Art of Nature

Wisley Art of Nature exhibition

Artists from four Surrey Choices centres showed their creative side in the Glasshouse Gallery at RHS Garden Wisley. Inspired by nature after visits to the gardens, they created pictures, pottery and 3-D art to display in the Wisley Glasshouse Gallery. The artists from ArtBox Surrey, Bentley, Colebrook and Nexus were invited to a preview morning. They got…

Fan making at RHS Garden Wisley

Fan-tastic Wisley summer craft workshops!

As part of AboutUs’ ongoing work with RHS Garden Wisley, a day of free summer crafts’ workshops were organised. People from Guildford, Camberley and Fernleigh had a great time at workshops.  Andrea and Viv from RHS Garden Wisley got people making lavender bags and decorating wooden boxes to put them in. Groups also learnt about…

Pond dipping

Groups dip and swish in Bushy Park

AboutUs have been working with the Field Studies Council to set up learning sessions.  They are a charity which helps people learn about the natural world and the environment. People from Fernleigh, The Larches and the Growth team were the first groups to visit The Stockyard at Bushy Park. Groups did pond dipping to see what…

Voice Activated TV Controller

AboutUs have been working with Fiona, our in-house tester from  Woking DRC, to test a gadget called a VoiceMe. It’s a voice operated box that can be used hands-free to turn a TV on/off and change channels. It can help people get back their independence. Fiona said “ It’s fantastic. Your carer won’t have to…