Gig Buddies Cymru livestream fundraiser

On 20th June there will be a live stream music and comedy event and raffle to raise funds for Gig Buddies Cymru and Gig Buddies Bristol. This has all been put together by Dev, bass player of rock band Idles - @idlesband - Dev's partner's auntie is a First Choice tenant and an active Gig Buddy.

The event will include performances from McLusky, Fenne Lily, TV Priest, Stewart Lee, Seann Walsh and lots more. More information about the event and how to buy tickets (from only £5) can be found here:

https://www.headfirstbristol.co.uk/#date=2021-06-20&event_id=64312

There is also a raffle which will be drawn during the concert on 20th June. There are loads of amazing prizes from bands and artists like Florence & The Machine, Idles, Supergrass, Mogwai, Fontaines DC, Laura Marling and many more. An easy read version of the prizes and how to buy raffle tickets (only £2 each) can be found here:

https://www.ldw.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Easy-read-guide-to-Gig-Buddies-raffle.pdf

Everyone at First Choice is very excited about our continued support for Gig Buddies Cymru and we hope as many people as possible can support this great event and raffle. Big thanks to Dev @idlesband for arranging.

Interview by FCHA Tenant David!

Last week, Housing Management staff Mo and Dave had the pleasure of being interviewed by FCHA tenant David from Wrexham and Steve Brown on their weekly YouTube show for The North Wales Partnership.

David is live from 3pm till 4pm every Monday discussing current affairs and issues affecting people with a learning disability on his YouTube channel so be sure to subscribe for some more insightful discussions like the one we had with David.!

RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch Competition

RSPBs Big Garden Birdwatch starts on the 29th January encouraging people to spend an hour looking at the birds that appear in their garden. This year FCHA would like to host a competition for all of our tenants!

FCHA Tenants can print the image of a Long-tailed tit finger puppet linked below and send us your pictures of your coloured in finger puppet for a chance to win £20!

We will be announcing the winner on February 5th.

If you find any birds in your back garden please send pictures of them to appear in the upcoming Newsletter. You can download the finger puppet here!

Good luck everyone!