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Beds for Babies initiative rolled out in Barnsley
A pilot project aimed at providing a bed for all children aged five or under has been launched in Beds for Babies scheme is funded by the South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined part of the scheme, any family in need of support can access free Moses Baskets, cots and cot beds, toddler beds, mattresses and bedding bundles. South Yorkshire Mayor, Oliver Coppard, said: "Every child deserves the best possible start in life, and that begins with a safe place to sleep." The pilot scheme in Goldthorpe builds on the Beds for Babies programme launched by the mayor in far, £2.1m have been invested into the county-wide initiative, working with Baby Basics UK as the delivery partner. Coppard said: "By supporting families in Barnsley through Beds for Babies, we're not just tackling bed poverty – we're investing in healthier, happier futures for everyone."Within the first year of Beds for Babies, we have supported over 1,900 children and provided more than 3,800 essential items."A ceremony to celebrate the launch in Goldthorpe saw families across the borough learn more about the support on offer at the Dearne Family part of the pilot the hub will work closely with families across the village, helping them access free beds and bedding bundles, Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council said."By working closely with these families, we can better understand their needs and connect them with the right support from our teams," a spokesperson said."Our Family Hubs are committed to learning from this pilot as we roll out Beds for Babies across the borough in the coming months, helping more families get the support they need sooner." Listen to highlights from South Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North
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New Hull SEND hub opens in Lil Bilocca House
A specialist hub for children and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) has opened in centre, which is located in Lil Bilocca House in the city centre, brings together a range of services under one roof, Hull City Council include the authority's children with disabilities team, along with its leisure and family support said the move would allow more capacity and improve leisure activities offered to children and young people with SEND. Councillor Linda Tock, portfolio holder for children's services, said: "This hub provides a great base for our SEND services, better meeting the needs of our teams and the children they support."It has enabled them to expand their current offer to families and also gives us the opportunity to bring in [more] SEND services under the same roof." The project has been supported by the local community, with donations of sensory equipment and games consoles from local charity Life For A Kid Phil, the Vicar of Sculcoates, St Mary's and St Paul's churches in Hull also raised £10,000 for the hub, with youngsters helping to decorate plans to develop the hub include an indoor sensory garden, along with plans to integrate health services, officials said. Listen to highlights from Hull and East Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, watch the latest episode of Look North or tell us about a story you think we should be covering here. Click here to download the BBC News app from the App Store for iPhone and here to download the BBC News app from Google Play for Android devices.
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Vandals trash Big Yellow Bus community garden project classroom
A community garden project in Dorset was faced with an urgent clean-up after its classroom was vandalised the day before the opening of its accessible room at the Big Yellow Bus Garden Project in Shillingstone, Dorset, was left unusable on Sunday after fire extinguishers were let off and shelves were trashed opening ceremony of new facilities for people with disabilities went ahead on Monday when the centre welcomed 70 Paul Williams urged the culprits to come forward and do some gardening work to make amends. Mr Williams said there had been about £100-worth of damage caused, including cakes that had been intended for sale which had been thrown said: "There's the loss of revenue from the cakes, Pepsi was opened and sprayed everywhere. "I don't even mind them being here if they want to hang out - the aim is that they come and do a little bit of gardening work to make amends, spend a couple of hours in the holidays so they have some investment in this project."The not-for-profit community interest company was founded six years ago and offers a community health and wellbeing space for anyone who wants to get and students travel from across England and food grown is donated to local food banks. You can follow BBC Dorset on Facebook, X (Twitter), or Instagram.
