Annie’s Christmas talk at Camelot
Laughter Specialist founder Annie Aris talks about The Laughter Specialists and the benefits of Laughter for sick children at The National Lottery HQ.
The National Lottery – Good Causes
Project helping vulnerable kids smile wins The Sun’s ‘Who Cares Wins’ Award. Read more on the National Lottery website…
The National Lottery’s Local Health Award: Annie Aris
PARALYMPIAN Kadeena Cox hailed Local Health Hero Annie for her unfailing work in bringing laughter to children living with illnesses or disabilities. In 2007 Annie used her years of experience in performing arts and social care to co-found The Laughter Specialists, a charity which supports children across South East England by providing laughter therapy in […]
The ‘laughter specialist’ helping terminally-ill children laugh in their last moments
The death of a child is something no parent should ever go through. But devastatingly, every day around the world, thousands do. The weeks, months and years often spent in hospitals, getting through treatments and dealing with the unthinkable can make finding joy in the small moments, feel like an impossible task. Read more on […]
Sky – A little ray of light whose smile lit up a room has sadly left us but her memory will stay in our hearts.
The Coronavirus pandemic has been hard for us all and our team at the Laughter Specialists have been trying very hard to ensure we continue to support the amazing vulnerable children we serve. One of these special children we worked with in her very short little life was a gorgeous little girl called Sky. We […]
Happy New Year from The Laughter Specialists
Happy New Year 2021 – To better times and more Laughter
Merry Christmas from The Laughter Specialists
Merry Christmas to all our lovely children, families, supporter, funders and partners. May the New Year bring relief from the trials of 2020.Sending out our Laughter and Fun to you all. A child’s laughter could simply be one of the most beautiful sounds in the world . .
CHRISTMAS in Social Bubbles . . For special Families in very difficult circumstances at Debden Barns
The Laughter Specialists had funding to support families with children with multiple complex needs and life limiting illnesses / conditions who were struggling even more in pandemic. We were privileged to engage, interact and connect with them, via strict social distancing / PPE . Using Fun and Laughter therapy, and exploring family interactions – we […]
Government and Lottery Partnership grant received by Laughter Specialists Charity
We are very grateful for the support we have received from the government, supporting us to develop our work that has been severely affected by Covid 19. Our families and children who we normally work with are now even more isolated and dealing with some dire situations and we still want to help. With the […]
Bottleproof Cocktail Event
COME AND JOIN US… Thursday 30th July for our online Bottleproof cocktail event. Book your Bottleproof Cocktail Pack and gather with your friends either virtually or using social distancing. Tune in to the founder of Bottleproof, Mark Thompson at 7pm for a 30 minute cocktail tasting experience. Packs £20 makes 4 cocktailsOrder from mark@bottleproof.co.ukhttps://bottleproof.co.uk Ref […]
