Herefordshire Activities Brochure

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Herefordshire

Activities Together

Find what you want to do

2015

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Welcome to our second issue!

This booklet is full of lots of interesting activities to help you get out

of the house, improve your skills, make new friends and have fun!

The information in here is for:

• You

• Your family

• Your carers

• And for health and social care professionals

We offer great things to do, whatever your age or ability

Whether you want to do something for just a few hours or fill your

week, there’s something for you.

Inside you will find lots of information about local providers and

what we do. We hope you enjoy finding out what’s on offer. When

you have found something to do, contact the organisation direct for

more information and to book your place. Give them a ring, email

them or visit their website to look at everything they do.

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What’s Inside?

Affinity Trust 4 Aspire 5 Brandon Trust 6 Brightstripe Cultural Health 7 The Cart Shed 8 Choices Foundation 9 ECHO 10 EnviroAbility 11 Hereford Community Farm 12 Herefordshire & Worcestershire Age UK 13 Herefordshire Growing Point 14 Herefordshire Headway 15 The Houghton Project 16 The Music Pool 17 Our Patch 18 Red Spark Learning 19 Salter’s Hill 20 Things you need to know 21 What if I can’t find what I am looking for? 22 Our shared vision 23

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Day Opportunities Sport, leisure, creative and educational

opportunities for adults with learning disabilities.

Current activities include:

� Golf

� Arts & Crafts

� Skittles

� Bowls

� Exercise classes

� Swimming

� Look Good Feel Good

� Drama

� Walking

� Know your city

� Ten Pin Bowling

� Ad Mag delivery

Where: Hereford

When: Monday to Friday

Cost: £38.57 a day, half days possible

Address: Unit 5, 50 Catherine St, Hereford HR1 2DU

Contact: Rosemary Wooderson

Tel: 01432 379380

Email: [email protected]

Website: www.affinitytrust.org

Registered charity number 1139891

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Community Services The Aspire Community Hub is your bright and friendly

place for you to meet others and try different activities.

� Be creative with arts and crafts

� Keep fit and healthy

� Active minds playing bingo and board games

� Social time, enjoying a cup of tea and a chat

� Learn a new skill

� Monday Club for social time and an evening out with regular discos, karaoke and bingo nights.

Where: Aspire Community Hub, Hereford

When: Monday – Friday plus some evenings

Costs: £25 annual membership fee

£7.50 a session (morning or afternoon)

If you like to be out and about, our community

workers can support you to live your life, from going

to see the latest blockbuster at the cinema, shopping

trips, support to volunteer or take part in college

courses, day trips or anything else you choose to do

– it’s your choice, we support you to achieve it.

Where: In your local community

When: 7 days a week

Costs: Prices vary depending on activity

Address: Aspire Community Hub, Canal Road,

Hereford, HR1 2EA

Contact: Sue Bucknell

Tel: 01432 266 881


Website: www.aspirehereford.org.uk Reg. Charity number: 1024904

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Day Opportunities � Health & Wellbeing activities:

� Massage, Hydrotherapy, Trampolining, Swimming, Walking Group

� Learning & Employment Projects:

� Work in ‘Tip Top’ workshop upcycling furniture

� Work in a high street shop – ‘The Music Box’

� Work in Willow café or Café 13

� Gardening and horticulture projects

� Other Activities:

� Pop up Café, Cookery, Catering lunches, Kindling making, Recycling

� Art and Craft workshops

� Autumn Circle - mainly for Older People including jewellery making, flower arranging, music and gentle exercise

Anyone with a disability is welcome, all support

needs catered for.

Where: Leominster, Hereford City and Ross

When: Monday – Friday daytime

Cost: Varies. From approx. £20 per day depending on support needs

and project. Half days or sessions available.

Address: Brandon Trust, Kestrel Court, Waterwells

Drive, Waterwells Business Park,

Quedgeley, Gloucestershire GL2 2AT

Contact: Rob McAfee

Tel: 07872 049023


Website: www.brandontrust.org Charity number 801571

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Activities using visual arts, sports

and physical activity Brightstripe is all about enjoyable things for people

to do using art, sport or physical activity. We offer

fun things to do to enhance people’s wellbeing,

most of which can be tailored for any group or

individual.

� A range of sports working with local clubs;

enabling people to get ‘back into’ or to take

up a new sport.

� Physical activity sessions including: Tai Chi; Gentle Exercise; Walking for Health; Mind,

Body & Soul; Nordic Walking

� Cultural Events to visit or take part in including: h.Art; Herefordshire Contemporary Craft Fair and the Hereford Arts Markets

� Basic training for those interested in becoming more involved in leading physical activity or sports sessions plus opportunities to do Arts Award

Where: Across Herefordshire

When: Mainly daytime. Some evenings and weekends

Cost: Depends on the activity. Some are free!

Address: Brightstripe, College Road Campus, Hereford HR1 1EB

Contact: Jan Perridge

Tel: 01432 358232


Website: www.brightstripe.co.uk

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Rural Skills

Therapy We use our land based activities to improve health,

learn new skills and have fun. Suitable for all ages and abilities, year

round.

Activities include:

� Coppicing using billhooks and bow saws

� Coppice products – Bean poles and pea sticks, making woven hurdles

� Coppice crafts – Making spoons, baskets, kitchen utensils and hand tools

� Greenwood furniture – making chairs, tables and benches

� Learning to cook on an open fire

� Gardening – planting and maintaining a garden

� Qualifications available Where: Almeley and Norton Canon near Kington

When: Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays.

Occasional weekend and holiday activities

Cost: £50 a day which includes transport (lunch £2)

FREE bursary places (limited number)

Free courses for Armed Forces veterans and their families.

Other subsidised courses – see website

Address: The Cart Shed. Devereux

Wootton, Norton Canon,

HR4 8QN

Contact: Katie Eastaugh

Tel: 07796 421 373


Website: www.thecartshed.co.uk C.I.C. Reg number 7106133

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Choices Foundation Work Based Skills A new work/training service in Hereford. Four

projects are on offer. All happen in a safe and

happy environment. Why not join us in all we do, or

just pick the project you like. Choose from:

� Widemarsh Enterprises: Work based training

making all types of garden and leisure

furniture.

� Hand Made in Hereford: work in our own

shop in Maylords Orchard, selling the items

we make.

� Re-use, Re-furbish, Re-cycle: Repair and restore

old furniture for sale and reuse.

� Pews at your Service: Travel to churches,

meet lots of local village people who are

really interested in what we do , we take out

church pews, repair them, re-varnish and

polish them so each one can be sold and make

money for the church and a little for us.

Where: Hereford


Cost: £37.50 a day

Address: Unit 6 Three Elms Trading Estate

Hereford HR4 9PU

Contact: Peter Maybury or Gary Reeves

Tel: 01432 352010


Registered charity Widemarsh Ventures number 514862

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Day opportunities Supported activities where people work together to

learn new skills. You could:

� work in Rose Tinted Rags or Clever Betsy shops

� join our theatre company

� learn to weave or use a sewing machine

� take part in a gardening project

� join a volunteering project in Hereford

Where: Hereford and Leominster


Cost: £28 - £40 a day (depending on activity)

Leisure and social activities � Keeping fit - badminton, football, yoga, walking and discos

� Art and craft workshops

� Yam Jams music sessions

� Summer outings and visits

Where: Hereford and Leominster

When: Monday to Saturday.

Daytime and evenings

Cost: £1.50 - £7 a session (depending on activity)

Community Connections projects Supporting you in your local community: volunteering,

getting involved, joining in and making friends.

Address: 40 West Street, Leominster, HR6 8ES

Contact: Maggie Percy

Tel: 01568 620307


Website: www.echoherefordshire.org.uk Reg. Charity number: 1096449

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Community and environmental projects Offering people from disadvantaged groups the

opportunity to have valued roles in their communities.

Get training and experience in one of our choice of

activities:

� Re-Threads: Recycled and upcycled furniture and clothing

� Grow a Lot: encouraging everyone to grow their own food organically

� Take a Pew: Recycling and restoring old church pews

� Running a second hand bookshop

� Can Do Crew: Gardening, recycling, decorating

and odd jobs

� Bicycle refurbishment and sales

� ShopMobility: loaning mobility scooters for shoppers

Where: Ross on Wye


Costs: £40 a day

Address: EnviroAbility, Palma Court,

27 Brookend Street,

Ross-on-Wye HR9 7EE

Tel: 01989 763388


Website: www.enviroability.org.uk

Charity number: 1076428

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Hereford Community Farm

Land based activities and skills

training We provide opportunities for people to work with animals, horticulture and the environment in a supportive setting to learn new skills and improve their well being. We welcome people of all ages, backgrounds and abilities.

Activities include:

� Green Woodworking – using traditional skills to make small items and chairs

� Organic Gardening – growing produce for the kitchen in our accessible gardens and large greenhouse

� Working with animals & ponies – lots of friendly animals, heated indoor small animal room, plus sheep, goats, pigs and ponies all waiting to meet you.

� Arts & Crafts, cookery and life skills, holistic

therapies and lots more

Where: We are just one mile outside Hereford. (We can provide

transport at a small extra cost)


Costs: £40 a day.

Address: Warham Court, Breinton HR4 7PF

Contact: Julie or John

Tel: Julie 07971 423817


Website: www.equine-animal-assisted-therapy.org.uk

C.I.C. Reg number 7032114

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Support Services for Older People and their Families

Drybridge House Centre

� Meet new friends � Enjoy a hot cooked meal � Take part in a wide variety of activities including bowls, skittles, quizzes, crafts, trips around Hereford and yoga.

� Refreshments throughout the day � Hot midday meal � Volunteering opportunities

� We provide a safe, warm and friendly environment for whole days, half day or two-hourly sessions.

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Where: Drybridge House, Hereford

When: Monday to Thursday

9.45.a.m. – 3.15.p.m.

Costs: Price on application depending on

chosen service

Address: 40 St Martin’s Street, Hereford HR2 7SG

Contact: Pat Jones

Tel: 01432 351774


Website: www.ageukhw.org.uk

Charity number 1080545

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Horticultural therapy

We provide social and horticultural therapy for vulnerable and disabled people of all ages to enhance their quality of life and promote social inclusion.

� Our tutors run one or two hour sessions at the specially designed Demonstration Garden at the Holme Lacy Campus, or at care homes and day centres round Herefordshire.

� We use specially adapted tools and gardening techniques.

� There are different groups for differing needs. � You can come as part of an organisation, or join a group as an individual.

� We also run a programme of talks to gardening clubs and other organisations

Where: Holme Lacy Campus, Herefordshire and

Ludlow College

When: Weekly, each group having a set day and

time

Cost: £30 annual membership for organisations;

then £10 per hour For individuals, the cost is £3 per hour

Address: c/o Holme Lacy Campus, Hereford HR2 6LL

Contact: The Courses Co-ordinator

Tel: 07896 257983


Website: www.growingpoint.org.uk

Charity number 1006625

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Day Centre Opportunities for People who have

an Acquired Brain Injury � Personal programmes for people with a brain injury

� Help to regain confidence as well as develop practical skills

� Physical, psychological and emotional support through individual and group work.

� A chance to make new friends

Activities include:

� Gardening,

� Carpentry,

� Yoga,

� Cookery,

� Pottery and Art

� Computer classes

� Regular social events Where: Headway House, Trenchard Ave, Credenhill

HR4 7DX


Costs: £45.00 a day

£25.00 for half day

Address: Headway House, Trenchard Avenue, Credenhill, HR4 7DX

Tel: 01432 761 000


Website: wwww.herefordshire-headway.co.uk

Registered Charity number 1092578

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The Houghton Project

Rural Skills Farm Based Project Are you interested in either being outside in the fresh air?

� Looking after animals, goat milking, cheese making, and sausage eating!

� Gardening and growing food to cook and share indoors or outside in our pizza oven

� Working in the woods � Tractor driving and tree management � Apple juice making

Or would you be interested in being in a warm workshop doing carpentry, making stools, shelves, welly racks, craft items – YOU CHOOSE We also run 6 week courses in self-reliance; budgeting; forgotten crafts; wood carving; cooking; creative arts and much more. Where: Bodenham, near Leominster


Cost: From £37 a day (dependent on support

needs), including transport where possible

Address: Houghton Court, Bodenham, Hereford HR1 3HZ

Contact: Tim James-Moore

Tel: 01568 797 900


Website: www.houghtonproject.co.uk

Not for profit organisation number 4812493

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Music Sessions for Everyone Music based arts activities for community and individual

wellbeing. Join in and take part.

Current, regular sessions include:

� The Garrick Singers - singing for people who are

retired or over 60

� Yam Jams - large group sessions with rap, hip-hop, percussion, song and dance for people of all ages

and abilities

� Sessions for primary school children with a range of learning and physical disabilities;

� Sessions for children of all ages with educational, social or behavioural difficulties

� Sessions for teenagers who are in residential care.

� One-to-one singing and vocal harmony lessons

Where: Herefordshire

When: Varies. Please ask

Costs: Varies. A 2-hour Yam Jams session costs £6

Address: The Music Pool, The Courtyard ,

Edgar Street, Hereford HR4 9JR

Contact: Rob Strawson

Tel: 01432 278118


Website: www.musicpool.org.uk

Reg. Charity number: 700196

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Equine Facilitated Learning

� Horse agility

� Working with rescue animals

� Growing vegetables

� Craft work

� Making animal toys

Where: Litmarsh near Marden

When: Monday- Saturday: 9.a.m. – 4.30.p.m.

Costs: Half day from £20. Full day from £35

Address: The Stables, Litmarsh, Hereford

HR1 3EX

Contact: Laura Middlemiss

Tel: 07779918605


Website: www.hereisourpatch.co.uk

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Community Learning Projects

Red Spark runs community learning projects to improve people’s skills and

confidence. We work with people with learning or physical disabilities,

older people, carers, people with mental health difficulties, people who

are unemployed and other vulnerable adults. Our projects are friendly,

practical and fun, and include:

� Have Your Say – produce a community magazine, blog or website

� Walking Through History – create a local history walk

� All About Me – be the star of your own Moviemaker movie

� That’s My Business – start your own small enterprise � Bandstand – make beautiful music together.

Coming soon: growing and cooking; drama; crafts

– and lots more! If you’d like to take part, or if you

have an idea of your own, we’d love to hear from you.

Where: Community venues in Herefordshire

When: Once we have enough people to start a

project, we run it at a time and place which suits their

needs - including day or weekend workshops, weekly

courses and drop-in sessions.

Costs: Usually free

Address: Red Spark Learning, Grange

Court, Leominster, HR6 8NL

Contact: Mark Woodward

Tel: 01568 737994 07972 555298


Website: www.redsparklearning.co.uk CIC registration number: 07304993

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Day opportunities and Employment Skills � Whole or half day sessions.

� Choose from Gardening, Land & Livestock; Woodwork; Art, Craft and Pottery;

Confidence through Drama; Home skills and

Cooking; Computers for Fun; Numbers and

Reading skills; Textiles and Sewing

� Open to anyone with a disability wishing to learn new skills, or are thinking about work.

Where: South and East Herefordshire and

Worcestershire

When: Most activities are during the week.

Some evenings and weekends

Costs: £17.75 - £20 for ½ day

£35.50 - £40 for whole day (depending on activity)

Community Involvement � Taking part in agriculture shows

� Joining in Community projects,.

� Support into employment opportunities

� Working with volunteers.

Address: Salter’s Hill Barn, Keepers Cottage, Falcon Lane

Ledbury, Herefordshire, HR8 2JN

Contact: Lisa Park or Julie Newman

Tel: 01531 671080

Email: [email protected] or

[email protected]

Website: www.saltershill.org.uk

Reg. Charity number: 288379

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Things you need to know

We are Herefordshire Activities Together, a group of local providers who

offer interesting things to do for anyone of any age or ability. We are all

different and all work in different ways. You will need to check if we are

right for you. Some of the things you will need to think about include:

Money

Charges vary depending on what you are doing and who with. You need

to check the cost and how to pay before you book. There are a number of

ways to pay for activities and you need to use your money in the way that

suits you. If you have a Personal Budget or Direct Payment you may use it

to pay for activities or courses.

Food and Transport

Hot drinks are provided at most activities, but you will probably need to

bring your own lunch. A few activities provide transport, but mostly you will

need to find your own way to your chosen activity.

Support

If you have personal care or extra support needs, you may need to bring

your own support worker. Please check with your chosen provider.

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What if I can’t find what I am looking for?...

…We can help you to do something different! Is there something you would really like to do but can’t find anywhere to do it?

Do you have an idea but don’t know where to start?

Whatever it is you want to do, many of the organisations in this leaflet can work with you to put your ideas into action.

We may be able to set up some taster sessions to try

out your idea

We can support you to get involved in

volunteering

We can find you a buddy to help you get more

involved in your local community.

We can help you to pool some of your personal

budget to do something interesting with people who

share your ideas. Just like this group did. They joined

together to set up Our News Our Views. So, if you

can’t find what you want, just ask and we may be able to help.

Contact any of the groups inside and we will make sure you are put in

touch with the right organisation to help you. Or send us an email:

[email protected]

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Our shared vision is to:

� Offer you a wide choice of activities that are inclusive and

good quality

� Help you to live your life to the full

� Encourage you to connect and engage with your local

community

� Support your well-being, helping you to keep active and well

� Empower you to make choices

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Herefordshire Activities Together is a network of local providers who are working together to

increase choices for people in Herefordshire.

We are supported by HVOSS (Herefordshire Voluntary

Organisations Support Service).

If you are a local provider and would like to get involved;

Or if you have an idea for a new activity, contact

[email protected]

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