Suffolk Centre

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The Papworth Trust Centre at Museum Street in Ipswich offers a choice of activities for disabled people to learn new skills and do work experience.

Activities
Opening hours
Costs and booking
Other services at the centre

Activities

  • Café 66
Practise serving customers in a local café. This is a fun way to meet people and get some work experience.

  • Computer skills
Whether you're a complete beginner or you want to improve your skills, these sessions can help you use computers and the internet.

  • Cooking
Learn to plan, prepare and cook healthy and tasty meals.

  • Drama
Try storytelling, role play and acting and build your confidence.

  • Gardening
Learn how to grow fruit, vegetables and flowers, look after a garden and harvest produce.

  • Get volunteering
Learn what volunteering is, what the benefits are and how you can get involved.

  • Independent living
Learn skills to live independently, such as managing your money, doing jobs around the house and travelling by yourself.

  • Kiosk
Learn how to run a kiosk, selling drinks and snacks to customers.

  • Numeracy
This session is all about numbers and improving your maths skills.

  • Park rangers
Park rangers look after parks - find out more about what they do and try it yourself in these sessions.

  • Personal, Social, Health and Economic education (PSHE)
These sessions deal with real life issues that affect you. They will help you to develop the knowledge and skills you need to manage your life.

  • Reading and writing
Have fun improving your reading and writing skills.

  • Reception
Learn how to work at a reception desk. You will practise greeting visitors, answering the phone, sending faxes and using the visitors' book.

  • Speaking and listening
Improve your speaking and listening skills so you can express your ideas confidently and clearly, and listen and respond to other people.


Opening hours

The centre is open on weekdays (Monday-Friday) from 10am to 4pm. We also run a youth club at the centre on Monday evenings from 7pm to 9pm.


Costs and booking

Sessions start from £17.85 for a half day session and £35.70 for a full day session.
If you haven't been to our centre before, you can do a free taster session to meet us and decide if you'd like to come back for more sessions.
If you would like to find out more or book, please email angela.brett@papworth.org.uk or phone us on 01473 232146.


Other services at the centre

We run a youth club at the centre for disabled young people aged 14-25. The youth club runs every Monday evening from 7pm to 9pm. If you'd like to find out more or book, please contact Angie Brett by email at angela.brett@papworth.org.uk or by phone on 07956 827039.

If you have an enquiry, please get in touch:

Phone us

01473 232146
Lines are open
Monday to Friday:
9am - 4pm

Email us

info@papworth.org.uk

Visit or write to us

Papworth Trust Centre, Suffolk
40-42 Museum Street
Ipswich
Suffolk
IP1 1JQ

Map and directions (PDF)