Sense TouchBase Pears

The heart of the Sense community here in the West Midlands. Here we believe everyone should be able to take part in life, no matter their disability.

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Geordie recently enjoyed a day out from Basecamp to visit to Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery.

Here he is in the iconic 'round room' and exploring some of the tactile exhibitions and displays

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The guys from Sense College have been working hard on an enterprise project.

They've been planning and holding their own tombola to raise money for college and so far have raised £570 towards their summer prom!

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Basecamp have been busy getting out and about in the community lately.

Azhar, Matty, Rhys, Danielle and the rest of the gang have been busy exploring @NTCroome, local parks, outdoor gyms and Bewdley town. It looks like they've all been having a great time!

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The warmer weather has been perfect for us to get out in the sensory garden.

Here are Danielle, Matty and Eddie enjoying planting seeds, digging in the flower beds and using their hands to explore the plants and flowers that are already in bloom.

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We love a visit from our friends @Orchestra_Swan!

They often visit us at Sense TouchBase Pears and play a mixture of well known songs from musicals and movies.

We love getting up and having a dance and using our hands to explore the instruments more closely.

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@victoria_school Thank you so much for coming! We've so pleased to hear you had a great time 🧡💜

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As our 70th anniversary celebrations continue, Cianne has worked her magic on our windows.

She created this beautiful celebration window complete with a hand drawn Sense logo and shooting stars to ensure our visitors know about our milestone year when visiting TouchBase Pears!

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Spring is well and truly upon us and what better way to celebrate than with a trip to the farm to see the lambs!

We were lucky enough to get to hold, stroke and bottle feed these baby sheep during our visit 🐑

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We've been celebrating #StGeorgesDay this week by making our own flags using red paper cut up and added to a white background as a collage.

Here's Matty showing off his artwork!

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It's #NationalExerciseDay!

Danielle and Alex from Basecamp at TouchBase Pears love a trip to Longbridge Village Gym. As the gym is part of a retirement village, it's set up for gentle exercise which suits them perfectly. Here they are enjoying the treadmill and the punchbag.

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We're getting into the Easter spirit with biscuit baking and icing!

Cianne has been trying out a new technique to ice her Easter themed cookies by outlining the edges and then flooding with pretty pastel coloured icing.

Don't they look tasty!

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The amazing staff team from Basecamp are taking on Mount Snowdon!

On 10 May they'll be hiking up the mountain to raise funds for fun activities, day trips and equipment.

Support the team by donating here: https://t.co/D6mQg1LwLp

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Looking for a family friendly Easter activity in #Birmingham?

At TouchBase Pears we'll be decorating Easter eggs and bunnies, making wooden decorations and enjoying an egg hunt.

Date: Monday 14 April
Time: 12.45pm or 1.30pm
Book your spot now: https://t.co/FNaawxUIzG

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Yesterday was #NationalWalkingDay!

We love nothing more than enjoying a sensory walk in the sunshine. Here are some photos from our recent visit to one of our favourite places to go exploring, @BhamBotanicalGd.

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It was #WorlddownSyndromeDay on Friday and we showed our support by wearing our best odd sock combinations!

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At TouchBase Pears we love music!

Our friend Becky recently dropped in to host a music session with the guys from Basecamp and everyone had a fantastic time exploring lots of different instruments and listening to Becky play. We're already looking forward to the next one!

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Basecamp have been having all the fun of the fayre on a recent visit to Stourport!

The guys wrapped up warm for a day of fun at Treasure Island, enjoying the rides and having a go on all of the arcade machines.

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The guys from Basecamp have had a fabulous time donning their best green outfits to celebrate #stpatricksday ☘️

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Strike!

The guys from Basecamp had a great time on their recent VIP trip to Hollywood Bowl Birmingham.

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Last Thursday, we celebrated #WorldBookDay by launching our new active Sensory Stories at TouchBase Pears with an event for families from our children and young people's service.

Find out more about our stories, and how you can enjoy them at home, here: https://t.co/PzPNfufak1