This document provides information about the Community Choices Network, which offers a variety of activities and skills programs to support independence and community involvement for people with disabilities or senior citizens. The Network provides 11 activity sessions per day across areas like sports, art, cooking, gardening, and more. Interested individuals can contact the Community Services Manager to discuss their needs and goals. The document highlights several success stories of individuals who have benefited from programs to improve skills, confidence, and engagement through Community Choices Network.

2. Making choices and deciding how
you would like to spend your time is
important to you and us.
If you would like to unlock your
potential and develop new skills,
while making new friends and building
links with your local community, then
Community Choices Network can
support you to reach your goals. Our
activities are available to people
with a disability and/ or those in their
senior years.
You And Community Choices Network
You can choose from
11 exciting activity
sessions every day!
TALK TO US ABOUT YOUR NEEDS
Community
Services Manager
Carol Payne
Tel: 01788 577586
Email:
cpayne@newdirectionsrugby.org.uk
ccn@newdirectionsrugby.org.uk

3. Activities You Can Get Involved In
• Sports and Exercise
• Allotment
• Budgeting and Shopping
• Photography
• Recycled Arts and Crafts
• Cooking and Kitchen Safety
• Art Therapy
• Computer and IT Skills
• Meditation and Relaxation
• Wildlife and Flowers
• Sensory Equipment
• Cooking and Kitchen Safety
• Rambling, Blog Writing
• Pottery and Textiles
• Numeracy
• Living History
• Baking
• Swimming
• Memory Lane
• Typing Skills
• Keeping Safe
• Needlecraft
• Giving Back
• Multicultural Art
• Literacy
• Social Media
• Horse Riding
• Hot Topics
• Creative Crafts
• Rambling
• Drama
• Dancing

4. You Can Learn New Skills For Life
Bob, David and Ian are thriving at
the ‘Men In Sheds’ sessions at Age
UK Warwickshire at the Claremont
Centre, Rugby. The woodwork
projects can last one day or months.
They choose what to make and they are learning quickly. In these
photographs they are building and decorating a bird house with
1:1 supervision. Everyone has a part to play and gets involved with
nailing, sanding and painting. Bob is improving his skills that he learned
at college.
Bob said, “I enjoy it. I like to decorate.
My favourite is painting.”

5. You Can Develop Your Independence
Understanding the cooking process from
start to finish is a very useful skill that helps
people to be more independent. We also
help people to learn about healthy food
choices so that they can make positive
decisions and take care of themselves.
Michael said, “I listen carefully so I remember for
next time how to prepare and cook the dishes.”

6. Linda is more confident at walking
in the pool and swimming with
1:1 support.
Your Goals are Important To Us
Floristry keeps Alison focussed
and her hands moving which gives
her the exercise she needs to
improve her co-ordination.
Trevor creates very colourful
pictures in art groups from
outline drawings.
Susie and Mohammed are
developing their co-ordination
and balance in Clubasize Classes.
Michelle can sign in Makaton
fluently while singing.

7. Bob takes a hands on approach at
the allotment and gets thoroughly
involved.
Cooking sessions help David to
use his initiative and focus in a
busy environment.
Tina uses her literacy group to
write poems that she can speak
aloud with confidence in drama
sessions.
Katharine uses her typing skills
to help her express herself as
handwriting is difficult.
Mark enjoys horseriding which
improves his balance, wellbeing
and leisure time.

8. You Can See Progress At Our Allotment
We have a community
allotment in Rugby which
began as a patch of soil
overgrown with weeds.
The people who attend
Community Choices Network
get involved by digging,
weeding, buying and planting
vegetables. The crops now
include lettuce, carrots, beetroot, potatoes, onions, leeks and
strawberries which are used as ingredients in cooking sessions. One
individual, Anthony, really enjoys this group as one of his favourites.
Bob said, “I enjoy being outside and doing
things with everyone to help out.”

9. Our Prices Are Tailored To Your Needs
Would You Like To Hire our RemPods?
Long term daily charge: £43.35
(based on a 6 hour day, however
this can be flexible depending
on your individual needs)
Hourly Charge from
£6.20 per hour
Hourly Charge one to one
support from £14.69 per hour
• Rempod hire includes a one off
payment of £40 for delivery and
assembling.
• £50 charge for each day required. A
weekly hire discount rate is available.
• Highly qualified New Directions staff
can also be hired to host events at
£13 per hour per staff member.
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Shop Cinema
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10. What’s Happening At Comm
We support
67 people with
disabilities!
We provide activities
for 36 people with
disabilities every day!
Weekly Workshops: Speaking up, My voice and choices, My town,
Safety out and about, Men’s health, Women’s health, Relationships,
Keeping healthy, Volunteering & employment, Mental capacity, and

11. munity Choices Network
Our therapeutic sensory equipment
develops an individual’s senses with
special lighting, music and objects. These
items can be used at Community Choices
Network as part of our quiet room during
the day. You can also hire the equipment.
For more information tel: 01788 577586.
Internet safety, About Rugby, Looking after my world, Safe places,
Hate and mate crime, Health appointments, Assistive technology,
Mobile zoo.

12. How You Can Find Us
Are You Looking To Hire A Room?
Community Choices Network
The Exchange
32-42 Albert Street
Rugby
CV21 2SA
Tel: 01788 577586
Email: ccn@newdirectionsrugby.org.uk
www.newdirectionsrugby.org.uk
THE
The nearest bus stops are on
Clifton Road and North Street and
taxis can pick up and drop off at
Community Choices Network.
Rugby train station is nearby.
We have 4 multi-purpose
rooms available at the
Exchange to hire Monday to
Friday from 4.00pm onwards,
Bank Holidays all day and
weekends all day.
You can find out more
on our website at www.
newdirectionsrugby.org.uk
or phone 01788 577586.
Charity No: 1005302