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jollyjoshrochdale
- May 27, 2020
- 1 min
Thank You to 'RMO' & 'Collingwood Lighting', our Gold Key Holders!
We are thrilled to be able to share the news that Ryan, of RMO Electrical Wholesaler (Repair, Maintenance and Overhaul Ltd), has kindly offered to support us with our heating installation and will therefore be a #JollyJosh #GoldKeyHolder We are incredibly grateful for such support! Ryan was also able to introduce us to Andrew, of Collingwood Lighting, Today we met with Ryan and Andrew at our build (following social distancing guidelines) to discuss the progress and next step
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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 10, 2020
- 1 min
Dietetic Lead Fundraises for Jolly Josh
Thank You so very much to Naheeda at HMR Paediatric Community, Naheeda is the Dietetic Lead at #Rochdale and has raised a wonderful £600 for our #JollyJosh #charity Naheeda and the team visit our sessions on a monthly basis (see our timetable) and therefore know of the importance of our #placetocallhome. #Thankyou Naheeda, the funds will be spent wisely on our build, for up-to-date details of our progress, click here #ConnectSupportThrive #InspireInclusion #SEND #PMLD #fundr
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jollyjoshrochdale
- Apr 6, 2020
- 1 min
Thank You 'Graham Poole Road Transport'
It is with huge gratitude that #JollyJosh gives thanks to Graham Poole Road Transport. Graham Poole has kindly donated one of his classic trucks for auction with profits raised to be donated to our charity. He has also provided additional funding for the build of our #placetocallhome. The total of funds donated is in excess of £10,000! This incredibly generous amount of money will be spent on the build of our very own inclusive centre in Castleton, #Rochdale. Thank You Gra
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jollyjoshrochdale
- Feb 22, 2020
- 1 min
Thank you to St Martin's Church
Jolly Josh would like to say a heartfelt Thank you to everybody at St Martins Church (Castleton) who voted for us to be the beneficiary of a very generous donation of £650! We had the pleasure of welcoming Sister Francis and Bernice to group on Thursday to meet our children, families, volunteers and professionals. Lots of fun was had by all and we are looking forward to seeing them both again in the future. Thank you St Martins for choosing to support Jolly Josh and helping o
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jollyjoshrochdale
- Feb 9, 2020
- 1 min
Thank You Tosh Brogan
#Thankyou to Tosh Brogan, of Castleton, for raising a wonderful £500 for our #JollyJosh #charity #Rochdale. The funds will be used to continue to build our #placetocall home. For further details click here #fundraise #connectsupportthrive #inspireinclusion #SEND #PMLD
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jollyjoshrochdale
- Feb 6, 2020
- 1 min
Polar Explorers!
We had lots of wintery fun at this weeks #stayandplay session @JollyJosh #Rochdale where we had a polar explorer themed morning. Our little ones explored our sensory toys in their very own igloo as well as discovering what animals live in the wintery tuff tray. As you can see from our photographs, our little ones and their families enjoyed building their own ice towers and reading stories. This week we were joined by two professionals; Sarah from @RainbowScent and Sally, a #C
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jollyjoshrochdale
- Jan 30, 2020
- 1 min
Transport
Lots of fun was had at this week’s #stayandplay session @JollyJosh #Rochdale where we explored all things transport. We had lots of fun playing with cars, planes, trains buses and more! Our little ones and their families enjoyed reading stories about transport and played with the busy street mat where the cars and trains travelled around town, taking people home, to work and school. Unfortunately, our visiting professional this week was unable to attend but please join us nex
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jollyjoshrochdale
- Jan 16, 2020
- 1 min
Frozen
What a fantastic time we had a this weeks #stayandplay session @JollyJosh #Rochdale. We played in the 'snow' and built 'ice' block towers and explored the texture of 'snowballs' without the cold! Our visiting professional this week was Lisa, a #PaediatricPhysiotherapistTeamLead who had lots of fun with our little ones. Lisa has been working closely with some of our tots and their families. As you can see from our photographs, Lisa encouraged one of our little ones to kneel u
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jollyjoshrochdale
- Jan 9, 2020
- 1 min
Trains
We certainly had a fun start to the new year at this weeks #StayandPlay session @JollyJosh #Rochdale, for our trains themed session. As you can see from our photographs, our little ones really enjoyed playing train drivers and exploring the track, trains and practising being conductors! We had three visiting professionals this week; all offering different support and advice to our parents and little ones. Firstly, thanks you to Sarah from @RainbowScent. Sarah is joining us fo
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jollyjoshrochdale
- Dec 19, 2019
- 1 min
Christmas!
We certainly enjoy a party @JollyJosh and especially a Christmas party! Our little ones had festive fun at this weeks #StayandPlay session @JollyJosh #Rochdale for our Christmas party. As you can see from our photographs, we were in full festive swing; enjoying printing with paints and stamps as well as exploring the textures of tinsel, pinecones and 'snow'. We were joined by two professionals this week who were on hand to support and advice to our parents on a range of area
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jollyjoshrochdale
- Dec 19, 2019
- 1 min
A Jazzy Christmas!
Thank You very much to Piano Tutor Margarita Capas who held a Piano concert at St Mary's, the Baum Church, raising a jazzy £149.39 for @Jolly Josh! Thank you to everyone involved in the concert, we grateful appreciate your support! #ConnectSupportThrive #InspireInclusion #Rochdale #Charity #SEND
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jollyjoshrochdale
- Dec 12, 2019
- 1 min
Elves and Fairies
We had lots of fun at our elves and fairies themed #stayandplay session @JollyJosh #Rochdale this week. We explored all things elf and fairy like, which our little ones loved. They enjoyed exploring the texture of Astroturf, tinsel, log slices and pinecones and as you can see from the photographs, they enjoyed dressing up too! Thank you to our amazing little ones and their families who visit and make our sessions so fun and exciting. Please join us next week on Thursday the 1
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jollyjoshrochdale
- Dec 10, 2019
- 1 min
A Sweet Donation from Sandbrook Community Primary School.
Team @JollyJosh would like to say a big Thank you to the Staff, parents and pupils of Sandbrook Community Primary School who recently held a cake sale and raised over a £175 for @JollyJosh! Well done everyone, We hope you all enjoyed your yummy cakes!! If you would like to make a donation, like these fantastic children below, or find out more about fundraising for us please drop us an email at fundraising@Jolly josh.co.uk #ConnectSupportThrive #InspireInclusion #Rochdale #Cha
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jollyjoshrochdale
- Dec 5, 2019
- 1 min
Owl Babies
We had a fairly quiet #StayandPlay session @JollyJosh #Rochdale this week with many of our regular little ones and their parents poorly with seasonal bugs; wish you all a speedy recovery and hope you get well soon. Those that could join us had fun exploring the owl babies themed activities with the textures of sawdust and tree stumps having lots of messy fun along the way. Our visiting professional this week was Joanna, a #PaediatricPhysiotherapist who got hands on this week
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jollyjoshrochdale
- Nov 28, 2019
- 1 min
Toy Story
We had a great time at this weeks #StayandPlay session @JollyJosh #Rochdale with our Toy Story themed session (a slight swap of our timetabled theme of Owl Babies). Our little ones enjoyed playing with the characters in the sand as well as building Mr & Mrs Potato Head! Our visiting professionals this week were Alex, a #HealthVisitor and her colleague Aly #StudentHealthVisitor who were on hand to offer some great advice and support to our parents and families; thank you as al
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jollyjoshrochdale
- Nov 21, 2019
- 1 min
Safari
We had plenty of fun for this weeks safari themed #StayandPlay session @JollyJosh in #Rochdale. Our little adventurers and their families discovered a range of safari animals in the grasslands (hay) and had lots of creative fun making their own giraffe to take home. Please see our photographs. We would like to thank our visiting professionals this week, Anna a #ChildrensComplexCareandPalliativeSpecialistNurse who had lots of fun playing with our little ones while supporting o
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