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downsyndrome OK is a parent led, registered Charity offering help and support to families, professionals and people with Down's Syndrome in Surrey, Sussex and South London

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Annual Family Information Day for parents and friends PDF Print E-mail
Wednesday, 01 February 2012 Written by Colin Quemby
Saturday 12 May 2012 at Ruxley, Ewell

We have two excellent speakers:

At 10 am Mrs. Ruth Keighley will guide us on creating Wills & Trusts when there is a member of the family with a learning difficulty or disability. Mrs. Keighley makes her talk lively and interesting but also shows how complicated safeguarding any money intended for a person with a disability can be. She will be happy to answer questions either generally or one-to-one after lunch.

A member of the Down’s Syndrome Medical Interest Group, Dr. Rebecca Ferris, will be pleased to join us at 11.15. She will explain some of the health problems which parents may encounter when bringing up a child with Down’s syndrome and will then take questions until 12.30. Questions may be sent beforehand to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

At 12.30 trustees will give you a brief run down on the year’s activities and welcome your input on plans and ideas for the coming months. Please consider volunteering to help with ensuring dsOK continues to provide information and support for our members now and into the future.

Our programme has been posted to members and a copy can be downloaded from the Events Section under Downloads. Please book in advance especially if you would like to join us for lunch. It is hoped many members and friends will stay to meet and chat for a while after lunch. There will be space and some supervision for children. If you are not able to make other arrangements, please bring an activity which your child/children can share with others.

 
Jubilee Disco! PDF Print E-mail
Sunday, 29 April 2012 Written by Colin Quemby

Come and help celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee in June – Donna Self is running a Jubilee disco for ALL ages from 11 years upwards – red, white or blue dress optional! She has a brilliant DJ who will play all the great dance/singalong songs. Price of £5 includes soft drinks and “nibbles”.

Full details are in the flier which can be downloaded from the Events Section under Downloads.

 
easy2name PDF Print E-mail
Thursday, 12 August 2010 Written by Jason Vine

You may have noticed in dsOK news no. 25, an article relating to easy2name and their range of naming labels.

Unfortunately, we did not have a sufficient quantity of order forms to include one in every newsletter, but you can place an order online and easy2name will still donate a commission to us.

When you proceed to the checkout, just select "DOWN SYNDROME OK KT4" as the Fundraising Group, and 20% of the order value will be donated to downsyndrome OK.

 
Carers Direct PDF Print E-mail
Monday, 11 July 2011 Written by Paul Everington

Carers Direct is a national information, advice and support service for carers in England. Available online at www.nhs.uk/carersdirect and as a free, confidential helpline seven days a week on 0808 802 0202, it provides accurate, relevant information for carers and those who support them.

 

For further information, please see carers direct overview.pdf in the 'Other Resources' section of the download area

 
 

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12 May 2012
Annual Family Information Day