24 March 2018
OUTSTANDING RATING FOR CHILDREN’S SHORT-BREAKS RESIDENTIAL HOME A children’s home in Knowsley, providing children with a physical and/or learning disability and their families overnight breaks, has been rated as ‘Outstanding’ by Ofsted. Fullerton Grove, based in Huyton, was judged to be ‘Outstanding’ for the overall experience and progress of children and young people taking into account how well children and young people are helped and protected and the effectiveness of leaders and managers. The inspection report also states that the ‘children’s home provides highly effective services that consistently exceed the standards of good and that the actions of the home have contributed to significantly improved outcomes and positive experiences for children and young people who need, help, protection and care.’ Councillor Joan Lilly, cabinet member for children’s services, said: “We know from the feedback we receive from our children, young people and families that use Fullerton Grove that we are having a positive impact on their lives, but to have it formally endorsed by Ofsted is a fantastic achievement for everyone at Fullerton Grove.” “As well as seeing first-hand the activities that take place at Fullerton
Grove and speaking to our staff, the inspectors importantly met with the children and families that use our service. Inspectors noted that children are increasingly confident in spending time away from their families, they enjoy the opportunity to try new things, being around other children and joining in meaningful activities. Inspectors also commented on how our staff are strongly motivated to help children to achieve their full potential.” Fullerton Grove provides short breaks for children and young people aged from six to 17 years in a safe, caring and homely environment. They benefit from a range of activities, which are tailored to their specific needs. This includes trying new foods, playing with toys and making new friends. The staff at Fullerton Grove also deliver a range of activities where siblings can also join in, for example, pumpkin carving and visiting the park. Other positive outcomes from staying at Fullerton Grove includes the children and young people having an opportunity to do more for themselves, appropriate to their age, level of understanding and disability, which increases their own independence and confidence.
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hotographs can provide us with Using a range of resources in the archive, a powerful record of life from it has been possible to trace the fascinating Victorian times to the present. history of this family. There are thousands of photographs in The 1901 census gives us a broader the archive collections, offering us a view of the Blains. At this point, Sarah’s window into the past and recording for husband, William Hughes Blain, is still very posterity key events in Knowsley’s history, much alive. Aged 58, he is recorded as from a grainy view of Huyton Railway being a cabinet maker and employer; all of Station in1860 and the harrowing images the surviving children are at home, with of bomb damage caused in the Blitz of Ernest, aged 31 and a salesman, and 1941, through to events taking place in our Arthur, an 18-year-old cabinet maker’s own communities today. apprentice, completing the family. Where One early 20th century, black and white were they in 1911? photograph from the photographic archive Researching the marriage and census features a splendid Victorian villa on records reveals that Ernest began married Archway Road, Huyton. This property, life at St Chrysostom’s, Everton, with Croft House (now demolished) was built Florence Beatrice Morris in January 1904 during the construction boom in the years and Arthur, now a cabinet maker and following the opening of the Liverpool to upholsterer, had set up home at The Manchester Railway in 1830. Hollies, Westmoreland Road, with his wife, The ease of commute from Huyton into Flora. Liverpool meant that the rising merchant Sadly, the civil registration death index and professional classes could reveals that William Hughes Blain died afford to live in the in 1909, leaving Sarah a widow countryside and travel until her passing in 1916. back into the city to William Hughes Blain was A grainy view of work. born in 1842, the son of Huyton Railway Croft House Arbuthnot (Arthur) and Station in 1860 appears on William Laura Blain of King Street, Wrennall’s map of the Edge Hill. His baptism took and the harrowing area, drawn up in place on 22nd September images of bomb 1878 - but what can 1842 at St David’s Church damage we find out about the and the register notes that people who lived there? Artbuthnot was also a cabinet The 1911 census reveals maker. By 1851, the family had that the householder at that time moved to Garden Lodge on Tarbuck was a widow called Sarah Blain. Aged 66, Road; the census records that Artbuthnot she was living with three of her unmarried, was born in Donegal, Ireland. adult children – William, a book keeper Census records from 1861 reveal that aged 44, Laura, aged 42 and Edward, the Blains moved to Wheathill Farm in the aged 39 and also a book keeper - and her township of Roby and, aged 18, William 86 year old widowed mother, Mary Davies, Hughes was taking after his father, carrying supported by Margaret Smith, a 19-yearout the trade of cabinet maker. old domestic servant. William Hughes and Sarah Davies According to the particulars as to married in1865 and a year later, in 1866, marriage, Sarah had been married for 45 William Artbuthnot was born. Bishops’ years and had borne a total of six children. transcripts tell us that his baptism took Obviously a lady of means, how did Sarah place at Huyton Church, with the ceremony come to be the householder and where performed by the Reverend Ellis Ashton. were her remaining children? Laura, Ernest and Edward followed, and
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