MALVERN campaigners fighting for funds to set up a support group for parents of children with attention disorders have won Government support.

Mothers Christine Jones and Fiona Doyle have already set a date for the group's first meeting, next Thursday at St Mary's Church, after gaining confirmation this week from Malvern Primary Care Group that the Government has allocated funding to be spent in the Langland ward.

Both Ms Jones and Mrs Doyle have children who suffer from Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and will run the support group from the Langland Centre.

"The money is just to pay for set-up costs - postage, advertisements and the like," said Mrs Doyle. "But it's a start.

"It will basically be a group run by parents for parents and just for support."

Mrs Doyle's own eight-year-old suffers from the disorder and has struggled at the mainstream school he attends, putting stress on her.

"I had a fight to keep him there and a lot of kids who suffer from the disorder are excluded from schools," she said.

"He was always hard work as a baby and the terrible twos lasted until he went to school."

Her son has endured numerous doctor's visits and was even put on medication before a child psychologist diagnosed ADHD.

Once officially up and running, the group's next aim is to gain full charity status.

It will temporarily be run under the auspices of the London-based ADDISS Resource Centre.

Once a charity, it will then raise funds and circulate information on the disorder, as well as offering support to parents of children who suffer with ADHD.