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New centre for children with disabilities holds grand opening
Diverse Abilities, Dorset’s disability charity, celebrated the launch of its new adventure and activity centre, The Treehouse.
Diverse Abilities, Dorset’s disability charity, held a grand opening for its new adventure and activity centre on Thursday 27 June to celebrate the hard work of volunteers and supporters who have helped build the facility.
Based on the site of Adventure Wonderland in Hurn, Bournemouth, The Treehouse includes a large soft play, learning kitchen, sensory room, games room and cinema room.
Diverse Abilities acquired the site in January, and thanks to the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and over 1,000 hours of work, the facility was quickly renovated in time for a soft launch in Easter.
Now, the charity is planning to make The Treehouse its main office and bring many of its services into the purpose-built space.
Future plans for The Treehouse include building a sensory garden, a go-kart and scooter track to teach road safety, a play park and other outdoor activities.
Attendees at the grand opening included representatives from several local businesses who provided sponsorship, volunteers, and Bournemouth Town Mayor George Farquhar.
The Mayor said: “I’m delighted to be invited to see The Treehouse and the Diverse Abilities team. I’m absolutely blown away by the amount of work, the generosity and the fundraising that went into the facility. It’s been great to be part of those sponsorships being celebrated today and to see the outcome of that work.”
Mark Powell, CEO of Diverse Abilities, offered a thank you to all the support the charity received to build The Treehouse. He said: “This is off the scale for us, and we will put it to good use.”
Diverse Abilities is also making the space available to hire for schools, charities and community groups. For more information, visit diverseabilities.org.uk/thetreehouse
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