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Options for Life Options for Life is an inclusive organisation.

We work with people and organisations that share the objective of empowering and enabling people with a learning disability to lead a full life within the community. At Options for Life we support people with learning disabilities in living their lives to the full, enabling them to enjoy the same rights and opportunities as non-disabled people. We are a voluntary organisation and Charity, with a long and proven track record of providing opportunities for development, work experience, leisure and support for our participants. Oak Green Lodge
Oak Green Lodge, Oak Green Way, Oldbury, B68 8LR
0121 544 6611


Making Tracks
Acorn Lodge 137-149 Vicarage Road, Oldbury, B68 8JA
0121 552 8202


Ocker Hill
Ocker Hill Community Centre, St Marks Road, Tipton, DY4 0XB
0121 505 2706

The Ashes
Oldbury Road, Whiteheath, B65 0LH
0121 559 8934

๐Ÿฆ๐Ÿฆ… ๐€ ๐…๐š๐ง๐ญ๐š๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐œ ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ ๐š๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐๐ข๐ซ๐ ๐’๐š๐ง๐œ๐ญ๐ฎ๐š๐ซ๐ฒ!๐Ÿฆ‰โœจYesterday, our participants enjoyed a wonderful day out at the bird sanctuary...
09/10/2026

๐Ÿฆ๐Ÿฆ… ๐€ ๐…๐š๐ง๐ญ๐š๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐œ ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ ๐š๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐๐ข๐ซ๐ ๐’๐š๐ง๐œ๐ญ๐ฎ๐š๐ซ๐ฒ!๐Ÿฆ‰โœจ

Yesterday, our participants enjoyed a wonderful day out at the bird sanctuary! We saw a variety of beautiful birds up close and learned lots of interesting facts about them. The highlight of the day was the amazing bird show, where we watched majestic birds of prey display their incredible skills. ๐Ÿฆ…๐ŸŒณ

Everyone had a fantastic time exploring the sanctuary, spotting different species, and enjoying the outdoor surroundings. It was a memorable experience filled with fun, learning, and plenty of smiles! ๐Ÿ˜Š

Thank you to the staff at the sanctuary for making our visit so enjoyable. We can't wait for our next adventure! ๐Ÿฆ๐Ÿ’š

๐Ÿฆ‰โœจ

โšฝ๐ŸŒง๏ธ๐ŸŽ‰ ๐†๐จ๐š๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐…๐จ๐จ๐ญ๐›๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐’๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐…๐ฎ๐ง! ๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŒง๏ธโšฝThe weather may have had other plans for us at Goals this week, but it didn't stop ...
09/10/2026

โšฝ๐ŸŒง๏ธ๐ŸŽ‰ ๐†๐จ๐š๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐…๐จ๐จ๐ญ๐›๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐’๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐…๐ฎ๐ง! ๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŒง๏ธโšฝ

The weather may have had other plans for us at Goals this week, but it didn't stop the fun! ๐ŸŒฆ๏ธ

With the morning rain keeping us indoors, participants took part in a variety of team-building challenges, including the Half Pipe Challenge, Ping Pong Ball Cup Challenge, and a Balloon Keep-Up Challenge ๐ŸŽˆ๐Ÿ“. Everyone showed fantastic teamwork, communication, and determination as they worked together to complete the tricky tasks! ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ™Œ

At lunchtime, we paused the action to celebrate Robert's birthday! ๐ŸŽ‚๐ŸŽ‰ Robert was surprised with a football-themed birthday cake, cupcakes, and a card, and everyone gathered to sing Happy Birthday and celebrate his special day. ๐Ÿฅณ๐ŸŽโšฝ

Thankfully, the weather cleared up in the afternoon, and we got back outside for an exciting football match! โšฝ๐ŸŒค๏ธ Our referee, Liam, took his role very seriously, booking Antonio twice before showing him the red card and sending him off the pitch! ๐ŸŸจ๐ŸŸจ๐ŸŸฅ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿคฃ

A fantastic day full of teamwork, laughter, football and birthday celebrations. Well done, everyone! ๐Ÿ’šโšฝ๐ŸŽˆ

๐ŸŽ‰โšฝ๐Ÿ’š

๐ŸŽณโœจ ๐“๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ž๐ž๐ค ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฉ๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐œ๐ข๐ฉ๐š๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ž๐ง๐ฃ๐จ๐ฒ๐ž๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ข๐ซ ๐ฐ๐ž๐ž๐ค๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ญ๐ž๐ง-๐ฉ๐ข๐ง ๐›๐จ๐ฐ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ข๐ง ๐ƒ๐ฎ๐๐ฅ๐ž๐ฒ! โœจ๐ŸŽณThe lanes were glowing, the comp...
09/10/2026

๐ŸŽณโœจ ๐“๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ž๐ž๐ค ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฉ๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐œ๐ข๐ฉ๐š๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ž๐ง๐ฃ๐จ๐ฒ๐ž๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ข๐ซ ๐ฐ๐ž๐ž๐ค๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ญ๐ž๐ง-๐ฉ๐ข๐ง ๐›๐จ๐ฐ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ข๐ง ๐ƒ๐ฎ๐๐ฅ๐ž๐ฒ! โœจ๐ŸŽณ

The lanes were glowing, the competition was friendly, and everyone had a fantastic time showing off their bowling skills. We saw some impressive scores throughout the game, with Darren leading the way with an excellent score of 116, closely followed by Martin with 96. ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ†

It was wonderful to see everyone encouraging each other, celebrating strikes and spares, and most importantly having fun together. The session also demonstrated how accessible and inclusive bowling can be, with everyone taking part and enjoying the activity at their own pace.

A huge well done to everyone who joined in. We are already looking forward to next week's game! ๐ŸŽณ๐Ÿ˜Š

๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’›

๐ŸŒŠ๐ŸŠโ€โ™‚๏ธ After a fantastic swimming session yesterday, our participants enjoyed spending an hour at Brunswick Park ๐ŸŒณโ˜€๏ธ. Eve...
08/10/2026

๐ŸŒŠ๐ŸŠโ€โ™‚๏ธ After a fantastic swimming session yesterday, our participants enjoyed spending an hour at Brunswick Park ๐ŸŒณโ˜€๏ธ. Everyone had great fun exploring the outdoor gym equipment, giving all the different exercise stations a try ๐Ÿ’ช๐Ÿšดโ€โ™‚๏ธ. The lovely weather made it even more enjoyable, and there were plenty of smiles as participants challenged themselves on the fitness equipment and spent time together outdoors. ๐Ÿ˜Š๐Ÿ‚

๐ŸŒŸ Activities like swimming and using the outdoor gym provide many benefits, including improving physical fitness, strength, balance, coordination and overall wellbeing ๐Ÿ’š. Being active in the fresh air also helps boost confidence, encourages social interaction and supports positive mental health ๐Ÿง ๐Ÿค. It was wonderful to see everyone staying active, supporting each other and making the most of a healthy and enjoyable afternoon! ๐ŸŒž๐Ÿ‘ ๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’›

๐Ÿ‚๐ŸŽจ Autumn Arts & Crafts Fun! ๐ŸŽจ๐Ÿ‚This afternoon, the guys took part in a fantastic Autumn/Winter Arts & Crafts workshop! ๐Ÿ...
07/10/2026

๐Ÿ‚๐ŸŽจ Autumn Arts & Crafts Fun! ๐ŸŽจ๐Ÿ‚

This afternoon, the guys took part in a fantastic Autumn/Winter Arts & Crafts workshop! ๐Ÿโœ‚๏ธ

Using glue, scissors, coloured pens and paper, they created some amazing 3D autumn-themed artwork featuring colourful leaves and folded paper designs. Everyone worked really hard, showing great creativity, concentration and teamwork throughout the session. ๐ŸŒŸ

The finished pieces looked brilliant, and the guys were so proud of what they had achieved. It was wonderful to see their confidence grow as their colourful creations came to life! ๐Ÿ˜Š

A great afternoon full of creativity, fun and smiles all around! ๐Ÿ‚๐Ÿงก

๐Ÿ๐ŸŽจโœจ

๐Ÿงฑ๐ŸŒˆ ๐‹๐ž๐ ๐จ ๐“๐ž๐š๐ฆ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค ๐š๐ญ ๐ˆ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ! ๐ŸŒˆ๐ŸงฑWhat a fantastic morning at our Lego session today! ๐Ÿ™ŒThe guys worked brilliantly togethe...
07/10/2026

๐Ÿงฑ๐ŸŒˆ ๐‹๐ž๐ ๐จ ๐“๐ž๐š๐ฆ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค ๐š๐ญ ๐ˆ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ! ๐ŸŒˆ๐Ÿงฑ
What a fantastic morning at our Lego session today! ๐Ÿ™Œ
The guys worked brilliantly together as a team, showing amazing focus, determination, creativity and teamwork as they built one of our biggest Lego towers so far! ๐Ÿ—๏ธ๐Ÿ‘
It was fantastic to see everyone getting involved, sharing ideas and supporting each other as the tower grew taller and taller. And the pride on their faces when they saw just how BIG they had made it was absolutely brilliant! ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ’ช
A huge well done to everyone who took part โ€” you should all be so proud of what you created together! ๐ŸŒŸ
๐Ÿงฑ Teamwork + Creativity + Determination = One Epic Lego Tower! ๐Ÿงฑ

๐ŸŒŸ ๐€ ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐‚๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž, ๐‡๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ข๐ญ๐š ๐ŸŒŸNita had a wonderful day exploring some of Smethwick's most iconic l...
07/10/2026

๐ŸŒŸ ๐€ ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐‚๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž, ๐‡๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ข๐ญ๐š ๐ŸŒŸ

Nita had a wonderful day exploring some of Smethwick's most iconic landmarks. She visited the beautiful Guru Nanak Gurdwara, where she admired the stunning architecture and enjoyed a delicious Langar meal, learning more about the Sikh values of equality, kindness and community. ๐Ÿ•Œ๐Ÿ›

As part of her visit, Nita also stopped at Guru Nanak Square and spent time at The Lions of the Great War memorial. She enjoyed seeing the impressive Sikh soldier statue, which honours the courage and sacrifice of those who served during World War One. ๐ŸŒบ๐Ÿ•Š๏ธ

It was a meaningful day filled with culture, history, learning and reflection, giving Nita the opportunity to connect with the local community while discovering more about the rich heritage of Smethwick. ๐Ÿ˜Šโœจ

๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’›

๐ŸŽƒโ˜•๐ŸŽณ A Spooktacular Day Out at Merry Hill! ๐ŸŽณโ˜•Ellen and Bradley had a fantastic day exploring Merry Hill yesterday! Their ...
07/10/2026

๐ŸŽƒโ˜•๐ŸŽณ A Spooktacular Day Out at Merry Hill! ๐ŸŽณโ˜•

Ellen and Bradley had a fantastic day exploring Merry Hill yesterday! Their adventure started with a coffee morning before they headed around the shops, where they especially enjoyed visiting the Halloween shop. The spooky displays, giant spiders, skeletons, dragons and Halloween props made for lots of fun photo opportunities, with both Ellen and Bradley getting right into the Halloween spirit! ๐ŸŽƒ๐Ÿ‘ป๐Ÿ•ท๏ธ

After dinner, the pair finished the day with a game of bowling. Both participants played brilliantly, but Ellen took the overall victory, scoring 80 points and winning a closely fought game! ๐Ÿ†๐ŸŽณ Bradley gave a great performance too and had lots of fun throughout the day. Both participants thanked staff for a lovely day out and returned home with plenty of happy memories. ๐Ÿ˜Š๐Ÿ’™

๐ŸŽƒ๐ŸŽณโ˜•๐Ÿ’™

๐ŸŽƒ๐Ÿ‘ป ๐Ž๐๐“๐ˆ๐Ž๐๐’ ๐…๐Ž๐‘ ๐‹๐ˆ๐…๐„ ๐‡๐€๐‹๐‹๐Ž๐–๐„๐„๐ ๐ƒ๐ˆ๐’๐‚๐Ž & ๐‘๐€๐…๐…๐‹๐„! ๐Ÿ‘ป๐ŸŽƒGet ready for a spooktacular evening of Halloween fun! ๐Ÿ•ธ๏ธ๐Ÿฆ‡ Join us for o...
07/10/2026

๐ŸŽƒ๐Ÿ‘ป ๐Ž๐๐“๐ˆ๐Ž๐๐’ ๐…๐Ž๐‘ ๐‹๐ˆ๐…๐„ ๐‡๐€๐‹๐‹๐Ž๐–๐„๐„๐ ๐ƒ๐ˆ๐’๐‚๐Ž & ๐‘๐€๐…๐…๐‹๐„! ๐Ÿ‘ป๐ŸŽƒ

Get ready for a spooktacular evening of Halloween fun! ๐Ÿ•ธ๏ธ๐Ÿฆ‡ Join us for our ๐Ž๐ฉ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐‹๐ข๐Ÿ๐ž ๐‡๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ๐ž๐ž๐ง ๐ƒ๐ข๐ฌ๐œ๐จ on ๐…๐ซ๐ข๐๐š๐ฒ ๐Ÿ‘๐ŸŽ๐ญ๐ก ๐Ž๐œ๐ญ๐จ๐›๐ž๐ซ, ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐Ÿ”๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ญ๐จ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐š๐ญ ๐๐ž๐ง๐ฃ๐š๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐ฌ, ๐๐ข๐ซ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ก๐š๐ฆ ๐’๐ญ๐ซ๐ž๐ž๐ญ, ๐‡๐š๐ฅ๐ž๐ฌ๐จ๐ฐ๐ž๐ง, ๐๐Ÿ”๐Ÿ‘ ๐Ÿ‘๐‡๐. ๐ŸŽถ๐Ÿ•บ๐Ÿ’ƒ

The disco is open to all Options for Life participants and their families. Fancy dress is encouraged, so put on your favourite spooky costume and get ready for a fantastic night of music, food, games and Halloween fun! ๐ŸŽƒโœจ

๐Ÿ“ž No tickets are required, but please let us know if you are coming so we can keep track of numbers. To RSVP, simply get in touch with the team.

๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ ๐‡๐€๐‹๐‹๐Ž๐–๐„๐„๐ ๐‘๐€๐…๐…๐‹๐„ Don't miss your chance to win some amazing Halloween-themed prizes! ๐Ÿ‘ป๐Ÿฌ

๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ ๐‘๐š๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ฅ๐ž ๐ญ๐ข๐œ๐ค๐ž๐ญ๐ฌ ๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ยฃ๐Ÿ ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐ฉ and can be purchased from Acorn Lodge or on the night at the Halloween Disco.

Every ticket sold helps support the great work we do while giving you the chance to take home some spooky treats and surprises! ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ•ท๏ธ

We can't wait to celebrate with you all... if you dare! ๐Ÿง™โ€โ™€๏ธ๐ŸŒ•๐Ÿฆ‡

๐ŸŽƒ๐Ÿ‘ป๐Ÿ•ธ๏ธ

๐ŸŽณ ๐€ ๐…๐š๐ง๐ญ๐š๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐œ ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ˆ๐ง๐œ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐๐จ๐ฐ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ ! ๐ŸŽณOur participants had a brilliant time enjoying some bowling at Tenpin yesterday...
06/10/2026

๐ŸŽณ ๐€ ๐…๐š๐ง๐ญ๐š๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐œ ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ˆ๐ง๐œ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐๐จ๐ฐ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ ! ๐ŸŽณ
Our participants had a brilliant time enjoying some bowling at Tenpin yesterday! ๐ŸŒŸ From using accessible bowling ramps to rolling the ball down the lanes, everyone got involved, had fun and showed great determination. ๐Ÿ™Œ
A huge well done to Luke and Chris, our well-deserved winners! ๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ‘ You both bowled brilliantly!
It was great to see everyone enjoying an active, social and inclusive activity together. ๐Ÿ’™

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