Happy New Year everyone! Apologies for the lack of longer what’s on for last week, our Group Coordinator had just returned from annual leave on Monday 9th. We have another busy week ahead of us this week, with more groups returning after our short winter break.
On Monday we have a few of our groups returning, with the first being our Choir from 10.30am-12pm. This group is open to all, and is lead by Aimee Toshney. The group enjoys a variety of different songs, and though we have no perfomances lined up at the moment, this group is a great way to warm up the vocal chords and have a jolly singalong! Session costs £5.
The lip-reading peer support group will also be back on Monday, from 11am-12pm. This group is for people who would like to practice their lip-reading in a quiet social environment.
Our Knit and Natter group also returns on Monday from 1pm-3pm. This group love a blether just as much as they love knitting! Suitable for beginners as well as experts, we have volunteers who can assist with knitting and crochet as well. An interpreter is available for these sessions.
The Lip-reading class will be back this evening after unfortunately having to cancel last week. These sessions are led by lip-reading Tutor Jill Bradshaw and are weekly from 4pm-6pm.
Voices Off is on this evening from 6.30pm-7.30pm. This British Sign Language class is open to all ages, complete beginners are welcome as are people who would like to practice what they know. If you would like to learn more about this group please contact Allan at allan.simpson@falkirk.gov.uk.
On Tuesday our Book Group will meet for their January session from 10am-11am. This will be supported by Linda in place of Linsey for this month, as well as Lawson and Margaret as usual. We will be discussing our latest read, The Lady In Waiting by Anne Glenconnor. Our February book will be Old Baggage by Lissa Evans. We source our books from RNIB talking books and local library services. Group is open to new participants and runs on the third Tuesday of the month.
Our IT Classes run on a Tuesday from 1pm-3pm and 3pm-5pm, and Thursday 1pm-3pm (this is a college class with no new participants at present), and Friday 1pm-3pm. Our tutor Tom Paterson can help with all manners of computing including Tablets and phones, with particular focus on accessibility for people who require it. If you would like to learn more about our IT Class and would be interested in coming along for a session please get in touch. Classes cost £5.
Wednesday our BSL OAP will meet at their usual time from 12.30pm-2.30pm. This group is for deaf BSL speakers, and they love a bit of Bingo as well as a good old blether!
Slimming World also meet on Wednesday from 5pm-7pm, drop in is available. For more information on this group please contact Sandra on 07803 172441.
Thursday the Braille Class will return from 10.30am-12pm. This class is led by tutor Christine Moroney and runs weekly term time.
The FVSC Volunteer led Voices off class will meet from 11am-12.30pm. This group is open to anyone who would like to learn or practice British Sign Language. They will now be meeting weekly. There is no fee for this group.
On Friday we are running an Open Doors Safety Event in conjunction with Our Place Tamfourhill. There will also be Police Scotland, FV Recovery Community, Cyrenians, FSVC, Neighbourhood Watch Scotland and Falkirk Council. We will also be doing a demonstration of ODIN, which is a navigational app that maps out an are and guides people around through voice. This event is open to all, no entry fee, and we will have free tea, coffee and soup available.
The braveheart group will be leaving for the usual walk from the sensory garden at 11.30am-12.30pm. This is a leisurely walk around the local area lasting approximately 45 minutes to an hour. Guides are available.
Our Youth Group is changing how it looks for 2023! We will now be running a weekly Youth Group for 8-12 year olds which started last Friday from 6pm-7.15pm. We will also be running a group for 13-16 year olds starting 27th January, this group will be fortnightly. If you are D/deaf or have sight loss or are the friend or family of someone with D/deafness or sight loss then this is the group for you! Please note our session for 20th January will run slightly longer to 7.30pm to allow the group to watch all of their chosen film: Alvin and the Chipmunks.
The Deaf Club meets on Friday for their usual session from 7pm-10pm.
A reminder as well that the Sensory Room is open to the public every day for one hour sessions, these cost £6 regardless of area travelled from, to book contact Rowan at 01324 590888 or sensory@forthvalleysensorycentre.org.
If you are interested in learning more about any of our groups or would like to express interest please get in touch with Linsey at linseystocks@forthvalleysensorycentre.org or phone the centre at 01324 590888.
Have a great week!
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