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Another Wonderful Month at James’ Place Basingstoke Dear gentle JP readers, as the sun sets on another vibrant month at James’ Place, we reflect on the joys of summer that have filled our members’ days with a wide variety of tailored activities. From the golden fields...

It has been a busy old month at James’ Place in Eastleigh. We have explored lots of new topics as well as making the most of the summer sun with some spontaneous trips out. This months’ themes included America/ Independence Day – Wimbledon/ Tennis – Dogs – Science/...

Dear gentle JP readers, the British summer is upon us once more and we are delighted to share all about our latest activities and adventures. Getting out and about whilst the sun has been shining has definitely been a marvellous highlight for all our members, and we...

This month has been filled with some fantastic trips! Firstly, as it's one of our favourite trips, we went on our yearly visit to Paulton’s Park, and of course, we had the best day. We find that going to Paulton's Park enables our members to use a variety of their...

Our Themes this month were: 80th Anniversary of D-Day, Preparation Week, Wizard of Oz and Euros/Europe. We began the week remembering all those involved with D Day on its 80th anniversary.  We discussed what material would make an effective parachute, we then made...

Out and About Giving members opportunities to go out in our community as well as enjoy the nature around us is what James’ Place is all about. With that in mind, it has been a very busy month for our JP bus as well as the members! Providing a variety of different...

This month one of our themes has been The Lion King so we have been incorporating that into our daily activities. In the craft room, we have been using skills like accuracy, concentration, fine motor skills and creativity to create different African-themed crafts....

Themes this month were: Eurovision - Wedding Fever - The Caribbean - Forest Adventures Eurovision   This month began with Eurovision (should we not talk about it?). Luckily, the sun was shining this week, and we spent a lot of our time outside at a local park or...

Finally, this month the sun has decided to grace us with its presence! We have been taking full advantage of this taking our crafts outside, going on stunning walks in Hatherden and playing games outside in our beautiful surroundings!We have been focusing on building...