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83-year old David enjoyed
Meet new friends
in Towcester
getting to grips with a laptop
Maureen having
an embroidery
lesson with
volunteer Tracey
after telling us
she loves crafts
Dot, Jean and Irene making
A big thank you to Gennnaro
for treating our clients!
coasters from air drying clay
Keep your independence and remain active
“I wish to say thank you to the chef who cooked the meal on Friday 31st May because it was lovely, and I think I ate a bit too much.”
for this service, which includes the use of towels, toiletries and necessary support from care assistants.
We have changed the layout of one of the day care rooms at the William and Patricia Venton Centre so that we can better support clients who have additional needs. This room enables us to offer more sensory experiences and craft activities. It is also fitted with a Tovertafel. The Tovertafel is a ceiling-based projector that shines multicoloured lights on to a table. Older people can sit together around the table and enjoy responding to the lights as they change, which in turn responds to their hand and arm movements.
Recent additions to our selection of activities includes sensory scarves, musical
Our drivers will take care of you
instruments, air drying clay all designed to keep our clients stimulated and active.
Clients at our day centres take part in armchair exercises every day, using an easy- to-follow CD with instructions. Our clients tell us they look forward to this.
In August we booked a silent disco from “The Good Times Project” and clients and staff had a fantastic immersive experience, and we all thoroughly enjoyed the day.
We are also planning a VR headset experience, a boxercise class, to vary the range of entertainment activities we offer.
Our Summer Fete on Saturday 20th July raised a magnificent £764.31. Thank you to everyone that came along, especially to
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