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We rounded off a busy Christmas period with a Christmas party at the Groomsport Inn. We sang some Christmas classics along with our very own songs written by the Strides team. Massive thanks to our wonderful music therapist Hannah for helping us compose our songs! We had a Photo Booth, awards, food, lots of laughs […]

Recently our young adults hosted a coffee morning in St Andrews church Bangor. We put on a lovely spread and served all our guests tea & coffee. The turnout was better than we could ever have hoped for; from family members, local residents, an array of different people we have partnered with and even a

It’s not all work and no play here at Strides. This year we took a trip up the road and checked out the Balmoral Show. From dancing JCB’s and Show Jumping to Sheep Shearing and Prize winning cattle we had the best day. Special mention to Downtown Radio for providing our lunch time entertainment, the

Thanks to John McCullough (Education Officer Castle Espie) we have established a partnership in which Strides regularly volunteer and carry out a variety of different jobs around the WWT site. These jobs include; general maintenance, mending fences, bagging duck feed, preparing activity packs for school children and clearing litter. It is extremely rewarding to know

Here at Strides we put huge emphasis on physical and mental well-being. Julie from Movement & Milestones comes in on a weekly basis and leads the group in a Pilates session. Getting in touch with our inner zen has proved to be a massive hit.

We got invited by Ciaran from Pizza Crew to come into the shop and have a pizza making workshop. Ciaran was great craic and loves making pizza because it brings smiles to peoples faces, well Ciaran and pizza most certainly brought a smile to ours. Massive thanks for having us and the pizza was delicious!!!

At Strides we are firm believers in healthy bodies, healthy minds. We would regularly visit Cairn Wood in an effort to get our steps in. While in Cairn Wood we like to help maintain the area: We lift litter, ensure the growth of newly planted trees and also collect wood from the forrest floor to

As they say in our wee country “Absolute wonder day” In true Strides fashion we were given a VIP style guided tour around BBC studios Belfast! Kicking off the day Gareth and Angie gave us a run through of all things BBC NI and taught us all about fake news and AI. Next we were

At Strides we love to keep active, have fun and learn all at the same time. We visit Anne up at Learning In Harmony With Donkeys in Saintfield regularly. We help muck out the bedding area, feed a variety of animals and carry out lots of general jobs around the farm. The Donkeys are so

At Strides we like to avail of all kinds of learning. While our main focus is on functional learning and life skills we also like to provide other educational opportunities. Every fortnight we attend a class ran by Education Officer Ruth Verner. Ruth has taught us all about our local history starting from the Stone