Sendawelcome

Sendawelcome Local people building inclusive communities Hello! This has wide reaching effects on those children, their siblings and families, and the wider community.

We are small group of volunteers working in Bishopston, Bristol who are striving to make our community a more inclusive place for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) to live, play and access opportunities. Some of our children have special needs and some of these children are taken out of the community they live in to access schools. We want to find ways of working locally, with local people, to ensure our children have equal access to, and visibility in, their own community. During the summer 2016 we partnered with Golden Hill Community Garden and received funding from the Neighbourhood Partnership, to run 3 family fun days for families with children with SEND. We had waiting lists for every session and the feedback from participants was hugely positive. From the conversations we had we heard that these families can feel isolated and see their children as missing out on opportunities to participate in a meaningful way in their communities compared to their mainstream children/peers. Going forward, we hope to:

• Build a network of volunteers from our community who can support local children with learning disabilities to access mainstream leisure activities, such as local clubs.
• Work with local businesses and organisations to develop and maintain good practice models for inclusion.
• Work with the wider community to challenge and support attitudes towards inclusion. Please contact us with any enquiries:
[email protected]

Today we open our sensory garden!There is lots to see, do and try. Special guests, Gympanzees will be there from 11am to...
30/08/2025

Today we open our sensory garden!
There is lots to see, do and try.
Special guests, Gympanzees will be there from 11am to 2pm.

We hope to see you there.
📆 Saturday 30th August 2025
⏰11am to 3pm
📍the ardagh, off kellaway avenue, Bristol, bs6 7ly

Sendawelcome has partnered with Repite4You to bring you a wonderful afterschool SEND session! Under 8-year-olds are allo...
18/07/2025

Sendawelcome has partnered with Repite4You to bring you a wonderful afterschool SEND session!

Under 8-year-olds are allowed on soft play, and alternative activities are available for over 8-year-olds.

🗓When: Monday 21st July 4:30pm to 6:30pm
📍Where: BOING, The Hub, Gainsbourough Square, Lockleaze, Bristol, BS7 9FB
Cost: £11 per for child and parent
To book please contact Frankie on 07938 063 768

Trained professionals available on hand for support.

Dr Sarah Brown, Clinical Psychologist & Katarina Luce, Co-founder of SENDaWelcome are hosting a retreat for parent and c...
09/07/2025

Dr Sarah Brown, Clinical Psychologist & Katarina Luce, Co-founder of SENDaWelcome are hosting a retreat for parent and carers.

Thursday 25th September 10am-4pm

£40 at Holly Tree House, Symonds Yat.

We are running the event as not-for-profit. For further queries and booking information, please email: [email protected]

Join us for a restorative day focused on parent and carers’ well-being and connection to our children in an ableist society. It will be a chance to reconnect with yourself and your inner wisdom and be together in community, in the beautiful Wye Valley. Our focus is on valuing our children for who they are and not who they are not or who they ‘should’ be; resisting invitations to be ‘normal’, and taking some time to reflect on the journey we are on. This is a retreat that brings together psychological practice and lived experience. It will have a focus on going deeper into our own needs to develop self-compassion practices.

A Psychology-led day retreat for parents and carers of children with learning disabilities and/or Autism in the beautiful Wye Valley. 9th October 2024 at Forest Retreats, Tintern, Monmouthshire, Wales.

Today, we thank all the incredible sports and activity providers for all their inclusive activities at A Rainbow of Heal...
24/06/2025

Today, we thank all the incredible sports and activity providers for all their inclusive activities at A Rainbow of Health!

Thank you so much for such a wonderful day!

Access Sport
Ignite Bristol
Nextgen circle
Paul's Place

Photos from the amazing Mark Simmons Photography and Naomi Adams

A Rainbow of Health event was a huge success. We will be posting pictures of all the organisations that took part this w...
23/06/2025

A Rainbow of Health event was a huge success.

We will be posting pictures of all the organisations that took part this week, so look out for your photos!

Today, we thank the incredible for the wonderful Sensory room! You offer an amazing relaxing space for people to unwind and enjoy. One great big thank you!

Kadampa Meditation Centre provided some breathing techniques, and the wonderful Jenny from SENDaWelcome shared a wonderful sensory story in the space.

20/06/2025

We loved taking part in WECIL's Peoples Voice video for the campaign.
Raising awareness of Learning Disabilities for learning disability awareness week.

What do you wish people understood better?

We have lots of sport taster sessions at Rainbow of Health for you to try. All activities are open to everyone! To rese...
20/06/2025

We have lots of sport taster sessions at Rainbow of Health for you to try. All activities are open to everyone!

To reserve a spot on the Basketball and Tennis please email: [email protected]

All other activities will be drop in!

🗓Saturday 14th June
⏰11am to 3pm
📍Trinity Academy Romney Avenue Lockleaze Bristol BS7 9BY

Reserve your free spot on Eventbrite 👉

An inclusive event celebrating healthy living from SENDaWelcome and the My Community Bristol action group

We’ll be offering lots of mindful arts and crafts as part of A Rainbow of Health next month! 🎨We will also have free ref...
13/06/2025

We’ll be offering lots of mindful arts and crafts as part of A Rainbow of Health next month! 🎨

We will also have free reflexology sessions available – please contact [email protected] if you would like to reserve a spot.

🗓Saturday 14th June
⏰11am to 3pm
Trinity Academy Romney Avenue Lockleaze Bristol BS7 9BY

Book here👉

An inclusive event celebrating healthy living from SENDaWelcome and the My Community Bristol action group

Some pics of our fabulous inclusive Skittles session! We play every Tuesday at Neville Road Community Club. 5pm to 6pmGe...
12/06/2025

Some pics of our fabulous inclusive Skittles session!

We play every Tuesday at Neville Road Community Club.

5pm to 6pm

Get in touch to join us!

We are really excited about the launch of the National Autistic Society's 'Empowering Autistic Travel Research Report'. ...
12/06/2025

We are really excited about the launch of the National Autistic Society's 'Empowering Autistic Travel Research Report'.

They listened to autistic people and their families as they described their travel experiences through surveys and interviews, as well as engaging in valuable discussions with transport professionals.

They have come up with some ideas for change.

You can read more by clicking on the link below.

We are really excited to launch our Empowering Autistic Travel Research Report. This is the result of a year of listening to autistic people and their families describing their travel experiences through surveys and interviews, and some valuable discussions with transport professionals.

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