The idea of forming a charity was actually conceived in the Autumn of 1995, when the Headmaster of a local school, met with a prominent businessman and the parents of two children who had special needs. Some of them having been involved with other national charities perceived that funds raised locally were not always finding their way back to source. This therefore was a cause for some disappointments. They set about drawing up the draft guidelines which have become the guiding principles of our organization. The four signatories Mr Brian Foley, Mr Arthur McIntyre, Mr Andrew Bairstow and Mrs Sevena Jones were the first Trustees of Bravehearts Childrens Trust