From our home towns or holiday locations, our team of Ru Riders are aiming to collectively cycle 1000 miles this summer to raise funds for Community at Linden Lodge.
“Community at Linden Lodge is a parent/staff association with a difference. Linden Lodge School’s wonderful pupils are aged between two and 19 years and happen to have complex disabilities and needs.
Students travel from all over the south east of England to attend this specialist school. Their families know the joys of parenting a disabled child but are all too familiar with the frustrations and isolation that can come from having a son or daughter with a rare or life-limiting condition.
Community at Linden Lodge (C@LL) was set up by parents and staff hoping to reach out to mums, dads, grandparents and carers. They understand the unique challenges life with a disabled child brings. Their aim is to build a supportive network around the children, giving them the best possible chance in life. They celebrate differences and help families feel embraced, confident and informed.
Other families might take for granted everyday pleasures like going for a walk with friends, having family portraits taken, or even having their child’s hair cut. But for C@LL families many simple tasks present difficulties, so instead of going without, they problem solve. They bring specialists to the school, for example hairdressers, to cut that fringe without the sensory overload of a salon, top photographers to take beautiful portraits, lawyers to advise on complex wills and trusts and counsellors to help with issues faced by siblings. They organise wheelchair-friendly and accessible walks so families can meet and chat.”
https://www.communityatlindenlodge.uk