Prader Willi Syndrome

The residents at Bishops Lodge are washing cars this Saturday 24th July to raise funds for the Prader Willi Syndrome Association. The first car is due around 8am and will continue until 12:30pm. Cost per is £5.

Report and pictures to follow.

We have a vacant room available at Bishop’s Way. If you wish to have more details please contact David Palmer on 01424 421684 or email david.palmer@newdirections.gb.com

Here in Hastings, Bishops Lodge of New Directions have been making cards, jewellery, magnets, mosaic pots, scoop pens, bookmarks and potting up plants in preparation for a table top sale to raise money for day service activities and equipment.

 

On the 3^rd and 4^th July it was time to roll up and get your bargains.

 

All Service users were enthusiastic and got involved in selling the goods over the two days.

 

Our day service coordinator, Kim was busy the week before organising the venue, advertising the sae and selling items before the event even happened!

 

Lots was sold over the two days and people were very generous and said to “keep the change”. In total we raised over £100.

 

Thank you to all the staff who helped and a special big thank you to Kim and Mandy who without their help this project would not have happened.

 

By Elizabeth Amey - Service User at Bishops Lodge

This months award went to Michael Palmer who is our Maintenance Person/Gardener. Michael has been with the company for just over 3 months. The award was given due to Michael settling in well, his commitment to work and the fact that he is well liked by all Service Users and staff.

Well done Michael!

We have now published our Ethos, Philosophy and Aims & Objectives on the webiste. To view follow the link below.

http://www.praderwillisyndrome.org.uk/ethos-and-aims-objectives/

At the East Sussex National Golf Course on Thursday 8th July, East Sussex County Council put on a conference for local providers to give us up to date information on various new initiatives, regulations and ideas. David, Mandy, Sanchia and Gayle attended and found the day to be bith useful and informative. It was also Sanchia’s birthday (another reason to let her our of Bishops Corner for the day) Happy Birthday for yesterday Sanchia!

Gayle and David went to Derby for the Homes Forum Meeting on Tuesday 6th July. Gayle had been asked to give a presentation on the care givers section of the conference in Taiwan and following this, Jackie Waters gave feedbackon the scientific part of that conference.

On the agenda for this meeting there was an item ‘award OCN certificates’ David and Gayle had both achieved the required standard to have passed this OCN Module on Prader-Willi Syndrome. This was a pilot for the course and we hope it will not be too much longer before this can be rolled out to staff members at New Directions and other providers for people with Prader-Willi Syndrome.