The Short Breaks Service is now fully operational.

The service offers up to 4 short break placements at any one time.

We are pleased to announce the opening of a second Autism Specifc Children's Home in January 2008.

The home will provide placements for up to three children with autism and associated conditions. 

One placement has already been confimed. Please contact us if you would like to discuss a possible referral for the other two placements.

The Autism Department at Birtenshaw Hall School is now fully operational.

Three classrooms have been refurhished and specifically designed to address the needs of children with Autistic Spectrum Disorder, focusing on modifying existing patterns of behaviour and further independence.

The Multi Sensory Hydrotherapy pool has been upgraded.

The upgarde will make accessing the Hydrotherapy pool easier for disabled children and enable us to loan the facilty to the wider community through the Bolton Primary Care Trust.

The Woodland Garden will transform our grounds into an innovative, multi-sensory play environment and will be fully accessible for disabled and non-disabled children and young people.

Community groups and individuals will be able to make use of the the Woodland Garden.

For more information on how you can help to raise funds to support the Woodland Garden project please contact Sarah on 01204 304230

   Thank you to Little Lever Golf Association for their donation of Christmas presents for disabled children at Birtenshaw. This will help make their Christmas more like any other child's.

Thank you to the Provincial Charitable Trust for their donation which will assist us to purchase a specialist tricycle adapted for disabled children.  The tricycle will help disabled children to increase their range of movement, become more active and generally fitter