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Standing Up for SEN Families: Mayor Quinn Cox Shares the Story of Sunflowers SENd Hub at Hot Stories Duxford
Videography: Jamie Ellam Visuals | Photography: Jamie Ellam Visuals & Chris Hornby Photography
Our Hot Stories event at The Officers’ Mess welcomed Quinn Cox, Mayor of Haverhill, who brought a message rooted in compassion, community and leadership.
Quinn didn’t come to promote a business - he came to highlight a charity that urgently needs awareness and support.
A Mayor Who Uses His Voice for Others
Becoming mayor brought Quinn into contact with people, challenges and community stories he had never seen from the outside. It also brought him into contact with people like Tina, whose personal journey led to the creation of Sunflowers SENd Hub — an organisation dedicated to supporting children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND).
Quinn mentioned a truth many avoid:
SEN support in the UK is in crisis.
As a former teacher and someone with lived family experience of SEN challenges, Quinn felt compelled to put his mayoral influence behind a cause that matters.
The Story Behind Sunflowers SENd Hub
What makes Sunflowers extraordinary is how quickly and passionately it has grown.
Tina, the founder, only began shaping the idea earlier this year. Within months:
• She created business plans • Wrote policies • Set up governance structures • Recruited over 70 trustees and volunteers • Secured a premises • Raised funds • Began supporting SEN students directly • Built a safe space for parents seeking understanding • Helped families who have been unable to access support elsewhere
This is the type of grassroots community action that fills the gaps the system leaves behind.
Quinn highlighted the courage behind the project - several people have left full-time jobs to build this hub because they believe in what it stands for.
Why This Matters
Quinn’s message reminded us that SEN support is not a luxury - it is a necessity.
Sunflowers SENd Hub provides something irreplaceable:
• Education support • Emotional guidance • Peer connection • Practical help • A safe place for families • Community-led understanding • Programmes tailored to SEN, autism and additional needs
Tina and her team are doing what many systems cannot:
offering real support, right now, to families who desperately need it.
A Call for Awareness and Community Backing
Quinn asked one thing from the Hot Stories community:
recognise this charity, speak about them, and support them.
Their work is powerful. Their mission is personal. And their impact is life-changing.
Sunflowers SENd Hub – Learn More:
https://www.sunflowersendhub.org/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/551812851245826/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sunflowersendhub/
Gemini Web Media Is Sponsoring Arthur Rank Hospice Charity
After Quinn’s powerful message, we highlighted our own community commitment.
Gemini Web Media is sponsoring Arthur Rank Hospice Charity for the next three months.
Our goal is to raise £1,000 to support their essential hospice care services.
Support here:
https://arhc.enthuse.com/pf/genimi-web-media
Thank You to Neil from Cooper Barnes Automotive
Thank you to Neil from Cooper Barnes Automotive for his great input at our Hot Stories networking event. Your support is always appreciated.
Sponsorship and Membership Opportunities
If your business wants visibility, trust and deeper connection:
Sponsorship
https://meetnew.business/Become-a-Sponsor-of-Hot-Stories
Membership
https://geminiweb.media/Membership-Plans
Membership also includes access to our weekly Collective Advantage Network.
Join Us at Hot Stories
We host two events every month:
• Cambridge – Second Wednesday at The Red Lion, Cherry Hinton
• Duxford – Third Thursday at Mantle Space, The Officers’ Mess
10am–12pm
We look forward to hearing your story. www.meetnew.business
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Videography – Jamie Ellam Visuals
Photography – Jamie Ellam Visuals & Chris Hornby Photography
