I’m delighted to share with you and Space4Autism Macclesfield an incredible, free website that offers world-class, accessible activities every single day.
I’m writing to you on behalf of Community Integrated Care, a national social care charity that proudly works in your region. Our partner, Leanne Armstrong from NHS England, has recommended that we give you early access to www.what-to-do.co.uk
This website, offers a daily timetable of live, accessible activity sessions, specially designed for people who access care and support.
The packed calendar of free daily Zoom sessions on www.what-to-do.co.uk includes:
- Mondays, 11am – The Creativity Club. Accessible arts and crafts with Age Exchange. From learning how to make puppets to designing stunning artistic scenes, people can discover brilliant new techniques with the leading artist Kate Eggleston-Wirtz.
- Tuesdays, 11.30am – Cook-Along Live With Portsmouth FC. Make a delicious, nutritious, and low-cost meal with Chef Gavin from Pompey in the Community. Participants are currently creating meals inspired by the 21 nations participating in the Rugby League World Cup 2021.
- Wednesdays, 11.00am – Accessible Dance. Discover a new dance every week with Nicola from Leeds Rhinos Foundation, from salsa to street dance.
- Thursdays, 11.00am – Chair-based exercise. These low intensity exercises are specially designed to be highly accessible. Every session promotes flexibility, gentle movement, and fun.
- Fridays, 11.00am – Adaptable PE and games with Leeds Rhinos Foundation. Like an accessible Joe Wicks session, this programme enables people to get fit from their living room.
- Saturdays, 6pm – Disco. DJ Ged hosts his legendary Saturday night disco. Filled with fancy dress, fun and laughter, this is the ideal weekend party.
- Sundays (coming soon) – Yoga. Unwind at the end of the week with stretching and meditation.
www.what-to-do.co.uk also contains a range of free Activity Packs and Resources to support people to enjoy fun and active lives.
It will also be home to special VIP experiences and events. Yesterday, we were delighted to host an incredible class with a national champion Irish Dance (link to twitter). In the coming weeks, we are planning meet and greets with Paralympic athletes.
Just to emphasise, the website is free, and all sessions are planned with a focus on accessibility, impact, and fun. Hundreds of people supported by Community Integrated Care love the sessions and we’re excited to welcome new people to join them.
We would appreciate you sharing this with any contacts that you have and members of your organisation. I’ve attached at timetable, along with a folder (zip), which is full of posters and social media graphics for you to print out, or share on social media, along with a news item.
A bit of background about us – Community Integrated Care is one of the UK’s leading social care charities. We are proud to deliver life changing support to thousands of people across England and Scotland. We are committed to changing society and creating greater opportunities for people who access support, which is at the heart of this project.
You can find out more at www.CommunityIntegratedCare.co.uk
We will be doing a full launch of the website soon, but we want to share it with trusted and key local agencies like yours first. Our priority is to give access to the site to people in organisations who can benefit from it most. We hope it is useful to you.
I’m looking forward to hearing from you!
Kind regards,
Lewis
