A WIRRAL-based charity supporting children with cerebral palsy has been given a £45,000 boost from a national radio company.

Stick 'n' Step - which has centres in Wallasey and Runcorn - received a grant of over £45,000 from Global's Make Some Noise campaign, thanks to the generosity of listeners across its stations.

The campaign was launched in 2014 to support small charities that look after the most vulnerable people in the UK.

As a result of the COVID 19 pandemic, Stick ‘n' Step’s two centres in Wallasey and Runcorn are currently closed.

Although the charity cannot continue to deliver its services face to face, the amazing team of staff and conductors has found innovative and creative ways of continuing to deliver conductive education techniques to support families at home.

The charity has reached out to all its families with the offer of an individual homework plan and conductors are working hard to develop these personalised plans, describing the tasks and activities that children and young people can do at home.

These plans are supplemented with photos and videos where appropriate.

Chief Executive Amy Couture said: "Now, more than ever, Stick'n'Step is playing an instrumental role in supporting and motivating our children and young people to stay active, make progress and continue their conductive education journey.

"This grant from Global’s Make Some Noise is absolutely fantastic and will be hugely beneficial in helping us to continue to provide support to all our children and families.”

The feedback from Stick ‘n’ Step families has been very positive.

Sofia, two years old and from Marple in Greater Manchester, normally attends sessions in the charity’s Runcorn centre.

"In response to the service that their grand-child has received, her grand-parents said this. 

"You are keeping some very important wheels turning.

"What you are doing is not only helping our Sofia and all the other ‘Sofias’ who have been lucky enough to find, and become part of Stick n Step, you are also helping their families feel they can do something positive to aid their child’s development in these awful times.

"That means so much to them."