Youngsters at the Children and Family Centre celebrated Chinese New Year this week, making their own traditional Chinese lanterns, paper dragons, and baking! The children, who came along to our Tuesday After30School Club, got stuck in colouring the lanterns and sticking them together. The group also made paper dragons, colouring in the head and tail,… Read more »
Are you a keen knitter? Could you knit all night? We are in need of small knitted chicks to help us with our Easter fundraising! The chicks are designed to hold a chocolate Creme Egg, but don’t worry about supplying the chocolate, we will do that! For more information, call us on 0161 456 6502… Read more »
We’re on the hunt for an enthusiastic and creative Fundraising Officer to join our team! An exciting opportunity has arisen in our Fundraising Department, as we’re looking to expand our team to enable us to help enable others. Through the expansion of our team we will be able to continue to succeed in creating a… Read more »
We’re holding a bag packing event at Sainsbury’s Hazel Grove, and we need your help! Can you spare an hour of your time on Friday 10th, Saturday 11th or Sunday 12th March to help us pack shopper’s bags? If so, please do get in touch! Email us at fundraising@independentoptions.org.uk or call 0161 456 6502 Since… Read more »
This year marks Independent Options’ 40th Anniversary, and to celebrate, we’re running a charity multiplier challenge! You’ll be given a starting pot of £40 cash, and your challenge, should you choose to accept it, is to multiply it in to as much money as you can! You can do this in teams, and from the… Read more »
This year marks the 40th anniversary of Independent Options, and we’re cooking up lots of fun ideas and ways to celebrate this momentous occasion. The first, which some of you eagle-eyed folk may have spotted on social media, is our commemorative logo! Our special, limited edition logo will be used throughout 2017, and not only… Read more »
2017 brings a packed timetable for you here at Independent Options’ Children and Family Centre! All our groups are for children with learning disabilities, communication or other additional needs. We hope you can come along and join us! Monday Parents Coffee Morning (9:30-12pm) For parents of children with disabilities and additional needs (Last Monday of… Read more »
A big thank you to the team at O’Neill Patient Solicitors who raised a magical £743.88 in aid of Independent Options! The Hazel Grove based solicitors firm got creative with their fundraising, with everything from a bake off competition and busking to golf challenges, a big prize raffle and even employees performing magic shows! Lucy Sawdon-Molloy, Fundraising Manager… Read more »
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 »