Around 50 people gathered at Edinburgh’s International Climbing Arena on 15th March to enjoy a family day out with our Scottish Child and Family Support Project.

Thanks to the sponsorship of Digby Brown Solicitors, we were able to offer a lovely lunch, climbing sessions for the over 8s with the Arena’s expert instructors and relaxing pamper sessions for mums and dads. This year, we were also joined by Lindsay Murphy of Be Experimental (www.beexperimental.co.uk) who delivered a fantastic science workshop for the kids. Everyone enjoyed making powerballs and slime from everyday household items!

Family days out are just part of the service offered by our Scottish Child and Family Support Project. We also deliver training sessions for professionals who work with children with brain injuries. To illustrate this to families, we set up some of our ‘mind boggle’ activities for them to try out. These are used to help people develop a greater understanding of some of the difficulties a child with a brain injury might experience, such as impaired vision, processing problems or difficulties with memory.

We aim to hold this event every spring and new families are always welcome. If you’d like to find out more, please contact our Edinburgh office on 0131 475 2598 or email BethWales@cbituk.org.

Here’s some of the feedback from the families who came along:

  • Brilliant day. Instructors very encouraging and understanding. Science was fun.
  • Such a great day. Thank you for thinking of the whole family and accommodating our 1 year old. Lovely treats for lunch, warm spacious venue and plenty of things for adults and kids to do. Wouldn’t change a thing.
  • I loved the wall climbing and the abseil. Absolutely loved the science club. Loved the cakes!
  • I loved abseiling. It was fantastic!!!!!!!!
  • A great day out with lots of fun activities. Enjoying the company & sharing of stories with others affected by ABI.
  • Brilliant, amazing, I loved it, it was really fun.
  • Thank you very much for today! We had a great time and it was lovely to meet people who are in similar situations to us. Looking forward to seeing you all again xx

As a small charity, we couldn’t offer our family days out without sponsorship. We are extremely grateful to Digby Brown Solicitors for their support. If you would like to support us with any fundraising activities in Scotland, please contact Claire Murray at the number above or via ClaireMurray@cbituk.org.