🌞 Group Sessions & Hot Weather – Catterick and Windsor 🌞
Due to the current high temperatures across the UK, we will be closely monitoring the weather and reviewing whether group sessions can safely go ahead.
We are also mindful that some children may already be dysregulated after school due to the heat, and further activities may not always be helpful.
We will keep families updated and let you know of any changes as soon as possible.
Thank you for your understanding. πŸ’“
BBC News – UK weather: Rare red extreme heat warning issued as temperatures could rise to 40C – BBC News
A person wearing sunglasses walks outdoors in bright sunshine while holding a yellow umbrella for shade. People are visible in the background, and a BBC News logo appears in the corner of the image.
Graphic celebrating Armed Forces Week with Union Jack flags, an illustrated guard in ceremonial uniform, and a hand waving a small Union Jack. Text reads: β€œWe’re celebrating Armed Forces Week”, β€œReserves Day 24 June 2026” and β€œArmed Forces Day 27 June 2026”. NeuroDiverse Community CIC Forces Hub and Armed Forces Covenant Silver Award logos are displayed at the bottom.
πŸ’‚πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ NeuroDiverse Community CIC is proud to celebrate Armed Forces Week! πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§πŸͺ–
This week we recognise and celebrate the incredible contribution of our Armed Forces community β€” those currently serving, our Reservists, our Veterans, our Cadets, and the families who stand beside them.
On Reserves Day, 24 June 2026, we proudly honour the dedication of Reservists who balance civilian life with military service, giving their time, skills and commitment to protect and support our country.
On Armed Forces Day, 27 June 2026, we come together to show our gratitude to everyone who serves or has served. Their courage, sacrifice, resilience and commitment should never be underestimated.
At NeuroDiverse Community CIC, we are incredibly proud to support Armed Forces families through our Forces Hub, creating inclusive, understanding and empowering spaces for neurodivergent children, young people, adults, serving personnel, Reservists, Veterans, Cadets and their families.
To every member of the Armed Forces community β€” thank you. We see you, we value you, and we are proud to stand alongside you. β€οΈπŸ€πŸ’™
Markers, ideas, and plenty of teamwork! πŸŒ±β˜€οΈ
Today at our NDC Windsor Eco Forces allotments, the children had the opportunity to explore both of our plots and let their imaginations run wild. They spent time drawing their ideas for how they would like the plots to look and deciding what fruits, vegetables, flowers and sensory features they would love to grow in the future. πŸ₯•πŸŒ»πŸ“
After all that planning, everyone got stuck in helping to rake up the dry grass, showing fantastic teamwork and proving that many hands really do make light work! πŸ’š
A special thank you to Megan, who brought along a bird’s nest she had found. The children were fascinated and enjoyed carefully observing the amazing craftsmanship of nature and talking about how birds build their homes. πŸͺΊπŸ¦
It was wonderful to see so much curiosity, creativity and enthusiasm for the environment. We can’t wait to watch our allotments grow and develop with the children’s ideas at the heart of them. 🌿
Three children sit on grass outdoors, drawing and writing on large sheets of white paper with coloured markers. Pens are scattered around them, and the activity appears to be a creative outdoor group session.
🐝 NDC Windsor Forces YouthAbility πŸœπŸ¦—βœ¨
Tonight’s YouthAbility session was full of creativity, curiosity and lots of laughter!
Our Young Leader, Isla-Honey, became a mini nature explorer as she found and carefully observed ants and a grasshopper, taking time to look closely, ask questions and notice the tiny wildlife around us. Moments like these are brilliant for building curiosity, patience and respect for the natural world.
We also got hands-on with different types of slime, exploring textures, stretchiness, colours and sensory play. There was plenty of experimenting, squishing, pulling and testing β€” exactly the kind of messy fun we love!
The highlight of the evening was our Food-Themed Dress Up Competition πŸ•πŸ“πŸ” with some fantastic imagination and confidence from everyone who took part.
A huge well done to Anneka too, who made an amazing bee light using a glass jar, a light-up ball, ribbon, laminated paper, tissue paper, pipe cleaners, paint and stickers. It looked absolutely brilliant and was such a lovely way to combine recycling, creativity and our love of nature. πŸπŸ’›
YouthAbility is all about giving our young people a safe, welcoming space to be themselves, try new things, build friendships and have fun.