George’s Happy Place – Thanks to Your Support
Grove Cottage is a local charity providing lifelong support for people with learning disabilities and complex needs. We offer a safe, welcoming space to learn, socialise and feel part of a community, while giving families much-needed respite. It costs around £600,000 a year to run our vital services. With only 25% covered by fees, we […]
Local Heroes Take on Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge for Grove Cottage
Grove Cottage would like to say a huge thank you to a group of incredible individuals who went to extraordinary lengths to raise vital funds for us by taking on the Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge on Saturday 3rd May. This tough 24-mile trek, involving over 5,000 feet of climbing across Pen-y-Ghent, Whernside and Ingleborough, all […]
Why Josh is now helping other Grove Cottage members dream big and fulfil their potential
Earlier this year, Josh reached out to our fundraising team, eager to contribute his ideas and efforts to raise funds for Grove Cottage and sustain the incredible support the charity provides. Grove Cottage, where our members are always at the heart of everything we do, enthusiastically embraced the opportunity to involve Josh. We were compelled […]
Mina
Mina is 52 and has been attending Grove Cottage since she was 15. She says, “Every week I go to Grove Cottage’s Wednesday and Thursday Adult Social Clubs. I very much enjoy both these clubs and for the past few years I’ve also attended the Performing Arts Club on a Monday night. “I get on […]
Harry
Harry is 21 and has a genetic condition which causes developmental delay. He has been coming to Grove Cottage since he was a young child and now attends our Get Active Club and Music Man Project. Harry’s favourite thing to do at Grove Cottage however is volunteering as a minibus chaperone! Harry’s dad Graham drives […]
Ruth
Ruth has been attending Grove Cottage for 11 years. She first joined the Nursery when she was only one and moved onto the Saturday and Holiday clubs once she went to school full time. Ruth’s mum, Kate, says, “Ruth has Down’s Syndrome, with its inherent developmental delay. Although now at secondary school, Ruth is more […]
Abbey
Abbey attends our Cottage Crew Club and Holiday Clubs. She loves Grove Cottage, meeting with friends and all the staff. Her favourite activities are baking, creative crafts and trips. Her mum Corinne said “Abbey always feels safe and welcome and the opportunity to mix with friends of different abilities is a great advantage. “She celebrated […]
Sally-Anne and Ruben
Sally-Anne is mum to Ruben, five, who used to attend our Ofsted Regulated Special Needs Nursery. He now attends our Saturday Cottage Kids Club and Holiday Clubs. Sally-Anne first took Ruben to the doctors in December 2016, but it wasn’t until 2017 that a diagnosis was made. He has a complex condition which affects his […]