Tashyboy
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So the week before last when I was stood on the poppy stall I bumped into a woman called Linda. She taught my kids to swim. She has links going back to Rebecca Adlington and Ollie Hynd. She is very old school. Anyway I asked her about the charity she runs at the pool immediately after Bradley and Layla Tash do there lifesaving swimming. Bradley is 12 and Layla 10.
Anyway she says she set up the charity 40 years ago and basically volunteers help the disabled with swimming. I mentioned young Bradley would be interested in that but she said “they have to be 13”. “ oh, Bradley is 13 next month” I mentioned. So I never mentioned it to me daughter as I never got chance, but last Monday when the kids finished there lifesaving lesson, Linda collared Bradley. He and his mum/ my daughter never knew what Linda was on about so she explained. Anyway Bradley was buzzing and he stayed for an hour and watched.
Earlier this evening, he asked his mum and Linda if he could watch again. She said “ no, you can keep an eye on that young lad that has serious ADHD”. So he did. He followed the kid everywhere at the side of the pool. Apparently Bradley and this kid got on like an house on fire. At the end of the lesson. The lads son came up to my daughter and was a little emotional. As it transpires. This kid with ADHD has said more to Bradley in an hour than he has said to anyone in a week.
She, Bradley, Mum and Linda are buzzing.
Linda pulled Bradley to one side and said “ you start next week”.
Anyway she says she set up the charity 40 years ago and basically volunteers help the disabled with swimming. I mentioned young Bradley would be interested in that but she said “they have to be 13”. “ oh, Bradley is 13 next month” I mentioned. So I never mentioned it to me daughter as I never got chance, but last Monday when the kids finished there lifesaving lesson, Linda collared Bradley. He and his mum/ my daughter never knew what Linda was on about so she explained. Anyway Bradley was buzzing and he stayed for an hour and watched.
Earlier this evening, he asked his mum and Linda if he could watch again. She said “ no, you can keep an eye on that young lad that has serious ADHD”. So he did. He followed the kid everywhere at the side of the pool. Apparently Bradley and this kid got on like an house on fire. At the end of the lesson. The lads son came up to my daughter and was a little emotional. As it transpires. This kid with ADHD has said more to Bradley in an hour than he has said to anyone in a week.
She, Bradley, Mum and Linda are buzzing.
Linda pulled Bradley to one side and said “ you start next week”.
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, walked out with a Richmond FC Visor for golf and some other little bits and I even chose a Ted Lasso decoration for the tree all paid for by her , then grabbed a quick coffee from Caffè Nero for the journey home. 
