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University of South Wales Training Exercise

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Last week our volunteers Natalie King and Amy Jones took part in a simulation exercise at the University of South Wales, the aim of which was to train midwifery students and learning disability student nurses.

Nat played the role of a pregnant female, who is visited in her flat by a midwife, and Amy played the role of a female who giving birth on a labour ward. Nat also played the role of a mother who has given birth to her child, is caring for her along with her partner Darren, and is visited by a midwife and a learning disability nurse

People with learning disabilities are increasingly likely to become parents, and are entitled to have access to the right support to do this. The students did an amazing job, and we hope that the knowledge they gained during the training exercise will improve the care and treatment people with learning disabilities receive in the future.

Counting Your Way to Health

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Yesterday we started the ‘Counting Your Way to Good Health’ programme with the Skills for Life Multiply project. We talked about health, what might affect your health, and how to improve your health. The top three answers the group gave to the last question were diet, exercise, and environment. The group then took part in an icebreaker exercise where they went through the alphabet and listed something to do with health and wellbeing for every letter.

The group were given a fitness tracker each, which they will use to track how many steps they take, with the aim being to reach 10,000 steps per day.

The World Health Organisation says that health is a state of complete physical, mental and social wellbeing, and the enjoyment of the highest standard of health is one of the fundamental rights of every human being.

Cookery Halloween Party

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On Friday 27th October we held our Reconnect Through Cookery Halloween Party. It was great to see so many people dressed up – everyone looked scary and fantastic. We played a game of spooky bingo and then handed out certificates for Best Carved Pumpkin, awarded to Sian, Best Spooky Dancer, which went to Briani, and Best Costume, awarded to Gethin. This was followed by some lovely buffet food. Thank you to everyone who volunteered – we couldn’t have done it without you. Thank you to Jamie Pritchard, Deputy Leader for Caerphilly County Borough Council, and Councillor Carol Andrews for paying us a visit and judging our competitions.

Hate Crime Training

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Thank you to Noah from Victim Support for delivering Hate Crime Training to our members yesterday. They found the training easy to understand and really enjoyed taking part in the session.

Hate crimes are crimes targeted at a person because of hostility or prejudice towards that person’s disability, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or transgender identity.

You can report a Hate Crime to the police or contact Victim Support for help and advice.

Gardening

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The following was written by Morgan, one of our volunteers:

Hello, my name is Morgan Llwyd Jones and I’m a volunteer at Caerphilly People First. This morning at TARAGGAN Educational Gardens & Nursery allotments me and the other volunteers spent most of the morning digging out all the weeds. Once it was time for us to put the tools away in the shed I stored them nice and neatly so that John didn’t have to tidy up after me or the group.

Just before we all left, me, Christy Taylor, Sam Evans, Gethin Chamberlain & Rees Powell picked some produce from our allotment plots, including onions, broad beans and courgettes, and took it to the YMCA for the vegetables to be shared out between everyone.

University of South Wales Training

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Natalie and Ffion, in their roles as members of TRAC, recently visited the University of South Wales where they trained student nurses by playing the role of a patient.

Natalie King played the role of a member of the community who had an epileptic seizure on the street and was taken to hospital, and Ffion Poole played the part of a patient with a suspected broken ankle who was waiting in A&E. The students did a great job, as did Ffion and Natalie in their acting roles.