{"id":256,"date":"2008-12-15T18:23:32","date_gmt":"2008-12-15T17:23:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.magicians.co.uk\/news\/?p=256"},"modified":"2008-12-15T18:24:35","modified_gmt":"2008-12-15T17:24:35","slug":"a-touch-of-magic-at-downing-street","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/magicians.co.uk\/news\/a-touch-of-magic-at-downing-street\/","title":{"rendered":"A Touch of Magic at Downing Street"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Chancellor of the Exchequer hosted the annual children\u2019s Christmas party at Downing Street on Wednesday and invited a multitude of story book characters, children\u2019s entertainers, clowns, balloon modellers and Father Christmas (with six glittering reindeer!) to entertain his young guests. Magicians co.uk also conjured up some grown-up magical entertainment for the many celebrities and dignitaries who joined the party to support this year\u2019s chosen charity, Every Disabled Child Matters.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Despite policeman on the famous Downing Street doorstep, pickpocket\u00a0magician\u00a0James Freedman<\/a> bumped into the Chancellor and \u201cborrowed\u201d his wallet. Fortunately, top mindreading magician, Martyn Rowland<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>can keep a secret\u2026 he refused to tell reporters what the Chancellor was probably thinking!<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Every Disabled Child Matters <\/strong>is a campaign by four leading organisations working with disabled children and their families \u2013 <\/span>Contact a Family<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>Council for Disabled Children<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>Mencap<\/span><\/a> and the <\/span>Special Educational Consortium<\/span><\/a>. You can sign up online to get rights and justice for every disabled child by clicking here. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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