photos when i went longleet

Race 4 Life

My dog Charlie when he was a puppy

My dog Alfie who passed away

sad news about treasure trove

We were all incredibly sad to hear that this year was the last Treasure Trove but why does


it have to be? If we can all pitch together to raise funds and start now then

we should raise plenty of money for Treasure Trove to continue.

All BOUT TREASURE TROVE

Treasure Trove is a Registered Charity.  One week long residential project held in Atlantic College near st donats.  Young people aged 16 to 25, both with and without physical disabilities.
Treasure Trove is totally inclusive, every participant is valued, treated equally and with respect within a fully integrated environment.  Treasure Trove experience is life changing and friendships last a lifetime.


What do you do on Treasure Trove ?


Treasure Trove is an activity packed week that never disappoints.  The programme changes each year, it includes day trips to tourist attractions, shopping trips, discos, organised activities, quizzes and some time for rest and relaxation in the common room.  Optional activities- swimming, archery, abseiling and canoeing.  Group activities- Young people choose one from a list arts and craft, entertainment, backstage and digital photography.  In the groups everyone is provided with materials, equipment,
guidance and encouragement to develop new skills, whilst having fun at the same time.

Treasure Trove is based upon the saying “you only get out what you put in”. 
If you want to find out more about Treasure Trove,


Please take a look at www.treasure-trove.org.uk

pool

One of my  favourite hobbies I have been doing recently is playing pool, I enjoyplaying pool, I have joined the pool leegue ages ago and I play for the starboard, I used to play before I joined.  I had to learn the pool leegue rules, only took mee couple week's to remember all.  I try my hardst to try and win but I have never win in leegue, it's not fare, i have a feelin sum of the pool team not happy bbecause I never won.  I dont care what people think or  say.  All I can do iis try my best.

xmas

90 day's till christmas
lol
this year  has flown by very fast

Long lost freind

Is so happy that couple weeks a go i was on facebook and I had a freinds request from Lauren Loader, I just could not believe it, lol, I used to be good mate's with here when  i was in Junior school and we  both lost in touch.  I have all way's re,e,bered her.  I am so happy we are chatting again and can't wait to meet up when we  plan it. lol

1 year update

After leaving college after doing 6 year's, I left with my life being a mess, I was struggleing to cope and was alway's grumpy and  not happy, I had lot's meetings discussing what i shouldd do next.  It was  taking ages.  I signed my selff up on to a engilish course to help me with  my engilish and spelling at the learning centre.  i went for a couple of week's, I hated it, there was lot's of old people there and i was the only young one.  I did not like the tutor.  I did not find I was learning any thing or being helpped atall, I decided not to go know more. I haad more meeting's, it was decided that i would go on Cer Amdani project mencap to see if they can help me do a placement or help get a job.  I met Jane and became  my employmennt officer, she was realy nice and we both got on great.  we discussed my interests and hobby's, after a lot of thought it was decided that I would go to there office and do my placement there. I  was giving the job  of designing different thing's, news letters, making graphics, typeing and odd job's, The staff said they are going to set up a steering group and would I be chair, I said yes please, that sounds interesting.  I made lot's of freinds on the steering group.  We discussed lot's about disability/employment.  We had a couple of team building day's. blue lagoon swimming pool, meals, bowlling  and other day things.  I did my first aid course and passed also did my engilish speaking board exam and did it about gymnastics and I passed.  I went to a conference an launch and took part in talks and we did a interactive game.  After lot's of thing's, one or two bad thing's I made my mind up that I wonted to move on and not be chair or on Cer Amdani.  I decided that I had been on it for ages and needed to move on and have a go at something else.  I had lot's more meetings.  I have all way's wonted to go to a residential college were I would live there  and become independant and learn all the skills I will need to live on my own in the future.  I had talked about it for year's, just  had to find the right place for me.  I went on a 6 week residential accessment college queen alexander college in birmingham, I was told I would go there for 6 week's and live there and not come home tile after the 6 week's, mum, dad and I went and  had a look at the place and get all the informations I needed, they told us that I would have  to come home on a  thursday and go back on a sunday.  At first it made me think do i wont to do this.   At that point I had not been passed Cardiff on the train on my own.  Mum  and dad said that they wont be able to collect me every week  as it is  a long  way.  We had a couple week's before I went so we had time to plan how I would get there and home.  The first day I went mum and dad dropped me.  My hostel I stayed at was called marry badger. Made lot's of freinds in the hostel, one or two I did not get on with and  we kept classing and argueing.  I was nnot  enjoying my selff and I did not like my course at all.  I was catching th train home an a thursday with train assitants as I had to do changes.  On a sunday I went on national express coach as it was easier.  While I wwas away at college I was home sick and not feeling to well, I had bbad new's while I was away, my dog alfie who I loved very much had passed away, i was very sad and upset and because I was not home it was very hard for me.  After my six weeks at queen alexander college I had a meeting to dicuss about my time away at college, the staff had said that I was not ready to go away because of one or two isses which I realy dont wont to talk about.  I  understood after a  while  that I messed up big time.  I went on to a ten week peer advocacy course were I learnt how to be a peer adcocate.  I enjoyed doing this course.  I had a couple month's to change and  be a new me.  I am now the new me.  I amso happy I have changed and I am not going back.  I went on to the orgisation called coast.  I new my job employer Barny as he used to work with us in youth forum.  we discussed my inteerests andd it was decided that one day a week on a tuesday for a couple of hours I would work in the coast office.  I was given the job of designing the new leaflet and started doing work on the caralogue and other od jobs, I was doing this for ages.  At the end they were  struggleing to find me more jobs, the staff was pleased with me and liked all my work, I was going to go on and do an ECDL course as most computer jobs look for that as a good qualification on the CV, I had done part of it in college but did not pass.  I was waiting  to her about when  I was going to start.  I  had to have a meeting with barny and he discussed that coast has a traingingship paid job for 52 week's working at Scolton Manor, he asked me if i was interested, I thought very hard and decided this would be a good start for me, I had to fill job forms and all and I had to go for a interview.  I passed my iinterview and i was given the job.  I went and met the man who works at Scolton Manor and I had a look around and we discussed what my job would be.  It was decided that I would do two day's a week.  monday's and wednesday's, I will have a support worker.  I have started working at Scolton Manor.  I have done one week.  I am sharing the same office as the warden, my job is to recreat the information centre and update it.  I have stated designing a powerpoint about Scolton Manor and infromation centre.  i am enjoying my selfff.