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HaPPY New YEAr! 2021!

January 5, 2021

We're here and busy working!...

January is always a busy month of planning for the year ahead for CP Teens UK, and following last night's announcement of a third national lockdown, we are including this in our overall planning for 2021!

Please bear with us whilst we work our way through planning and putting things in place. We have some exciting ideas and new initiatives lined up, and we will roll out some virtual activities for lockdown soon!

Santa to pay a visit!

December 18, 2020

We're so lucky - Santa has put aside some time in his extremely busy Christmas Eve schedule for CP Teens UK!

Tune in at 10:00 am at on Christmas Eve to watch!

(Particularly aimed at CP Teenies & Tweens, but a couple of shoutouts for our CP Teens and beyond too!)

Jack 'Sheds some light'

December 13, 2020

A ‘CP Teen’ has been very busy over lockdown. 18-year-old Jack, who has Cerebral Palsy, has been crafting beautiful products from his ‘man shed’ at the bottom of his garden with funds going to his school.

Jack used to come RaceRunning with CP Teens UK until the regular group unfortunately had to stop due to unforeseen circumstances. Jack’s handcraft products include candle holders and plant holders.

Jack has a specially adapted sanding stick and his dad assists by drilling holes. It is by no means physically easy for Jack who communicates using Eye Gaze technology, but his determination & drive has meant that he has sold hundreds of products to date raising £4,000 for his school who are in desperate need of a new building. Jack’s school, Paces, is a specialist conductive education school and their current building is old and struggles to meet the needs of the children.

Jack has faced extremely tough personal circumstances this year, but has certainly ‘shed some light’ to so many.

You can visit Jack’s website, Shed Some Light, and view/order his products here:

Jack, you’re an absolute star!

CP Teens uk wins 'Partner of the Year'

December 12, 2020

CP Teens UK were delighted to win ‘Partner of the Year’ at this evening’s

Cerebral Palsy Sport Awards!

Throughout lockdown, we worked together to bring ‘Coffee & Chat’ to youngsters across the UK every Thursday morning. The initiative was extremely popular, bringing together youngsters with Cerebral Palsy and physical disabilities online in a supportive, informal and engaging way. Friendships were formed, self esteem grew and stories & experiences were shared.

Thank you CP Sport for the recognition and for being such a great partnership charity. We look forward to working with you more in 2021!

CP Teens uk Christmas raffle

December 6, 2020

CP Teens UK Christmas Raffle!

** WIN A FORTNUM & MASON FAMILY CHRISTMAS HAMPER WORTH OVER £200! **

We've had an extremely kind donation from an anonymous donator of a luxury Fortnum & Mason Family Christmas Hamper!

Tickets £1 each.

ENTER: https://raffall.com/157133/enter-raffle-to-win-cp-teens-uk-christmas-raffle-hosted-by-cp-teens-uk

Christmas is a time for the family – but families don’t always see eye-to-eye on everything, particularly when it comes to food. Luckily this hamper is filled to the brim with festive flavours to suit every taste. From tipples to tea, coffee to chocs, biscuits to preserves and puddings to nibbles, let the good-natured squabbling begin!

- Fortnum's Brut Reserve Champagne N.V, Louis Roederer, 75cl
- Fortnum's Dao Tinto, Niepoort, 75cl
- Fortnum's Pays d'Oc Blanc, Jeff Carrel, 75cl
- St James Christmas Pudding, 454g
- Cognac Butter, 195g
- Chocolate Piccadilly Biscuits, 675g
- Royal Blend Tea, 250g, Loose Leaf Caddy
- Christmas Blend Coffee, 250g
- Traditional Shortbread Fingers, 160g
- Chocolate Gingerbread Man Matchbox, 35g
- Breakfast Blend Tea, 250g Loose Leaf Caddy
- Cranberry Sauce Pantry Jar, 650g
- Burlington Breakfast Marmalade, 340g
- Strawberry & Champagne Preserve, 340g
- Christmas Reindeer Noses, 150g

All comes in a large Fortnum & Mason beautiful wicker basket

UK delivery included

Collection available from Chesterfield

Winter Warmers competition

November 23, 2020

Wow, what fantastic entries we received yesterday for the CP Teens UK Winter Warmers Cooking Competition! 😍

Judges have had a really tough time choosing our winners! There were many fabulous dishes and creations! We saw scrumptious sweet treats, hearty bakes and pies and even hot drinks with recipes from around the world.

BEST LUXURIOUS DRINK
Molly B - Hungarian Spiced Hot Chocolate. This looked fabulous! And it was inspired by Molly's happy memories in Hungary where she has received conductive education and made great friends! Molly also took her first steps in Hungary. We love the addition of Hungarian spiced paprika to give it that extra edge!

BEST HEARTY DISH
Abbie H - Vegan Vegetable Bake. This vegetable bake looked so yummy! It is the perfect dish for a cold winters day - packed with vegetables and root potato mash. Abbie also added ground almonds to add crunch. We especially like that Abbie mentioned that you can add any vegetable you like - Abbie chose carrots, broccoli, cauliflower and green vegetables.

BEST SWEET TREAT
Abby A - Gingerbread. An absolute seasonal classic! We love all the different shapes and the decorations. Abby also added cinnamon to make it extra tasty and seasonal. They looked amazing and so warming!

Congratulations to all the winners and to all the participants! Fantastic effort from everyone and everything looked amazing and extremely warming for the insides!

CP Teens UK Active

November 18, 2020

Introducing CP Teens UK Active!

CP Teens UK goes active! Whatever your physical activity, add it to Strava and join other youngsters across the UK! Whether it be walking, cycling, rolling, swimming, running, RaceRunning, physio sessions etc.

Sporty or just want to be more active, see real time activities, weekly leaderboards & more!

Every activity you do/add to Strava is automatically added to CP Teens UK Active once you have joined.

JOIN HERE: https://www.strava.com/clubs/cpteensukactive

#NoBangs bonfire night

November 5, 2020

As it goes dark across the UK and the fireworks start, youngsters from north to south, from east to west, have received a pamper pack full of relaxing goodies to help with the bangs this evening from CP Teens UK!

Every year Bonfire Night can be problematical for people with Cerebral Palsy due to having a startle reflex (medical term - moro reflex). Everybody is born with a moro reflex but usually outgrow it by 6-months-old. Typically people with Cerebral Palsy do not outgrow the moro reflex due to the damage in the brain.

A big thank you once again to The Mama Boss Shop for providing lovely packs and enabling us to double our capacity!

Lockdown #2 with cp teens

November 4, 2020

Introducing CP Teens UK Lockdown 2 activities!

Starting with #NoBangs Bonfire Night tomorrow (pre-registered virtual event organised prior to lockdown announcement)

The weekly quiz will be returning!

Festive activities too!

More information on each activity will be released throughout lockdown across CP Teens UK social media and the website.

CP Teens UK Halloween

October 31, 2020

We have received some fantastic entries for our fancy dress competition! Lots of people making the most of things and having fun at home, including painting with the pumpkin kits we sent out!

The winners of the CP Teens UK Halloween Fancy Dress competition are:

- AOIFE (CP Tweens - 9-13 years)

- BROOKE (CP Teens - 14-25 years)

Please note - there were no entries in the 'CP Teenies' (2-8 years) category so no prize awarded in this category)

All photos on our Facebook page - www.facebo0k.com/CPTeensUK

Register your interest!

October 30, 2020

You can now register your interest for the 2021 CP Teens UK Ball!

Fed up of staying in? Look ahead to next year!

Last week we announced that unfortunately we have took the decision to postpone once again from March 2021 to Saturday 25th September 2021.

Register your interest today (this does not commit you to purchasing tickets) and you will be sent an email invite for a ticket pre-sale 1 week before tickets go on general sale next year!

We miss you tonight!

October 24, 2020

Tonight should have seen the 6th Annual CP Teens UK Ball.

Unfortunately, but unsurprisingly, we had to postpone.

We postponed until March 27th 2021, but following recent announcements and a timescale of at least 6 months for current restrictions, we have took the difficult decision to postpone again...

🎉 SATURDAY 25TH SEPTEMBER 2021 🎉

Third time lucky! We'd like to say an enormous thank you to the Casa Hotel who continue to work with us and support us, especially through these difficult times for hospitality.

The friendships, the smiles, the laughs, the special memories and the dance floor will all be greatly missed this evening, but roll on September 25th 2021!

Tickets will go on sale next year.

~~CP Teens UK turns 7~~

October 16, 2020

Today, CP Teens UK turns 7-years-old!

Founded in 2013 by Ellie Simpson at 18-years-old, she had an 'idea' to connect youngsters with Cerebral Palsy and to share opportunities. It took off immediately and with its unique approach of 'for young people with Cerebral Palsy by young people with Cerebral Palsy'.

4 years later in 2017, CP Teens UK became a fully registered charity. Shortly after it was recognised by the Prime Minister (then Theresa May) with an award recognising its "outstanding contribution to the lives of disabled youngsters".

CP Teens UK provides 'help, hope, inspiration and friendship' to youngsters with Cerebral Palsy and similar physical disabilities across the UK. CP Teens UK exists to make sure that no physically disabled youngster feels alone and to provide them with a voice.

2020 has been a strange year for everyone, but we thank everyone for their continued support. Because of your continued support and donations we have been able to continue to work with youngsters remotely throughout COVID-19, providing activities, virtual events, packages, social outlets, much needed friendships and more.

Exciting things are ahead in year number 7!

~~Thank you Mama Boss!~~

October 11, 2020

The CP Teens UK #NoBangs Bonfire Night has been so popular that we doubled our capacity for this virtual event and filled it in just 48 hours!

CP Teens UK would like to say a massive thank you to The Mama Boss Shop who not only came to the rescue to enable us to double our capacity for postal pamper packs, they also:

- Gave a unique bulk discount to send the packs out to youngsters with Cerebral Palsy across the UK

- Are giving all CP Teens UK service users 10% discount on the hot chocolate pamper packs if you missed out on signing up for the event. Please message CP Teens UK for the discount code

- Are doing a special charity pamper box in aid of CP Teens UK with £1 from every box sold being donated

How kind! Thank you so much to The Mama Boss Shop 😍❤️

Check out The Mama Boss Shop:
~ https://www.mamabossshop.com/
~ https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/TheMamaBossShop

~~World Cerebral Palsy Day 2020~~

October 05, 2020

Today is World Cerebral Palsy Day!

1 in 400 people have Cerebral Palsy in the UK.

Cerebral Palsy is an umbrella term referring to a lifelong condition effecting movement and coordination as a result of a brain injury before, during or after birth.

Today we celebrate everyone with Cerebral Palsy. The young, the old, the boys, the girls, the men and the women. The students, the workers, the athletes, the bloggers, the campaigners, the writers, the grafters, the models, the game changers, the office workers, the teachers and the never give uppers. The artists, the mathematicians, the designers, the trial blazers, the retail assistants, the scientists, the coaches and the computer whizzes. The party animals, the dancers, the jokers, the stars of the show, the actors and actresses and the musicians. The film lovers, the comedians, the singers, the organisers, the fashionistas and the innovators. The list is endless!

Today we celebrate everyone with Cerebral Palsy and go green! 💚

Don't forget to #MoveAsOne at 1pm!

Looking forward to seeing everyone at 5pm tonight for our Virtual World CP Day Social!

~~Save the date!~~

September 20, 2020

SAVE THE DATE!

It's World Cerebral Palsy Day on Tuesday 6th October 2020.

We will be holding an online virtual social 5-6pm GMT in partnership with Cerebral Palsy Sport!

Keep your eyes peeled for more information soon! 👀

#GoGreen
#MoveAsOne
#MakeYourMark

~~Extraordinary people recognised!~~

July 31, 2020

This evening some exceptional youngsters and people were recognised at the CP Teens UK Virtual Award Ceremony.

Due to COVID-19, the inaugural award ceremony was held online on an invitation only platform. The evening was hosted by Ellie Simpson, Founder of CP Teens UK, and Chloe Tear, award winning disability blogger and figure.

The general public were invited to nominate throughout June and July. All winners were chosen by the CP Teens UK Board of Trustees via an independent voting process.

The winners were:

GEORGIA VINE - Upcoming Disability Blogger of the Year
MADDY HOPSON - Outstanding Achievement Award
CHLOE ROLLIT - 'Making A Difference' Award (25-years & under)
SOPHIA WARNER - 'Making A Difference' Award (26-years & over)
STEPHANIE T-S - The CP Teens UK Role Model Award
LENNIE STREET - The 'Little Hero' Award
LISA MAHONEY - Professional of the Year
JASMINE BENNETT - Triumph Against Adversity Award
EMILY D - Sibling of the Year
TOBIAS WELLER - Special Recognition Award
RAFI SOLAIMAN - CP Personality of the Year
BOB PURCELL - The Andrew Longden 'Hero of Disability Sport' Award

A massive congratulations to all nominees and winners at this evening's CP Teens UK Virtual Award Ceremony!

What incredible, humbling & extraordinary people! All of the individual winner's stories will be shared on the CP Teens UK Facebook page over the next 2 weeks and˙you can also now view the full ceremony on the Facebook page - www.facebook.com/CPTeensUK

~~'Meaningful Occupation' during lockdown~~

June 30, 2020

CP Teens UK Ambassador, Georgia Vine, talks about 'meaningful occupation' during lockdown at 8pm GMT tonight at www.facebook.com/CPTeensUK

~~'Paint Your Own...' Day~~

June 29, 2020

Today was 'Paint Your Own...' - a CP Teens UK virtual event!

Youngsters across the UK were sent ceramics that they chose along with paint kits, and today they painted!

Look at all the wonderful creations in our Lockdown Gallery! 😍

~~CP Teens UK Party - COVID-19 permitting~~

June 24, 2020

We've been getting a lot of questions over the past couple of weeks about when our 'in-person' events will return...

COVID-19 PERMITTING, on Saturday 24th October CP Teens UK hopes to throw a party - 70's, 80's & 90's! 🎉🍾🎤🎧

Chesterfield Rugby Club - accessible venue with accessible toilet.

This was the original date for the CP Teens UK 2020 Ball (now postponed until March 2021) - if we can, we are hoping to hold a smaller event on a smaller scale on the same night.

We are unsure of exactly how the party will look like at this current time and it will only go ahead if it is safe and we are permitted to do so.

Please let us know if you're potentially interested by completing the form here to help with planning as far as possible: https://forms.gle/5DafpcejisUi64Pu6

~~CP Teens UK Virtual Award Ceremony~~

June 20, 2020

Introducing the CP Teens UK Virtual Award Ceremony 2020! 🎉🏆

CP Teens UK will be recognising some exceptional youngsters & people at an online awards ceremony taking place on Saturday 1st August 2020 from 7pm.

Categories:

- UPCOMING DISABILITY BLOGGER OF THE YEAR

- OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT

- THE 'MAKING A DIFFERENCE' AWARD

- THE CP TEENS UK ROLE MODEL AWARD

- THE 'LITTLE HERO' AWARD

- PROFESSIONAL OF THE YEAR

- TRIUMPH OVER ADVERSITY AWARD

- SIBLING OF THE YEAR

- CP PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR

- THE ANDREW LONGDEN 'HERO OF DISABILITY SPORT' AWARD

Full information/criteria for categories & nomination form: https://forms.gle/nqNDN19EMDsfP4sC8

The award ceremony will be available for everyone to watch live, but all nominators and nominees will receive a special invite with a link. All nominees/winners will also receive a copy of the ceremony afterwards. All nominees receive a certificate and all winners receive an engraved trophy.

DEADLINE TO NOMINATE: Monday 13th July 2020, 11:59 GMT

~~Paul Hollywood, Star Bakes & CP Teens UK Bake Off Champion 2020!~~

June 18, 2020

Wow! What a few days we have had for the CP Teens UK Bake Off 2020 - topped off by Paul Hollywood liking one of our star bake entries!

We have had some fantastic entries over the past three days - from rainbow cake to Victoria sponge, we've seen a vast range of wonderful cakes and bakes!

Unfortunately only three people could go through the public vote. Our judge who used to manage her own cake shop chose the following people to go through to public vote (full evaluation and comments were done as a Facebook live) :

- MADDY H

- CHARLIE P

- DEVINA B

The public had 24 hours to vote for their winner. On 19th of June 2020, the CP Teens UK Bake Off Champion was crowned on a Facebook live.

The CP Teens UK Bake Off Champion 2020 is...

DEVINA B

Congratulations Devina!

All entries can be viewed in the GALLERY

~~Captain Tobias picks up a RaceRunner~~

June 13, 2020

You may have heard of 'Captain Tobias' during lockdown!

Tobias has Cerebral Palsy and Autism. He saw Captain Tom Moore walking lengths of his garden with his walker to raise money for the NHS and Tobias was inspired to challenge himself to a marathon using his walker!

Tobias’s Marathon Challenge went viral and he completed his marathon raising over £100,000 for charity!

CP Teens UK is very proud to assist Tobias's next mammoth challenge! We have provided Tobias with a RaceRunner so he can complete his 'TOBIATHLON'! He is now attempting to RaceRun the distance of a marathon!

Tobias, with his mum Ruth, picked up a CP Teens UK RaceRunner last week from Founder, Ellie.

Go Tobias, go!

~~'Paint Your Own...'~~

June 11, 2020

Another lockdown virtual event! 🎨😍

Design and paint your very own tile, beach hut or heart!

DEADLINE TO REGISTER: 21st June 2020

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