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Coffee & Chat – “Steph the Chef” Christmas Treats

Coffee & Chat – “Steph the Chef” Christmas Treats

Steph the Chef (not a real chef!) will be cooking up some Christmas treats for the last parent/carer session of the year. No children at these sessions please.

Coffee & Chat – Social Prescribing & B’Friend Project

This week we will have speakers from the Volunteers centre who run their Social Prescribing and B’Friending service. No children at these sessions please. Refreshments provided.

Coffee & Chat – Cost of Living Project & Borrow It

Come along to learn more from the Cost of Living team at the Volunteers Centre and the Borrow it Scheme, which offers Blackpool residents the opportunity to borrow items, suchas DIY equipment etc rather than needing to buy and store things that aren’t used very often. Refreshments provided. No children please.

Coffee & Chat – speaker from Volunteers Centre

Come along to this session and find out about all the Volunteers Centre offer and how you can gain experience in a voluntary role. No children at these sessions please. Refreshments provided.

Coffee & Chat – Reiki

Our very own Jenny will be explaining about reiki and how we can use it for relaxation at this week’s coffee & chat session. Refreshments included, no need to book. No children please.

Coffee & Chat – Speaker from NHS Facilitation Team

This week we will be joined Joeann from the NHS Facilitation Team to explain more about what they do. The health facilitation team are a team of nurses and nurse associates who are specialised in facilitating health care for people with learning disabilities of all ages. The team work with doctors in GP practices across Lancashire and […]

Coffee & Chat – Christmas Crafts

Join us for a relaxing Christmas craft session before the children break up! Refreshments included. Further details to follow.

Coffee & Chat – Speakers from SEND Team

Abigayle Palmer, Inclusion Lead and Emma Tonge, SEND assessment team lead will be joining us this week to explain more about their role and what happens if your child has a need but doesn’t necessarily require an EHCP. They will NOT be able to discuss specific situations but will provide an overview. No children at […]

Coffee & Chat – Green Dot Training

All the staff at Aiming Higher have untaken this Green Dot Training and we thought it would be interesting for our parent/carers to learn about it too.  Nina & Lisa who will run the session will look at examples of where our families may have experienced prejudice in the past. As always, no children at […]

Coffee & Chat – The Dads’ Place

This week at Coffee & Chat we will be joined by John Scholes from The Dads’ Place, part of Empowerment. It would be great to see more dad’s/father figures at this session but mums and other adults are welcome too – sorry no children at Coffee and Chat though. John says “We are a dedicated […]

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Summer Newsletter

Posted on 5th August 2024

The summer edition of our newsletter is now available to read. Please click the link below to view it in full.

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A-Team Aspirations

Posted on 17th July 2024

In recent weeks, The A-Team  have been inspired to think about their futures and just how much they can achieve. Last week they were joined  by autistic author Anna Zoe Quirke who shared their own experiences and debut book “Something to be Proud Of” with the group. This week they had a fantastic and inspiring […]

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Save the date for our Fundraising Ball – June 21st 2025

Posted on 17th July 2024

The Aiming Higher Fundraising Ball will be back bigger and better than ever on June 21st 2025! With a fabulous Mardi Gras theme it will be another fantastic night and we can confirm that our amazing band from this year’s event “Boomin’” will be joining us again. Save the date and watch this space for […]

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Summer Ideas

Posted on 17th July 2024

At the last Parent/Carer Coffee & Chat session of the term (Friday 19th July) we will be discussing ideas for economical activities to keep the children busy over the 6 week break. If you can’t make it, you can see some of the ideas in the Summer Vibes booklet below. 

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