Specially designed Centre for people with Learning/Physical Disabilities and Sensory Impairments. We are based in Weeley, near Clacton, Essex.
Willow Park Lifeskills Centre is a purpose built, specially designed Centre for people with Learning & Physical Disabilities and Sensory Impairments. We are pleased to offer engaging developmental workshops that will enable you to design your own programme of activities accessing singular workshops, half and full days. We also have Sensory environments, a fully equipped hydro-pool and Swim Spa available to hire. Call us on 01255 258891 to arrange a tour of our facilities.
12/10/2025
🎨 Arts and Crafts at Oaktree 🖐️
This week’s arts and crafts session was full of colour and creativity!
Our participants took part in a range of hand painting tasks — and everyone contributed their unique handprint to our latest project.
Can you guess what we’re creating? 👀💭✨
12/10/2025
🍂 Meal Preparation at Oaktree 🍴
Our meal preparation workshop continues to be a popular favourite here at Oaktree! Recently, the menu has focused on a range of savoury and sweet autumnal dishes. Each group has been busy creating different food items, showcasing a variety of skills and creativity.
The delicious aromas filled the centre — and every dish was thoroughly enjoyed! 😋🍁
12/10/2025
Over the past few weeks, our Lifeskills workshop has been full of activity and growth! From household chores and recycling to health and hygiene, our participants have shown incredible effort and adaptability as they continue to develop their independent living skills. 💪
Of course, it’s not all hard work — we make sure to have plenty of fun along the way too!
16/09/2025
A variety of crafting skills are being showcased in our arts and crafts workshop. With a wide range of options available, participants have been able to explore their creativity and produce their own unique masterpieces
16/09/2025
This week’s Life Skills sessions have focused on the topic of food preparation. Participants engaged in hands-on activities, including preparing their own lunch, learning how to clean kitchen items, and understanding appropriate food storage and organisation. The workshop was well-received, and everyone thoroughly enjoyed the experience.🍽️🥪
16/09/2025
Are you aged 18 or over and looking for activities during the school holidays?
Oak Tree offers holiday placements with 11 engaging workshops to choose from, alongside tailored packages designed to meet your individual needs.
We are absolutely delighted with how Oak Tree’s annual Summer BBQ and Games Day turned out this year! Our chosen theme was Hawaiian, and we were fortunate to enjoy such beautiful weather for the occasion.
It truly was a fun-filled day, with many happy memories made and shared. A heartfelt thank you to all our wonderful staff for dressing up, getting involved, and supporting in every way possible. A special mention goes to our Deputy Manager, Sarah, for her help in setting up and ensuring the day ran smoothly.
We are also grateful to the parents who joined us—it’s always a joy to share these special moments with you. And, of course, a big thank you to our service users; we hope you had a fantastic time and enjoyed the day’s activities.
Workshops will now continue as planned… until our next big event. Can anyone guess what it might be?
🌺💚☀️🥳🍔
16/06/2025
We’re currently working on our brand-new website and can’t wait to share it with you all!
Alongside this, we’ve also been busy rebranding our logo to give everything a fresh new look
08/05/2025
VE Day – 80 Years of Remembrance
Today, we commemorated the 80th anniversary of VE Day, marking the end of World War II in Europe in 1945. Across the world, celebrations took place, and here at Oak Tree, we took a moment to honour the bravery and sacrifice of those who served. We observed a two-minute silence to pay our respects. A special thank you to our brilliant Facilitator Lee, a proud veteran, who created a moving and thoughtful display that left our service users truly in awe.
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Willow Park Lifeskills Centre is a learning and leisure environment for people with learning disabilities, physical and/or sensory impairments. We offer a wide range of enjoyable activities throughout the centre. Plans can be tailored to meet the individual’s needs ensuring engagement in all scheduled activities. Willow Park very much adopts a ‘person centred approach’ allowing flexibility to change activities to suit personal needs and preferences. Activities run throughout the day, allowing the service user to create a ‘learning through leisure’ plan.
Sensory Rooms Open daily, the sensory rooms benefit from up to date technology to provide the ultimate sensory environment.
Workshops Music and Movement, Drama, Arts and Crafts and Cookery – to name a few. Workshops are run daily and are led by experienced facilitators.
Hydro Pool and Swim Spa The pools offer a unique opportunity for service users to experience freedom of movement, relief of joint pain or muscle spasms with the prospect of improving strength and balance in therapeutic surroundings. Not forgetting the opportunity to relax or have a great time with friends!
American Diner Providing a social environment to encourage interaction and build on social circles with delicious food as an added extra.
Fully Accessible Gym The gym is open daily from 9am - 5pm with all the latest equipment. Service Users can access the gym with their own support for a fee of £10 per month. We also offer a one off fee of £30 for an assessment with our new Gym Instructor!
All staff are DBS checked and trained in-house in Manual Handling, First Aid, Dysphagia Awareness, Epilepsy, ICE Training, Peg and Pump and many more above the minimum standards to provide the best standard of care.