The Health & Wellbeing Team excelled themselves with another wonderful event full of sensory experiences and discovery, fun and laughter. People we support from 14 homes in the South of England, arrived with their support workers, ready to explore and take part in the excitement of the day. Overall, we welcomed more than 60 people!
Clifton Hill Special School provided an excellent venue, with facilities that included a sensory room, accessible swing and hydrotherapy pool as well as spaces for many different therapies. Talking of which, these ranged from hand massages and sound baths, to paint spinning, bug hotels, meeting and stroking animals, rainbow crafts, outdoor wet play, and sensory stories.
The day wouldn’t be complete without the popular crowd-pleasing Pimp my Chair competition. Hotly contested again this year, with some amazing creations which must have taken hours to make, Pimp my Chair attracted more than 20 entries.
Among these were a hot air balloon, Elvis in his Cadillac, mermaids, Tarzan, a DJ, a taxi driver, a peace-mobile, Audrey II from Little Shop of Horrors, and a duo demonstrating solidarity with refugees.
Head of Health & Clinical Governance, Erren Wheatland, said: “We had such great feedback throughout the day from people supported, family members and volunteers. It was fantastic to see so many people coming together and to receive such support from all areas of the organisation to make it successful.”
