Visit to Legacy Rainbow House Mawdsley 29th January 2014 |
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Presentation to Amelia Nolan. |
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| Brethren on a chilly Wednesday morning the Sat Nav’s having performed their allotted task with their usual accuracy, four cars arrived at Salt Pit Lane Mawdsley almost simultaneously carrying the P.G.M with Lynne, Ted Dickinson and Dorothy his wife, Howard Emmett and myself Brian Skinner for a planned visit to the facility where Amelia was in her classroom. | |
| On entering the school we were warmly greeted and welcomed with the offer of a hot drink and a short tour of the facilities, also a brief explanation of the therapy practiced at Rainbow House “conductive education” developed at the Peto Institute in Budapest Hungary, and now included as a degree based study at Birmingham City University offering study to B.A. (Hons) level through a 3 years course at the National Institute of Conductive Education Campus. | |
| The basic ethos is to develop human potential by improving the motor function of limbs which through various reasons have impaired movement, examples of this are, Cerebral Palsy, genetic disorders, life limiting conditions, acquired brain injury due to illness, accident, and trauma. Rare syndromes as yet undiagnosed in some of the children. | |
| This is a Holistic therapy not only treating the physical aspects but also the aspirations of the students. This is perhaps sufficient background to the conditions suffered by the students whose ages range from nursery age to adulthood. |
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| The presentation was of two specific aids a “balance beam” to improve stability for use by Amelia and general use, also two walking aids, specially designed walking sticks with four “legs” known as “Quads” these for exclusive use by Amelia and adjustable to cover several years of growth. This relatively modest bequest of under £200.00 has made a marked improvement in Amelia’s mobility. It is my opinion that your money has been effectively spent. | |
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| Amelia is photographed here with the P.G.M kneeling to meet Amelia in her own dimension being 4 years of age and about 3 feet tall, by this time Amelia has overcome some of the reservations of being the subject of interest by six adults, not all at once may I add, fortunately Mum Rachael and Great Grandparents, Ted and Dorothy Dickinson were close at hand to give reassurances, by the time we took our leave normality seemed to be returning to her day. | |
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| The facility at Mawdsley is undergoing works in the grounds to extend the classroom space, and as in all cases of independent facilities funds need to be raised to permit this work to continue this extension is to cost some £160,000 by the time it is completed. | |
| Independently to our visit to Amelia Ex Companion Ted Dickinson and I who are both members of Banks Chapter in the Royal Arch, one of those “other degrees” outside Mark Masonry had a pleasant duty to perform. | |
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Ted, and Brian present the cheque to Serena |
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| At the Chapter Birthday meeting in January the sum of £150.00 was donated to Legacy Rainbow House towards the continuing work of the school. We eagerly availed ourselves the opportunity to make the donation during this visit; Ted and I are photographed here making the presentation to Serena Stringfellow the Corporate Relations Officer for Legacy Rainbow House. Serena can be contacted on s.stringfellow@thelegacy-rainbowhouse.com | |
| An extensive overview of the facility can be seen at www.thelegacy-rainbowhouse.com | |
| Serena extends an invitation to anyone who wishes to visit and will be pleased to give a tour and introduction to Conductive Education, please make prior arrangements for your visit with Serena. | |
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| Article and Photographs Courtesy of Brian Skinner | |
