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CLASP Wokingham springs into action

by Emma Merchant
March 24, 2024
in Community, Featured, Lifestyle, Uncategorised, Wokingham
CLASP Wokingham, a self-advocacy group for people with learning disabilities, offers friendship and support at it's Friendship Table in the Bradbury Centre. Picture: Emma Merchant

CLASP Wokingham, a self-advocacy group for people with learning disabilities, offers friendship and support at it's Friendship Table in the Bradbury Centre. Picture: Emma Merchant

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A SELF ADVOCACY group for people with learning disabilities continues its wide range of activities in April.

Sessions include regular social activities, crafts, films, sports, and drop in sessions.

And this month the group will also be volunteering, and diving into books at the library.

Members of CLASP Wokingham can enjoy all their usual sessions, including; Movie Mates, Coffee Shop, Dancing to Music, Book Corner, Evening Drop-In at Sedero Lounge, Active Session, Take Notice, Puzzle Club , Choir, and Board Games At The Library.

Regular sporting events include Happy & Healthy Club Sports & Fitness sessions at Wokingham Leisure Centre, and a disabled swim session at Wokingham Leisure Centre, open to all with a disability.

Disabled swim sessions are at Wokingham Leisure Centre on Mondays and Fridays from 2pm until 3pm, at Loddon Valley Leisure Centre, on Tuesdays from 11am until noon and at Bulmershe Leisure Centre, on Wednesdays from 1pm until 2pm.

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Swim sessions cost £1.70, and carers go free of charge.

The board games club is open to all, and free to attend.

CLASP members will volunteer at The Cowshed, on Monday, April 8.

They can also enjoy a World Book Night event at Wokingham Library on Tuesday, April 23, from 10am until noon.

Towards the end of the month CLASP supporters, including CEO Debs Morrison, will be taking on the Wokingham Walk, raising funds to enable the charity to continue to provide its range of advocacy, support and opportunities.

For more information about days and times of all the activities organised by CLASP Wokingham, and to join the group, visit: www.claspwokingham.org

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