Pride of Peabody

Pride of Peabody

Our staff, customers and community volunteers and supporters have been working hard to help vulnerable and needy people in our communities. Here are just some of the uplifting good news stories of people going above and beyond to support others.

Somewhere over the rainbow

A group of children who were still attending school during the lockdown in March, sent messages and paintings to brighten up our elderly residents’ days. The children sent paintings and cards to our Extra Care Service at Prescott House in Burgess Hill. Emma Gould, Head of Service – Sussex said: “It’s so touching. We’ll be putting the paintings up in the windows to share the community spirit out there.” In the spirit of all things rainbow, and some wonderful art coming from our schemes, we challenged customers and staff to create wonderful pieces of art work to celebrate the NHS and key workers. Although there could only be one winner, we’d like to thank everyone that took part and created these lovely pieces of artwork you see above!

Thumbs up for donations

A local “sewing bee” donated some homemade facemasks for people living at Pathways, our supported living scheme in Bexhill-on-Sea. As a shared supported scheme for 12 adults, some of the residents at Pathways were worried about not being able to self-isolate, so the facemasks were a welcome gift. Kate Poyser, scheme Manager, said: “We didn’t know the person donating the masks, but they had been sewing face masks for the local hospital and care homes and wondered if we needed any as well. We felt very touched that the community had thought about us at such a difficult time.”

Knitted hope

Anne and Teresa, two of our customers at Pioneer house, a supported housing scheme for people with learning difficulties in Chelmsford, thought that with everything going on, people could do with some cheering up. So they created this brightly coloured outdoor artwork.

And the ladies of Stoke and Nayland Golf Club, Colchester got busy sewing face masks. They donated them to our care homes in Thurrock (Gallimore, Avalon and Woolifers). A big thank you for the donations.

And to our fantastic staff who used them to stay safe while caring for our customers.

Caring for residents at Avalon

Avalon House in Grays, Essex, is a residential home for adults with learning disabilities, epilepsy and dysphagia. The eight residents are supported by a team of care workers who ensure that all their individual and social needs are met. As a result of COVID-19, the local GP surgery set up weekly video consultations with each resident which has turned out to be a great success. Everyone was even more thrilled when Jackie from the surgery visited again to deliver chocolates. Ladies from the ‘Knit & Natter’ group in Basildon, Essex, created knitted hearts and rainbows for their local hospital. The hearts were distributed via the MacMillan Nurses in Basildon hospitals for patients receiving end of

Masks and Murals

life care that can’t be with their loved ones at this time.

Down the hatch! Meals in Alexander Mews

Our team at Alexander Mews, a learning disabilities support scheme in Braintree, Essex, made dinners for some of our visiting customers who are struggling to get ingredients in the shops.