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Cerebral Palsy Cymru’s children’s centre officially opened by The Duchess of Gloucester

April 25 2024

We were delighted to welcome our Royal Patron, HRH The Duchess of Gloucester, to officially open our new children’s centre in the presence of special guests.

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Mowgli Street Food Cardiff raises over £75,000 to support children in Wales living with cerebral palsy

September 06 2024

Photograph of our new trustees standing in front of our branded wall in our centre. From left to right, Toby Jones, Jason Llewellyn,Vicky Stevenson, Lisa Tregale.

Cerebral Palsy Cymru announces appoint of four new trustees as part of National Volunteers Week

Photograph of the inside of our Crwys Road charity shop.

Behind the scenes of our Crwys road shop

January 11 2023

Veezu partner with us for October fundraising campaign

Veezu, the UK’s fastest-growing private hire company, is partnering with us throughout October to help us raise awareness and vital fun…

October 01 2024

Mowgli Street Food Cardiff raises over £75,000 to support children in Wales living with cerebral palsy

The Cardiff branch of the popular Indian Street Food Restaurant has raised £75,026 for Cerebral Palsy Cymru to date.

September 06 2024

Thoughts from our therapist Kirsty

Kirsty Taylor, our Clinical Specialist Physiotherapist, reflects on her time at the 2024 EACD Conference in Bruges.

Our friends at blue self storage join us to celebrate Volunteers' Week 2024!

We would like to say a massive thank you to blue self storage for sponsoring Volunteers’ Week for the second year in a row!

Cerebral Palsy Cymru’s children’s centre officially opened by The Duchess of Gloucester

We were delighted to welcome our Royal Patron, HRH The Duchess of Gloucester, to officially open our new children’s centre in the prese…

Natasha Elliott joins our team as our new Family Support Coordinator

Meet Natasha Elliott, our new Family Support Coordinator who will be working alongside our Family Support Coordinator and founding pare…

We are delighted to welcome our newest Ambassador, Lee Ellery, to our team!

We are delighted to welcome our newest Ambassador, Lee Ellery, to our team!

BAFTA-award winning presenter and athlete, Lowri Morgan, joins Cerebral Palsy Cymru as their new ambassador during Cerebral Palsy Awareness Month.

We are delighted to welcome Lowri Morgan as our newest Ambassador!

Our Centre Director embarks on an academic visit to China!

We are proud to share that our Centre Director and Consultant Physiotherapist, Jenny Caroll, recently concluded an academic visit to He…

December 08 2023

Photograph of group of people dressed in black tie, seated at our Better Start Ball. They are clapping in applause.

Our Better Start Ball raises nearly £20k on World Cerebral Palsy Day

We would like to extend a huge thank you to everyone who attended our ‘Better Start Ball’ at the Parkgate Hotel on World Cerebral Palsy…

October 16 2023

Paralympian Olivia Breen joins Cerebral Palsy Cymru's team as its new Ambassador on World Cerebral Palsy Day.

This World Cerebral Palsy Day, we are delighted to announce that Welsh Paralympian athlete, Olivia Breen, is joining our team as an Amb…

October 05 2023

Celebrating Corporate Partnerships: Irwin Mitchell sponsor Therapy Room 7 at our children’s centre

We are delighted that Irwin Mitchell have kindly offered to sponsor one of our therapy rooms at our children’s centre in Llanishen, Car…

September 29 2023

Photographs of families and therapists alongside two Slater & Gordon lawyers during our Better Start Playgroup.

Slater + Gordon Lawyers continue their support to our early intervention service.

We are thrilled to announce that Slater + Gordon Lawyers, will continue to offer their support to our early intervention service.

Photograph of Samantha Maxwell, alongside Lesley Griffiths with grass in the background. Both women are looking at the book 'CP Isn't me' which Lesley is holding out open in front of them.

We celebrate Disability Pride Month with Samantha Maxwell

To mark Disability Pride Month, we spoke to Samantha Maxwell about her experiences living with disability.

Shop volunteers being presented a gift hamper by Sharon from blue self storage.

We celebrate National Volunteers Week with blue self storage

We would like to say a huge thank you to blue self storage for sponsoring our Volunteers' Week hampers!

Two ladies and a young man stood in a charity shop smiling.

Celebrating our volunteers during National Volunteers Week

Volunteers have been at the heart of our charity since we were founded in 1992.

Photograph of our new trustees standing in front of our branded wall in our centre. From left to right, Toby Jones, Jason Llewellyn,Vicky Stevenson, Lisa Tregale.

Cerebral Palsy Cymru announces appoint of four new trustees as part of National Volunteers Week

We are delighted to announce that we have appointed four new members to our board of trustees.

Photograph of young gymnast, Sienna. She is smiling at camera.

Cerebral Palsy Awareness Month - Introducing Sienna

We caught up with Sienna's mother Jo, to learn more about how Sienna has progressed since visiting our centre in 2017.

Photograph of our therapists, St Josesph's staff and a mother and child standing in St Joesph's hospital.

St Joseph’s Hospital pledge their continued support for 'Better Start, Better Future.'

St Joseph's Hospital pledges their continued support of our specialist early intervention service 'Better Start, Better Future.'

January 12 2023

Photograph of the inside of our Crwys Road charity shop.

Behind the scenes of our Crwys road shop

Emma, our new Marketing & Communications officer, shares her story of what it was like to spend a day at our Crwys Road charity shop.

January 11 2023

Photograph of Gareth, in his Cerebral Palsy Cymru running vest, running the Cardiff Half and waving at the camera.

From Land’s End to John O Groats - Introducing Gareth

Meet Gareth, uncle to 4 year old Maya, who took on the epic challenge of virtually running from Land’s End to John O Groats to raise mo…

January 11 2023

Photograph of baby looking up at camera.

Christmas Appeal 2022 - Noah's story

Dear reader, my name is Leah, mum to Noah, who is now 20 months old. As we approach Christmas, I want to share with you my story as par…

December 21 2022

Photo of young girl in football kit, holding frame.

Margam YC Stags Inclusion Football

Meet John Heycock, the consultant social worker and football lover behind the creation of the Margam YC Stags - the first inclusive clu…

December 08 2022

Group photograph of our founding parents standing together in our centre.

Our founding parents visit our new home

On 22nd July, the families that founded our charity 30 years ago visited our new children's centre to celebrate our 30th Birthday and a…

Photograph of three Harding Evans Solicitors standing in front of our Cerebral Palsy Cymru branded wall in our centre.

Celebrating our long-standing partnership with Harding Evans Solicitors

As we celebrate our 30th year, we would like to celebrate the loyal support of Harding Evans Solicitors.

Photograph of baby crawling across floor in our centre.

Build A Better Future Appeal - 1 year on

We are delighted to announce that we have successfully secured the funds needed to complete the second phase of refurbishment at our ne…

Photograph of man in a wheelchair (Rhys) alongside his support worker Andre. Rhys is wearing a Cerebral Palsy Cymru t-shirt and sunglasses. They are both smiling at the camera.

27-year-old Rhys from Llandudno takes on 70k Challenge

Rhys Kyffin, from Llandudno, decided to take on our ‘70k Your Way Challenge in March’ to raise funds to support children and families a…

Photograph of female Hugh James lawyer standing in front of Hugh James plaque in our centre.

Hugh James law firm support the development of our new children’s centre.

We are so grateful to have the continued support of Hugh James, this time in the shape of sponsorship for one of the therapy rooms in o…

Photograph of a group of families and national trust staff at Dyffryn Gardens.

We team up with National Trust Cymru to create new wellbeing garden and celebrate Blossom Watch

On Saturday 12 March, a few of our families visited Dyffryn Gardens to mark the launch of a new partnership between National Trust Cymr…

Photograph of Gavin Clifton seated, holding up two of his books titled 'Max and the Magic Wish' and 'Lola'.

Cerebral Palsy Awareness Month – Gavin Clifton's Story

March is Cerebral Palsy Awareness Month and as a charity, we celebrate it by raising awareness and sharing inspirational stories of peo…

Photograph of Glenys, our founder, alongside two members of staff from Slater & Gordon Lawyers. They are standing in front of Glenys' new room which has a Slater & Gordon plaque on the door.

Slater & Gordon Lawyers pledge to support our Build A Better Future appeal

We have been blown away by the response to our Build A Better Future appeal which was launched to help us raise funds to complete the s…

February 01 2022

Photograph of three men and one woman, all dressed formally.

Cerebral Palsy Cymru receives grant funding from South Wales Freemasons

A £59,400 grant provided by the South Wales Freemasons will help fund 66 specialist therapy consultations over the next 3 years for bab…

January 27 2022

Photograph of a therapist and a young woman looking down towards an ipad.

Therapist Blog - Independent Living Skills 2021

Helena Poulton, one of our Occupational Therapists, shares her personal experiences of our latest Independent Living Skills project.

January 27 2022

Corporate partnership - Niche Financial Services

We are delighted to have been chosen by Niche as their Charity of the Quarter.

January 24 2022

Photo of young adult in a wheelchair using eye gaze technology.

World CP Day - Bradley's story

Bradley, aged 17, shares in his blog for World CP Day 2021 what it's like to be a young adult living with cerebral palsy.

October 04 2021

Young boy sits on the floor alongside one of our therapists.

Therapist's blog - Jungle Explorers 2021

Marissa Mount, one of our Occupational Therapists, shares her experiences of this year's Jungle Explorers project, which is kindly fund…

Photograph of woman in Cerebral Palsy Cymru running vest, smiling at camera and pointing to her vest.

The road to the 2021 London Marathon – Introducing Emma

Meet Emma, aunty to Osian, who will be donning her running vest and taking on the challenge of running the 2021 London Marathon in aid…

Photograph of Denise holding a Diolch sign with our tangram heart below it, she is standing in front of the branded wall in our centre.

Celebrating our fundraising heroes!

Every year, we need to raise £1.5M to provide our current level of service and around 80% of this overall income comes from fundraising…

Photograph of a young girl in glasses and a cake & tea for cp t-shirt, She is sitting in her wheelchair and smiling at the camera.

Celebrating Cake & Tea for CP 2021

Across the month of June, bakers up and down the country took to their kitchens and whipped up delicious delights in aid of our inaugur…

Photograph inside Mowgli Street Food Cardiff, a member of staff stands net to sign stating that they have raised over £7,4444.0.

A note of thanks to our wonderful corporate partners and supporters

As we are now halfway through 2021, we thought it would be a good opportunity to highlight the wonderful support that our amazing corpo…

A man giving thumbs up in a Cerebral Palsy Cymru running vest.

The road to the 2021 London Marathon – Introducing Tom

Meet Tom Drew, dad to 1-year-old Jake, who will be donning his running vest and taking on the challenge of running the 2021 London Mara…

Photograph of Heather holding sign that reads THANK YOU! with our tangram heart below.

Therapist Blog - Adapting our services throughout lockdown

Heather Holgate, one of our Occupational Therapists, shares with us her experience of providing therapy and support to children across…

June will offer and more from HCR Solicitors

This June, the expert wills team at Harrison Clark Rickerbys will be waiving their fees for writing your basic will in return for a don…

Photograph of therapists, Helen and Kirsty, in masks holding toys.

Our pop-up therapy centre at Bethel Baptist Church Hall

Whilst the refurbishment has been taking place at our new children’s centre, Bethel Baptist Church have provided us with a safe space t…

Navy background with white and red text reading CAPTAIN TOM 100, DO IT YOUR WAY. Underneath is a graphic of a white medal.

Captain Tom 100 - Do it your way

Captain Tom 100 invites people all over the world to take on a challenge based around the number 100 to raise funds for a charity close…

man and woman stood by advert

Our name in lights thanks to Niche Financial Services

We are thrilled to announce our partnership with Niche, an award-winning firm who provide independent, fixed fee financial advice with…

February 23 2021

Little boy sitting on the floor smiling

2020 - A year of amazing corporate support during turbulent times

At the start of 2021 we wanted to take a moment to look back and reflect on the amazing support that we have received from our Corporat…

February 01 2021

Virtual attendance at the 32nd Annual Meeting of the European Academy of Childhood Disability

In November, four of our senior therapists attended the virtual 32nd Annual Meeting of the European Academy for Childhood Disability (E…

January 22 2021

Mum with Child and Therapist

Corporate partnership blog - Slater & Gordon Lawyers

At Cerebral Palsy Cymru, the relationships we have with our corporate partners are so important to us.

November 20 2020

Photographs of two baby twins in a buggy, with a young girl behind them.

Cardigan Town FC epic challenge raises £10K+ for Cerebral Palsy Cymru

Players at Cardigan Town FC ran the distance around Wales, not only once, but twice during the firebreak lockdown to raise vital funds…

November 13 2020

The National Lottery Community Fund provides emergency funding

Emergency funding awarded by The National Lottery Community Fund’s Covid-19 Response Fund has helped to continue to provide therapy and…

October 15 2020

Tangram heart on pink background.

Cerebral Palsy Cymru - where we are now

Where we are now - a statement from Jenny Carroll, Centre Director and Consultant Physiotherapist.

September 23 2020

Therapist working with baby doll in front of laptop screen.

Adapting our services & looking to the future

Since March, our services have had to change drastically as the world adapts, and continues to live with, Coronavirus.

baby crawling and smiling at the camera

WCVA provide emergency funding to support vital services

Emergency funding awarded by Wales Council for Voluntary Action (WCVA) has enabled us to continue to support children and families at a…

The Royal Mint nominate Cerebral Palsy Cymru for 2 year charity partnership

We are thrilled and excited to have been selected by the staff of The Royal Mint in Llantrisant to be their chosen charity for the next…

Man and woman smiling at camera wearing cycling helmets.

Staff at Wendy Hopkins Family Law Practice 'walk' to the European Court of Justice for Cerebral Palsy Cymru

The wonderful team at Wendy Hopkins Law Practice took on the epic challenge of virtually walking and cycling the 511 miles to the Europ…

Baby In Therapy Session

Slater & Gordon UK partnership to fund our Initial Consultation Service until March 2021

Cerebral Palsy Cymru are thrilled to announce a new partnership with Slater & Gordon UK.

little girl in walker with mum holding a red heart radio microphone in the rain.

Lexi and Oliver's epic charity challenge!

Meet Oliver and Lexi - two incredibly brave children who rose to the challenge and became ‘Charity Challengers’ in aid of Global’s Make…

Photograph of the outside of a Cerebral Palsy Cymru charity shop.

Our Llanishen charity shop reopens after Donation Station success

After 3 months of locked doors, we are thrilled to announce that our charity shop in Llanishen has opened its doors once again.

two therapists with visors, gloves and aprons

Donations of PPE allow therapy to begin at our therapy centre

On the 4th June we delivered our first ‘face to face’ therapy session to a child and their family at our therapy centre in Cardiff sinc…

We are Cerebral Palsy Cymru!

We are excited and proud to announce that we have changed our name and brand identity from Bobath Children’s Therapy Centre Wales to Ce…

Baby in Mum's arms reaching out for therapy toy that dad is holding up.

Delivering virtual therapy during lockdown

Since the closure of our therapy centre on the 23rd March, due to the Coronavirus pandemic, we have been delivering our essential servi…

baby in mothers lap looking at toy

Early Assessment and Intervention Course hosted at our centre

In February 2020, Cerebral Palsy Cymru hosted an Early Assessment and Intervention course for infants at high risk of neurodevelopmenta…

Therapist on the floor holding young boys hand

Launching Cerebral Palsy Cymru

Jenny Carroll, Centre Director, shares her thoughts on our new brand, adapting our services in response to lockdown and her vision for…

Photograph of 2 young boys dressed as superheroes with yellow background and black text reading the 2.6 challenge.

2.6 Challenge raises over £15,000

On the 26th April, our families and supporters took to their gardens, living rooms and local streets to take part in the 2.6 challenge…

Cerebral Palsy Cymru

Therapy and support for children and their families

Cerebral Palsy Cymru is a registered charity in England and Wales 1010183. A company limited by guarantee. Registered company in England and Wales 02691690. Registered address: Cerebral Palsy Cymru, 1 The Courtyard, 73 Ty Glas Avenue, Llanishen, Cardiff, CF14 5DX.

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