Its that time of year again ……. dig out the coats, scarfs and hats brrrrrrrr

At Chatterbox we are busy getting organised for our next fundraiser – The Annual Coffee & Cupcake morning (Friday 4 December).  We are always touched to be supported by so many lovely local businesses and individuals – this year is no exception!

As well as an excellent raffle, we also have some amazing Silent Auction items including gifts from Ascot Racecourse Ascot Racecourse, Odds Farm Park Odds Farm Park, Maidenhead Podiatry Maidenhead Podiatry / Hand & Nail Studio, JoJo Maman Bebe JoJo Maman Bebe, The Golden Ball Pub The Golden Ball Pub, Fenwicks Fenwicks Store and many many more ……..

(BIG thanks to Tash @Ikonworks (www.ikonworks.co.uk) for the FAB photo)

Please come and join us for our annual Coffee & Cupcake fundraiser.  We are at the same venue as last year (Burnham Park Hall, Windsor Lane, Burnham, Bucks, SL1 7HR) on Friday 4 December from 10-12.  As well as being able to sample some delicious handmade cakes, we will also have our usual Raffle and Silent Auction, as well as some special stalls this year selling lovely items such as handmade African Christmas Decorations, Handbags and Scarves and Christmas Cards, Wrapping Paper etc. So get some Christmas shopping done and relax with a cake and a coffee. whilst raising funds for Chatterbox at the same time! See you there …

Opening a new Tesco store!

As a completely independent group, we are always looking for new ways to fundraise or to get out profile raised.  We hold events, fundraisers and challenges throughout the year which help us fund these essential sessions.

In the past we have done:

• Skydive
• Marathon, 1/2 Marathon, 10k races
• Dress Down Day at school
• Coffee & Cupcake mornings
• A Film Night

If you feel you can support us in any way, we would LOVE to talk to you!

Contact:

Sam – 07786 554781

or visit our facebook page (Chatterbox) to see more about us and what we do.

Chatterbox was established by a group of parents each who had a child with Downs Syndrome.

Children with Down Syndrome commonly have some sort degree of speech delay, so we formed a Group to address this issue head on and now work across a network of schools in the Maidenhead and Windsor area, providing invaluable, regular, focused speech and language intervention.

We work in partnership with a specialist speech therapy company – Symbol UK Ltd.  Our Therapist takes time to get to know our children, what they find interesting or exciting, what motivates them, (what frustrates them!) and, in collaboration with the Teaching staff, work hard to ensure each child is able to access the National Curriculum as much as possible, aiding specifically in the areas of speech development, phonics, ora-motor skills and exercises which will strengthen the muscles in the mouth (especially the tongue).