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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
