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Treehouse launched to offer support to bereaved children
preschool A new charity has been launched to

gymnastics bring together several groups and
services which support children and
young people under 25 bereaved by
the death of a parent.
where an early Set up as a partnership with
start makes a world support from national charity Child
Bereavement UK and an anonymous
of difference! start-up donation of £35,000,
Wiltshire Treehouse aims to develop
a county-wide service.
It will be entirely dependent on
grants and fundraising in order to
offer a free service to families. To
achieve this, £300,000 will have to
be raised annually. Ann Rowland, cutting the Treehouse cake with Helen Pepler, and
At the launch at the Salt Way service users Keegan Gibbons and Jessica Candy
Centre in Middleleaze in early
September, Ann Rowland, director of The charity is based around children in a relaxed and supported
Child Bereavement UK, said: “Every existing groups set up by maternity setting, to both talk and enjoy
day 111 children are bereaved which and paediatric support workers imaginative activities together.
equates to over 40,000 annually. Rebecca King and Helen Pepler. Treehouse staff offer tailored
Children need help to make sense It also offers group sessions for support to individuals in face
of the tragedy over the long term, family members to express thoughts to face sessions. They will also
particularly at transition moments and feelings through creative assist school staff to help grieving
as they grow up. They tell us how activities. children.
confused and lost they are, but it’s Rainbow Club encourages children Find out more about the work of
so important children meet others and young people from 6 years old the charity at:
daily classes for the under 5’s who experience the same feeling. upwards to meet other bereaved www.treehousewiltshire.org.uk
“So many families are unable to
01793 822262 access the right kind of support Across the generations at Link playgroup
www.esprit-gymnastics.co.uk so it’s thrilling to see Wiltshire
Treehouse launched.”

Children at Link and Learn Preschool mum Charlotte and grandmother
helped to decorate cakes served to Linda Ford.
parents and grandparents at their To find out about places at the
Macmillan big coffee morning on preschool which meets in the Link
25 September which raised over £50. Centre community suite, call Mandi
Pictured are Iris Hinder with her Morris on 07531 133448.

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