Cerebral Palsy Teens UK

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Cerebral Palsy Teens UK Connecting and empowering youngsters & adults with Cerebral Palsy/similar physical disabilities. Registered Charity No. 1172105.

CP Teens UK is a registered charity (1172105) dedicated to empowering and supporting youngsters & adults in the UK with Cerebral Palsy (CP) and physical disabilities. We provide 'help, hope, inspiration & friendship' through social activities, initiatives & events with the aim of giving a platform for connection and personal growth. CP Teens UK aims to help empower individuals with Cerebral Palsy and physical disabilities, enabling them to network, make friends, share their experiences, and develop skills that boost their confidence and independence.
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At its heart, CP Teens UK runs from real-life first-hand experience, which is what makes the charity unique. Founded by Ellie Simpson, who has Cerebral Palsy, when she was 18-years-old after experiencing social isolation from able-bodied peers throughout her teenage years, the charity is about creating a sense of belonging, building confidence, and helping people with Cerebral Palsy & physical disabilities lead fuller & more enriched lives. The charity’s commitment to providing meaningful opportunities for social & personal development, and connecting youngsters & adults with shared experiences continues to inspire its work, making a lasting impact on the lives of those it serves.

Cerebral Palsy Teens UK turns 13-years old today! 🎉💚🩷Just an idea, born from personal experience, to bring young people ...
17/10/2026

Cerebral Palsy Teens UK turns 13-years old today! 🎉💚🩷

Just an idea, born from personal experience, to bring young people with Cerebral Palsy and neuro disability/brain injuries together, build friendships, have fun, create opportunities and to have others alongside them who share similar experiences as they navigate young adulthood and the challenges, and triumphs, it can bring.

We're very proud of what Cerebral Palsy Teens UK has become, but even more so of the people, the friendships and the experiences that have come together and have shaped the past 13 years.

To everyone who has been part of the journey so far, in whatever capacity, thank you.

Here's to the next thirteen years and beyond!

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"Cerebral Palsy Teens UK have helped me be much more confident, provided me with a network to help navigate the bumpy parts and have enabled me to find friends for life who truly understand." - Katie 🫶🏻

📸 A collection of best bits 2013-present

Quiz #4 of 2026!Tonight was the fourth online quiz of 2026. A big well done to everyone, including to tonight's winners...
16/10/2026

Quiz #4 of 2026!

Tonight was the fourth online quiz of 2026.

A big well done to everyone, including to tonight's winners:

FIRST PLACE: Jessie & Jasmine who tied with 47 points each
SECOND PLACE: Eden with 44 points
THIRD PLACE: Oliver with 41 points

Prizes will be sent out 🎉

The 2026 league board has been updated. Jasmine retains her place at the top of the leaderboard following tonight’s quiz 🏆. Jessie progresses to second place, and Eden to third place on the 2026 league table.

Next quiz: Friday 11th December 2026 📆 Christmas special/Cerebral Palsy Teens UK Big Fat Quiz of the Year!

Sign up: https://www.cpteensuk.org/events-1/virtual-quiz-night-christmas-special

The fourth quiz of 2026 is fast approaching! 🔥Join us online on Friday 16th October, 5-6:30pm.5 rounds 💡1. This or That?...
07/10/2026

The fourth quiz of 2026 is fast approaching! 🔥

Join us online on Friday 16th October, 5-6:30pm.

5 rounds 💡
1. This or That?
2. Name the Film/TV Programme
3. General Knowledge
4. Halloween
5. Logos & Brand Mottos

Prizes up for grabs:
1st prize: £25.00 Primark Voucher 🛍️
2nd prize: £15.00 Amazon Voucher 🛍️
3rd prize: Fluffy sock set (male or female) 🧦

£2.00 to enter. 14-25 years | Cerebral Palsy/neuro physical disabilities.

Fun and bragging rights guaranteed! Full info & registration: www.cpteensuk.org/events

Today is World Cerebral Palsy Day 🌍💚If you could tell people one thing about cerebral palsy in one sentence, what would ...
06/10/2026

Today is World Cerebral Palsy Day 🌍💚

If you could tell people one thing about cerebral palsy in one sentence, what would it be?...

Today is World Cerebral Palsy Day! 🌍💚A day to recognise and celebrate the lives and achievements of the 17 million peopl...
06/10/2026

Today is World Cerebral Palsy Day! 🌍💚

A day to recognise and celebrate the lives and achievements of the 17 million people around the world who live with Cerebral Palsy.

Cerebral Palsy is an umbrella term referring to a lifelong neurological condition affecting movement and coordination as a result of a brain injury before, during or after birth.

Today we celebrate everyone with Cerebral Palsy. The young, the old, the boys, the girls, the men and the women. The students, the workers, the athletes, the bloggers, the campaigners, the writers, the grafters, the models, the game changers, the office workers, the teachers and the never give uppers.

The artists, the mathematicians, the designers, the academics, the trial blazers, the retail assistants, the scientists, the coaches and the computer whizzes.

The party animals, the dancers, the jokers, the stars of the show, the actors and actresses and the musicians.

The film lovers, the comedians, the singers, the organisers, the fashionistas and the innovators. The mums, the dads, the sisters, the brothers, the grandparents, the grandchildren and the nieces & nephews. The best friends, the neighbours, the book worms, the bakers, the thinkers and the travellers. The Netflix enthusiasts, the health care workers, the cooks, the collectors, the motivators and the 9-5 workers. The list is endless!

Today we celebrate everyone with Cerebral Palsy and go green! 💚

September Spotlight On: Natasha ⛵️👏🏻🔦Natasha first tried sailing when she was nine years old. She loved being on the wat...
25/09/2026

September Spotlight On: Natasha ⛵️👏🏻🔦

Natasha first tried sailing when she was nine years old. She loved being on the water, but the adapted boats available weren’t something she could independently control.

Natasha has quadriplegic cerebral palsy and cannot use her hands to sail. So, working with her dad Gary, they found another way.

Gary taught himself coding and developed a sip-and-puff system that allows Natasha to control a boat using her breath. By sipping or puffing into a straw mounted on a helmet, she can steer left or right, while a switch operated with her tongue allows her to change function and control the sails.

It started with a model boat on a boating lake. Then came a full-sized sailing boat. And, eventually, an ocean.

In 2012, Natasha sailed around the Isle of Wight. Two years later, she sailed hundreds of miles from the Isle of Wight to Wales as part of her Sea and Summit challenge.

Then, in 2020, Natasha took on her biggest sailing challenge yet: crossing the Atlantic.

Aged 23, she sailed 2,808 miles aboard the specially adapted catamaran Blown Away, becoming the first person to skipper a boat across the Atlantic using sip-and-puff technology.

As Natasha puts it: “I am unable to walk across a room, but with sailing I can cross oceans.”

But, Natasha’s story isn’t only about her own sailing. She set up the Miss Isle School of Sip and Puff Sailing, helping other disabled people access the same freedom and control she found on the water. The helmet and gloves she used during her Atlantic crossing are now part of the National Maritime Museum’s permanent collection, recognising her place in sailing history.

From a model boat on Ryde boating lake to skippering a yacht across the Atlantic, Natasha has continued to push what adaptive sailing technology can do - and has opened up amazing opportunities for other sailors along the way.

An incredible story. A huge well done to Natasha for everything she has achieved on, and through, the water.

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Proud of something you have done? Know someone whose achievement deserves to be celebrated? Tell us about it here: https://www.cpteensuk.org/spotlighton

Achievements come in all shapes and sizes. It could be progress in education or work, a creative project, sporting success, advocacy, volunteering, trying something new, reaching a personal goal or overcoming a challenge. We want to shine a light on the moments that matter, whether they are big, bold and public or quietly significant.

You can submit yourself or nominate someone aged 35 or under. Each month, we will choose one person to feature across Cerebral Palsy Teens UK’s social media and website, and give them the chance to share their achievement - no matter how big or small.

Join us for the Cerebral Palsy Teens UK Entertainment Night 2026! Tickets going fast ‼Get ready for a fun evening: the C...
24/09/2026

Join us for the Cerebral Palsy Teens UK Entertainment Night 2026! Tickets going fast ‼

Get ready for a fun evening: the Cerebral Palsy Teens UK Quiz, games, a human fruit machine and more - plus food!

Evening open to everyone (this is a fundraising event) - i.e. the public, family, friends, as well as service users (youngsters and adults with cerebral palsy/physical disabilities).

Saturday 28th November 2026
7:00pm for a 7:30pm start.

£20 standard | £15 ‘Cerebral Palsy Teens’ (youngsters and adults with cerebral palsy/physical disabilities). Includes food and quiz entry.

Casa Hotel, Chesterfield (M1, J29). Accessible with large disabled toilet. Discounted and accessible accommodation available.

Hot roast pork sandwiches with all the trimmings and chips. Vegetarian alternative available. Dietary requirements can be accommodated upon request.

Full info/tickets ➡️ https://www.cpteensuk.org/events-1/cp-teens-uk-entertainment-night-2026

Chit & Chat incoming 💬The autumn block for 2026 of Chit & Chat starts on Wednesday (16th September). Chit & Chat is rela...
14/09/2026

Chit & Chat incoming 💬

The autumn block for 2026 of Chit & Chat starts on Wednesday (16th September).

Chit & Chat is relaxed, informal online social meets happening once a fortnight. Join us for an hour to connect with like-minded young people in a friendly, supportive & safe space.

Whether you’re chatting away or just listening in, everyone is welcome – all from the comfort of your own home 🏡. A chat box is available for anyone who is non-verbal, has speech difficulties, or prefers written communication

Fortnightly on Wednesdays | 5:00-6:00pm (GMT)
- Aged 14-25
- Cerebral Palsy / physical disabilities
- Living in England, Wales, or Scotland

Full info and registration: https://www.cpteensuk.org/events-1/chit-chat-block-3-2026-2026-09-16-17-00

Join us on for a last of the summer trip on 'Ethel' - the accessible canal boat!Saturday 26th September 2026. Trip depar...
03/09/2026

Join us on for a last of the summer trip on 'Ethel' - the accessible canal boat!

Saturday 26th September 2026.

Trip departs from Victoria Quay, Sheffield at 11am. The trip lasts 4 hours and returns to Victoria Quay.

The wide beam barge is 57 feet long and is fully accessible. Lifts provide access to all areas of the boat. There is a fully accessible toilet and a large centrally heated lounge area with panoramic windows.

Manual & power chairs allowed on board.

FREE - refundable deposit of £20 required to secure place.

Full info/sign up: https://www.cpteensuk.org/events-1/canal-trip

August Spotlight On: Patrick 👁️👏🏻🔦7 GCSEs, 5 months of exams - and every answer completed using his eyes.Patrick is 16-y...
28/08/2026

August Spotlight On: Patrick 👁️👏🏻🔦

7 GCSEs, 5 months of exams - and every answer completed using his eyes.

Patrick is 16-years-old and he has cerebral palsy. Patrick uses eye-gaze technology to communicate and to control a computer. Patrick has used that same technology to complete all seven of his GCSEs - beginning his exams in February and finally finishing in June.

Eye-gaze technology allowed Patrick to select, write and communicate his answers, but it was by no means straightforward. Unlike his fellow students using pen and paper, using eye-gaze technology takes considerably longer. In maths, Patrick was unable to simply write out his workings, meaning calculations sometimes had to be worked through in his head before he could communicate where each number needed to go. It demanded an enormous amount of concentration, patience and determination - including spending up to two hours on a single 12-mark question before returning to do it all again the next day.

All of that work paid off last week when results day came around. Patrick passed his GCSEs and achieved the grades he needed to continue into sixth form, where he plans to study French, Media and Business.

When he finished his final exam back in June, Patrick emerged to find his friends and teachers waiting for him with a guard of honour - a moment celebrating months of quiet determination and work behind the scenes.

Patrick has big plans for what comes next too. Inspired in part by the late Rob Burrow, who used eye-gaze technology to communicate, Patrick hopes for a career in the media and wants to travel the world reporting on sport and the accessibility of sporting venues. He has described his ultimate ambition as becoming “the next Clare Balding on wheels.”

And if that wasn’t enough, he has already started his own small business sourcing second-hand cars for people - although, as Patrick jokes, he is still waiting for someone to ask him to find them a Ferrari!

Patrick’s story is an important reminder of what can be achieved when young people have access to the right technology and support - and why education and assessment need to work for different ways of communicating, learning and demonstrating knowledge.

A huge congratulations to Patrick on his results and everything that went into achieving them!

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Proud of something you have done? Know someone whose achievement deserves to be celebrated? Tell us about it here: www.cpteensuk.org/spotlighton.

Achievements come in all shapes and sizes. It could be progress in education or work, a creative project, sporting success, advocacy, volunteering, trying something new, reaching a personal goal or overcoming a challenge. We want to shine a light on the moments that matter, whether they are big, bold and public or quietly significant.

You can submit yourself or nominate someone aged 35 or under. Each month, we will choose one person to feature across Cerebral Palsy Teens UK’s social media and website, and give them the chance to share their achievement - no matter how big or small.

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Northern Gateway, Saltergate
Chesterfield
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Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm
Saturday 12pm - 3pm

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