Heathrow Special Needs Centre

10/10/2026

💚🌿 World Mental Health Day 🌿💚

Sometimes, the smallest moments can make the biggest difference. ❤️

A gentle nuzzle from a donkey 🫏, the calming presence of a horse 🐴, a conversation over a cup of tea ☕ or simply spending time outdoors surrounded by nature. 🌻

At Heathrow Special Needs Centre, we see every day how powerful these simple experiences can be.

Mental health matters to everyone. And sometimes, making a difference doesn’t require anything extraordinary – just kindness, connection and somewhere to feel welcome.

Today, on World Mental Health Day, we’re celebrating the positive impact that animals, nature and community can have on our wellbeing. 🌿🐐🐷

💚 Heathrow Special Needs Centre – Improving lives for all.

09/10/2026

🎅 Join Team HSNC for the Santa Staines Fun Run 2026! 🎅

We’re looking for as many people as possible to take part in this year’s Santa Staines Fun Run and help raise vital funds for Heathrow Special Needs Centre.

📅 Sunday 22 November 2026
⏰ Warm-up from 9:30am | Run starts 10:00am
📍 Staines High Street
🏃 3.5km – run or walk

We’d love individuals, families, friends, community groups and local businesses to join Team HSNC and get sponsored for taking part.

We have one dedicated JustGiving page for Team HSNC, so everyone taking part can simply share the same fundraising link with friends, family and colleagues and ask them to sponsor their run or walk.

❤️ The more people who take part — and the more sponsorship we raise together — the bigger the difference we can make to the Centre.

To take part:

1. Register for the Santa Fun Run here:

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/staines-upon-thames-santa-fun-run-2026-tickets-2000207052137

2. Share our HSNC JustGiving page with friends, family and colleagues:

https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/hsncstainessantafunrun2026

3. Ask people to sponsor you for completing the Santa Fun Run in support of Heathrow Special Needs Centre.

4. Please let us know you’re taking part by email, phone, Instagram or Facebook message so we know to look out for you on the day and can cheer you on!

Whether you run, walk, come as a family or get a whole workplace team involved, we’d love to have you with us.

Please share this post and help us get as many HSNC Santas onto Staines High Street as possible!

JustGiving

08/10/2026

07/10/2026

Ashley Park school, who visit us on a Wednesday, are holding a series of coffee mornings to raise funds for us and another charity.
If you are local to Walton, why not pop in and give them and us your support.
😀☕️🍰

06/10/2026

🌟 Meet the Team – Dorian 🌟

This week we’re introducing Dorian, Chair of the Trustees at Heathrow Special Needs Centre.

Dorian has been an active volunteer and trustee at the Centre since 2001 – an incredible 25 years – and has served as Chair of the Trustees for more than a decade.

Alongside his role as Chair, Dorian has particular responsibility for our animals and facilities 🐴🐐🫏🐷🐓 – which means there’s rarely a quiet day!

Of course, we all know we shouldn’t have favourite animals… but Dorian definitely has a bit of a soft spot for our 🐐 goats!

In his working life, Dorian was an outdoor events operations manager, so he’s very much the person you want around when something needs fixing, organising or figuring out. 🔨🔧 His practical skills and problem-solving approach have proved invaluable as the Centre has faced all sorts of challenges over the years.

His longstanding involvement in the local community also means Dorian seems to know someone for just about everything – and he’s never afraid to make a phone call when the Centre needs a helping hand. 📞

After more than two decades of supporting HSNC, Dorian has seen the Centre evolve and change while remaining committed to what matters most: providing a welcoming place where people, animals and nature come together. 💚

Thank you, Dorian, for everything you continue to do for HSNC.

We’ll be introducing more of the people behind Heathrow Special Needs Centre over the coming weeks, so keep an eye out for our next Meet the Team. 👋

28/09/2026

We’re feeling very orange and autumnal!🍊🍁🍂
Thanks to the monumental watering effort made by our staff, volunteers, visitors & Trustees, we now have a fabulous display of pumpkins and squashes. Despite the challenging weather conditions during the summer, we have ended up with loads. So well done everyone. 🙂👍👏

26/09/2026

Join us for a brilliant night out and help support Heathrow Special Needs Centre.

On Saturday 28 November, we’ll be joined by Grooveline for an evening of live music and dancing…

Tickets are £30 per person, with proceeds helping us continue providing a safe, welcoming place where people can spend time with our animals, connect with nature, build confidence and enjoy experiences that can make a real difference to their lives.

🎟️ Book your tickets here:

https://buytickets.at/heathrowspecialneedscentre/2415251

and link in bio 👆

Please share — we’d love to see as many of you there as possible 💚

25/09/2026

🐴 GUESS THE ANIMAL! 👀

How well do you know the animals at Heathrow Special Needs Centre?

Can you work out who this is from the close-up? 🤔

Here’s a clue… he’s one of the larger members of our animal family and a firm favourite with our visitors. 💛

Pop your guess in the comments below — no cheating! 👇

We’ll reveal the answer soon…..

18/09/2026

⭐ Have you visited Heathrow Special Needs Centre? ⭐

If you’ve enjoyed spending time with us, we’d be incredibly grateful if you could spare a minute to leave us a Google review. 💛

Your kind words really do make a difference. Reviews help more people discover the Centre, understand what we do, and see the positive impact our animals, team and surroundings have on our visitors.

Whether you’ve visited with a family member, attended one of our sessions, supported an event or simply popped in to see us, we’d love to hear about your experience.

🌻 If Heathrow Special Needs Centre has made you smile, please consider leaving us a review.

It only takes a minute, but it can make a huge difference to a small local charity like ours.

👉 Leave us a review — Heathrow Special Needs Centre https://g.page/r/CXo3MrwqtqULEBM/review

Thank you so much for supporting Heathrow Special Needs Centre. Every review, recommendation and share helps us reach more people. 💛