Camphill MK Communities

Community social care provider for people with learning disabilities & autism in Milton Keynes. Cafe, workshops, @ChrysalisMK theatre & more!

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Hi all! We've joined Bluesky! 🦋
Why not join us?
You can also find us on Instagram and LinkedIn. Just search for CamphillMK.
We hope you will join us!
Here's our profile on Bluesky - https://t.co/dJQCa66rUh

#CamphillMK #LearningDisabilities #Abilities #CamphillCommunities #Bluesky #Positivity

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Our residents love our Happy Dance sessions. 💃 🕺 They're a regular opportunity to move, express ourselves and get creative. The sessions help with mobility and confidence, and everyone always leaves with a smile.

#CamphillMK #HappyDance #Mobility #Abilities #LoveToDance

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Join us for an evening with @UK_Astro on Friday 30th May at @ChrysalisMK. ⭐ 🔭 🌕
Join award-winning local Astronomer Ross Hockham BCAe, who will share the skies with you using his pictures, amateur astronomers and NASA to teach you how to spot the awesome sights in our night skies!
Outer space awaits you! Book today - https://t.co/22J3tfXFhB

#CamphillMK #UKAstronomy #ChrysalisMK #AstronomyEvent #MiltonKeynes #WhatsOnMK #NASA

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Why not book one of our creative ceramics courses?
1. Hand-Building Pottery with Andrew Macdermott 10-session course.
2. Hand-Building Pottery with Simão Romualdo 1-session course.
3. Introduction to Mindfulness through Pottery with Astrid Hogets Baerndal 2-session course.
Find out more and book here - https://t.co/3pTEQQNiXv

#CamphillMK #CeramicsCourse #PotteryClass #AdultLearning #Craft #WhatsOnMK #HandBuildingPottery #Mindfulness #TreatYourself

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Volunteer with Camphill MK in 2025! 😀 💜
We welcome individuals and groups to volunteer with us in various ways. You can become a regular volunteer within our workshops, pop in to support our projects for a day or support our events team on an ad hoc basis. We can't wait to meet you!
Find out more here - https://t.co/3AfGf8ysuT

#CamphillMK #Volunteering #Charity #LearningDisabilities #VolunteerMK #Autism

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Every day, we are wowed by the talent that runs through our community.
Helen's pastel work is no exception. She's been trying them in our Arts and Crafts Workshop, working with the colours and smudging the pastels to create an excellent background for her bird and flowers, which she had previously drawn with felt tips. Well done, Helen!

#CamphillMK #Abilities #ArtandCraft #Pastels #Creativity #ArtTherapy

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Sponsor #TeamCamphillMK at the upcoming MK Rotary Swimathon on Saturday, 22nd February 2025. 🐬
Our teams will swim in relay for 55 minutes at Wolverton Swimming Pool.
The teams are a mix of staff, residents, and supporters. We also have an Assisted Swimathon on Saturday, March 8th.
If you want to make a difference to people with learning disabilities & autism, sponsor us here - https://t.co/oGpfx5DJWx

#CamphillMK #Fundraiser #TeamCamphillMK #MKSwimathon25 #Charity #Abilities #RotaryMK

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We are so impressed with Lou's baking skills. She made a chocolate cake for her housemates, and we hope it tastes as good as it looks. It was a great effort!

#CamphillMK #ChocolateCake #Abilities #CamphillCommunities #HouseMates

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Our resident, Jaye, has been working on his wall hanging in our Art & Craft Workshop for six months. It features his likes and dislikes. He designed all the patches, hand-sewed them, and even helped staff sew them together with the sewing machine! Brilliant work, Jaye!

#CampillMK #Sewing #Abilities #WallHanging #TextileCraft #LearningDisabilities #Charity

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We hosted our very own Wassail celebration this week, organised by our Music and Theatre Workshop. The Wassail tradition involves music, toast, and spiced apple juice (or cider). It respects the ‘King Tree’ in this traditional ceremony to awaken the orchard and encourage a bumper crop of apples for the coming year.
For our Camphill MK Wassail, we had a horse, Dobbin, made by the Backstage Workshop, which led the procession. The Bean King and Pea Queen followed, and our Music Group made wonderful music to encourage spring.
View the photos & read the full story here - https://t.co/LvJw10inIA

#CamphillMK #Wassail #AppleTree #Traditions #Community #Orchard #CamphillCommunities

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Please nominate us for the @Benefacttrust £1 million giveaway in 2025. 😀 💜
Last year’s votes are being counted, so it’s time to vote again. Thank you!
1st £1,000 draw: 26th Jan 2025.
Find out how here - https://t.co/tzpgQzqxnW

#CamphillMK #Fundraising #Charity #LearningDisabilities #Autism #HealthAndSocialCare #MovementForGood

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Check out Tracey’s lovely ladybird drawing! 🐞 She was inspired by the hibernating ladybirds in our apple trees and drew them beautifully. Nice work, Tracey!

#CamphillMK #Ladybird #Abilities #InspiringGarden #Drawing

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Last week started extremely cold, so our Gardens team spent some time planning for our future Sensory Area. We also fitted a pond liner to the pond and filled it with water. When it has settled, we can trim the liner and add an attractive edge.
Owen and Ben have been learning some tractor maintenance skills.
Our stepover apples are now planted. Over the next few years, they will need to be trained to grow along the wire rather than straight up.
We have created a proper path around the herb garden that integrates the garden with the new willow arbour installed by the Arts and Crafts Team.

#CamphillMK #UrbanGardener #Abilities #WinterGarden #CamphillCommunities

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We're delighted that our contractors, @watsonandcox received an 'excellent' score in the ambitious Considerate Constructors Scheme for our accessible homes project.
The inspection celebrated the neighbours' consideration of noise levels, construction traffic management to minimise disruption, and their understanding of and communication adaptation to engage with individuals with learning disabilities.
Read the full story here - https://t.co/oqq0spO6VZ

#CamphillMK #LearningDisabilities #Autism #AccessibleHomes #MiltonKeynes #ConsiderateConstructors

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Join us for an evening with @UK_Astro on Friday 30th May at The Chrysalis Theatre MK. ⭐ 🔭 🌕
Join award-winning local Astronomer Ross Hockham BCAe, who will share the skies with you using his pictures, amateur astronomers and NASA to teach you how to spot the awesome sights in our night skies!
Outer space awaits you! Book today - https://t.co/22J3tfXFhB

#CamphillMK #UKAstronomy #ChrysalisMK #AstronomyEvent #MiltonKeynes #WhatsOnMK #NASA

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Are you ready to get creative? Treat yourself or a loved one to our creative ceramics courses.
1. Hand-Building Pottery with Andrew Macdermott 10-session course.
2. Creative Ceramics with Rosa Wiland Holmes 4-session course.
3. Hand-Building Pottery with Simão Romualdo 1-session course.
4. Introduction to Mindfulness through Pottery with Astrid Hogets Baerndal 2-session course.
Find out more and book here - https://t.co/3pTEQQNiXv

#CamphillMK #CeramicsCourse #PotteryClass #AdultLearning #Craft #WhatsOnMK #HandBuildingPottery #Mindfulness #TreatYourself

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In our Textiles Workshop, our residents Alex, Ali, Tamsin and Chloe have been practising their sewing machine skills by following lines on paper. 👍 💜
It's not as easy as it looks, so we're very impressed with their abilities and perseverance.

#CamphillMK #Textiles #Abilities #SewingMachine #NewSkills

[Camphill MK Communities @CamphillMK]

Join us for an evening with @UK_Astro on Friday 30th May at The Chrysalis Theatre MK. ⭐ 🔭 🌕
Join award-winning local Astronomer Ross Hockham BCAe, who will share the skies with you using his pictures, amateur astronomers and NASA to teach you how to spot the awesome sights in our night skies!
Outer space awaits you! Book today - https://t.co/22J3tfXFhB

#CamphillMK #UKAstronomy #ChrysalisMK #AstronomyEvent #MiltonKeynes #WhatsOnMK #NASA

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Here's more great advice for you and your community from @BLMKHealthCare.
Don’t wait for a GP appointment. If you have any of the below conditions, visit a pharmacist for quick expert advice and medication if required.
Don’t wait for minor health concerns to get worse. Think pharmacy first.
Find your nearest pharmacy - https://t.co/OoF3X7YtPU

#PharmacyFirst #BLMKWinter #StayWell #Community

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Don’t wait for minor health concerns to get worse, think pharmacy first.

Find your nearest pharmacy - https://t.co/0znv1yB89D

#PharmacyFirst #BLMKWinter