Weekly Group Nights

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On an average group night we offer board games. We have Jenga, Monopoly, One-word, Friends Trivial pursuit, The Labyrinth, Uno and Uno reverse. This collection grows as we gain new funding and donations.

On our gaming evenings we have access to a projector where we can plug in consoles brought along by group members. These nights also mean you can bring your own consoles and play with our members within group. You never know, this may lead to more online gaming friends.

Come along et involved and talk to new people over a common goal. Winning the games.

On our social media pages we post the winner of the game from that evening as a prize. The winner gains bragging rights amongst the group for that week.

We believe quite strongly that busy hands give you the ability to talk more freely and feel more comfortable in a space.

This is where the colouring books come into play. If you come along and feel the need to relax with a colouring book or by doing a dot-to-dot we have them on hand for you. These are usually set up on tables of two which allows you to get comfortable chatting one on one with the person sitting across from you before getting immersed in the wider group.

 We often begin these discussions naturally throughout most weekly meetings but on occasion we plan a group discussion about topics facing the LGBTQ+ community.

In past weeks we have discussed Trans healthcare and how this has affected our members. During this conversation we had members willing to educate others on their experiences with the healthcare systems in Scotland. Throughout the discussion those who were less familiar with the topic asked questions politely and were courteous.

Other topics have included politics, relationships and labels.

We have connections with a variety of organizations within the Forth Valley and organizations that support the whole of Scotland. These connections allow us to get external sessional workers in to run sessions for our members.

Our volunteer team also all have their individual skills that means we can run various sessions for our members at the Room.

Lou is an artist who can run creative exercises.

Angela has a variety of talents and can run a huge range of sessions upon request. This includes stress management through movement to more educational/work related sessions.