News

SATURDAY 24^th

• T’was the night before Christmas, and all through the house, the hydrotherapy pool was open for our children to splash about!

SUNDAY 25^th

• IT’S CHRIIIIIIIIISTMAAAAAAAAS! Merry Christmas everyone – have a great one, whatever you’re up to!

SUNDAY 1^st

• Happy New Year! Here’s to 2023 – enjoy celebrating with your loved ones. At the hospice, we’ll be doing themed arts and crafts in the Messy PlayZone.

 

• Our children and young people will be enjoying a sensory story in the Lounge this morning.

 

MONDAY 2^nd

• We’ll be busy making 2023 calendars in the Messy PlayZone this morning.

TUESDAY 3^rd

• Individual and group sessions of music therapy with Martha will take place in the Snug between 2:00pm and 6:00pm.

 

• Join Caroline (Wellbeing & Play Worker) for sensory story time in the Lounge.

 

• Cheers to 30 years! Our ‘30 years of Care’ campaign launches digitally this morning. Check out our social media cover photo, you may just spot yourself!

 

• Our in-house children will be enjoying fun and splashes in the hydrotherapy pool.

WEDNESDAY 4^th

• Heads down, it’s prize bingo time! We’ll be in the Lounge, with plenty of prizes to be won!

 

• Rachel the music lady will be here for an hour of sing-a-long fun in the Snug.

THURSDAY 5^th

• Greenhouse gardening fun with Gareth the Gardener will take place this morning up in Smile Park.

 

• Our Pet Therapy pooch Shuna will be on her weekly hospice visit. Say hello and give her a stroke!

 

• A therapeutic TAC PAC session with Claire (Wellbeing & Play Worker) will be held in the Sensory Room this afternoon.

 

• Caroline W will once again be teaching our youngsters how to swim with swimming lessons starting from 4:00pm in our hydrotherapy pool.

FRIDAY 6^th

• Music and Movement will be taking place in the Sensory Room for our in-house children and young people.

 

• Join us in Danni’s Diner for an afternoon of tasty baking.

SATURDAY 7^th

• What will be find on our treasure hunt around the hospice?

SUNDAY 8^th

• Want to get messy? Come to the Messy PlayZone this morning for syringe painting!

ANY OTHER BUSINESS

• 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, and I ho ho hope you have a brilliant Christmas and New Year J