COMING SOON........

Future IMPACT events are planned to start at the end of November and will include a social evening for those working full time, a Sporting event and 4 events based around Arts and Crafts.

We are looking at developing the Arts and Craft days to include activities such as Dance, Drama, Painting and/or Music. These will be identified through contacting those who have responded to the IMPACT mail out.

Further information about the dates and venues for these events will be posted very soon.

I you have any ideas or wish to register your interest in an event please do get in touch.

ROALD DAHL MUSEUM VISIT

On the 24th October 2007 we held another IMPACT event, this time for children. The event took 18 visually impaired children, their siblings and parents to the Roald Dahl Museums in Buckinghamshire.

The trip first took the children to the Roald Dahl Museum and Story centre and the group enjoyed dressing up like Willy Wonka, sitting in Roald's chair, listening to a story teller and exploring the chocolate smelling room. The trip then took the group to the Roald Dahl Children's Gallery where they explored inside a giant peach, played with Willy Wonkas inventions, rode in the glass elevator and captured their shadows in a dark room!

The day was inspired by the current NRSB youth service. We wanted to give the children a fun, exciting and interesting day away from their normal routine. We are looking to develop the youth service in the near future and this trip was the perfect way to encourage the children to talk about what they enjoy.

NRSB USER GROUP

Through IMPACT NRSB has also developed and established its first user involvement group. This group meets regularly and its through their ideas, contributions and involvement that is helping to develop the IMPACT events.

User involvement has become a key strategy of NRSB and we will continue to develop user involvement throughout all aspects of our organisation.

If you wish to join the user group please do get in touch via email - impact@nrsb.org.uk or call Natalie on 0115 9706806. The group currently normally meets monthly during the daytime at the NRSB offices on Ortzen Street in Radford, Nottingham.