A Thatcham disability charity has been announced as a partner for the multi-award-winning charity event Parallel Windsor.
Swings & Smiles in Thatcham will partner with Parallel to support its annual fully-accessible event on 7th July – designed to be a ‘Festival of Inclusivity’ for people of all ages and abilities to challenge themselves and get active.
Swings & Smiles provides accessible play spaces for local disabled children as well as respite care and support for their families.
As a charity partner, Swings & Smiles will be setting up a sensory space with accessible play equipment to engage children, helping them explore their senses through play in a safe environment.
Parallel is an innovative social enterprise with a mission to support D/deaf, disabled and neurodivergent communities to live life to the full in mainstream society.
CEO of Swings & Smiles Rhonda Nicklin said: “We’re incredibly proud to be an event partner for Parallel Windsor. It’s a charity which aligns with our own values and mission to create a fully inclusive society where people of all abilities can thrive and flourish.”
Andrew Douglass, Founder of Parallel said: “I could not be happier to welcome Swings & Smiles and their families to Parallel Windsor.
“I have so much admiration for the way this incredible team combines its love and passion for all the children it supports with so many innovative campaigns that generate such a positive force within the communities they serve.”
One of Parallel’s other key initiatives is its ‘Purple Sock Day Campaign’, encouraging as many people as possible to purchase a pair of their purple socks to wear on the International Day of Persons with Disabilities on 3rd December. Proceeds are then used to support disability charities and projects that support budding disabled entrepreneurs.
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