DISABLED young people at Chailey Heritage Foundation received a significant boost to their planned state-of-the-art DREAM Centre after a £25,000 grant from Sussex Freemasons.

The charity launched a £3.1 million appeal in 2016 to replace its ageing 1950s hall with a new building.

The aim is to make it large enough for children and young people with complex disabilities to take part in a mixture of arts and physical activities.

Wheelchair football, power chair driving, trampolining, drama and dance will all be on offer.

So too will the sensory four dimensional experience, which will allow children to be ‘transported’ to different countries and experience sights and sounds from around the world.

The grant from Sussex Freemasons comes through the Masonic Charitable Foundation, which is funded by Freemasons, their families and friends, from across England and Wales.

Sally-Anne Murray, Development Director of Chailey Heritage Foundation, said: “We are enormously grateful for this grant.

“We rely on organisations like Sussex Freemasons to help us provide the ground-breaking facilities that really enrich the lives of those we care for.”

Carol, a teacher at Chailey Heritage School, said “Thanks to Sussex Freemasons and all the other generous donors, the D.R.E.A.M. Centre will make it possible for students to have a space large enough to play competitive sports and perform to friends and family on the purpose-built stage along with lots of other opportunities.”

Maurice Adams from Sussex Freemasons said: “We are delighted to support Chailey Heritage Foundation with their appeal and look forward to seeing The D.R.E.A.M Centre in action when it opens in 2019.”

The D.R.E.A.M (dynamic, real, experiential, amazing, magical) Centre is the latest chapter in the story of the Chailey Heritage Foundation, which has been changing the lives of young people with disabilities since 1903.