We rounded off a fabulous year of fundraising at Sainsbury’s Hazel Grove store with a bag packing weekend! A team of volunteers, all sporting fabulous festive hats and jumpers, helped customers to bag their shopping, as well as selling Christmas key rings and toys. Independent Options is Sainsbury’s Hazel Grove stores charity of the year,… Read more »
Bringing some yuletide spirit to a pub crawl, Rob Tidy and a group of friends gathered together to do some carol singing around the bars of Cheadle Hulme! The locals must have been feeling generous as the group raised a fantastic £123.45! A huge thank you to Rob for getting his singing gang together to… Read more »
We’d like to say a big thanks you to our friend Santa! He has been very busy over the past couple of months writing letters back to lots of special girls and boys. Santa has managed to write a brilliant 64 letters to raise £240. Thank you to everyone who took part and we hope… Read more »
Thanks to all your votes, we’re delighted to announce that we’re through to the final round of the Aviva Community Fund! We’re in the running to win £5,000 which will enable us to start dance classes for children with additional needs. We would like to provide specialist dance classes for children with learning disabilities, and the… Read more »
We were delighted to attend Hazel Grove Together’s Winter Wonderland event at Torkington Park this weekend, where we had a very festive and tinsel-laden stall. We had some adorable Christmas teddies on offer, along with key rings, badges and Letters from Santa, and raised a fantastic £430.86 on the day. It was wonderful to see to… Read more »
Independent Options’ Christmas Fair has raised a grand total of £1,290.60 after a fun-packed day of festivities which saw Santa Claus himself stopping by to say hello to excited children. Guests were treated to Christmas-themed activities and games, as well as crafts and face painting. Tasty treats and homemade cakes were on offer, and rich… Read more »
Independent Options is gearing up for Kidz to Adultz Up North on Thursday 19th November, a free exhibition dedicated to children and young adults with disabilities, their families and carers. Offering advice and information on our services, Independent Options will be at the event, held at Event City, Barton Dock Road, Manchester, M17 8AS, all… Read more »
Adam and Steven access Independent Options’ Community Support Team, and recently took an exciting trip to the East Lancashire Railway where they enjoyed a special exhibition on science fiction characters. Having caught the train to Bury, the gents arrived on the platform to be greeted by popular characters from Doctor Who and Star Wars, including… Read more »
Santa has very kindly agreed to take time out of his busy schedule and will be writing personalised letters to some special boys and girls in exchange for a small donation of £4 to Independent Options! Simply download the form, which can be found here, and return it to Independent Options, 67 Chester Road,… Read more »
There’s lots of fun to be had when there’s fireworks to be watched and marshmallows to be toasted, but for some it can be a stressful experience. Here are our tips to enjoying the night. 1. Do some prep beforehand, make sure that everyone knows what to expect as there will be loud noises 2…. Read more »