Thursday 11th May 2017


Hi there!


Welcome back to our BLOG.


We have some dates for your diary.

• Thursday 25th May 2017: Elvis will be in the building!!!



He'll be here from 1pm until 3pm, it will cost £1.00 entry at the door.
There'll be refreshments available to buy too.
So why not dust off your Blue Suede Shoes and pop down for a bit of Jailhouse Rock?

• Monday 29th May: Marquisway will be closed as it is a Bank Holiday. We will reopen on Tuesday 30th May.

• Thursday 15th June, 1pm until 3pm.

We are holding a "Cupcake" afternoon in support of Alzheimers Society. There'll be a Cake Sale, Raffles and a music quiz.
Why not wear something blue to show your support?

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We have some photographs for you from the Easter Disco! Another great night was had by everyone.

Craig enjoying the tunes!

Christopher posing for the camera!

Christine enjoying her night out!

Steven and Karen brought their support staff along too.

Martin playing it cool!

Emma and Shaun bringing down the house!

We'll let you know in plenty of time when the next Disco is.

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There was another Boccia event, we have photo's and several more awards!

 

The Squad!

(Michael Welsh, Susan Dalton, Paul Gallagher, Coach Kath, Coach Paul, Christopher Smith and John Farrimond)

John and Christopher on the awards list!

 

Michael and Paul with their award ribbons.

Well done everyone!

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We would normally have the Makaton sign of the week now but unfortunately we have had some technical issues. Hopefully, these problems will have been resolved by next week so that we will demonstrate this weeks sign and next weeks too!


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A reminder


Summer is coming...

Hopefully we have more warm and sunny weather to come!

Please remember to use sun creams, wear a hat and drink plenty of water.

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That's it for this week!

Have a good week,

The Bloggers

Thursday 27th April 2017


Hi and welcome back!


A few reminders for you..

Monday 1st May as it's a Bank Holiday.
Monday 29th May also a Bank Holiday.


Monday 19th June we will be closed for one week as it is the first week of our summer holidays. We will reopen on Monday 26th June.






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BOCCIA - Taster session

An opportunity for you to try out BOCCIA.

You'll have heard a lot about BOCCIA because Gateshead Special Olympics have a very successful BOCCIA team. They are so good that they are going to the Special Olympic GB Games in Sheffield this summer.

(We will keep you up dated on their preparations)

Information for you.

There is a new charity that has been set up called, "Beach Access North East" (BANE)
The aim is to provide equipment to enable visitors, to some of our coastal resorts, to access the beach areas.
At the moment the beaches that will be providing this are Tynemouth (10am - 12pm) and Blyth (2pm - 4pm)
We have a contact name and telephone number for you if you would like further info'.


Caroline Corfield 0191 237 2194, you could also check them out via your web browser ie Google.



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We have an invitation for you from St Andrew's Church in Lamesley. Mr George Lackenby, a regular visitor here at Marquisway, is being Licensed as an Associated Minister on Sunday at 4pm.
There will be a short service followed by refreshments.


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Makaton word of the Week


To Want

1. Place your dominant hand, flat, palm facing towards you, against your chest.

2. With one sweeping movement, move your hand away from you, turning your hand so that your palm is facing away from you.

" I "

To express "I want", point to yourself, before signing the word "want".

(Thanks to Michael, Christopher, Brenda and Andrew for this weeks demonstration)

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That's it for this week. We hope that you enjoy reading our BLOG. Don't forget, if you would like us to publish something for you please get in touch.

marquiswayblog@gmail.com

Enjoy your Bank Holiday!

The Bloggers

Thursday 13th April 2017


Hi there,


Short and sweet this week! Lot's of Easter activities going that have kept us all busy.


First of all we have some dates for your diaries...

Tuesday 18th April. 
We have a MATP event here at Marquisway. All our MATP athletes will be demonstrating their skills.
Our MATP athletes are very keen to show off their sporting achievements.
Definitely not to be missed. We'll have photo's for you as soon as possible.


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Bank Holidays

May 1st 2017 - May Day. Marquisway will be closed as it is a Bank Holiday.
May 29th 2017 - Marquisway will be closed, Bank Holiday.

Friday June 16th - Marquisway will be breaking up for the first of our Summer holiday weeks. We re-open on Monday 26th June.


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NEW for 2017!!!

Over the next few months we will be arranging 'Open Days' for each of our teams. This will be an opportunity for parents and carers to visit the centre to observe the many new activities that we have on offer. It will also be an opportunity for some 1 to 1 time, with  key workers and team staff, to look at individual session plans, outcome focussed plans and to discuss possible future opportunities. 
We will be sending out letters with more information very soon.

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Makaton Sign of the week

1. Hold both hands out, palms down.

2. Draw your fingers and thumbs together whilst raising both hands up higher.

 

3. Gently rub your thumbs against your fingers to make a sprinkling action.


Thank you to Brenda Ritson for demonstrating the sign for us this week.




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That's it folks,


We're off to 'crack' open our Easter Eggs now!

The Bloggers

Thursday 6th April 2017


Welcome back to our BLOG. We hope you enjoyed reading the last one.




We have a reminder for your diary.


Marquisway Disco

Friday 7th April from 7pm until 10pm

Tickets are £2.00 each, carers admission is free.

Refreshments available to buy, photo booth, raffles.

Lots of fun!!!

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Thursday 13th April

Our resident DJ will be hosting an Easter disco from

1pm til 3pm.

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Easter Break

Don't forget, Marquisway will be closed on Good Friday, 14th April and also on Easter Monday 17th April, we reopen on Tuesday 18th April 2017.

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NEWS!!

                                     

                                   Angling 4 All

Some information for you about the Angling 4 All group.
Jack Charlton (Yes, THE Jack Charlton!) and ITV are going along this Friday, 7th April, to check out what the group are doing and hopefully may share some tips, although we think the anglers have been pretty successful, with a few big catches.


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North East Disability Sports Awards


Our angling club ‘Angling 4 All’ won the ‘Outstanding Sports Club’ award at the North East Disability Sports Awards last night at Slaley Hall.  The award is testament to the commitment and application of the anglers and support staff who have grown this clubs substantially since 2014 into a fantastic success.  It was great to see 2 of our anglers (Harry Hauxwell and Andrew Dodd) be present to collect the award.


Richard Young (Special Olympics Gateshead Tyne & Wear athlete and Shared Lives) won the ‘Participant of the year’ award for his Cycling and Athletics exploits.  Anyone who knows Richard will understand that an award of this magnitude is befitting to a young man who has got a great future of him.  Andrew Dodd (Winlaton Base), Susan Dalton (Marquisway) and Mark Proctor (Shared Lives) were also worthy finalists.


Congratulations to everyone!
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Boccia England League.

Day 2 of the Boccia England League is scheduled for April 9th at Percy Hedley College.
Day 1 was held on February 19th and the league positions  after day 1 are:-
Christopher Smith, Aaron Younger and Paul Gallagher are TOP OF THE LEAGUE!!
John Farrimond, Michael Welsh and Andrew Knox are in 5th position.
Susan Dalton, Janet Hind and David Horncastle are in 6th position.
So, every thing is to play for!
Good Luck to all our competitors, can't wait to hear the results.


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Makaton Sign of the Week


Ice Cream

1. Hold your hand in a loose 'fist' position, as if you have an invisible ice cream cornet.

2. Stick out your tongue, politely, and raise your hand towards your mouth as if you are licking the ice cream. 

3. Repeat the action.


Please remember, with all the signs, that it is important to speak the word or phrase at the same time.




That's it for this week, don't forget you can contact us if you would like us to advertise an event or if you have news that you would like to share with our readers.


The Bloggers




STOP PRESS!!!


GUIDEPOST SUCCESS AT THE CARE AWARDS!

Guidepost (our drop in groups for people with learning disabilities) won the ‘Putting People First Personalisation’ award at the Great Britain Care awards in Birmingham on Friday (31^st March) night.  Guidepost were selected by the judges due to the choice, control and personal growth that Guidepost provides people through our information and advice function. 


Well done everyone.

Thursday 16th March 2017


Hi there welcome back.


First things first!

Did you get the chance to watch our Gateshead Special Olympic Team GB singing their theme song, with Kevin Keegan, for the 2017 Sheffield Games?
They appeared on ITV, BBC and The Chronicle Live website.

The song is to represent the whole of the Northern region, so members of team GB are all learning the words ready for Sheffield.

Here's the link again for the Chronicle Live report.

www.chroniclelive.co.uk



Look for the headline "Kevin Keegan re-records world cup song "This Time".


I'm sure the athletes would love to hear what you think of their performances.
Let us know and we will post your comments on our BLOG.


Blogged by Brenda Ritson.


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We have another date for your diary.

We are having an Easter disco on 13th April, at Marquisway, from 1pm 'til 3pm.
It is 50p admission and there will be refreshments available to buy from the tuck shop.

There'll be a raffle, hopefully with lots of Easter Eggs!!

and there'll be an Eastyer Bonnet/Hat competition! Get your artistic side going and create us a masterpiece of headwear!


Good Luck


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Makaton sign of the week.


To Fall

1. Hold your non-dominant hand in front of you, palm facing down.

2. With your other hand, index and middle fingers make an upside down 'V' shape. Rest the tips of your fingers against the back of your other hand.

3. Then move your dominant hand so that your fingers are lying across the back of your other hand.




Blogged by Brenda Ritson. Tested by Gary Cringle


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Don't forget Marquisway will be closed on Monday 20th March for staff training.


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That's all for this week.


Don't forget, get in touch if you have any news ofr us to tell everyone about or if you just want to let us  know what you think of our BLOG.


Have  a good week,


The Bloggers.

Thursday 9th March 2017




Hi there,

this week we just have "kick off" with the visit to Marquisway by Kevin Keegan, to meet the Gateshead Special Olympic athletes and to sing the Northern Region Olympic team song, in readiness for Sheffield 2017.


We have the link for you to watch it for yourselves.
Remember to crank up the volume to totally appreciate the effort, dedication and commitment of our athletes, coaches and volunteers.


www.chroniclelive.co.uk


Look for the headline "Kevin Keegan re-records world cup song "This Time".
Lets get your offices, homes, places of work, colleges etc singing this tune to show our support. Send us your photos of you joining in and/or your thoughts and we will publish them. It would be fantastic if we could all get into the spirit of Special Olympics 2017, support our squad!
There has also been reports on both ITV and BBC local news, maybe you have seen the footage.
Hopefully, there will be more coverage as the Games get nearer.

Blogged by Brenda Ritson


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Also, 2 of our Special Olympic athletes have been nominated to receive awards at the North East Disability Sports Awards. They are Susan Dalton and Andrew Dodd. There will be an award dinner on 23rd March, at the very nice Slaley Hall. We're sure that you will join us in wishing them both Good Luck. 

                                                                Good Luck Susan

                                            Good Luck Andrew, pictured here in the centre.


Blogged by Christine Crudass


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There is also an opportunity for some of our athletes to go to the WWE tour, at the Arena, If you are a Special Olympic Athlete and would like to go please contact either Danielle Appleby or Marie Slater at the civic to see if there are any tickets still available.


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Next, some dates for your diary

At Marquisway...
Fun activities in the morning followed by Deacon Parker's Friday Afternoon Disco. Please wear fun clothing for this day...fancy dress, nightwear or just lots of red.


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Don't forget, Marquisway will be closed on Monday 20th March for staff training.
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Next Disco, the Easter Disco, is on Friday 7th April. £2.00 a ticket, carers free.
Food and drinks available to buy.
Here are some photo's of the last Friday night disco, to celebrate Valentines day.

                 
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Marquisway will be closed on Friday 14th April (Good Friday) and Monday 17th April (Easter Monday)


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Makaton Sign of the Week.


Paper

 1. Start with your hands in a clenched fist position, as if driving a car.

 

 2. Tap your fists together, so that the middle sections of your fingers make contact. 

3. Repeat step 2

Thankyou to Mr David Richardson for the demonstration.




And that's it for this week!


We hope that you'll take the time to watch the link to the Special Olympic Team Theme, it's well worth it. Don't forget to let us know what you think of it, the athletes would appreciate your feedback.


Have a good week,


The Bloggers