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What is The VIP Club?
The VIP Club is a community of families with children aged 0-6 years old who have additional support needs. We offer term-time structured weekly groups on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays designed to promote the children's all round development, and monthly weekend free-play sessions for the whole family.
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The VIP club is a highly supportive environment that offers hope, understanding and compassion. It is a positive place where parents and carers benefit from connecting with one another.
​Funding is available to subsidise places. The cost should never be a barrier to attend our groups.
Our Story
The VIP Club was established in 2017 by Leanne Reid, following the closure of a key local service for children with additional support needs. After several requests from parents who recognised Leanne’s passion and commitment to their children, the VIP Club was born in Leanne’s back garden in a four man tent!
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Those parents and Leanne shared a vision. A vision to create a community that would support children with additional needs and their families. The desire was for a regular and structured programme that would target specific development areas and help individuals reach their fullest potential. And that is exactly what The VIP Club now offers.
​Leanne brings over 25 years’ experience of working with children who have additional support needs in a wide variety of settings. Leanne also offers consultancy services, training and freelance services to other organisations.
​At the end of 2022, the VIP Club moved to the Bothy, at Bridgend Farmhouse. The Bothy was built by the community, for the community and includes an enclosed sensory garden.
If you meet Leanne, it is obvious how much she treasures the VIP Club, and all of its members, both past and present.
The Bridgend Community
Bridgend Farmhouse
The Very Inclusive Play Club is proud to call the Bothy at Bridgend Farmhouse its home. The Farmhouse offers a cafe, community allotments, meeting rooms, workspaces, and a marquee, which are all used by the community to provide events, activities and fresh produce.
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Please click on the link below to find out more about Bridgend Farmhouse which can be found at:
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41 Old Dalkeith Road
Edinburgh
EH16 4TE
An award-winning service
In 2023, Leanne's hard work and commitment earned her the Community Champion award in the Edinburgh Evening News and Edinburgh Zoo Local Hero Awards, recognising that the Very Inclusive Play Club, for Very Important People, has come such a long way from its humble beginnings.
Come and join us!