Brodie’s lend a hand!

Brodie’s, the East London brewery, brewed up a Brainwave! Brother and sister, Jamie and Liz Brodie decided to lend a hand by brewing a beer and give all the profits to children’s charity, Brainwave. The golden beer, named after the Charity, was only 3.1% alcohol content and proved so popular that it raised £1,100 for Brainwave. Brainwave, established in 1982, works with families to deliver individual, home based therapy and exercises for children with disabilities and Development Delay to reach their full potential. This can be anything from walking to recognising numbers. The charity looks after a whole range of children with conditions including Cerebral Palsy, Down’s syndrome and Autism. Families from all over London visit its Centre in Witham, Essex, about 50 minutes out of Liverpool Street. At the Cross Keys in Endell Street in London’s West End, the Brodies handed over the very welcome cheque. Christine Cryne, Brainwave’s Chief Executive Officer, said “Enquiries to Brainwave about our services have been growing at 30% a year and we have almost doubled the number of families on our Programmes in five years. We receive no funding from Government and so donations like this are invaluable to us. And could there be a better way to raise money for charity than by drinking beer? We are very grateful to everyone who helped us out by buying a pint”. Jamie, Liz and Christine are available for radio interviews. Editor’s notes 1. Places on the programme are available for children at the South West Centre. For more information see www.brainwave.org.uk ; email: enquiries@brainwave.org.uk or phone: 01278 429089. 2. Brainwave’s team of physiotherapists, occupational therapists development therapists and teachers seek to transform the lives of children with disabilities. By working with parents, giving them relevant therapy equipment and teaching them correct handling skills, they are empowered to actively participate in their child’s development. 3. Families are invited to the Centre for a two day Initial Assessment where the child is assessed and a programme designed for the child. On the second day the family are shown how to undertake the exercises, which they then carry out at home, retuning to the Centre every 4-6 months when the exercises are adjusted. 4. Brainwave currently has 480 families on Programme and the enquiries are growing at 30%. 5. See the charity’s video at http://uk.youtube.com/BrainwaveCentre . 6. Brainwave uses mainstream neuroplasticity techniques in its programmes. Most of it therapists NHS trained. 7. In June 2008 Jamie and Lizzie Brodie took over the abandoned Sweet William Brewery in East London. After six weeks hard work cleaning, replacing missing equipment and fixing up what was left, Brodie's beers was born. Brodies IPA was first brewed on the 8th August. Based on a recipe that Jamie used to brew in his bath at home it proved to be a hit with punters. 8. A year and over twenty different beers later Brodie's is still going strong. They also have a small bottling machine for take home beer. 9. The brewery can be found 816A High Road Leyton, London, E10 6AE; www.brodiesbeers.com For more info: Brodie’s Brewery: 07828 498 733