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 […]
Dylan is a learner on our Skills Bridge Prorgramme as well as a resident at our Brackenley Care Home. We asked Dylan to write a little blog post during his writing classes. The glint of the sun reflecting off the top of fluffy white clouds, the weight of life’s pressures ebbing away as hours stretch […]
James is one of our learners on our Skills Bridge Programme - we asked him to write a short blog post in his writing class about himself and how he has found and is finding the current lockdown. My 19th birthday was spent in lockdown in April 2020. What a disappointment I had nothing to […]
Coming out of the first lockdown meant that companies and businesses were not hiring or taking on people for work placements. This left our Skills Bridge interns with a lot of gaps to fill on their timetables. The idea was to set up a social enterprise that the interns could run, teaching them about designing […]
Staff and learners alike are incredibly proud of James Owen Thomas, a current learner on our Skills Bridge Preparation for Adulthood programme, who recently donated his original artwork, “Over the Rainbow” to his local NHS surgery Feastfield Medical Centre, Pateley Bridge. James’ unique artwork combines his passion for nature and the environment, using waste materials […]
