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jollyjoshrochdale
- May 18, 2020
- 1 min
Eliza's #TwoPointSixChallenge
During the #lockdown of the #Covid19 #pandemic the #Londonmaraton @LondonMarathon aimed to support charities by introducing a #fundraising campaign. Eliza chose to do the #JollyJoshSensoryCircuit to fundraise for our #charity Each of the 26 challenges were caught on camera and many were filmed (see the JollyJosh You Tube channel), Eliza communicates using #signlanguage #BSL #SSE See how many signs you can learn! In doing this Eliza and family not only had lots of fun, but the
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jollyjoshrochdale
- May 17, 2020
- 1 min
Thank You Thomas & Lilly
During the #lockdown of the #Covid19 #pandemic the #Londonmaraton @LondonMarathon aimed to support charities by introducing a #fundraising campaign. Thomas and Lilly chose to do the #JollyJoshSensoryCircuit to fundraise for our #charity In doing this they not only had lots of fun, but they raised a whopping £253! #Thankyou #TwoPointSixChallenge #JollyJosh #Charity #Rochdale #ConnectSupportThrive #InspireInclusion #SEND
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jollyjoshrochdale
- May 8, 2020
- 1 min
Joshua's 4th Birthday
As the nation celebrates #VEday #VE75, our family not only reflects in celebration of freedom and victory, we also remember Joshua, on what would have been his 4th birthday. My thoughts this year are in the form of a poem, as I consider all the things that Joshua would have become, aged 4... If only! #emptyarms #childbereavement #childloss This year, due to #lockdown #covid19 #coronavirus #pandemic Joshua's birthday gathering at his memorial oak tree was a quieter occasion.
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jollyjoshrochdale
- Apr 13, 2020
- 1 min
The Soup Kitchen Provides Support For Jolly Josh Families During Lockdown
Marylin, one of the founders of @TheSoupKitchen, #Rochdale alongside Vida Slater, and I first met at the @SpringhillHospice #RochdaleWomanOfTheYear award ceremony. Marylin was Rochdale Woman of the Year 2018 and passed on the award to me as 2019's winner (it's still all very surreal). Perhaps our paths crossed for more than one reason that day? The Soup Kitchen have received generous donations during #lockdown due to the #Covid19 #Coronavirus #Pandemic (if you are willing t
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jollyjoshrochdale
- Mar 27, 2020
- 2 min
Covid-19 My Thoughts during Lockdown
In 2017 James and I travelled (with authorisation and ‘support’) from London to our Children’s Hospice in Chorley with Joshua’s body wrapped in frozen peas as he lay across my knee- this journey demonstrated our desperation to be at our beloved ‘holiday home’. We arrived 16 hours post Joshua’s death. I have been trying to process this this for some time, wanting to make positive change and finally began to share my feelings when I presented at the North West Children's Pallia
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