Our Winter Fayre is just on the horizon! We’re getting ourselves in a properly festive spirit for the Fayre happening on Friday from 11am-2pm, so keep your eyes peeled for reindeer! We also have a hamper raffle on the go–there is a chance to win three hampers, one from ourselves, and two wonderful donations from Caesar Howie and Slimming world! Raffle costs £1 for a strip, or £5 for six strips!
We also have a name the Gonk competition happening at our welcome desk. All you have to do is pay £1, pick a square with a name, and once all the boxes are filled we’ll draw a lucky winner! The Gonk will then go to his new home with their new name!
To get to our groups though, we still have plenty more happening this week!
On Monday the Lip Reading Peer Support Group will be meeting from 11am-1pm, this is a laidback group for lip-readers to practice together and socialise too!
The Knit and Natter Group will be in from 1pm-3pm, we will be cataloguing what we have for our Winter Fayre. We also have a new project on the horizon for the group as well making draft excluders! This group is for everyone, whether you’re a knitting novice or a crochet guru, or you just like a blether, this one is for you! An interpreter is provided for this group and our volunteers are happy to assist with knitting needs.
Voices Off British Sign Language class is on this evening from 6.30pm-7.30pm, this class is open to anyone who would like to learn or practice BSL, there is no cost for this class, and it is lead by Stephen Joyce. If you’d like more information on this class please contact Allan at allan.simpson@falkirk.gov.uk.
Our Centre User Group will be meeting on Tuesday from 10am-12pm, this group meets bimonthly and is the centre users opportunity to hear what is going on at the centre and have their say in shaping what our activities and groups look like going forward. We are always open to new members, and meet five times throughout the year. An interpreter is provided for these sessions.
Our IT Classes will be on their usual sessions. These run Tuesday 1pm-3pm and 3pm-5pm, Thursday 1pm-3pm (college only, this class is closed to new interest at present), and Friday 1pm-3pm. We will have spaces on our Tuesday and Friday classes for anyone who would like to learn more about computers, tablets and phones and their accessibility features. Class costs £5 for fully supported expert tutelage. Interpreter can be provided on request.
The BSL OAP Group will be back in for their usual session from 12.30pm-2.30pm.
Lip Reading classes with Jill Bradshaw will be on from 4pm-6pm, this class is for anyone who might like to learn to lipread, it is particularly helpful for people with hearing loss or audio processing issues.
Also on Wednesday, Slimming World will be meeting from 5pm-8pm. 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.
On Friday our Winter Faye will be running from 11am-2pm! Entry is free, we will have stalls, raffles, food, games and much more! Our choir will also be performing from 12.30pm so be sure not to miss it!
The Braveheart Group will be leaving the centre for their usual walk from the centre at 11.30am on Friday. This is a leisurely walk around the local area that lasts approx 45-60 minutes with the option to pop into Cafe Tiki for some lunch and a cuppa afterwards. Sighted Guides provided if necessary.
The Youth Group is back this Friday for it’s usual session from 6pm-7.15pm. This group engages in a range of different activities. From P7-S6, 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!
The Friday 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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