Vicky

And obviously spending a lot of time with our team working with us, packing things away and putting it in a cupboard every week. So the idea of having our own building has always been an attractive one as we've grown. And it was something that we were very, very lucky and excited about.

And obviously spending a lot of time with our team working with us, packing things away and putting it in a cupboard every week. So the idea of having our own building has always been an attractive one as we've grown. And it was something that we were very, very lucky and excited about.

Yes. I mean, we literally run services from babies up to young adults, as Vicky said. But we have different services running on different days, different activities and clubs. It's where our preschool services run three days a week.

Yes. I mean, we literally run services from babies up to young adults, as Vicky said. But we have different services running on different days, different activities and clubs. It's where our preschool services run three days a week.

So with our teenagers, I think, as Vicky said, a lot of the focus in what we're doing is on life skills and social skills. But we really would like to make sure we are fully integrated within our local community. And I think having our own building is part of that, being visible and being seen and our young people being seen.

So with our teenagers, I think, as Vicky said, a lot of the focus in what we're doing is on life skills and social skills. But we really would like to make sure we are fully integrated within our local community. And I think having our own building is part of that, being visible and being seen and our young people being seen.

So ultimately, of course, we want our young people to go on to get jobs and be paid for their work and be part of their community. We've had young people doing work experience in restaurants and cafes. But each of our young people has their own skill set. what they would like to do for a paid job.

So ultimately, of course, we want our young people to go on to get jobs and be paid for their work and be part of their community. We've had young people doing work experience in restaurants and cafes. But each of our young people has their own skill set. what they would like to do for a paid job.

At this stage for us, it's very much about equipping our young people with as much confidence and communication skills and life skills to be able to become as independent as possible.

At this stage for us, it's very much about equipping our young people with as much confidence and communication skills and life skills to be able to become as independent as possible.

We've recently just launched a new service for children.

We've recently just launched a new service for children.

social communication group for example for children at primary school the idea of having our own building was that it would enable us if possible to expand what we offer and that's all subject to funding of course we have to fundraise a lot to do that but we're really excited that this year we're launching two new services to add to everything else we already offer and this building gives us that space as well

social communication group for example for children at primary school the idea of having our own building was that it would enable us if possible to expand what we offer and that's all subject to funding of course we have to fundraise a lot to do that but we're really excited that this year we're launching two new services to add to everything else we already offer and this building gives us that space as well

We were very much about that in the early days of PSDS starting, saying geographically we wouldn't restrict membership. If families could travel to what we were offering, it's important to us that people get the services that they need.

We were very much about that in the early days of PSDS starting, saying geographically we wouldn't restrict membership. If families could travel to what we were offering, it's important to us that people get the services that they need.

Yeah, we just wanted Down syndrome to be seen as not a big deal. So when our children were babies... That's a really nice way of putting that.

Yeah, we just wanted Down syndrome to be seen as not a big deal. So when our children were babies... That's a really nice way of putting that.

When our children were babies, it was about, as Vicky said, PS, our children happen to have one extra chromosome. Siblings have always been incredibly important, as has the wider family. But it is about... It's not such a big deal.

When our children were babies, it was about, as Vicky said, PS, our children happen to have one extra chromosome. Siblings have always been incredibly important, as has the wider family. But it is about... It's not such a big deal.