by Julie Watson | May 16, 2025 | Uncategorized
On Saturday 3rd May, we hosted another Community Dog Show where the Thornbury community came together for a fantastic day of four-legged fun. The show was proudly led by the charity’s incredible young volunteers, a true example of a team! The day kicked off with a...
by Julie Watson | Apr 24, 2025 | Uncategorized
Over 30 families joined us on Saturday 29th March, with a few more taking part afterwards over the Easter holidays, turning our local landscape into a trail of smiles and shared adventure. The café offering hot waffles and drinks, was buzzing with activity, full of...
by Julie Watson | Mar 31, 2025 | Uncategorized
Everyone at JIGSAW Thornbury is delighted to have been chosen as winners at the Thornbury Mayor Awards 2025, organised by Thornbury Town Council. At a special awards evening at Thornbury Castle some of our staff team and Grace, one of our young volunteers, were...
by Julie Watson | Feb 27, 2025 | Uncategorized
Changes are happening to the JIGSAW SENsory Lending Library from 1 March 2025. These changes will enable us to try some new approaches to expand the use of more than 500 items in our library, ranging from toys to disability aids to books. We have a particular focus...
by Julie Watson | Feb 17, 2025 | Uncategorized
Forget about the fast lane. If you really want to fly, just harness your power to your passion – Oprah Winfrey That is certainly what JIGSAW’s Chief Executive Officer, Hattie Clayton, has been doing. Hattie is doing all she can to make sure JIGSAW flies as the...
by Julie Watson | Jan 16, 2025 | Uncategorized
Thanks to support from the community and volunteering by our young members, we raised £4,034.31 towards our life changing impact through fundraising events in 2024. This year, we need to raise more funds to keep up with the increasing need for our services. 138...
by Julie Watson | Dec 19, 2024 | Uncategorized
Merry Christmas to all our supporters! Thanks to your support, we have an incredible year of life-changing work to celebrate! Throughout the year, we have continued to deliver our 18 different services that empower children and young people aged 0-25, and their...
by Julie Watson | Nov 26, 2024 | Uncategorized
We are looking for homes for our beautiful handmade cushions lovingly created by parent carers at our Creative Wellbeing Group. Members of our Creative Wellbeing group have enjoyed using various sewing techniques to make cushion covers in a project supported by a...
by Julie Watson | Nov 22, 2024 | Uncategorized
This month we celebrated the right to youth work for all as part of Youth Work Week 2024. “As a parent of a 15 year old who has autism and no social desire to have friends. I feel that youth club is a safe place where he can mix with other young people at his...
by Julie Watson | Sep 12, 2024 | Uncategorized
A message from Albus our therapy dog………………….. “Sue, one of our sessional trainers, and I have been working hard during the summer. Many meetings around my water bowl, biscuit breaks and long walks in the woods. But it...
