Daisy: Having fun and learning new skills

Daisy is a service user who our Children, Young People And Families (CYP) service support. She has participated in various activities.

In 2025, she took part in an art session at 42nd Street, a charity that supports young people with their emotional wellbeing and mental health. She also attended the CYP Christmas party, and was part of the CYP choir who performed at our annual Carols By Candlelight event at Manchester Cathedral.

Most notably, she completed work experience in our head office. She came into the office once a week for a few weeks. She supported with preparing resources for activities, and wrote about herself and the support from Henshaws.

Read what she wrote below. She firstly introduces herself. Then she talks about other activities she has participated in at Henshaws and what Henshaws has meant to her. She wrote this in November 2025.

In Daisy’s own words

What would you like people to know about you?

Hi my name is Daisy, I’m 19 years old from Manchester. I am a friendly, hardworking and helpful person as I’m always willing to help others.

My interests are that I love animals especially horses and dogs. I am also interested in helping others when they need it most.

My future plans are to hopefully find a decent job working with horses or other small animals such as cats, rabbits, dogs and gerbils.

What have you done with Henshaws?

I have done quite a few things with Henshaws in the past such as the I Can Do It course which is a residential which enables children and young people with sight loss aged 8-12 years and 13-17 years to develop independence skills.

Another thing that I have done with Henshaws is a lot of different activities such as kayaking, horse riding and many more.

I have enjoyed quite a few things when doing all the activities such as learning new skills and making lots of new friends in the process as well. My favourite activities have been the horse riding and the kayaking.

How has Henshaws made a difference in your life?

Henshaws has made a massive difference in my life by making me feel a lot more confident about having a visual impairment as well as telling me that having a visual impairment doesn’t stop you from doing your favourite things.

Building skills, making memories

Our CYP service supports children and young people in a variety of ways. It supports them to develop vital life skills and enables them to have fun. As can be seen, Daisy’s an example of this. She has learned new skills, participated in different activities, and socialised.

She has embraced everything our CYP service offers, from the residential and work experience to fun activities.