PRESS RELEASE

MLA's PLEDGE  SUPPORT TO BUDDY BEAR TRUST

[Page1][Page2]

We we delighted at the historic news that all the leaders of the political  parties have agreed to establish a new Assembly to administer the affairs of the country. We have pledges of support from nearly all the MLA's to Save Buddy Bear Trust School for children with cerebral palsy until the Assembly can secure its long term future. The parents and children hope that their new Buddies will act quickly to save the school which needs funds because the Boards have not been informing parents that it is an alternative to the existing schools.

Assembly Members pledge  support for Buddy Bear Trust.

Media Release - 18th OCTOBER 2007

SAMMY WILSON MP MLA

MEDIA RELEASE

18th OCTOBER 2007 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

DUP Education Spokesperson Sammy Wilson has held talks with the Chairperson of the Buddy Bear Trust, the only independent special school in all of Ireland which provides Conductive Education for children with Cerebral Palsy. Brendan McConville requested a meeting to garner the East Antrim MP’s backing to the school’s ongoing ‘Save the Buddy Bear School for Children with Cerebral Palsy’ campaign.

Speaking after the meeting Mr Wilson said: 

“Following a valuable meeting in my capacity of Chairperson of the Northern Ireland Assembly Education Committee with Brendan McConville, Chairperson of the Buddy Bear Trust Conductive Education School in Dungannon, I am giving my personal backing to ‘Save the Buddy Bear School for Children with Cerebral Palsy’ campaign and will use my position to argue the case for maintaining this essential facility.

The brilliant work of the Buddy Bear Trust must be supported at all levels.  And I am only too aware of the enormous anxiety that the parents of children attending the Buddy Bear Trust school share because of fear of the school being shut down due to lack of funding and support.  I will use my position to advocate strong resistance to its closure and publicise the immense benefits that the school has to offer.

ENDS

For additional information contact Mr Wilson’s Larne Constituency Office on Tel.: 2826 7722