We had a busy week last week, with three successful days at Parliament, a tactile voting trial, and groups and classes going ahead as usual! This week we’re making out first steps into Clacks, and some firm favourites are back too. Remember our cafe is open to the public Monday-Friday 9am-3pm, and our Sensory Garden opens its gates on weekdays from 9am-5pm, why not pop in for a visit!
On Monday the Choir are in from 10.30am-12pm. This group is open to all, and is led by Catriona Lang. The group enjoys a variety of different songs, and though we have no performances 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-1pm. 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 as well. These sessions are led by lip-reading Tutor Jill Bradshaw and are weekly from 4pm-6pm.
The Monday Voices Off class will not be on this evening. The group will return on the 6th March.
On Tuesday we are excited to be making our first steps into Clackmannanshire! We will be meeting at Alloa Community Hub from 2pm-4pm to explore the potential for starting up a Sight Loss Club in the area. We are looking for as many voices as possible to shape this group, so why not pop in for a chat. Free tea and coffee will be available!
IT Classes are on as usual on Tuesday from 1pm-3pm, and 3pm-5pm, Thursday 1pm-3pm (this is a college class with no spaces at present), and Friday 1pm-3pm. These classes are for anyone who might want to learn more about computing, Tom can help with any IT queries, including accessibility around tablets and phones. Classes cost £5 per session.
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.
Also on Wednesday evening we are pleased to be hosting the Falkirk LGBT+ Youth Group from 6pm-8pm. We will be speaking to the group about sensory awareness, showing them some of our accessible tech, and letting them have a go of our Sensory Room!
On Thursday the Braille Class will meet at their usual time from 10.30am-12.30pm. This is a college class tutored by Christine Moroney. If you are interested in learning Braille and would like to be considered for next year’s college class please get in touch.
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.
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 8-12 Youth Group is growing! We welcomed three new and returning faces to our group last week and are delighted to continue that momentum. This week we will be doing cake decorating with Volunteer Laura Stewart! 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! New participants welcome.
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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