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Help Us Launch The October Experience Exchange – #DiscoverTogether

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Ups and Downs Southwest is a Down Syndrome support charity serving children and young people, their parents/carers and all linked professionals dealing with the health and education of children and young people who have Down Syndrome.

Somerset Office

Our head office is based in Somerset and from here we cover, Devon, Dorset, Somerset, North Somerset and Wiltshire.

Bristol Office

For families and professionals in the Bristol area, we have a dedicated team based at The Park Centre, Knowle.

Under 10’s Christmas Party

Under 10’s Christmas Party

Festive Fun 3rd December 2017 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm 1610 Robert Blake & Elmwood Leisure Hamp Avenue Bridgwater TA6 6AW Check out the event on our Facebook Page

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Kelly’s Martock 10K

Kelly’s Martock 10K

Kelly Ware is running in the Martock 10K 18th June 2018 - Raising Funds for Ups and Downs Southwest She has a set up a JustGiving page to help raise some funds for Ups and Downs Southwest Kelly's Martock 10K 2018 JustGiving page. Martock 10K...

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Tesco Bags of Help

Tesco Bags of Help

Ups and Downs Southwest is bidding to bag a massive cash boost from the Tesco Bags of Help initiative. Tesco teamed up with Groundwork to launch its community funding scheme, which sees grants of £4,000, £2,000 and £1,000 – raised from carrier bag sales in Tesco...

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Short Breaks Activity Calendar

Short Breaks Activity Calendar

Somerset Shorts Break Calendar There are many activities you can do during October, with many short breaks on offer. This is a very nice calendar of events organised by different clubs and groups - if you want to take part in any of them please book directly with the...

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Our New Website – The Wait is Over

Our New Website – The Wait is Over

Ups and Downs Southwest are delighted to launch our new website, logo, and branding. In a bid to place us firmly on the Southwest map, and in partnership with Barry of SimplyAlien we have a new website, logo and a change to our branding. Under his guidance, we...

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Learning about Education Health Care Plan with SENDIAS

Learning about Education Health Care Plan with SENDIAS

In conjunction with SENDIAS this workshop will help you find out about your rights, timescales and prudent information about the Education Health Care Plan. We are delighted to be able to offer this workshop to you FREE. Venue - Victoria Park Community Centre,...

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Goblin Coombe

Goblin Coombe

If you go down to the woods today ... Ups and Downs young people go camping. What a great time we had on our first Ups and Downs overnight camp at Goblin Combe. Six amazing young people and volunteers enjoyed fire building, den making and who could build the biggest...

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HIGOS Bridport Colour Run

HIGOS Bridport Colour Run

Multi-Coloured success A big thank you goes out to HIGOS's Bridport branch whose staff took part in the Bridport Colour Run, and in doing so raised £650 for Ups and Downs Southwest their charity of the year.   Walking or running they completed the 2.5km at St...

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Congratulations Poppy

Congratulations Poppy

Well Done Poppy Beer wins a Year 3 Trophy 2016/17 for the person that made the most progress in the whole of the school. If you have any success stories please send them to liz@www.upsanddowns.net

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They did take part in something amazing!

They did take part in something amazing!

Scary but Brave... Saturday 24th June 2017, saw 11 people abseil down Uphill Quarry, Weston-Super-Mare for us. We think the pictures say it all. A massive thank you to everyone that came and took part and their supporters, to date you raised an amazing £1500. If you...

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Young Fundraisers receive Diana Award

Young Fundraisers receive Diana Award

Two of our young fundraisers have been awarded a Diana Award To celebrate Princess Diana’s Birthday this 20th Anniversary year, The Diana Award releases their Roll of Honour for 2017.  The names of over 750 outstanding young people, from across the UK and the...

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Events What’s On

Jan 21 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
6:00 pm
Exciting Augmented Reality Adventure at Weston-Super-Mare Youth Club! When: Tuesday, 21st January, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM Where: YMCA, 2 Bristol Road Lower, Weston-Super-Mare, BS23 2PN We’re thrilled to welcome Tomasin from the Soap Soup[...]
Jan 22 @ 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm
6:30 pm
Lets Dance Bristol Youth Club Get ready for an exciting dance experience at the Bristol Youth Club! Join us for a fun and dynamic dance session where you can learn fresh, new moves and showcase[...]
The Park Centre Dance Studio
Jan 23 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
6:30 pm
Creative Fun at Sherborne Youth Club​ Sherborne Youth Club When: Thursday, 23rd January, 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM Where: Sherborne Area Youth and Community Centre, Tinneys Lane, Sherborne, DT9 3DY Prepare for an evening filled with[...]
Tinneys Youth Club
Jan 25 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
1:00 pm
The Play Barn at Avon Valley Adventure and Wildlife Park This is a fantastic opportunity for all of the family to play together in a fun and secure environment, with exclusive use for our families.60[...]
Avon Valley Adventure and Wildlife Park
Jan 29 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
10:00 am
Coffee, Cake and Chat! The Silver Otter, Devon   New to Devon: Coffee, Cake, and Chat! We are absolutely delighted to invite you to our new **bi-monthly Coffee, Cake, and Chat sessions in the heart[...]
The Silver Otter