We are Peter and & Kate Shippey and we are striving to encourage inclusion in all sporting stadia for people with sensory difficulties. You see, we have three sons, all whom have been diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder, they have seen a door close to them when it comes to sport, as they can't cope with the crowds and noise. Stadia don't provide facilities for people with sensory difficulties...until now. Sunderland AFC, a Premier League team in England have worked with The Shippey Campaign and have learned, understood and now provided the FIRST EVER sensory viewing room in the UK! The Nathan Shippey Sensory Room enables supporters of all ages to experience the match day and watch the live match in a safe and comfortable environment. It has been received incredibly well and is full every match day. Parents have felt emotionally overwhelmed by the fact that their dreams have come true... They CAN take their child to a football match AND stay until the end. It's a dream come true for young and old. We are now trying to roll this facility throughout the Premier League, into other sports and into other countries. If you would like us to approach your club, click on our contact button and drop us an email. We're here to help... We have already succeeded!
There were smiles all round in The Nathan Shippey Sensory Room on Saturday! Not only did Sunderland win their game against Leicester City, but we had lovely visitors with us too! Stephen brought young George, it was his third time in The Nathan Shippey Sensory Room and Elliot came with his mam Gill. Elliot had … More Joy In The Sensory Room!
After the last home fixture saw Sunderland fans dancing in the dark with a dimly lit win, we hope this week’s fixture against Leicester will show light at the end of the tunnel in the hope of climbing the Premier League ladder! The match against hull brought our friend Lynn Mearns and her lovely mam … More Get The Light Right!
Peter and I were kindly invited to the Football Business Awards by Gary Hutchinson, Commercial Director at Sunderland AFC. The awards ceremony took place at the rather stunning Emirates stadium, home of Arsenal FC. Why were we invited? Well, The Nathan Shippey Sensory Room was a finalist in the ‘Best Corporate Social Responsibility Scheme’ along … More A Trophy For Sunderland AFC!
Yesterday morning, we were on BBC Radio Tees! After a visit to Middlesbrough FC on Wednesday we dashed to the studio to record an interview with John Foster! Last time we spoke to John, it was a year ago and our campaign was starting to pick up a little bit of speed. This time, we … More We were on BBC radio Tees!
BT and Premier League partner with Lord’s Taverners and The Shippey Campaign for sensory rooms in football grounds From today, Premier League football clubs will have the opportunity to apply for funding to help fans with sensory difficulties. BT and the Premier League have teamed up withThe Shippey Campaign and disability sports charity the Lord’s Taverners, to … More OUR BIG ANNOUNCEMENT!:
We’re really getting excited here at The Shippey Campaign! We’ve got to keep quiet at the moment, but we’ve been meeting and emailing to get to the point we’re at now and, all being well, we’ll be able to share some fantastic news with you all at some point next week! Watch this space!
Well, Thursday night saw us at the Amazing Wearside Awards. We were one of 13 finalists in the Community Impact category. Even though we didn’t win, we had a wonderful night! We were seated with Chris Waters, SLO at Sunderland AFC and Kevin Ball, a footballing legend from Sunderland AFC and staff from Richard Reed … More Amazing Wearside Awards
As we have to be at another event tomorrow, we needed to leave Soccerex today. It was difficult to part from such a wonderful event. However, we hope we did you proud! We have networked our socks off over the last few days, explaining about our charity to anyone who would listen (having said that, … More As Soccerex Draws To A Close…For Us….
We have had our first experience of Soccerex today, which was held at the Manchester Convention Centre, and what an experience it was! We began the day with check in and went straight to work networking with delegates, speakers and exhibitors! First up were the wonderful FC Business Magazine, who had featured us in their … More Our First Day At Soccerex!
We are thrilled that many people are now aware of our charity, the idea and concept that we developed in 2014 and are seeing the results that are emerging now and it’s incredible! Starting with The Nathan Shippey Sensory Room at SAFC, followed by Notts County and most recently, Chesterfield FC’s pop up provision. We … More Help Spread The Word!
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