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The Lookout Thanks go to Big Local Withernsea, Active Withernsea, Sport England, Lottery Fund, ERVAS and Shores.

We are a support service for parents/carers of children with SEND. Our aim is to help you navigate the minefield of who to go/where to go, and more importantly be a listening ear. We will also be organising group sessions in Withernsea solely for children of SEND ages 0-25.

If you haven’t received my email, please read the below and get in touch with Arlo’s Wish to let them know how wanted th...
03/10/2026

If you haven’t received my email, please read the below and get in touch with Arlo’s Wish to let them know how wanted this service is!!!!

***New local SEND service - sensory room, animal interactions and more!**

🌿✨ Introducing Arlo’s Wish ✨🌿

Inspired by our son Arlo, who is autistic and non-verbal, we are hoping to create something very special here in Hollym, East Yorkshire.

Arlo’s Wish is our vision for a welcoming, inclusive space for children, children with additional needs and disabled adults, bringing together sensory experiences, animals and the outdoors.

Our hopes for Arlo’s Wish include:

🌿 A dedicated sensory room
🌸 A sensory garden
🐴 Animal interactions
📚 Home education sessions
👶 Baby sensory
🧘 Sensory yoga
🎂 SEN-friendly children’s parties
🎃 Seasonal events and activities

And hopefully much more as we grow!

But before we can turn this little dream into a reality, we need YOUR help!

We want Arlo’s Wish to be shaped by the people who may one day use it, and we’d love to hear from local families, carers, schools, professionals and anyone who feels they could benefit from a space like this.

💚 Do you feel something like Arlo’s Wish is needed in our area?

💚 Would you or someone you know/support use a facility like this?

💚 What activities, facilities or experiences would you love to see us offer?

Whether you have a child with additional needs, care for a disabled adult, work within the SEND community or simply love the idea, your feedback would mean the world to us.

We are right at the beginning of our journey, and your thoughts will help us understand the need for this project and shape what Arlo’s Wish could become.

Please leave us a comment, send us a private message or share this post to help us reach as many local families as possible.

A little wish, with the hope of making a big difference. ✨

Thank you for reading. 💚

10/09/2026

EDIT: This webinar is now fully booked. You can watch the recording post-event by signing up for an Autism Central account: https://www.autismcentral.nhs.uk/login-or-register?fbclid=IwVERDUAUQAHBwZG9mAWZkaWQWUOKO6C4IUL8sw_wsjlk0L9Bb06D4vmV4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkCjY2Mjg1NjgzNzkAAR56P52mWj7VXsTsLSS9oBr9CdeRFaFLc1YosVmTl0xBYwWE80IyZli-j0yHtg_aem_w9potgo1ZTrhw1Ip8O9KGw

Join our neurodivergence expert Dr Georgia Pavlopoulou and Pete Wharmby, Autistic Author for a free, NHS-funded webinar exploring the hidden emotional burden school can place on autistic, ADHD and AuDHD children and young people.

Together, they’ll explore the emotional toll of getting through the school day, and discuss masking, sensory and social demands, exhaustion, distress and practical ways families and schools can support recovery and regulation.

This session is for parents and carers of autistic children in England who may be diagnosed, awaiting assessment, or finding school increasingly hard to recover from.

· On Zoom

· Free, NHS England-commissioned session delivered by Anna Freud

· Rooted in lived experience and research

Places are limited and we’ll update this post once the webinar is full. Book your place: https://orlo.uk/kG5RY

NHS England Workforce, Training and Education

If you don’t have TikTok I beg you to download it if only to watch this.A bright, wonderful girl who speak her truth abo...
20/08/2026

If you don’t have TikTok I beg you to download it if only to watch this.

A bright, wonderful girl who speak her truth about it being her ‘last day in compulsory education’. The last day she has to force herself to go, have her needs ‘simplified to just anxiety’.

It made me cry - for those of you that know my families story you’ll know why. I don’t know when it will stop feeling so raw, but I will never stop fighting.

For anyone with neurodivergent children in school if they’re struggling this will be a hard watch - watch wisely.

Taster session for wheelchair football! Please share 🙏
17/08/2026

Taster session for wheelchair football!

Please share 🙏

How exciting! We get to hear on 4th September if we’ve been made finalists ❤️
07/07/2026

How exciting!

We get to hear on 4th September if we’ve been made finalists ❤️

18/06/2026

🌟 Time2Volunteer Awards 2026 – Nominations Now Open! 🌟

Volunteers make a huge difference to our organisations and communities, and this is your chance to recognise them 💛



If you know volunteers who’ve made an impact over the last year (of which we have many in Withernsea!), we’d really encourage you to nominate them and help celebrate the amazing work happening across the VCSE sector.



Nominations are open for volunteers across Hull, East Yorkshire, and North & North East Lincolnshire who have contributed since May 2025 (excluding Founding & Long-Serving categories).



A reminder: nominations are judged on the impact of the volunteer’s contribution, not how many nominations they receive—so please share their story in as much detail as you can.



What’s included for shortlisted nominees?

2 complimentary tickets to the awards event
📍 DoubleTree by Hilton, Hull
📅 Wednesday 7 October 2026 | 🕐 13:00–16:30
Deadline: 6 July 2026



Submit a nomination here: Time2Volunteer Awards 2026 Nomination Form - CLOSES 06.07.2026 or for a paper copy please email: [email protected]

17/06/2026

Good afternoon all.

Sadly The lookout won't be going ahead this evening due to illness and availability.

Sorry for any inconvenience this may have caused and we will of course hope to be back next Wednesday

The Lookout team.

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The Wollstonecraft Society are recruiting 12 -17 year olds for their new programme, 'Start Somewhere...in Withernsea', a...
16/06/2026

The Wollstonecraft Society are recruiting 12 -17 year olds for their new programme, 'Start Somewhere...in Withernsea', a year-long programme where young people from Withernsea and nearby get the opportunity to participate in monthly creative and cultural experiences...some of the experiences will be in Withernsea and for others we will take young people OUT of Withernsea.

We are looking for young people who are looking for a boost of confidence, raised aspirations, creative and employability skills development too.

Book here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd7MNNi6s4w3W0VGNNgaVCGUez_juB_j69lo8bsQbLcbEo_7g/viewform

We’ve been nominated!!!!Thank you to whoever it was, it’s lovely to know we’re making a difference in our little communi...
22/05/2026

We’ve been nominated!!!!

Thank you to whoever it was, it’s lovely to know we’re making a difference in our little community 💕🫶🙌

Don’t forget, you can support us by putting your blue tokens in our slot at Tesco!!

Don’t forget, along with our sensory lending library we also have a book library!!!!
13/05/2026

Don’t forget, along with our sensory lending library we also have a book library!!!!

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