HRH Countess of Wessex makes a flying visit

Service users and staff at David Lewis were delighted when HRH Countess of Wessex, flew in by helicopter in glorious sunshine on Tuesday, 19th June.

The Countess of Wessex is patron of David Lewis and this was her third visit to the organisation.

During her visit, HRH unveiled a plaque to mark the official opening of JDs Residents' Club and sensory garden. The Club provides a wide range of activities for the adult residents, many of whom had the opportunity to meet HRH.

HRH moved on to College where she met a number of students who were taking part in a sports session on specially adapted bikes. She also enjoyed a coffee and cupcake in the College Juice Bar which is run by the students as part of their work experience programme. Samuel Merrick, a college student, presented HRH with a framed display of students' photography.

The final part of the morning, was a visit to Laurel House, which is a newly opened house enabling 4 people to live semi-independently. Here, HRH signed the Visitors' Book and was shown around the accommodation by Leon Waszkiel.

Anthony Waters, Chief Executive said, "We were delighted to welcome HRH Countess of Wessex back to David Lewis. Our service users and staff enjoy meeting and chatting with HRH and she is always extremely interested in the work we do here at David Lewis. We had been worried about the weather and umbrellas were on standby but thankfully it was a lovely sunny day."

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David Lewis, David Lewis Centre
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