🧼✨ Personal Hygiene Training ✨🧼

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Yesterday, we enjoyed attending an informative and engaging training session on Personal Hygiene. 🛁🪥👕 A big thank you to Ffion for delivering such an excellent presentation! 🌟👏 Everyone who attended learned a great deal about the importance of maintaining good personal hygiene and how it helps to keep us healthy, comfortable, and confident. During the session, Ffion explained why it is important to clean our bodies and clothes regularly. She also went into detail about how to care for different parts of our bodies, including:

🦷 Keeping our teeth clean by brushing regularly.
💇 Looking after our hair by washing and grooming it.
💅 Keeping our nails clean and trimmed.
👂 Cleaning our ears safely.
🧴 Taking good care of our skin by washing regularly and keeping it healthy.

Following the presentation, everyone took part in a fun Personal Hygiene Quiz. 📝🎉 The quiz included questions based on everything we had learned during the session. Congratulations to everyone who took part! Every single participant achieved a fantastic 20 out of 20 score! 🏆💯 This shows just how much everyone listened, learned, and remembered from the training.

🎶 Reconnect Through Music 🎤💙

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What a brilliant and successful Reconnect Through Music session we enjoyed today! 🌟 We were treated to 24 fantastic performances 🎵, all in a lovely, relaxed atmosphere filled with smiles, laughter, and great company. 😊💙

There were so many wonderful performances throughout the session. Just a few highlights included:

🎤 Ellysia singing three fantastic songs, including the epic Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen 👑🎶
🎶 Ffion and Andrew performing two brilliant duets together 🎙️🎙️
🍫 Sean getting everyone singing along with Sweet Like Chocolate 🎵
🎼 Anthony entertaining us with a classic from The Drifters 🎤
🌟 Donna delivering a wonderful Whitney Houston favourite ❤️
🏨 Kyle performing the timeless Hotel California 🎸
💃 Christine bringing plenty of energy with 5,6,7,8 by Steps! 🎉

We loved hearing everyone’s feedback today!

😊 Dennis said he really enjoyed the atmosphere.
🤝 Sean enjoyed interacting with everyone.
🧹 Anthony said he enjoyed sweeping the floor after the session finished! 😄

A big thank you to everyone who helped make today such a success:

🍽️ Christy for working so hard in the kitchen to prepare our delicious lunch.
🎵 Andrew and Ffion for taking care of the music throughout the session.
✅ Cheryl for welcoming everyone and completing the register.
💙 And finally, thank you to everyone who came along — whether you sang, supported others, or simply enjoyed the company of friends. Your enthusiasm, encouragement, and friendship are what make Reconnect Through Music such a special group. 🎶😊

👩‍⚕️🩺 CAERPHILLY PEOPLE FIRST TRAC MEMBERS AT USW! 🩺👩‍⚕️

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We had a fantastic day at the University of South Wales yesterday when our Caerphilly People First TRAC members helped train student nurses from Learning Disability Nursing and Midwifery. 🎭 Gethin and Hannah played new parents who had just come home from hospital. 👶🏠 🤰 Ffion played a woman who had just found out she was 18 weeks pregnant. These scenarios helped the student nurses think about how they can support people with learning disabilities. 💙 We talked about the importance of:

🗣️ Good communication
📖 Easy Read information
❤️ Listening to the person
♿ Making reasonable adjustments
⏰ Giving people time
🤝 Working together
👤 Involving people in their own care
💙 It is really important that different types of nurses work together and understand each other’s roles. 🤝👩‍⚕️👶

🌟 A massive well done to our TRAC members: Gethin, Hannah and Ffion. Your contribution helped make the training real, practical and meaningful. 💙🙌 And a huge WELL DONE to all the student nurses! 👩‍⚕️🎓👏 You did a fantastic job! 🌟💙

💬 Thank You for Joining Our Consultation! 💬

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A huge thank you to everyone who came along to our consultation on Friday! 🥰👏 At Caerphilly People First, it’s all about our members and making sure your voices, ideas and opinions are heard. 🗣️❤️ It was fantastic to hear your thoughts and some brilliant new ideas for the future! 🌟

And of course, it wasn’t all brainstorming! 😂 We enjoyed a fun quiz, bingo and some yummy hot dogs too! 🌭🎉📝 A massive thank you to everyone who helped out today — we really appreciate all your support. 💙🙌

🚌 Travel Confidence Training

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Today we had a fantastic Travel Confidence training session with our members, delivered by Marid and Kurtis from Innovate Trust. 😊🚌 A special thank you to Marid and Kurtis from Innovate Trust for their support and guidance during the session. 🙏

We started planning our bus trip to Pontypridd on 29th September. 🗓️🚌 Members talked about what they need to do before travelling and how planning ahead can help them feel more confident. Members then completed a feedback form about their own experiences of travelling by bus. 📝 We talked about:

👍 What we like about travelling by bus
👎 What we don’t like
😊 Good experiences
😟 Bad experiences
🚌 How we feel when using buses
🌍 Travelling and the Environment

We also talked about the best ways to travel that are better for the environment. 🌱🌍 We discussed how using public transport, walking and sharing journeys can help reduce pollution. We talked about why it is important to give yourself plenty of time to get ready for a journey. ⏰ Members learned about:

🗺️ Planning your route before you leave
📱 Using Maps or Google Maps
🏠 Knowing the address and postcode of where you are going
🚌 Checking the bus times
🚆 Checking train times
🎫 Remembering your bus pass
💷 Taking money if you need it
🧡 Remembering your orange wallet
⏰ Leaving plenty of time so you don’t feel rushed

The session helped members think about how good planning can make travelling easier and less stressful. It also helped members build confidence and prepare for our Pontypridd trip. 🚌💪😊 We are looking forward to putting our travel skills into practice on 29th September!

🎉 Viva Fest 2026! 🎉

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A huge thank you to Cwm Taf People First for inviting us along to Viva Fest last week — we had such a brilliant time! ❤️🙌 It was fantastic to see everyone enjoying themselves, having fun and getting involved. 😊 Our members especially loved the petting zoo 🐐🐰, making clay models 🏺🎨, and having a go at axe throwing! 🪓😂 So many smiles, laughs and great memories made! 🥰 Thank you for having us — we can’t wait for the next one! 🎊❤️

🎶🎤 Music Session Report 🎤🎶

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What a fantastic music session we had today! 🌟 It was wonderful to see so many of our talented members singing a mix of much-loved old favourites and debuting songs we’ve never had at music before. 🎵💙

Our performers were brilliant:

🎤 Ffion and Amy had everyone singing along to “Something Inside So Strong” by Labi Siffre – a truly uplifting performance! 🙌
🎬 Rhys entertained us with a song from one of the Ernest films.
❤️️ Anthony performed the beautiful “On the Wings of Love” by Jeffrey Osborne.
🏍️ Helen gave an energetic and fun rendition of “Cool Rider” from Grease 2, which had everyone smiling!
🎸 Kyle impressed us with the Eagles classic “Hotel California”.
😊 Curtis rounded things off with the feel-good anthem “I Love My Life” by Robbie Williams.

A huge thank you goes to Ffion and Amy for running another brilliant session 👏, Christy for preparing our delicious pizzas 🍕, and Cheryl for giving everyone such a warm welcome 🤗. Thanks also to everyone else who helps make these sessions such a success each week. 💙

Our music group is so much more than singing—it’s a place where people can showcase their talents 🎤, build confidence 🌟, catch up with friends ☕, enjoy a cuppa and a chat 🫖, and simply have fun together. ❤️️

It was lovely to hear some of the feedback from our members:

💬 Diane said, “This group is amazing.”
💬 Elizabeth said she loves talking to her friends.
💬 Helen said she had a great time.

Thank you to everyone who came along and made today another memorable session. We can’t wait to do it all again next time! 🎶🥳💙

🧸 Toys Through the Years with Torfaen Museum 🪀

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Today, we had a wonderful visit from the lovely Becky from Torfaen Museum! 😊 Becky gave the group a fascinating presentation all about toys through the years, taking us on a journey through history and showing us how children have played across the centuries. 🏛️✨ We had the opportunity to see and learn about a fantastic variety of traditional toys, including spinning tops, kaleidoscopes, Jacob’s ladders, dominoes, yo-yos, skipping ropes, toy soldiers, dolls, and many more! 🪀🌈🪢🪖🪆

It was amazing to see examples of toys from hundreds of years ago, as well as toys that many of our members remembered owning or playing with when they were children. The presentation sparked lots of conversations, memories, and smiles all around. 💭💖

💬 Gethin said the presentation was awesome and really interesting.
💬 Hannah said it was really good and especially enjoyed the spinning top.
💬 Andrew said it was amazing and loved looking through the kaleidoscope and having a go with the skipping rope.
💬 Amy said she loved all the information Becky shared about the history of the toys and felt she learned a lot.

A huge thank you to Becky for delivering such an informative, engaging, and enjoyable morning. We all had a fantastic time learning about the history of toys and experiencing some hands-on fun! 😊👏🧸

🍔🍟 Reconnect Through Cookery 🥗❤️

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What a fantastic cookery session we had on Friday! 😋 We enjoyed delicious chicken burgers and fries, with a lovely fresh salad prepared by our members. 🥗🍔🍟 Everyone got involved and it was absolutely delicious!

A huge thank you to:

💚 Zoe and Cheryl for all your help.
🧠 Amy for a fantastic quiz, with a few extra questions added by Rees! 😂👏
🎉 Sian for doing bingo.
🏠 Peter, our caretaker, for setting up the hall for us.

We couldn’t do it without all the amazing people who help make our sessions so special. ❤️ Have a lovely Bank Holiday weekend everyone! 🌞🎉 Enjoy yourselves and stay safe. ❤️ We’ll see you all Wednesday for Reconnect Through Music! 🎶🎤💃🕺

🚆💙 Travel Confidence Training! 💙🚆

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A huge thank you to Marid and Kurtis for another fantastic Travel Confidence training session! 🙌😊 We were also delighted to welcome British Transport Police 🚔👮‍♀️👮‍♂️, who delivered a really useful presentation all about rail safety and staying safe when travelling by train. 🚆🛤️ Our members also enjoyed a fun train and safety quiz 📝🧠, putting their knowledge to the test!

🧡 Everyone received an Orange Wallet to help them feel more confident and supported when travelling. These can help people communicate important information if they need assistance. 👍 Another brilliant session helping our members build their confidence, independence and travel skills! 🌟💪🚌🚆 Thank you to everyone who took part! ❤️