Pumpkins?
Clients at the Centre have been helping to grow pumpkins in our garden. Have a look at some of our pumpkins we picked recently to get ready to carve them at Halloween time, and make delicious pumpkin soup.
Crafts with Naomi in AVH
On 13/9/22 a small group of clients enjoyed making their way up to Aghalee Village Hall to take part in arts and crafts. Naomi showed us how to make Cactus plants using stones, paints, pebbles and decorative items.
Clay Crafts at AVH
On 8/9/22 a group of clients went up to the local Aghalee Village Hall and took part in a clay art and craft session with Nikki funded by the hall. We all enjoyed the session, and had great fun making our wall decorations. Look at our fab pics below:
??National Read a Book Day??
On 6th September clients celebrated ‘National Read a Book Day’, this is an awareness day that encourages all of us to get reading. Clients rediscovered some old favourites as well as delving into some newer books. We also used the Interactive Story Puzzle (“Little Red Riding Hood”) to ensure all clients could actively participate in […]
?Summer Closure Dates ?
Just a reminder that the Centre will break for summer closure on Friday 22nd July 2022 and will re-open on Monday 8th August 2022. We hope you all have a relaxing 2 weeks off, and keep safe. ?
Homegrown ?
Clients at the Centre have been keeping busy helping to grow pumpkins and tomatoes. We have been looking after them and watering them regularly, and have had a good crop this year. The best part is we get to take them some of them home when they are ready-the tomatoes where delicious!!
?Music?
Over the past 2 weeks volunteer Hannah has worked alongside clients to bring out all our musical skills. We learnt about the instruments in an orchestra, body percussion rhythms, rhythms from around the world, how to conduct, listened to Hannah play the Violin, played the keyboard, sang, learnt about musical theatre ( stage, lights, music, […]
?Ice Cream Van ?
Wednesday 20th July 2022 clients at the Centre loved the visit from the Ice Cream Van. Clients and staff enjoyed tubs of ice cream or a cold drink.
??Men’s Health Week June 2022??
Throughout the week clients have taken part in activities as part of Men’s Health Week including: Learning about the importance sleep, healthy eating, looking after ourselves Self care & wellbeing word searches Matching body parts to words Gratitude exercises Mindfulness
?♂️?Donation ??♂️
Adam Shanks Great Nephew of past client Briege, ran Windemere Marathon on May 22nd 2022- finishing in just under 5 hours – raised a fabulous £500 towards Centre funds. Adam called at the Centre last week to hand over the donation. See pictures below