BUTTERFLYMUSIC
Butterflymusic is a voluntary charity that helps global underpriviliged musicians and is registered as a charity for tax purposes
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www.zoesjourney.co.uk
Zoë's Place is a home from home for babies who have life limiting or terminal illnesses, special and complex needs to varying degrees.
Zoë's Place can take up to six infants at any one time, there is also accommodation and ample facilities for the whole family if these are needed.
We offer palliative and respite care for babies/infants from birth to five years old. We afford each individual respect and dignity regardless of gender, race, culture, religious beliefs or disability.
We receive very little Government funding, therefore we rely on the generosity of the public to help us raise the £1 Million a year we need to keep the doors of Zoë's Place open for the many families that rely on our expert care.
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BHYP www.byhp.org.uk
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BYHP's Mission Statement
"BYHP exists to support and assist Young People in finding and maintaining a safe home from which they may be assisted to determine their own opportunities in life".
What is BYHP
Over the past 17 years, BYHP has been working with Young People aged 16-25 who are homeless, inappropriately housed or at risk of becoming homeless in Oxfordshire. BYHP 's head office is in Castle Street Banbury.
In the past 12 months over 400 Young People have benefited from the work of the charity. Most of them have been made homeless through no fault of their own, fleeing violence, abuse or eviction. BYHP does not discriminate, nor will it abandon any Young Person who requests its help. It is a sad fact that there has been year on year rise in the number of Young People seeking help.
The charity is staffed by qualified and experienced workers supported by volunteers. They offer a range of services through one to one advice and information, outreach work in schools and youth centres, family mediation, education and training opportunities as well as helping find accommodation. Other work includes finding longer term accommodation, support for particularly vulnerable Young People such as those with mental and physical disabilities, along with the prevention of homelessness.
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OVERVIEW
HILL END
SEASIDE
GLASBURY
7 CLUB
EVENTS
CARER INFO
PARTNER ACTIVITIES
INTRODUCTION
WHAT TO EXPECT
HOLIDAY DATES
HOW TO BOOK YOUR PLACE
HOW TO GET THERE
Each year in the glorious Oxfordshire countryside Oxford Mencap organises four weeks of summer holidays for people with learning disabilities. Around 15-20 campers attend each week together with similar numbers of volunteers. These holidays have been running for well over 40 years now and, yes, some of the campers really have been coming that long!
This year we are continuing to run four weeks of summer holidays, including the very popular Young Adults week. [We always need volunteers, to learn more please visit the volunteers page.]
What happens at Hill End?
Oxford Mencap summer holidays are held at Hill End, originally set up as a field study centre, just outside Oxford. We have use of the Blue Dragon buildings consisting of two dormitories with washing facilities, kitchen, dining room and indoor recreational areas. It is surrounded by areas of open ground and woods, and there is also an outdoor swimming pool. Each week is packed with organised outings and activities. Past activities have included the Millennium Dome, Chessington, a large outdoor maze and Warwick castle to name just a few. In the evenings there are visits to the local pub and singing around the campfire. On the last evening of each week there is a traditional disco and barbecue where everyone gets dressed up, requests all their favourite tunes and dances the night away!
To see more about what we get up to, check out the photos. For futher detailed information about what to expect there is a pdf version of a letter we send out to campers available online here.
Dates for 2011 Hill End Holidays
Orientation Day
for New Campers (but old welcome to come along) - Sunday 13th June, Hill End Camp
Holiday Dates for Campers
Mencap I – Adults, Cornwall; Saturday 13th August to 3pm Saturday 20th August (see Seaside holiday page for more information)
Mencap II - Adults; 2pm Saturday 16th July to 3pm Friday 22nd July
Mencap III - Young Adults; 2pm Sunday 24th July to 3pm Friday 29th July
Mencap IV - Elite, 2 to 1 support; 2pm Sun 24th July to 3pm Friday 29th July
Mencap V - Teens; 2pm Sunday 31st July to 2pm Friday 5th August
Bookings and enquiries
If you have any questions or wish to join a holiday please contact Katie Hollier for more details.
Directions
Address: Hill End Residential & Field Study Centre, Eynsham Road, Farmoor, Oxford, OX2 9NJ
By Car: From the A34 get onto the A420 towards Swindon going west. As soon as you're on the A420, take the slip road to B4044 and turn right onto it. Hill End Field Study Centre is just over 0.5miles down this road on the right hand side. If you reach Farmoor and the reservoir you have gone too far.
By Bus: Take the 100 Stagecoach bus going to Eynsham/Witney. They depart from Gloucester Green bus station and also pick up from opposite the Oxford railway complex. They run every 15 to 20 minutes and you have to ask them to put you off at Hill End just before Farmoor.
At Hill End -
Park your car before the gate on the grass and walk in. The first building that you see are the Robinson dormitories and then to your left as you look up the car park is the "Blue Dragon" building. Any meetings will be in there or go through the 5 bar gate at the bottom of the car park, walk across the field and look for people in the buildings on the right hand side.
Oxford Mencap is a registered charity, number 261236. © 2010
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