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Christmas 2026
Funded by a grant from The Lord Barnby Foundation our members enjoyed theatre trips to see ‘The Three Little Pigs’ in the Minerva and ‘A Boy called Christmas’ in the Chichester Festival Theatre. The grant met the costs of the New Year party attended by many members and their families from the youngest through to…
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Pagham Yacht Club raise funds
Proceeds from a Christmas raffle held by the club were donated to the group.£1,000 was then doubled by Zurich under an initiative to encourage employees to fundraise. A second Christmas fundraiser raised a further £360 by brave PYC members dipping in the icy sea waters and enjoying a delicious breakfast provided and cooked by others.…
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Three Peaks Challenge
In May, Sophia Cobb undertook the Three Peaks Challenge to raise funds for two charities who support her sister, Chichester & Arun Down Syndrome Group were one of the recipients of her fundraising efforts. Thank you Sophia!
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Rocksteady Music School
The Rocksteady Music School have become a regular feature in our events calendar, providing an opportunity for our youngest and senior members to strum, bang and tinkle the ivories! In May we were visited by Chichester MP, Jess Brown-Fuller who learned about our group and chatted with parents.
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The Sussex Community Foundation funds social events in 2024
A fantastic grant of £5,000 was spent throughout the year providing opportunities for members of all ages to share in various activities and outings together. Some were noisy; New Year Party and Circus Zyair and others more mindful as in the case of POWER Yin. Four theatre productions were offered and proved very popular. For…
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Funding from EKCT
The Ernest Kleinwort Charitable Trust awarded CADSG £2,000 funding in 2024 and again in 2025 another £2,000 towards ‘Outreach’ and Speech and Language Therapy costs. Details of both services can be found under ‘Our Services’ on the website.
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Dance Crew perform at FestivALL 2025
‘Dance group is brilliant – so proud when I see him on stage’. The audience were treated to a medley of cowboys and cowgirls ‘yeehawing’ and dancing on the Minerva theatre stage. A £500 grant from Tesco Stronger Starts in Bognor stores supported the dance group expenses.
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Sarah’s Sunshine Group
Our Early Development Group received funding from Carpenter Box in December 2023.
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Hall & Woodhouse 2023 Community Chest
Dance promotes teamwork and here is the evidence…. our Little Crew dancers working together. A £1,000 cheque received from Hall & Woodhouse in early 2024 supported the Dance groups’ running costs.
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National Lottery Community Fund: IT devices
In July 2024 seven members received fully funded Apple iPads with a sturdy case and See and Learn bundles. Another four members opted to receive an Acer Aspire laptop, bag and Clicker software. The members were all aged from 2 years to 15 years and were first time beneficiaries of IT funding secured by the…