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Firm steps in to save Middleton club's annual holiday
A much-anticipated annual holiday for a group of Middleton based disabled people has been saved thanks to a £3,300 donation.
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The long-weekend trip to Butlins in Skegness for members of the Gascoigne Gateway club in South Leeds was under threat because of a funding gap.
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But, the Leeds branch of business recovery and restructuring group Begbies Traynor stepped in.
Club volunteer Gareth Senior said: "It's fantastic. It's probably the 12th year running we have gone. For some members it's the only holiday they get."
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Gascoigne Gateway club meets twice a week in Middleton for people with learning or physical disabilities to enjoy activities together.
Two years ago the holiday was set to be cancelled due to lack of funds, but an appeal in the Yorkshire Evening Post raised enough to fund it for two years.
Steve Roberts, of Begbies Traynor, contributed to the previous
fundraising.
"It's very good to be able to support a local charity and see where the money is actually going," he said.
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