Care Farm for Adults in Canterbury
Learning and achieving together
The John Graham Centre is a warm and welcoming care farm day service offering a variety of indoor and outdoor activities for adults with learning disabilities in Canterbury and the surrounding areas.
Our Activities
Therapeutic Farm Activities & Life Skills Support
A Unique Care Farm Day Service in Blean
Our activities are designed to be fun, engaging experiences for our students.
They provide plenty of opportunities for them to develop, learn and achieve their goals – whatever their level of ability.
Farm Work & Animal Care
A valuable and rewarding experience for our students to learn how to work as a team and how to provide the best care for our animals.
Farm Shop
Our on site farm shop helps students to learn about the importance of money, understand how to engage with the public and develop their social skills.
Gardening
An active, busy and creative activity that gets the students involved in all aspects of planting and growing crops, flowers and vegetables.
Cooking & Life Skills
This provides the students with valuable knowledge of cooking, food hygiene, personal hygiene for cooking and how to handle an array of cooking equipment.
Arts & Crafts
A very popular and busy department which is well-loved by many students who enjoy the feeling of calm and relaxation in this creative environment.
Music & Drama
The drama sessions help to really engage the students and get them all actively involved in all aspects of the productions we create.
Bingo & Games
These are fun activities to get the students all working together in a fun, chilled environment.
Outdoor Activities
Walking, cycling and football are all fun ways to help the students keep active during the nice weather.
Bus Rides & Outings
These activities are a great way to get students out into the community and provides great social skill.
Coffee Morning
Every last Friday of the month (from March to November) we host a coffee morning for the students, their families and the public which is very popular.
Book a visit and a free taster day
If you are interested in a place, you can book a visit to see the Centre and what we do. Visits are usually booked at 10.30 am or 1.30pm and you are welcome to come with or without the student. We will take you on a tour of the farm and show you our wonderful site.
After your visit you will receive an application pack to complete and the student can join us for a free Taster Day, to see the different the activities and get to know our staff so they feel comfortable there.
Once the placement has been agreed by Social Services and care managers, then the students can start attending.
