CHILDREN with life-limiting conditions will now be able to use state of the art gym equipment courtesy of a charitable donation.

SeeAbility’s Heather House facility in Heather Drive was recently the beneficiary of a donation of more than £10,000 from occupational health provider Trident Medical Services (TMS).

TMS had chosen SeeAbility, which encourages people with disabilities to challenge what they expect from life, from themselves and from wider society, as its charity of the year.

Through a range of different activities, bake sales and sweepstakes TMS managed to raise £10,615.94, which has allowed SeeAbility to bring new gym equipment to Heather House to provide much-needed physiotherapy services to the young severely disabled residents.

Fiona Penfold, managing director at TMS said: “As part of our corporate social responsibility policy we chose to partner with SeeAbility, giving us a great opportunity to support a local charity though fundraising and make a positive impact in the local community.

“The team at Heather House does amazing work to support these young people and their families and give them quality of life, care and support. We’re delighted to have been able to raise this money for them.”

Currently Heather House supports 16 young people with life-limiting conditions, including a rare disease called juvenile Batten Disease.

Chief executive of SeeAbility, Lisa Hopkins, said: “We’re incredibly grateful for the support we’ve received from TMS. Corporate partnerships such as this make a real difference to the people we support. If you would like to find out how your business and SeeAbility could work together, please get in touch.”

To find out more about the work of SeeAbility visit seeability.org.