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Fledglings
Wenden Court
Station Approach
Wendens Ambo
Saffron Walden
CB11 4LB
Tel: 0845 458 1124
Fax: 0845 458 1125
Web: www.fledglings.org.uk
Best time to telephone: normal working hours
Fledglings aims to provide families caring for a child with a disability or with any special needs, and their related support workers, with information about and easy access to helpful products. The organisation is national and operates on a not-for-profit basis. The search service is free to parents and carers and operates as follows:
- Resources which are not readily available are searched out, demonstrated and ordered.
- Fledglings will attempt to contact the manufacturer to obtain special articles on behalf of parents and carers.
- Products are supplied at competitive prices plus postage and packing.
- The range includes items such as toys, learning resources, books, eating and drinking equipment, scissors, safety products, wheelchair outerware, and clothing.
- Fledglings has a brochure.
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