Monday 8 August 2011

Afternoon Out



Last week some of the people we support went over to Southwick country park with some of the staff at The Willows.
Jamie, and Justin really enjoy getting out and about in the fresh air when the weather is good.

Birthday Party


Last weekend Christine was treated to a belated birthday party in the local hall which was arranged by her sister.
Staff and people we support enjoyed the afternoon of music which had a Cliff Richard theme.
Here you can see Christine full of smiles enjoying her afternoon.

Friday 1 July 2011

Fire Training



Most of the staff and some of the service user's at The Willows and Willow View took part in fire training on site here at The Willows on Wednesday.
Some of the training was spent in a classroom setting and the remainder was practical training putting fires out.
The feedback from those that took part was all very positive and staff said they felt it was worth while attending the session.

Tuesday 28 June 2011

60th Birthday




Yesterday was Christine's 60th birthday.
Christine was sent lots of flowers , a ballon bouquet from her family as well as a beautiful cake.
Christine had a relaxing afternoon out with her sister to celebrate her day .
A party has been arranged for Christine by her other sister later in July with the theme being Cliff Richard as he is her favourite singer.

Friday 24 June 2011

New Housemate

We would like to welcome our newest housemate Justin.
Justin has been with us now for just over 2 weeks and has attended his first service user meeting reporting that he thinks all his fellow housemates and staff are fantastic.
Justin is a very active sporting young man and has a very busy schedule which includes, horse riding, snooker and gardening.

Cooking Skills


















Yesterday afternoon Sheriff was assisted in the kitchen to prepare, cook and serve an evening meal for all of his fellow housemates and staff.
Sheriff was very aware of the food safety and hygiene rues that have to be adhered to when preparing and serving meals for others and he and Pete made a meat lasagne and a vegetarian lasagne.
When other housemate came into the kitchen to see what was happening Sheriff ensured they helped with cleaning of the pots and pans that were used.
The efforts that Sheriff made were fully appreciated by all that had dinner last night as no one left anything on their plates.
Well done and thankyou to Sheriff

Monday 16 May 2011

Group get together

With the weather for this time of year being very kind to us staff at The Willows and Willow View took the opportunity to take as many service users to the local park and enjoy the sunshine have an ice-cream and chill out in the park

Holiday














Keith has now returned from his holiday that he had in North Devon and had a great time.
Keith is an avid fisherman and was supported by two members of staff .
The weather was kind to them and Keith managed to go fishing in a few places that he has not fished before.
Brian, senior support worker is also an avid angler and caught a personal record size perch so Keith and staff retuned home to tell us all about their fisherman's tales.

Friday 8 April 2011

Perfect Weather For Fishing


Keith spent the perfect day fishing in the sunshine yesterday and caught 40 fish in just over 6 hours.
Keith is a really keen fisherman and now the weather is being kinder to us he is able to fish with a crusty loaf as the fish take the bread from the top of the lake rather than fishing deeper in the lake...............

Tuesday 15 February 2011

Bristol Zoo














Some of the service user's went off for a trip to Bristol zoo and around the city with staff members a few days ago and they all said what a great day out they all had.
Here are a few pictures taken on the day.
All the service users are looking forward to the springtime when trips and holidays out further afield can be arranged.

Thursday 3 February 2011

Skittles



A local pub in Warminster has kindly allowed our service users the use of their skittle alley once a week on a wednesday free of charge.
Some of the service users are now brushing up on their skittle skills.
Here you can see Jamie and Keith enjoying a game.


Tuesday 25 January 2011

Birds












On the weekend some of the service user went to Andover to watch some birds of prey in flight.
Kurt, Keith and Grazina were brave enough to hold an owl under supervision of the staff at the Hawk Conservatory.
After talking to the service user that went they all said they had nice day out.

Tuesday 18 January 2011

Panto Time

Tonight some of the service users from The Willows will be performing in the drama panto at the local college that they attend.
John pictured here is going to be a gangster and he said he can't wait to get up on stage.
Good luck to John, Grazina and Kurt.