MEET ME AT 25 PROSPECT STREET
JOIN US EVERY WEDNESDAY FOR A DAY OF ACTIVITIES AND FRIENDSHIP
Meet Me at 25 Prospect Street is a space for you to enjoy life to the full and engage in a range of exciting activities.
It’s somewhere you can meet up with friends, catch up with old ones or make new ones, and have fun together.
The friendship group is for anyone aged 50 and above looking for something new and a place to socialise. It's also a welcoming space for carers to come with people they care for, enjoy a change of scene and try some new activities together.
There’ll always be a friendly face ready to welcome you at the door and our staff, session facilitators and volunteers will be on hand to ensure you have a great day.
There'll be a choice of activities to engage in, including a games table, arts and crafts activities, reading resources, and plenty of opportunity to chat, relax and get to know new people. So there'll be something for everyone.
We welcome your ideas and are open to suggestions for activities. Expect themed days linked to cultural events, chances to be creative, have a laugh and a good old chin wag!
All enquiries get in touch with us at artspeak@radfordcaregroup.org.uk or call 0115 978 6133
WHAT'S COMING UP?
So far we've had group discussions, played word games, participated in TimeSlips watched short films, had a go at visualisation tasks, got creative in craft activities, watched the War Horse theatre production, had live music, celebrated Burns Night, incorporated some mindfulness activities and tested our knowledge in a range of quizzes.
We always begin our morning with a hot drink in the chatty café where there'll be prompts to get a conversation rolling, or you can decide on your own topics to discuss with the group.
WHAT DOES IT COST?
The cost for the day is £10 per person, or £5 for carers if bringing someone they care for.
Our kitchen will be open between 12:00 and 13:00 for light lunches. £3.50 for lunch, dessert and tea or coffee. If you'd rather, you're welcome to bring your own lunch.
WHAT HAVE WE DONE SO FAR?
We began our Meet Me Wednesday Club on a trial basis and had separate morning and afternoon sessions for participants to choose between. During this period we had a weekly Wednesday warm up with resident fitness instructor Jane. This involved a range of gentle exercises focused on stretching, toning and strengthening. Jane is friendly, motivating and committed to helping people achieve their fitness goals, working in a safe and accessible way.
Jane will be back on a regular basis to offer sessions during our next phase of Meet Me at 25 Prospect Street.
ARTISTS IN RESIDENCE
We have had two wonderful Artist's in residence working.
Our was Annette Waterfield who worked in the afternoons for four weeks in October and November. Annette's sessions took inspiration from different cultural themes, Artists and events. Annette brought lots of creativity to each session, filling participants with ideas and helped them develop skills in a range of art forms.
Sessions covered drawing and watercolour taking inspiration from the work of Georgia O'Keffee.
The festival of Diwali and creating beautiful decorative lanterns to mark and celebrate the festival of Lights.
Print making, and exploring African patterns. Plus, looking at the work of Vincent Van Gough and his famous art work Starry Night, using the art medium of acrylic paint to produce an image. Annette will be back in the coming weeks to run other fun participatory sessions.
Jane Stockley was our second Artist in residence and delivered a series of afternoon print making workshops.
This covered learning the art of screen printing. Once participants had experimented with making different stencils, forming print lines, patterns and textures and adding depth and colour, they had the chance to create their own unique design to print onto a tote bag.
They also worked with patterns and Christmas symbols as a primary source to create an intagilo print. After producing a design that they drew onto a printing plate and put through the press, a series of amazing professional looking prints were produced.
HOW TO GET HERE
We're just off Radford Boulevard, by the Castle Retail Park.
Travelling by Tram: We're about 15 minutes walk away from the Forest Recreation Ground tram stop. Once off the tram, walk towards Gregory Boulevard and turn left. You will pass New Art Exchange. Continue straight when you reach the junction of traffic lights and continue up the road past The Mary Potter Centre. Once you reach the junction where the road splits to Alfreton Road and Radford Boulevard, walk up Radford Boulevard with Dunkin Donuts on your left. Walk up towards the Castle Retail Park and turn right onto Prospect Street. We're just next to the Pheasant Inn pub.
Travelling by Bus:
We're on the 78 and 79 bus route if travelling out of the City Centre. You'll need to get off at the stop titled Gregory Boulevard and take a short walk back up Gregory Boulevard and turn right onto Radford Boulevard. Continue up the road until you see the Castle Retail Park on your right and turn right down Prospect Street. We're just next to the Pheasant Inn pub.
Travelling by Car:
We have a car park on site and there is also some on street parking on Prospect Street or around the corner on Churchfield Lane.
Other routes:
Have you heard of Easy Link?
Easylink is an accessible bus service offered to support customers who find the main bus and tram network difficult to use. Easylink offers a door to door service. Available Monday - Friday 08:00 first pick up and 17:00 last pick up.
For more details click here to view their leaflet