Sophie attended one of our Special Needs School Cricket and Countryside Days here at Knipton.
Sophie was a very special young lady; bubbly, confident and totally blind. She had been blind since birth, so her concept of life was very different to all of ours.
On this day, Rhi our Head Hawker and volunteer, did a demonstration of our Birds of Prey flying which is always a fun time for everyone. On this occasion, Sophie got to stroke Persil our beautiful Barn Owl.
Now that’s not out of the ordinary but in Sophie’s words – “I have been told about Barn Owls but now I have touched and stroked Persil I now really know what a Barn Owl is, and I love him.’”
It makes you realise what an impact our work can do as Sophie now has a new understanding of the world around her in a way that none of us could ever have imagined. I was very humbled and privileged to share this special moment with her.
Darren Bicknell – CEO Belvoir Education & Sports Trust