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Registered
Charity No.
278336

 

"We had a brilliant day as usual"

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Since 1982 the Thames Valley Adventure Playground has provided a unique range of adventurous, therapeutic and educational play activities, offering fun and freedom for children and adults with all types of disability, however mild or profound, in a safe, caring and stimulating environment.
The Playground experience is totally unique and offers something for everyone. It has no formal catchment area, with over 10,800 visits made in the last year by users from a wide area around the Thames Valley and beyond. They visited with families and as individuals, or with groups from schools, playschemes, day centres and residential units.
Open Tuesday to Saturday all year round, Fridays are reserved for adults with special needs. The Playground is also used by a Youth Club and several local parent support groups.

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"The greatest lesson we have learned over the years is never to underestimate the children - they continue to amaze us. Their resilience and willingness to try anything is truly an inspiration. As the children grow both physically and intellectually we continue to listen to them to find out about their changing needs and adapt our approaches and methods accordingly.

The Adventure Playground has lots of special play equipment, such as hand-propelled bikes, electric cars, wheelchair accessible play equipment, chunky puzzles, hoists etc., which enable the children to play independently. We strive to make sure that the equipment doesn’t remain just a collection of things, as it is only when combined with the attention, initiative, determination and care of the Playstaff that the children are truly enabled to achieve. Almost anything they attempt is made possible and, at the end of the day, that sense of satisfaction and pride that ‘at least I had a go’ is clearly written all over them."

Gary Warrington
Operations’ Director, Thames Valley Adventure Playground


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The  Thames Valley Adventure Playground is a Registered Charity. 
With running costs
in excess of £250,000 a year, and less than 8% of its income coming from local authority funding,
the support of the local community
plays a vital part in maintaining a service which last year was enjoyed by 3241 visitors, who made 10,848 visits
.