The Rainbow Centre for Children helps families deal with the pain, grief, anger and sadness caused by the death or suffering of a child or parent.

Families turn to the Centre not just because someone has died from an illness but also as a result of road traffic accidents, suicide or murder.

The charity offers art, play or music therapy to children as these non-verbal therapies are a valuable means of expressing emotions when words simply can’t be found. Counselling is provided to older children and adults while homoeopathy is available for the whole family to help relieve the side effects of conventional medicine, or the physical symptoms of grief.

It costs £270,000 to run the Centre for a year, a figure which is entirely dependent on donations.

That’s where you come in.

Everything you give to Bristol Twestival, whether it’s through buying a ticket to the event, donating via Just Giving or purchasing a raffle ticket, will go directly to the Centre and help it continue its vital work.

When supporting charitable causes it’s good to know exactly where your money goes so here are some examples of what your generosity will pay for:

A therapy session

£30

Heating and lighting the Centre for a week

£61

Assessment and support planning for each new family

£90

Art therapy for a day

£155

Fresh flowers to make the Centre warm and welcoming for a year

£288

Family remembrance candlelight ceremony

£350

Volunteer training and expenses for a year

£660

External clinical supervision for therapy team

£1,450

Supporting an average family for six months

£1,690

Massage therapy for a year

£6,564

One mother supported by the Rainbow Centre for Children described its work as helping families “work through the past, live through the present and walk into the future”.

With your help that can continue.

Please support Bristol Twestival Local 2011.

Thankyou.