Short Breaks Services Update: 11
Specialist Holiday Play Schemes for Children and Young People
with Disabilities
Bedford Borough Council provides a range of Short Break Services
that present opportunities for children and young people with
disabilities to experience new activities, and that provides
parents and carers with valuable breaks from their caring
roles.
As part of the range of Short Breaks Services
available in Bedford Borough we have provided financial support to
local charities for the provision of holiday play schemes for
children and young people with disabilities.
For more information on holiday play schemes
and childcare provision, please contact the Family Information
Service on: 0800 023 2057 or visit:
Family Information Service
Autism Bedfordshire
What: Holiday play schemes and supported trips
for children and young people aged 3-17 with Autistic Spectrum
Conditions (ASC), including specialist support for autism, learning
disabilities, and Asperger’s syndrome.
Where: St. Johns Special School, Austin
Cannons, Kempston and Kempston Youth Centre, Hillgrounds Road,
Kempston
When: From 10:00am to 3:00pm during 29th July -
9th August for holiday play schemes; 13th, 15th, 27th and 29th
August for supported trips.
Details: Membership required (£20.00 per year)
£16.00 per day for holiday play scheme; £9.50 - £12.00 per day for
supported trips. Call 01234 350704 for further
information or visit: www.autismbedfordshire.net
Bedford and District Cerebral Palsy Society
What: Holiday play schemes and residential
activity groups for children and young people aged 8-19 with
Cerebral Palsy, including specialist support for physical and
learning disabilities.
Where: Ridgeway School, Hill Rise, Kempston
When: From 9:15am to 5:00pm during 31st July -
20th August for holiday play schemes; residential activity groups
dates to be confirmed
Details: £20.00 - £28.00 per day for holiday
play scheme; Call 01234 351759 for pricing for the
residential activity groups and further information or visit:
www.bdcps.org.uk
Bedford Mencap
What: Holiday play schemes for children and
young people aged 4-18 with learning disabilities who have a
statement of special educational needs (SEN), including specialist
support for learning disabilities.
Where: Springfield Lower School, Orchard
Street, Kempston
When: From 9:30am to 3:30pm during 25th – 14th
August for holiday play schemes.
Details: £20.00 per day for holiday play
scheme; £2.00 per day for transport. Call 01525
716588 or 01234 781254 for further
information or visit: www.bedfordmencap.org.uk
Downloads
Our Short Breaks Services news and updates document is available
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Short Breaks
Services Update: 11 (Pdf)
Specialist
Holiday Play Schemes for Children and Young People with
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