About Lizzie
Hi there! I have Congenital Muscular Dystrophy.
My older sister Alexandra also has CMD. I also have
an older brother, George who is married and lives nearby.
I live with my parents
and my sister on a smallholding in Sidlesham. We have
3 dogs, 6 cats, a goldfish, 4 ponies, pigs, sheep, geese,
ducks, guinea fowl and chickens who all keep us entertained.
I joined the Wellspring
committee in 1999 when I was in year 10 at Manhood Community
College. While I was at Chichester College doing my
A levels, I became the editor of Wellspring. I also
write a page in each edition of the newsletter about my thoughts
and experiences. To read my latest article, click here.
I completed my BA(Hons)
Childhood Studies: Early Years at University College Chichester
in 2005, and now I work part time as a teaching assistant
at a local primary school, doing booster literacy work with
the children in the junior classes.
I run a craft club
for children on Saturdays from the art studio in my garden
(see articles below) and have also run workshops for the Aiming
High for Disabled Children project (see Creative Heads article).
I
am extremely pleased to announce that Wellspring has been
given funding by The Alchemy Foundation which will enable
me to offer FREE PLACES
to children with disabilities and special needs and/or their
brothers and sisters
at my club. If you would like to know more about the club
and would like to book places, please visit my website
and contact me.
Please email me
if you would like to contribute anything to the newsletter.
We really appreciate hearing from our readers.
Here are my previous articles (click
to view):
Lizzie's
Thoughts on Sports - 2011
Lizzie's
Summer Holidays - 2010
Lizzie's
Laughter - 2010
Craft
Club update - 2009
Creative
Heads - 2009
Lizzie's
Wellbeing - 2009
The
World of Work -Young People's Edition 2009
Lizzie's
Craft Clubs - 2008
Lizzie's
School Lunches - 2008
Caring
About Carers - Young People's Edition 2008
Lizzie's
Summer Outings - 2007
10
Years of Wellspring - 2007
Disability
Out and About - 2006
Moving
on to University - Young People's Edition 2006
Lizzie
and The Arts - 2006
Lizzie's
French Adventure - 2005
Travelling
by Train - 2005
What
Makes a Good Helper? - Young People's Edition
2005
Cobnor
Boat Launch - 2004
Argus
Achievement Awards - 2004
Lizzie's
Hospital Experience - 2003
Out
of School Activities - 2003
Reflecting
on my Education - 2003
Royal
Garden Party - 2002
American
Adventure - 2001
Transition
- 2001
School
to College - November 2000
My
first article for Wellspring - September 1999
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