Our timetable will run as normal through December. Our final sessions for 2024 will be on Saturday 21st December. 
We reopen Thursday 2nd January 2025.

As a charity, fundraising is very important to us. We want to maintain the services we offer while keeping the costs down for our participants. There are very limited grants available to help pay the energy bills, the rent or the staff costs.
We Need You!
Movement for Good is offering the chance to win £1,000 in their prize draw: simply click the link and complete the nomination- it takes less than a minute!
Easyfundraising is another way you can help us. By choosing Jump Space as your good cause, you could raise money for us when you shop online without costing you a penny! Over 8,000 brands are signed up to the scheme. Simply choose us, download the app and donation reminder and shop as normal and you could quickly be helping us from the comfort of your sofa!
​https://www.easyfundraising.org.uk/causes/jumpspace

Did you know you can help Jump Space to raise money when you shop online?
By signing up with easyfundraising, it's easy - and doesn't cost you a penny!
Simply sign up, choose the good cause you want to support (Jump Space!) and create an account (email and password). 
Then shop as normal online! It really is that easy!
Have a look here:
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https://www.easyfundraising.org.uk/causes/jumpspace

​Wow, what a productive first week of our big refurb! The week started with all hands on clearing out the gym. A huge thank you to the staff from the Vernon Building Society and their families, Jeanette and her daughter, our trustees and staff from Jump Space who have done a fantastic job. The gym looks so different!
We have also begun work on painting some of the areas: the orange boot room has been given several coats of paint ready for its new look, the stairs have been refreshed and we have started sanding the portacabin ready for a makeover too.
The ramp at the front door has been removed to make way for a new one to be fitted. The swing has  been taken away to be made bigger, so that 2 people will be able to use it at the same time in the new look gym.

PD: Photo shows the gym without the trampolines, swing and mats removed. The green boards are also missing, but the posts that held them are still there and stick up from the blue floor.

PD: Photo

Things are getting exciting here at Hardman Street! Over the summer we are completing the works on the main gym area. We are splitting the gym to create an improved 1:1 space which will house a trampoline and new sensory area. Many of you will be excited to learn that this means that the current 1:1 space will be returning to its previous use as a ball pool! We are also updating our trampolines and getting new flooring, some new sensory equipment for the main sensory room and new play equipment. Finally, we are extending the 'gym toilet' to make it easier to access.
The work on the main gym starts on the 22nd July 2024 with our last sessions on Saturday 20th July 2024.
We will be posting updates about the work regularly on our social media pages as well as here.
If you are handy with a paint brush and have some time to volunteer over the summer, please do get in touch as there'll be plenty of painting to do! We will also be tiling, tidying, cleaning and hoovering ready for September so please feel free to get in touch if you can help.
Lastly, Jump Space seeks to be as environmentally responsible as possible. We have a number of pieces of equipment, especially matting, that we will no longer be using and would rather it be reused where possible. Some of the matting has already found new homes. If you are interested in a mat, or a number of mats, please get in touch to discuss.

What's New?
April update:
As we move into Spring, the refurbishment plans continue. When we have a confirmed start date, we will let everyone know. There will be at least a month's notice, but we hope for more.
Jump Space has been very lucky in recent months to gain grants from 3 sources. The first, from The Postcode Lottery, gave us £24,000 and has enabled us to buy lots of equipment for the new 1:1 room. We have purchased lots of sensory equipment and look forward to being able to share this new space with you. The second grant was from The National Lottery Community Fund (Awards for All) was for £20,000 and is enabling us to purchase new trampolines and matting for the refurbished space. This money will also go towards the new slide. The final grant was from the Manchester Airport Community Trust Fund for £3000 and is being using to provide interactive floor projectors.
Here's the link to their press release: Local charities set to benefit from almost £40k of donations from Manchester Airport’s Community Trust Fund

We are very excited about the new space, and will be sharing social stories, images and further details as soon as possible.

Thanks,
Jump Space
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