Chartered surveyors FHP has donated to Nottingham charity Footprints Conductive Education Centre, enabling it to progress with the next phase of works at its new centre in Clifton.
A previous supporter of the charity, FHP chose Footprints due to the major renovation project of its new HQ at the former Highbank Community Centre in Clifton.
Following the completion of phase one works, which saw vital facilities created including dedicated session rooms for Conductive Education, a speech and communication room, an accessible children’s toilet training room, and family room, Footprints’ new accessible hub for children who live with mobility and communication difficulties opened to families in June 2025.
The donation from FHP will enable the charity to start work on its new sensory room, which has been designed to accommodate the needs of children and adults of all abilities, and will be available for Footprints’ families and the community.
The funds will also allow works to begin to install the community coffee bar onsite within the centre.
The coffee bar will provide a welcoming place for Footprints families, giving them a chance to connect, share experiences, and support one another in a relaxed and inclusive environment. It will also be open to the public.
FHP is continuing to support Footprints post donation, making introductions to local firms who may be able to help with the tarmacking of the centre car park and solar panel installation.
In future phases of works, there is still much to do to fulfil Footprints’ needs and ambitions of providing its life changing services to as many families as possible, and to provide a social and vibrant hub for the local community.
Works the charity is looking for partners on include: the refurbishment of what will be a community hall, outdoor sensory areas from each of the three session rooms, solar panels to assist with efficiency of the building and help with running costs, an outdoor seating area as an extension to the coffee bar, refurbishment to damaged windows, blinds, and a porch to the entrance of the centre to protect attending families from the weather.
Stephen Frew, business and charity manager at Footprints, said: “We are very excited to start the next phase in the transformation of our new charity home in Clifton. The first part of this year has been focused on welcoming families to our new centre and running our Conductive Education and Speech and Communication sessions from there.
“Thanks to the incredibly generous donation and support from FHP, we’re now able to start the works for the much-anticipated community coffee bar, which will be available not only for our families, but also for the community around us. The donation will also be utilised for our sensory room, another accessible and positive space which our families will benefit from and also children, young people and adults across the area.
“We really are overwhelmed by the support we’ve received so far on our transformation project, from FHP and all of the organisations across the East Midlands, as well as the amazing number of volunteers who we’ve worked with. We’re so proud of the accessible, positive and community hub we’re developing.”
David Hargreaves, director at FHP, said: “At FHP, the team always strive to support causes close to their heart and we’re delighted that we can help organisations such as Footprints that work tirelessly in improving lives in the local area. It’s incredibly important to promote the charity’s great work and we hope the new coffee bar and sensory room will continue to benefit Footprints’ families and communities.”
Previously operating from a site within a Sneinton school which closed, Footprints had already planned to relocate to a new location, with larger and more accessible facilities. Thanks to significant fundraising efforts and the support of more than 150 volunteers and a raft of generous partners, the charity is progressing its works to transform the site into an accessible and inspiring new space that will serve more children and families.
Ashby-based workplace consultancy Blueprint Interiors has been instrumental in enabling the charity to relocate, by project managing and sourcing donated materials for the transformation of a long-time vacant building into a fully accessible centre for children and families living with disabilities.
Footprints continue to seek donations and volunteers for the ongoing project. If you’d like to support and be part of this exciting project, contact enquiries@footprintscec.org
