Cotswold Downs Syndrome Group (Friends of Daniella)

07/04/2026

100 Club!!
We have a couple of numbers available.

Annual payment of £26

If you would like to join our lottery club and support our local charity group please let me know and you will be allocated one of these numbers.

Cost Works out only 50p a week, number, to be drawn on the first Saturday of the month. The winning number is the bonus ball from that night’s National Lottery.

There will be two winners each month,

£30.00 & £10.00.

Better odds than the National Lottery!
Money needs to be paid annually (£26) or can be £6.50 quarterly standing order to make the club easy to manage.

For more information contact:
Jenny King
07715477058
[email protected]

02/04/2026

Hi all,
A gentle reminder to all those that pay for their lottery number annually!
It's actually that time of year again! Your £26 is due this month (1st April). Payment details are as follows CDSG 19010524 600516. Thanks for your continued support. Happy Easter, have a lovely weekend. 🐰🐣🐰Lots of love. Jenny. xx

21/03/2026

Happy World Downs syndrome day! 💙💛
On March 21, we celebrate World Downs syndrome Day by wearing bright, bold, and mismatched socks to raise awareness and celebrate the beauty, abilities, and joy of individuals with Down syndrome.
Join us by rocking your favorite fun socks and showing your support for the Downs syndrome community! 💙💛

20/03/2026

What an incredible fundraiser for our charity in aid of World Down syndrome day 2026! Huge thanks to and .health for the effort, time and support put into organising the event. Our group community popped down after school today to lend support and Kilometres! Thanks Charlie, Ailsa, Jessica, Henry and Ellis for your efforts. (And mums!)

15/03/2026

Around the World for World Downs syndrome day challenge! 🚵‍♀️🚴‍♂️🏊‍♀️🏃‍♂️

Michael Alexander Strauss and team from Nuffield Health Gloucester are doing amazingly well so lets give them a final push of encouragement as they go into their last week.👏👏
Looking forward to seeing those who can join us to engage with members during the finalè day on Friday 20th March. 💙💛

Let's get behind them and show our support! 🙌🙌

Help Michael Strauss raise money to support Cotswold Downs Syndrome Group (Friends of Daniella)

13/03/2026

08/03/2026

Celebrating Downs syndrome day!!
Walking together for World Down Syndrome Day.
About the Walk:
Date: Saturday 21st March 2026
Time: 3:30 pm meet.
Walk 16:00 pm - 19:00 pm
Route: Thames Head Challenge – 10–15 km from The Baker’s Arms to the Thames Head and Back!

Open to: Team members and their families

Minimum walkers: Our goal is at least 21 participants

Entry Fee – £21 per person to be donated through our Just Giving Page with the QR code.

This is a fun, inclusive event suitable for most fitness levels, and we’ll have walk captains leading the way to keep everyone on track.

05/03/2026

Not only has Big Yellow has offered over 10 work placements over the last 12 months. They also support our local charity with much needed storage.
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25/02/2026

A huge thank you to Michael Alexander Strauss and the Nuffield team. Let's show them how much our community appreciates their incredible effort.👏👏
https://www.justgiving.com/page/nuffield-around-the-world

🩷❤️🧡💛💚🩵💙💜 On 23rd June 2023 our Personal Trainer Mike Strauss and his wife Marie welcomed their beautiful son Evangelo to the world. The next day they received his Down Syndrome diagnosis. With so many misconceptions, fears and unknowns they were supported by Cotswold Down Syndrome Group (Friends of Daniella) through the challenging time. Now, almost two years later Evangelo is the strongest and most determined little boy and shows every day that nothing will stop him achieving anything he wants in life.​

Here at Nuffield Health Gloucester we are doing a Cycle Around The World charity challenge to mark World Down Syndrome Day on 21st March totalling 40,075KM starting on the 23rd February. Please look out in club for our QR codes where you can donate your miles to help with our challenge 😊

We are raising money and awareness for the Cotswold Down Syndrome Group (Friend of Daniella) a local group that helps families affected by Downs Syndrome in Gloucestershire and the Cotswolds. The group focuses on building relationships, creating safe environments, and celebrating children. It started in 2004 and became a registered charity in 2010. Jenny King, the charity’s founder, started the group after her daughter Daniella passed away from a complicated heart defect right before she turned 4. Jenny wanted to honour her memory and support other families in a positive way. The group offers a safe and friendly environment and network for families to exchange positive stories, hope and knowledge with other parents who have children with Downs Syndrome.

Your support would be greatly appreciated and will help us celebrate and champion individuals with Down Syndrome within our community.

The team at Nuffield Health Gloucester 💚

20/02/2026

Hi everyone
The lovely Michael Strauss (Angelo's dad) along with staff and members of the Nuffield gym have set themselves an epic cycling challenge for World DOWNS SYNDROME day. They are going to cycle the circumference of the earth 🌎 40,000km!!
This event will run from Mon 23rd February - Friday 20th March to raise much needed funds and awareness for World Downs syndrome day 💙💛💙💛💙💛💙💛💙
You can show your support by joining us to engage with members during the finalè day Friday 20th March at the Nuffield gym Gloucester, Centre Seven, Barnwood, Gloucester GL4 3HR
and with donations/sharing the just giving link below.

Let's get behind them and show our support! 🙌🙌

Help Michael Strauss raise money to support Cotswold Downs Syndrome Group (Friends of Daniella)

08/12/2025

Another lovely Christmas party. An afternoon of lovely food, mince pies, mulled wine, Magic marie and of course a visit from Santa himself. 🎅 Such a lovely feeling that our group continues to bring new and old families together. 💕
Thank you to everyone, from the Elves, catering, kitchen helpers and we were absolutely blown away with such generous donations of snacks, cakes, biscuits from all you wonderful families. Thank you, it really does make a difference for this fantastic event to happen. 👏👏
Wishing you all a wonderful Christmas and a Happy new year!! 🎅🎄🥂🎉 xx