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Our vibrant and enabling Skills Centre offers residents, supported living and day clients a wide range of exciting weekday activities and support.
Have you always wanted to join a choir? Need support for your fitness goal? Want to work on developing a life skill? Or perhaps you are looking for a creative outlet. Whatever your interests and goals, The Skills Centre team would love to hear from you and hope to help you develop your skills in a fun and sociable setting.
The Skills Centre
Sessions run Monday- Friday between 9.30am-4pm and are tailored to meet individual needs.
Our schedule of regular activities and support is designed to help the people we support to develop their social, physical, cognitive and emotional well-being to the best of their ability.
Extraordinary achievements are made at The Skills Centre every day and we are proud to have a dedicated space for the people we support to learn, create and develop together.
Our Skills Centre offers activities for day clients with a team of activity coordinators who facilitate group-based sessions. Clients make individual arrangements for personal care on their visits as the day service does not include one-to-one personal care and individual support.
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The Skills Centre
We currently have some places available! Come and look yourself!
If you would like to find out more about taking part in Skills Centre activities get in touch with our Skills Centre Manager Catherine to arrange a free trial session!
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The Sensory Therapy Room
Sensory Therapy Sessions
To complement The Skills Centre, we also have limited availability for day clients to enjoy Sensory Therapy sessions in our dedicated Sensory Therapy room. Our experienced Sensory Therapist offers head massage, hand and foot massage and Reiki in our beautiful and calming dedicated Sensory room. Clients are able to select their choice of relaxing mood lighting, essential oil scents and immersive audio-visual experience. From swimming with turtles to gently sweeping bird’s eye views of the UK coast, clients simply love coming along to leave their worries behind them and relax.
Day Services Testimonial
“Attending The Meath Skills Centre as day clients, has increased my sons’ independence and happiness immeasurably. They have made friends and are excited at the prospect of going when it’s their day to attend.”
Henrietta, Mother to Freddie and Henry, Day Clients
The Hive
Our on-site café and social space
While The Skills Centre is where the people we support enjoy leaning and developing a broad range of skills, The Hive is based at the heart of The Meath and is a great place to meet, eat and thrive!
Meet
The people we support love to catch up with their peers to share news of latest achievements and progress and The Hive has a well-stocked selection of books, games and resources to enjoy together or borrow. The Hive also serves our hungry staff and volunteer team, as well as being a welcoming space for friends, family and visitors.
Eat
The Hive Café is open Monday- Friday from 9am-4pm for great coffee and homemade cake, snacks, smoothies and tasty lunches. In addition to our Menu, check out the daily specials board for more choice of fresh and healthy lunches.
The Hive is a not-for-profit Meath social enterprise and prices are kept as low as possible to encourage everyone to join the buzz and enjoy a visit.
Take a look at our temptingly tasty menus at the foot of this page.
Thrive
Our friendly team of Hive Staff and Volunteers endeavour to make The Hive fully inclusive and fun for all. With Hive Helpers serving, assisting in the kitchen or helping to keep the Hive tidy and in check, we are proud to champion collaborative working with community volunteers and the wonderful people we support.
The Hive works closely with the dedicated Meath Occupational Therapy Team who deliver pre-entry ASDAN courses in Food Safety and Hazards in the Kitchen before the people we support progress to become Hive Helpers, regular Hive volunteers.
The Hive Team are proud to host regular social events for the people we support, monthly ‘Around The World’ themed supper clubs are especially popular and a great way to encourage social interaction, learn about different cultures and enjoy some of the best cuisine from around the world!
The Hive Cafe also opens up on alternate Saturday mornings for the people we support. Social Saturdays are a great, informal opportunity for the people we support to enjoy a chat over a cuppa while our wonderful Hive Volunteers help to facilitate and encourage discussion and participation in games and activities.
Food and Drinks Menu
At The Heart of Our Community
Collaborate with The Hive!
The Hive is a fantastic resource to collaborate with our local community, if you are a member of a community group and would like to join us for a joint session or book an Afternoon Tea for your members, please get in touch, we would love to hear from you!
For more information about The Hive, please contact Helen Jackson, Head of Marketing & Communications.
helenj@meath.org.uk
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