A Good Day in Sunderland.

I had a great day today in Sunderland seeing all my family and having a walk along the prom at Seaburn Sunderland watching the sea.   I aldlso had fish and chips with mushy peas for lunch and apple crumble and custard for pudding. 

A busy day at the University of York.

I was very very busy at the University of York today sorting out the post, photocopying, scanning,  getting people's Office supplies and  sending packs out.

A Good time in Bruges.

I had a great time in Bruges.  I did some sightseeing and shopping.  The Ferry crossings were calm under clear skies.   The Pride of York Ferry is a great Ferry. 

A Great Day Today.

I have been relaxing, helping my housemate today then made steak and ale pie, salad and chips for tea then did some hoovering tonight. Also I have been getting ready to go on my mini break tomorrow.

A Lovely Sunday Dinner.

I made Chicken, Broccoli, Roast Potatoes, Stuffing and Yorkshire Puddings for lunch today.

A Great Day.

I went to Manchester Airport today with my Support Worker on the train before going to the Go Down Restaurant in York with my family for a meal.

A busy day at the University of York.

I was very very busy at the University of York today doing the post,  sending packs out,  making up packs and getting people's office supplies up to date. 

A great day.

I went into York to go to Costa Coffee for dinner then I went around the shops before going into the National Railway Museum to Watch the trains at the balcony.  I also had time to get my hair cut.   I then made spaghetti Bolognaise for tea. 

A Great Wednesday. 

Had a great day today. Had a relax this morning then went to work at St Helen's Hospital. After tea I then hoovered my house with the new hoover.

A very busy day today. 

Had a great day today. Went into York with support and my housemate to get some house issues sorted then went to Argos to buy some new items for my house - Hoover and Microwave.

A Very Busy day at the University of York today.

I was very busy at the University of York today checking e-mails, sorting the post out, making packs up, sending out packs, photocopying and helping on front desk. 

A meal at Frankie and Bennys.

I went for a meal today at Frankie and Bennys and had fish and chips. 

York City 0-0 Hartlepool United.

I went to see York City v Hartlepool United today at Bootham Crescent.  York City came close to scoring in the first half but had a chance cleared of the post.  York City then almost lost when Smith cleared a header off the line. 

A very busy day at the University of York today.

I was very very very busy at the University of York today.  Sorting the post out, sending packs out, typing, getting people's office supplies, scanning and sorting a book list out. 

A Nice Tea Tonight.

I had tuna pasta bake and garlic bread for tea tonight.  I did very well with the cooking. 

A busy day at York People First.

I had a very busy day today at York People First. Helped do some typing, type e-mails, update Twitter, Facebook and Linkedin and started to make a health action plan.  York People First are now closed for the next two weeks until Tuesday 3 September 2013. 

A very busy day at the University of York today.

I was very very very busy at the University of York today doing scanning, checking e-mails, typing, photocopying, sending packs out and making up packs. 

Skills for Care Presentation by Michael Scott.

I was asked if I would like to do a presentation about my support I get by Avalon by Skills for Care which I accepted.  The Conference was held at York Racecourse on Wednesday 5 June 2013.  After preparing my speech I left for the Racecourse at 10:00am and arrived at 10:15am where I signed in and got shown where I was going to do my speech. 

 

At 10:30am the main person started to do her talk after the opening speech.  I did my presentation at 11:15am.  I talked about how much support I get with Avalon, things I have learnt while I have had support, how much support I get and things I would not be able to do without support plus how I can contact my support myself.  I told everyone I was going on a cruise with Avalon Freedom the day after which resulted in everyone asking me about my cruise for the rest of the day plus I told everyone about my plans to set up a Avalon group for York Customers.  

When I had finished everyone clapped me and said how well I had done also Skills for Care said a big thank you to me.  I was invited to stay for the rest of the afternoon where I joined in with the workshops and had lunch with everyone.  I really enjoyed my day and met lots of people from all over the region.  The next day I set off for my cruise with Avalon Freedom and had a great time. 

 

 

 

 

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A Great day at York People First today and at a Meeting tonight.

Had a great day at York People First today. Helped them do typing, looking at e-mails and updating Facebook and Linkedin. I was very impressed that York People First are covered in a new book. I then had a very good evening at a meeting.

FIRE SAFETY PROMOTION BY MICHAEL SCOTT.

Me and my housemate tested our Smoke Alarms at my house tonight with Staff. We test our smoke alarms every Monday. It is very important to test your smoke alarms every week as if there is a fire in your house the smoke alarm could SAFE YOUR LIFE. I am promoting fire safety for a news item as it is also a good idea to talk through what to do if a fire broke out in the house ONCE A MONTH as that could SAFE YOUR LIFE as well.

The Advice to go through is - In big letters to help the Advice stand out - GET OUT STAY OUT AND PHONE 999 AND ASK FOR THE FIRE SERVICE. IF YOU ARE TRAPPED UPSTAIRS GET A TOWEL OR A BLANKET AND PUT IT WHERE THE GAP OF THE DOOR IS TO STOP THE SMOKE COMING THROUGH AND OPEN THE WINDOW AND SHOUT FOR HELP. ALSO PHONE 999. IT IS A GOOD IDEA TO TAKE YOUR MOBILE PHONE - FULLY CHARGED WITH YOU UPSTAIRS WHEN YOU GO TO BED - IT COULD SAFE YOUR LIFE. DO NOT OPEN DOORS IF IT FEELS VERY HOT AS THERE COULD BE A FIRE BEHIND THE DOOR. We make sure all the plugs are off, the gas is off, the TV is off and the oven is off before going to bed.

Helped Avalon Lead Training Session in Harrogate.

I helped lead a training session in Harrogate today.  After we said our names I controlled a warm up game about making a pizza before we showed two types of support Bad and Good before I told everyone who was at the training about Avalink.  The session went very well. 

A Relaxing day with a Chicken Dinner and Football.

II had a nice relaxing day after a trip to Tesco to buy a few things and made chicken dinner with support and my housemate.  I also watched the football on ITV and made apple pie and custard for pudding. 

A Nice Relax Today. 

I had a nice relax today after doing the bathroom watching TV. 

Cleaned Bathroom today.

A Very busy day at the University of York followed by a meal out.

I had a very very busy day at the University of York today sorting packs out, sorting the post out, doing photocopying, making up packs and getting people Office supplies.  I then went for a Staff Night Out at Banyan Bar in York and had Burger and Chips followed by Sticky Toffee Pudding and Cream. 

A Busy day at York People First followed by Salmon for tea.

I was very busy at York People First today. I helped them get ready to update the website next week then updated Facebook. I then went to Tesco to do my weekly shop where I bought Salmon, Sprouts and New Potatoes for tea. I cooked them very well and my tea was nice.

A Very Good Day Today. 

After a house meeting today with my housemate and Marie from Avalon and relax this morning I went for lunch at York Railway Station then went to work at St Helen's Hospital and went to get my feet done before doing hoovering after tea.

A Great day at York People First followed by Football at York. 

Had a great day at York People First helped with typing sending e-mails then after attending a meeting which was private had fish and chips and mushy peas at my friends house before going to see York City play very well but go to a 4-0 defeat against Burnley from the Championship.

My Busy day at the University of York.

I was very very very busy today at the University of York doing scanning, typing, the post, sending Information packs out, making up Information packs.  I have been working at the University of York since 2004 and it will be my 10 years of working there next year.  This photo of me at my desk was taken in December last year.  

Clean Kitchen and Oven. 

I cleaned my Kitchen and Oven on Monday 5 August 2013.  Every Monday night is my Kitchen clean. 

Smoke Alarm Testing.

I tested the smoke alarms in my house tonight.  We test them every Monday.  It is very important to test them every week as if there is a fire in your house they will SAFE YOUR LIFE. 

Sunderland Air Show.

I went to Sunderland Air Show on Sunday 28 July 2013. After travelling on the train from York to Newcastle and then Newcastle to Sunderland I travelled by bus to the seafront and watched all the planes including the Hunter, The Blades, Battle of Britain, Red Bull, Army Lynx, Tucano, Vulcan, RNLAF Apache, Xtremeair, Breitling Wingwalkers, Royal Navy flypast, Fairey Swordfish, Black Cat, Sea King Search and Rescue and a WW11 Search and Rescue Scenario. It was a great day.

A Very good Support Day.

Had a very good support day with my support worker today.  Went out for Sunday dinner and then changed my bedding

THE YORK CUSTOMERS NIGHT OUT. 

After a very good meal at the start of the year Marie Walker, Karen and Michael came up with a great idea to have a bowling night out. First of all Karen helped Marie by making and sending out the flyers and Michael helped plan the evening.

We all met on Thursday 25 July at 6:15pm at Ten Pin Bowling at Clifton Moor York. We then booked a lane changed into bowling shoes and typed everyones names into the Computer.

Marie Walker - Team Co-Ordinator was a very good bowler went into the lead, Thomas and James - York Customers raced into high scores and Karen and Michael - Avalink members bowled very well and got high scores. Michael went into the lead with 76 points before Thomas and James went into the lead on the final turns. Marie Walker won the game but gave the wins to the customers which resulted in James and Thomas finishing as joint winners on 78 and Michael Scott getting second place with 76 points.

The top three finished

James 78
Thomas 78
Michael 76

Here is the joint winners and second place people after the bowling had finished.

York City 1-0 Northampton Town (Bootham Crescent York)

I went to see York City's first game of the season at Bootham Crescent against Northampton Town. York City won 1-0 with the goal coming from Ryan Jarvis.