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Winter is a fantastic time to visit Slimbridge with up to 30,000 wild wintering ducks, geese and swans feeding and roosting on the reserve. Look out for star species: Bewick’s swans, white-fronted geese, lapwing, water rail, curlew. Enjoy the following winter activities included in admission: – Wild Bird Feeds | Daily at 4pm See flocks […]
› Read moreOur Confidence through Creativity Summer 2023 programme has launched! Art Shape are offering 8 week courses designed to support your wellbeing, whilst making plans towards your next steps. Visit our Confidence through Creativity page to book your place Would you benefit from a relaxed, creative space where you can develop employability skills? Join our FREE […]
› Read moreJoin us in the woods to immerse yourself in nature, slow down, connect and learn. In these gentle and supportive sessions, we focus our attention away from stress and worries and towards the here and now, observing nature’s beauty and learning new, empowering skills. There is no charge for registering for or attending the sessions. […]
› Read moreOrchard 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 […]
› Read moreThe 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 […]
› Read moreThe 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 […]
› Read moreThe 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 […]
› Read moreVisitors 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 […]
› Read moreJoin us online for a session of gentle exercise that can help improve physical and mental wellbeing. If you are registered with us as a carer you can join by emailing bookings@peopleplus.co.uk or calling 0300 111 9000. To register as a carer, visit https://gloucestershirecarershub.co.uk/self-referral/ or call 0300 111 9000
› Read moreJoin 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 […]
› Read moreFun 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
› Read moreAnyone can benefit from distance Reiki healing. If you’re experiencing health issues, Reiki is a wonderful complementary therapy that can help you to deal with stress or physical pain. Reiki gently balances and calms the emotions, restores self-worth, and gives back a sense of purpose. Reiki has been found to be especially beneficial for stress, […]
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