{"id":10558,"date":"2025-02-26T12:19:09","date_gmt":"2025-02-26T12:19:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cheshiresparks.org\/new\/?page_id=10558"},"modified":"2025-09-19T09:06:17","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T09:06:17","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cheshiresparks.org\/new\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column]\n\t\t\t<!-- START About Us REVOLUTION SLIDER 6.5.21 --><p class=\"rs-p-wp-fix\"><\/p>\n\t\t\t<rs-module-wrap id=\"rev_slider_8_1_wrapper\" data-source=\"gallery\" style=\"visibility:hidden;background:rgba(255,255,255,0);padding:0;\">\n\t\t\t\t<rs-module id=\"rev_slider_8_1\" style=\"\" data-version=\"6.5.21\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<rs-slides>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<rs-slide style=\"position: absolute;\" data-key=\"rs-14\" data-title=\"Slide\" data-anim=\"ms:600;\" data-in=\"o:0;\" data-out=\"a:false;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/cheshiresparks.org\/new\/wp-content\/plugins\/revslider\/public\/assets\/assets\/dummy.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"0042-1024&#215;684\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" class=\"rev-slidebg tp-rs-img rs-lazyload\" data-lazyload=\"\/\/cheshiresparks.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0042-1024x684-1.webp\" data-parallax=\"10\" data-panzoom=\"d:5000;e:power4.out;ss:150;se:100;bs:20;\" data-no-retina>\n<!--\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t--><rs-layer\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tid=\"slider-8-slide-14-layer-2\" \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"blurslider-gradient rs-pxl-14\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-type=\"text\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-color=\"#6b6b6b||#6b6b6b||#ffffff||#ffffff\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-rsp_ch=\"on\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-xy=\"x:c;y:m;yo:-50px,-50px,-150px,-50px;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-text=\"s:130,130,100,50;l:120,120,100,60;ls:-10px,-10px,-10px,0;fw:500;a:center;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-padding=\"t:20;r:10;l:10;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-frame_0=\"y:50px;sX:0.3;sY:0.3;blu:20px;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-frame_1=\"e:power4.out;st:50;sp:3000;sR:50;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-frame_999=\"o:0;st:w;sR:5950;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"z-index:5;font-family:'Poppins';\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>ABOUT US \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/rs-layer><!--\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t--><rs-layer\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tid=\"slider-8-slide-14-layer-10\" \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"tp-shape tp-shapewrapper\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-type=\"shape\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-rsp_ch=\"on\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-xy=\"x:c;y:b;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-text=\"fw:700;a:inherit;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-dim=\"w:100%;h:200px;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-basealign=\"slide\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-frame_0=\"y:50px;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-frame_1=\"e:power4.out;st:50;sp:1000;sR:50;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-frame_999=\"o:0;st:w;sR:7950;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"z-index:7;background:linear-gradient(rgba(255,255,255,0) 0%, rgba(68,68,68,1) 100%);\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/rs-layer><!--\n-->\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/rs-slide>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/rs-slides>\n\t\t\t\t<\/rs-module>\n\t\t\t\t<script>\n\t\t\t\t\tsetREVStartSize({c: 'rev_slider_8_1',rl:[1240,1024,778,480],el:[868,768,960,720],gw:[1240,1024,778,480],gh:[868,768,960,720],type:'hero',justify:'',layout:'fullscreen',offsetContainer:'#nd_options_navigation_2_top_header',offset:'',mh:\"0\"});if (window.RS_MODULES!==undefined && window.RS_MODULES.modules!==undefined && window.RS_MODULES.modules[\"revslider81\"]!==undefined) {window.RS_MODULES.modules[\"revslider81\"].once = false;window.revapi8 = undefined;if (window.RS_MODULES.checkMinimal!==undefined) window.RS_MODULES.checkMinimal()}\n\t\t\t\t<\/script>\n\t\t\t<\/rs-module-wrap>\n\t\t\t<!-- END REVOLUTION SLIDER -->\n[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1492510780167{margin-top: 30px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221; el_class=&#8221;nd_options_text_align_center_responsive&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Cheshire Home Sparks Estate is a registered welfare residential facility providing care for disabled children. Located in the region of Durban, Kwa-Zulu Natal, South Africa. The home was established in 1979 to provide care for children from all communities in Durban.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">It currently houses 48 children and is licensed for 50 severely mentally &amp; physically disabled children. 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Thanks to the National Lottery distribution fund we now have our very own 15-seater bus, which is modified with a wheelchair hoist. The residents are routinely taken on quarterly excursions to a park or beach. Water therapy is also available to our residents under the professional supervision of trained volunteers. Other outdoor activities such as soccer, arts and crafts plus various other playground facilities are available as stimulation activities. Some received certificates for their performances.<\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">We have a recreation room which is equipped with T.V for viewing stimulating content and we make use of music stimulation during playtime.\u00a0 Through donations from the National Lottery distribution fund, we have been able to establish an Edu-care Stimulation room, which is used to develop residents\u2019 mental capabilities and improve their cognitive abilities. 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