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Easter Holiday Fun!

Easter Activities at the Albrighton Trust

Monday 15th April - Creative Crafts: Make and decorate an Easter Tree, all equipment and materials supplied, the sessions are 10am & 1pm. £5 per person.

Wednesday 17th April - Woodcraft: Make a handmade Bug Hotel, sessions are 10am & 1pm. £5 per person.

Wednesday 17th April - Wild about Nature: Join them for a fun, ‘Wild About Nature’ session. Enjoy playing fun games which encourage teamwork and communication skills. Take home activities using natural materials, learn fire lighting skills, and take part in an Egg Hunt and decorate a clay egg using natural materials. £5 per person.

Thursday 18th April - Coached Angling: Coaches available to help novice and inexperienced anglers, they will learn how to put bait on a hook, cast a line, land a fish, unhook a fish safely and return the fish safely in the water. Equipment supplied – 10am & 1pm sessions. £5 per person (Prior Booking Essential).

To find out more or book on any of the above activities please call 01902 372441, or email moat@albrightontrust.org.uk

MyFAM Easter Fayre

MyFAM Easter Fayre is being held on Saturday 20th April at Arleston Community Centre from 2pm to 5pm.

Easter Fun for all the family with free games and activities, including, Kids Stalls, Circus Workshops, Egg Races, Arts & Crafts and lots more...

Wonderland's Easter Eggstravaganza 2019!

Hop along to Wonderland this Easter for a fun-filled day! Easter giveaway bags are issued to all paying children on their trail! You can also enjoy their PANTOMIME showings with your favourite characters throughout the day! To book, please click here: Wonderland Easter Eggstravaganza

Funky Friday Easter Party!

The next Funky Friday is at 7pm on Friday 19th April at the Navy Club in Newport. (Bellman's Yard, just off the High Street) TF10 7AJ. They offer the following facilities: Full disabled access including toilets, Licensed bar with reasonably priced drinks, Separate carers' lounge. Parking at the end of Bellman's Yard (close to the venue) or in Newport High Street or in the old Co-op Car Park.
They aim to ensure the music is not too loud and the disco lights aren't too flashy.

Exotic Zoo

Easter Holiday fun at the Exotic Zoo includes, meeting their baby chicks, lamb bottle feeding and lots more (Please note, they are not SEN Sessions).

Pirates & Princesses

Pirates & Princesses are holding their Easter SEN Session on Tuesday 16th April from 4.30pm.

Dimensions Autism Friendly Screenings - April 2019

Dimensions work with ODEON, Cineworld, Vue, Showcase and Picturehouse to host autism friendly screenings at over 350 cinemas nationwide. On Sunday mornings throughout the month, films suitable for all audiences are screened in a sensory friendly and inclusive environment.

To celebrate World Autism Awareness Month, many of the cinema's are hosting an extra autism friendly screening. To view all April's screenings please click here: Dimensions Autism Friendly Screenings April 2019

PODS and Face 2 Face Easter Family Groups

Come and join us for Easter Fun at our three Family Groups we are running throughout the Easter Holiday, they are being held on Wednesday 17th April, Friday 26th April and our popular Wacky Warehouse Family Group will be on Sunday 28th April.

To book your place, please click on the links below. 

Weekly Update from Jayne Stevens (Participation Co-ordinator)...

Hello everyone! What an amazing week that has been. . .

Thank you to everyone who attended our Transition to Employment Conference on Tuesday first of all and please remind me next year that I'm not to try and run three big workshops in as many months. . . My desire to involve parent carers in key topics always wins through though and we've had some fab feedback from all the events. We're working behind the scenes to use this feedback and parent carers voices where they matter most at strategic (and operational) levels with key work amidst the emotional wellbeing service, through Transition work and inclusion messages, and through joint commissioning arrangements.

It's great that our work is recognised as important, and never more so this week than receiving an invitation from NCVO (National Council for Voluntary Organisations) to attend their Centenary Reception at Windsor Castle with The Queen, The Princess Royal, The Duke of Gloucester and the Duchess of Gloucester attending! Despite this been on the same day as our Conference we made a decision that yeah, we could fit in two 'big' events in one day - so thanks to the team members who were able to support us in making this happen - and more so for our parent carers who without their involvement and support the charity would not be in a position to be invited.

We've continued this week with core work around Joint Commissioning that has been supported by workshop led from Council for Disabled Children and we are delighted that Strategic Co-Production has been highlighted as important and involvement of parent carers, as well as children and young people will be strengthened further.

We're pleased that the Haughton School Coffee mornings have started again and further coffee mornings will also be held at Southall School on the 2nd Friday of the month starting in June - so watch out for those appearing as 'events' soon.

As I closed down my 'working' week - I moved into a weekend of Daughter duties with exams and musical theatre, and I've taken my son to talk about a work experience opportunity - It's took all week to discuss and tease out a conversation about this, and plenty of NO NO NO, and a fair bit of anxiety (that's me and him) and finally a 'what time is it' . . . . . so off we went!!

Have a great week all - Best Regards
Jayne Stevens
Participation Co-ordinator

Come and join us at our New Look Family Groups throughout 2019!...

Thursday 11th April 2019: PODS/Face 2 Face Family Group from 7pm-9pm at The Elephant and Castle Pub, Dawley, Telford, TF4 2ET. Please keep an eye on our Facebook page as venue is yet to be confirmed.

Wednesday 17th April 2019: Face 2 Face Family Group from 9.30am-11.30am at Hollinswood Community Centre, 7 Downemead, Telford, TF3 2EW. To book your place, please click here

Friday 26th April 2019: PODS Family Group from 9.30am-11.30am at Dawley Town Hall (opposite Langley School/CAMHS) New Street, Dawley, Telford, TF4 3JR. To book your place, please click here

Sunday 28th April 2019: PODS Family Group from 9.30am-11.00am at the Wacky Warehouse, Bridge Builder Pub, Wrekin Retail Park, Arleston, Telford, TF1 2DE. To book hyour place, please click here

Finally, we would like to wish all our families a very Happy Easter from all of us at PODS Parent Carer Forum and the Face 2 Face Team...

Thank you for reading our latest bulletin.

Kerrie Seagrave

Project Administrator on behalf of PODS Parent Carer Forum.

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