Kidz up North & Kidz South
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Press Releases‘KIDZ SOUTH' – New KIDZ on the blockExhibition for disabled children ventures South The first “KIDZ SOUTH” Exhibition for disabled children took place at the Rivermead Leisure Complex in Reading on Thursday 15th March 2007 . Now in its 110 th year the charity DISABLED LIVING has been organising their annual KIDZ UP NORTH exhibition in Lancashire for the past six years, focussing on equipment, products and services for disabled children and their families. Due to popular demand from visitors and exhibitors alike, they have ventured South for the first time to hold their first KIDZ SOUTH exhibition in Reading . Over 2,000 people, mainly families with one or more disabled child, went along to the show to see around 100 stands displaying the latest equipment and product solutions. There was also a programme of seminars and round-table discussions for parents and professionals, and a variety of voluntary organisations were on hand to provide information. A children's event wouldn't be complete without some fun and games, including the Easter Bunny and an Easter Egg Treasure Trail, and children's entertainer “Fred in the Shed”. And the Atlantis Reading Rockets sent along two basketball players (Ryan Williams and Steve Humphreys) to meet some of the children. Director of Disabled Living, Marie Hendry, said “It was a great success – we will definitely be holding another exhibition in Reading next year on 19th June 2008 .” The day before the exhibition Disabled Living hosted their annual Paediatric Moving & Handling Conference (Moving Kidz) for health care professionals at the same venue. Parents and health care professionals who attended the show praised the organisers for getting so many suppliers together under one roof, and for providing a great day out for families. The next KIDZ UP NORTH Exhibition will take place on Thursday 20th November 2008 at the Reebok Stadium, Bolton . For further information on KIDZ SOUTH or KIDZ UP NORTH, call Disabled Living on 0870 760 1580 or email: info@disabledliving.co.uk ENDS Notes for editors• Press enquiries and further information from Lynne Kelly 07752 656 239
'Kidz Up North joins Premier League Kidz up North held by Disabled Living On November 15th 2007, at the Bolton FC Reebok Stadium, over 3,000 people visited ‘Kidz up North’; one of the two UK exhibitions totally dedicated to the needs and interests of disabled children. Event organisers Disabled Living are a Manchester based charity with over 110 years of experience and knowledge on disability issues. The exhibition provides an opportunity to see new products, meet leading specialist of equipment, service suppliers and manufacturers. Being late November we also couldn’t leave out Santa’s Grotto too. There was an inclusive football area and a Chill Zone providing free relaxing, complementary therapies. New to Kidz 2007 was the Kidz Aware Puppet Shows and story time from Kidz Premiership. The event was a massive success and Disabled Living will go into the Kidz South exhibition on Thursday 19th June 2008 at the Rivermead Leisure Complex, Richfield Avenue, Reading. For more information visit our website www.kidzsouth.co.uk or call 0161 214 5962. Visitors have commented “I did have a wonderful day out. Lovely to meet with friends and catch up with reps who have supplied equipment to us already and look at new products. Great day! Congratulations on another successful event” For more information visit our website ENDS Editor notes
Kidz Up North and Kidz South are organised by Disabled Living, Manchester a long established charity. providing a range of services to help disabled people of all ages. The Disabled Living Centre provides expertise, advice and information on equipment and signposting to other services www.disabledliving.co.uk PromoCon is an integral service of Disabled Living, Manchester which provides impartial and unbiased information relating to continence products and services www.promocon.co.uk |
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