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PODS Warm Hub Activity Sessions & Lots More...
PODS Warm Hub Activity Sessions
New Warm Hub Activity Sessions Starting in February! No need to book and all are welcome.
Limited knitting needles and wool will be available for the Knit and Natter session and complete beginners are also welcomed.
PODS Warm Hub Dates - February & March
Please see the poster below for our Warm Hub dates during February and March.
PODS Blists Hill Family Group
Thursday 23rd February 2023 from 10am-12pm at Blists Hill Victorian Town, Telford, TF7 5UD
Come and join us at PODS Family Group in Blists Hill Victorian Town for a chat, relax, and meet with friendly faces. Ask us for some advice or just enjoy a walk around the village. Please note a facemask is required in some parts of the village. Tickets are available at a subsidised cost of £3.00 per person. PODS will provide 1 tea/coffee/soft drink to each person booked, however you will have to purchase your own other refreshments if required.
Places are limited and booking is essential, open to all PODS members living in Telford and Wrekin. Please note that the tickets are non-refundable. Children, of any age, are welcome however if they are under 2 years old, no ticket is required. We will be meeting at the entrance at 10am, please let us know if you will be late or can no longer make it so as the group can enter on time.
To book your place, please click here: PODS Blists Hill Family Group
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PODS February Activity Sessions
Come and join PODS for a variety of activity sessions during February! Tickets available via Ticketsource. Booking is essential and parent/carer attendance is required.
To book, please click on the links below:
PODS Befriending Scheme Recruitment Event
Thursday 9th February 2023 from 10am-12pm at PODS Hub, 1 Hawksworth Road, Central Park, Telford, TF2 9TU
Are you the Parent Carer of a child or young person with a special need or disability? Do you have some spare time to spend listening and supporting other parent carers on a 1:1 basis?
Then why not come and join us for our Befriending Scheme Recruitment Event, where you can find out more about being a Befriender, the Befriending Scheme and the support we offer.
To book your place, please click here: PODS Befriending Scheme Recruitment Event
If you're unable to join us on the day, but would like to know more about becoming a PODS Befriender, please contact Kerrie by email: kerrie@podstelford.org or call: 07309 753044
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PODS After School Clubs
Please see the poster below for details of PODS After School Clubs held at PODS Hub during Term Time. Cost is £3 per child.
To book your place, please click on the links below:
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SEN Magazine - January/February 2023
In the January/February 2023 issue of SEN Magazine, you will find articles on the following:
- Sport and ASD.
- Autism: difference not deficit.
- Literacy and Cerebral Palsy.
- Multisensory: improving learning.
To read those articles and the magazine in full, please click here: SEN Magazine - January/February 2023
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Royal Shrewsbury Hospital Supported Internship Programme
Sharing from Head of Additional Learning Support at Shrewsbury Colleges Group...
“ROYAL SHREWSBURY HOSPITAL SUPPORTED INTERNSHIP PROGRAMME
We are proud to announce that we will be offering, for the first time from September 2023, Supported Internship opportunities at Royal Shrewsbury Hospital. Open to students aged 18-24 with an EHCP, this 5 day provision will offer hands on experience across a range of employment areas in the hospital and is designed to equip students to take on substantial paid employment upon completion in the summer of 2024.
If you would like to learn more about the programme please see our website on Project Search Supported Internship (scg.ac.uk) and/ or attend our online awareness raising event on Monday 6th February Project Search Supported Internship Information Talk Tickets, Mon 6 Feb 2023 at 17:30 | Eventbrite
Ben Kovacs, Head of Additional Learning Support, Shrewsbury Colleges Group”
Information from Telford & Wrekin Community Champions
Winter Warm Packs
Exercise for Healthy Joints
Our Healthy Lifestyle Advisors come across this question a lot. Here are more ideas on exercise for Healthy Joints- Exercises for healthy joints | Back, neck, knee and foot exercises (versusarthritis.org)
Mental Health Helplines
Action for Happiness Calendar - Friendly February 2023
Please note the above material is subject to copyright, please contact PODS before sharing any of the information in this PODS Ebulletin.
Thank you for reading our latest Ebulletin, please stay safe & well.
Kerrie Seagrave, Member Support Co-ordinator
on behalf of PODS Parent Carer Forum.
We hope you enjoyed reading our latest e-bulletin - we hope you continue to find it useful. If you have any suggestions to make it better feel free to let me know.