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WHAT’S ON WEEKLY @ DERIAN HOUSE (26th January – 1st February)   

HOSPICE OPENING & CLOSING DAYS

 

  • The hospice is open all week for short breaks and day care.

 

MONDAY 26th 

 

  • G’day mate! For Australia Day, our children and young people will be making Australian animal-themed arts and crafts this morning in messy play!

 

  • The care team will be completing staff training today on neonatal symptom management from 2pm. The training will be on zoom, so please email Alison Morris for the link.

 

  • Ashton Golf Club will be coming to visit the hospice today, as they have chosen us to be their charity of the year.

 

  • Our children and young people will be meeting tonight for movie madness, with lots of yummy treats!

 

  • The Finance & Income Sub-Committee will be held in the Seaside Room from 11:00am – 1:00pm.

 

TUESDAY 27th

 

  • Our children and young people will be playing smelly bingo this morning.

 

  • Playgroup will be taking place in the Seaside Room this morning from 10:00am – 11:30pm.

 

  • There’ll be a fire alarm test at 2pm today.

 

  • Darren Chan, Amelie’s dad, and his friend Kevin Heaps from AMET will be coming in today to give us the £10,000 that AMET has raised in support of Amelie and Derian.

 

  • Today is a Senior Manager Strategy Day.

 

  • This evening, our children and young people will be having lots of fun in the hydrotherapy pool!

 

WEDNESDAY 28th

 

  • For International Lego Day, our children and young people will be making Lego printed artwork.

 

  • Cornerstones group will be meeting in the Seaside Room today from 10am – 12pm.

 

 

  • We will be interviewing for the post of Director of Integrated Care today.

 

  • The Clinical Development Review Group will meet today.

 

  • NEET daycare will be taking place today instead of tomorrow.

 

  • At 11am, Rachel will be coming in for music hour in the Snug.

 

  • This afternoon, our children and young people will be baking delicious treats to take home!

 

  • There’ll be an Innova Hoist training session in the Lodge from 12:00pm – 1:30pm today.

 

  • The GP’s will meet today via Teams from 1:00pm – 2:00pm.

 

THURSDAY 29th

 

  • There will be tactile messy sensory play for our children and young people this morning.

 

  • The Derian Dynamos will be competing in a boxing competition tonight at Bolton Arena!

 

  • Penwortham Golf Course will be coming in today for a visit, as they have made us their charity of the year.

 

  • The referral panel will be convening today.

 

  • This afternoon, there will be a sensory story time for our children and young people.

 

FRIDAY 30th

 

  • There will be lots of music and movement fun this morning for our children and young people.

 

 

  • We say goodbye today to Bridget Thompson, who will be retiring from her role as Clinical Director.

 

  • Clinical Education will be hosting students in the conference room for a study day today.

 

  • Our children and young people will be playing prize bingo this morning.

 

  • Friday Night Club will be taking place this evening in the Lodge.

 

  • Keep an eye out on our socials tonight, as we’ll be announcing a very special and exciting year-long partnership with a local sports team.

 

SATURDAY 31st

 

  • It’s International Zebra Day today! Our children and young people will be splashing about in the hydrotherapy pool this morning, before taking part in some zebra-themed arty fun later!

 

  • There will be a Youth Family Drop-In today in The Lodge from 1:30pm – 3pm.

 

SUNDAY 1st

 

  • Get your walking boots at the ready because Derian’s annual Top Dog challenge starts today, with our fundraisers and their furry friends walking 100km throughout the month of February to raise vital funds for our hospice.

 

  • There will be a Derian Scavenger Hunt this morning for our children and young people.

 

  • To kick off National Storytelling Week, we will be snuggling down for story time later today.

 

ANY OTHER BUSINESS

 

 

Have a great week everyone!