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Our Barn Community

Our Barn is intended as a 'bridge' between formal education and adult life for young people with learning difficulties or other disability. It is a meeting place for 16 to 25-year-olds (sometimes up to 35 year-olds) to share their experiences and to grow and develop in a setting that is less formal than school or college but still provides structure and support.

We run activities that are fun and focus on our members' interests to help them develop and grow as individuals and in a group. The young people may undergo training for employment or work to enhance life skills.

Our aim is to develop a service that young people are keen to use, with high quality and energetic staff keeping activities safe, engaging and age appropriate.

The original Our Barn started in 2012 at Redlees Play Centre and evolved in response to parents and carers of disabled young people requesting meaningful activities for their older children that helped prepare them for leaving school and starting adult life. The majority of funding for Our Barn at Redlees comes through Hounslow Council's Short Breaks offer. We have access to additional funding that allows residents of other boroughs to attend

We have now developed additional provision, a gardening project at our new training base - Jubilee Lodge in Osterley Park. Our team contributes to work in the Tudor style kitchen garden, learning Horticulture and other skills for work and a more independent adult life.

Additionally, we have a project for those aged up to 35 who are not in education, employment or training (NEET) called Our Futures, some multisports and a drop-in session for carers. We also operate a mini social enterprise: Buddy Bicycles, providing disability cycling in Osterley Park and a fantastic work experience project for all our service users.

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Buddy bicycles
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Paid
We are running an adapted cycle scheme in the grounds of Osterley Park, alongside the general hire scheme run by the National Trust.
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Film Club
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Free
Join your friends for a free monthly Film where the members of the Film Club will watch & review the film.
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Gardening
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Free
Working in the garden at LMWS, our group learns horticulture from skilled gardeners, gains work experience and skills needed for adult life.
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Multisports & Dance
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Free
Keep active, work as a team and take part in the Occasional five-a-side football tournament (Our Barn Community Cup). We love to dance and encourage a healthy lifestyle. We play Basketball, Cricket, Boccia, Golf and many more wonderful sports.
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Our Futures
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Free
Activities are based on developing self-awareness and confidence, gaining new skills and experience with the aim of securing long-term volunteering or paid employment.
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Sunday youth club
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Free
The youth club at Redlees is our flagship project and the Our Barn name comes from using the log cabin here. We aim to be accessible to all, whatever support is needed.
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Thursday Out and About
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Free
Our Barn Community is a small dynamic charity working alongside young adults with learning disabilities and autism.
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