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Reconnect Through Music

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We had an amazing turnout with 40 people attending our recent Reconnect Through Music session yesterday. The day was filled with singing, socializing, dancing, and so much fun. Members shared fantastic feedback, saying they love the welcoming atmosphere, making friends, and especially the joy of singing and dancing. One member said, “I love dancing and singing!”

Other feedback included:

“It’s fun, people are kind!”
“The biscuits are yummy!”
“I really enjoyed my hotdogs!”

A big thank you to our wonderful volunteers, and to Zac and Lexy for making it a happy, memorable session for all. Looking forward to next time!

Gardening Group at TARAGGAN

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A big thank you to our dedicated volunteers, Gethin and Rees, and our fantastic head gardener, Morgan Jones, for a chilly but productive morning at TARAGGAN Educational Gardens yesterday. Together, we transplanted leeks and Welsh onions in our eco bottle house. The cold fresh air was brisk, but working outside in the almost winter sunshine gave us all a much-needed boost.

A special shout-out to Kyle for once again giving up his time to teach and guide us—your support is truly invaluable. We’re also incredibly grateful to the National Lottery for making it possible for us to employ a valued team member for 2 hours a week; your support helps us continue this important work and makes a big difference.

Crafts

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We had a very crafty early induction to Christmas at our Tuesday Crafts group this week. Due to a delay in the delivery of some craft materials, our snow shakers are now planned for next week, but that didn’t dampen our spirits. We “snow plowed” on with Christmas cards and ornaments, and wow, they turned out fantastic. Well done, everyone!

All spaces are now allocated, and we can’t wait to see you next week. Big thanks to Cheryl and Zoe for facilitating such a fun session — it was a wonderful time socializing, making friends, and learning new skills!

Reconnect Through Music

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What a jam-packed Reconnect Through Music session today we had last week. We had 59 people join us for an epic day of pizza, karaoke, singing, and dancing. Chris Davies rocked the crowd with his Rick Astley vibes, Morgan brought out his inner Tom Jones, Susan channelled Kylie Minogue, and Sean threw it back with UB40 classics. The pizza was delicious, and the laughter was endless! Big thanks to Zak and Lexy for keeping the energy high and a shoutout to our amazing volunteers who made it all possible. We can’t wait to see you all next week for hot dogs, music, and more fun!

Reconnect Through Cookery

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At Friday’s cookery session, we served up 70 portions of delicious corned beef hash. Our members did a fantastic job preparing fresh broccoli, cauliflower, and cabbage as sides, making it a hearty meal. Everyone looked fab in their pyjamas to support Children in Need!

We also had a special chocolate cake to celebrate our volunteer Gethin’s birthday. Some members joined a consultation with Disability Can Do and received £20 vouchers. A big congrats to Gareth on winning the raffle!

Our sessions are now full to capacity, and we’re thrilled to have raised £45 for Children in Need! Huge thanks to all the incredible volunteers for hosting quizzes, cooking, washing up, serving lunch, and setting up the hall. Special shoutout to Peter, our amazing caretaker, for opening up and coming to the rescue with extra corned beef. As always, we had zero waste!

We’re off next week, but we’ll be back on November 22nd to serve up Spaghetti Bolognese. See you then!

Chair Yoga

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Yesterday we wrapped up our final chair yoga session for the year with the amazing Lisa. We had so much fun trying out different poses like the rock, tree, and mountain, plus many more. To test our coordination, we passed a squashie toy to each other using only our feet, which had us all giggling!

We ended the session with a soothing stretch, played relaxing music, and focused on some calming northern lights on the ceiling to wind down. These six sessions have been fantastic, and we’ve loved learning new things with Lisa. See you in the New Year, Lisa, and thank you for everything.

Reconnect Through Cookery

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Our members had an absolutely spook-tacular day celebrating Halloween at Friday’s Reconnect through Cookery session! The room looked amazing, decorated with chilling props (thanks, Amanda!), and the buffet was simply delicious. Big congrats to Anthony for winning Best Costume, and to Matilda for showing off her moves and winning Best Dancer! We loved seeing everyone dressed up – you all looked incredible.

Special thanks to Darren for keeping the dance floor alive with his DJ skills, and to everyone who helped make this day so memorable for our volunteers and members. We even enjoyed a Halloween quiz, singing, dancing, laughter, and treat bags! Huge shoutout to Pete for opening up early so we could decorate, and a big thank you to Zoe, Cheryl, and Gemma for all their hard work.

Thanks to everyone who donated towards making this event truly special. See you all next week for Corned Beef Pie and Seasonal Vegetables!

GAVO V-Fest Networking Event

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Caerphilly People First had a great day yesterday at the Caerphilly GAVO V-Fest third sector networking and promotion event. It was a fantastic opportunity to learn more about the amazing organisations making a difference in our community, as well as a chance to pick up some free goodies! It was lovely to see everyone in their Halloween-themed costumes, and to take part in the fun activities and demonstrations. See you all next year!

TARAGGAN Gardens

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Our Caerphilly People First volunteers had a fantastic morning at TARAGGAN Educational Gardens & Nursery yesterday, enjoying the crisp air while harvesting radishes. We’re taking the larger ones home to enjoy, and the smaller radishes will be carefully planted in pots and stored in the polytunnel to keep them cosy during the colder months ahead.

Thank you to our volunteers for their hard work in the garden, and thank you, Kyle, for another great visit.

Halloween Yoga

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Yesterday our members and volunteers had a Halloween-themed yoga session that was full of thrills and chills! We each took turns pulling a Trick or Treat from the bag, challenging us to spooky poses like:

Spider, witch on her broom, bat, ghost, and crow.

We ended this spooktacular session with a calming focus on a flickering candle, paired with relaxing music. Not only did we get a good stretch and laugh, but we also found some zen. Thank you, Lisa, for such a fun session; can’t wait for next week!