by Sam Caldecott | Jun 16, 2023 | Blog
Playing football regularly can be an incredibly rewarding and enjoyable experience. At New Directions, we have already formed a group of 6-8 people who come together to play football. Our group is united by a clear goal: to have fun. While we do get quite...
by Vicki Corbett | Mar 2, 2023 | Blog
At New Directions Rugby, we take immense pride in our town and are extremely fortunate to be surrounded by local organisations, businesses, and people who look out for and enable the people we support to live happy, safe, and independent lives. The officers at Rugby’s...
by Vicki Corbett | Jan 24, 2023 | Blog
At New Directions Rugby, we are always looking for ways in which we can support people to give back. We are incredibly fortunate to be surrounded by such a generous, tight-knit community of people in Rugby that have supported us, our staff, and the people we support,...
by Vicki Corbett | Oct 10, 2022 | Blog
In addition to pet therapy and music, we also offer arts and crafts as part of our Community Choices Network. While we ensure that this is a fun activity for our service users, we don’t do it simply because it’s fun: there are several therapeutic benefits too. Broadly...
by Vicki Corbett | Sep 5, 2022 | Blog
Music strengthens the parts of the brain associated with speech, language, reading, focusing, attention, and concentration, which have been shown to be reduced in people with learning disabilities. The repeating elements of rhythm and melody help our brains develop...
by Vicki Corbett | Aug 15, 2022 | Blog, Cute animals
At New Directions Rugby, we offer a wide range of support services and meaningful activities as part of our Community Choices Network. Pet therapy is one of the things we encourage whether that be us having canine visitors or supporting individuals to volunteer at a...
