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WHAT’S ON WEEKLY @ DERIAN HOUSE (Monday 18th July – Sunday 24th July)  

MONDAY 18th

  • Sensory Story Time will take place in the Seaside Room from 1:30 – 3:00pm for Derian families with Caroline W (Wellbeing & Play Worker).

 

  • An online ‘Advanced Care Planning’ course will be hosted on Microsoft Teams from 12:30 – 2:30pm this afternoon. Contact Kirsty B (Clinical Educator) for more information if you’re interested.

TUESDAY 19th

  • Weekly playgroup for our Derian toddlers and babies will take place in the Seaside Room from 10:00am – 12:00pm.

 

  • Visitors from Kentown Wizard are meeting with David (CEO) and Lynn (Director of Clinical Services).

 

  • Katie McNally (Wellbeing & Play Team Leader) will be hosting a ‘Spirituality & Communication’ information session in the Clinical Skills Lab from 2:30pm.

 

  • Individual and group sessions of Music Therapy will take place in the Snug from 2:00 – 6:00pm.

WEDNESDAY 20th

  • Join our music teacher Rachel Toner in from 11am for a sing-a-long in The Snug.
  • The Derian Voices will be meeting in the Seaside Room from 12:00 – 1:00pm. You’re very welcome to attend, no matter your singing ability!

 

  • There’ll be a meeting this morning to progress the Oldham/Rochdale Community Engagement Programme here at Derian, with filmmaker Parvez Qadir joining us.

 

  • The Quality, Safety & Improvement Sub-Committee will take place this afternoon.

 

  • Our Derian Dads will meet once again in the Seaside Room from 7:30pm this evening.

THURSDAY 21st

  • Our Pets as Therapy dog, Shuna, will be arriving at Derian with her human Linda for their weekly visit.

 

  • Visitors from the County Council are coming to meet with David and Lynn to discuss the Options Appraisal.

 

  • This fortnight’s guided meditation and relaxation session with John (Family Counsellor) will be held in the Conference Room/Cinema from 2:00pm (location TBC).

 

  • Our Fundraising and Comms teams will be out in full force and scattered across Preston city centre over the next two days for a ‘Shaker Tin Blitz’, which will see them engage with local businesses, and encourage the people of Preston to support Derian House.

FRIDAY 22nd 

  • Sensory Story Time with Caroline W for our in-house children will take place in the lounge or Sensory Garden this morning.

 

  • An online education session held by Project ECHO and focusing on ‘Advanced Care Planning in Transition’ will be from 12:00 – 2:00pm today. Speak with Kirsty B for more information.

 

  • Dawn (Family & Young People Services Manager) will lead a session about MCA and DOLS in the House Lounge at 9:30am this morning.

 

  • Friday Night Club will be held in the cinema this evening from 6:30pm.

 

  • Team Tomato or Team Pepper?! Ready, Steady, Cook with Arron (Wellbeing & Play Worker) will take place this afternoon in Danni’s Diner.

SATURDAY 23rd

  • Our weekend shift Pets as Therapy dog Tallulah will be visiting the hospice with her human, Clare for some belly rubs and cuddles.

 

  • Music and Movement with Claire VO (Wellbeing & Play Worker) will take place this afternoon in-house.

SUNDAY 24th

  • 3, 2, 1… JUMP! Our next (and first, seeing as the last date was cancelled due to high winds!) batch of dedicated divers will take to the skies and Dive for Derian from 15,000ft to raise money for their local children’s hospice. Karen (Donor Database Coordinator) and Clare (Pets as Therapy dog Tallulah’s mum) will be representing #TeamDerian as they face their fears at Black Knights Parachute Centre.

 

  • Our grounds will be open once again for the National Garden Scheme’s Open Gardens event here at Derian House. Supporters will be welcome to peruse our wonderful outdoor spaces at our festival-themed ‘D in the Park’ event, with live music and bell tents in Smile Park. As ever, we’ll have plenty of volunteers about to talk about the work we do at the hospice, refreshments in the Seaside Garden and plenty of fun for all the family to enjoy. Grab your tickets here – it’s just £3 for adults and FREE for children and dogs – NGS Booking System.

ANY OTHER BUSINESS

  • Our Horwich shop reopened its doors yesterday afternoon after a five-day refresh, with brand new fixtures and fittings, and a Derian-ised lick of paint! A huge thanks to all of the staff and volunteers who helped in any way – it looks fab!

 

  • If you would like to share with the rest of Derian what your department is up to in the next 7 days, please send an email to murray@derianhouse.co.ukbefore Thursday the week before.

Have a great week everyone! 🙂