Local disability charity appeals for community support as it prepares for Christmas toy collection and Sensory Santa events.
For 12 years, Square Peg Activities in Boldmere has been providing a welcoming, safe and inclusive environment for disabled children, young people and adults.
Now, the charity is appealing for help from local residents and businesses to ensure its much-needed services can continue.
A safe space that means so much
For many families, finding somewhere their children can play safely, feel comfortable and simply be themselves can be difficult.
Square Peg Activities provides a secure play environment, particularly valued by families with autistic children and children with ADHD.
Its facilities include wheelchair accessibility, an accessible changing area with a hoist, and a stairlift, helping make activities available to people with a wide range of needs.
The charity welcomes families from Boldmere and the surrounding area, as well as visitors who travel further to access its specialist facilities.
Activities for all ages
Square Peg Activities offers a varied programme throughout the year, including:
- After-school clubs
- A youth club for teenagers
- Two home education sessions
- Sessions for disabled adults and carers
- Saturday play sessions
- Holiday Stay and Play programmes
Regular term-time and holiday sessions are free to attend, helping remove financial barriers for families.
The charity also organises special events, including its Pumpkin Patch, Sensory Santa experience and an annual pantomime trip to Birmingham Hippodrome for more than 200 people.
An urgent appeal to keep the doors open
Despite the difference it makes to local families, Square Peg Activities urgently needs financial support to continue providing its services.
The charity has launched a JustGiving fundraising appeal and is encouraging anyone who can help to make a donation.
Every contribution, large or small, could help protect an invaluable community resource.
Support the appeal: https://www.justgiving.com/page/squarepegactivities
Christmas Toy Drop – local businesses can help
With Christmas approaching, Square Peg Activities is also inviting local businesses and residents to support its Christmas Toy Drop.
The charity is collecting new, unopened and unwrapped toys and gifts to support its annual grotto for disabled children and adults.
Donations can be delivered to participating collection points or to:
37–39 Gate Lane, Boldmere
The charity is asking for donations before December.
Businesses interested in supporting the appeal could make a real difference by helping collect gifts from customers, employees and the wider community.
Sensory Santa returns this December
Square Peg Activities is also preparing for its special Sensory Santa experience, taking place on the first two Sundays in December.
The event offers families an opportunity to enjoy some Christmas magic in an environment designed with their needs in mind.
A community worth supporting
For the families who depend on Square Peg Activities, this is much more than somewhere to play. It is a place of friendship, understanding, support and belonging.
At What’s On in My Town, we’re delighted to help raise awareness of the charity’s work and encourage our local communities to get behind its fundraising and Christmas appeals.
Together, we can help Square Peg Activities continue making a difference.
