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Wigan Warriors stars, George Burgess, Dom Manfredi and Kai Pearce-Paul visited our Ashland House Base at Ince this morning as part of their Community Blitz Initiative.  This initiative which is delivered in conjunction with Wigan Council allows the players to give back to the community by supporting a range of projects.  They joined our attendees to clear the overgrown area at Ashland House which will enable us to develop the green space to become a functioning garden area.  Our attendees thoroughly enjoyed working with the Warriors and were delighted to be able to gain autographs and photographs.  We would like to thank George, Dom, Kai and John for their enthusiasm and hard work which has made a significant improvement to the grounds.

‘Oh what a night!’ Fantastic company, fantastic food and fantastic entertainment was enjoyed by all last night at our attendees Christmas party.  We had fun with selfie props and green screen, had a visit from Father Christmas, enjoyed a hot pot supper and selection of cakes and then danced the night away to local artist Michaela. We would like to thank Rose Bridge Community Club for hosting the event and Michaela Whinnett for ensuring the dancefloor was never empty.  We would also like to thank our very own Sheila for the delicious food and all staff for their continued hard work and support.  A huge thanks goes to our attendees and their families for making another memorable evening. 

‘Saludos de todo del mundo de STEPScic. We have had lots of fun this week learning the Spanish words for some common fruits before transporting ourselves to Spain using our green screen. Our attendees are benefitting from the skills and experience of our Spanish Teacher and are thoroughly enjoying the new experience. Well done to everyone involved.

It was a pleasure to welcome visitors and showcase our service at our Open Evening. We would like to express a huge thanks to some of our attendees who volunteered their time to demonstrate their skills throughout the evening in planned sessions i.e. Cooking, Hair and Beauty, Woodwork and Floristry. We would also like to thank those attendees who welcomed visitors and served refreshments. For those who were unable to attend the Open Evening it has been a pleasure to welcome you by private appointment. We look forward to seeing more of you in the near future.

It has been a pleasure to attend Oakfield Schools careers week in which we have introduced students to hairdressing, floristry, photography and art. Two of our attendees and past students took the opportunity to chat to students and teachers to inform them about what they have been doing at STEPScic since leaving college. Over the course of the week students have created a collaborative piece of artwork to commemorate Remembrance Day which we have donated to the school.  We have thoroughly enjoyed working with the students and would like to thank Oakfield School and College for inviting us.

It was a pleasure to be a part of the Transition and Beyond Event 2019 that took place at the Edge. As our selfies show, we thoroughly enjoyed meeting everyone and showcasing what our service has to offer. We would like to thank the organisers who have once again created a fantastic event.

It was a pleasure to welcome Landgate School to our wood workshop today as part of their transition.  Students got to grips with various tools, fixings and materials used in construction to create decorative woodwork pieces.  We thoroughly enjoyed working with the students and it’s wonderful to hear that we create a lovely atmosphere and are ‘always welcoming’.

‘The best Halloween party ever!’ is the statement made by one of our attendees today.  We have had a spooktacular day with Halloween makeovers, a fantastic buffet lunch and party games.  It’s been fantastic to see so many individuals develop their confidence and social skills in a fun filled environment.  STEPScic would like to wish everyone a happy Halloween.

Floristry has been a fantastic addition to the activities that we offer.   It’s wonderful to see our attendees developing their artistic display skills in dedicated floristry workshops which are delivered by our in-house experts.  I’m sure that you will agree that the Halloween themed arrangements are absolutely stunning.