THE PEOPLE HIVE AUTUMN 2019 ACTIVITY PROGRAMME for October, November and December

PLEASE NOTE: THE TIMES AND VENUES OF SOME OF OUR ACTIVITIES MAY CHANGE. THEY WILL BE CONFIRMED WHEN THE ACTIVITY INFORMATION IS SENT TO YOU ABOUT ONE WEEK BEFORE THE ACTIVITY TAKES PLACE. The deadline for booking these activities is Friday 13th September 2019. It is very difficult for us to accept bookings after this date, so please send your form back as soon as you can. Please let us know as soon as you can if this is going to very hard for you to do. DATE TIME ACTIVITY INFORMATION VENUE COST Every 7-9pm Pub Night A regular night out at the welcoming and friendly Cabbage Patch pub in The Cabbage £2.50 + Monday Twickenham. This activity is a great place to meet up with friends or meet some Patch Pub, money for including new people. There is always a member of The People Hive staff and volunteers Twickenham dinner and drinks (pay on Bank Holidays there to support you if you need it, or just to have a friendly chat with. On occasion (usually!) the day) we offer a band night at our pub night (no additional charge). These are great events offering a chance to have a dance and sometimes sing along!

TheMonda 7-9pm Bands at the Pub The Uwkulele Band with Singing Hands and CREWBEANZ will be playing for us at the The Cabbage See above. ys Night!! pub nights on dates yet to be confirmed. The pub night staff will let you know Patch. when the bands are playing and we will email everyone we can as well. We can confirm dates for the Uwkulele Band: 21st October, 25th November and 9th Dec.

Mondays Evenings Look and Plan Club The Look and Plan Club (LAP) meets on Monday evenings in Twickenham to talk Various venues Various about items of current interest and plan leisure activities. If you are interested in costs taking part in planning and going on the trips, this is the club for you! For further information please contact Helen Lee-Parsons by email at

[email protected] or call her on 07933 780321, or Louise Stables on 020 8892 5353 . If you are already a member of LAP there is no need to contact Helen or Louise! Mondays 5-6pm Singalong Come and join us for a monthly Singalong at The People Hive! We will provide the The People Hive £5 words and music, you just have to come and sing! We will sing popular and well- known songs. Please bring your own drinks (water will be provided).Dates: 7th October; 11th November; 9th December – Christmas Singalong, so please bring your friends, family and staff! We will be singing outside the People Hive and

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Picture Bingo This is an inclusive game for people of all abilities. Come along and have some fun The Cabbage £7 Monthly on 5.30- with our game of Picture Bingo – you can have a go at being the Caller if you want Patch Pub a Monday 6.30pm to! For those of you who have been before, we will change the pictures we use regularly to keep you on your toes. Everyone will win a prize too! Dates: 14th October; 4th November; 16th December Monthly on 10-12 Puzzles & Games Come and join us for our relaxing and informal monthly puzzles and games morning Whitton £5 a Monday at Whitton Community Centre which will be open to everyone, not just people who Community are signed up with The People Hive. Do bring your family and support staff (at no Centre extra cost) if you want to. Drinks will be provided. Also a great opportunity to have a look around the centre and see what a fantastic range of things they offer there. (This is part of our Health & Wellbeing programme)

Dates: 7th October; 4th November; 2nd December Every 2-4pm Cover to Cover Our weekly book group, Cover to Cover has been running for a good few years now. The Cabbage £120 for 10 Tuesday in We start and end each session with some calming music and in between listen to a Patch Pub sessions blocks of 10 wide range of stories and poems. Our volunteer story-maker John brings along his weeks with a break in the vast collection of puppets and weaves some lovely stories which everyone can take middle part in. Monthly on 5-6pm Relaxation In these sessions you will learn a variety of ways to relax. You will learn about how The People Hive £5 a Tuesday to relax your body and mind, how to use breathing to relax, and try some simple meditation and visualisation exercises. (This is part of our Health & Wellbeing programme) Dates: 8th October, 5th November, 3rd December Every 10am- Dance Act Members of Dance Act work together towards performing a short production at the The Landmark £20 per Wednesday 12.45pm end of each term for family and friends. This is a lively and inclusive group, Arts Centre, session paid in in term time termly whatever your talents are you will have a chance to show them off! An interest in Teddington instalments music, dancing and acting is an advantage. Please contact Helen Bradsell on 020 8977 5447, or email helen.bradsell@The People Hive.org.uk for more information. Various Various STEPS work This project gives Adults with Learning disabilities the opportunity to learn at Various FREE! times experience and Richmond and Hillcroft Adult Community College in a 12 week course in Health and locations volunteering Social Care or a Retail course. These courses are run aside a work experience placement in a care home or in a community setting or at The People Hive, where the students have the chance to put into practice what they have learnt on the courses. Please see attached sheet for further information and contact details.

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Monthly on 5.30-8.30 THE PEOPLE HIVE We will show up to date and popular films and the price of this activity includes the The Cabbage £15 to a Thursday approx Film Club film and a pizza. The space is wheelchair accessible and also has an accessible Patch Pub include depending toilet, so everyone can come along! The films we show are chosen from a list film and on film provided by the people who come to the activity, so if you have any ideas please let pizza (bring us know. money for drinks) Dates: 10th October Mamma Mia 2; 14th November Mrs Doubtfire. Unfortunately we can’t offer a December date as the Cabbage Patch is fully booked.

Monthly on 5.30-8.30 ACTION FILM You spoke, we listened! We will be showing some ‘action’ films at The People Hive The People Hive £8 a Thursday approx NIGHT on the dates below. If you have ideas about films you want to see, please put them on the booking form. Different to our Film & Pizza nights, this activity includes popcorn and soft drinks and you are welcome to bring your own dinner if you want to (There is a Nando’s right next door!). Dates: 31st October; 21st November; 12th

December Monthly on 7-9pm THE PEOPLE HIVE Our Diner’s Club offers an opportunity to try out different foods from around the Local restaurants £30 + a Saturday Evening Diner’s world and is a great way to meet up with your friends or make new ones in a *Please note money for Club supportive environment. The cost includes a two course meal and 1 drink, so you that Masianello additional will need to bring extra money if you want more drinks. If you bring your own is not wheelchair drinks. support they will pay their own costs .Dates: 19th October Piazza Firenze; 16th accessible. November Tin Tin Chinese (no Evening Diners Club in December)

Monthly on 12.30- THE PEOPLE HIVE Our Diner’s Club lunches offer a relaxed opportunity to meet up with friends in a The Adelaide Pub, £30 + a Saturday 2pm Lunch Club familiar and friendly pub. The group tends to be a bit smaller than our Diner’s Club Teddington and money for approx. evenings. The cost includes a two course meal and 1 drink, so you will need to the Cabbage additional bring extra money if you want more drinks. If you bring your own support they will Patch, drinks. pay their own costs . Dates: 26th October; 23rd November; See separate entry for Twickenham Diners Club Christmas Lunch Monthly on 10am- THE PEOPLE HIVE For those of you who would like to walk a bit further than a stroll in the park, this Meeting points £15 + a Saturday 2pm RAMBLERS CLUB! might just be the thing for you. We are now offering a monthly ramble due to will be on the money for popular request! There will be a fair amount of walking on these rambles so make information lunch sure you are up to a bit of a challenge! All routes start and end at the same point. sheets Dates: 12th October – Bushy Park; 9th November – Richmond Bridge to Richmond Park; 7th December – Crane Park(This is part of our Health & Wellbeing programme)

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Monthly on 10-12 Mini River Ramble This is one for those of you who are not quite ready for the longer THE PEOPLE HIVE Meet and finish £5 a Saturday Rambles! We will do a walk along the River Thames from the foot of Richmond at Richmond Bridge to Orleans House in Twickenham, stop for a drink and then walk back again. Bridge This walk is around 2 miles. (This is part of our Health & Wellbeing programme) (Twickenham th nd th Dates: 5 October; 2 November; 14 December side)

Wednesdays 2-4 Makachat This activity is for anyone who communicates using Makaton and those who would The People Hive £5 – see dates like learn it. In the session you will chat about what you are interested in, learn opposite new signs and symbols, sing, think about how to help other Makaton users and share your Makaton skills. And of course, have fun! This activity will be run by Helen Hayhoe who is a registered Makaton teacher. Drinks will be provided. Staff and family carers are welcome to come along too. Dates: 2nd, 16th, 30th October, 13th and 27th November and 11th December Alternate 2-4 Wellbeing Drop-In Come and join us at The People Hive for a relaxing afternoon. We will provide The People Hive £1 Weds puzzles, colouring and a drink. The aim of this session is to provide a calm and contribution welcoming space where people can unwind, have a chat and generally improve for drinks their wellbeing. Carers and staff are welcome too. (This is part of our Health & Wellbeing programme) Dates: 9th and 23rd October; 6th and 20th November; 4th and 18th December Wednesday 10-12 Stamp Sorting We are happy to say that our stamp-sorting enterprise will continue, now called The People Hive £1 mornings, ‘The Stamp Detectives’! We have now appointed a ‘Stamp Detective’ group leader. contribution starting 11th Do come along and learn about the interesting work of a stamp detective – no for drinks September previous knowledge required. This activity is open to everyone in the community. No need to book for this, just turn up on the day. We hope to run this session weekly – we can tell you more on the 11th September. Wednesdays 10-11.30 Carers Coffee This is for family carers, providing an opportunity for you to meet with other carers, The People Hive FREE every 4-6 Morning share information and experience and also tell us where the gaps are so that we (suggested weeks can work on filling them! We are interested to find out what you need to know donation about things like housing, benefits, things to do, support for families etc, so do for drinks please come along. We can also tell you about all the things THE PEOPLE HIVE can of £1 offer. No need to book, just turn up on the day. Dates: 16th October; 20th accepted!) November Monday 2-4 Halloween Come to The People Hive for an afternoon of Halloween-inspired activities – The People Hive £10 28th Workshop including decorating biscuits, making a mask and Halloween decorations. All October materials are included in the price of this activity. Just in time for Halloween on the st 31 October! Tea, coffee and water will be provided. 4

Tuesday 10-12 Nature Trail Always a popular activity for those who like to get some exercise whilst spotting the Teddington Gate, £5 – new 29th things on the list of things you have to find. We will keep you on your toes by Bushy Park lower October asking you to look for different things every time we do this activity. Make the price! most of this opportunity as the next Nature Trail won’t be until March! We will build in a drink at the Pheasantry Café when we have finished hunting for

things. (This is part of our Health & Wellbeing programme) Thursday 10-2 Kew Gardens Come with us to see the beauty of Kew in the Autumn. We will do a train tour if we Kew Gardens, £12 31st can, to learn about all the wonderful plants and trees at Kew. Bring a packed meet at October lunch or money for lunch in the café (but please note it can be very busy and is also Richmond quite expensive!). Station (This is part of our Health & Wellbeing programme)

Thursday 1-6 Tudor Tea at The People Hive and Kingston Mencap are pleased to be able to offer a very Meet in Kingston £15 21st approx Hampton Court! exciting activity – afternoon tea with a difference! Come along to Hampton Court November Palace and taste for yourself what the Tudors had for tea. You can learn about what rich and poor people ate during those times and hopefully visit the kitchen at the Palace. This is a fun way to increase your knowledge about historical times.

Sunday 24th 7- Carole King Featuring not only songs from the Carole King songbook but also songs that were Richmond £35 November 10.30pm written and recorded by some of the greatest artists and songwriting partnerships Theatre and iconic artists such as Aretha Franklin, The Drifters, The Shirelles, The Monkees, The Beatles, The Everly Brothers, Dusty Springfield, Little Eva, Herman’s Hermits and James Taylor. This incredible journey through the music that defined an era will have you on your feet and dancing in the aisles.

Wednesday 5-8pm Christmas at Kew This is such a popular activity, and for very good reason as it is a truly wonderful Meet at £25 27th Nov event, so we are offering 2 trips this year. Family carers are welcome to come along Richmond and Weds as well (for no extra charge) for a very Christmassy evening. If you are bringing a Station. 11th family carer or staff you need to tell us on the form as we need to book a place for December them.

Saturday 7-9pm Christmas Disco Our Christmas Discos have become a fixture on our Autumn Programme, and this St Mary with St £12 30th year is no exception! It is a bit earlier than usual as there are a lot of other things Alban Church November going on around Christmas. Come along, wearing your best Christmas jumper or Hall £3 for staff hat and dance the night away! Friends, family and staff all welcome but they must if they book a place if they would like food. want food

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Monday 2nd 5.30- Christmas Quiz! Part of the The People Hive tradition now, our fun filled Christmas Quiz! Do come The Cabbage £8 December 6.30pm along, everyone will win a prize and no doubt a small Christmas treat as well! This Patch Pub is a team-based activity with no reading or writing required – all the answers are pictures so you know the right answer is in there somewhere!

Monday 2-4pm Christmas Craft Come along and make some Christmas decorations and Christmas cards. There will The People Hive £10 16th Workshop be a choice of things to make, all to take home at the end of the session. You can December have a go at making a decorated glass bottle with lights, sure to be a twinkling addition to your Christmas festivities! There will be something for everyone at this activity, no need to be an expert crafter!

Thursday 2- Royal Albert Hall Join us for a Christmas Friendship Matinee to see Guy Barker’s mixture of jazz Meet at £15 + 19th 6.30pm Christmas Concert classics, unearthed treasures and Christmas oddities which they say will put a swing Richmond money for December approx in your step as the festive season kicks off. Guy Barker’s Big Band Christmas can Station. drinks convert even the grumpiest bah humbugs to the joy of Christmas! Travel will be by Underground and there is about a 20 minute walk to the Albert Hall from the tube station. There are only limited places on this activity which will be offered on a first-come first-served basis. Unfortunately this activity is not wheelchair accessible – sorry about this, all the wheelchair spaces are already booked up. Saturday 1-3pm Diners Club Join us for a lovely Christmas Lunch at the Cabbage Patch. Lunch will be 2 courses The Cabbage £35 21st Christmas Lunch and a drink of your choice. We will be in touch with you a bit nearer the time to ask Patch December you what you would like to eat. There are vegetarian options available. Please bring additional money if you are likely to want extra drinks.

Friday 10th 7- Abba Mania! How can you resist…… (those of you who know your Abba songs will recognise Meet at £35 January 9.45pm those words!) – bound to be a fantastic fun and song-filled evening, singing along to Richmond songs from one of our favourite bands. Maybe a great way to burn off some of Theatre those Christmas calories and there is bound to be a bit of dancing in the aisles!

7th and 8th 2 days Overnight trip on We can now offer an overnight trip on one of the accessible boats run by The River River Thames £150 April 2020 and 1 the River Thames Thames Boat Project. You will spend 2 days and a night on the boat, travelling down night the river. The boats are fully accessible. Sleeping will be on bunks – let’s say not (deposit of quite like a 5 star hotel but all part of the fun! If you need one to one support you £75 required will need to provide this yourself. There is a small additional cost for support staff now, balance to be paid by to cover their food of £15 per person. You must tell us on the form if you are end Feb 2020 bringing staff. There is very limited space on this trip so places will be offered on a first-come first-served basis.

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A few other things we want to tell you about………….

Contact information for THE PEOPLE HIVE Activities  Contact details for staff will be on each Information Sheet that is sent out for your chosen activities about 2 weeks before they take place.  If you have a question about an activity you can contact Susie Rowan or Helen Bradsell from Monday to Friday, 9am-5pm ([email protected] and [email protected] ) or call the office on 020 8977 5447. You can also call either of them on 07905 990815 for Susie, and 07910 835026 for Helen. (We will be changing our email addresses to The People Hive soon!)  If you need to contact someone on the day of your activity if it is outside of the above times, you can call the Activities On-Call staff member on 07766 458284 unless stated otherwise on the information sheet.  Don’t forget to tell us all your ideas about things you would like to do, or if you would like us to run a workshop about something specific, like housing, staying safe, filling in forms………….. There is a space on the booking form for you to do this, but you can also always email any ideas to Susie or Helen.  Please show your support for The People Hive by following us on

 twitter: @thepeoplehive

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Other things you might be interested in……… (please note, these are not recommendations, just information)

Shredding at The People Hive! Did you know that individuals can bring confidential shredding into The People Hive and our capable volunteers will shred it for you for a contribution? Please tell your staff, friends and family about this service. It offers valuable work experience for people and helps us to raise money. All the shredding goes towards creating a compost additive so we are also doing our bit for the environment. 7

Richmond Mencap offer regular activities, holiday fun and special events as well as being an important voice for people with learning disabilities in the borough of Richmond. If you would like more information please contact them via email at [email protected] or give them a call on 020 8744 1923.

United Response offer lots of interesting things to do and also provide support. If you would like to find out more, please email [email protected] or call 020 3727 0601

Kingston Mencap run lots of activities and information sessions for people with learning disabilities and their carers. For further information please contact Michelle Kitch at Kingston Mencap: 07745 814050 or email her at [email protected] . You can have a look at their website too to see what else they offer: www.kingstonmencap.org.uk

With a wealth of experience in the health and social care sector, our team of Carers Support Workers can help with information about carers rights and the support services in place locally for carers, signposting you to the correct organisation for your specific query. They can also be a source of listening support if you just feel the need to talk to someone outside your sphere of care. Information and advice can be given over the phone, by email or in person at the centre and is completely confidential. This service is free and you don’t need to be registered with us to get in touch. If you would like to speak with a member of the support team, we have a dedicated telephone support line 020 8867 2380 with a 24-hour answerphone. The support line is answered Monday to Thursday between 10am and 3pm. If the line is busy when you call, please leave a message stating your name and telephone number and a Carers Support Worker will call you back as soon as possible.

IPAD Support and Training Margaret Prain can offer one-to-one sessions for people who would like to learn about or become more confident in using an iPad. Please contact Margaret directly by email at [email protected]. Margaret has run sessions for The People Hive and Richmond Mencap and works with people with a wide range of ability in many different settings. 8