Podcast – Supporting children with autism and their parents – Rebecca McDermott
Rebecca McDermott of the ThisIsMeNeurodiversty Support group spoke to Kieran on Spirit Radio about the need and demand for support for parents and their children with autism and additional needs. You can listen to the podcast on the Spirit Radio website. (10 Minutes)
Talk by Brian White on 15th February 2024
On 15th February 2024 the Trust, together with Bray Historical Societey, held an event to celebrate 150 years "Cripples Home", now known has Sunbeam House. The event started with a short talk by Brian White and laying of two wreath representing Sunbeam House as the...
150th Anniversary in 2024
2024 marks the 150th anniversary of the opening up of the first childrens health centre in Bray by Mrs Lucinda Sullivan in 1874. The Trust hopes to put on a number of events to mark this important anniversary. Bray Historical Society will hold a lecture looking at...
Music Together Community Concert – Sunday, 25 June 2023
Music Together will hold a Community Concert on Sunday 25 June 2023 at 2pm (doors at 1.30pm) in the Whale Theatre, Greystones. Entry is free but advance booking is required. For further information see the flyer below or whaletheatre.ie.
Wicklow Triple A Alliance – Seminars February to April 2022
Wicklow Triple A Alliance will hold weekly seminars on Wednesdays 7-8.30pm in The Glenview Hotel. The first seminar will be held on 23 February and the series runs until 6 April. The aim of the seminars is to support communication and wellbeing of the family unit. For...
Event by Tiō Associates on 3 February 2022
Tiō Associates are hosting an online course titled "Being an inclusive church" on 3 February 2022 at 7pm GMT. This course provides biblical and practical insight into how to make our church life more inclusive and welcoming of people living with intellectual...
Climb-Ability features in Irish Mountain Log magazine
Climb-Ability, which is supported by the Trust, featured in the Summer 2020 edition of the Irish Mountain Log magazine. You can read the PDF Climb-Ability Article Irish Mountain Log here.
Sunbeam Trust sponsored Parents Plus Special Needs training
This first planning meeting was held in September with the first phase of sponsored professionals . PPSN had lots of interest in the Sunbeam Trust sponsorship and received a significant number of applications, even from services beyond Wicklow. There is a clear and...
Launch of Parents Plus Special Needs Programme on 18th September 2020
The Minister for Children, Disability, Equality, Integration & Youth, Roderic O'Gorman, launched the first in the world, evidence-based parenting programme for parents of adolescents - the Parents Plus Special Needs Programme. Speaking at the event, the Minister...
Training for Professionals in Partnership with Parents Plus
Sunbeam Trust and Parents Plus announced their grant partnership offering free training places to professionals providing services to adolescents and young adults with an intellectual disability in County Wicklow and surrounding areas. The programme training will take...