A CHARITY that helps disabled people to interact with nature has been awarded £1,000 by a Launceston-based housebuilder.

The Sensory Trust, based are the Eden Project in Bodelva, has been awarded the donation by Persimmon Homes Cornwall as part of the Community Champions initiative.

Daniel Heathcote, director in charge at Launceston-based Persimmon Homes Cornwall, said: “The work that Sensory Trust do is vital to help people with disabilities learn and interact.

“It’s great to see they will developing the workshops with two groups of young people in our county.

“As always it was a difficult decision to select our Community Champions but I would encourage any charity or organisation that missed out this time to apply again.”

The charity, Sensory Trust, applied for the funding to match the amount they had already raised themselves.

The Sensory Trust says it requires the money to develop new ways of extending interaction outside of classrooms with the natural world.

Claire Francis, resource developer at Sensory Trust, said: “Sensory Trust has a 25 year history of working with disabled people, older people and children to create meaningful, accessible experience with nature.

“We have identified resources that were piloted with special schools in Devon and Cornwall throughout 2015.

“Following this we will run 12 workshops with Pencalenick School in Truro and Nine Maidens Pupil Referral Unit in Redruth to test, streamline and develop activities and resources.

“It is our aim to be inclusive to as many people as possible and it is why these workshops are so important. We thank Persimmon Homes Cornwall for their generous donation.”

To apply for funding from Persimmon Homes people can visit www.persimmonhomes.com/charity