Mill Race Activity Club Supporting Vulnerable Adults in the Community

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NEWS UP-DATE March - April 2012

OUT AND ABOUT

The Club will be looking at arranging trips from March onwards and we will be using public transport to visit other local towns and villages. People are able to use their bus passes for local trips so keep an eye on the monthly calendar for information. Members have chosen places they would like to visit, and at present and we are working out the least expensive way of trying to fulfil these requests. Now that the weather is starting to improve we will be encouraging members to participate in local walks which normally take place on Mondays or Tuesdays. With the beautiful weather recently we have already started taking walks locally and below are pictures of some members on a walk by the newly renovated Wilts and Berks Canal.

VALENTINE MASQUERADE DISCO

On 10th February the Mill Race held a Masquerade Valentines Disco and people enjoyed a Ploughman's Supper along with great disco music. On the days before the event people spent a lot of time and patience exploring images of masques on the Internet and then making their personal masques. Some people were so enthusiastic they made two. We were joined by clients of the Tom Metcalfe Centre in Chippenham, carers and parents. Below are three images from the party, in the first we have Georgeta and Carolyn displaying their masques and looking very beautiful. The second image shows a group dancing to the disco music

CREATIVE MUSIC CLUB

The Creative Music Sessions are progressing extremely well. There has been a great deal of improvement by all participants and the Group are looking forward to the sessions continuing. We are planning to perform in the future at the open day of the Calne Voices Project. Watch this space.

BOWLING

The ensure that all members have the opportunity of joining in activities the Club now runs a Bowling Group which takes place one Tuesday in the month and takes place at Melksham Sports Club. For information on dates see the monthly calendar.

SWIMMING CLUB

The weekly swimming club continues to be popular and accesses local transport to travel to Chippenham to the Olympiad Sports Centre. The group has had a new member join them recently and once a month everyone enjoys a meal at a local restaurant after their swim.

COOKERY

We have been lucky to have a new member of staff join the team and part of her job will be running art and cookery sessions.

TRIPS

This year (2012) we were planning a holiday to the Hotel Califonia (link) in Newquay Cornwall. Most of the arrangements have been finalized and the members are all eagerly counting down to the departure date. Keep an eye on the site for our holiday pictures at the end of April. At a recent members meeting members requested trips for this Summer. These include a visit to Stratford-on-Avon with a River Cruise, The Railway Museum in Swindon, Malmesbury Gardens, Avebury Manor and a possible trip to the seaside in September.

Wii CLUB

The Wii Club which takes place most Thursdays and some Fridays (see Calendar on the site for details) this appears at times to be losing its popularity as the weather becomes nicer and members very often would rather go for a walk than play on the Wii.

MEMBERS MEETINGS

The Club continues to hold members meetings on a regular basis giving members an opportunity to put forward ideas for activities and to discuss any issues. Notes are made and circulated to everyone.

 

THESE ARE ONLY SOME OF THE ACTIVITIES WHICH ARE ARRANGED AT THE MILL RACE. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED TO SEE WHAT ELSE IS GOING ON PLEASE CONTACT US OR VIEW OUR CALENDAR. link