Learning disabilities

Day centres update: 26 May 2022

We are pleased to inform you that we have eased social distancing restrictions at our day centres. We will be contacting all existing customers to discuss their individual circumstances.

Our priority continues to be the safety of our customers, so the following measures will remain in place:

• we will check the temperature of everyone who enters our day centres
• staff will wear face masks when they are within two metres of customers
• staff will use full PPE when offering support with personal care
• we will keep the buildings well ventilated

Our alternative support will continue, including hubs, our virtual day offer and our outreach service.

If you have any questions, please contact your day centre directly in the first instance.

Our review of our day offer is ongoing, as we continue to consider the best way to provide day services for the future which will benefit our customers.

Biggleswade Centre

London Road
Biggleswade
Bedfordshire
SG18 8HA

What we do in Biggleswade

We offer a range of centre and community-based activities for customers with a learning disability, including those who have profound and multiple learning disabilities.

Currently we operate between 9am and 4pm Monday to Friday. All customers are encouraged to tell us what activities they would like to get involved in and we try to provide these wherever possible.

Examples of activities we currently offer include arts and crafts, sport, culture, horticultural, and music sessions, both within the centre and out in the community.

With the support of staff, customers run community coffee shops in the local area as well as a lunch service for those attending the centre.

Townsend Centre

Portland Close
Houghton Regis
Bedfordshire
LU5 5AW

What we do at Townsend Centre

We offer a range of centre and community-based activities for customers with a learning disability, including those who have profound and multiple learning disabilities.

Currently we operate between 9am and 4pm Monday to Friday. All customers are encouraged to tell us what activities they would like to get involved in and we try to provide these wherever possible.

Examples of activities we currently offer include arts and crafts, sport, culture, horticultural, and music sessions, both within the centre and out in the community.

With the support of staff, customers run community coffee shops in the local area as well as a lunch service for those attending the centre.

We also run a satellite service known as the Communities Opportunities Group (COG) in Leighton Buzzard three days a week. The focus is community participation which currently includes weekly tennis coaching at the local tennis club.

Silsoe Horticultural Centre

Holly Walk
Silsoe
Bedfordshire
MK45 4EB

Silsoe Horticultural Centre is set on a 3-acre site where we offer customers the opportunity to be involved in:

• a wide range of horticultural activities which includes all aspects of the planting, growing and harvesting of a range of produce
• the preparation and production of a range of preserves such as chutneys and jams that are made from our own produce
• the produce is sold in the local area as well as at our on-site sunflower tea room which operates on a Thursday and is open to the public

The offer is for those customers who wish to acquire new skills and knowledge with a view to progressing on as well as those who see horticulture as a leisure activity.

To find out more about the services outlined above please contact our Adult Learning Disability Team on 0300 300 8100.

The future day offer for older people and adults with disabilities

We're currently working to improve and enhance the day services available to older people and adults with disabilities in Central Bedfordshire.