At the weekend it really felt like Spring was on the way, its gotten a bit colder this week so we have to remember to wrap up warm still. But the brighter evenings certainly mean that warmer days are on the way. We have lots of events planned for March to join in with, read […]

Join in with KVIN’s Easter Hamper draw! Join in with KVIN’s Easter Hamper draw. Donate for a chance to win a huge hamper full of sweet treats and toiletries, perfect for Easter! It’s £1 per go to win, you can buy as many as you like! The hamper will be delivered to the winning person […]

Promoting Positive Mental Health Support to Recovery (S2R) Create Space is an independent mental health charity, working across Kirklees, offering a range of wellbeing, creative and outdoor workshops. Over the past few months we have been working alongside S2R who have been delivering some activities for us due to funding from The National Lottery Community […]

We have survived January and are now well into 2021 with a busy February planned at KVIN. As well as our regular activities we have some additional activities on offer, these are along a movement and wellbeing theme with Pilates, Yoga and Tai Chi available to try. These are for all abilities to join in, […]

After hearing good things about Open Country from quite a few service users for a while now, we decided to get in touch to find out about them and what they get up to! Open Country is a charitable organisation which enables anyone with a disability to access the countryside, through the provision of outdoor […]

It’s hard to believe that here at KVIN we’ve been meeting virtually for nearly 10 months. So that we can continue to keep our meetings accessible and inclusive, we sat down, virtually that is, with our members to gather views. Through a series of small group discussions, members reflected on their experiences of our zoom […]

We’ve now been running our 3 regular Zoom groups for 10 months! When we started we didnt realise how long the pandamic would have an affect and our activities would be changed. Despite that our Zoom groups have regular high attendance and enjoyed as a way for our community to stay connected. In November, we […]

The census, which is a survey of the whole population of England and Wales taking place every 10 years, is next happening on 21st March 2021. It provides a picture of all the people and households in England and Wales. The Census team want to make sure the process is accessible for all, therefore Liz […]

Happy New Year! 2021 hasn’t quite got off to the start we had hoped for with the introduction of a 3rd lockdown, but the most important thing to do, is to follow the guidelines and stay home. KVIN is continuing to provide our virtual services, as before and we will do until restrictions ease and […]

Our Communications Officer, Sam, blogs about her latest tech purchase… After Shokz Trekz Titanium Bone Conducting Open Ear Wireless Headphones As my vision has deteriorated, I am becoming more and more reliant on technology to continue to do everything I need to do. In terms of the great outdoors, this means a greater reliance on […]