Speaking up After sharing our news, we had our first ‘speaking up ‘session. This is where one person tells the rest of the group about something they are interested in This time one of the group told us that he plays the drum in a Samba Band. He showed us some photos and a film […]
For our February Down2Earth meeting we started by introducing ourselves and sharing any news that we had. We introduced our new volunteer to the group called Lucy. We then quickly talked about the group rules before we started our activities. Today our topic was all about our communities and what community means to us. We […]
We caught up with each other’s news. We began by thinking about the word ‘Community’ – we decided it was a difficult word. So we thought about the groups and teams we belong to: ‘Work’ ‘Our Voice Our Choice’ ‘Circle of friends’ We decided ‘Community’ is about the people who are around us in our […]
We started with a catch-up session about what we had done at Christmas. Last year we helped with some research about making decisions. So we talked about what the research has found out and then we had a discussion about making decisions. Hard decisions ‘saying no or stopping something’ ‘to move home’ ‘about work and interviews’ ‘talk to […]
This weekend Down2Earth were back for another meeting, with 21 people with Down’s syndrome attending! We had lots of news to share and a new member to introduce, plus several birthdays to celebrate. The session was all about timekeeping – we talked about different ways that we can manage our time. Some people use a […]
From visiting the doctor to having an operation
Down2Earth were back together last weekend, with a lovely big turn out and lots of good news to share. We were looking at the Adult Health Book, about how the DSA can make it better for people with Down’s syndrome. We talked about who we can talk to if we are hurt or ill, and […]
Down2Earth are back from their summer break! At our September meeting we welcomed four new members, along with two new volunteers. We had a nice catch up, sharing stories, photographs and souvenirs from our holidays. Down2Earth members had travelled, explored and learned lots of new things over the summer. People had visited lots of places […]
Our Voice Our Choice South West has moved! For our July meeting we met in our new venue – Hannahs at Seale-Hayne. Six people came to this session. The group met in the art room. Some of the group who already know Hannahs at Seale Hayne showed us all around. The building has a pottery, […]
At the latest Down2Earth meeting, the group talked about different ways we express ourselves.
