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Welcome to the web site of The Glanfield Childrens Group.
The Glanfield Group is a registered charity, (under the Catholic Association umbrella,) which organises respite for children and young people who have a wide range of disabilities, or who are physically or emotionally deprived or neglected.
The Group has been running since 1987 inspired by the late Frank Glanfield who was involved with the care of children with special needs both in France and in England. It was then that a modest group of just 12 set the foundations for what has most recently, (Aug 2008,) become a group of 96 including children, parents, siblings, helpers, nurses, doctors and our very own chaplain.
The aim of the group is to provide both a holiday for the children and a much needed rest for their parents who are welcome to either join the group or stay at home.
Due to the skills and expertise now within the group, we are able to give the children experiences that their disabilities would not usually permit, such as swimming, a trip to the top of a mountain in the Pyrenees, a day out at the zoo and for some of our older members, a few beers in the pub.
Lourdes Helpers 2009 (click here)
