BBC Cambridgeshire Make A Difference Award
Annie Aris is one of the finalists in the 2023 BBC Radio Cambridgeshire Make A Difference Awards.She’s been nominated for the special fun-filled care she delivers at Meldreth Manor – her full story is here: https://bbc.in/3E6fhJ7
Meet our New Laughter Specialists
I’m Corinne Wilkinson. I’m an actor, voiceover artist and children’s entertainer! I’ve predominantly performed in children’s theatre over the last few years and I taught Drama to children in local stage schools. I’ve worked for the Laughter Specialists since January 2023 and I love singing, puppetry and generally making myself look silly. Making children giggle […]
Looking for new Laughter Specialists
The Laughter Specialists ARE LOOKING FOR… New Laughter Specialists to join our team in the Manchester area. Bringing laughter to people’s lives is the best job in the World. This could be the perfect job for you! Contact us For more information.
ASEL Charity Football Match
We need your help! One of our sponsors, ASEL / Amberstone Security, are in the process of organising a charity football match for two charities, one being Clyde 1’s Cash for Kids and the other is us, The Laughter Specialists. We need your help to make it a success! The football match will take place […]
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 […]
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 […]