St. Werbughs Community Centre

COMMUNITY NEWS St Werburghs Community Centre

Wellness in St Werburghs

We are proud to be launching a range of activities for families whose children have special education needs and disabilities. The three new weekly sessions are designed to support SEND children and their parents or primary carers by offering opportunities to play, practice self-care and socialise with other families.

SEND Parent Yoga Class, Mondays 11am – 12pm

A calming yoga class teaching simple stretches, breathing and meditation exercises to help relax the body and mind. We hope to provide a relaxing and healing space for parents and primary carers who have children with special educational needs or disabilities. The class is free and donations are welcome. Contact 0117 955 1351 or office@stwerburghs.org.uk for more info or to book. Drop-ins are also welcome.

SEND Parent Nurture Group with Murmuration, Tuesdays 1pm – 2.30pm

Is your child on a different path from other children? Want to connect with others who get it? Join a SEND parent nurture group for wellbeing and friendship with other parents of children with additional needs and neurodiversities. Join Murmuration for their 8 weekly nurture group sessions. Contact murmurationct@gmail.com for more info or to book your place.

SEND Stay & Play, Fridays 10am – 11.45am

This Autumn we’ve launched a brand new Stay & Play for pre-school children who have special educational needs and disabilities to come with their parents / carers. This friendly Stay & Play is free and donations are welcome. The sessions are drop-in but please contact us before coming along to check the class is running that day. Call 0117 955 1351 or email office@stwerburghs.org. uk for more info.

Get Active this Autumn!

We are incredibly grateful to Sport England as we have recently received funding from their Together Fund to support five projects at the Centre. This will enable us to run a number of more affordable classes for our community over the next six months. The projects - which have been co-created with

members of the community - are designed to encourage physical activity among people who may not otherwise have the opportunity, help revive the classes affected by the Covid pandemic, and welcome those who may not normally participate, including parents of children with SEND. These projects also support the workshop leaders in continuing to deliver accessible and enjoyable activities for our community.

LGBTQIA+ Community, Wednesdays 6.30pm – 7.30pm If you identify anywhere within LGBTQIA+, and would love a space to move and breath collectively with other people who have probably felt “other” at different points in their life, then this is the space for you. Donation-based class. For more details and to book contact 07761 096067 or ryankerrwellness@gmail.com.

Tiger Stripes Dance, Fridays 10am – 11am Energising and empowering class for women, Tiger Stripes classes are all about raising and releasing energy while increasing your physical fitness. Dance is also great for our mental wellbeing so come along to the class to feel healthier and fitter inside and out!

Afidance Children’s Drumming, Mondays 5.30pm – 6.30pm Vibrant traditional African drumming class for children age 7+ and their parents/ guardians. These popular classes are delivered in a fun but focused environment, where children are taught the techniques of playing the drum, whilst accessing the energy and vibration from this ancient instrument. The funding has also enabled us to make exercise classes accessible to our Foodshare recipients and their families and there are now some free spaces available for a variety of classes. In addition the Together Fund is also supporting our new Monday morning Yoga Class for SEND Parents.

Some classes may need to be booked in advance. For drop-in classes, please call ahead or email reception before attending to ensure your class is running. For more information about any of these projects, please contact us: 0117 955 1351 or office@stwerburghs.org.uk or visit www.stwerburghs.org.uk.

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