 Well after weeks of hard work fundraising by the Beaver Inn and all its customers, and the children counting down the days, and hours, the day was finally here, we were off to Legoland!! What an amazing day it was! The sun shone and the traffic was kind. All the children were so amazing, and over came many challenges to enjoy the day, but armed with symbols and brilliant T.Shirts from Lazy Cow Printing they coped brilliantly! One of the big hits of the day was definitely the coach, or more specifically driver Pete, Bovy Tours did a wonderful job kindly providing the coach for the trip, and Pete has made a lasting impression on the children, if he ever needs an extra job he could do a good trade babysitting! Already I have had requests for him to go round to play and one even wanted him to take us on another trip....to Vegas! But on a serious note, there are so many people that helped make the day happen, firstly to the customers at The Beaver Inn who all donated there hard earned cash. Premier Foods for their support. Sharon Harris and her daughter for the lovely candy floss that the children enjoyed very much! Martin Riccard for feeding everyone, and to our photographer for the day Roberta at Red Hot Chilli. and last but not least...too all the families and children at ASD Ashford who continue to inspire me everyday. 
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Mavis Bishop
31/8/2013 02:29:50 pm
It was a wonderful day and all the people who made it happen were amazing including you..Sam Leaning ... you do so much and are so modest .. this is a lovely write up it sums up the day perfectly :-)
sarah newcombe
1/9/2013 02:55:23 pm
What an amazing day thank you all so much as my son Oliver loves Legoland it's one of his favourite places to go he is still talking about it now and had a brilliant day, his favourite ride was Laser Raiders shooting all the characters using the laser guns brill, big thank you to Sam Leaning and Beaver Inn for organising the day and to Pete for driving the coach there and bk, one very happy boy xx Your comment will be posted after it is approved.
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Introducing our Patron - Austin Hughes
Austin is a former actor/singer who in his spare time would volunteer and
work in and around many disabilities. Not happy with some of what he saw, Austin developed his own workshops.
His interest in autism grew from a friend that was on the ‘spectrum’. He
learned how to build strong bonds and understanding by putting himself in the shoes of the person he’s working with – seeing life from their point of view.
After suffering a serious head/brain injury in 2007 Austin was left with his
own disabilities which brought about a change in his career. Working within autism became his main focus as he trained and enjoyed working for the NAS.
He was Senior Behavioural Support and Training Officer for Anna Kennedy Online, before becoming Community Sports Manager for The West Ham Foundation. www.whufc.com/news/articles/2018/january/03-january/celebrating-another-fantastic-year-work-community
Austin has been delivering training with ASD Ashford over the last 4 years nd has helped many of our members. He has always been hugely supportive of what we do as group, and it's fair to say he has been taken to the hearts of our families.
It was with great pleasure that in February 2014, he came on board as our Patron.
work in and around many disabilities. Not happy with some of what he saw, Austin developed his own workshops.
His interest in autism grew from a friend that was on the ‘spectrum’. He
learned how to build strong bonds and understanding by putting himself in the shoes of the person he’s working with – seeing life from their point of view.
After suffering a serious head/brain injury in 2007 Austin was left with his
own disabilities which brought about a change in his career. Working within autism became his main focus as he trained and enjoyed working for the NAS.
He was Senior Behavioural Support and Training Officer for Anna Kennedy Online, before becoming Community Sports Manager for The West Ham Foundation. www.whufc.com/news/articles/2018/january/03-january/celebrating-another-fantastic-year-work-community
Austin has been delivering training with ASD Ashford over the last 4 years nd has helped many of our members. He has always been hugely supportive of what we do as group, and it's fair to say he has been taken to the hearts of our families.
It was with great pleasure that in February 2014, he came on board as our Patron.