Furry Friends Therapy - Aiming High Club
Furry Friends Therapy
A summary
Furry Friends Therapy provides animal and equine therapy alongside forest school activities for young people across Stoke and Staffordshire. We also offer a purpose-built sensory garden featuring a barefoot walk, herbs, mud kitchen and music wall—supporting confidence, wellbeing, social skills and emotional regulation through nature and animals.
Onsite we have ponies, goats, pigs, guinea pigs, rabbits, tortoise and our wonderful therapy dogs, Harper and Daisy.
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On arrival, children will participate in some warm up activities before taking part in a carousel of activities.
These activities will include:
Pony Care
Pony Grooming
Feed the guinea pigs and rabbits
Small animal petting
Meet the goats
Pet the pigs
Forest school activities - including den building, forest crafts, toasting marshmallows, whittling, free play
Games Dance sessions
Art & Crafts - Including jewellery making, painting and colouring
Sensory Play in our dedicated sensory garden.
Lots and Lots of fun and laughter.
All activities are optional and children we have a choice of which activities they would like to participate in.
FAQ
How to find us:
We are situated behind the row of houses and will meet all participants at the end of the drive. The postcode can take you too far (or not far enough depending on which end you enter Moss Lane), so please call 07854 715308 if your struggling. If you are familiar with the what3word app, ours words are: teach.examine.detective.
Times:
The days operate between 10am - 1pm
What if someone doesn't want to do a specific activity:
All activities are optional and if someone doesn't wish to take part in their group activity, they will have the option not to take part and wait to move on to the next activity
SEND Support
All of our coaches are highly trained SEND coaches.
Clothing
Although we have lots of undercover areas, we advise children to come appropriately dressed, in warm clothing and suitable footwear.
SEND accessibility checklist
1:1 care
2:1 care
Qualified to administer medication
Epilepsy trained
Secure environment
Accessible toilet
Assist with personal care and toileting
Hoist and changing bench
Wheelchair accessible site
Autism awareness trained
Sensory or quiet spaces
Makaton trained
PECS trained
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Furry Friends Therapy
Furry Friends Therapy
Furry Friends Therapy offers an animal/equine therapy service for young people throughout Staffordshire. In addition to our animal therapy services, we also have our own forest school area, where children can come along and enjoy the benefits of the outdoors in a supervised and safe environment.
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Enhanced DBS
Basic DBS
Risk Assessment
Public Liability Insurance
Safeguarding Training
First Aid Training
First Aid Kit
Smoke Detector
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Cancellation policy
Free bookings do not require refunds but as places are limited, please cancel if you cannot attend so that your place can be offered to someone else.
My experience consists of a leisure activity, on a specific date(s), and therefore the 14-day ‘cooling off period’ under the Consumer Contracts Regulations 2013 does not apply.
