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We provide a variety of activities whilst supporting and promoting independence and life skills. Activities include:

Shropshire Wild Teams

The 'Shropshire Wild Teams' are countryside conservation volunteer teams involved in tasks such as habitat management, ground clearance, hedgelaying or stile/gate installation. They also try out other activities such as walking, basic map reading, bush craft skills and wildlife surveys. The programme uses Shropshire’s abundance of natural environments to promote physical activity and wellbeing.

The Wild Teams project is now offering four sessions (once a week) for people using Shropshire’s adult community care day centres. The project will rotate between day centres on request. Along with the Wild Teams' regular tasks other activities will be available based on preference and appropriateness for participants. These, for example, can include creative and woodland camp craft sessions. Day centre staff will also attend on the ground.

Referrals into the Wild Team sessions will be made via day centre staff.

For further details please contact Simon via the detail below:

Simon Brown – Shropshire Wild Teams Development Officer
01743255055
07990086384
simon.brown@shropshire.gov.uk

Take a look at some pictures of recent lovely walks to enjoy the Shropshire countryside.

Gardening

Gardening encourages fitness, outdoor activities, creativity, health and wellbeing. Our outdoor space provides a relaxing, sensory environment with scope for further development. Our vegetable growing area is productive, and we have harvested tomatoes, beans, and pumpkins over the years. We also collected flowers for the flower press for cards and lavender bags.

We're situated within walking distance of local amenities and access via public transport to Shrewsbury town, so service users can support local businesses and places of interest such as churches and museums. Local shops, pubs and cafes are within walking distance from Albert Road. This provides training for using public transport, money skills, road safety skills and social awareness.

Digital activities

We have tablets available for use and our attendees have attended sessions provided by Taking Part to gain digital skills.

Photography

This is combined with a range of activities, indoors and outdoors to develop service users’ photography skills and to display their work.

Fitness and exercise

We have regular chair yoga sessions and attend the Sports Village twice weekly.

Creative storytelling

The library at The Lantern is used to borrow 'talking books' and 'memory books', providing more creative ways of engaging with the storytelling. Service users join the walking for health group from The Lantern.

Events

Halloween party, BBQ, fishing, birdwatching, outings, celebration events and fundraising activities.

Building-based activities

Enjoyed by all, mainly during the winter months. We offer a range of activities within the building – art and craft, embroidery, relaxation, music, Makachat, games, local walk, reminiscence, recycling, all aimed at enabling creativity and maintaining health and wellbeing.

Nature walk and healthy walking

We have healthy walking and nature walk group, exploring the lovely Shropshire countryside.

Golfing/ bowling

We have regular golf and bowling trips.