Lindsay Hoyle

Labour Party | Chorley

Rainbow House Visit Downing Street

Founder of Rainbow House Joanne Mawdsley and her colleague Hayley Scholes visited 10 Downing Street with local MP Lindsay Hoyle to meet Prime Minister Tony Blair.

The reception was held to mark contributions made by individuals within the voluntary or professional sector.

Rainbow House was founded in April 2001 by Joanne Mawdsley. The centre was founded because of the loneliness and the lack of assistance she had with her two sons, during the two years she paid £1200 per month for the therapy which put her and her family through great strain, she founded Rainbow House with the assistance of Lee Sykes National Centre at Sunderland, so as the children could attend at minimal cost and this is how it stands today.

Rainbow House helps disabled children to help themselves through the provision of conductive education, which is a unified system of rehabilitation for children with neurological disorders like cerebral palsy and genetic conditions.

Mr Hoyle said:

“It was a pleasure to join Joanne and Hayley to the reception at Downing Street. I have visited Rainbow House and know that an excellent service is provided to disabled children. The Prime Minister managed to speak to Joanne about the work done at Rainbow House and learn about the needs of the children that Joanne and her colleagues work with.

There are many people who work tirelessly on behalf of others and it made a pleasant change for this effort to be recognised with a reception at Downing Street.”