A children’s charity in Bridgwater has this year been chosen by staff at a restaurant in the town to be its Charity of the Year.

Brainwave South West will be supported by the team and customers at The River Parrett Restaurant throughout 2018.

Owner of the Salmon Parade business, Mariusz Muskietorz, who also owns the Maja Delicatessen in Bridgwater, said:

“We’re delighted to announce Brainwave South West as our local Charity of the Year for 2018.

Brainwave helps children with disabilities and additional needs to achieve greater independence by aiming to improve mobility, communication skills and learning potential through a range of educational and physical therapies.

The children Brainwave works with have a range of conditions including autism, brain injuries such as cerebral palsy and generic disorders such as Down’s syndrome.

We’ll be fundraising for it in a number of ways during the year, so it can continue to provide its range of educational and physical therapies. We will also be raising awareness of their vital work with families in our local area. We have a number of fundraising ideas and would like to raise at least £2,000 for the organisation throughout the year.”

The therapists at Brainwave, who are drawn from the mainstream fields of physiotherapy, occupational therapy, speech and language therapy and education therapy, work with the family to devise a unique programme, specifically designed to suit their child’s needs, which will help and encourage them to unlock their child’s potential.

Phil Edge, Chief Executive at Brainwave, said:

“We are tremendously grateful to The River Parrett Restaurant for choosing us to be one of their charities of the year for 2018. It’s fantastic that a local business is able to offer support to a local charity.”

The River Parrett Restaurant opened in November 2017 and offers a modern British brasserie feel, offering informal, high-end food with the focus on providing a quality customer experience.

The restaurant offers a seasonal menu using fresh, British produce. It provides a choice of lunchtime and evening dishes. All its food is freshly prepared on the premises and its ingredients are sourced locally.

For more information, please call The River Parrett Restaurant, which is located at 11, Salmon Parade, on 01278 451807, visit www.theriverparrett.co.uk follow the company on Twitter at www.twitter.com/River_Parrett or log on to www.facebook.com/TheRiverParrettRestaurant/.