Hi all,
It's Mags here. i am Area Service Manager for Royal Mencap Society in Eastleigh. I have never blogged before, so this is a new experience for me. I have been involved with the DICE club from before it opened and it has been a very exciting journey.
Firstly, a big thank you to Jani and Bick for their enthusiasm and hard work in the art sessions that they run, as well as setting this blog site up
The funding that is in place for the club runs out in May, but there are a number of funding applications being made at the moment to continue this group.
I am due to present one of these funding applications at this Monday's LIG (Local Implementation Group)This will be for the venue, sessional workers and a facilitator (and for those that have been involved with DICE for a long time will know, this has been an area that has caused a few challenges for a while now).
This funding application is for the LDDF (learning disability Development Fund) and they are currently funding the group at the moment, so I am very hopeful.
We have a DICE meeting this Monday at 2pm at Wells place, to discuss the future of the club - and the more the merrier for this, so hope to see you then. I will be able to feed back how the application went - fingers crossed
Bye for now
Mags
28 January 2010 09:32
Thursday 28 January 2010
Monday 25 January 2010
Monday 24/01/10
Today Adam & Mark had a cunning plan to make a banner for the MENCAP open day, so we worked with collage, sticky letters and brightly coloured card to answer what the service users liked about DICE and (for those who are with MENCAP) what they like about the support they receive from MENCAP.
Quite good attendance today, after it being a little quiet for the past few weeks (probably due to bad weather). It would be good to get more people along though!
Adam has done a fab job of getting together some art materials, which means lots of sorting out of the art box (which gets awfully full) and the ever-present issue of what to do with the work people do at the club, as often they don't want to take it home.
I think I feel an exhibition coming on....... I'd thought of doing one at The Art House, but wonder if it wouldn't be better to do one in Eastleigh where the club users could drop in and see it anytime.
Quite good attendance today, after it being a little quiet for the past few weeks (probably due to bad weather). It would be good to get more people along though!
Adam has done a fab job of getting together some art materials, which means lots of sorting out of the art box (which gets awfully full) and the ever-present issue of what to do with the work people do at the club, as often they don't want to take it home.
I think I feel an exhibition coming on....... I'd thought of doing one at The Art House, but wonder if it wouldn't be better to do one in Eastleigh where the club users could drop in and see it anytime.
Monday 18 January 2010
Monday 18th January 2010
What a fun session! Bik and I trundled in at about ten with a load of instruments. At first the group didn't look very sure, Monday mornings are not the best time to propose a noisy activity :)
Stuart Jebbitt was there, it's his very last week with the Community Builders project and I just can't quite believe it's been three years! The DICE group was set up with the support of the project and is still going well, although looking for some other funding sources now.
We started off having a cuppa and painting some cards with watercolours, which Stuart had brought along. Finally Bik couldn't stand it any longer and started drumming, which of course got everyone up gradually.
I was a bit worried about the noise once we got going, but apparently the staff at Wells Place quite enjoyed our musical offerings!
The group played around with improvisation, making rain noises, playing along with a motherbeat, adding some piano and recorder and finally singing as many Beatles songs as we could remember, and half the soundtrack of 'My Fair Lady'!
A great session, this group really do make my Monday - so many people I know hate going to work on Monday mornings, but this is a great way to start the week. The group have been so good at engaging with whatever madcap scheme we come up with for the session.
Am thinking of starting a DICE band as these folks have some serious rhythm (may leave the recorder out though...... enthusiastic recorder playing is a bit ear splitting!).
Stuart Jebbitt was there, it's his very last week with the Community Builders project and I just can't quite believe it's been three years! The DICE group was set up with the support of the project and is still going well, although looking for some other funding sources now.
We started off having a cuppa and painting some cards with watercolours, which Stuart had brought along. Finally Bik couldn't stand it any longer and started drumming, which of course got everyone up gradually.
I was a bit worried about the noise once we got going, but apparently the staff at Wells Place quite enjoyed our musical offerings!
The group played around with improvisation, making rain noises, playing along with a motherbeat, adding some piano and recorder and finally singing as many Beatles songs as we could remember, and half the soundtrack of 'My Fair Lady'!
A great session, this group really do make my Monday - so many people I know hate going to work on Monday mornings, but this is a great way to start the week. The group have been so good at engaging with whatever madcap scheme we come up with for the session.
Am thinking of starting a DICE band as these folks have some serious rhythm (may leave the recorder out though...... enthusiastic recorder playing is a bit ear splitting!).
Introduction
Right, well I am Jani and I facilitate arts activities for the DICE group and have done some since summer 2008.
The group meet every Monday in Eastleigh at Wells Place Centre and we've done just about everything from collage to still life, to painting a great big UV reactive banner for a club night!
DICE is a drop-in centre for adults with learning disabilities, which meets every Monday from 10.30 - 3pm in Eastleigh.
The club has been running since February 2008 and is run by the people who use it, with the support of Mencap, Southampton Scrapstore Community Builders Project and The Art House Southampton CIC.
They are open to over 18s with learning disabilities in the Eastleigh and Southampton area and welcome new people!
The group meet every Monday in Eastleigh at Wells Place Centre and we've done just about everything from collage to still life, to painting a great big UV reactive banner for a club night!
DICE is a drop-in centre for adults with learning disabilities, which meets every Monday from 10.30 - 3pm in Eastleigh.
The club has been running since February 2008 and is run by the people who use it, with the support of Mencap, Southampton Scrapstore Community Builders Project and The Art House Southampton CIC.
They are open to over 18s with learning disabilities in the Eastleigh and Southampton area and welcome new people!
New year & time to BLOG
The Community Builders Project does have some older blogs for DICE, but I thought it would be nice to carry it on fro DICE now that the CB project is coming to an end.
Previous blogs are here
http://cbproject.blogspot.com/2008/09/double-wammy-at-eastleigh-carnival-2.html
Previous blogs are here
http://cbproject.blogspot.com/2008/09/double-wammy-at-eastleigh-carnival-2.html
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