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Autumn 2011 Edition
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CONTENTS
Staff News
Centre News
• Men’s Group
• Art and Craft Group
• Out and About
• My Guide
• Sensory Centre Website
Fundraising/Donations
• The Ultimate Abseil
• Car Boot Sale
• Winter Fayre
• Falkirk Charities Day
• Can Collection
• Sponsored Runs
• New ways to help promote the centre and raise funds
Dobbies Garden Centre Donation
• Donations Received
Services
• Ophthalmology Services at NHS Forth Valley - Who’s Who in the
Eye Clinic, Interview with Dr Jennifer Gillen
• Audiology – Needing New Batteries Anyone?
• RNIB Scotland – Magnifiers, Switch onto new technology month :
taster events
• BT Text Service
Service Users News
• A Day Out at Bo’ness
• A Letter from Sutherland – Part 2 – by Jim McLean
Contact Details for Forth Valley Sensory Centre
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Staff News
Company
Centre Assistant – In August Natasha French gave birth to a baby boy,
Luke. Congratulations to Natasha and Craig.
Social Work Services
We have 2 new workers in post. Sheila Gardner started on 1 st September
as Senior Community Care Worker and Shauna Shand as Social Worker
– Visual Impairment on 18 th July. A warm welcome to both.
Support Worker – Nadine McMenamen has given birth to a healthy baby
boy. Congratulations.
Action on Hearing Loss
Louise Barry left the Sensory Centre in October to take up a new post
with NHS Lanarkshire. We wish her the very best in her new job.
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Centre News
Men’s Group
The Men’s Group at the Sensory Centre is a
friendly social group for visually impaired men.
The group meets on the second Friday of
every month at 10am – 12pm. The Men’s
Group regularly enjoys activities such as
bowling, go-karting and trips to places of
interest. The group is a great way to get out
and socialise with new people. Many
members have become friends and gone on
to join bowling and archery groups. We are
keen to get some new members, so if you are
interested in coming along please contact
Ingrid or speak to somebody at reception.
Art and Craft Group
We have an art and craft group that meets every second Monday in the
centre from 2pm-4pm. The group do a range of activities from drawing
and painting to knitting, sewing and more tactile work. Some of the work
the group produces is sold at our fundraisers throughout the year.
This group is open to anyone and is supported by volunteers so if you
are a serious crafter or artist or just want to relax and try something new
in good company, then please come along and join in.
To find out when the next group is please call reception on 01324
590888.
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Out and About
Here at the Sensory Centre we are keen to make sure that everyone in
the Forth Valley Area knows who we are and how to get in touch with us
if they need or want to access any support from us.
We now have our minibus kitted out as a display bus which we can take
to outreach events across Forth Valley to meet people, show them
specialist equipment and provide further information and support.
We recently attended a community
event at Mclaren Community Leisure
Centre in Callander and also the TAG
central event at the Albert Halls in
Stirling.
If you have some ideas of events we
could attend or places you would like to
see our bus displayed please contact
reception on 01324 590888.
My Guide
An estimated 180,000 blind and partially sighted people never go out
alone. If you (or someone you know) are one of them, the new MY
GUIDE service, provided by the Sensory Centre in partnership with
Guide Dogs, could help.
MY GUIDE service is a partnership between a volunteer and a blind or
partially sighted person that provides support to enable participation in a
range of social and leisure activities. It normally lasts for a fixed period
of time (3 to 6 months) to help people with sight loss become more
independent, not dependent, by setting and working towards clear goals.
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MY GUIDE can help give you the confidence to go out again, re-engage
with your community, take part in enjoyable activities and increase your
independence without having to rely on family and friends.
Volunteers can guide you to a coffee shop or to a local social club,
however they do not provide domestic services such as opening mail,
cleaning or preparing food.
Volunteers receive thorough accredited training that has been endorsed
by VISION 2020 and all have Criminal Record Bureaux checks.
If you think you would benefit from being matched with a MY GUIDE
volunteer please call the Centre for more information.
Sensory Centre Website
The Centre’s website has moved to www.falkirk.gov.uk/sensorycentre.
Check us out online for all the latest news.
Fundraising/Donations
The Ultimate Abseil
A HUGE big thank you to Joe, Lindsey, Clare, Kirsty, Isla, Kirsty, Norma,
Alan, Andy, David, Fiona, Lorraine, Ingrid and Pat who all braved the wet
weather on Sunday 2 nd October to abseil down the Forth Rail Bridge and
help us raise a fantastic total of £1899.
Thank you also to the family, friends, service users and volunteers who
turned out in the rain to cheer us on.
We have some photos of the event and will display these in the centre
over the next few weeks but if you want to see them before that please
look at our Facebook page.
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Thank you to everyone who has sponsored us already and if you haven’t
had a chance yet there is still a group form at reception until the start of
November.
Car Boot Sale
We held a Car Boot Sale and BBQ on Saturday 3 rd September from
10.30am – 12.30pm at the Sensory Centre.
A big thank you to everyone, who came along and took a stall, to those
who volunteered on the day to help out and of course everyone who
came to browse, enjoyed a burger and picked up some bargains.
Unfortunately the weather was a little wet but our spirits were not
dampened and we still managed to raise a grand total of £361.
Many people donated the items they had left over for our Winter Fayre
so a big thank you to all and watch this space for more fundraising ideas
in the New Year.
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Winter Fayre
We are holding our annual Winter Fayre on Saturday 26 th November
2011 from 10.30am to 12.30pm at the Sensory Centre.
There will be lots of exciting stalls on the day from homemade crafts, to
beautiful handbags, accessories, skincare and jewellery. As well as the
usual tombola, bric a brac, Santa’s Grotto, home baking and raffle stalls.
Tickets are available now from reception or at the door on the day.
Priced Adults £1 Children 50p.
Ticket price includes a tea, coffee or juice.
For more information contact Lorraine or Gina on 01324 590888.
We are looking for donations of good quality bric a brac, books, toys and
of course home baking. If you can help out in anyway please get in
touch.
Please note that on the morning of the Fayre doors will not open to the
public until 10.30am.
Falkirk Charities Day
The Sensory Centre attended the Rotary Club of Falkirk Charities Day, in
Falkirk High Street on Saturday 20 th August.
It was a busy event and our book stall was well inspected by many a
passer by!
We sold our paperbacks at 20p and hardback books at 50p and
managed to raise £50 for our funds.
Thank you to the volunteers who supported us on the day and enjoyed
the lovely sunny weather.
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Can Collection
A can collection in the Howgate Shopping Centre and Falkirk High Street
in July raised £373 for the Centre. Many thanks to staff, service users
and volunteers who helped on the day.
Sponsored Runs
In September Lorna Paterson ran the Standard Life 10k run and Great
Scottish 10k run to raise funds for the Centre. A grand total of £125 was
raised. A huge thank you to Lorna for all the preparation and effort she
put into raising the sponsor money and the runs!
New ways to help promote the centre and raise funds
FACEBOOK
We now have our own Facebook page which can be used to help us to
promote the centre and all its events to anyone with access to the
internet. Check it out at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Forth-Valley-
Sensory-Centre/262635713767415
Please let your friends know all about it.
TEXTGIVING
Do you have a mobile phone? Can you spare £1?
We are hoping to raise £195 though our latest Text campaign to buy a
LED UV Sensory Light for our Sensory Room. If you can help by
donating ONE POUND then text FVSC11£1 to 70070. Calls are at your
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normal rate and the centre receives the whole of your £1 donation. It
couldn’t be easier, text today and pass the number on to your friends;
let’s see how quickly we can reach (or smash) our target.
YOU CAN NOW RAISE MONEY OR DONATE TO THE CENTRE
ONLINE BY VISITING JUSTGIVING.COM
If you want to set up a fundraising page for an event, dedicate a
memorial page to remember a loved one or simply make a one off
donation. Visit
www.justgiving.com/forthvalleysensorycentre
Easy to follow instructions allow you to make a fundraising page of your
own to share with friends and family all over the world.
Dobbies Garden Centre Donation
Dobbies Garden Centre in Stirling has kindly donated much needed
items to our sensory garden. The donations brightened up a wet and
windy day and will be used to help bring pleasure to the service users
and visitors to the garden.
Fiona Jones,
Dobbie's Community Champion, is
pictured presenting a bird table
to Christine Moroney, David Sutherland
and Shaun Lafferty.
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Christine, David and Shaun receive much
needed planters, bulbs, bark and
gardening tools from Dobbie's delivery
van driver.
Donations Received
A kind thank you to those who have given donations to the Centre.
Tesco
P Jackson
Late Robert Forrest
Rotary Club of Callander and West Perthshire
A Armstrong
Rotary Club of Falkirk
Dollar Parish Church
M Vallance
A Brown
M Stewart
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Services
This edition of the newsletter finds out more about the different roles in
the eye clinic as well as an interview with one of the Ophthalmologists,
Dr Jennifer Gillen.
Ophthalmology Services in NHS Forth Valley
Who’s who in the Eye Clinic
When you visit the eye or ophthalmology clinic
you may meet and be examined by a number of
different professionals, who all have different roles
in the ophthalmology team. Confusingly, they all
have names beginning with O which are derived
from their Greek root words (ophthalmology
comes from the Greek word ophthalmos meaning
eye).
The team work together to carry out all sorts of tests and procedures
designed to gather information to help to make a diagnosis, carry out
treatment and to help a patient to make the most of their vision.
Ophthalmologist (from the Greek words ophthalmos meaning eye and
logos meaning thought, therefore "the science of eyes”)
An ophthalmologist is a specialist doctor in medical and surgical eye
problems. They do a traditional medical degree and then spend about 6-
8 years training in caring for people with eye disorders. Most
ophthalmologists see patients with a wide range of eye problems and
their work involves a mixture of outpatient clinics and surgical
procedures. Many also sub-specialise and develop a deeper knowledge
of one particular group of disorders. As well as ophthalmology
consultants the medical team includes Associate Specialist Doctors, and
doctors working under supervision at various stages of their specialist
training.
Optometrist (from opsis meaning view and metron meaning measure)
Optometrists are healthcare professionals who are concerned with
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vision, visual systems, and vision information processing. In Scotland,
community optometrists provide primary vision care including sight
testing and correction. They can diagnose and treat some eye diseases,
and if necessary they can refer patients to an ophthalmologist. Hospital
Optometrists work either independently or together with ophthalmologists
and orthoptists in the treatment and management of patients with various
eye conditions in the outpatient clinics. Optometrists complete an
undergraduate honours degree and a one-year "pre-registration period"
where they complete clinical practice under supervision before they are
eligible to register as an optometrist with the General Optical Council
(GOC)
Optician
Often confused with an optometrist, an optician is someone who makes
and dispenses spectacles and contact lenses but does not carry out
medical tests or treatments.
Orthoptist (from ortho – straight and optikas - vision) Orthoptists deal
with the diagnosis and treatment of problems with eye movement and
coordination, and they specialise in the management of visual
development. They are highly skilled in assessing children’s vision but
also diagnose and treat adults; they get involved in the assessment of
functional vision, the diagnosis and treatment of conditions such as
dyslexia and carry out visual screening for children. They work alongside
the ophthalmologists in making decisions about when and what surgery
to carry out, and also work independently or alongside the optometrists.
Orthoptists complete an undergraduate degree course during which they
have a number of clinical placements. Once qualified they are registered
with the Health Professions Council
Ophthalmic nurses All nurses training today do a 3 year undergraduate
degree, which allows them to register with the Nursing and Midwifery
Council. They may then choose to take further post graduate education
relating to ophthalmology, or gain experience by working in the
speciality. Nurses work across all of the areas of the ophthalmology
department; many have developed a wide range of technical skills, but
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are there to support patients and ensure that the departments run safely
and smoothly.
Interview with Dr Jennifer Gillen
Phyllis Burden has provided the following article having interviewed Dr
Jennifer Gillen about working at the eye clinic in the Sensory Centre.
Jennifer Gillen grew up in Bridge of Allan and decided, at an early age,
that she would be a doctor one day.
Dr Jennifer Gillen is now a general Ophthalmologist with a special
interest in children’s eye problems. She works at both Falkirk and Stirling
Community Hospitals and here, at Forth Valley Sensory Centre, where I
recently talked with her.
During our conversation Dr Gillen told me how valuable the Centre is to
her and her patients.
Children and adults requiring special individual care often find a hospital
environment frightening and unsettling. Under such circumstances
accurate and thorough assessment of eye problems can be stressful and
time consuming for both patients and medical staff. The Sensory Centre
provides a safe, calm place for patients, where their comfort and
individual needs can be catered for and their eye problems addressed
more easily. The comfort and co-operation of the patient is paramount.
As Dr Gillen pointed out, the Sensory Centre is a good example of multidisciplinary
working. Social, education and health services all come
together under one roof. An almost unique situation. Specialist teachers
also visit the clinic and play a very valuable role, supporting children from
infancy all the way through their education.
The facilities and expertise available at the Sensory Centre enable Dr
Gillen and her team to provide accurate and thorough assessment of eye
problems and make an eye clinic appointment a much less daunting
prospect for a great many people.
How lucky are we that Jennifer Gillen achieved her childhood ambition
and my grateful thanks to her for taking time to talk to me.
Dr Gillen asks that all of you, young and old, make time for regular visits
to your optician. It is very important that you do.
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Audiology – Needing New Batteries Anyone?
You should find you were given a yellow record book when you got your
hearing aid(s).If not, then let us know, and we`ll make sure you receive
one. This is where we keep a record of the type of batteries required, and
numbers of them issued.
We try and keep battery exchange to a postal service only. New batteries
should be requested when HALF of your supply is used. We don`t need
the old ones back - these can be recycled. For some types of hearing aid
this will be one packet at a time per aid. Some hearing aids however use
batteries a bit quicker and we might need to supply more at a time.
Our address should be on the reverse cover of the yellow book. If you
post the yellow book in to this address, we will check what type what
type of batteries are required and post out a new supply.
You will also find it tells you on the back of the yellow book what times
our repair departments are open should you require this service.
Falkirk Community Hospital ; Mon, Weds, Thurs 1-4 pm
Stirling Community Hospital ; Mon – Fri 1-4pm.
Clackmannanshire Community Healthcare Centre ; Monday 9-11 am
( Note; this is a volunteer run service for batteries and retubing
ONLY)
The Sensory Centre also keeps a small supply of batteries for issue.
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RNIB Scotland
Magnifiers
RNIB is now offering a range of magnifiers up to the strength of 6x.
Before purchasing any magnifier it is recommended that you read the
‘Choosing Your Magnifier’ booklet available from the RNIB shop.
We have a selection of magnifiers in the RNIB shop in the Sensory
Centre and you are welcome to come along and try them out.
You can be issued with an appropriate magnifier after attending a low
vision clinic which is strongly recommended.
You can be referred to the clinic by your General Practitioner, optometrist
or ophthalmologist.
Switch on to technology month: Taster events
Come along a technology taster event!
November 2011 is Switch on to technology month. To celebrate we're
running two technology taster events in Falkirk - one about eBook
readers and the other about smartphones. Many of the latest high street
products are designed with blind and partially sighted people in mind. It's
often just about knowing how to access the right features. Come along to
one or both of our events to hear from an RNIB expert and try out the
products for yourself.
When: Friday 4 November 2011
Where: Forth Valley Sensory Centre, Redbrae Road, Camelon, Falkirk,
FK1 4DD
Time: 10am to 12pm - eBook readers; 2pm to 4pm - Phone watch:
Smartphones
Cost: Free
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Reserve your place: Places are limited so need to be reserved in
advance. To secure your place contact Steph Upton-Norbury on 020
7391 2227 or email steph.upton-norbury@rnib.org.uk.
eBook readers
The 'e' in eBook stands for 'electronic'. So, an eBook is simply a book in
electronic format. New books, newspapers and magazines are starting to
be published in eBook format at the same time as print editions. So
eBooks give you access to thousands of new books and publications
every year at the same time as sighted readers.
We like to think of eBooks as a 3-in-1 reading format. If eBooks are
accessible they can be read in various ways: as audio, braille or large
print, allowing you to choose the method that works for you.
You can read eBooks using a dedicated eBook reader such as the
Amazon Kindle, a multi-functional device such as the iPad, or use
software on your computer or mobile phone. Different eBook readers
offer different types and levels of accessibility so it's important to find one
that suits your needs.
Whether you're completely new to the concept of eBooks, know a little or
just want to be sure you're making the most of the eBook reader you
already have, join our event. Hear from an RNIB expert, ask questions,
share experiences and try out some eBook readers for yourself.
Phone watch: Smartphones
Mobile phones today are about so much more than calls and text
messages, they are swiftly becoming an essential part of everyday life.
We're in an age of smartphones with people using them to get connected
to the internet, read eBooks, play music and find their way with satellite
navigation.
Many of the popular smartphones available on the high street have been
designed with blind and partially sighted people in mind, it’s often just
about knowing how to access the right built-in features or add-ons.
Join our event and discover the accessible features of iPhone, iPad,
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Mobile Accessibility for Android phones, Clarity Theme for BlackBerry
smartphones and TALKS/Mobile Speak for Symbian based Nokia
phones. Ask our RNIB expert your questions, share experiences and try
out some handsets for yourself.
BT Text Service
Text (SMS)
Text messaging is another great way to stay in
touch if you have a speech impairment. These
days, even the most basic mobile phones have
this facility. But SMS texting is no longer the
sole preserve of mobile phones. For BT
customers there is BT Text, which allows
people to send and receive SMS messages
from their landline. You can find out more
about this service from www.bt.com/bttext.
To support this service there are plenty of
landline phones that send and receive texts.
For instance, the BT Paragon range of phones is perfect for texting and
storing messages.
While we're on the subject of SMS, there is also the EmergencySMS
service designed specifically for deaf, hard of hearing and speechimpaired
people. In short, it allows people to contact the emergency
services by text message rather than by dialling 999. However, before
anyone can use the service they must register their phone first. For
more information visit http://www.emergencysms.org.uk/.
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Service Users News
A Day Out at Boness
By Ann Lavery and Catherine Carmichael
One Saturday, six of us from B.S.L. OAP Club in our cars arrived at
Bo'ness Old Railway Station at 10am. Lucky for us it was rained earlier
and it was then sunny and warm day. We met up with Harold Nicolson
from Edinburgh. He, kindly, offered to act as our guide with his rich
knowledge of the trains histories. Some of us knew him very well when
we were at Donaldson's School in Edinburgh years ago. We all
communicate in our B.S.L. (British Sign Language). We went into the
tearoom at the station and had some lovely homemade cakes with our
cup of tea/coffee. We popped into the wee gift shop next door for a quick
nose around and saw they sell toy trains, jigsaws and others. As it was
time to catch the train, we bought the traditional Edmondson tickets for
the train fares. All the people who were involved working at the station
were volunteers. All their hard work to keep the station running are very
well and done on their spare time including repairing, painting and
keeping the engines in very good condition. They wear the traditional
outfits. We met up with a lovely and friendly chap called Matthew
Lambert known as a porter cum a ticket inspector cum a singal man with
the red and green flags. In the 2nd class train coach, we all went in that
pulled by the steam engine. Oh! how it was a wonderful to smell the
steam smokes that took all of us back to our childhood. We all laughed
a lot and enjoyed the reminscing and viewed of the countryside with the
grey and white puffs of smoke floating by the window from Bo'ness to
Kenneil and then Manuel. The speed of the steam engine was on 20
m.p.h. It was lovely and relaxing to see the views and sat on very
surprisingly so very comfortably springy seats compared to the hard
seats we have on our trains nowadays. We arrived at Manuel and then
went back to Bo'ness by the afternoon. We all walked over the bridge
overlooking the train rails. The steam train went under the bridge and
blew the loud whistle from its horn and Ann Lavery jumped with a fright
meanwhile the other five people including Harold were busy admiring the
trains and couldn't hear a thing. Over the bridge we went to the
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Exhibition Hall along with Harold. It was so very interesting to (excuse
the pun) hear from him. Times flew so quickly we were very peckish
and it was at 2.30 p.m. We went back to the tea-room and had lovely
soup and the food, all were homemade at reasonable prices. At 3.30
p.m. we caught the 1st class compartment pulled by the diesel engine.
The train took us to Birnhill Station - dropped us off there and was going
to pick us all up within next 20 minutes. We all sat inside the old
wooden waiting room - admired the pictures and checked the timetable
sheets. We noticed the times of trains were from 4.00 a.m. onwards! and
found the largest newspapers dated 1959. We waited as the train
arrived to take us back to Bo'ness. Unfortunately, we did not have the
chance to look and buy from the wee gift shop as the station closed at
5.00 p.m. However, we all had a wonderful day. All thanks goes to
Harold Nicolson for his time and sharing his knowledge and experiences
- very interesting stories. Bo'ness Railway Station has only the oldest
running museum in Scotland and with the help of the donations and all
the volunteers.
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A Letter from Sutherland – Part 2 – by Jim McLean
Our last newsletter saw Jim arriving in Helmsdale, catch up with Jim
during the 2 nd instalment of his trip to Sutherland.
Helmsdale is lovely and quiet, there not much happening, nice wee
harbour, but the Timespan Museum is worth the visit and has loads on
the history of the area including much on the clearances and much else,
really interesting wee place. I also spent some time leaning on the old
Thomas Telford bridge parapet and watched fish rising just upstream in
the Helmsdale river. If you cross over the new bridge you will see a
monument to the folk who were dispersed not just to the coast but all
over the world particularly North America. It consists of a family of 4, the
man has his face set against the wind coming from the sea and his plaid
billowing in the wind and most definitely not looking back, a son of 12 or
so looking up at him and the wife with a babe in arms. She is wistfully
looking back up the Strath as if knowing she’ll never see the place again,
the sculptor captured the moment brilliantly and I’ll mention this again
later.
I headed up the B road to walk a little of the glen to find the river gently
meandering along in a very picturesque place with mostly newish houses
great splashes of daffodils, birds singing and I was loving it, me left knee
was giving me a little jip, more on that later too. I dawdled along for an
hour and turned back for the town as it was a little late and the chipshop
was shoutin’ for me to return and it was a little late. A haggis supper and
curry sauce was the order of the day and I headed down to the little
harbour, found a bench to sit enjoy the view and have my fill. I was near
finished when a voice behind me enquired as to how I was doing? An
auld champion had come out his house and started to blether away,
“where are you from?” “Stenhousemuir” I replied, “I’ve heard of that” and
then Jim, for ‘twas his name, started to tell me his life’s story and how the
bay in front of us was at one time full of fishing boats and how the money
was great and how him and his fellow fishermen had none of these fancy
things the modern fishermen have now, how they all stuck together and
of his travels to far away places and how he told the young men from the
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highlands nowadays wherever they went in the world to “tell everyone
you meet that you are proud to be a highlander and how Scotland
belonged to the highlanders”, he was going full belt and enjoying himself,
he only slowed down to try to pull out a loose tooth!! He invited me in and
showed me a picture of his grandfather in a tent in Canada gold
prospecting and hunting furs, great stuff but soon we shook hands and I
headed for the hotel, I’d a big day in front of me.
Contact Details for Forth Valley Sensory Centre
Forth Valley Sensory Centre
Redbrae Road
Camelon
Falkirk
FK1 4DD
Tel/Text 01324 590888
Fax 01324 590889
Mobile 07803897928 TEXT only
Email sensory@falkirk.gov.uk
www.falkirk.gov.uk/sensorycentre
Registration Number: SC247416
Charity Recognition Number: SC034267
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