Childrens Charity Brainwave appoints new trustee

Brainwave is pleased to announce the appointment of Mike Giblin as Trustee Mike is the marketing director of Chartis Insurance UK (formerly AIG UK). He was born in Manchester and has many years experience in sales and marketing. Latterly, Mike was responsible for extending AIG's brand development through sponsoring Manchester United. He has been involved with Brainwave for several years. Christine Cryne, Brainwave’s Chief Executive Officer, said ‘We are delighted to have Mike join Brainwave’s Trustees. His experience will complement the skills on the Board. Also, with the Charity opening its third Centre recently near Warrington, his knowledge of the North West will be very helpful’. Brainwave was established in 1982 in Bridgwater, Somerset but over the last few years it has expanded to include two additional Centres (Witham, Essex and Warrington, Cheshire) and to run outreach clinics in Ireland and Scotland. It chose to open new Centres so as to bring its services closer to a wider range of families, reducing the amount of travelling they have to do. The Charity 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. Editor’s notes 1. Places on the programme are available for children at the all three Centres. 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 over 500 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.