CLASP

19/06/2026

The CLASP Collective team came a very respectable third (with 63 out of 68) at tonight's Friends themed fundraising quiz at Sedero Lounge, the evening raised a fab £82, as part of their June LoungeAid fun, raising money for CLASP 🙏

P.S. It's only fair to say that team members Karen and Heather were phenomenal confirmed Friends superfans tonight, great job !!! 🛋

19/06/2026

What a wonderful Learning Disability Awareness Week we've had at CLASP this week, and this afternoon the fun continued with a picnic at Oakfield Court, Barkham Road (with thanks to Optalis (adult social care and support services) for allowing us to hold today's event, and regular Gardening Club here).

We were thoroughly entertained by the fabulous Phoenix Ukeleke Band, who certainly matched our CLASP energy with their off the scale joy-ometer performance!

What an amazing surprise at the end of the show, when after we gave them a traditional handmade CLASP thank you card, they went on to gift us with a cheque for an awesome £250, we are so grateful. Thank you so very much, we really do appreciate your incredible kindness.

Last but not least Pete and the team officially opened the new sensory garden, a real community effort with help and donations of plants and much more. We're super proud of what CLASP and friends have achieved, just lovely. A special thank you to Pete, wife Sal and helper Brian, your continued support is very much appreciated.

Learning Disability Awareness Week done in true CLASP style, we have been seen, heard, valued and some, great job Team CLASP!

19/06/2026

A really fun karaoke session at Take Notice today, some great song choices and awesome performances too - well done everyone!

19/06/2026

With Learning Disabilitity Awareness Week in mind, this video created by Quentin from Silk Purse Videos in collaboration with Wokingham Wokingham Borough Council, Wokingham Voice of Inclusion and Equality Forum (https://www.wokingham.gov.uk/council-and-meetings/open-data-and-transparency/equality-diversity-and-inclusion/voice-inclusion-and-equality-vine), Promise Inclusion and CLASP asks, do you see me?

A celebration of achievements and acknowledgement of challenges, for the 500+ people in our local community who are known to have a learning disability, those not known about and those further afield.

With special thanks to those who took part, for sharing their stories.

Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.

18/06/2026

As Learning Disability Awareness Week comes to a close tomorrow, we've one last day of celebration.

We have a karaoke session in the morning (Bradbury Centre from 10am-12noon. All welcome. £2 to attend)

Then in the afternoon a bring your own picnic, official opening of our sensory garden and entertainment by Phoenix Ukeleke Band (Oakfield Court, Barkham Road from 1pm-3pm. All welcome. Limited parking please lift share, walk, bus or use parking at Meadow Road shops and walk up).

18/06/2026

What a fantastic Gardening Club today, before the official opening of our sensory garden tomorrow afternoon.

A big thank you to Ian, Michael, Dean, Vincent (and Shane), Thomas, Nikk and James (and support worker) for their final push to get things done today.

Great job by Support Worker Shane, who oversaw Thomas and Vincent painting the back fence, it looks fab!

Michael got on with weeding the pond area on his own and has done a great job.

The area was tidied so the strimmer could come out, with great work on this by James, Thomas and Nikk.

Brian our fabulous fix-it man along with his right-hand Ian, cut back the trees over the new garden then mended the two chairs and table, great wood working skills guys!

Nikk and Dean were our principal cleaners, cleaning five tables and chairs ready for use at the opening tomorrow, wow they look like new!!

There was of course the mandatory watering given the hot weather keeping everything alive in both the polytunnel and new garden.

The ribbon decorations made by Craft Club were then hung and look so cool and colourful.

We can't wait to see it in all it's glory tomorrow at the bring your own picnic, opening of the sensory garden and entertainment by Phoenix Ukeleke Band, 1pm-3pm at Oakfield Court, Barkham Road. We hope to see you there!

18/06/2026

How lovely, as a CLASP member, we're super fond of Joe too.

He is so proud of the volunteering he does with the children and gardening club at Evendons Primary School and rightly so.

Happy birthday Joe from everyone at CLASP too!

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🎉 Happy 82nd Birthday to our wonderful volunteer, Joe! 🎂🎈
Today we celebrated a very special milestone for Joe, who brings so much joy to our school community. Joe volunteers with Evendons twice a week, helping out at our Gardening Club and during social time. True to form, he spent his birthday today busy supporting our Year 6s with their go-kart building! 🛠️🏎️
We also want to say a huge thank you to our very lovely school chefs. Joe always enjoys a school dinner when he's in and never misses a chance to praise them for their tasty food, so they kindly whipped up a delicious birthday cake just for him! We were all so touched by your kindness. 🍰❤️
Happy Birthday, Joe! We hope you had a lovely time celebrating with us—thank you for everything you do! ✨

18/06/2026

Deb's has been busy this morning during Learning Disability Awareness Week chatting to Tomson from B Radio - Berkshire about what life can be like with a learning disability including the ups and downs, CLASP and much much more.

The interview will be aired shortly, we'll update you as soon as we know exactly when, in the meantime see the comments for a flavour of the full interview coming up soon!

18/06/2026

In Learning Disability Awareness Week 2026, we WILL be seen, heard and valued.

CLASP members, share with us the things they like, they're proud of and bust some myths on what some people think people with a learning disability can and can't do, how wrong are they!

18/06/2026

A lovely morning spent with Active Session CLASP friends and Gary from My Journey Wokingham at the FBC and California Country Park, with our myth busting banners in Learning Disability Awareness Week too!