STAND NW

04/09/2026

🙂Here is Part 2 of our latest STAND North Wales CIC August Newsletter. Have a look at some of the fantastic things we've been up to over the Summer. So many activities we need to share in 2 parts!
🙂Dyma'r ail ran o'r Cylchlythyr diweddaraf Saesneg mis Awst STAND Gogledd Cymru CBC. Mi fydd y fersiwn Cymraeg ar gael yn fuan, lle gewch chi weld pethau gwych rydyn ni wedi bod yn eu gwneud dros yr Haf.

04/09/2026

🙂Here is Part 1 of our latest STAND North Wales CIC August Newsletter. Have a look at some of the fantastic things we've been up to over the Summer. So many activities we need to share in 2 parts!
🙂Dyma rhan cyntaf o'r Cylchlythyr diweddaraf Saesneg mis Awst STAND Gogledd Cymru CBC. Mi fydd y fersiwn Cymraeg ar gael yn fuan, lle gewch chi weld pethau gwych rydyn ni wedi bod yn eu gwneud dros yr Haf.

04/09/2026

📣📣📣Understanding Tourette’s Syndrome – Online Session
⭐Thursday 15 October 2026
⭐10am–12 noon
⭐Online via Zoom
Join Tourette’s Action Education Manager Lucy Toghill for an informative and supportive online session exploring Tourette’s syndrome, including understanding tics, triggers, co-occurring conditions, diagnosis, treatment options and practical strategies for home and school. There will also be a Q&A session with an opportunity to ask questions and gain further advice.
To book your place please email [email protected] 🙂
📣📣📣Deall Syndrom Tourette - Sesiwn ar-lein
⭐Dydd Iau 15 Hydref
⭐10.00yb 0 12.00 hanner dydd
⭐Ar-lein trwy Zoom
Ymunwch â Rheolwr Addysg Gweithredu Tourette, Lucy Toghill, am sesiwn ar-lein addysgiadol a chefnogol sy'n archwilio syndrom Tourette, gan gynnwys deall gwingiadau, cyflyrau cyd-ddigwyddol, y broses ddiagnosis, opsiynau triniaeth a strategaethau ymarferol ar gyfer y cartref a'r ysgol. Bydd sesiwn Holi ac Ateb hefyd gyda chyfle i ofyn cwestiynau a chael mwy o gyngor.
I archebu lle ebostiwch [email protected] 🙂

03/09/2026

📣📣📣HAVE YOUR SAY - survey closes TOMORROW!📣📣📣
STAND North Wales are working with Community Transport Association’s ‘Creating Connections’ project – Their aim is to improve community transport for children and young people with additional needs and disabilities.
Please complete or share this survey:
https://accessiblesurveys.com/v2/1qcPfe0NrrNgrIzhBBNS/intro

Feedback from 16–25‑year‑olds with lived experience, as well as parents and carers of children of any age, would be incredibly valuable in helping us understand what’s working and what needs to improve

Transport can be a daily challenge for families of children and young people with additional needs or disabilities - and those experiences matter.
The Community Transport Association is inviting parents and carers to take part in its survey, funded by Motability Foundation, to better understand unmet needs and explore how Community Transport can make a real difference.

Survey respondents can enter a prize draw to win one of three £250 high street vouchers.
The survey is for Parents and carers of children and young people with additional needs or disabilities, aged up to 25, and Young people aged 16–25 with a lived experience.

Thanks so much for your support

03/09/2026

📣📣📣Allwch chi rannu’r arolwg hwn gan y byddai adborth gan rieni a phobl ifanc rhwng 16 - 25 oed yn werthfawr iawn 📣📣📣
Mae trafnidiaeth yn gallu bod yn her ddyddiol i deuluoedd plant a phobl ifanc sydd ag anghenion ychwanegol neu anableddau - ac mae profiadau’r teuluoedd hyn yn bwysig.
Rhowch eich barn heddiw: https://accessiblesurveys.com/v2/1qcPfe0NrrNgrIzhBBNS/intro

Mae’r Gymdeithas Trafnidiaeth Gymunedol yn gwahodd rhieni, gofalwyr a phobl ifanc sydd â phrofiad uniongyrchol o anghenion ychwanegol neu anabledd i gymryd rhan mewn arolwg sydd wedi ei ariannu gan Sefydliad Motability. Bwriad yr arolwg yw cael gwell dealltwriaeth o’r anghenion sydd heb eu bodloni ac edrych ar sut y gall Trafnidiaeth Gymunedol wneud gwahaniaeth gwirioneddol.
Mae pawb sy’n ymateb i’r arolwg yn cael cyfle i gymryd rhan mewn raffl i ennill un o dair taleb gwerth £250 ar gyfer y stryd fawr.

Mae’r arolwg hwn ar gyfer rhieni a gofalwyr plant a phobl ifanc hyd at 25 oed sydd ag anghenion ychwanegol neu anableddau, yn ogystal â phobl ifanc rhwng 16 a 25 oed sydd â phrofiad uniongyrchol.
Diolch yn fawr iawn am eich cefnogaeth

02/09/2026

📣📣📣We're pleased to let you know that our Resilience Programme is restarting on Wednesday 23rd September.
⭐Every Wednesday
⭐10.00am - 2.00pm
⭐Parkfields Community Centre, Ash Grove, Mold, CH7 1TB
This is a new service for Flintshire young people ages 16 - 22 years old with additional needs and disabilities who are not in employment or education.
See poster attached for more details. To book please email [email protected]
📣📣📣Mae'n bleser cyhoeddi bod ein Rhaglen Gwydnwch yn ail ddechrau ar ddydd Mercher 23 Medi.
⭐Bob dydd Mercher
⭐10.00yb - 2.00yp
⭐Canolfan Gymunedol Parkfields, Llwyn Onn, Yr Wyrddgrug, CH7 1TB
Gwasanaeth newydd i bobl ifanc sir Fflint 16 -22 oed gyda anghenion ychwanegol ac anableddau nad ydynt mewn cyflogach nac addysg,
Gweler y poster am fwy o fanylion.
I archebu lle ebostwich [email protected] 🙂

02/09/2026

01/09/2026

Dawnsio Gogledd Cymru 2026
A partnership event with STAND North Wales, , Mencap Mon Hub and Llwybrau Llesiant.

Help Us Bring 200 Learning disabled, autistic and neurodivergent Performers to the Stage at Venue Cymru.
Dawnsio Gogledd Cymru 2026 is an inclusive dance showcase that gives adults and young people with a Learning Disability, Autism or who are neurodivergent the chance to shine on a professional stage. Last year’s event was truly transformational — dancers grew in confidence, families cried with pride, and professional artists described it as one of the most meaningful projects they had ever worked on.

This year, we’re expanding from 150 to 200 performers across Môn, Gwynedd, Conwy, Denbighshire , and Flintshire, including a brand new 14–19 cohort from Canolfan Addysg y Bont. Throughout the autumn, dancers will take part in rehearsals designed to build confidence, teamwork and creativity before performing at Venue Cymru on 26 November 2026, hosted by Colin Jackson.

The showcase will feature ensemble pieces created with Dawns i Bawb, a Ballroom performance by World Silver Medallists (aged 12), guest artists Han and Fran (Britain’s Got Talent), live music from The Moniars, and co presentation roles for performers. All choreography, rehearsals and backstage environments are fully accessible, ensuring every performer can take part at the highest level.

For many of our dancers, this is their first time being seen, celebrated and treated as professional artists. Families tell us the experience is life changing. Performers tell us they feel proud, confident and part of something bigger. Professional artists tell us they learn new ways of working that change their practice forever. This event is not just a performance — it’s a celebration of talent, inclusion and community.

What Your Donation Helps Pay For
To make Dawnsio Gogledd Cymru 2026 a fully accessible, professional and unforgettable experience, we need support with the essential costs that bring the showcase to life:

Venue Hire
Venue Cymru provides world class staging, lighting and sound, giving performers a true professional platform.

Decorations & Set Dressing
Creating a welcoming, celebratory environment that feels special for performers and families.

Filming & Digital Content
Professional filming by Creft Media so families can keep the memories forever and performers can proudly share their achievements.

Dance Lessons & Rehearsals
Weekly sessions led by Dawns i Bawb and professional mentors, building movement skills, confidence and stagecraft.

Entertainment Within the Show
Live music, guest artists, ballroom champions and professional performers who elevate the artistic quality of the event.

Marketing & Promotion
Ensuring families, carers, support teams and the wider community know about the event, helping us celebrate the performers and fill the theatre.

Every donation directly supports Learning disabled, autistic and neurodivergent performers to take centre stage in a fully inclusive, accessible and professional production.

Your donation will:
Give Learning disabled, autistic and neurodivergent performers the chance to shine on a professional stage

Support young people beginning their artistic journey

Create a regional celebration of inclusion, creativity and community

Help build a more accessible and inclusive arts sector in North Wales.

https://www.gofundme.com/f/dawnsio-gogledd-cymru-2026-ubcyc?attribution_id=sl:c55daa14-2fc8-4bcd-a86e-9798e6e5b921&lang=en_GB&ts=1788269236&utm_campaign=fp_sharesheet&utm_content=amp30-treatment-2&utm_medium=customer&utm_source=copy_link

Thank you for donating, and thank you for sharing. Together, we can make Dawnsio Gogledd Cymru 2026 the biggest, most inclusive celebration of disabled talent North Wales has ever seen.

Help Us Bring 200 Learning disabled, autistic and neurodivergent Performers to the Stage at Ve… Mencap Mon needs your support for Dawnsio Gogledd Cymru 2026

01/09/2026

📣📣📣We are still taking bookings for our weekly Under 5s group, restarting Monday 14th September, 10.15 to 11.30 am at the ASK Centre, Rhyl.
The group is for children under 5 with additional needs and disabilities and is held every week term time. The sessions include sensory play activities, songs, stories and Makaton sign of the week
Places are limited and you need to prebook, on a first come first serve basis, and you need to block book for a month and pay in advance.
Each session costs £3, to be paid a month in advance.
To book your place please email [email protected] 🙂
📣📣📣Mae llefydd ar gael ar ein Grwp dan 5, sy'n ailddechrau dydd Llun 14 Medi, o 10.15 - 11.30yb yng Nghanolfan Ask, y Rhyl.
Mae'r grwp i blant dan 5 oed sydd efo anghenion ychwanegol ac anableddau, ac yn cael ei gynnal yn wythnosol adeg tymor ysgol. Gweithgareddau chwarae synhwyraidd, stori, caneuon ac arwydd Makaton yr wuthnos.
Mae'n rhaid archebu lle blaenllaw a bwcio am fis. £3 y sesiwn, i'w dalu blaenllaw.
I archebu lle ebostiwch [email protected] 🙂

01/09/2026

We had such a lovely kick start to our Home Ed Nature Walk sessions, at Rhuddlan Nature Reserve. Managing to have a window with no rain, to explore the beautiful diverse wildlife as part of a scavenger hunt activity! We all had great fun learning about the different plants, berries and animals that all support each other through the different seasons. A massive thank you to the National Wildlife Trust and the young people for making this session so fun!

Bu ein Taith Natur cyntaf o'r gyfres yn un hyfryd yn mynd am dro yng Ngwarchodfa Natur Rhuddlan. Llwyddom i arbed y glaw a gallu gweld bywyd gwyllt amrywiol. Cawsom ni hwyl yn dysgu am y planhigion, y mefus a'r anifeiliaid gwahanol sy'n cefnogi eu gilydd drwy'r tymhorau gwahanol. Diolch enfawr i Ymddiriedolaeth Bywyd Gwyllt Genedlaethol a'r bobl ifanc am wneud y sesiwn hon mor hwylus!