Kingston members shared some lovely stories about some of their greatest achievements in our session this morning: Kevin described how he’d built a Durlton kit car, Deena talked about becoming a nurse and Sukhraj shared this beautifully crafted wooden cup which he’d made himself. It was a wonderful positive session and lovely to hear of the determination, bravery and talents of our members.
SLT Lin and Volunteer Dee have been rubbing shoulders with the Mayor of Kingston at a well-attended Volunteer fair last Thursday evening. The team managed to generate a lot of potential volunteer interest and enjoyed this community event, telling the attendees all about us!
At special request from the members, the Thursday Group visited Denbies Vineyard for their last session of term. While the weather was not what we’d hoped for, the drizzle did not dampen spirits and everyone thoroughly enjoyed the train tour through the vineyard, giving some atmospheric views through the mist to Box Hill, accompanied by an amusing and informative commentary on the grapes and history of Denbies. It was a lovely way to end the term. Happy Summer break everyone
Taking a rare tea break in the courtyard, Alice & Liz discovered an exceptionally tall sunflower….rushing to get the tape measure they were amazed to discover it to be 8.5ft tall!
Sadly due to all the rain the owner’s name sticker had been washed away, never-the-less a successful venture within the Thursday morning group we say!
Rhona was delighted to visit Kathy Cann at the Northeast Trust for Aphasia on July 20th, on the day of their Summer Fair. The huge amount of preparation and activity for their afternoon tea, fundraising stalls and Aphasia Choir meant it was not their “normal group day” but Rhona chatted with members, the Chairman of Trustees and Professor Julie Morris, the Head of the Newcastle School of Education , Communication and Language Sciences .
It was clear that NETA and Dyscover have a huge amount in common in their shared aims of providing long term support for people with Aphasia. We agreed to strengthen our links in the future through our membership of the Aphasia Alliance and by aiming to connect our members more effectively so they can share their experiences of living well with Aphasia.
