Forth Valley Sensory Centre

And the winner is....
N. Ramsey! (we hope)
Today we drew the raffle for the bottle of House of Commons Champagne kindly donated by John McNally MP and the winning ticket is white, numbers 6 to 10.
... The name on the back says N. Ramsay but, no other contact details! Were you at the event? Do you know N. Ramsay? Are you N. Ramsey? If so pop down with some I.D. and we'll present you with your prize!
Please let our winner know if you have any idea who this is. We'd hate them to miss out!
Big thanks to Alex from Falkirk Delivers for being our independent adjudicator and drawing the winner for us!
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In addition to the next 'round' of self defence and personal safety classes, David is also launching a new, Martial Arts Style Fitness Class on 18th July.
This is an evening class, starting 5:30pm and finishing at 6:30pm. As a first trial block, this class is free and places are limited.
It is open to all but David has specially adapted the exercises to suit people with sight loss.
... Interested? Get in touch and reserve your spot!
http://www.forthvalleysensorycentre.org/n ew-martial-arts-f…/
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Wee NHS cooking class with our resident chef David Black this morning! We made chicken curry, next week dessert! 😋
Our NHS cookery class is great for anyone looking to learn the basics of cooking, we do have a bit of a waiting list but if you would like to sign up for it please give the Centre a ring and we can keep your details for future classes!

It was my first visit to our Falkirk Knit and Natter group which runs every second Monday, and I have started to learn how to crochet (not brave enough to knit yet 😉)
The group is open to anyone who would like to learn how to knit, or is looking for a wee blather as they knit!
Come see us next time 😉

Massive thank you to our volunteers for their help with our Charity Pop Up Shop in Grangemouth this week!
Special thanks to Blind Veterans UK Scottish War Blinded Falkirk Council JCPScotDirector, DWP, NHS Forth Valley and @ScotSecScotland!

It's the end of Deafblind Awareness Week and we started the week by doing the Deafblind Manual at our Voices Off BSL class on Monday night.
This class will return on 19th August and is free so do get in touch if you would like to attend.
In the meantime, here's a great video from Deafblind Scotland demonstrating the Deafblind Manual which is the name given to the form of communication/sign language that Deafblind people use.
... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6kB2sqCDY zA
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Last day and a half at the shop in Grangemouth. Still some lovely items available including this lovely wee hip flask pictured below.
We've raised around £800 so far so do drop in for a last push!
Do share this if you can please! Many thanks!

So the result of our 'Name the Tinman' competition are in and we'd like everyone to meet... Douglas!
Well done to Rosie from Scottish War Blinded whose choice was the one drawn from the hat!
Thank you to everyone who played along and especially Ian and Cathy who had the idea, drew up the list of names and donated a prize for the winner.
... Picture shows Ian and Cathy with the newly christened 'Douglas'.
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Down at the #CharityShop, thanks to our volunteer, Margaret and Linda from #DWP

Our charity shop is open until Friday. There are lots of lovely things, new clothes and items have been arriving each day too so pop in and bag a bargain before 4pm Friday!
We also have a raffle for a bottle of champagne, and a pick a card prize game. You'll also get to meet our lovely staff and volunteers! What's not to like?

A huge thank you to everyone who came along to our Summer BBQ.
We were delighted to welcome many staff, partners, Centre users and volunteers to the event.
The Centre would like to thank our volunteers, plus; Forth Environment Link Morrisons Falkirk Community Champion, Patricks of camelon, Solicitors For Older People Scotland, Falkirk Delivers, Falkirk Active Travel Hub and Sustainable Thinking Scotland C.I.C from Bo’ness for all their hard work, support and donations.
... The burgers were amazing, the pizza from the wee wood fired oven with the organic ingredients was sublime.
The event marked the start of our Climate Challenge Fund Project, Making Sense of Energy Saving and highlighted sustainable travel thanks to the presence of the Dr Bike team.
We even got the weather! Can't complain!
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Thank you to Lornshill Academy and Youth and Philanthropy Initiative (YPI) for inviting us along today. We are delighted to say we won! The girls representing us were amazing, such a massive amount of work, from using BSL in their presentation and the demonstration on how to negotiate obstacles when blindfolded. We are truly privileged and look forward to working with you after the summer
Images show the school banner and the winning 4 girls with a large cheque made out to the Centre

We've been testing out the idea of podcasts at the request of some members of the Centre user Group who find them really useful for people with sight loss.
Our first was the Volunteer Newsletter. Have you had a listen and what did you think?
https://soundcloud.com/…/volunteer-news letter-summe…/s-6bwbY

Just a wee reminder, we have Archery on Tuesday night (18th), it’s from 7pm - 9pm.
Expert tutition for archery beginners and a BSL interpretor will be present too.
This is open to anyone with hearing loss from mild to profound and is an extension of our usual Talk and Sign Group. New members always welcome.
... Image shows a previous session with our VI Centre Users.
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We had a great day on Saturday 8th June hosting Forth Valley VIPs (Visually Impaired People) jointly with our partner RNIB Scotland.
17 people came to find out more about what the sensory centre has to offer and to learn about the fast growing RNIB Connect Community.
Great to see lots of new faces from across Forth Valley. The "Speed Connecting" session gave our VIPs the chance to hear from individuals involved with RNIB Connect and the Sensory Centre.
... VIPS were enjoying each other's company so much that they had to be asked to leave eventually so that staff could get home! If you want to find out more about RNIB Connect, please contact Susan Burn on susan.burn@rnib.org.uk or phone 07864 958240.
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We are having a 'guess the name of our Tinman competition at reception!
Just 50p a go and you could even win a bottle of whisky kindly donated by Ian and Cathy who came up wit the idea.
Please see book at reception for your guess. More info on our website here:
... https://www.forthvalleysensorycentre.org/ tinman-guess-the-…/
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Our annual charity shop event takes place at La Porte Precinct in Grangemouth from 24th-28th June.
We really need your donations of good quality clean clothes, bags, accessories, pictures, ornaments, bric-a-brac, children's toys etc for sale.Great chance to sort out that summer wardrobe or dusty sideboard!
These can be left at the Centre from 20th June or handed in at the shop from 24th June.
... Please help us reach our £1500 fundraising target All funds raised will go directly to helping our groups and classes for vulnerable people in the local area.
If you can't donate why not come and buy? Previous year's have seen people snap up some amazing bargains on bags, coats and shoes!
Contact us on Facebook or see our website for more information https://www.forthvalleysensorycentre.org/ grangemouth-chari…/
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Wee NHS cooking class with our resident chef David Black this morning! We made chicken curry, next week dessert! 😋
Our NHS cookery class is great for anyone looking to learn the basics of cooking, we do have a bit of a waiting list but if you would like to sign up for it please give the Centre a ring and we can keep your details for future classes!

Wee NHS cooking class with our resident chef David Black this morning! We made chicken curry, next week dessert! 😋
Our NHS cookery class is great for anyone looking to learn the basics of cooking, we do have a bit of a waiting list but if you would like to sign up for it please give the Centre a ring and we can keep your details for future classes!