Spring Edition

TEAM MAGAZINE

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CONTENTS VINTAGE REVIVAL COVER STORY PROTEIN BARS Visiting the charity shops is a great way to save money, reduce waste, recycle and look fabulous A tasty healthy snack full of protein and lovely stuff 13 03 EDITOR'S NOTE A welcome from the editor and an overview of what's in store in this edition The book club review one of their favourite reads How to write poetry with Ian McGrath More puzzles with Mr 'Prescottish'. This month we have a special St Patrick day jokes. 08 15 11 BOOK REVIEW 12 10 EXCLUSIVE! HOW WE RUN OUR DAY SERVICE 16 PRESCOTT'S PUZZLE PAGE WWW.YOURVOICEYOURCHOICE.CO.UK SO YOU WANT TO WRITE POETRY

HelloI'mSarahMulhearn theeditorofthemagazine I'mresponsibleforputting themagazinetogether. Insideyou'llfindthemain storyandaroundupofour recentactivities.Anyideas forthemagazinejust cometome.

We are supposed to be coming into spring but the rain and snow says otherwise ,so it's surprised us this month the weather . But that doesn't mean that we can't carry on with producing the magazine and bring some sunshine with our articles.

In this edition we hear from the YVYC Manager, Jenny Day and get some tips from Ian about how to write a poem.

BIG EVENTS

By Sarah Mulhearn Photographs by Various

Bugsy Malone

We all went together to see the musical Bugsy Malone at the Empire theatre in Liverpool It was amazing especially the whole cast that performed. We knew a lot of the music and had performed a dance routine to one of the songs It was inspitrational

Valentine's Surprise

On the 14th February during Valentine's Day we all got into couples and played Mr and Mrs and blind date. The winning couples had no idea that there would be a surprise in store for them and they had no idea until they arrived into the YVYC

Valentine's Day restaurant it felt romantic and special and love songs were played and everyone loved it so much.

Sefton Live Event

Ellie P, Stevo and Dan T attended an event in Sefton and told people all about what we do at YVYC. They showed videos and presentations and sold 2 cook books.

E A R L Y S P R I N G

There are about eight of us and 2 staff that go to the farm on a Monday morning We clean up the stables and brush hay off the floor and load it into wheel barrows. When they are full we put it on the midden We feed and groom the animals.We have to wear overalls and steel toe cap wellies to stop the animals stepping on our toes

By : Terri-Ann

R O U N DU P S P R I N G

Monday mornings start with a good sing song! The choir practice their chosen songs to sing at our concerts. We plan to sing in a care home for the residents.The second part of the morning is Drama. We are doing a musical called 'Hair Gel' it will be performed on 17th May. Some people have speaking parts others are singing and dancing.

By: Terri-Ann

O N T H E F A R M C H O I R A N D D R A M A

R O U N DU P

SPRING

We recently went the museum in town.

We took the mini bus up and some of us got the train up.We went for a few birthdays. I was 23 We went to the Museum of Liverpool in the Albert dock. We had a good look round at everything, it was a good day out. . Also we had lunch in there and then I went for a coffee in the afternoon. I got it from Costa coffee on the Albert Dock in Town Liverpool.

We have had a few trips to the park and the shops.

By Luke Wall

L I V E R P O O L M U S E U M T R I P

G R E A T T O H A V E S T E V E B A C K D R U M M I N G W I T H U S ! !

The media group has been hard at work creating the new magazine and getting to grips with new technology. Matthew has created a brilliant new jingle. Check out our podcast on spotify, "Your Voice Your Choice Keeps Chatting"

Work has started up back in the garden. Seeds have been planted in the polytunnel and new planters have been made. We have also made bird boxes. we just need it to warm up a bit

ROUND-UP S P R I N G

Building planters

What is our cooking group about?

Every Wednesday morning at your voice your choice we make healthy foods for the group at lunch time and we ask people on the Wednesday morning if they want to order from us and we charge £1 We learn cooking skills ourselves so we can cook at home, that’s our goal to achieve. We learn about shopping and money which gives us confidence, the group are doing great, it was a challenge for me!

By: Joanne Thompson Matthew's Jingle

G A R D E N A N D O T H E R B I T S

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VINTAGE FASHION

My love of vintage started in my early 20's simply because I love the style of the 60's and 70's but mainly 60's. I get so much inspiration from the icons of that time because the style and fashion looks so lovely. I think vintage never goes out of fashion it's timeless. There are lots of vintage shops popping up all over but a good start is charity shops. Save yourself some money and be kind to the environment

SHOP VINTAGE!!!

In my opinion Green Tea is good for you it's good for Detox and its anti-inflamatory. Beetroot is good to lower blood pressure and spinach helps to lower cholesterol.

Beauty and other good tips

Never sleep with your make-up on because it clogs up pores. Concealer gets rid of dark circles under your eyes.

moisturizing is really good because it stops skin from getting dry for men and woman.

BEAUTY AND HEALTH SECTION

Eat well, regular exercise and plenty of sleep keeps you fit and healthy and is good for the body and your mind.

AN INSIGHT FROM THE MANAGER

Q:Howdoeseachdayworknow wehaveincreasedournumberofmembers?

QuiteoftenIchatwithparents/carerswhoarenotsurewhathappenseachday,the memberswon’tstoptalkingalldaybutsoonasYOUaskthequestion“whatdidyoudo today”?Thatdeadlysilenceorthereplyisdon’tknoworashrugoftheshoulders. Soinshort,nowwehavemoremembersweactuallyworkinsmallergroupsandhave moreactivities!Morechoiceandopportunities,ofcoursethismeanswehavetakenon morestaffandforthoseofyouwhodon’tknowAmyisournewestfulltimemember andAnnisnowfulltime.Wehavecontinuedwithallourregularactivitiessuchasfor exampleonaMonday–Boxing,GardeningandthePonySanctuaryandintroduced Drama,theChoir,yoga,circuits,poolandcircusskills, that'sjustMonday!

Eachdayissplitinto2/3partsandthereisalwaysachoice.Wehaveintroduced1to1 extratimeforthosewhoneedmoretimeandeverylunchtimethereisamemberof theTeamavailabletochat1to1withanyonewhowantstotalk.Abrandnewexciting projectjuststartingis“TheBoard”thisisaplatformforthegrouptoassistwithhaving theirsayandmakingdecisions.Thiswillberunbythegroupforthegroupandin particularwilllookattheirbusiness“NoLimits”(yestheyhaveabusinesswiththeirown bankaccount)andmakedecisionsonhowtheychoosetospendtheirprofits.What elsetheywanttoputforwardtoshapeYVYCisdowntotheMembers,Iamexcitedto heartheirideas.Havingabiggergrouphasalsoenabledustointroduceanewproject calledAI–ActionandImpact.Explained simply,alltheideas,activitiesand communityprojectsthatwewanttodowhichweareunabletofitintoourregular timetable,wehavecreatedtimeandprovidedthestafftodeliverthem.Soaswellas ourregulartimetablewerun6/8weekprojectsthatourmembersoptinto.Once completeheycanreturntotheregularactivities.Sofarwehavestarted“Team Magazine”producedaCookBook,createdaVisualTimetable,theCommunityGarden andTheBigCleanUp.AllofthishashappenedbetweenOctandnow!

Ihopethishelpstogiveyouanideaofsomeofthethingswehavebeenuptoandwe arehopingTeamMagazinewillbeabletogiveyouregularupdates.Anythingmore youwouldliketoknowjustask,alwayshappytochat ☺ Havealovelyday.Jenny

Jenny Day Jenny Day

Good day from the Manager and thank you for taking the time to read through Team Magazine. I’m very happy to take the opportunity to talk about YVYC and answer a question that I know a few of you have.

The Wednesday Book Club Review

Sophie’s Pick

"There Once Is A Queen "

by Michael Morpurgo

There Once Is A Queen is a non-fiction story written as a modern fairy tale.

The story is about the Queen and about her whole life from when she was little. She travels to lots of different countries and places, she opens buildings, parks and hospitals. We see her coronation working as a mechanic in the war and giving her Christmas speech.

We really enjoyed the story! It was easy to read, it was Interesting, it was well written. We thought the illustrations were colourful and very detailed. It was a good read and it was a real page turner. We would recommend this book to everyone and anyone who likes to read.

Our rating:

T O B E A P O E T ?

Well,thisisreallyexciting!

Nowthatyou’vedecidedtotryyourhand atpoetry,Icanhopefullywriteaniceand simpleguidethatmakestheprocessreally easyforanyonetofollow.Poetryisreallyall aboutlettingoutallofthosefeelingsthat wouldotherwisekeepbouncingaround insideusandbecomeaproblemlater.It’sa waytoturneverythingintoanicefinished piece.

Poetrycanbeaboutanything,anything that’sgoingon,myonlytipsaretotryto rhymeatfirst,picksomethingthatis relevanttoyou,andkeepthelanguage simple.

Startoutwithanybasicidea,findtwolines withendwordsthatrhyme:

WITH IAN

McGrath

Example poem:

1) I wrote a poem and made it rhyme,

2) All in rhythm and all in time

3) I looked at the words and made them fit

4) Seeing the syllables from where I sit

You’ll notice from the example that lines 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 all rhyme, that’s the trick to try and find words that rhyme. A poem can be any length and it’s really up to you how long you want to make it. I do suggest a minimum of 8 lines for this taster though and maybe try and see what you can get written down in under an hour.

Try not to over think it! And if you want to share your poems please submit your poem to: yvycmembers@outlook.com along with your name and how you found the activity!

S O Y O U W A N T

CHAMPION CHAMPION

DANIEL WINSIN EUROPE

DANIEL DALEY ONE OF OUR FOOTBALLERS RECENTLY WENT OVER TO LISBON FOR A FOOTBALL TOURNAMENT.

HE WENT WITH EVERTON IN THE COMMUNITY IN THE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE.

DANIEL GOT A BLUE MEDAL

YOUR PARAGRAPH TEXT

Daniel Wins in Europe

The tournament was made up of mixed teams of disabled men and women He played with all different teams in Lisbon. He really enjoyed going there. He played a few games and won the first game.

Daniel scored two goals all together. He got man of the match and won a medal His team wore the royal blue Everton in the community kit and he played with white outdoor balls. There was lots of substitutions all together in every match and fans were allowed into the stadium He plays for us in our red team and is a brilliant player. Daniel, me, John, Stevo, and Jake, Sean Pimlott we are really good. He has done really well in Lisbon we are dead proud of him going there. He went on the airplane there.

Report By: Luke Wall