Merry Christmas everyone! I’m pleased to confirm that the partnership arrangement this blog has had with the Owl Centre will be continuing throughout 2021 – here’s a message from Rhodri about what has, hardly surprisingly, been a testing year for the Centre;-
“Paul has asked me to write a short update about The Owl Centre as we come to the close of a year that no one would have imagined or certainly wanted. I will indeed keep this short, in part because, like so many others, lockdowns and other restrictions have affected our ability to deliver therapy, particularly in schools, meaning that there is not a lot of news to report. However, after a difficult mid-season (!), we bounced back in November to enjoy our busiest month since The Owl Centre was founded in 2011.
Looking forward to 2021, the NHS has received additional funding to help clear waiting lists that have grown even larger on account of the COVID-19 restrictions. As such, we’ve been in discussions with trusts in Gloucestershire and Manchester to provide assessments for Autism for adults and children. We hope that these discussions come to fruition, and that, as with the UK government’s discussions with the EU, we come away with a ‘deal’.
From everyone at The Owl Centre, we’d like to wish Paul and all of the followers of his blog a very merry Christmas (despite the closure of the pubs!) and a 2021 that more than makes up for 2020’s difficulties and deprivations. Also, on a personal note, I wish Paul the best of luck with the sales of his ‘Real Madrid and all that’ book, and The Owl Centre looks forward to continuing its sponsorship of his blog in 2021.”
