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CHANGE A CHILD's life

Lockdown has affected every child's learning and development. But for children facing additional challenges, such as an unstable or impoverished family home, bereavement, learning difficulties, English as an additional language, caring responsibilities and much more, this time of disruption and isolation will have a devastating impact. Initial studies are suggesting that this period will widen the gap between rich and poor in schools, with children from disadvantaged backgrounds falling further behind. 

If you're reading this, we're guessing you want to do something about it. Thank you. Your donation today will go straight towards helping children to re-socialise and rebuild the key skills that they will need to thrive once lockdown is over.
​We've got a few suggestions below for ways you could support a project, and we hope you'll pick one that chimes with you. If you prefer, you can also donate via our JustGiving page, or email us to organise a direct transfer. Every gift makes a difference. And if you think there's another way that you or your employer could support a project, do get in touch.
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Buy them a puppet - £20

Let a child create something they will treasure forever. You can give them everything they need to create a complex nine-string marionette including a head base, clay, paint, a selection of wools and fabrics, haberdashery, thread (sewing thread and stringing thread) as well as custom-made boxes, puppet parts and hardware. They will learn a huge range of new skills far beyond their expectations and create a puppet that they will be proud to take home as a lasting memory.
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Set them up - £50

Bring children together in teams to learn new skills and create set designs to bring their characters to life. You can provide them with specially-built backdrop canvases, paint, custom-made parts for props, and a selection of fabric, clays and paints for the children to build and decorate everything that their show requires. The results are spectacular - many of our sets elicit gasps from the audiences when the curtain goes up! 
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Light up their life - £100

"Just like going to watch a professional show at the theatre!"
By buying an LED spotlight, you join internationally-renowned stagebuilders Brilliant Stages in making sure that every child has a stage that allows their hard work to pay off, and inspires them to achieve beyond their wildest dreams. You can invest in the future and provide the next generation with the opportunities to learn the international standard DMX lighting coding used in theatres and venues across the world!
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Start their Story - £250

Every child's puppet project starts with a script. From there, their imagination takes flight as they create characters and sets around their class' story. You can plant the seeds of creativity for a project and watch them create everything from classics such as Dickens and Shakespeare to contemporary writing and fairy tales from all over the world. You can also expand our offer to schools by helping us find new writers who can bring new stories and new issues for discussion into schools. 

Donate through Amazon Smile

​If you use Amazon, why not make a difference by signing up to use Amazon Smile? It's free, and we receive 0.5% of each purchase you make through the site -  you can do your Christmas shopping knowing you're making a difference to a child's life too!

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