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St Elizabeth's Centre (Much Hadham)

St Elizabeth's Centre is a national centre providing positive living and learning for people with Epilepsy and special needs.

The Centre, based in a 65 acre parkland site, near Bishops Stortford, provides a safe, caring environment for all their children, young people and adults, with education and lifestyle choices to enable them to fulfil their individual potentials.

The Centre comprises:

• A non-maintained special school approved by the Dfes for 68 borders and 12 day placements between the ages of 5-19 years.
• A college approved by the Learning and Skills Council, offering 3 year independence programmes, for young people in the 18-25 age range.
• Residential care in small group homes for 104 in purpose built modern bungalows.
• Domiciliary Care for 30, mostly young people, both on-site and in nearby Bishops Stortford (from 2006).
• A comprehensive day care programme for both residents and people in the local community.
• Social Enterprises in Art and Ceramics, Organic Horticulture and The Cross Gallery & Jewellery Project.
• 24 hour expert nurse care.

St Elizabeth's is administered by the Congregation of the Daughters of the Cross of Liege. People are accepted according to need, regardless of their faith, culture or ethnic background.

As part of their fundraising programme they have a charity shop at: 6 Thorley Centre, Bishops Stortford, Herts. Tel: 01279 507168.
The shop welcomes donations of good quality clothes, Bric-a-Brac, books etc.

You can visit their Social Enterprises at:

* The Arthouse, St Elizabeth's Centre, Much Hadham, Herts. Tel 01279 844381 (art and ceramics);
* Ashvale Produce, St Elizabeth's Centre, Much Hadham, Herts. Tel 01279 844257 (Organic farming and horticulture);
* The Cross Gallery & Jewellery Project;
37 High Street, Buntingford, Tel 01763 274188;
39 South Street, Bishops Stortford, Tel 01279 653835.

Affiliated to: British Epilepsy Association. Joint Epilepsy Council.

Publications: St Elizabeth's News.

Registered charity number 1068661