Fire Drill By Katie

I  led the fire practice today, it went very well .
I showed  the office group the safest way to get out of the building. and asked them questions about what will you do if you discover a fire in the building and what route would you take?
 They answered the questions correctly and it was a successful fire practice.

Here we are leaving the office






Here we are  at the meeting  point

babyhead gig by suzie

Last Friday night I went to the Cheese and Grain and saw Tom and Alex perform, the music was great, DJ Greg Mason was brilliant, everyone was dancing the night way.





 

Well being by Robin

We all looked at being healthy and how to look after our bodies. 

Then we made a well-being poster, watched a NHS video on eating healthily and did a healthy eating chat on what is good and bad for you to eat and drink. 

Later on we looked at healthy drinks like herbal tea. We bought fruit and juices from the shops and made a recipe for a smoothie and everybody in the group enjoyed the taste. 

Afternoon we did a coca cola quiz and put a coin in some coke to see if it come out clean for everybody to see next week.  

On another week we did a brain gym finger exercise and found it very hard. Then we went on a walk around the Frome riverside and the park and took some pictures and selfies of our walk.  

Today we are planning a healthy eating dinner for next week.

 Suzie, Emily, Lara, Leah. making smoothies

Katie help Robin  to make smoothies 

Charlotte and Suzie went skateboarding in Frome park by the riverside  

Charlotte and Robin did a selfie on the Frome park bench

Work Skills Group have social media workshop with Gumption

Today we had a look on the social media sites on the computer such as Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. We are planning for our Work Skills Open Day with different activities such as bingo, raffle, word-searches, crosswords, pairs game as well as computer activities for the public. We had Gumption Agency come in and help us with promoting our event through social media. Here are some photos!

Charlotte with Bryony

Mark with Emma

"I've really enjoyed having Gumption in today help us with the different websites on the computer. I have learnt about the different websites like Facebook, Twitter and YouTube today because it is really helpful if we really want to see if any friends are on Facebook and catch up with old friends as well. My favourite website was the Facebook one as it was the best and also great as well." - Mike

 We are also going to make a video of our Open Day and put it on the Facebook page so then Facebook users can see it and reply and comment.

Peter Hurle

Mark with Corrie

What the party manifestos say about people with disabilities by Tim

Manifestos tell you what a political party believes in and what they will do if they win the election.
The big parties have published easy read versions of their manifestos.

These are some points they made about disability:

Conservatives - The number of disabled people in work has increased and we need to do more.

Green Party - We will tackle hate crime against people with disabilities.

Labour - We will make sure young disabled people have the same chances as non disabled people to study at school and on courses tat lead to good jobs.

Liberal Democrats - We will work to improve the benefits system for disabled people.

Scottish National Party - We want more support for disabled people and carers.

UK Independence Party - We will get rid of the bedroom tax.

The General Election by Tim Lumley Smith

The General Election is coming up in a weeks time on the 7th may.

You have to be registered  to vote and you have to be over 18.

Our votes decide who will run the country.

The parties who want you votes are Conservatives, Labour, Liberal democrats, Green party,UKIP, SNP and plaid Cymru.

We should know the results by early on Friday morning.
You can watch television to see the results.

Election debate in Wells town Hall

On Friday 27th March 2015 I attended a General election debate q and a with representatives from the 5 major political parties.

We had a chance to talk to them and ask them questions about their policies.
I asked them how they could improve the local bus services.

It was nice to meet the politicians from all the big parties and get a chance to talk to them.
It was a well organized event by the making connections group. It was a thoroughly enjoyable day.

   
 By Tim Lumley- Smith