Opening the door to a future without limits
For our students staying in Gloucester House, it's more than a place to live. It's a place for finding friendships, discovering independence and building confidence. It's home. However, outdated spaces are making daily life more complicated than it needs to be and less dignified than our students deserve.
That's why we're launching an ambitious project to transform the ageing Cotswold Wing of Gloucester House into a homely haven with the space, privacy and facilities students need to live their lives to the full.
As students' needs grow, our 40-year-old facilities are struggling to keep up. Bedroom spaces designed decades ago are now cramped with the modern wheelchairs students rely on today, along with the communication aides and feeding devices they depend on.
Moving around is near impossible and overnight care is a squeeze. Essential specialist equipment just doesn't fit. And everyday personal care is more longwinded and less dignified than it should be. Students must be moved from bed to hoist to toilet chair or shower trolley simply to use shared facilities along the corridor.
Despite these challenges, every student receives the outstanding care they deserve and for which Treloar's is known. But it's becoming desperately difficult to give them the comfort and privacy they should expect. And before long, their living space will start holding them back.
This transformation can't wait. But we need your help to make it happen.
With your support, we can create modern, fully accessible spaces that provide students the comfort, support and sense of home they deserve. Together, we can empower students to live more independently and achieve more than they thought possible.
"My child is now developing socially with peers and learning to do things in a group for the first time."
Be part of a future without limits
A gift today will help create a home-from-home for our students, with special adaptations to make sure they can thrive from the start.
With fully equipped bathrooms and specialist fittings, thoughtfully designed bedrooms and bespoke furnishings and adaptations throughout, Cotswold Wing will give every student more space and time for what matters most to them.
Can you help?
- Make a donation online where you could consider a one-off or regular gift.
- Call the office on 01420 547 477 (between 9am-5pm Monday-Friday) and one of the fundraising team will be happy to take your donation over the telephone by debit or credit card.
- Send us a cheque as your gift (payable to Treloar’s), stating your name and address to Gloucester House Appeal, Fundraising Team, Treloar's, Powell Drive, Holybourne, Alton GU34 4GL.
- If you are able, you may increase the value of your gift by using the Gift Aid scheme. Please click here for further information and to download a declaration.
Should you require further information on the appeal please don’t hesitate to contact the Fundraising team on fundraising@treloar.org.uk or call 01420 547477.
From the moment disabled children, young adults and their families start their journey with Treloar’s, they are focussed on life AFTER Treloar’s. From reception age children through to young adult college leavers, our dedicated transition team are there to help every step of the way.
A clear transition pathway, whole family support and the natural flow of our residential and boarding offer creates a resilient, confident and empowered disabled community. Gloucester House offers teenagers and young adults the opportunity to shape their own story as they progress through the school, college and into adulthood.
Should we fundraise for more than the cost of renovating Gloucester House, any remaining donations will be used for planned improvements to other residential properties to support students at key transition stages.
Thank you for your support.
