23 April, 2009
Unfortunately, in January 2009, Thomley staff arrived back to work to find that burst pipes had caused a very destructive flood in the eating area. To add insult to injury, in March thieves heartlessly broke the door down and caused yet further damage to this same building to steal the dehumidifiers which were drying the area.
Both of these incidences have rendered the building completely out of action; an area which had previously been used by up to 120 visitors per day to sit down together and eat lunch. The area is also used for cooking and food preparation projects which help to develop the life skills of disabled children. Claire Acworth (Director) said, “There are so few places that disabled children can go to join in with and enjoy play activities. We are horrified that the thieves had so little conscience that they targeted a charity providing such valuable support to disabled children. These two disastrous events have not only made our eating area unusable, but have diverted precious staff time away from providing direct support to disabled children as well as urgently needed fundraising work. We are therefore appealing to the general public to help support our work.”
By forcing entry into another building, the thieves also stole a lawnmower which had been kindly loaned to Thomley by Kubota of Thame.
Thomley is urgently appealing for funds to get the eating and kitchen area up and running again as the insurance payment will not cover all the necessary work which includes improvements. To support this work, visit our webpage http://thomleyactivitycentre.org/support-us/online-giving/
We would like to say a big thank you to those who have supported us so far. Every penny counts, thank you.
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