Sing with Julie!
On Tuesday 10th December 2019 we enjoyed a Christmas Sing along with Julie. We sang all the Christmas hits as well as a few by the King himself ;Elvis. Here’s what the clients thought of the music therapy session: Colin- ‘I loved the Elvis songs’ Karen C – ‘it was fantastic’ Niall- ‘I love singing […]
October Info!
At the start of October Clients enjoyed one week of while staff took part in yearly mandatory training. We hope you all have a safe and enjoyable Halloween.
Up-cycling- our work of art!!
Photos show a recently up-cycled piece that we recently completed. We added a drafts board so that it was a multi-functional piece. Clients helped to paint in each square. Everyone at the Centre is very happy with the results.!! Please get in touch with the Centre if you have any items that you would […]
Fire Brigade educational visit.
17th September 2019 – the Fire Brigade gave an educational talk to clients about fire safety. We learnt how to stay safe in the house, importance of regularly checking fire alarms are working, and if a fire happens Get Out and Stay Out! The friendly fire crew showed us some of the equipment they use […]
Sponsored Walk Final Total
A big THANK YOU to all who kindly donated to our Sponsored walk in July. The final sum raised was £1095.00 THANKS again for all the support!
Art Exhibition 2019!
On Thursday 5th September 2019 everyone at the Centre enjoyed attending the opening of our Community Art Walkway Exhibition at Island Civic Centre in Lisburn which was attended by clients, parents,carers and staff at the Civic Centre with guest visitor Alderman James Tinsley. The Makaton choir performed 2 lovely pieces; ‘Its a Wonderful World’ and […]
Up-cycling
Here at the Beeches Resource Centre we have recently up cycled an old table using bold colours to brighten up an area. We have painted it in some left over paint. Up-cycling is a cost effective way to giving old furniture a new life. If you have any furniture that you would like to have […]
Makaton Choir
During Makaton based activities it was obvious that the clients really enjoyed doing their Makaton signs to music/songs, so the Beeches Makaton Choir was formed in 2014 and since then it has gone from strength to strength. Presently the choir consists of 9 clients ( Amanda, Rosemary E, Oliver, Laura, Christopher, Nicole, David C, Sarah […]
Sponsored Walk 2019!
On Thursday 18th July 2019 everyone at the Centre enjoyed taking part in sponsored walk to raise funds for the Centre. Everybody that attends the Centre did their part in the walk an completed as many laps as they could, and received a medal at the end for their participation. The total amount raised so […]
Honeybee Information Session.
On Wednesday 10th July 2019 Ivan and John visited the Centre and gave a talk on honeybees. The first part of the talk Ivan showed us clips and talked us through information like the different names for bees in the hive; Queen Bee, worker bees and Drones. We learnt that there are a lot of […]