{"id":10786,"date":"2022-07-14T14:39:13","date_gmt":"2022-07-14T13:39:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/?post_type=hub&#038;p=10786"},"modified":"2026-03-10T15:58:32","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T15:58:32","slug":"sense-loughborough","status":"publish","type":"hub","link":"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/our-services\/centres\/sense-loughborough\/","title":{"rendered":"Sense Hub Loughborough"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-hs-group    margin-top-3xl\">\t\t<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">A place where no one is left out of life.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">Meet other people, discover shared interests and make new friends at Sense Hub Loughborough. We\u2019re here for anyone needing support with hearing impairments, vision impairments, physical disability, autism and learning disabilities, no matter your age.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Welcome to Sense Hub Loughborough\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/q1QkFwS_UCk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block    accordion__item\"> \t<summary class=\"accordion__title\">\n\t\t<span class=\"accordion__toggle\">\n\t\tDescriptive transcript of the video\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/summary>\n\n\t<div class=\"accordion__content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<p>We see a young man holding a colourful breathing ball. A lady stands next to him, demonstrating how to make the ball expand. He copies her arm movements. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Rachel: Sense Hub Loughborough builds on the success of Sense College Loughborough where we already have a really successful programme for 16 to 25 year olds. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We see a lady with dark hair in a bob talking to camera before it cuts to external shots of a large blue and grey building, surrounded by shrubs ad grassy areas. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Rachel: The new hub development allows us to create a new space where we can offer more programmes for the community, for disabled people of all ages and their families. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We see a young man and a female support worker sitting in a communal space, a young man playing badminton and a young boy and his mum using an interactive touchscreen TV and playing with sensory toys. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A lady wearing glasses talks to the camera whilst holding her son Alfie in her arms. We then see him playing with sensory toys and with a member of Sense staff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Karla: We love coming to the Sense hub. [Alfie] loves exploring all of the different activities. They&#8217;re so friendly and welcoming. It&#8217;s lovely. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We see a room of young people taking part in a seated yoga session. They&#8217;re raising their arms up in front of them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Rachel: So yoga helps people physically with balance, strength and coordination, but also helps people with their wellbeing so ca reduce stress and anxiety. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We see people from the group demonstrating different yoga moves like rolling balls with their feet, lifting yoga blocks with their legs, throwing and catching balls and using singing bowls to feel vibrations. A ma high fives a younger man who&#8217;s lying on a beanbag on the floor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We see Rachel talking to camera.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Rachel: And we run these seated yoga sessions to make sure that they&#8217;re accessible for people with disabilities. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We see the yoga group sitting on chairs, laughing and smiling together. A young man expands a breathing ball as a lady next to him demonstrates the movement with her arms <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Kishan: Relaxing on my floor is really good for me, wasn&#8217;t it? Really good for me it is.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A young man, Kishan, talks to camera before we see him demonstrating yoga moves including tapping his body, stretching his arms and touching his toes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Kishan: It keeps me fit and my body today. [Laughs].<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We see a young boy in a blue jumper lying on a green mat on the floor. We see bubbles floating in the air around him. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Rachel: We also have sensory explorers which is a specialist preschool group for disabled children ages 0-5 with complex needs. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We see the young boy throwing and catching on the floor with his dad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Rob: It&#8217;s good because it&#8217;s given [Spencer] confidence which is a massive thing for him because he&#8217;s had quite a big hospital journey. He was wary of people ad coming here has given him so much more confidence.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We see a man holding his young son, Spencer in his arms. We then see Spencer playing with her dad and Alfie at a sad table, scooping up and pouring sand with plastic cups. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Rob: He now says hello to people he sees in the street rather than hiding from them. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We see Alfie and his mum Karla, touching an interactive TV screen. When they touch the screen, butterflies appear. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Karla: We didn&#8217;t have anything like this before we came here. It was hard to find groups that Alfie fits in at. We came to mainstream groups but they just didn&#8217;t get Alfie&#8217;s different needs. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We see Karla holding Alfie and then Alfie playing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A group of people are playing badminton in a sports hall. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Rachel: And we also have our sports and physical activity sessions. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A young man, Harry, talks to the camera. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Harry: It&#8217;s lovely and all the staff are amazing. It&#8217;s exercise and it&#8217;s amazing. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We see Harry playing badminton in a sports hall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Rachel: We&#8217;ve got high hopes for Sense Hub Loughborough. We want to create a thriving community hub where people with complex needs and their families can come and learn, try new things and access specialist support. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We see shots of young children playing in the sensory room. A woman wearing a Sense lanyard blows bubbles into the air as a young boy and girl giggle. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Rachel: We also want people to come, make new friends and have fun.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The is replaced with two dots. Orange on the left and purple on the right. The dots spin around the screen then comes together in the centre, forming two hands with the letter S in the middle. This is the Sense logo. Text appears below the logo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Sense. No one left out of life<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block  slab    is-style-textured-primary-tint-10  align-full\">\n  <div class=\"wrap\">  <div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n<div class=\"grid  grid-flexbox  grid-3-cols\"><div>\n<div class=\"card\">\n      <figure class=\"card__figure\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Sense-Loughborough-Final-Selection-Sport-7-600x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-card-supportive size-card-supportive\" alt=\"Young man wearing a grey tshirt holding a blue tennis racket.\" style=\"object-position: 85.62% 27.39%;\" \/>\n    <\/figure>\n  \n  <div class=\"card__content\">\n    <h2 class=\"card__title  h4\">\n              <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/places\/sense-loughborough\/about-sense-hub-loughborough\/\" class=\"card__link  link--stretched\">\n              About Sense Hub Loughborough\n              <\/a>\n          <\/h2>\n\n    \n    <div class=\"card__description\">\n\t\t\tA place for disabled people with complex needs or are deafblind to learn, gain confidence and try new things.\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div>\n<div class=\"card\">\n      <figure class=\"card__figure\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Spencer-playing-with-sensory-toy-2-600x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-card-supportive size-card-supportive\" alt=\"A young boy with dark brown hair wearing a sweatshirt with a rainbow on lies down whilst playing with a sensory toy\" \/>\n    <\/figure>\n  \n  <div class=\"card__content\">\n    <h2 class=\"card__title  h4\">\n              <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/our-services\/centres\/whats-in-the-building\/\" class=\"card__link  link--stretched\">\n              What&#039;s in the building \n              <\/a>\n          <\/h2>\n\n    \n    <div class=\"card__description\">\n\t\t\tHere at Sense Hub Loughborough we offer a range of services, activities and programmes to support disabled people with complex needs, and their families.\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div>\n<div class=\"card\">\n  \n  <div class=\"card__content\">\n    <h2 class=\"card__title  h4\">\n              <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/places\/sense-loughborough\/sense-college-loughborough\/\" class=\"card__link  link--stretched\">\n              Sense College Loughborough\n              <\/a>\n          <\/h2>\n\n    \n    <div class=\"card__description\">\n\t\t\tHelping you to achieve your long term goals and to be as independent as possible. \n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div>\n<div class=\"card\">\n      <figure class=\"card__figure\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Loughborough-sport_Mar23-5778-600x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-card-supportive size-card-supportive\" alt=\"A young woman wearing a white VR headset waves her arms in the air. She is holding a white VR controller in each hand.\" \/>\n    <\/figure>\n  \n  <div class=\"card__content\">\n    <h2 class=\"card__title  h4\">\n              <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/scheduled-activities\/?_location_search=52.772099%2C-1.206166%2C10%2CLoughborough%252C%2520UK\" class=\"card__link  link--stretched\">\n              Activities at Sense Hub Lougborough\n              <\/a>\n          <\/h2>\n\n    \n    <div class=\"card__description\">\n\t\t\tExplore a range of activities for disabled people of all ages with complex needs. \n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div>\n<div class=\"card\">\n      <figure class=\"card__figure\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Sensory-class-7-600x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-card-supportive size-card-supportive\" alt=\"A young man smiles to the camera as he holds a tambourine in his hands. He is in a classroom, sitting between two women.\" \/>\n    <\/figure>\n  \n  <div class=\"card__content\">\n    <h2 class=\"card__title  h4\">\n              <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/places\/sense-loughborough\/sense-hub-loughborough-visitor-information\/\" class=\"card__link  link--stretched\">\n              Visitor information\n              <\/a>\n          <\/h2>\n\n    \n    <div class=\"card__description\">\n\t\t\tEverything you need to know about Sense Hub Loughborough before you visit us.\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div>\n<div class=\"card\">\n  \n  <div class=\"card__content\">\n    <h2 class=\"card__title  h4\">\n              <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/places\/sense-loughborough\/contact-us-at-sense-hub-loughborough\" class=\"card__link  link--stretched\">\n              Contact us \n              <\/a>\n          <\/h2>\n\n    \n    <div class=\"card__description\">\n\t\t\tGet in touch if you have a question or want to find out more information about Sense Hub Loughborough. \n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Loughborough-Combined-100-1-1024x724.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-63352\"\/><\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-10786","hub","type-hub","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":{"geolocation":{"address":"Sense College and Hub Loughborough, Radmoor Road, Loughborough, UK","lat":52.76917650000001,"lng":-1.2182856,"zoom":14,"place_id":"ChIJb7kVl8fgeUgRAUJAbrm4taU","name":"Sense College and Hub Loughborough","street_name":"Radmoor Road","street_name_short":"Radmoor Rd","city":"Loughborough","state":"England","post_code":"LE11 3BS","country":"United Kingdom","country_short":"GB"},"display_address":"Sense Hub Loughborough\r\nRadmoor Road\r\nLoughborough\r\nLE11 3BS","short_location_description":"Radmoor Road, Loughborough"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hub\/10786","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hub"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/hub"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hub\/10786\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10786"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}