A GROUP for families with children suffering from disabilities or learning difficulties is fundraising for a trip to Paris.

Special Movers from Ebbw Vale is aiming to take a number of its members to Disneyland Paris - but need to raise £15,000.

Michelle Stevens is one of those. She said it had proved a huge support for her and the other mums.

“My little boy has Down’s syndrome and he’s waiting to go to see the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service to get assessed for ADHAD,” she said.

“There are a range of children in the group, a lot of children have autism and some have very complex needs.

“We are a group of mums that have a lot of good and bad days, we all help each other and support each other through them.”

Kerrie Thomas and Carrie Daniels founded the group in 2016.

Ms Thomas’ daughter suffers from a range of issues, and she found that when the time came to leave school there was very little support available for her daughter or herself.

Ms Thomas said: “Some of the children in the group have multi-sensory needs. Nearly all the children suffer with anxiety and all the children in the group have complex needs.

“Siblings are welcome to the group and we have a support group for them that is very successful.

“The parents support group was much needed because there really isn’t much support out there.

“The families say they feel so comfortable here and we support so many families the children don’t want to leave.”

The group have been involved in a range of fundraising activities, but this is the biggest challenge they have undertaken.

Ms Thomas added: We have always done fundraising for little things, but we thought it would be great to go to Disneyland Paris.

“It is a mammoth task to raise £15,000 by February 2018, but we have party with Mr Tumble on Saturday, we started a choir, a ladies night, there’s a walk up Pen y Fan and Michelle is doing a sponsored swim.”

She said it would all be worthwhile if they could make it a reality though.

“The trip will make a huge difference to the children,” added Ms Thomas.

“Some families can’t go on holiday because they wouldn’t have the support they need. On this trip we will all be there to support each other.”

Anyone interested in donating to the group can do so on the Just Giving page justgiving.com/crowdfunding/special-moversdisneylandtrip.