Caerphilly People First

26/11/2025

Reconnect Through Music 🎤🎵✨
Today’s Reconnect Through Music session was an absolute hit! The room was packed with energy, smiles, and incredible talent. 😄🙌 The atmosphere was buzzing from start to finish, with everyone joining in, singing along, and enjoying the chance to reconnect through the power of music. 🎶💛
A total of 27 songs were performed today! 🌟 Here are some of the great performances we enjoyed:
Matilda delivered a stunning version of Never Enough from The Greatest Showman 🎪✨
Ffion & Amy brought the fun with Girls Just Wanna Have Fun 💃🎉
Anthony gave a heartfelt performance of Perfect by Ed Sheeran ❤️🎸
Natalie lit up the room with Murder on the Dancefloor 💃🔊
Ben, our new member, wowed everyone with Cold Heart by Dua Lipa 🎧💙
Theresa got everyone singing along to Wonderwall 🎸🎶
Adrian rocked the classic Return to Sender 📬🎤
Susan charmed the room with Take Me Home, Country Roads 🌄🛣️
Sean brought festive cheer with Merry Christmas Everyone by Shakin' Stevens 🎄🎅🎵
The group enjoyed delicious pizza prepared by Christy and Cheryl — thank you both! 🍕❤️ It added to the warm and friendly atmosphere that everyone felt.
Feedback was glowing! ✨
Helen said it was a happy atmosphere and that everyone interacted so well. 😊🤝
Moira shared that she really enjoyed everything. 💛
Vicky especially loved the dancing and socialising. 💃🕺🎉
It’s clear that today’s session brought people together in the best possible way. A huge thank you to everyone who came along and made today so special. Your energy, positivity, and talent created a wonderful day for all. 🌟💖 Also a big thanks to the Moondance Foundation for funding these sessions - they make a huge difference to our members.
Here’s to many more sessions filled with music, laughter, and connection! 🎵😊✨

26/11/2025

🎄✨ Craft Morning with Deb and Louise! ✨🎄

Yesterday our members enjoyed another fantastic craft session with Deb and Louise from Multiply. They had a brilliant time designing their own Christmas trees and making festive decorations. 🎨🎅✨

Everyone got creative, learned something new, and made beautiful pieces to take home. We love seeing the confidence and smiles these sessions bring! 💚😊

Great work everyone — your Christmas crafts looked amazing! 🎁🌟

24/11/2025

With The Parent Network Community Forum – I just got recognised as one of their top fans! 🎉

24/11/2025

Here are the weekly activities for this week Monday 24th November- Friday 28th November. Any more information please contact Ffion on 07448 350518 or email at ffion@caerphillypeoplefirst.org

23/11/2025

Happy Birthday to our wonderful volunteer Cheryl Smith, have a lovely day! 🎂🥳

21/11/2025

Caerphilly residents will be given new opportunities to ask questions of the county borough council’s leader, who wants to improve communication with the public.

21/11/2025

21/11/2025

The festive season is fast approaching 🎄Christmas can bring so much joy, but it can also be a time of huge stress. If you have any tips on how to cope through the festive period, when things get a bit too intense, pop them in the comments.

Although stress isn't a mental health condition, the two are closely related – stress can lead to poor mental health, and poor mental health can cause stress. Find out more about stress and how to look after yourself on our website💙

21/11/2025

Magazine website Learning Disability Today is hosting a free online webinar on Tuesday 25 November from 1pm - 2pm. It will be about how to make the future better for people with a learning disability.

Their guest speakers are author Stephen Unwin (author of new book 'Beautiful Lives: How We Got Learning Disabilities So Wrong'), and Jim Blair (an Independent Consultant Nurse in Learning Disabilities).

The webinar will be recorded and shared with people who register.

Book your place on the Learning Disability Today website: https://www.learningdisabilitytoday.co.uk/events/learning-disabilities-from-hospitals-to-humans/

21/11/2025

Young Person’s Guarantee

21/11/2025

👶✨ Another brilliant day for our TRAC members at USW in the simulation suite! ✨👶

Today was all about midwifery 👩‍⚕️💛
Ffion was 9 weeks pregnant and did a fantastic job in her role. Christy played her mam, and the student nurses interacted brilliantly — speaking directly to Ffion, explaining everything clearly, and taking their time.

We also had a Learning Disability Nurse on hand 👩‍⚕️💙 who clarified things with Ffion and offered easy-read information, making sure she understood everything in a way that suited her needs. LD nurses are so important, especially when someone with a learning disability is pregnant. All fields of nursing should practice the same approach — clear communication, patience, and respect. It makes a huge difference. ❤️

Meanwhile, Gethin and Nat had just come home from the hospital with their new baby 👶🍼
And yes… believe it or not…
they didn’t bicker for a change! 🤣
They were absolutely hilarious today and kept everyone laughing.

A huge well done to everyone — our TRAC members and the students. ⭐
We’re already looking forward to the next session and working with you all again soon! 🙌💛

21/11/2025

🌟 A massive thank you to all our wonderful volunteers who covered today’s Reconnect Through Cookery session! 🌟

The food looked absolutely amazing 😋
Our members prepared peppers, onions, and mushrooms to add to a tasty Mayflower chicken curry 🍛 served with fluffy rice 🍚.

We also enjoyed a fun game of bingo 🎉 and a quiz ❓—the room was full of happiness, laughter, and very full tummies! 😄💛

These sessions make such a huge difference to our members, especially on dark winter days ❄️✨. They bring warmth, connection, and a reason to smile.

We’ll see you all on Wednesday for music 🎶💃🕺

Thank you everyone for making today so special! 💛