Archive for Month: May 2019
CIV, Tuesday 14/5/19, BBQ @ Thetford
The Community Inclusion & volunteering group went to Thetford today enjoying the glorious weather, park games and BBQ.
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CCE had a lovely day today creating their own piñatas. Due to the great weather, we enjoyed lunch in the studio garden. Some of us even turned it into an athletic competition!
Read MoreSA2, Tuesday 14/5/19
Sports Adventure went downhill quickly this week! We had a whale of a time hurtling down a slope on toboggans at the Suffolk Ski Centre, as well as a visit to Alton Water to enjoy some fresh air and to enjoy the outdoor equipment.
Read MoreSA, Monday 13/5/19, walk at Wicken Fen
Sports Adventure had a wonderful walk today at Wicken Fen. We walked about 4 miles in the glorious sunshine. And finished the day with ice creams in deck chairs! Oscar the dog really enjoyed the walk and all the attention too!
Read MoreCCC, MONDAY 13/5/19, Headspace 1
CoCoCreatives created our own Headspaces today, using paper mache and balloons to create our very own heads! We then made a list of things that are in our headspace- our interests and our feelings. In the afternoon, we went shopping to find our items to put inside our ‘brain’! Ranging […]
Read MoreSA2, Monday 13/5/19, den building
SA2 enjoyed exploring highwoods country park today, we climbed on some of the climbing structures and did some den building. This afternoon we went for a drink at the pub and enjoyed soaking up the sun in the pub garden.
Read MoreDeveloping Independence 1. Thursday 9/5/19
DI enjoying the lunch they have prepared. Jacket potatoes with beans, cheese and salad. Yum! They followed this by fun relaxing games!
Read MorePersonal progress 3. Thursday 9/5/19
PP3 have enjoyed a day riding the rails (and wheels) at the East Anglian Transport museum. Stepping back in time was good fun for all of us – we particularly enjoyed getting our tickets clipped by conductors and chatting with the railway staff, and the diesel locomotive driving past us […]
Read MorePerforming Arts. Friday 3/5/19
PA participating in the light performance they saw on 3rd May. All enjoyed being involved in the use of the props and dressing up afterwards especially L! A and J especially enjoyed the dancing at the end as well as having a slice of cake and cup of tea!
Read MorePersonal progress 1&2. Thursday 2/5/19
Personal Progress groups meeting one of the camels at Oasis Camel park. The camel was certainly friendly and was waiting to take our customers on a ride around the farm. This was also a farewell to T who chose the activity for the day.
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We loved this piece from 2016. From Colchester Pride Facebook page...
As part of our 2020 line-up we were looking forward to presenting some fantastic dance work from Cococare Ltd. CoCoCare is a unique new day service for adults with learning disabilities based on vocational opportunities and learning.
We are sad that we won’t get see a live performance from CoCoCare this year, but we have been given permission to share this brilliant dance film of them performing Chair Duets around Colchester! youtube.com/watch?v=ovJLRa-y12s
If you would like to get involved or learn more about CoCoCare please visit:
Their website: cococare.co.uk
And follow them on Facebook: Cococare Ltd.
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Inspired by Frantic Assembly, a physical theatre company. Chair Duets is one of Frantic Assembly’s simple and accessible devising exercises used to create ne...Brilliant news!In addition to the £30 million, the Government has confirmed that they will CHANGE the building regulations to mandate the provision of Changing Places toilets in new public buildings.
We did it! This is a fantastic day for EVERYONE who needs these facilities and their families, friends and carers.
A massive thank you to all Changing Places campaigners and supporters.
Brilliant morning today enjoying our first of four karate sessions. Everyone tried really hard participating in a good warm up, practising punches and kicks. Really felt like we had worked hard!
cococare.co.uk/monday-morning-9th-march-2020-sports-adventure-1-karate/
Monday morning 9th March 2020, Sports Adventure 1 – karate
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Brilliant morning today enjoying our first of four karate sessions. Everyone tried really hard participating in a good warm up, practising punches and kicks. Really felt like we had worked hard!Today we did some dramatic exercises, including improvisation in the morning and reenacting a famous movie scene in the afternoon. By the end of the day we were old pros at acting, both from a script and from our own imaginations!
cococare.co.uk/friday-march-6th-performing-arts-drama/
Friday March 6th Performing Arts – drama
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Today we did some dramatic exercises, including improvisation in the morning and reenacting a famous movie scene in the afternoon. By the end of the day we were old pros at acting, both from a scri...