Whitemoor Centre Visit

I am delighted to say that the visit to white moor day care center was certainly a memorable experience for everyone that attended. we started with a presentation and a short role play session delivered by the police to show "hate crime" situations that may arise in everyday life, and how these can be avoided/ tackled.
This then lead onto a heart felt performance from members of white moor theatre group following the story of a character born with down-syndrome, and how their life was affected by "hate crime" and the general stereo-types that follow.

At lunch time we were provided with a choice of three meals including; Chicken tikka with rice, Jacket potato with salad, or a bean-chili.

After lunch, Andrea lead a presentation for the Drop Inn, explaining what we provide as a youth center, projects we have run amongst the community, Issues we face, and a video of the recent inter-generational project from Andrea's "linking lives" work.
So far the day had consisted of "sit and watch" activities, so we decided to take it a step further with an interactive drum session in which The drop inn provided white moor members with various percussive instruments. This activity reached far further than every one of our expectations. With a smile on every face and a vibrant energy amongst the center, we continued to perform with "poi" and the circle percussion. Our activity was so successful that the police decided to cancel their quiz activity and let us carry on with our inclusion work. Jasper provided well know chart songs with his guitar, while the rest of the room participated with drumming, dancing, tai-chi, break-dancing, or just a pleasant sing along. It really was a fantastic experience.

We were thanked at the end by the police, staff from white moor, and, one member from white moor stepped to the mic to give a heart touching personal thank you from himself and the rest of the members.
One staff member said "Thank you so much for your time, I don't think you realize how much this means to them. It's the happiest I've seen them all year"

It really was a rewarding day to see a smile put on everyone's face. We look forward to future inclusion work bringing communities together.

The Drop Inn