A new Edinburgh based charity SuperTroop will provide fun residential holidays to young Scots with learning disabilities

A new charity has been established by a group in Edinburgh to provide residential holidays for young people with learning disabilities.

The charity, called SuperTroop, was founded by Sue Fletcher-Watson, Frankie Woodifield and Max Boyd-Brown to give new opportunities to young people with disabilities who don’t often get the chance to have a summer break.

Dr Fletcher-Watson researches child development at the University of Edinburgh, Woodifield works as a childcare practitioner and Boyd-Brown is a consultant on public sector health and social care.

Their aim is to provide youngsters with a residential summer break and create a friendly and supportive environment.

They have partnered with Edinburgh school Fettes College, who will provide a team of Fettes pupils as round-the-clock volunteers as well as a base for the first holiday in July 2018. The holiday will be a week long and there will be an experienced group leader and senior team on site at all times.

Dr Fletcher-Watson is glad to be putting her work into practice: “SuperTroop is a chance to use my knowledge and skills to help people right here, right now.”

The charity hopes to expand and offer multiple holidays across Scotland in the future.

SuperTroop is now recruiting new members and fundraising to get the budding charity off to a flying start.