‘Life-changing’: parents welcome £10m UK play centre for disabled children

Gympanzees near Bristol will be the first UK site of its type, catering for children unable to use regular playgrounds

It has been over a decade since Stephanie Wheen set out to create the UK’s first play and leisure centre specifically designed for disabled children.

Over the past 10 years, she and her team have raised millions of pounds, meticulously researched how to make the centre as inclusive as possible and spent years trialling sessions with disabled children. And soon, the doors to Gympanzees will open for the first time.