Day Service
Kingsriver Day Service in Stoneyford, Co. Kilkenny offers person-centred programmes that build skills, confidence, and community belonging. Guided by Social Role Valorisation (SRV), we turn goals from each PCP into meaningful daily activities — from gardening and cooking to fitness, creativity, and work experience.
Horticulture & Sustainability
Seed-to-harvest learning across gardens and polytunnels: seed sowing and propagation, bed prep, crop rotation, watering/feeding, composting, basic pest management, and safe tool use. Participants practice harvesting, and labelling produce and support the garden social enterprise through displays and sales. Promotes responsibility, teamwork, healthy eating awareness, and climate action.
Guided Tour >>>
Day Service participant, Gavin Kirwan, providing us with a guided tour of our main centre in Ennisnag, Stoneyford, Co. Kilkenny.
Cooking
Cooking is another hot activity around Kingsriver. Many of the participants enjoy learning and developing their cooking skills, to then in-turn apply these skills outside of the centre. External tutors, as well as staff, provide support to help hone these culinary skills. The participants learn important life skills such as buying ingredients, preparing food , food safety, and various meal recipes.
Life Skills & Independence
Practical routines for daily living (personal care, time management, community safety) plus basic cooking, food hygiene, and nutrition (meal planning, safe storage, healthy choices). Builds confidence and safer independence at home and in the community, with pre-employment habits (punctuality, hygiene, following instructions).
Creativity
Creativity is an important aspect to any persons well-being. As Kingsriver has it's roots in furniture making, woodworking crafts have always been the very popular. In recent times participants have been heavily involved in woodcarving. This takes place on our main site in Stoneyford, with external, renowned artist Saturio Alonso, spearheading the activity. To date the participants have had successful displays of their work across a number of gallery's and events all over the country. Aside from wood carving, art's and crafts of a wide variety are very popular. Participants regularly partake in art classes thought by external tutors. They also play an integral role in preparing Kingsriver for any holidays or events throughout the year.
Health & Wellness
Healthy body, healthy mind is a core belief of Kingsriver. Health and wellness is instilled into our daily culture. This is largely implemented by our Health and Wellness Co-Ordinator, Orla O'Leary. Our participants are well educated on the importance of exercise and healthy living in achieving a balanced life. Some activities partaken in include golf, basketball, Zumba, activity fun runs, and our annual 5 kilometre challenge. An additional benefit to all these activities is motor skill development, which can in turn enhance an individuals standard of life.