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BBQ at The Swan Inn, Dawlish 3rd September 2023

BBQ at The Swan Inn, Dawlish 3rd September 2023

All of us at AIMS would like to say a massive thank you to the local community for your support at our annual BBQ held at The Swan Inn on 3rd September 2023.  The event raised a huge amount of money for us and all of our families will benefit hugely from this. So many...

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Sponsored Walk 17th June 2023

Sponsored Walk 17th June 2023

Once again many of our families took part in our annual sponsored walk fundraiser from Powderham Church to Turf Locks and back to raise much needed funds for us.  Everyone thoroughly enjoyed the day and the children were fantastic. We managed to raise the amazing sum...

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Notice of AGM

Notice of AGM

Notice of Meeting NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of AIMS will be held at Greystoke, Stockton Avenue, Dawlish, EX7 9LU at 7.00 pm on Tuesday 22nd August 2023 to transact the following business. AGENDA Apologies. Minutes of the previous AGM....

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Newsletter May 2023

Newsletter May 2023

Our group is continuing to expand and not only have we welcomed some new families, but we have been fortunate enough to welcome some new volunteers and staff.  Kate Bennett joined us in May and has now been employed as our new Play-Leader.  We have also welcomed Carol...

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Newsletter October 2022

Newsletter October 2022

  We continue to welcome new families to our group and numbers are growing. One of our biggest achievement this year was to celebrate 30 years of AIMS on 16th July 2022 and we invited lots of guests along to join in our celebrations.  It was amazing to see so...

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Sponsored Walk 25th June 2022

Sponsored Walk 25th June 2022

A lot of our families took part in our annual sponsored walk from Powderham Church to Turf Locks and back to raise much needed funds for us.         The day was a huge success and we managed to raise just over £1,200.00 from this event. The children...

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Newsletter May 2022

Newsletter May 2022

AIMS has been so busy since our last News-letter, it is hard to know where to begin. We are now busier then ever and are supporting more families than we ever have done before.  Our staff and volunteers work so hard each week to accommodate more and more children.  It...

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Christmas 2021

Christmas 2021

We were so fortunate to be able to enjoy our last session on 18th December 2021.  The children made their own crackers and Rudolph cakes which went down a treat. We were donated an amazing cake in the shape of Santa which we shared out with everyone.   Due to the...

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Newsletter November 2021

Newsletter November 2021

AIMS seems to be going from strength to strength which is truly amazing considering the effect of the pandemic has taken on everybody. We continue to flourish and this is down to the hard work and commitment of our tremendous staff and volunteers. We have had to adapt...

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Newsletter July 2021

Newsletter July 2021

AIMS continues to flourish, despite the pandemic, which is a credit to the hard work and commitment of our tremendous staff and volunteers.  We have adapted the way we work but think that the one outstanding thing to come out of this difficult period is the...

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April 2021

April 2021

April was a fantastic month for us.  The weather was amazing and the children spent almost all of their time outside playing. We were very lucky to be able to celebrate Easter this year. We made gingerbread people and had gingerbread mosaic craft on 10th April 2021....

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March 2021

March 2021

Following the easing of lockdown restrictions, we were able to resume back at Orchard Manor School in Mid March.  It was fantastic to see all of our families again and to see how much the children have all grown since we last saw them. The children got stuck in and...

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AIMS is a fantastic group that provides activity sessions every Saturday in Dawlish for children with Special Needs and their families. It gives the parents, whose everyday existence can be stressful and lonely, a chance to mix with other parents and families facing similar challenges while their children, including siblings, are having a great time.

Please donate to support our cause.

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