Lynne Featherstone MP has hosted an afternoon tea at the House of Commons for The Hornsey Trust to mark two special anniversaries: 45 years of the charity and 20 years of conductive education at its centre and school.

Sarah McCarthy-Fry MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Schools and Learners, and Douglas Cooke, Managing Director of Principle Cleaning Services Ltd, whose Hornsey-based company has supported the charity over many years, both also spoke at the event.

It was attended by over 100 people, including pupils at the school and their parents.

The Trust outlined its plans to significantly increase the number of children it supports through a variety of different developments such as developing new services aimed at children with cerebral palsy, their families and professionals; the launch of a £3 million capital appeal to rebuild the Trust’s centre and school; and a re-brand to become the London Centre for Children with Cerebral Palsy.

Deepa Korea, Chief Executive at The Hornsey Trust, says,

“It is heartening when parents tell us their child has developed physical, emotional and social skills thanks to the dedicated support of our staff. Taking into account parents, carers, professional and others, the lives of an estimated 50,000 people in the London region alone are in some way touched by cerebral palsy. Yet an Audit Commission report on services for children with disabilities noted that a family had to meet with 12 different agencies in order to have the totality of their child’s needs met.”