More Purple Support Posted on: 23rd December 2009
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Local Petersfield company, Purple Foodservice Solutions Ltd, (PFS), have once again given us their kind support with a very generous donation of £1,425. £1,000 is going to be used towards the start up costs of our new Rural Skills Project at East Meon, in Hampshire, with the remainder helping towards the purchase of equipment to aid independence for tenants at one of our supported living services. PFS continue to help the people we support in many different ways, not only financially, but also by giving their time and friendship, which is equally valuable. A big thank you from everyone at Elizabeth FitzRoy Support and a very merry Christmas and happy New Year to all at PFS! |
Cheque presentation from Scottish and Southern Posted on: 16th December 2009
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A cheque for £1,450 was presented to Pauline Hoskins from Elizabeth FitzRoy Support. This had been raised at their charity day on 6 November when 7 local charities were invited to go along. Members from the Waterlooville Day Service enjoyed a few hours there, and helped with our stall promoting the charity. |
Bonfire Night Party in Timperley Posted on: 7th December 2009
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Tenants from our supported living service at Lorraine Road joined residents from The Coppice to enjoy a bonfire night party with staff and families. Ann’s brother-in-law kindly helped again with lighting the fireworks, and everyone had a great time. Ann, who lives at Lorraine Road, enjoyed sharing the party with her sister, Joan. |
Waitrose support us again in Hampshire Posted on: 7th December 2009
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Thanks to the Community Matters scheme currently being run by Waitrose, tenants at our supported living service in Fleet, Hampshire, are to benefit. Using the token voting system, customers at the Fleet store have helped to raise £260. This will enable the service to further enhance their garden, which received a make-over this summer. A similar project in Petersfield received support through the Community Matters scheme around this time last year. We are very grateful to Waitrose for their support to us and other local charities. |
Scottish & Southern Energy plc lend their support Posted on: 3rd December 2009
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The Havant offices of Scottish & Southern Energy plc in Hampshire, held a Charity Week last month, during which staff at their new premises on Penner Road involved themselves in a wide range of fundraising activities. As one of the charities to benefit, Elizabeth FitzRoy Support took part in a Fun Day, the culmination of a hectic week, which everyone had enjoyed. |
A stunning piece of artwork, ‘Emmerdale’ , produced by members of Waterlooville Day Services, which was purchased by Scottish & Southern 2 years ago, is now proudly displayed in the new restaurant area, and is being much admired. |
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| Our thanks go to Scottish & Southern Energy plc for their continuing, very generous support. |
Learning Disability Today exhibition in London Posted on: 3rd December 2009
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Elizabeth FitzRoy Support exhibited at last month’s Learning Disability Today exhibition in central London. This is a major annual event for the learning disability sector, where commissioners, users, families and prospective staff and volunteers go to find out about specific providers and their services across the country. |
Many of the stands are inter-active, demonstrating equipment and services available to users. Others concentrate on attracting new clients or informing potential employees of opportunities across the sector. |
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We demonstrated Sensory World, which always proves an attention-grabber, and also promoted the new rural skills project and supported volunteering. |
The Cottage in Liss has a New Garden Posted on: 5th October 2009
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People living at The Cottage, a care home in Liss, are really pleased with their re-vamped garden. Partly funded by a resident’s family and local PR company, Shilling Communications, the garden has seen a dramatic face-lift during the summer. After weeks of landscaping work, a group of around 20 employees of Shilling turned up one Friday afternoon in late August to add the finishing touches – mainly cleaning the new areas, painting and planting up the raised beds, building benches and weeding the garden beds. |
| Kate and Sarah, who live at the Cottage, were quick to get out and enjoy the new patio area. The residents are looking forward to a celebratory bbq once the spring weather comes. | |||
More information on Whitegates/The Cottage |
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Contact South Regional office |
The New Huw’s is Ready Posted on: 5th October 2009
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Residents at Huw’s in Nottingham are at last enjoying their new home. The old house has been transformed into two modern apartments and the residents love the new look. They have had to put up with 2 years of noise, disruption and being moved around while the work continued. A celebration party was held on 10 September and many friends, supporters, families, staff and local groups attended. With a Caribbean theme, the sun shone to order and the whole day was spent in the garden with live music and a selection of delicious Caribbean food and tropical punch to drink. The site was decorated with a beach, garlands, pretend palm tree with monkey on it, and lots of balloons. |
| John Williams cut the cake and congratulated everyone on achieving so much at Huw’s. The home is named after his son, Huw, and John was the very first Chair of Trustees and a close friend of Elizabeth FitzRoy. | |||
More information on Huw’s |
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Contact West Regional office |