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Our fully equipped wood workshop enables our attendees to access a real-life work experience.  Some fantastic products are being created whilst attendees develop a variety of skills and knowledge.   We are very proud of their progress and their outcomes show their range of achievements.  A huge well done to everyone for all their hard work. 

As part of our textiles sessions our attendees have today been introduced to using a sewing machine. Everyone thoroughly enjoyed the experience and for their first achievement have each made a small pin cushion. A huge congratulations goes to Steven for being awarded Artisan of the week for demonstrating excellent control of his foot pedal.

We celebrated shrove Tuesday by making some delicious pancakes. Lots of fun was had showcasing our pancake tossing skills as well as choosing and preparing our toppings. Well done to Steven, Paul and Jason they looked and tasted fantastic.

Our textiles workshops over the last couple of weeks have focused on the art of batik.  Having been inspired by the work of Christina Szabo we have developed our batik using the theme of exotic birds.  Our attendees have demonstrated good precision in applying wax and ink which has resulted in beautiful, colourful paintings on cloth.  We are very proud that we have been able to turn these fabrics into cushions and we would like to thank our experienced seamstress Joan McDonald for her support with this. 

Some excellent football skills were on display at training today.  Our football team are working hard to develop their skills through training drills and were able to showcase these in the game at the end.  A huge congratulations goes to Jack for being awarded man of the match and a well done to everyone for displaying fantastic team camaraderie. 

An exploration of the theme ‘Disguise’ inspired our photography group to focus on celebrities and the paparazzi. We had lots of fun using clothing as a means of creating our own disguised celebrity whilst our cameras focused on getting that headline grabbing shot. We captured some fantastic photographs selecting just a few to present with some excellent results.

As part of our commitment to ensuring we develop knowledge and understanding of health and wellbeing amongst our attendees, we have this week taken a third group to experience the hospital tour.  The tour has been a fantastic educational and interactive experience which has helped inform our attendees of the different equipment used in the hospital.  Our attendees have thoroughly enjoyed the experience and we would once again like to thank Tina and staff at Royal Albert Edward Infirmary for another fantastic tour.

A stunning 5 mile safari drive and foot safari awaited a group of our attendees today at Knowsley Safari Park.  Everyone thoroughly enjoyed viewing a wide range of animals and it was a fantastic opportunity for some of the photography group to take some stunning photographs of wild animals.

One of our attendees is currently working extremely hard to achieve his personal goal of losing weight and improving fitness.  A determined approach has seen him increase his daily activity levels and at his request we are currently supporting him to access a gym.  We are very proud of his efforts and we would like to thank Brad and Jack at Strength and Fitness Lab in Ince for their support and commitment.