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Emails are checked daily during term time and we will endeavour to get back to you as soon as we are able. Please note, we follow the school timetable, and the Sarah Duffen Centre is closed for the school holidays.

Our postal correspondence address for letters and small packets is Portsmouth Down Syndrome Association, The Sarah Duffen Centre, Belmont Street Building, Cottage Grove School Campus, Chivers Close, Portsmouth PO5 1HG.
Please contact us regarding any large postal items or any deliveries to confirm delivery procedure and delivery address which may differ from the above.

If you are visiting our centre, our entrance is located in Belmont Street PO5 1NA.

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Ross MBE

Chair, Director of Charity Services and Fundraising, Community Liaison

Lucy

Field

Charity Secretary, Events Manager, Drama Manager

Simon

Brock

Trustee

Catherine

Crook

Trustee, EDG & Communication Groups Manager, Admin Manager

Ken

Ross

Vice-Chair, Development Officer and Community Liaison

Helen

Nelson

Treasurer

Alice

Osborne

Primary and Early Years Manager and Community Liaison

Michelle

Slater

Nursery, School & College Liaison - Appointments & Bookings Manager

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Posted @withregram • @mcc.news NEW ISSUE ALERT ⚠

Second edition of our magazine arriving soon! Pre-order your copy today!

Here we are, second edition in already, glowing with the warm welcome and wonderful feedback we have received following the first edition in January.

Dedicated as always to living up to our mission statement, “to showcase to the world the fascinating kaleidoscope that is Down syndrome and its community”, but definitely not tunnel-visioned by the meaning of “fascinating”. We mean warts and all, not just the amazing and inspiring. We mean the good, the bad and the ugly, as reflected throughout our stories.

As you leaf through this magazine, gratitude will be jumping out of the pages. Gratitude to pioneers such as Emily Perl Kingsley who paved the way for inclusion, GiGi’s Playhouse who started Down syndrome achievement centres, Zebedee who are fighting for full disability representation in the media and fashion industry; to front liners such as Special Needs Jungle and SENDIASS who help parents navigate overwhelming paperwork; to educators such as Teach Me Too on a national level and Down Syndrome International on a global level; to relatives such as siblings, grandparents, dads who never fail to protect, love and fiercely support, with a special mention to the Pinkertons family; to authors and directors who keep raising awareness and force us to have those difficult but necessary conversations; and to law disrupters such as Heidi Crowter.

A few other emotions are bound to hit you as well: outrage with Hazel’s and Cali’s diagnostic overshadowing stories; wonder with Down Syndrome Diary, and Oliver’s and Kathleen’s achievements; sadness with Tommy Pilling’s passing; and laughter with some home truths about Zoom schooling…

And as you’ve gone through it all, you will come to one realisation: There is still so much to do, so much to expose, so much to rejoice about. And we’ll be right here, shouting it all from the rooftops of MCC!

Enjoy this issue, enjoy the summer, and see you in September!

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#MCCNews #MakingChromosomesCount #MayEdition #SubscribeToday #Awareness

#PortsmouthDSA

Posted @withregram • @doingitjacksway Back with

Posted @withregram • @doingitjacksway Back with my boys! Had such a great first #earlydevelopmentgroup back after an extended #pandemic break of 14 months. So good to see my friends and work hard with my teacher. Thank you everyone at @portsmouthdsa and #letsgouk for making this happen #earlyintervention #earlyinterventionworks #PortsmouthDSA #portsmouthdownsyndromeassociation #downsyndrome #downsyndromecharity #downsyndromeawareness #doingittogether #doingitmyway #doingitjacksway #dontscreenusout #positiveaboutdownsyndrome #speachandlanguage #takingturns @portsmouthcitycouncil @stephenmorganmp @caroline4gosport @flickdrummond_meonvalley

We’ve been nominated for the National Diversity

We’ve been nominated for the National Diversity Awards Best Community Organisation 💚

Please vote for us!

Please type this link into your browser and vote for Portsmouth DSA https://nationaldiversityawards.co.uk/nominate/34222/

Thank you 💚💚💚

#PortsmouthDSA #portsmouthdownsyndromeassociation #NDA21 #community #diversityandinclusion #inclusion #diversity #inclusionanddiversity #Portsmouth #Hampshire #Southsea #supportlocal #charity

💚 Join the friendliest and best Great South Run

💚 Join the friendliest and best Great South Run Team! 💚

It’s that time of year again when we invite our friends in the community to ‘limber up’ and join us for the Great South Run in October. We offer free places for all runs in return for sponsorship.

The Children’s mini, junior and adult 5km runs are on Saturday, October 16th 2021, and the Great South Run of 10 miles is on Sunday, October 17th 2021.

In previous years over 350 of you have chosen to run for us and there is always a great atmosphere over the weekend.

Why not put a team together at your school, work, club and join us for a fantastic weekend?

All abilities are welcome, you can even walk the 5 km with some of our members so please join us in completing a personal challenge and helping provide specialist services and social support for our children and families, which they wouldn’t receive without your support.

Our Cheer Team will be poised and ready to cheer you on! Come and join our Green Army!

Please tag friends who might be interested below and share this post far and wide!

For more details contact gsr@portsmouthdsa.org or if you are ready to apply, follow this link https://forms.gle/aQDqkKhG2Pf2nJ2T9 and register for your space.

#PortsmouthDSA #GSR #PDSAGreenArmy #GreatSouthRun #portsmouthdownsyndromeassociation #sponsorship #fundraising

We were sorry to hear that Sam’s ‘Gramps’ To

We were sorry to hear that Sam’s ‘Gramps’ Tony Rees has sadly passed away, and thank his family for the £622 kind donation from family and friends in Tony’s memory. Our thoughts are with you all 💚

#PortsmouthDSA

A big thank you Gemma Morrison @community_champion

A big thank you Gemma Morrison @community_champion_frattonpark @tescofood for your generous grant of £1,000 presented to our #Charity #Volunteers 💚
This will help fund vital early years support for our pre-school children.

#PortsmouthDSA #fundraising #portsmouthdownsyndromeassociation #RaisingAwarenessTogether #downsyndrome

Well done Fran for braving the shave today as part

Well done Fran for braving the shave today as part of the @captainsirtom 100 Challenge and raising £900 for #PortsmouthDSA 💚
You are totally awesome!

#captaintom100 #portsmouthdownsyndromeassociation #RaisingAwarenessTogether

We are excited to be teaming up with the fantastic

We are excited to be teaming up with the fantastic team at Portsmouth University Eye Clinic, who will be delivering a great new service to meet the specific needs of of young people! 👀 👓🕶@portsmouthuni

#PortsmouthDSA #portsmouthdownsyndromeassociation #UOPOptometry #inclusionmatters #raisingawareness #Portsmouth #eyetest

Wonderful to see 24 of our families enjoying our @

Wonderful to see 24 of our families enjoying our @singing_hands session today! A great time was had by all! 💚

#PortsmouthDSA #portsmouthdownsyndromeassociation #Connect #RaisingAwarenessTogether #downsyndrome # inclusion #singinghands

Posted @withregram • @theroyalfamily It is with

Posted @withregram • @theroyalfamily It is with deep sorrow that Her Majesty The Queen has announced the death of her beloved husband, His Royal Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.

His Royal Highness passed away peacefully this morning at Windsor Castle.

The Royal Family join with people around the world in mourning his loss.

Further announcements will be made in due course. Visit www.royal.uk via the link in our bio.

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