Opportunities - HEATHLANDS

Health and Wellbeing Opportunities

Heathlands is led by our community to promote and enable the personal development and wellbeing of the individuals we work with. Heathlands ethos is to start with a person’s existing abilities, work with them to develop and maintain those skills, whilst creating new ones.

At Heathlands we care about everyone’s emotional and physical wellbeing. Each person has the opportunity to choose from
a wide range of activities, try out new ones and come up with ideas for new projects that promote healthy lifestyles and personal wellbeing. Twice a year we undertake person-centred planning [PCP] with each member to tailor their learning
and fulfill each person's aspirations and potential. Each individual's accomplishments, ambitions and contentment with their time at Heathlands is reviewed during the PCP and choices are made for the coming months from the array of opportunities available.

Heathlands currently offers 18 session opportunities with four to six sessions running each day.

Sessions we offer

Bakery

Learning to bake at the Heathlands micro-bakery

Gaming

A modern take on personal development using all forms of gaming to help people blossom and shine

Sports

From group sports to seated curling there is something for all capabilities

Social Groups

Relaxing and spending time with friends, making new friends and exploring new opportunities

Cooking CLAS

Developing independence, confidence and skills to cook for yourself and others

Numeracy & Literacy CLAS

Learning, improving and maintaining literacy and numeracy skills to lead a more independent life

Boccia

A Paralympic sport
offering tension and excitement for all to join
in and enjoy

Textiles

Creating unique works of art using professional textile equipment and materials

Film & Animation

Writing, acting, directing, shooting, editing be part of the next inspirational cinematic creation

Cafe Service

Planning and preparing delicious meals cooked by and for our members and the team

Drama

The Heathlands Drama Groups provides a safe, supportive, fun and dynamic arena in which our members can positively express themselves

Seasonal Crafts CLAS

Exploring a range of craft techniques and learning about the natural and cultural traditions of each season

Arts & Crafts

Exploring, designing and creating art and crafts using a fabulous array of resources

Exercise
to music

Keeping fit and healthy and having fun

Music Making

Creating, playing and performing in both digital and acoustic music forms

IT & Media

Improving your IT skills or and having access to the World Wide Web, the choice is yours

Photography

Fun, accessible and adaptable, photography allows our members to tell their own narratives in an immediate media

Wonders of Nature CLAS

Exploring nature and its bountiful wonders: the Heathlands site is the perfect place to learn about nature

We're open Saturdays!

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Have a yearning for life long learning?
Join one of our CLAS courses

We currently provide 4 Community Learning and Skills (CLAS) Courses to our members, which run on separate days with external tutors from Cumbria Adult Learning. The tutors provided have specific skills in the subject areas they are teaching to our members.

Nothing on our list that interests you? Then tell us what does.

Many of the sessions we offer came from the suggestion of our members, If it's a good idea and we have the abilities to facilitate the session we will add it to our PCP choices. Then if enough people would like to give it a try we will then run the session, a true member lead process.