above number or write to Break at 20 Hooks Hill, Sheringham, Norfolk NR26 8NL.
Special aids or equipment available: Manual bed and bath hoists; special Medi bath; wheel-in showers; commodes; raised toilet seats; bed blocks.
Medical conditions accepted: AT BP C CF CN DB E EZ HI AI HD HP I LM LS MH PA PW R RO SD SI VD

RAINBOW (BREAK) 15 Hooks Hill Road SHERINGHAM Norfolk NR26 8NL
Tel: 01263 823170 Fax: 01263 825560
Internet: www.break-charity.org E-Mail: Office@break-charity.org
Open all year, including Christmas and New Year. Holiday home providing holidays, respite care and short stays for children and adults with learning disabilities and those with associated behavioural problems. Situated on the coast in a residential area of Sheringham, under a mile from the coach and rail station. Six twin bedrooms and two single bedrooms, all available for respite care stays. Lift and stairlift. Entertainment and activities provided and outings arranged using home's own adapted transport. Garden. Guide dogs accepted. Indoor heated swimming pool and hydropool. For further information and bookings contact the above number or write to Break at 20 Hooks Hill Road, Sheringham, Norfolk NR26 8NL.
Special aids or equipment available: Manual bed & bath hoists; specialist mattresses; special Medi bath; wheel-in showers; commodes; raised toilet seats.
Medical conditions accepted: AT BP C CF CN DB E EZ HI AI HD HP I LM LS MH PA PW R RO SD SI VD
HEART OF ENGLAND

Derbyshire

ALISON PARK HOTEL 3 Temple Road BUXTON Derbyshire SK17 9BA
Tel: 01298 22473 Fax: 01298 72709
Internet: www.alison-park-hotel.co.uk E-Mail: reservations@alison-park-hotel.co.uk
Rates on application. Child reductions available. Open all year. Hotel set in its own grounds, just five minutes walk from the town's shopping centre, near to the Pavilion Gardens and Opera House, and under a mile from the railway and bus stations. Ramped access with wheelchair accessible bedrooms on ground and first floor. Lift to all floors. All bedrooms are equipped with tea/coffee maker, direct dial telephone, central hearing and shaver socket. Over 70% of the rooms have ensuite bath or shower and colour TV. Licensed bar and lounge with colour TV. Dogs accepted. ENGLISH TOURISM COUNCIL 2 STAR CLASSIFICATION AND CATEGORY 1 ACCESSIBLE GRADING.
Special aids or equipment available: Manual bed hoists; wheel-in showers; commodes; monkey poles; raised toilet seats; bed blocks; cots and highchairs.
Medical conditions accepted: EZ HD HP LM PA PW R RO SD SI VD

Shropshire

THE PINES TRUST The Bungalow The Pines BISHOPS CASTLE Shropshire SY9 5JY
Tel: 01588 638234
Prices from £8 pp per night (shared bedroom accommodation). Open all year, including Christmas. Purpose built, self-catering holiday centre for people with disabilities. Suitable for families with disabled children and organised groups. The building can accommodate up to 24 people in upper floor bedrooms, reached via wheelchair accessible lift, and comprises a large lounge with colour TV and video, spacious dining room that can also be used for evening activities, adapted kitchen, bathroom with bath lift, ground floor toilets and showers, games room and laundry facilities. The grounds include barbecue facilities, ample space for games, limited facilities for camping and caravans and a large car park. Pets welcome. For further details contact the above address.
Special aids or equipment available: Manual bed & bath hoists; waterproof mattresses; wheel-in showers; bed blocks.
Medical conditions accepted: AT BP C CF CN DB E EZ HI AI HD HP I LM LS MH PA PW R RO SD SI VD

NORTH WEST ENGLAND

Lancashire

BOND HOTEL 120 Bond Street South Shore BLACKPOOL Lancashire FY4 1HG
Tel: 01253 341218 Fax: 01253 349452
Internet: www.bondhotel.co.uk E-Mail: reception@bondhotel.co.uk
£20-£31 BB per person, per night. Special 3, 4 & 7 day HB offers and child reductions available. Early and late season specials. Open all year, except January. Hotel designed for disabled guests and situated two minutes from the promenade, Pleasure Beach and the Sandcastle Leisure Complex. Blackpool Lido swimming pool, equipped for disabled people is also nearby. The coach station is one mile away, the rail station two miles. 50 bedrooms, including ten large ground floor rooms. Double and family rooms available. All rooms are ensuite with either bath or shower and there is also a bathroom on the first floor which is equipped with a bath hoist and a specially equipped shower room on the second floor. Cont/
/Cont BOND HOTEL
Two wheelchair accessible lifts serve all floors. Each room is individually heated, in addition to central heating, and have remote control TV, emergency call button and tea/coffee making facilities. Spacious bar with live entertainment and bingo in high season. Sunroof. Some members of staff able to use sign language. Guide dogs accepted. Groups welcome (maximum 95 people). HIGHLY COMMENDED IN HOLIDAY CARE AWARDS 1993. ENGLISH TOURISM COUNCIL CATEGORY 1 ACCESSIBLE GRADING. WINNERS OF QUEEN ELIZABETH EASE AWARD 2000.
Special aids or equipment available: Manual bed & bath hoists; Arjo special bath; wheel-in shower; commodes; monkey poles; walking aids; raised toilet seats; bed blocks; cots; highchairs.
Medical conditions accepted: C CF CN DB E EZ HI AI HD I LM MH PA PW R RO SD SI VD

BREVERTON HOTEL 64 Orchard Road LYTHAM ST ANNES Lancashire FY8 1PJ
Tel: 01253 726179 Fax: as telephone
£153 per week. Child reductions and early season specials available. Open April to November. Small, family hotel in quiet road near town centre, promenade and beach. The coach stop is 400 yards away, the rail station half a mile. All public rooms and some bedrooms situated on the ground floor. Each bedroom has full central heating, colour TV, radio alarm, tea/coffee making facilities and baby listening. Most of the bedrooms are ensuite with shower, toilet and wash basin and family rooms are available. Conservatory with pool table, video games and colour TV. Enclosed rear garden with play area for children. Lounge bar with quiz nights and children's party in main season. Dogs accepted. Groups welcome (maximum 20 people).
Special aids or equipment available: cots; highchairs.
Medical conditions accepted: AT BP C CF CN DB E EZ HI AI HD HP I LM LS MH PA PW R RO SD SI VD

CUMBRIA

NEW PALLYARDS Hethersgill CARLISLE Cumbria CA6 6HZ
Tel: 01228 577308 Fax: as telephone
Internet: www.newpallyards.freeserve.co.uk
£140 BB per person, per week. £130-£430 self catering (depending on size of cottage and time of year). Child reductions. Dinner available for both farmhouse and self-catering guests. Open all year. Modern farmhouse situated on a small mixed farm of 65 acres in north east Cumbria, close to the border with Scotland. The nearest coach station is six miles away, the nearest rail station 12 miles. Visitors are welcome to look around the farm and see the sheep, cattle and horses etc. The farmhouse has three guest bedrooms, including one ground floor twin-bedded room with separate shower room and toilet. The four upper floor bedrooms include an ensuite family room which can sleep five. All rooms have tea/coffee making facilities. Separate non-smoking lounge with colour TV. There are also four self-catering properties: 'Meadow View' with four bedrooms (family, twin, double and single); 'Brook Cottage' with two bedrooms (family and single); 'Burn Cottage' with two bedrooms (family and twin) and 'Country Apartment' with one family bedroom. Woodland walk,. Golf course, swimming, tennis and fishing nearby. Babysitting available. Dogs accepted. Groups welcome (maximum 20 people)
Specialist aids or equipment available: Wheel-in shower; cots; highchairs.
Medical conditions accepted: AT BP C CF CN DB E EZ HI AI HD HP I LM LS MH PA PW R RO SD SI VD

CALVERT TRUST KESWICK Little Crosthwaite KESWICK Cumbria CA12 4QD
Tel: 017687 72254 (voice/minicom) Fax: 017687 71920
Internet: www.calvert-trust.org.uk E-Mail: calvert.keswick@dial.pipex.com
Rates on application. Holiday and activity centre designed for people with disabilities, their families and friends. Offer multi-activity courses for groups, individuals, families and those aged 18 and over needing respite care. Also run specialist courses for specific activities. People needing personal care must be accompanied, except on the respite care courses where this is provided by experienced nursing staff. Converted Lake District farmstead overlooking Bassenthwaite Lake. Activities include riding, sailing, windsurfing, canoeing, kayaking, paragliding, quad bikes, fishing, cycling, hill-walking, nature trails, camping, climbing, abseiling, archery, birdwatching and orienteering, Other facilities include indoor pool, sauna, large games room and teletext televisions, Flashing door knockers/vibrating alarms available. Fully accessible accommodation including ensuite single, twin or family rooms sleeping up to 40 people. Groups of up to 16 people wishing to organise their own independent activities and stay on a self-catering basis (without use of the centre's activities, except the swimming pool) can be accommodated. There are also two self-catering units for six people. Aids for people who are blind or those who are deaf, and staff have signing skills up to BSL1. Two activity courses abroad are also available, one to the French Pyrenees and the other to the Grand Canyon in the USA. Contact the above number or address for a brochure.
Special aids or equipment available: Manual bed hoists; electric bath hoists; adjustable beds; Tempur specialist mattresses; Apollo Aquarius special baths; wheel-in showers; commodes; monkey poles; raised toilet seats; cots; highchairs; alarm system in rooms.
Medical conditions accepted: AT BP C CF CN DB E EZ HI AI HD HP I LM LS MH PA PW R RO SD SI VD

NORTHUMBRIA

CALVERT TRUST KIELDER Kielder Water HEXHAM Northumberland NE48 1BS
Tel: 01434 250232 Fax: 01434 250015
Internet: www.calvert-trust.org.uk E-Mail: enquiries@calvert-kielder.com
£160-£600 FB per week. Holiday and activity centre designed for people with disabilities. Self-catering, full board or short break holidays available for families, individuals or groups. Unaccompanied disabled people must be aged 18 or over. Situated on the shores of Kielder Water, Europe's largest man-made lake, in the heart of the Northumbrian countryside. Offer a wide range of activities, all accessible for wheelchair users, including sailing, cruising, canoeing, abseiling, climbing, archery, riding and pony driving. Other facilities include an indoor swimming/hydrotherapy pool, games room and licensed bar. Outings arranged using centre's own adapted transport. Guide dogs accepted. Groups welcome. Contact the above number or address for a brochure. ENGLISH TOURISM COUNCIL 4 STAR CLASSIFICATION FOR CHALETS AND CATEGORY 1 ACCESSIBLE GRADING.
Special aids or equipment available: Electric bed hoists; adjustable beds; wheel-in showers; Clos-o-mat toilets; commodes; raised toilet seats; bed blocks; cot sides; alarm call system in rooms; cots; highchairs; staff may be available to push wheelchairs at certain times. Hydrotherapy available.
Medical conditions accepted: AT BP C HI AI HD HP I LM LS PA PW R RO SD SI VD - other conditions by individual assessment

WALES

Ceredigion

TY GLYN DAVIS TRUST Bailiff's House Llanerchaeron Ciliau Aeron LAMPETER Ceredigion SA48 8DG
Tel: 01545 571604
E-Mail: tyglyndavistrust
Rates: £375 per week; £155 per weekend or £55 per day. Holiday centre for children and young people with disabilities situated at Ciliau Aeron, just outside the picturesque seaside town of Aberaeron in West Wales. The purpose-built, single storey building is designed for wheelchair users and is centrally heated throughout. It has nine bedrooms: two single (one ensuite with electric bed), one twin bedded room and six bedrooms with spaces for two or four guests, sleeping in comfortable bunk beds. There is an entrance hall, large lounge/dining room with recreation and eating facilities, fully equipped kitchen, laundry facilities, four WCs, three shower rooms (one with wheel-in shower) and a bathroom. Visitors have unlimited access to the beautiful Ty Glyn walled garden, which includes a children's play area, and is situated a short walk through the woodland from the Centre. Situated in mature woodlands, on the banks of the River Aeron, the area offers an abundance of wildlife and seals and dolphins can often be seen from the sandy beaches located just a mile or two away. WALES TOURIST BOARD CATEGORY 2 ACCESSIBLE GRADING.
Special aids or equipment available: mobile hoist; four slings; adjustable bed; Pentaslex specialist mattresses; wheel-in shower.
Medical conditions accepted: AT BP CN DB E EZ HI AI HD HP I LM LS MH PA PW RO SD VD

Gwynedd

BRYN MEIRION GUEST HOUSE Amlwych Road BENLLECH Gwynedd LL74 8SR
Tel: 01248 853118
£280 HB per person, per week. Open all year. Family-run guest house providing excellent facilities for disabled people. Set in lawned gardens, in coastal resort on the east side of Anglesey, 10 miles from the nearest coach and rail stations. Eight ensuite ground floor bedrooms. Babysitting by arrangement. Dogs accepted with prior discussion. Groups welcome (maximum 16 people). Cont/
/Cont BRYN MEIRION GUEST HOUSE
1992 WINNERS OF THE WALES TOURIST BOARD 'BEST SMALL TOURISM BUSINESS'. WINNERS OF 'ACCOMMODATION OF 20 BEDS AND UNDER' IN HOLIDAY CARE AWARDS 1992. 'HIGHLY COMMENDED' IN HOLIDAY CARE AWARDS 1994.
Special aids or equipment available: Electric & manual bed hoists; electric bath hoists; adjustable beds; Ripple mattresses; wheel-in shower; commodes; monkey poles; wheelchairs; raised toilet seats; bed blocks; cot; highchair.
Medical conditions accepted: AT BP C CF CN E EZ HD HP I LM LS PA PW R RO SD SI VD

OLD MILL FARMHOUSE Fron Oleu Farm TRAWSFYNYDD Gwynedd LL41 4UN
Tel: 01766 540397 Fax: as telephone
E-Mail: penmar@oldmillfarm.spacomputers.com
Rates per week: £142 B&B. Child reductions available. Open all year. Farm guest house located in the heart of Snowdonia National Park, midway between Porthmadog and Dolgellau, overlooking Lake Trawsfynydd. The coach stops close by, the nearest rail station is approximately nine miles away and the beach is approximately 12 miles.
The accommodation is situated adjacent to the farmhouse with level access into all seven converted ensuite bedrooms, each with their own front door, with car parking directly outside. A two bedroomed family suite is available as well as double, twin and family rooms. Each room has a TV, tea/coffee making facilities and heating. Welcome families with a disabled child. Guests come to the farmhouse for breakfast, or to relax in the lounge, and are welcome to help with the animals if they wish. Sporting activities available nearby. Dogs accepted.
Special aids or equipment available: Wheel-in showers; wheelchairs; raised toilet seats; bed blocks.
Medical conditions accepted: CF CN DB HI AI HD LM PA PW SD SI VD

Vale of Glamorgan

JANE HODGE RESORT HOTEL Trerhyngyll COWBRIDGE Vale of Glamorgan CF7 7TN
Tel: 01446 772608 Fax: 01446 775831
HB rates £31-£60 per person, per night. Family rooms and child reductions available. Open all year. Hotel owned by John Grooms and situated in the Vale of Glamorgan, close to the market town of Cowbridge and 12 miles from the coach and rail stations. Basic help provided, ie cutting up food, tying shoelaces, pushing wheelchairs etc. There is an agency affiliated to the hotel which can provide personal care (not medical), if needed. The hotel is built entirely on one level and each room has a radio, colour TV, telephone, tea/coffee making facilities and emergency call points. Two rooms are set aside especially for people with a visual or hearing impairment. The hotel has its own sports and leisure club with a range of sporting activities, including a fully equipped gym. Guide dogs accepted. Aids for people who are blind.
Specialist aid or equipment available: Electric & manual bed & bath hoists; adjustable beds; Spenco specialist mattresses; Parker special bath; wheel-in showers; Clos-o-mat toilets; commodes; monkey poles; wheelchairs; walking aids; oxygen; raised toilet seats; cots; highchairs. Hydrotherapy available
Medical conditions accepted: AT BP C CF CN DB E EZ HI AI HD HP I LM LS MH PA PW R RO SD SI VD

SCOTLAND

Argyll

GLENACHULISH HOUSE Glenachulish BALLACHULISH Argyll PA39 4JZ
Tel: 01855 811548
Rates £15 per person, per night for BB, with three course evening meal available at £8 with advanced notice. A discount is offered for three or more nights stay. Small B&B establishment situated in a quiet glen, three miles from Glencoe and 15 miles from Fort William. The proprietors, Elaine and Ray Morris, have first-hand experience of the difficulties in trying to find suitable accommodation. They offer a sympathetic and understanding approach to guests who have a learning disability and their carer/family. The accommodation consists of one family room with a double and single bed and a twin-bedded room, both with tea/coffee making facilities. A shared bathroom is situated between the two rooms. The accommodation is not suitable for people with a physical disability as it is on the upper floor. A living room with TV is available and guests are not obliged to be out of the house all day unless they chose to. Please note there are cats and a dog in the house.
Special aids or equipment available: It may be possible to hire some equipment locally, with prior notice.
Medical conditions accepted: AT C CF CN DB E EZ HI AI HD HP I LM LS MH PA R RO SD SI VD

COLOGIN FARM HOLIDAY CHALETS Lerags BY OBAN Argyll PA34 4SE
Tel: 01631 564501 Fax: 01631 566925
Internet: www.west-highland-holidays.co.uk E-Mail: info@west-highland-holidays.co.uk
£200-£440 per week (£50 per night for low season breaks). Open all year. Self-catering chalets with level or ramped access and parking adjacent. Situated in a quiet glen, in peaceful country setting, three miles from the centre of Oban. The specially adapted chalets have a lounge (designed to allow extra sleeping accommodation), two bedrooms, kitchen, bathroom, central heating and adjacent parking. There is an on-site country pub, The Barn, serving home cooked meals (takeaway service and pre-cooked frozen meals also available) and snacks throughout the day and evening. Games room with pool and table tennis. Self-service laundrette. Pets welcome at a small extra charge. Free fishing and free use of dinghy on the loch in the hills, just under a mile away. Groups (maximum 12 people) and families with a disabled child welcome.
Special aids or equipment available: cots; highchairs. With advanced notice, most equipment can be provided by Oban Red Cross Centre - donation required.
Medical conditions accepted: AT BP C CF CN DB E EZ HI AI HD HP I LM LS MH PA PW R RO SD SI VD

Edinburgh

TREFOIL HOUSE (HOLIDAY CENTRE FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES) Gogarbank EDINBURGH City of Edinburgh EH12 9DA
Tel: 0131 339 3148 Fax: 0131 317 7271
£260 (maximum) FB per week. Child reductions available. Open all year, except Christmas and New Year. Set in 20 acres of parkland, six miles from Edinburgh City Centre, with easy access to all main roads, and seven miles from the coach and rail stations. The centre is fully accessible and provides holiday accommodation for children and adults with disabilities. Ideal for groups (maximum number 40), families and individuals. Limited general assistance available, but guests requiring personal care should bring their own carer. A variety of activities to suit all ages are available both indoor and outdoor. These include indoor heated swimming pool, soft play area, games room, lounges, library and gardens with nature trails and challenge course. Discos and barbecues can be arranged on request. A minibus with tail lift is available for outings and sightseeing by prior arrangement. Guide dogs accepted. Special Interest breaks, with care, are also arranged. Cont/
/Cont TREFOIL HOUSE (HOLIDAY CENTRE FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES)
SCOTTISH TOURIST BOARD 3 STAR LISTED AND COMMENDED GUEST HOUSE AND CATEGORY 1 ACCESSIBLE GRADING.
Special aids or equipment available: Electric & manual bed hoists; manual bath hoists; Apollo special baths; wheel-in showers; Clos-o-mat toilets; commodes; monkey poles; wheelchairs; raised toilet seats; bed blocks; cots; highchairs; alarm call system in rooms; staff available to push wheelchairs. Hydrotherapy arranged.
Medical conditions accepted: AT BP C CF CN DB E EZ HI AI HD HP I LM LS MH PA PW R RO SD SI VD

NORTHERN IRELAND

SHARE HOLIDAY VILLAGE Smith's Strand LISNASKEA County Fermanagh BT92 0EQ
Tel: 028677 22122 Fax: 028677 21893
Internet: www.sharevillage.org E-Mail: share@dnet.co.uk
Rates from £10 per person, per night self-catering; £170 per person, per week for FB accommodation and activity programme. Open all year. Residential activity centre designed for use by people of all abilities. Groups welcome (maximum 220 people). Set in 35 acres on the shores of Upper Lough Erne, 15 miles from the nearest coach station at Enniskillen. Accessible transport is provided at the Centre for visiting groups and individuals and is available to groups for collection at air or ferry ports. Accessible self-catering, camping, caravan or guest house accommodation available. Wide range of activities including boating and sailing, banana skiing, fishing, cycling and indoor sports. Indoor leisure pool complex on site with children's pool, main pool with ramped access, sauna, steam room and fitness suite. Also offer a choice of arts programmes including drama, music, dance and pottery. Outings arranged. Creche facilities. Aids for people who are blind. Dogs accepted. Royal Yachting Association and British Canoe Union teaching school.
Special aids or equipment available: Manual bed hoists; wheel-in showers; commodes; monkey poles; wheelchairs; raised toilet seats; bed blocks; cots; highchairs and staff available to push wheelchairs.
Medical conditions accepted: AT BP C CF CN DB E EZ HI AI HD HP I LM LS MH PA PW R RO SD SI VD

CHANNEL ISLANDS

Jersey

MAISON DES LANDES HOTEL Route des Landes ST OUEN Jersey JE3 2AA
Tel: 01534 481683 Fax: 01534 485327
E-Mail: maisonlandes@localdial.com
Rates from £37 (low season) to £45 (high season) FB per person, per night which includes transfer to and from airport and ferry terminal and daily outings in adapted minibuses. Open mid March to end of October. Early booking advised. Purpose built hotel for disabled guests and their families, and fully accessible for wheelchair users. The hotel offers accommodation for up to 40 people in single, twin and family rooms, all ensuite and each with emergency pager and tea/coffee making facilities. Welcomes individuals, families, school parties and groups of all ages. Guests must be capable of tending to their own needs, or be accompanied by a carer. District nurse on call by arrangement. Facilities include an indoor heated swimming pool, satellite TV lounge, pool table, darts and a patio area for barbecues (weather permitting). Aids for people who are deaf or those who are blind.
Special aids or equipment available: Electric bed & bath hoists; adjustable beds; specialist mattresses; Parker baths; wheel-in showers; commodes; monkey poles; wheelchairs; walking aids; oxygen; raised toilet seats; bed blocks; cots; highchairs.
Medical conditions accepted: AT C CF CN DB E EZ HI AI HD HP I LM LS PA PW R RO SD SI VD

ABROAD

France

CLOS DES VIGNES Les Quatre Routes LE GIVRE France 85540
Tel: 00 33 251 989186
E-Mail: hubbard.jm@wanadoo.fr
Clos des Vignes lies in an acre of quiet vineyard and gardens in the hamlet of 'Les Quatre Routes' (Le Givre), situated in South Vendee, Western France, 20km south of La Roche sur Yon. Beautiful sandy beaches with wooded picnic areas, floral parks, nature reserves, lakes, historic sites and vineyards are all within a short drive and wheelchair accessible. The main aim of the proprietors is to provide accommodation to families with a disabled family member. Up to seven guests can be accommodated in two new, independent lodgings which have been especially designed and equipped for wheelchair users, or guests who have reduced mobility. The accommodation has been approved by the Association des Paralyses de France and are classed 3 keys by Clevacances in France. The first lodging, which accommodates two people, comprises a bedroom and ensuite shower room with WC. The second, suitable for a small family or group of four, contains two bedrooms, has a shower room with WC (accessible from both rooms) and opens onto a small, private garden. Each lodging has tea and coffee making facilities and guests have the use of the garden with BBQ and garden furniture. A fridge is also available. For further details and a copy of their colour brochure, please contact the proprietors, Michael and Jackie Hubbard, at the above address.
Special aids or equipment available: Wheel-in showers; bed blocks (electric hoists; manual hoists and some types of wheelchair are available for hire locally).
Medical conditions accepted: AT C CF CN DB EZ HI AI HD LM LS MH PA PW R SI VD

SECTION 3 : USEFUL CONTACTS

BRITISH RED CROSS SOCIETY 9 Grosvenor Crescent LONDON SW1X 7EJ
Tel: 020 7235 5454/Minicom: 202 7235 6159 Fax: 020 7245 6315
Internet: www.redcross.org.uk
British Red Cross branches can assist people going on holiday with transport/escort services, loan of medical items ie wheelchairs, or emergency domiciliary/respite care services. Contact your local branch headquarters for information. The address can be found in the telephone directory under 'R' (for Red Cross) or 'B' (for British Red Cross) or can be obtained by telephoning National Headquarters on the above number for branches in England and Wales. People living in Scotland should telephone: 0141 332 9591, and in Northern Ireland: 028 9024 6400.

CHILDCARE INFORMATION BUREAU Central Library Chamberlain Square BIRMINGHAM West Midlands B3 3HQ
Tel: 0121 303 3521/Minicom: 0121 303 2714 Fax: 0121 303 4386
Internet: www.birmingham.gov.uk
Produce an information directory entitled 'Support Services for Young Children with Disabilities, their Families & Carers in Birmingham' and a factsheet entitled 'Play and Care Information for Children with Additional Needs'. Both are available from the above address.

CONTACT-A-FAMILY 209-211 City Road LONDON EC1V 1JN
Tel: 020 7608 8700 Fax: 020 7608 8701
Internet: www.cafamily.org.uk E-Mail: info@cafamily.org.uk
A national charity working for families who have children with disabilities or special needs. Brings families together through local mutual support and self-help groups, also available on a one-to-one basis when no support group exists. Advises parents who wish to start a group in their neighbourhood and offers nationwide support to families where the child has a rare syndrome. Publish a range of factsheets, including one on holidays, and the CAF Directory of Specific Conditions and Rare Syndromes with their Family Support Networks. Contact the above address for more details.

COUNCIL FOR DISABLED CHILDREN National Children's Bureau 8 Wakley Street LONDON
EC1V 7QE
Tel: 020 7843 6334 Fax: 020 7278 9512
Internet: www.ncb.org.uk E-Mail: sportic@ncb.org.uk
Information and referral service for families with a disabled child.

CYSTIC FIBROSIS TRUST 11 London Road BROMLEY Kent BR1 1BY
Tel: 020 8464 7211 Fax: 020 8313 0472
Internet: www.cftrust.org.uk E-Mail: enquiries@cftrust.org.uk
Promotes research, and clinical and community support, for people with cystic fibrosis.

DELAMERE TOY & TAPE LIBRARY The Toy House 91 Irlam Road Flixton MANCHESTER Greater Manchester M41 6AP
Tel: 0161 746 8185
A drop-in centre offering support to families of special needs children and professionals, living and working in the Trafford area. Activities at the centre include the Rainbow Band and Toy and Tape Library for younger children. Two support groups meet at the centre: the Rainbow Group and the Rainbow Link Group, and occasionally a guest speaker is invited to talk on topics of interest. For further details call the above number.

DOWN'S SYNDROME ASSOCIATION 155 Mitcham Road LONDON SW17 9PG
Tel: 020 8682 4001 Fax: 020 8682 4012
Internet: www.downs-syndrome.org.uk E-Mail: info@downs-syndrome.org.uk
Gives practical support, advice and objective information to children and adults with Down's Syndrome. A literature list is available from the above address.

FAMILY FUND TRUST PO Box 50 YORK Yorkshire YO1 9ZX
Tel: 01904 621115/Textphone 01904 658085 Fax: 01904 652625
Internet: www.familyfundtrust E-Mail: info@familyfundtrust.org.uk
The purpose of the Family Fund Trust is to ease the stress on families who care for severely disabled children under 16, by providing grants and information related to the care of the child. Further details are available from the Information Officer at the above address.

FAMILY INFORMATION GROUP Holywell Trust 10-12 Bishop Street DERRY County Londonderry BT48 6PW
Tel: 02871 285675 Fax: 02871 269332
The Family Information Group is run by families in Northern Ireland who have a child with a physical and/or sensory disability. The aim of the project is to present the family view of disability as experienced by families, and provide information on topics such as general disability issues, housing, access, education, equipment, holidays etc.

THE FOUNDATION FOR ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY (FAST) Mary Marlborough Centre Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre HEADINGTON Oxfordshire OX3 7LD
Tel: 01865 227599 Fax: 01865 227596
Internet: www.fastuk.org E-Mail: dit@fastuk.org
The charity publishes a series of fully illustrated handbooks for disabled people including one entitled 'Children with Disabilities'. Contact the above address for further details.

HYPERACTIVE CHILDREN'S SUPPORT GROUP 71 Whyke Lane CHICHESTER West Sussex
PO19 2LD
Tel: 01243 551313 Fax: 01243 552019
Internet: www.hacsg.org.uk E-Mail: wbe@hacsg.org.uk
Gives help and information to families with hyperactive children.

I CAN DO THAT! - PARENT TALK PO Box 48 Old Street LIVERPOOL Merseyide L69 3EB
Tel: 0151 472 2521
Internet: www.I-can-do-that.co.uk
I Can Do That! Magazine for disabled people has a 'Parent Talk' page on their website for parents and carers of disabled children to gain advice, share stories or simply get things off their chest.

IN TOUCH TRUST 10 Norman Road SALE Cheshire M33 3DF
Tel: 0161 905 2440 Fax: 0161 718 5787
E-Mail: worthington@netscapeonline.co.uk
Primarily a service for parents. All enquiries are answered personally by the organiser and her assistant who aim to provide encouragement and support, combined with as much positive information as possible. They are able to refer enquirers to sources of advice on all aspects of caring for a child with special needs (especially those with a rare disorder): education, aids and equipment, holidays, residential care, leisure etc.

THE KEY Suite 3 Fullers Court Lower Quay Street GLOUCESTER Gloucestershire GL1 2LW
Tel: 01452 336104 Fax: 01452 336104
Internet: www.guide-information.org.uk E-Mail: thekey@keywords.org.uk
Special information service for any family in Gloucestershire with a disabled child. The Key is funded by Gloucester Social Services and is part of 'GUIDE', a health, social care and disability information service for residents of Gloucestershire.

KIDS KIDS National Office 6 Aztec Row Berners Road LONDON N1 0PW
Tel: 020 7359 3635 Fax: 020 7359 8238
Internet: www.kids-online.org.uk E-Mail: nat.off@kids-online.org.uk
National charity dedicated to providing direct services to children with disabilities and their families. A wide variety of services have been developed in partnership with parents and carers. These include education services to the under fives, play and leisure activities, family support (including respite) schemes and information, advice and training.

MENCAP Mencap National Centre 123 Golden Lane LONDON EC1Y 0RT
Tel: 020 7454 0454 Fax: 020 7608 3254
Internet: www.mencap.org.uk E-Mail: information@mencap.org.uk
The society provides support and advice to people with a learning disability and their families and carers through its national network of 15 sectors and more than 450 affiliated local societies. Mencap also run a number of other services covering holiday grants, leisure, residential accommodation, employment, education, information and unique bookshop. Individuals can become a member for £12, or £1 if they join through their local Mencap/Gateway group. A range of information leaflets, including a Holiday Information Factsheet, are available from the Public Liaison Unit at the above address.

NATIONAL AUTISTIC SOCIETY 393 City Road LONDON EC1V 1NG
Tel: 020 7833 2299 Fax: 020 7833 9666
Internet: www.nas.org.uk E-Mail: nas@nas.org.uk
Provided an information sheet on holidays for people with autism.

NATIONAL DEAF CHILDREN'S SOCIETY 15 Dufferin Street LONDON EC1Y 8UR
Tel: 020 7250 0123 (voice/minicom) Fax: 020 7251 5020
Internet: www.ndcs.org.uk E-Mail: helpline@ndcs.org.uk
Information and Helpline, open Monday to Friday, 10.00 am to 5.00 pm. Activities are sometimes organised by local groups of the Society. Details available from the head office at the above address.

PARENT PARTNERSHIP SERVICE Macclesfield House New Road OXFORD Oxfordshire OX1 1NA
Tel: 01865 810516 Fax: 01865 815214
Internet: www.oxfordshire.gov.uk E-Mail: marian.roifer@oxfordshire.gov.uk
The 'Green Pack of Information for Parents of Children with Special Needs and Disabilities in Oxfordshire' is available from the above address. The information pack, funded jointly by the Oxfordshire Education Authority, the Health Authority and the Social Services Department, offers a wealth of information covering such topics as public services, education, health, child care, social services, voluntary organisations, respite and short term care, holidays, parent/carer support, transport, home equipment, money matters and much more. If you reside in the county of Oxfordshire and would like a free copy, telephone the number shown or write to the Co-ordinator at the above address.

PARNET FREEPOST SWC3360 LLANDYSUL Ceredigion SA44 6ZY
Tel: Freephone 0800 3281159/Minicom 01239 654131 Fax: 01239 652100
Internet: www.babybrains.org E-Mail: gill456@gn.apc.org
Registered charity offering a full range of information and advice for families of children with neurologically-related disorders. The collective benefit of experience from other families is available through PARNET's mutual support networks. For an information pack, call their freephone number given, or write to the freepost address shown above.

THE PLAY CENTRE Mansfield Road Sherwood NOTTINGHAM Nottinghamshire NG5 3FN
Tel: 0115 969 3432 Fax: 0115 969 3442
Internet: www.playattheplaycentre.net E-Mail: playcentre@btclick.com
The Play Centre, for children with disabilities and their families, is a charity supported by Nottingham City Council, Nottinghamshire County Council and other agencies and trusts, They run play schemes during the school holidays, after school activities, a youth club and parents group. For more information contact the above number.

PROJECT FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS Croft Centre 16 Windham Road RICHMOND Surrey TW9 2HP
Tel: 0208 332 7469 Fax: 0208 334 0472
E-Mail: projectchildren@enterprise.net
The Project acts as a focal point for information and support for parents of children with special needs living in the Borough of Richmond. Provides a free booklet entitled 'Children with Special Needs: A Guide to Services in Richmond upon Thames' and a bi-monthly newsletter. Organises parents group meetings and offers a free counselling service, a toy library and a sitting service for parents/families of children with special needs. Further details available from the above address.
Please note: The Project for Children with Special Needs will be located at 88 Queens Road, Twickenham TW1 4ET until late autumn 2001, when they will return to their usual address in Richmond (shown above). Their temporary telephone number in Twickenham is 020 8744 9888.

SHARED CARE NETWORK Units 63-66 Easton Business Centre Felix Road BRISTOL City of Bristol BS5 0HE
Tel: 0117 941 5361/Minicom 0117 941 5364 Fax: 0117 941 5362
Internet: www.sharedcarenetwork.org.uk E-Mail: shared-care@bristol.ac.uk
Shared Care Network as founded by short break scheme organisers who felt a need for a co-ordinating national body to share information and promote good practice in this field. They provide an advice and information service for parents of children with special needs and their short break schemes link disabled children with families and individuals who can provide them with short term care on a regular basis.

SIGNPOSTS HEALTH/COMMUNITY CARE INFORMATION SERVICE Social Services Department Somerset County Council County Hall TAUNTON Somerset TA1 4DY
Tel: Freephone 0800 317220 Fax: 01823 355156
E-Mail: signposts@somerset.gov.uk
Produce a publication entitled 'Finding Your Way: A Guide to Services in Somerset for Children with Special Needs'. It covers such topics as health, finance, education, holidays and recreation. It also lists national and local voluntary organisations, support groups and other useful addresses. If you would like a copy, please contact the above freephone number.

SNAP! CHILDCARE Shoreditch LONDON EC2A 3HZ
Tel: 020 7729 2200 Fax: 020 7729 0022
Internet: www.snapchildcare.co.uk E-Mail: snapchildcare@aol.com
Specialist recruitment agency that places nannies and childcare workers with children who have special needs. Although based in London, SNAP! offers a nationwide service providing full support to the nannies and families.

SPECIAL FAMILIES HOME SWAP REGISTER (INCORPORATING HANDIHOLS) Erme House Station Road Plympton PLYMOUTH Devon PL7 3AU
Tel: 01752 347577 Fax: 01752 344611
Internet: www.mywebpage.net/special-families E-Mail: med_serv@globalnet.co.uk
Register for physically disabled people worldwide, enabling subscribers to swap their specially adapted homes for weekend breaks, holidays or come and stay breaks. For further details write to the above address, or visit their website shown.

STOCKPORT SHARECARE Overdale Centre Powicke Drive Romiley STOCKPORT Cheshire SK6 3EF
Tel: 0161 494 5771 Fax: as telephone E-Mail: office@sharecare.fsnet.co.uk
Provides support services to Stockport families who have a child with a physical or learning disability. The support includes overnight stays and day care in the homes of specially trained carers, sitters at home and in hospital, and in some cases, practical support within the home. Carers and sitters are paid expenses, but families are not charged for the service. They also offer support to disabled children at holiday play schemes and after school clubs. Further details available from the above address.

TRIPSCOPE The Vassall Centre, Gill Avenue,  BRISTOL,   BS16 2QQ
Tel: Helpline 08457 585641 Fax: 0117 939 7736
Internet: www.tripscope.org.uk E-Mail: enquiries@tripscope.org.uk
A telephone information service providing advice on most aspects of travel and transport for disabled and older people. This includes journey planning, wheelchair hire, holiday escort services etc. Contact the above Helpline number, which is also their Minicom number, between 9.30am and 4.45pm Monday to Friday (answerphone at other times). If you are visiting the south west of Wales, the contact address is: The Vassal Centre, Gill Avenue, Bristol BS16 2QQ. Tel: 0117 9397782.

UMBRELLA Ronnie MacKeith Child Development Centre Derbyshire Children's Hospital Uttoxeter Road DERBY Derbyshire DE22 3NE
Tel: 01332 625658 Fax: as telephone
Organisation that supports parents of children with special needs who live in Southern Derbyshire. For advise and/or support contact the Umbrella Information Office at the above address.

WHIZZ-KIDZ 1 Warwick Row LONDON SW1E 5ER
Tel: 020 7233 6600 Fax: 020 7233 6611
Internet: www.whizz.kidz.org.uk
Children's charity whose aim is to dramatically improve the lives of disabled children under the age of 18, by providing wheelchairs, trikes, bikes and walking aids, which are individually assessed for each child and not available on the NHS. Full details available from the above address.

HOLIDAY CARE
At Holiday Care we have a computerised database comprising 170 different fields of information about all aspects of accessible holidays and travel in the UK and at selected overseas destinations.

In particular we can help with information on:

- Accessible accommodation (serviced and self-catering)
- Accessible visitor attractions
- Accessible transport
- Holidays for children with disabilities
- Holidays for carers/respite care
- Sources of holiday funding for people with disabilities

Whether you are taking a holiday in the UK or overseas, it is important to have holiday insurance: we suggest that you contact TRAVELCARE on 0800 181532 for further information. Please mention that you were referred by Holiday Care.

If you are an older person, a carer, or if you have a physical, sensory or learning disability, do contact us and we will be pleased to help you find the holiday that is right for you.

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