A NATIONAL children’s charity is urgently calling on the parents of disabled children, in Gloucestershire, to get in touch with them after a generous donation of funds has allowed them to provide life changing specialist equipment at no cost to families.

Caudwell Children, who provide practical and emotional support to disabled children and their families, has received funding from a number of grant bodies and trusts, to supply five life enhancing therapy tricycles to disabled children in the county.

The national charity is now appealing for families to come forward and apply for the equipment.

The tricycles - costing between £800 and £1,500 - are individually designed to meet the needs of each disabled child and help provide physiotherapy, build muscle tone and promote play.

They also help benefit growth and development in children with disabilities, enabling them to keep active and retain their independence.

Caudwell Children will supply 80% of the cost of each tricycle and they will signpost families to other charities, and grant giving organisations, to secure the final 20% of the cost.

The charity wants to hear from families of disabled children in Gloucestershire, and is asking them to come forward and claim the life changing equipment as soon as possible, before the funding is withdrawn!

Chief Executive of Caudwell Children, Trudi Beswick, said: "We donate hundreds of life changing therapy tricycles to disabled children throughout the UK each year, but we currently have no applicants in Gloucestershire.

"Disabled children get huge physical and emotional benefits from having the specially adapted tricycles, which are each custom made to suit the individual child's needs.

"As well as providing regular exercise and physical therapy, the tricycles give children a renewed sense of inclusion which improves self-esteem and confidence.

“We are desperate to hear from anyone caring for a disabled child who will be able to benefit from the tricycles.”

If your family or anybody you know could benefit from this please contact the Applications Team at Caudwell Children on 0345 300 1348 or email applications@caudwellchildren.com