!4th April 2016
Hi there, as promised, here are the photographs from our Elvis show.
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Remember last week when we told you about our Ten Pin Bowling Teams upcoming trip to Sheffield to take part in a tournament? Well, the results are in!
John Farrimond - 2 Gold Medals!
Andrew Pagan - ! Gold and 1 Silver Medal!
Anthony Charlton - 2 Silver Medals!
Daniel Boyle - 2 Silver Medals!
David Farrell - 2 Silver Medals!
Jason Fox - 1 Silver and 1 Bronze Medal!
Keith Skelton - 2 Bronze Medals!
Absolutely fantastic achievement by the whole team, well done everyone. Apparently they were grinning like 'Cheshire Cats' on the way home!
Here are some photo's of the day...
We'll keep you updated of all our Special Olympic achievements as they happen! Please remember to take lots of photo's for us and email them to us!
Blogged by Norman Stephenson
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NEW! NEW! NEW! WALKING TO MUSIC
Here at Marquisway we have a new session called "Walking to Music", this will take place on a Friday morning in our Performing Arts room. Why not pop in and check it out? A great way to get fit and have fun at the same time.
We are also introducing an extra session of Wheelchair dance as it is proving very popular, this will on a Monday morning in the performing arts room from 10am - 11.30am
Blogged by Susan Dalton
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We have had some interesting information about Bill Quay Farm from Mel in Team 3...
Bill Quay Community Farm is a registered charity that
operates the farm on a not-for-profit basis for the benefit of the
wider community.
Recently the farm has upgraded some
footpaths with the help of funding from the Lottery. Now the work is nearing
completion the next step is to offer 5 free guided sessions of the farm in
order to 'try out' this new access facility, particularly for groups who could
not access the difficult paths before the upgrade.
We are looking for a range of groups
who will come to try out the paths and enjoy more opportunity to see the
animals outside. We also want all who come to discover the farm and what other
great features it has to offer. In return we would like feedback and
comments, maybe a questionnaire to fill in.- The sessions will be held on dates during May /June
- The sessions will be around two hours duration - e.g. 10.30 - 12.30 or 1pm - 3pm
- There is the cafe facility for those who might like to stay for some lunch after or before the guided session
- The farm cannot offer transport so the groups will have to make their own way there and return journeys
- Groups can contact me direct on the above email and we can book in dates and times to suit.
We would suggest that you speak to your team staff or your carers if you fancy a trip to the farm so that you can get booked in.
Animal pics of Bill Quay Farm...
Blogged by Ms Christine Croudass
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At Marquisway we have introduced a Makaton "Sign of the Week". This weeks sign is ...
"TO WANT"
Each Monday the Sign for the week will be announced. There will be lots of opportunity to practice each sign.
We have regular Makaton sessions throughout the centre and even incorporate signing into some of our other activities. Many people that attend Marquisway have learnt a lot of signs over the years and we have found that it is a brilliant way to help us to communicate with each other. It helps people to express themselves with or without speech.
We will be letting you know, each week, what the current sign is. Make sure that you ask for a demonstration of how to make the sign from team staff, service users or our Makaton Champion - Shona Tong.
Blogged by Elaine Menzies
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And that's it for this week!
Thank you for your time
The Bloggers
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