We shared our news, everyone had been very busy. We talked about the snow. One member of the group had become an aunt – we saw photos of the new baby. Another member of the group shared a folder of his Special Olympics photos and certificates – there was a brilliant photo doing the long […]
Happy New Year from Our Voice Our Choice
It was good to see everyone. We shared our news – everyone had a good Christmas. This year World Down’s Syndrome Day is about ‘Leave No One Behind’ So we talked about ‘inclusion’ and feeling ‘included’ – we thought these words were difficult Instead we talked about how it feels to be part of Our […]
Down2Earth – January Meeting
It was great catching up with everyone at Down 2 Earth on Sunday and sharing our news of all our Christmas and New Year celebrations. We’ve been very busy with family get-togethers, parties and pantomimes! For the first part of the session, we looked at a draft booklet which has been written to teach primary […]
Taylor Wimpey is proud to donate £250 to Down’s Syndrome Association
Taylor Wimpey South Thames has donated £250 to the Down’s Syndrome Association (DSA); a charity that supports people of all ages with Down’s Syndrome. The DSA offers a variety of services including a national helpline which receives over 11,000 calls a year and provides information, support and advice to people with Down’s Syndrome as well […]
The DSA joins the Co-op Local Community Fund
We are pleased to announce that we have joined the Co-op Local Community Fund. The Co-op Local Community Fund helps to support local projects that Co-op members care about. Since its launch in 2017, Co-op members have raised £39 million pounds for over 12,000 local causes. We’re delighted that the Down’s Syndrome Association will now be […]
DSA Having a Voice® Down2Earth meeting – November 2018
Last Sunday, after introducing ourselves and catching up on our news, we had a very special visitor to Down to Earth… Lee Ryan, from the band Blue, who has recently appeared in Eastenders and the current series of Strictly Come Dancing, joined us for an exciting day! After saying hello via Skype to our Having […]
Our Voice Our Choice – October Meeting
We welcomed two new people to the meeting. To help the new people, one of the group explained what we do at Our Voice Our Choice. We then introduced ourselves and we talked about what we had been up to. The meeting was about things we are proud of. To help us think about this […]
Down2Earth – September Meeting
The meeting this month was about Healthy Living. Firstly, we caught up with everyone’s news after the summer break, swapping stories of our holidays, our work and all the fun things we’d been up to. We had a quick reminder about the group rules including one about respecting our environment and the lovely building which […]
Our Voice Our Choice – September 2018 Meeting
What we did in the Summer ‘I did a lot of Samba’ ‘I went on holiday to Portugal, drank pina colada and had a massage’ ‘I had a great summer visiting Scotland, Vietnam and Malaysia’ ‘I enjoyed visiting mum, dad and my sister. We went on walks with the dog.’ ‘I loved going to Bali […]
Down2Earth July meeting – talking about keeping healthy
We had a great meeting in London last weekend. 21 Down2Eearth members came and we welcomed some new volunteers. We talked with each other about what helps us to be healthy. We thought about our Annual Health Checks. Some of us think we are not included in the discussion with our doctor as much as […]
