Thursday 23rd November at 8pm A chance to come together on Zoom with other dads from the BDFA community and have a chat.Led by trained Peer Befriender Andrew Dawkins and James Yarrow. If you are interested in joining the session…
Next quarterly Town Hall Meeting Dear Families, The BDFA Team and Trustees would like to invite you to our next quarterly Town Hall Meeting at 4.30pm on Friday 24th November. The purpose of the meeting is to provide families with…
Dear Families, Managed Access Agreement – Re-evaluation Submission We would like to invite all Parents and family members from the CLN2 community to take part in a meeting to discuss the BDFA’s submission to NICE for the re-evaluation of Brineura,…
Learning and development news TRAINING FOR PROFESSIONALS SESSIONS, Oct 2023 The BDFA is pleased to offer training to, educators and paid carers, over the next three dates. This is for professionals who work with children/young people and adults who have…
The BDFA are hosting a MUM’S CHAT (for mum's of children and young people of all CLN variants) Tuesday 22nd August 8pm This will be held once a month on Zoom and is a chance for mums from the BDFA…
Dear Families, Many families in the Batten community rely on their local children's hospice for essential support that mainstream NHS services are already struggling to provide. The news from Together for Short Lives regarding the ending of NHS England grants…
Dear Families, It is with sadness that we are writing to announce that our dedicated colleague Sian Fisher left her role as the Head of family support at the BDFA. Sian’s last day was on Friday last week. We are…
The BDFA are pleased to introduce a wonderful new book by Dr Ineka Whiteman in association with the Batten Disease Support & Research Association Australia. The book called 'Max and Abby' is told through the eyes of big sister Abby,…
Dear All, I am saddened to announce that Sian Fisher, our wonderful Head of Family Support and Advocacy, is leaving the BDFA in early June. Sian is moving to Winston’s Wish, the UK’s childhood bereavement charity, as a bereavement support worker. Sian explains…
The BDFA held its first Peer befriending retreat this past weekend in Surrey, gathering together some of our wonderful peer befriending volunteers for some training and connection time as a team. We have also just started our second Peer Befriending…
