Buddies Day Service

Set within 8 acres of the countryside we provide an abundance of fresh air with various activities

Our day centre for people with learning disabilities, autism & ADHD

Buddies has a warm and friendly atmosphere. Members have the opportunity for exercise and physical and mental well being. Making new friendships, learning new skills, and having choice and flexibility on how they spend their day is what Buddies members enjoy. Structure and routines are applied to those members who require it.

Members are supported at all times by our friendly experienced staff team in their chosen activity. We encourage all our members to try something new and to expand on the skills they have

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Socialisation and Therapeutic Activities

Bright and spacious socialisation and activity centre

Located in the heart of the farm. This is a perfect venue for meeting friends and participating in a skills fun packed day.

With the help of our experienced skilled staff, you can enjoy art related and essential skill learning. Involving you to explore your interests and essential skills, in a fun and interesting way using various different mediums (paint, printing, clay, collage)

Some of the fun activities available in our Skills Centre include

Exercise & Fitness
Housekeeping and home tech
Gardening, Cooking & Nutrition
Maths and English
Arts & Crafts
Group Chats and discussions
Baking and confectionery
Role Play ~ Practice everyday situations that may arise
Drama
Day trips and socialising

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Spend Time On The Farm

If you enjoy being out in the fresh air and would like to spend time on the farm then listed below are some of the fun things we like to do. You will need to come suitably dressed with the correct footwear, a warm waterproof jacket in the winter, and suncream and a hat on hotter days. Our staff are happy to advise you.

Plan, build, saw and stain wood for projects

Our designated woodwork department is always busy making new things or repairing and replacing items around our farm. Occasionally visitors and customers to our farm ask us to make things for their gardens.

Why not join us in our Woodwork Department, whether you are skilled or just want to learn something new, our experienced staff will support you. Using the recycled wood, you may have the opportunity to help plan, build, saw and stain the wood for projects such as :

Bird tables and boxes
Dog kennels
Chicken coups
Planters and raised flower beds
Garden furniture

Local area and further afield

We pride ourselves in being able to offer our members the opportunity to go out and about not only in our local area, but in some cases, further afield

We have 3 minibuses, which enable us to take small numbers of people out, maybe to different locations, or to one special organised group trip.

Ask any member, and they will tell you how much they enjoy outings!

Some of the places we have visited

Horsey Beach to see the seals
Pleasurewood Hills
Gressenhall Farm & Workhouse
Go Ape
The Royal Norfolk Show
Flixton Aviation Museum
Henry Blogg Museum Cromer
Boat Trips on the Broads
Walks along the Broads
Wroxham Barns

Learning Opportunities at Buddies Catering

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Through fun learning, our catering department provides you with the opportunity to learn new skills or expand your knowledge of cooking. We use a variety of fresh ingredients from our farm to cook delicious meals. You will be working as part of a team, alongside our qualified Chef.

Buddies catering will suit those who would like to develop their skills, confidence and experience working with food.

Here is a taster of what we do in this department :