Reconnect Through Cookery Fun!

On Friday we kept it fresh and tasty! Our amazing members prepared a colourful salad with tomatoes, cucumbers, red onion, spring onions, radish, and lettuce ๐Ÿฅ’๐Ÿ…๐Ÿง…๐Ÿฅฌโ€” then made their own wraps with cheese, ham, chicken, or a bit of everything! ๐Ÿ˜‹๐ŸŒฏ
๐Ÿ‘ A huge thank you to our fantastic volunteers for all your help, to Ffion for the brilliant quiz ๐Ÿง ๐ŸŽ‰, and to Pete the caretaker for setting everything up โ€” you’re a legend! โญ๐Ÿ› ๏ธ A big welcome to our new member Rachael โ€” it was lovely to have you join us today, and we canโ€™t wait to see you again! ๐Ÿ˜Š๐Ÿ’š
๐ŸŽถ Weโ€™ll see everyone on Wednesday for Reconnect Through Music โ€” get ready to sing, dance, and have a great time! ๐ŸŽค๐Ÿ’ƒ๐Ÿ•บ

Woodland Walk

We had our walk nice and early today to avoid the heat ๐Ÿฅต๐ŸŒณ
It was a lovely, leisurely stroll around Bargoed Woodland Park ๐ŸŒฟ๐Ÿฆ โ€” absolutely beautiful! ๐Ÿ’š This afternoon, weโ€™re cooling down in the office โ„๏ธ Stay cool everyone, drink plenty of fluids ๐Ÿ’ง and donโ€™t forget your sun cream ๐Ÿงด๐Ÿ•ถ๏ธ๐ŸŒž

Viva Fest 2025

Viva Fest 2025 didnโ€™t disappoint! ๐ŸŽ‰ We had an amazing day at the ICC Wales ๐ŸŽถ๐Ÿฅ trying out African drumming, getting creative with crafts ๐ŸŽจ, having a go at archery ๐ŸŽฏ, chatting to all the stall holders ๐Ÿ—ฃ, and enjoying some fantastic singing and live music ๐ŸŽค๐ŸŽต.
๐Ÿคฉ The stilt walkers were incredible ๐Ÿคนโ€โ™‚๏ธ, and the giant bubbles were magical. It was so lovely to see all our wonderful People First friends ๐Ÿ’›. Massive well done to the organisers ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘.

๐Ÿ Gethin loved sitting on the Blood Bank motorbike ๐Ÿ, Rees enjoyed trying out the police gear ๐Ÿ‘ฎโ€โ™‚๏ธ, Judith had a go on the bike ๐Ÿšดโ€โ™€๏ธ, Theresa loved collecting all the free pens โœ’๏ธ, and Libby had fun with the crafts โœ‚๏ธ.We even treated ourselves to some delicious ice cream! Canโ€™t wait for the next one! ๐ŸŽ‰โœจ

Bargoed Woodland Walk

It was the perfect weather for our group walk yesterday through Bargoed Woodland Park! ๐ŸŒณ๐Ÿšถโ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿšถโ€โ™‚๏ธ Well done to everyone who joined us โ€” it was a long one, but you all smashed it! ๐Ÿ’ช๐Ÿ’š Lovely views, fresh air, good company, and lots of laughs along the way! ๐Ÿƒ๐Ÿ˜„

Summer Vibes Party

We hope you all had a WONDERFUL day at our Summer Fiesta! ๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŒž
The sun was shining โ˜€๏ธ, the disco was buzzing ๐ŸŽถ๐Ÿ•บ, and the games were packed with fun โ€“ from limbo, basketball ๐Ÿ€, to hula hoops! ๐Ÿ”ฅ Everyone got involved, and even Peter the caretaker dressed up for the occasion! ๐ŸŽญ๐Ÿ‘
The decorations looked amazing ๐ŸŒบ๐ŸŒˆ, the food and ice cream were delicious ๐Ÿ”๐ŸŒญ๐Ÿฆ, and the dancing was fantastic ๐Ÿ’ƒ๐Ÿ•บ โ€“ you all brought the vibes!
๐Ÿ’› Massive THANK YOU to our incredible volunteers who helped make today such a special one. Youโ€™re the best!

Reconnect Through Music VIBES!

What an amazing session today โ€“ our members truly reached for the stars! โญโœจ
๐ŸŽค Ffion and Nat kicked things off with a fab duet of S Club 7’s โ€œReach for the Starsโ€ ๐Ÿ’ซ
๐ŸŽถ Ava brought the energy with โ€œFreedomโ€ by Wham! ๐Ÿ•บ
๐ŸŽค Susan wowed us with โ€œMy Girlโ€ by The Temptations ๐Ÿ’•
๐ŸŽถ Elizabeth sang a sweet version of โ€œSweet Carolineโ€ (so good! so good! ๐ŸŽต)
๐ŸŒ Shaun got everyone moving with โ€œDown Underโ€ by Men at Work!
๐ŸŽต With 28 incredible performances, our session was full of joy, laughter, clapping, dancing, and singalongs! ๐Ÿฅณ๐ŸŽ‰๐Ÿชฉ
๐Ÿฅช๐Ÿฐ We also enjoyed a lovely buffet โ€“ big thanks to Cheryl and Helen for keeping us fed and happy, and to Sian for doing the register with a smile! ๐Ÿ˜Š๐Ÿงก
๐ŸŒž We canโ€™t wait to see you all at our Summer Fiesta this Friday โ€“ it’s going to be HOT HOT HOT! ๐ŸŒด๐ŸŒบ๐ŸŒญ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ‰๐ŸŽ‰
๐Ÿ’ฌ “These sessions are full of friendship, confidence, and feel-good fun. We love seeing everyone shine!” ๐ŸŒŸ๐Ÿ’›

Reconnect Through Cookery Update!

Friday was all about fresh flavours and fun! Our amazing members got stuck in preparing delicious salads with:
๐Ÿฅฌ lettuce, ๐Ÿ… tomatoes, ๐Ÿง… red onion, ๐Ÿซ‘ peppers, ๐Ÿฅ’ cucumber, ๐Ÿง„ garlic, and a sprinkle of herbs!
We had three mouthwatering options:
๐Ÿ One with creamy tomato and bacon sauce, topped with melty ham and cheese ๐Ÿง€
๐ŸŸ A tuna, mayo and sweetcorn mix โ€“ a classic favourite!
๐Ÿฅ— And loads of freshly chopped salad for everyone to enjoy ๐Ÿ’š
Big thanks to:
๐ŸŽ‰ Nat for calling out a fun game of bingo
๐Ÿง  Ffion for a fab quiz
๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ Amy for sorting the raffle
๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐Ÿณ And everyone who helped out in the kitchen โ€“ youโ€™re all stars!
๐Ÿ’ƒ Weโ€™re already buzzing for next weekโ€™s Hawaiian Summer Fiesta! Expect:
๐ŸŒญ Hotdogs
๐Ÿ— Chicken burgers
๐Ÿฅฌ Homemade slaw
๐Ÿฆ Ice-cream
๐ŸŽถ Dancing, bingo & a quiz!
These sessions mean the world to our members โ€” theyโ€™re a chance to try new foods, make friends, and learn together in a fun, supportive space ๐Ÿ’›๐ŸŒˆ

AGM News from Caerphilly People First!

Today we had our AGM โ€“ that means our Annual General Meeting. Itโ€™s a special meeting where we talk about what weโ€™ve done over the year and make important group decisions ๐Ÿ˜Š๐Ÿ‘
We also voted for a new Chair and Vice Chair! ๐ŸŽ‰๐Ÿช‘
Sadly, Hannah Thomas couldnโ€™t be with us โ€“ we missed you Hannah ๐Ÿ’œ
A HUGE congratulations toโ€ฆ
๐ŸŒŸ Natalie King โ€“ our new Chair!
๐ŸŒŸ Gethin Chamberlain โ€“ our new Vice Chair!
Well done both of you! We know youโ€™ll do a brilliant job speaking up for our members ๐Ÿ’ช๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Thanks to everyone who took part in the meeting and the vote! ๐ŸŽˆ๐Ÿ’™
Letโ€™s keep working together and making a difference ๐Ÿ’ซ

Reconnect Through Music ๐ŸŽค๐ŸŽธ

What a brilliant session we had last week with an amazing crowd of 30 music lovers! ๐Ÿ’ƒ๐Ÿ•บ
We had 28 fantastic songs performed by our talented members ๐ŸŽต๐ŸŽค โ€”
๐ŸŒŸ Jade wowed us with Holiday by Madonna
๐ŸŒŸ Nat sang Love Me Do by The Beatles and Daniel by Elton John
๐ŸŒŸ Jamie, our newest member, impressed everyone with 7 Years by Lukas Graham
๐ŸŒŸ Libby sang Ordinary by Alex Warren so beautifully
๐ŸŒŸ Ffion did a fab job running the session and even blasted out a few bangers herself! ๐ŸŽถ

Big thanks to:
โœ… Sharon for doing the register and raffle
โœ… Helen, Zoe & Cheryl for cooking up delicious pizza ๐Ÿ•
โœ… Peter the caretaker for helping set up the hall ๐Ÿ‘
What a fun afternoon full of music, laughter, and good vibes! ๐ŸŽค๐ŸŽถโค๏ธ