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  • SpLinter Group heads off to the Fringe Festival

    SpLinter Group heads off to the Fringe Festival

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    At the beginning of August, SpLinter Group members came together in Edinburgh to see a variety of performances at the Fringe Festival. We had a fun time at the festival where we all got involved in a lot of different spectacles and also enjoyed the cultural highlights of Edinburgh. A couple of SpLinter members had…

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  • My Churchill Fellowship: USA/Japan (second study visit)

    My Churchill Fellowship: USA/Japan (second study visit)

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    One of our SpLinter members, Dennis Kinghorn, our gaming coordinator has been provided with the funds to carry out a study visit to America and Japan. This study trip will enable us to see how we can make our enterprise ideas for gaming work better. Dennis is currently completing the Winston Churchill Fellowship, and he…

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  • SpLinter Group’s Summer Activity Programme 2024

    SpLinter Group’s Summer Activity Programme 2024

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    The SpLinter Group’s summer programme has made a comeback for 2024! There is a wide variety of activities happening across the summer to suit each individual’s tastes. This year’s program has brought together activities from other neurodiverse and disability friendly organisations such as Mind & Sole, NAS Northumberland and Smile which are just a few…

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  • Learning how to create digital content

    Learning how to create digital content

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    On Wednesday afternoons a few of the SpLinter members have been attending a six-week digital content creation course led by Digital Voice for Communities. This course has provided us with an introduction to graphic design software used to create posters and social media content, and an introduction to short form video content. It has been…

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  • Would you like help with travel?

    Would you like help with travel?

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    Do you get anxious about traveling to new places, especially if you are on your own? If so, it can sometimes be helpful to have someone accompany you on your journey. If you think a travel buddy would be useful, let us know and we might be able to help. In the meantime, here are…

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  • May’s Friday get-together

    May’s Friday get-together

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    On Friday evening SpLinter Group members came together at the Family Hub in Blyth, which was our first time using a different location for our monthly gathering. We are planning to build more links with Family Hubs across the county so we can enable people to meet up in a range of venues. The Family…

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  • My new job at Your Voice Counts

    My new job at Your Voice Counts

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    One of our SpLinter members, Jordan Turnbull, has started working with Your Voice Counts (YVC) as a Co-production Worker. Please continue reading to find out what Jordan has to say about his new job role with Your Voice Counts. Co-production acknowledges that people with ‘lived experience’ of a particular condition are often best placed to…

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  • Board Games Evening

    Board Games Evening

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    On Friday evening the SpLinter Group came together at the hub in Cramlington for an enjoyable evening filled with boards games hosted by Lucy Wayper and where SpLinter members had the opportunity to take part in a quiz created by Jordan Turnbull. It was lots of fun as we met many new SpLinter members who…

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  • SpLinter’s Christmas Special

    SpLinter’s Christmas Special

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    On Friday evening the SpLinter Group came together at the hub in Cramlington for a Christmas get together and took part in a festive quiz led by Dennis Kinghorn. Following this SpLinter went out to an Italian restaurant in Cramlington, Sambuca, to celebrate the end of the year along with all of the achievements made by…

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  • Bigger on the Inside – Dr Who and Neurodiversity

    Bigger on the Inside – Dr Who and Neurodiversity

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    On Wednesday evening, a couple of SpLinter group members traveled down to Newcastle to see Kate Fox, a stand-up poet, perform Her show ‘Bigger on the Inside – Dr Who and Neurodiversity‘ at the Lit and Phil. The performance gave us loads to think about as well as to laugh about. It was a great…

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