parent-led and dedicated to offering year-round opportunities for fun, friendship, and support.
PlayPeace is a registered charity founded by parents of kids in North Lanarkshire with additional support needs.
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Donation
A hugh thanks to Newarthill and Carfin credit union for their kind donation of £100! Playpeace member Gareth was delighted to receive the cheque with our Mairi!
PlayPeace round up of 2024
Thanks to Tegan, Activity Co-ordinator for creating this video.
Kiltwalk
Thanks to the Kiltwalk team, we were able to use our £5000 funding boost to offer more fun opportunities to many more families who have children with additional support needs. This fantastic video tells you more about it !
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Testimonials
“I’m a single mum to 4 kids, 18,5,3 and 2. Lewis and Grace have a very rare genetic disorder and are unable to walk, to me PlayPeace has given us an opportunity to get out on a Saturday afternoon and enjoy some free play in a safe environment, you’re amazing and im thankful to come along and look forward to trying to get along to other things you do, especially next summer. Thank you, I’d highly recommend PlayPeace 😊”
Sharon McClurg
“My girls and I have been attending Playpeace sessions and trips over past 2 years. Playpeace organise great sessions and trips (variety of places and activities, which is really good as kids can see new places and try new things). We have always had a fantastic time. My elder one, who is autistic, she really enjoys her time at Playpeace as she can be free, she can feel free (not like some other places, where she needs to restrict herself and not always has support and understanding which she needs). What is great too is that my younger (she doesn’t have any disability) can attend Playpeace as well, so 3 of us can spend time together experiencing new things, activities, places, making new friends and making lifetime lasting memories. I am very grateful that I have found Playpeace. They are really fantastic! “”
Iwona Rycabel-Afridi
“PlayPeace is a wonderfully relaxed and inclusive group for children and caregivers. Perfectly named as it allows the child to play in peace as there is no pressure to conform with social “norms”. Everyone is so welcoming and it is great to have people who fully understand the difficulties of raising a child with ASN to confide in and seek support from.”
Lisa Forrest
Supporters
The money raised through The Health Lottery is used to give grants to thousands of local charities doing the vital work of supporting the health and well-being of people and communities living in the most disadvantaged places across Great Britain right now.
There are stark differences in life expectancy and quality of health throughout the country. Our work tackles the socio-economic factors behind this inequality.
The Short Breaks Fund provides grants to third sector organisations that support unpaid carers to take a break from their caring role.
Community Solutions is a successful, cross-sector health and social care investment and improvement programme for North Lanarkshire.
Health & Social Care North Lanarkshire is a caring and empowering partnership. We are dedicated to working with our communities to enable people across North Lanarkshire to lead independent, fulfilling and healthier lives.
Carers have the right to be informed, heard and their views considered. We aim to make a positive difference to the lives of carers in North Lanarkshire through the provision of information alongside our carer representation and campaigning work.