Zest Bitesize - March 2021

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Welcome We’re back with an action-packed, bitesize edition of Zest!

You’ve all been so creative over the past few months we just had to share your stories! So many of you got involved with our ‘Fill your Cup’ campaign and it’s been wonderful to see how you’ve been boosting morale and keeping active through our latest lockdown. Better weather is on the way and I can’t wait to see you making the most of the great outdoors in the coming months too!

The next print-edition of Zest is coming soon – and it will include all you need to know to nominate at our 2021 VEAs so look out for that at the end of April; but in the meantime I hope you enjoy reading this Zest Bitesize and as always, we love to hear what you think, so email communications@voyagecare.com with your feedback!

Happy reading!

- Jayne

This issue’s helpers Some of the stories in this magazine came from...

Francesca from Twyford House

Charles from our Mount Close service We couldn’t have done it without you!

Our cover star this issue is Vinnie from Hadlows!

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The people we support have been smiling, laughing and having lots of fun over the last few months! We have a secret artist, Leah, who produced an amazing piece of art, and Alan who stole the hearts of our followers with his glowing smile!

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Keep checking our social channels to see what everyone has been up to!

Send your news, photos and videos to communications@voyagecare.com and we’ll try to share as much as we can!

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We’d love to know what you’ve been up to so get in touch by emailing communications@voyagecare.com!

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News flash Hot off the press, here are our exciting news stories from the last few months!

Happy Easter!

The people we support at Greenfields Lodge have been getting eggcited about Easter so the staff made them their very own Easter table!

Huish House

They wanted to do this to try and raise spirits in the service and put a smile on their faces! A person we support even helped make the arts and crafts for the table!

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And the award goes to...

Garfield Grange held their own Oscars themed award ceremony followed by a meal and an evening of Oscar award-winning movies!

Roy and Susan absolutely love watching movies so when they told the staff that they wanted a movie night, the staff got their heads together and pulled off this wonderful evening!

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Dates for your diary!

April May

- World Autism Awareness Day - 2 April - Community Garden Week - w/c 5 April - International Mother Earth Day - 22 April - St George’s Day - 23 April - National Gardening Week - w/c 26 April - Time for a Cuppa - 5 May - Mental Health Awareness Week - w/c 10 May - Brain Injury Awareness Week - w/c 17 May - Hats for Headway Day - 21 May

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The Big March Make!

To round up ‘Fill Your Cup’ we ended with a BIG challenge!

We challenged you to complete six activities throughout March and that’s exactly what you did! We hope you had lots of fun and enjoyed being really creative!

So many of you took part in the Big March Make and here are just some of the highlights!

Kenny got crafty and made an origami elephant!

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Towngate East residents!

Gemma became a scientist and made some slime!

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183 Ashby Road baked some delicious flower biscuits!

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Towngate East made a variety of costumes out of recycled materials!

Terry, John and Ian from West Road made their own piece of spring art!

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r e v o make Charles has lived at Mount Close for over 10 years and because of COVID-19 hasn’t been able to leave home for a while. So staff decided it was time for a bedroom makeover!

Walking in the woods is Charles’ favourite thing to do so staff thought it would be a great idea to bring the woods to him.

Because of his allergies, staff had to put their thinking caps on to find a wallpaper that wouldn’t make Charles poorly but after lots of searching they found the perfect one!

Staff spoke to Charles’ epilepsy consultant to check the makeover was going to be beneficial for his mental wellbeing.

It then took a month to complete the makeover but everyone’s hard work has paid off. Charles loves it!

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Well done team!

Due to lockdown, staff couldn’t get in professionals to do the makeover. But by working together the team did a great job - they even had to strip four layers of wallpaper before starting!

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If you’ve got a story to share email communications@voyagecare.com!

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29 March - 2 April is World Autism Awareness Week, and to celebrate, Francesca, from Twyford House who has Autism, has given us an insight into her daily routine. Let’s find out what she does to keep herself busy...

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Francesca’s day starts with with a little bit of a spring clean! She likes to be very helpful around the service!

Due to COVID-19, Francesca hasn’t been able to physically see her Mum but did that stop her? No! Francesca enjoys a daily video call with her Mum, so she can virtually see her family.

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Francesca loves to go for a walk every day. She often walks up to 5 miles a day!

Some of her favourite walks, are up in the mountains or near the sea.

In the afternoon, Francesca likes to take part in the art sessions.

Finally, after all the walking Francesca does throughout the day, she likes to finish her day with a very bubbly foot spa!

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At the Hadlows, they called a meeting with the people we support to find out what activities they wanted to do that week. Some of them were keen to get cooking and their top choice was pizza and cake.

Vinnie and Anthony, two of the residents like to cook once or twice a week so they went away and chose a recipe from the internet.

Their recipe was a complete hit! They helped chop veg, rolled their own pastry and everyone chose t own toppings. Some of the other residents helped prepare, whilst others prefered to eat the goods.

“This activity, helps with independence as they do everything themselves, staff are there to support when needed, and often they prefer staff to say the method while they do the actions,” says Service Manager, Joanne.

At West Road, one the people we support was missing going out to their favourite pizza restaurant where he used to make his own pizza. So, everyone worked together to bring the restaurant to him.

Everyone had great fun rolling the dough and choosing the toppings, just like they would in the restaurant and the result was great!

4. What c ountry is famous fo r their piz za’s?

A: Italy B: India C: China

What have you been cooking?

Let us know what recipes you’ve been trying by emailing communications@voyagecare.com!

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Cut out this recipe to try for yourself!

Step 1 - roll out the dough (if you’re feeling extra creative, why not make your own?)

Top tip! Make sure there is lots of flour on the worktop!

Vinnie’s favourite toppings are: mozzarella cheese, peppers, mushrooms, onions, pineapple, ham and sweetcorn!

At West Road the pizza’s were a great success!

Step 2 - Mix 100ml of passata, a handful of fresh basil and 1 crushed garlic clove. Then cover your dough in a thin layer.

Step 3 - Time to pick your favourite toppings and get them all chopped and ready to go!

Step 4 - Then add to your pizza and grate some cheese on top!

Step 5 - Pop in the oven at 220c/gas mark 8 for 10 mins or until golden brown.

Step 6 - It’s time to tuck in and enjoy!

Remember! Send us a picture of your finished creation!

Spring Winner!

We asked you to get involved with the Big March Make competition by making a piece of art telling us why you love spring!

Our judges had a very tough decision to make. We had lots of creative entries and it was a tight competition, but the winner is... Rivers!

The judges were impressed with the time and passion put into this collage. The teamwork from the people we support, coached along by staff is incredible, and a delight to see!

Thank you to everyone who entered the competition - we loved seeing your creations!

Staff and the residents spent a lot of time doing this, and I’m very proud of their hard work!”

Tracey, Deputy Manager at Rivers.

Easter Competition!

Get involved with this year’s eggcellent decorating competition!

To celebrate Easter, we want you to be super creative, use your imagination and decorate an egg. You can pick a theme, favourite colour or character - it can be anything!

Send your entries to communications@voyagecare.com by 16 April to be in with a chance of winning!