Happy coincidence leads to helpful donation to Rochdale children's charity
Jolly Josh, a charity based at Ensor Mill in Castleton, receives little funding and puts together a wish list of items that are needed to support children with complex needs
A children’s charity is thanking a happy coincidence for the education of a £3,500 support chair.
Jolly Josh, a charity based at Ensor Mill in Castleton, receives little funding and puts together a wish list of items that are needed to support children with complex needs, such as oversized plastic messy play trays, to hi-tech, specialist sensory and support equipment.
With the phrase ‘if you don’t ask, you don’t get’ at the front of her mind, lead session facilitator Rachel Bell decided to itemise a specialist postural support chair, costing £3,500, on the Jolly Josh wish list.
Little did she know, help was just around the corner, courtesy of Re-Use Littleborough.
Rachel said: “A few weeks ago, I’d been chatting to Engineer Nick from Symmetrikit who was visiting Jolly Josh to service a piece of equipment. During his visit I asked him for a quote for this particular type of chair which he did.
“I was astounded when, a few days later he rang me, telling me about another local organisation, Reuse Littleborough, who had been given one of these exact chairs and wanted to donate it to Jolly Josh.
“The Team at Reuse Littleborough were just as amazed at the coincidence as we were, especially when I explained that I had literally, that week, put the chair on our wish list.”
The following day Reuse Littleborough dropped off the chair at the centre, ready for Nick to service and for session visitors at Jolly Josh to use.
Reuse community group that provides much-needed goods to those in need locally and around the world is celebrating its seventh anniversary.
Founded in October 2015 by Michael Bamford, 70, Reuse Littleborough, has grown from filling a 40ft container to send to children in need in Tanzania into a fully-operational hub and charity shop run out of the former Royal Oak pub.
Jolly Josh centre manager, Sarah Ford said: “Wow! This is such an amazing story of coincidences, and a fantastic example of connecting with local people to support each other.
“We are so very grateful to Nick and to the whole team at Re-Use Littleborough.”
