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Relax Kids sessions start at Ruby’s Fund in 2020
November 26, 2019We are pleased to be offering Relax Kids sessions at Ruby’s Fund from 2020! . Relax Kids sessions are used to help support children’s emotional wellbeing by incorporating movement and exercise, mindfulness and relaxation games, stretching, peer or self massage, breathing techniques, affirmations and visualisations. Each class is based upon an imaginative theme, and gently … Continued
Elf on the Shelf Messy Play on Wed 27th November 1-3pm
November 6, 2019Join us at Ruby’s Fund for an afternoon of mischief and messy play with the elves. The elves will be getting into all sorts of trouble and hopefully the grown ups will get some Elf on the Shelf inspiration! You will be able to help the party Elf make up your very own reindeer food … Continued
Join our team
October 30, 2019Ruby’s Fund are looking for a new team member to join our busy sensory centre. We have funding for 6 months to recruit a Sensory Centre assistant for 30 hours per week. For more information about this post please email: info@rubysfund.co.uk
Donation instead of a Christmas Card Campaign
October 20, 2019It’s that time of year where you or your business maybe starting to think about buying Christmas cards. Instead of Christmas Cards why not choose an environmentally friendly alternative and donate to Ruby’s Fund donation instead of a Christmas Card campaign. Your support can help us to help families of children with additional needs who … Continued
New Befriending Project
September 27, 2019We are delighted to announce the launch of our new befriending project. This is a grant funded project. DO YOU HAVE A CHILD WITH ADDITIONAL NEEDS? * Are you putting on a brave face? * Do you get out of the house less than you would like to? * Are you struggling to cope as … Continued
Kanga Health Ltd support Ruby’s Fund
September 24, 2019Kanga Health Ltd, the international digital health business based in Congleton, has donated £1000 to Ruby’s Fund to help with the BOB (Buy our Building) appeal. Ruby’s Fund Sensory Centre, which provides services for children with additional needs and their families, opened in the Meridian House, Roe Street, Congleton in 2014 and has been awarded … Continued
Fundraising update
September 10, 2019**FUNDRAISING UPDATE** todate with your support we have raised £32,040.00 for our Buy Our Building appeal. An amazing sum but we need to keep going! Our huge thanks and gratitude to all of our supporters far and wide https://www.rubysfund.co.uk/buy-our-building-appeal/
The problem of finding a good disabled loo!
August 13, 2019Before we opened Ruby’s Fund Sensory Centre I found myself changing Ruby on the floor of a cafe toilet. The floor was dirty and from that day I stopped going out with her to places without changing facilities for children weighing 15kg+. Those facilities were few and far between then (pre 2014). From that experience … Continued
Town House in the Park Event
July 6, 2019We are so happy to announce Townhouse in the Park raised £600.00 from nursery and community contributions donated. Town House Nurseries kindly support two charities, ourselves Ruby’s Fund and PeterPan Centre for Children with Special Needs, who support children with additional needs to have the very best start in life. This event could not have happened … Continued
Teddy Bears Picnic
May 30, 2019Its the annual Teddy Bears Picnic in Congleton Park on June 11th between 12:30-2:30pm. The event is supported by Congleton Town Council who have given a grant of £500 towards the event. There will be craft table, face painting, Tiddly Boppers, story time with Congleton Library, PCSO finger printing and Peppa Pig will be making a guest … Continued