Brondyffryn Trust
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The Brondyffryn Trust was a charity for autistic
children based in Wales
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The trust was formed by parents and governors at Ysgol Plas Brondyffryn, a school for autistic children in Denbigh
, Wales, in 2002, to raise money for residential facilities and a support centre for parents with autistic children. It sought to raise £1.3 million for the residential facilities and £2.2 million to build a 16 plus college and parent centre. By May 2003, the Trust had raised £500,000 enabling work to begin on the residential phase of the project. Building was expected to begin in 2004, but following a failure to agree a partnership agreement with the local governing body Denbighshire County Council
, by which the Trust would have financed the building of the residential centre and the furnishings while Denbighshire County Council would help to run the centre, the Trust was dissolved in March 2004.
Autism
Autism is a disorder of neural development characterized by impaired social interaction and communication, and by restricted and repetitive behavior. These signs all begin before a child is three years old. Autism affects information processing in the brain by altering how nerve cells and their...
children based in Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
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The trust was formed by parents and governors at Ysgol Plas Brondyffryn, a school for autistic children in Denbigh
Denbigh
Denbigh is a market town and community in Denbighshire, Wales. Before 1888, it was the county town of Denbighshire. Denbigh lies 8 miles to the north west of Ruthin and to the south of St Asaph. It is about 13 miles from the seaside resort of Rhyl. The town grew around the glove-making industry...
, Wales, in 2002, to raise money for residential facilities and a support centre for parents with autistic children. It sought to raise £1.3 million for the residential facilities and £2.2 million to build a 16 plus college and parent centre. By May 2003, the Trust had raised £500,000 enabling work to begin on the residential phase of the project. Building was expected to begin in 2004, but following a failure to agree a partnership agreement with the local governing body Denbighshire County Council
Denbighshire County Council
Denbighshire County Council is the governing body for the principal area of Denbighshire , one of the administrative subdivisions of Wales....
, by which the Trust would have financed the building of the residential centre and the furnishings while Denbighshire County Council would help to run the centre, the Trust was dissolved in March 2004.