Brainwave celebrates first birthday in the North West

Release Date: 01/12/2010

Friends and supporters of the children’s charity, Brainwave, came together to celebrate Brainwave’s first birthday in central Manchester.

In November 2009, Brainwave’s third Centre was formally opened by the Charity’s HRH The Countess of Wessex in Birchwood, Warrington. The celebration event was held on the thirteen floor of Chancery Place in Brown Street, M2 and the cake was cut by Brainwave’s Chair of the Trustees, Martin Jackson (L in photo), and Bob Dyson, Chair of North West Jones Lang Lasalle and a supporter of the Charity.

Christine Cryne, Brainwave’s Chief Executive Officer, said ‘We are very delighted with the support that we have received from so many people in Manchester and the North West. They have made us feel very welcome. The number of children attending our new Centre has doubled in the year we have been open and is now approaching 70 families. With more support we hope to double this again!’

Brainwave was established in 1982 in Bridgwater and works with families to deliver individual, home based therapy and exercises for children with disabilities and Development Delay to reach their full potential. This can be anything from walking to recognising numbers. The Charity looks after a whole range of children with conditions including Cerebral Palsy, Down’s syndrome and Autism.

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Notes to Editors

1. Families are invited to one of their three Centres for a two day Initial Assessment where the child is assessed and a programme designed for the child. On the second day the family are shown how to undertake the exercises, which they then carry out at home, retuning to the Centre every 4-6 months when the exercises are adjusted. The Centres are in Witham, Essex; Bridgwater, Somerset; and Warrington, Cheshire.

2. Places are available at the North West Centre for families with children with disabilities and Development Delay; contact: 01925 825547

3. Brainwave currently has around 530 families on Programme, double the number five years ago. 4. See the charity’s video at http://uk.youtube.com/BrainwaveCentre .

5. Brainwave uses mainstream neuroplasticity techniques in its programmes. Most of it therapists NHS trained.