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Forest of Dean / Parks and Green Spaces - Sports and Leisure

Swimming and Jumping

Orchard Trust has a fully accessible Therapy Suite on its peaceful, rural Stowfield Site. This houses a hydrotherapy pool with a counter current current massage unit and colourful lights and a Rebound trampoline. There are private changing rooms with hoist access and space to store wheelchairs when you are in the pool or on the […]

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Orchard trust

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Gloucester / Social Interest Groups - Wellbeing

Jamats Academy Day Provision For Adults with SEN

The Jamats Academy provides a variety of life skills, learning, creative and social activities for young adults and school/college leavers aged 16+ with special needs. Our unique programmes and activities aim to help our members in building confidence, developing friendships, gaining life experience, and ultimately realising their future potential. The Academy aims to provide members […]

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Jamats Academy

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Forest of Dean / Farms and Zoos - Parks and Green Spaces - Play Areas

Have a go on the Activity Park

The Orchard Trust Stowfield site has it’s own activity park with swings, a roundabout and a floor trampoline. All are wheelchair accessible, there is also a small slide accessible by a shallow steps or a pull up pipe. The park sits on the wheelchair accessible site surrounded by nature and our friendly animals. Pay us […]

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Orchard trust

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Forest of Dean / Farms and Zoos - Parks and Green Spaces

Give some love to a Guinea Pig

The Orchard Trusts small animals include guinea pigs, rabbits and Speedy the tortoise. They all enjoy seeing visitors and having a cuddle. Come to our Stowfield site to see the animals, the small ones and the larger ones like Millie the pig and our sheep and goats. They’d love to see you. The whole site […]

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Orchard trust

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Forest of Dean / Farms and Zoos - Parks and Green Spaces

Walking with animals

Visitors to our Stowfield site can take a walk with a goat. Our pygmy goat family is very friendly and they all like to say hello when they see someone approach.  It is possible to walk them around the site or go into their paddock to help look after them too. The whole site is […]

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Orchard trust

Added 1 year ago

Gloucestershire / Wellbeing

Online Mindfulness – Every Monday 1.00pm to 2.30pm

Join Lynsey from Gloucestershire Mindfulness to develop mindfulness skills to use everyday. Lynsey will visit various topics over the course of these sessions and help you to explore the art of Mindfulness. If you are registered with us to join, please email bookings@peopleplus.co.uk or call 0300 111 9000. To register with us as a carer […]

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Gloucestershire Carers Hub

Added 1 year ago

Gloucestershire / Sports and Leisure

Online Seated Exercise with Matt – Every Monday from 4.00pm to 5.00pm

Fun and seated exercise class to build strength and balance and includes fall prevention. Join Matt to learn new exercises to allow you to become more fit and healthy in the comfort of your own home. To book email bookings@peopleplus.co.uk or call 0300 111 9000

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Gloucestershire Carers Hub

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Gloucestershire / Sports and Leisure

Online Seated Dance with Mika – Every Tuesday from 11.00am to 12.00noon

Easy-to-follow dances to help improve your strength, balance and mobility. Can be followed seated or standing if preferred. The exercise helps build strength in your legs and back and core. If you are registered with us a carer you can join by emailing bookings@peopleplus.co.uk or calling 0300 111 9000. To register with us as a […]

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Gloucestershire Carers Hub

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Gloucestershire / Sports and Leisure - Wellbeing

Online Shibashi Qigong – Every Monday 10.30 to 11.30

Join our expert instructor as he teaches you the exercises of Shibashi. Shibashi movements are designed to start to help lift mood, reduce depression, and ease anxiety, improve agility and flexibility. These are gentle exercise movements and are accessible to everyone. If you are a registered carer you can book either by emailing bookings@peopleplus.co.uk or […]

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Gloucestershire Carers Hub

Added 1 year ago

Gloucestershire

Dementia Carers Coffee Morning – Evert Tuesday 10.00am to 11.00am

Come along and meet other Carers who are supporting someone with Dementia for a cuppa and chat. If you are a registered carer, you can join by emailing carers@peopleplus.co.uk or calling 0300 111 9000. To register as a carer visit https://gloucestershirecarershub.co.uk/self-referral/

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Gloucestershire Carers Hub

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Stroud / Social Interest Groups - Sports and Leisure - Wellbeing

Creative Sustainability – Access Bike

A bike repair, recycle, reuse and reduce project in Stroud Come along and learn how to fix your own bike and help us fix up donated bikes to sell at low cost to the community. – Get the chance to learn more about bike maintenances and safety – Meet new people and have fun – Be […]

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Creative Sustainability CIC

Added 1 year ago

Forest of Dean / Children's Activities - Social Interest Groups - Youth

Youth Club

Youth Club – 13 – 17 years old £4.01 per session (optional £1.20 for tuck) An integrated Youth Club held on Thursday evenings, 7.15-9.15pm, term time only at The Main Place, Coleford.  Open to any young person aged between 13 and 17 who lives in the Forest of Dean. A varied programme of activities including […]

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Forest Pulse

Added 1 year ago