dyscover – rediscovering communication

Posted 18th March 2019
Have successfully completed walk number 1 Bude to Crackington Haven, the very first long walk for an enthusiastic Flo!
www.justgiving.com/fundraising/frances-wood4

Posted 18th March 2019
Our amazing past SLT, Frances and her 3 dogs, are doing a fantastic challenge to raise funds for us in our 25th Year.

Frances says “ Saffy, Pippin, and Flo and I will be walking the 288 and a quarter miles of the Cornwall Coast Path to raise funds for Dyscover, a charity close to my heart, and whose 25th Birthday it is this year.
The dogs and I will promise to keep you updated with photos and stories of our adventures along the way, so please follow us as we make our way from Bude to Plymouth! “
We will be sharing Frances’s adventures and photos on our Facebook page. To support Frances and her dogs please donate on her Just Giving page.

https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/frances-wood4

Posted 18th March 2019
Supported by Ambassador Group Co-ordinator Caroline McDonald, Bryan Smith gave a fantastic presentation yesterday to an audience of around 20 members of the general public at a Coffee Morning in Redhill Library. The audience were clearly moved and inspired by his personal of his strokes and aphasia, and how Dyscover had helped him. They lots of questions and complimented Bryan on his bravery and determination!

Posted 18th March 2019

The Kingston Quaker Centre has been enlivened by the sound of music on Tuesday afternoons this term as the Tuesday afternoon group enjoyed a 5-week Music Therapy Course led by Elizabeth Nightingale from Chiltern Music Therapy. In their final session, the members sang along to lyrics from ‘Staying Alive’ by Bee Gees, jammed to some popular tracks and composed a fantastic piece of music together. During the course they performed lots of vocal exercises (singing particular vowel sounds and phrases) and rhythm exercises (keeping time to music with instruments) and listening to music to focus on attention. It was ‘fantastic’ said Deena and Debbie mentioned how much she’d enjoyed the singing.

Posted 6th March 2019
We had a very successful evening supporting the Ashtead Bridge event. The Dyscover team provided the “bridge tea”, a raffle and our ambassador, Elaine talked about how Dyscover has helped her.
It was a busy evening for our volunteers, but well worth their efforts, as the event raised a massive £653 for Dyscover – Thank you to all involved!