
(by Gavin Engelbrecht, The Northern Echo, 18th January 2025)
A County Durham school for children with complex learning difficulties will now be able to offer additional activities in the community, thanks to a new minibus.
Villa Real School in Consett received a donation of £57,000 from the Mark Benevolent Fund for the vehicle, after the Mark Master Masons of Durham applied for the funding on its behalf.
Villa Real is a mixed day school for children and young people aged from two to 19 who have severe, profound, medical, and complex learning difficulties, with some pupils also living with autism spectrum disorder or cerebral palsy.
The school’s previous minibus was no longer usable, and replacing it was costly due to the required special adaptations.
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Villa Real is a mixed day school for children and young people aged from two to 19 who have severe, profound, medical, and complex learning difficulties, with some pupils also living with autism spectrum disorder or cerebral palsy.
The school’s previous minibus was no longer usable, and replacing it was costly due to the required special adaptations.
The Mark Master Masons of Durham applied to…
read more:
The Mark Master Masons of Durham applied to…
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