Issue 16 January 2015 The Exciting Vocational Day Service for Adults with Learning Disabilities Well done, everyone! There was a bit of excitement at Kingsland recently when a van in the car park caught fire - thankfully nobody was hurt but there were tall flames and lots of smoke. The building was evacuated, just in case, and the fire brigade arrived to put out the flames. Everybody at CoCoCare kept calm and nobody panicked. We thought our calm responses deserved a CoCoCare Challenge certificate. Elizabeth, Lewis, Ashley, Laura, Chloe, Agnes, Mark and Joe have also received certificates recently for their brilliant personal achievements. Hello and welcome to Guy! CoCoCare, Kingsland Church, 86 London Road, Lexden, Colchester CO3 9DW beth@cococare.co.uk 1
We love Christmas at CoCoCare, and try to fit in lots of fun activities and visits. In December we enjoyed trips to see Cinderella at the Mercury as well as Paddington, Penguins of Madagascar and Nativity 3 at the cinema. We saw Butterflies, a colourful dance and film experience at Jerwood DanceHouse in Ipswich and were able to try out the interactive technology on stage. Paint with your arms, compose lullabies with your feet and chase caterpillars on all fours! On the last day before the Christmas holiday we visited Colchester Zoo, where we stroked reindeer, danced with elves and had an early Christmas dinner. Christmas at CoCoCare Thank you to everybody who bought something from our Christmas stall at Kingsland Church. We sold a range of hand-crafted gifts, cards and slices of delicious Xmas cake. We raised a total of 145.07 and 8 euro cents towards our second mobility scooter. CoCoCare, Kingsland Church, 86 London Road, Lexden, Colchester CO3 9DW beth@cococare.co.uk 2
Karaoke! Singing in the sound-proof karaoke room at Freeport, Braintree. Around the world In 2015, our topic for the year is Around the World. We will be finding out about the customs, food, costumes, art and craft, music and dance, sports, language, flags and geography of different countries. For example, we have already planned a Japanese Tea Ceremony, Bollywood dancing and a Burns Night Celebration. See how we joined in with the Uttarayan Kite Festival on p4. Everyone has made their own Passport and we will add a stamp for each country we visit throughout the year. Is there a country you are interested in? Maybe you have a connection to another country. We would love to hear your ideas for activities. CoCoCare, Kingsland Church, 86 London Road, Lexden, Colchester CO3 9DW beth@cococare.co.uk 3
Let s Go Fly a Kite! We recently celebrated Uttarayan, the Indian Kite Flying Festival. We watched a video of people in Gujerati flying thousands of brightly coloured kites from the rooftops and the beach to celebrate the arrival of Spring. We made our own kites from plastic bags and then flew them at Abbey Fields. Unfortunately it was a bit colder than India, but at least the sun was shining. We also tried some delicious Jalebi, a sweet popular in countries of South Asia, the Middle East, North Africa and East Africa. It is made by deep-frying a wheat flour batter in pretzel or circular shapes, which are then soaked in sugar syrup. CoCoCare, Kingsland Church, 86 London Road, Lexden, Colchester CO3 9DW beth@cococare.co.uk 4
Feb 2015 Timetables @cococarecol w/c 02.02.15 w/c 09.02.15 w/c 16.02.15 w/c 23.02.15 Mon Climbing Ringoes Ice science OR Animation Tobogganing Desert Festival, India Cookery OR Winter Sensory Planning Shaun the Sheep Cinema OR Rileys World animation OR World Games Tues Valentine s craft OR Ice skating Valentine s craft OR Valentine s cookery Around the World at Colchester Zoo Ice science OR pancakes Kurling OR pancakes Ice skating OR Lantern Festival Lantern Festival OR Rileys Wed Craft OR Ice science Cookery OR Rileys Mardi Gras Carnival Floats OR Winter Sensory Chinese New Year dance OR Cookery Chinese New Year including lunch Cycling at Victoria Park OR Craft + Cookery Thurs Shadow puppets Open Day Prep OR Tobogganing LS Open Day Fat Thursday OR Ice science Chinese New Year London OR Mardi Gras Carnival Floats + Kurling Shadow puppets OR Clacton bowling Shadow puppets OR Ringoes Fri Ice skating Creative Crafts Show Venetian masks Ice skating Venetian masks OR Animation + Rileys Pottery with Victoria Ice science Holidays! We are closed for Easter on Friday 3rd April and Monday 6th April only. We are also closed on Bank Holiday Mondays 4th and 25th May. This year we are NOT going to have a summer shut down, and will be open all through the school holiday period (except for August Bank Holiday Monday). Please let us know a month in advance for planned time off or normal charges will apply. Snow alert!! With bad weather forecast this winter, we thought we d remind you that we endeavour to keep open during snowy weather. Safety is always our number one priority. Check our facebook page for information and updates. CoCoCare, Kingsland Church, 86 London Road, Lexden, Colchester CO3 9DW beth@cococare.co.uk 5
March 2015 w/c 02.03.15 w/c 09.03.15 w/c 16.03.15 w/c 23.03.15 w/c 30.03.15 Mon Leisure World including Tues Animation OR Holi Powders Japan including sumo wrestling Wed Indian crafts and mehndi Thurs Shadow puppets Fri Mother s Day crafts Shaun the Sheep Cinema Holi Festival Leisure World including Mother s Day crafts OR Kurling Mother s Day crafts OR Geocaching Indian cookery OR Indian crafts and mehndi Japan including sumo wrestling Red Nose Day/Thai National Elephant Day mash-up!! Leisure World including Asian crafts St Patrick s Day Treasure trail/ geocaching OR Umbrella Festival craft Umbrella Festival dance Indian crafts and mehndi Treasure trail Japanese Manga Leisure World including World Animation OR World Games Clacton Bowling OR Asian crafts Treasure Trail OR Asian crafts Cycling at Victoria Park OR Asian crafts + Myths and Legends Show Marks s Hall walk OR Shadow puppets Treasure trail Japanese Manga Leisure World including Aqua Springs Chocolate craft OR Games Shaun in the City London OR Chocolate craft + Games Europe Intro Horrible Histories at the Mercury Dance Chocolate craft OR Treasure trail (Dedham) Europe Intro OR Treasure trail Good Friday We have a new phone number - 07477692315 Please use this number for all transport, absence and other day-to-day information and queries. Contact: Beth Woodward Tel: 07985 431504 Email: beth@cococare.co.uk Website: www.cococare.co.uk /cococare.colchester Our provisional timetables for February and March. We cater the activities to suit the customers with us at the time, and we always take into account their preferences and needs. Activities listed may change due to circumstances beyond our control. CoCoCare, Kingsland Church, 86 London Road, Lexden, Colchester CO3 9DW beth@cococare.co.uk 6