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 Southway Nature Reserve Walk

Walking is great for your health and wellbeing. It’s also a good way to meet new people and make friends.  Active for All is a service that supports and promotes physical activity for adults with learning disabilities and/ or mental health support needs.

If you plan to attend please book your place by calling, or texting, a member of the Active for All Team on 07305 007983. The meeting point for the walk will be the bottom of Southway Drive at 11 am. Citybus Service 40 will get you to the meeting point, (10:35 am from Royal Parade & 10:40 am from Mutley Plain)

Tips for staying safe on your Walk

1. Clothing Wear lightweight loose-fitting clothes. To stay dry, wear non-cotton clothes. Always check the weather forecast before setting out on your walk.
2. Footwear Wear shoes that are suitable for walking, comfortable, and fit your feet. This will reduce the risk of blisters and calluses. Your walking shoes should be fairly lightweight. These types of shoes provide good shock absorption.
3. A way of tracking time Take a battery-operated watch.
4. A bottle of water Keeping hydrated is important; always take plenty of water.
5. Food It’s a good idea to bring some snacks or more substantial food if you are going on a long walk. You need to ‘refuel’
6. Sunscreen Even if it’s not particularly hot, the sun can burn your skin. If the weather is dry, a bottle of sunscreen will come in handy.
7. Paracetamol Headaches and muscle pain can ruin any long walk. Have some with you just in case.
8. Mobile Phone Always bring your fully charged mobile phone with you. You might need to call someone in an emergency.
9. Prescribed Medication Remember to bring any prescribed medication which you need to take whilst on the walk.

Southway Nature Reserve

Southway Valley is located in the north of Plymouth. It has some beautiful woodland to stroll through. A babbling brook follows a course into Tamerton Creek, part of the Tamar Estuary.

It’s a designated Local Nature Reserve and home to a variety of wildlife. The site provides a valuable landscape containing a number of habitats including, woodland, hedgerows, grassland, and a stream. The woodlands are home to several ancient woodland flowers including the common spotted orchid, bluebell, primrose, yellow pimpernel, wild garlic, and pignut.

Southway Nature Reserve Map

Remember this is a Local Nature Reserve, please be considerate to wildlife and to other users:

• Don’t pick wildflowers   or plants
• Don’t disturb animals
• Take your litter home
• Keep dogs under control
• Keep dogs out of stream area
• Clean up after your dogs
• No camping
• No motorbikes
• No fires

Movie Group – Black Widow

On Monday 12th July Movie Group is going to see Black Widow, at Vue Cinema Plymouth. At birth, the Black Widow (aka Natasha Romanova) is given to the KGB, which grooms her to become its ultimate operative. When the U.S.S.R. breaks up, the government tries to kill her as the action moves to present-day New York, where she is a freelance operative

Yourway encourages people to come together based on shared interests. We support people individually to access established community groups – until they feel ready to attend future events independently. For information on screening times and how to join the group, please call Colin Hughson on 07557 118352. You can also use your CEA card if you plan to see the movie with your support worker or carer.

A brief history of Movie Group

Eleven years ago Colin Hughson (a Team Leader at Yourway) discovered people he and his team supported, shared how much they enjoyed going to the movies but found they often experienced a great deal of anxiety when accessing the cinema. Colin, a huge movie fan himself, volunteered to set up and help a user-led group that would could encourage people with a learning disability, autism or underlying mental health needs to come together and watch the movies of their choice – until confident about visiting the cinema independently. Since setting up Movie Club, eleven years ago, the Movie Group has grown and now offers its members a range of film-orientated social activities in as well as watching great movies.

Whitleigh Woods & Tamerton Foliot Riverside – Walking Group

Walking is great for your health and wellbeing. It’s also a good way to meet new people and make friends. Active for All is a service that supports and promotes physical activity for adults with learning disabilities and/ or mental health support needs.

If you plan to attend please book your place by calling, or texting, a member of the Active for All Team on 07305 007983. The meeting point for the walk will be the bottom of Southway Drive at 11 am. Citybus Service 40 will get you to the meeting point, (10:35 am from Royal Parade & 10:40 am from Mutley Plain)

Tips for staying safe on your Walk

1. Clothing You should wear lightweight loose-fitting clothes, but cotton absorbs sweat, which could make you uncomfortable. To stay dry, wear non-cotton clothes. Always check the weather forecast before setting out on your walk.
2. FootwearWearing walking shoes that are comfortable and fit your feet can help prevent injuries such as blisters and calluses. Your walking shoes should also be fairly lightweight and provide good shock absorption.
3. A way of tracking time Taking a battery-operated watch is always a good idea.
4. A bottle of water Keeping hydrated is important; always take plenty of water.
5. Food It’s a good idea to bring some snacks or more substantial food if you are going for a long walk. You need to ‘refuel’
6. Sunscreen Even if it’s not particularly hot, the sun can burn your skin. If the weather is dry, a bottle of sunscreen will come in handy.
7. Paracetamol Headaches and muscle pains can ruin any long walk. Purchase a pack just in case.
8. Mobile Phone Always bring a fully charged mobile phone with you in case you need to contact someone in an emergency.
9. Prescribed Medication Remember to bring any prescribed medication which you need to take whilst on the walk.

Whitleigh Woods & Tamerton Foliot Riverside

Whitleigh Woods is located in the north of Plymouth between Whitleigh, Southway, and Tamerton Foliot. Predominantly an ancient woodland covering 20 hectares it is owned and managed by the Woodland Trust. The site contains many habitats including ancient woodland, wet woodland, plantations, meadows, and is also a County Wildlife Site.

There’s a network of footpaths and rides across the site that continue into  Cann Wood. The site is easily accessible by public transport with bus stops at Tamerton Foliot Road at the eastern end of the reserve. For more detailed information on the access and the management visit the Woodland Trust website.

Remember this is a Local Nature Reserve, please be considerate to wildlife and to other users:

• Don’t pick wildflowers or plants
• Don’t disturb animals
• Take your litter home
• Keep dogs under control
• Keep dogs out of stream area
• Clean up after your dogs
• No camping
• No motorbikes
• No fires

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The Forever Purge Vue Cinema Plymouth – Movie Group

On Monday 19th July Movie Group is going to see The Forever Purge, at Vue Cinema Plymouth. Following the presidential elections from the last year and abolition of the Purge, a Mexican couple escaping from a drug cartel is stranded on a Texas ranch. There, they will be at the mercy of a group of outsiders who plan to unlawfully continue their own Purge, and turn against the couple to eliminate them.

Yourway encourages people to come together based on shared interests. We support people individually to access established community groups – until they feel ready to attend future events independently. For information, any updated screening times, and how to join the group, please call Colin Hughson on 07557 118352. You can also use your CEA card if you plan to see the movie with your support worker or carer.

A brief history of Movie Group

Eleven years ago Colin Hughson (a Team Leader at Yourway) discovered people he and his team supported, shared how much they enjoyed going to the movies but found they often experienced a great deal of anxiety when accessing the cinema. Colin, a huge movie fan himself, volunteered to set up and help a user-led group that would could encourage people with a learning disability, autism or underlying mental health needs to come together and watch the movies of their choice – until confident about visiting the cinema independently. Since setting up Movie Club, eleven years ago, the Movie Group has grown and now offers its members a range of film-orientated social activities in as well as watching great movies.

Please Note: Complimentary annual return passes are not valid for use on this type of event.

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