bibic (the British Institute for Brain Injured Children) is a national charity with its head quarters in Knowle, nr Bridgwater in Somerset.
It provides therapy and support through a development programme for children from all over the country who have traumatic and acquired brain injury and/or have been diagnosd with any of the following: Rett syndrome, Asperger syndrome, Attention deficits and hyperactivity disorder, Auditory processing disorder, Autistic spectrum disorder, Down's syndrome, Dyslexia, Dyspraxia, Global developmental delay, Williams syndrome
On the 4th November 2008, a fire completely destroyed the sensory pool along with equipment. (see report below).
We would like to encourage anyone who is able to make a donation to BIBIC, however small, through their dedicated donation page on their site, www.bibic.org.uk.
We would like to help bibic raise the funds to get the pool and equipment replaced as quickly as possible.
Please note:
By clicking on the link you are visiting the BIBIC site directly. Should you feel you wish to help, your entire donation goes to BIBIC.
NEWS RELEASE – 4th November 2008 (from the Western Daily Press on the BIBIC site)
Fire causes devastation at bibic
bibic have been the victims of a fire which has caused complete destruction to the sensory pool used to support the assessment of families on programme and shared by other local community groups.
The Devon and Somerset Fire Service were called to a report of a property fire at bibic at 7.51am on the morning of Tuesday 4 November. The crew arrived on the scene to tackle the blaze with two fire engines and a water carrier from Bridgwater and a fire engine and hydraulic platform from Taunton. The fire was involving the swimming pool area adjoining the main house, crews initially got to work to prevent the fire from entering the main building and set up a positive pressure fan to clear smoke from the building.
Speaking of the incident, Andy Newland, Group Commander for Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service said “We arrived at the scene to find the pool building completely destroyed, the roof had collapsed into the pool and there was slight fire damage to the main house. The investigation is currently ongoing, however, an arson detection dog has ruled out the possibility of a break in. We are saddened by the extent of the damage to the charity, which will affect bibic’s core business"