Wigan and Leigh young Carers Added Date:
4th May 2018
I had the pleasure of facilitating a circle for a group of young people who have caring responsibilities for either their parents or siblings.
Wigan and Leigh young Carers provide these young people with a break from their caring responsibilities and organise activities that will help them to get to know and make friends with people of their own age and create natural support mechanisms to help them cope with their responsibilities.
Last night’s circle started with the obligatory pizza – enjoyed by all as usual!
We then had a quick ice-breaker – which team could build the highest shoe tower, The more “serious” part of the session was to look at the activities list they had created previously and using a priority matrix, discuss the cost versus complexity of each to produce an activity schedule for the next 12 months. The young people undertook this exercise themselves, deciding which events were more popular than others and agreeing what time of year they would look t...
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The challenge nears! Added Date:
24th April 2018
As the 10 peaks challenge nears, our brave team ups their training in order to improve their endurance before the big day! With just 25 days to go until the event, the team decided to take on a 10 mile training session in Anglezarke, near Rivington. I was lucky enough to be invited along, to get a feel for what the challenge might entail – to say it was hard work would be an understatement! The route covered 10 miles of beautiful countryside, copious amounts of mud and so much uphill that the ... Blogger:
Calvert Trust in Keswick Added Date:
19th August 2017
Hello everyone, it is Ella here back with another blog, which is about the holiday that I have just arrived home from, which is Calvert Trust. I hope you enjoy reading it.
Calvert Trust is a residential centre in the Lake District that adapts activities for people who have disabilities. It is amazing because they can adapt everything from horse riding, to bush craft or zip wire. I love it because it helps me to boost my confidence every time I go and come back. This is why I thought I would w... Blogger:
When you go on holiday... Added Date:
11th July 2017
Hello everyone, it is Ella back with another blog, which this time is about when you go on holiday to a hotel that had said it was accessible on the booking form, but when you get there, you find that it isn’t accessible enough to make it adapted to make you feel independent. I hope you enjoy!
I have just got back off holiday from Rhodes, which was amazing. I loved the holiday, apart from the fact that the pools were layered, which meant they had steps and ramps. The steps and ramps were re... Blogger:
Talking about the future and education Added Date:
26th May 2017
Hello everyone, its Ella here again back with another blog. In this blog, I’m going to be talking about my future. So let’s get started.
In the past, I have thought I wanted to go to University because I went visiting the different universities with college. I wanted to study being a teaching assistant. So, first I went to visit Edge Hill University. I took part in Lectures and lessons all about the university. I then took a tour of the University to have a look at all the different... Blogger:
Soundcloud live streaming audio Added Date:
2nd March 2017
Hello all ! To raise awareness of disability, we at Embrace have created a series of monthly podcasts. The series is six episodes long, and looks at various aspects of our lives, and how disability may affect these (both positively and negatively).
Each episode is 30 minutes long and has guest speakers. In Episode one , we discuss growing up with a disability. Presenter- Chris Hamnett. Guests- Debra Baxter, David Beech and Rob Winstanley. Please Listen, Share and Enjoy!! We would love to hea... Blogger:
Soundcloud live streaming audio Added Date:
1st March 2017
Real life experiences of public transport, aeroplanes and whats good and bad.
Each episode is 30 minutes long and has guest speakers. In Episode one , we discuss growing up with a disability. Presenter- Chris Hamnett. Guests- Debra Baxter, David Beech and Rob Winstanley. Please Listen, Share and Enjoy!! We would love to hear your thoughts so please comment. Blogger:
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