Leisure Activities

The leisure programme covers a wide range of activities, with the emphasis on encouraging students to develop their own leisure patterns, with guidance, so they will have the confidence to organise their leisure time and become involved in the community without staff or parental support.

The Social Centre is the heart of the College community. Here students  socialise, listen to their choice of music and play pool, snooker, darts and other indoor games; it is also the venue for DVDs, discos and live music.  The coffee bar is open for drinks and snacks in the evening.   The extensive leisure activities includes art, a motor club, a DVD club, a ceramics club, card making club, bike club, a health and beauty club, drama club, a music club, a craft club and wii fit club. The Bradbury Centre offers an internet café that is open to students in their leisure time.

Throughout the year there are many trips: in the summer to Chester Zoo, Drayton Manor Park and Alton Towers, in the autumn to Blackpool Illuminations.  There is also an annual visit to London. Other outings include ice skating, paint balling, outdoor pursuits, bowling, football matches, and visits to theatres, pop concerts and exhibitions, including the Clothes Show. Outings are arranged to other places of interest, such as Cadbury’s World, Hereford Cider Museum, West Midlands Safari Park, Manchester Airport, tours of football grounds or the Blue Planet Aquarium.  Groups of students go to the College chalet at Barmouth.

Students are encouraged to participate in many activities, such as using the local leisure centre to gain experience and confidence in the community.  Students can go to Oswestry at weekends on the College minibus with support or by public bus or taxi.  Students become confident in using public transport or ordering a taxi to a local club, church or restaurant with the support they require.  Students can book the college minibus and organise a group of friends to go to the cinema, bowling or a meal out.