Aera Support Community Group

01/03/2026

🌈✨ What’s On This March at Aera! ✨🌈

We’ve got an exciting, jam-packed month ahead and we can’t wait to celebrate with you all! Here’s what’s coming up…

🦁 3rd – World Wildlife Day
🤠 4th – Country & Western Race Day
🐒 5th – The Mobile Mini Zoo
💜 8th – International Women’s Day
💐 15th – Mother’s Day
🍀 17th – St Patrick’s Day
♻️ 18th – Global Recycling Day
🔴 20th – Red Nose Day
📖 21st – World Poetry Day
🎩 27th – Wear A Hat Day (Supporting Brain Tumour Awareness Month)

There’s something for everyone – animals, celebrations, awareness days, dressing up, and lots of fun along the way! 🥰

Keep an eye on our page to see what we get up to throughout the month… it’s going to be a good one! 💛 Aera Support Community Group Genesis Entertainment Centre

28/02/2026

📸 Our support workers’ camera roll for February !
Here’s a little sneak peek at some of the moments we loved but didn’t get round to posting✨
Smiles, activities, laughter… February was a good one! Aera Support Community Group

27/02/2026

As Dignity Month comes to an end, we’ve taken some time to reflect on what dignity truly means to each of us✨

We talked about respect, kindness, independence, equality and feeling valued. Every voice mattered, and every thought was important.

Here are our jars filled with our reflections🫙❤️ each one holding meaningful words, personal experiences and reminders of how we treat one another every single day.

Dignity isn’t just something we talk about for a month… it’s something we live and breathe at Aera✨

We’re so proud of everyone for sharing so openly and honestly.

27/02/2026

Yesterday we had a very special invitation to attend a conference at the wonderful Derbyshire Law Centre in Chesterfield 🤍

We took part in some really important discussions around accessibility issues in Alfreton, particularly the challenges people face with public transport and wheelchair access. We also spoke about housing concerns and debt relief, especially the pressures faced by carers and their families.

We hold Derbyshire Law Centre very close to our hearts. They have supported us in so many ways over the years — and did you know they were involved in getting the lifts installed at the local train station? What an incredible impact that has had for accessibility in our community!

We were also proud to talk about how special our day centre is and to share the amazing positive feedback we continue to receive. It’s always so lovely to celebrate the difference being made.

A huge thank you to Tracey, Siobhan and Gary for the invitation — we truly appreciate being part of such meaningful conversations 💙
Aera Support Community Group Genesis Entertainment Centre

25/02/2026

When we order lunch, we don’t just enjoy the food – we promote independence too! 💪✨

Everyone orders their own meals and pays for their own lunches, building confidence and real-life skills every step of the way. Understanding money and currency is such an important life skill, and what better way to learn than through real experiences? 💷🧾

We’re so proud of how capable and independent they all are – it’s the little everyday moments that make the biggest difference! 💙 Aera Support Community Group

25/02/2026

Today in the Hub the girls took part in a really important lesson all about bullying and cyber bullying✨

We spoke about social media platforms such as WhatsApp, Snapchat, Facebook and Roblox, and discussed how important it is to stay safe online. We talked about not speaking to strangers, not giving out personal information, and always telling a trusted adult if something doesn’t feel right.

We also had open and honest conversations about race, ethnicity and disability — and how being prejudiced or unkind because of someone’s differences is never okay. Everyone deserves respect, kindness and to feel safe being who they are.

The girls engaged so well, asked thoughtful questions and showed such maturity during the discussion. We’re really proud of them for learning how to protect themselves and others 💙

24/02/2026

As part of Dignity Action Month, one of our focus topics has been Random Acts of Kindness 💛

The Hub have been busy putting together thoughtful Kindness Bags and delivering them around the Genesis Centre to some of our amazing local businesses.

These have been handed out to:
✨ Genesis Business Centre
✨ Woodland Walk Café
✨ Dan PT
✨ Aeras Sensory Den
✨ 4Life Education
✨ A&S motors

If we didn’t have these wonderful local businesses supporting our community, we honestly don’t know what we’d do. We appreciate you all more than you know — thank you for being such an important part of what we do 💙✨

Kindness really does go a long way!
Aera Support Community Group Genesis Entertainment Centre

24/02/2026

🎉🎂 A Big Happy Birthday to Jack! 🎂🎉

We had such a lovely day celebrating yesterday! Lots of smiles, laughter and special moments shared together 🥳

A huge thank you to Jack’s mum, Sarah, for the delicious chocolate cupcakes – they went down an absolute treat! 🧁💙

We hope you have the best day today, Jack! 🎈✨
Aera Support Community Group

19/02/2026

🐶✨ Everyone Meet REGGIE! ✨🐶

Oh my goodness… we are so excited to introduce Reggie, the newest little member of Aera! 💛

Reggie is Chloe’s new puppy, and we are already completely in love 🐾

Once Reggie is old enough, Chloe and Reggie will begin their training journey together so that he can become a therapy dog – how amazing is that?! 🥹✨

Did you know…

🐶 Therapy dogs can help reduce anxiety and stress
🐶 They can support emotional regulation and build confidence
🐶 Being around dogs can lower heart rate and blood pressure
🐶 Therapy dogs help encourage communication, especially for children who may be non-verbal
🐶 They provide comfort, companionship and a calming presence

We can’t wait to watch Reggie grow, learn and become part of so many special moments here at Aera 💛

Welcome to the family, Reggie! 🐾✨
Aera Support Community Group Genesis Entertainment Centre

19/02/2026

🥢✨ Chinese New Year Celebrations at Aera! ✨🥢

To celebrate Chinese New Year, we did some taste testing and rated all the delicious treats!

On the menu we had:
🥟 Prawn toast
🦐 Prawn crackers
🌯 Spring rolls
🥢 Vegetable wontons
🍛 Katsu curry
🍍 Sweet and sour sauce

Everything was absolutely delicious… but the prawn toast and prawn crackers came out on top as our winners! 🏆

We finished off with a fortune cookie each to see what the year ahead has in store for us 🥠✨

Such a fun (and very tasty!) way to celebrate together ❤️

18/02/2026

18/02/2026

Today we had not one, but TWO reasons to celebrate… baking AND a birthday! 🥳

The kitchen was full of delicious smells, lots of teamwork and plenty of giggles while everyone got stuck in with the baking 👩‍🍳✨

And of course, we couldn’t forget the birthday celebrations! 🎂🎈
Candles, singing and big smiles all round – such a special moment to share together 💛 Aera Support Community Group