We want to say a huge congratulations to our CEO, Hadyn who completed the Windermere Lap at the weekend! The Windermere lap is a beautiful 75K/47 mile, fully signposted trail ultra marathon, following some of the most stunning, runnable and best way-marked trails in The Lake District. Our CEO said " I signed up for a […]
Some of you may know pre-covid we would take all our day centre learners on a summer day trip to Scarborough every year but once covid hit like many other things it put a stop to our trips. We are so excited to say we made it back to Scarborough this year...we were so lucky […]
Our Skills bridge learners headed to sunny Scarborough for an end of year treat! All our learners have worked so hard and achieved so much this year. What better way to celebrate than a fun filled day at the seaside! Learners took the train to Scarborough, once they arrived they enjoyed a day of fish […]
We had a busy few months with the build up to the Coronation of the King at Harrogate Skills for Living. The excitement of the event filled the day centre and our craft groups were very busy making lots of handmade decorations to make the classrooms look fit for royalty. We celebrated in the weeks […]
The pandemic has been hard for many of us, and has affected us all in different ways. At Skills Bridge we encourage our interns and trainees to learn about and learn from others experiences, and remember that no two people experience things in exactly the same way. We are delighted that Tom, one of our […]
We're delighted with this short new promotional film about HS4LC and particularly the Harrogate Chocolate Factory Cafe. Laura and Kelsie talk about their experiences as supported interns. We hope you enjoy watching it as much as we did making it. Huge thanks to George from Leeds TV for making it happen.
You may well have noticed all the work going on at what was the 'big red bike shop' - attached to the Odeon cinema! Our wonderful contractors OKS construction have been working hard over the past 3 months and they've finally finished all the major work. We're left with a few finishing touches to complete […]
Last week the interns celebrated National Careers Week. The aim of National Careers Week is to support young people, who are soon to be leaving education, think about what they would like to do as a career. This year the interns focused on what their dream job would be. Their answers included the following: working […]
So when the individual routines and daily schedules for 13 very different adults in our service are put on hold for an indeterminate amount of time, we had to ask ourselves: - How do you keep up a schedule of interesting and varied activities? - How do we keep spirits up, keep residents moving, and […]
Time to Talk Day 2021 takes place tomorrow - Thursday 4th February. We understand how important it is to get everyone talking about mental health this Time to Talk Day! This year’s focus is on the power of small, because however you have a conversation about mental health – whether it’s a quick text to […]
