It was lovely to see everyone on Sunday after our summer break! We swapped news of our holidays and our members had been very busy with all sorts of fun activities, doing amazing drawings, going abroad, birthday parties and playing and watching football. We then talked about what it means to our members to have […]
We had a really great meeting on Sunday – our last before the summer break! As always, we started by sharing all our news of parties, work and how much people are looking forward to their holidays. We were very lucky to have a special guest this month, Andrew Self, who appeared on TV on […]
It was great to see everyone at Down2Earth this Sunday, we started the session by sharing our news. All of our members shared interesting things they had been doing such as going on holiday, going out for a meal and going to their favourite clubs and activities. The theme for this month’s meeting was social […]
We shared our news – One member of the group showed us some photos of his trip to New Zealand The DSA are thinking about helping people to feel good in happy times and difficult times – So at the meeting we helped the DSA by talking about feelings We thought about the names for […]
The DSA asked us for our help. They are thinking about helping people to feel good in happy times and difficult times. We talked about things that make us happy, things that help us relax and what we would say to a friend who was having a bad day. These things make us happy: Athletics […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
