Our Mission to Raise £10,000 for Life-Changing SEN Creative Programme

Tewkesbury

The Roses has been selected by Big Give's Arts for Impact fundraising initiative, which promises to match every pound raised up to £10,000, between 19-26 Mar.

The combined £20,000 will allow us to continue Infinite Creatives, a two-year creative programme for neurodivergent 10–16-year-olds, and further its impact by increasing the number of sessions from monthly to weekly groups.

Sadly, without this crucial funding, Infinite Creatives is unlikely to continue due to the lack of funding necessary to pay facilitators, staff and equipment.

Life-Changing Creative Programme for Neurodiverse Children

Since 2020, North Gloucestershire has lost all extra-curricular activities outside of school for children with special educational needs. There are currently over 16,000 children in Gloucestershire with special educational needs and nearly 5,000 on a health or care plan.

Over 100 children with high special educational needs have no access to specialist education at all.

With such poor provision and access, research has revealed that neurodiverse children have more mental health issues, social isolation and development issues.

The Infinite Creatives helps the children grow their confidence and improve their mental wellbeing through drama, art and music. Last year’s group worked towards an annual project, the theme being bands, where the children created and recorded their own song and music video.

In similar school activities we have seen a 50% increase in confidence and literacy in children, compared to non-participants, and an overall increase in academic achievement.

 

How to Help

You can help us by:

Donating following this link between 19-26 Mar
Spreading the word – please share this news and link with your friends and family
Run a coffee morning or cake sale – we welcome any fundraising event, email marketing@rosestheatre.org for a toolkit

What Parents Say

“These opportunities are hard to come by and this group of children are often excluded from having experiences like this where they wouldn't find fitting in easy.

“Seeing young people passionate about the subjects covered gives us hope that they can continue to change the way the world sees them for their future. It really is something very special to be a part of.”- Bethan, Mum of Participiant

Thank you for your continued support,

 

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The Roses is a 370 seat theatre within a busy and popular arts centre in Tewkesbury. It has an eclectic programme of live events, take part activities, exhibitions and festivals. 

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