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• M&S Chester employee Annette Smith raises money for two charities close to her HEART!
  23/07/2008   Following heart problems two years ago Annette Smith of Chester defied the odds on Sunday 20th July and completed the gruelling triathlon held at Manly Mere Lake.
• Human rights for people with Down’s syndrome
  23/05/2008   The Down’s Syndrome Association (DSA) is making human rights a reality for the estimated 60,000 people with the condition in the UK with the publication of a new booklet.
• Fulham FC May Half Term courses
  16/05/2008   
• Down's syndrome Awareness Week, 2-8 June 2008
  28/04/2008   This year we are empowering people with Down's syndrome, along with their parents, carers, family and friends, to be aware of their human rights and to demand them in all aspects of life.
• Police charged boy with Down’s syndrome – response from the Down’s Syndrome Association
  17/04/2008   The Down’s Syndrome Association has responded to today’s media reports that a boy with Down’s syndrome was charged following an alleged attack on an Asian student.
• Fulham FC Easter Holiday Courses
  07/03/2008   Football courses
• Fulham FC creating chances for people with Down's syndrome
  27/11/2007   
• New figures reveal true extent of cuts in services for people with learning disabilities
  22/11/2007   
• KIDS PAGE: Meet Josh from Nickelodeon
  10/08/2007   
• ADULTS WITH DOWN'S SYNDROME STILL FACING BARRIERS TO EMPLOYMENT
  01/06/2007   
• DOWN'S SYNDROME AWARENESS WEEK 4-10 JUNE 2007
  11/04/2007   
• New Book Celebrates the Legacy of Local Groundbreaking Hospital on World Down's Syndrome Day
  15/03/2007   
• STANFORD UNIVERSITY RESEARCH SHOWS DRUG TREATMENT EFFECTIVE FOR MICE WHO HAVE SYMPTOMS OF DOWN'S SYNDROME
  26/02/2007   Researchers at Stanford University in California have proved that a once-a-day, short-term treatment with a drug compound called pentylenetetrazole, or PTZ, improved learning and memory in mice with Down's syndrome symptoms.
• "I HAVE SPECIAL NEEDS: A JOB"
  18/12/2006   
• EASTENDERS FEATURES A BABY WITH DOWN’S SYNDROME
  06/09/2006   
• BABY WITH DOWN'S SYNDROME TO FEATURE ON BBC SOAP OPERA
  23/07/2006   
• PATRONS COME OUT TO SHOW SUPPORT OF THIS YEARS AWARENESS WEEK
  02/06/2006   
• SHIFTING PERSPECTIVES 2006
  02/06/2006   
• LAUNCHING THE 1ST EVER FOOTBALL TEAM FOR YOUNG PEOPLE WITH DOWN’S SYNDROME
  02/06/2006   
• THE DANNY MARDELL KNOCKOUT CHALLENGE
  02/06/2006   
• HEALTH SERVICE CONTINUES TO FAIL PARENTS OF CHILDREN WHO HAVE DOWN’S SYNDROME
  22/05/2006   
• WORLD DOWN SYNDROME AWARENESS DAY
  21/03/2006   
• INSTITUTE OF PSYCHIATRY RESEARCH LINKS MOLECULE WITH LEARNING DISABILITY
  05/12/2005   Researchers at the Institute of Psychiatry at King’s College London have found that the brains of people with Down’s syndrome have an increased level of the molecule myo-inositol.
• DSA RESPONDS TO WENDOLYN MARKCROW SENTENCE
  02/11/2005   Carol Boys, Chief Executive of the Down's Syndrome Association, comments on the news that Wendolyn Markcrow was today given a suspended sentence for killing her son with Down's syndrome and autism.
• DOWN'S SYNDROME AWARENESS WEEK 6 - 12 JUNE 2005
  18/05/2005   Down’s Syndrome Awareness Week will be 6 – 12 June this year. The campaign, that aims to raise awareness of the condition, dispel common myths and allay fears, is a national initiative pioneered by the Down’s Syndrome Association. This year the the
• MAKRO ADOPT DOWN’S SYNDROME ASSOCIATION AS THEIR CHARITY OF THE YEAR
  18/03/2005   Wholesale giant, Makro UK, has recently announced its adoption of the Down’s Syndrome Association as its Charity of the Year 2005.
• HELPING PEOPLE WITH DOWN’S SYNDROME IN GOBI DESERT CHALLENGE
  17/03/2005   Martin Palethorpe from Egham, Surrey will take on the challenge of a lifetime in April as he runs a 150 mile marathon in 6 days across the Gobi Desert in China to raise £10,000 for the Down’s Syndrome Association.
• LIAM NEESON PLEDGES SUPPORT FOR DOWN’S SYNDROME ASSOCIATION CHARITY BALL
  04/02/2005   Liam Neeson, international film star and patron of the Down’s Syndrome Association is keen to encourage people to support the national charity by attending their fundraising ball on 19 February.
• AN EVENING OF CAROLS WITH THE DOWN'S SYNDROME ASSOCIATION
  29/10/2004   On Thursday 9 December 2004 the Down’s Syndrome Association will be joined by the young up and coming singer Zoë Mace to celebrate Christmas in its new home, the Langdon Down Centre in Teddington.
• PEOPLE WITH DOWN’S SYNDROME AND DEMENTIA FACE DISCRIMINATION
  06/09/2004   The Down’s Syndrome Association is challenging health and care professionals to stop discriminating against the forty per cent of people with Down’s syndrome who will develop Alzheimer’s disease in later life.
• DAMON HILL SWAPS HORSEPOWER FOR FLOWER POWER AT HAMPTON COURT FLOWER SHOW
  01/07/2004   The Down's Syndrome Association is supporting a major exhibit at the Hampton Court Flower Show. The garden has been created by the Garden Gang, a local company offering work training for people with learning disabilities.
• DAMON HILL CALLS ON LOCAL COMMUNITY TO HELP CREATE ‘LIVING MUSEUM’ AT NORMANSFIELD
  17/06/2004   A group of local charities - led by Down’s Syndrome Association patron and F1 World Champion Damon Hill - has invited local community leaders, celebrities and business executives to visit and help shape the future of Normansfield hospital.
• DOWN'S SYNDROME AWARENESS WEEK 31st May - 6th June 2004
  26/05/2004   Survey reveals countrywide problems with access to education for children with Down's syndrome as parents report prejudice, ignorance and inadequate resources.
• EDUCATION SUPPORT PACK FOR SPECIAL SCHOOLS
  26/05/2004   The Down's Syndrome Association is launching its Education Support Pack for special schools just in time for Down's Syndrome Awareness Week 31st May to 6th June 2004
• CRAIG PHILLIPS GOES 'BACK TO REALITY' TO SUPPORT DSA
  19/02/2004   Long time DSA supporter and TV celebrity Craig Phillips has announced he will make a donation to the DSA if he wins the Channel5 TV show 'Back to Reality'.
• RADIO 4 REVEALS DEVON PEOPLE'S DISCRIMINATORY ATTITUDES
  07/01/2004   A Radio 4 documentary on Alex Boys - a young man with Down's syndrome - following him as he leaves home for the first time, will be broadcast at 8.00pm on January 8 2004.
• DSA EDUCATION RESOURCE WINS NATIONAL AWARD
  29/10/2003   The Down’s Syndrome Association’s ‘Education Support Pack for mainstream schools’ has been named winner of the NASEN/TES ‘Books for Learning and Teaching Award’
• Patron Damon Hill announces DSA office move
  26/06/2003   Down's Syndrome Association patron and parent member Damon Hill today donated £10,000 - money raised by his band the 'Six Pistons' to help fund a national office move to a historic site in Kingston on Thames.