RUGBY lovers have left a charity with a spring in its step after helping to buy a trampoline.

High Wycombe Rugby Club raised £1,300 for Seeleys House in Campbell Drive, Knotty Green, Beaconsfield - which provides a day and respite Service.

The money will be spent on the bouncy exercise platform - to help keep young people with learning disabilities active.

Mel Bullock, unit manager, at Seeleys House, said: “We wanted a trampoline, we thought it would be a good idea with a rugby club going towards a sporting activity.

“It's invaluable to our users, they are mostly in wheelchairs. Any sensory activity we can do with them is of huge benefit so this is fantastic for us.”

The trampoline can be used to assist physiotherapy programmes.

“It's something anyone can do and it's almost as good as hydrotherapy,” she added.

Users only had access to a trampoline once a week but now they can use it every day.

The Friends of Seeleys House is the club's charity of the year for 2010.

Club spokeswoman Terry Brown said: “We made the decision we wanted to support a local charity, we wanted to give something back to the community as well.”

The respite centre helps Joe Russell the son of one of the club's former players, Paul Russell,who died of a heart attack.

There are about 1,200 people involved at the club, which has to raise £30k per year to maintain and manage its club house, pitches and teams.

The Wycombe Phoenix Harriers running club and a fishing club also use the clubhouse in Kingsmead Road, Loudwater.