We heard the very sad new last week that one of our volunteers had passed away.
Nina Mathers has helped out in the centre for many years. We had all become very fond of her and will miss her greatly.
We have many happy memories of working with Nina which will help us to remember her for a very long time.
Our thoughts and best wishes go out to all her family and friends at this time.
From all at Victoria Lodge.
Wednesday, 7 December 2016
Wednesday, 30 November 2016
Award time.
We have been given a special award for all our hard work to get the Fenland Explorers Blog up and running.
If you haven't seen this blog yet, then click on the link below to have a look.
Fenland Explorers Blog
We are really excited about this award as we have all helped to develop the blog We are also looking at ways of improving it over the following months. We would like to make it the first place to look for information about Fenland.
If you have any ideas or things that you would like to see on the blog, then please let us know by emailing us at:
efenland@gmail.com
Please support us by using the blog and subscribe to get the latest updates.
Thank you.
If you haven't seen this blog yet, then click on the link below to have a look.
Fenland Explorers Blog
We are really excited about this award as we have all helped to develop the blog We are also looking at ways of improving it over the following months. We would like to make it the first place to look for information about Fenland.
If you have any ideas or things that you would like to see on the blog, then please let us know by emailing us at:
efenland@gmail.com
Please support us by using the blog and subscribe to get the latest updates.
Thank you.
Wednesday, 16 November 2016
Christmas Variety Show
On the 16th of December we are putting on our annual Christmas show.
There will be singing, dancing, acting, poetry reading, and some other "surprises" for all to enjoy.
We would be pleased if you could come along to watch and enjoy with us. If you do want to come along, could you please let us know beforehand so we can make sure we have plenty of seats and coffee. Thank you.
There will be singing, dancing, acting, poetry reading, and some other "surprises" for all to enjoy.
We would be pleased if you could come along to watch and enjoy with us. If you do want to come along, could you please let us know beforehand so we can make sure we have plenty of seats and coffee. Thank you.
Our friends in Match
We are pleased to announce that our friends at Tennyson Lodge have started thire own blog.
They are only just getting started so would really like your support and help in filling tier blog with interesting posts.
Click on the link below to go and have a look at what they have done so far.
Tennyson Lodge Blog
They are only just getting started so would really like your support and help in filling tier blog with interesting posts.
Click on the link below to go and have a look at what they have done so far.
Tennyson Lodge Blog
The November Hubb
Its time for the Hubb again! This month we are having an early Christmas party.
Firstly we are going to finish making and putting up our decorations. The we are ging to PARTY!!!
So, make sure you all come along and join in having a good time.
As usual we open the doors at 7:00pm and will boogie on until 9:00pm and all this for only £4.00.
So get your party dress out and make your way to Victoria Lodge this Thursday.
Firstly we are going to finish making and putting up our decorations. The we are ging to PARTY!!!
So, make sure you all come along and join in having a good time.
As usual we open the doors at 7:00pm and will boogie on until 9:00pm and all this for only £4.00.
So get your party dress out and make your way to Victoria Lodge this Thursday.
Wednesday, 26 October 2016
Presentation Evening
Last week on the 20th we held our presentation evening for all of those who have completed training courses this year. We invited families and friends and many turned up and had a great evening.
Here are some pictures of those who received their certificates.
A very good time was had by all who came along as it was also the Halloween night at the Hubb.
Here are some pictures of those who received their certificates.
A very good time was had by all who came along as it was also the Halloween night at the Hubb.
Friday, 14 October 2016
September Love Your Home
Another month and another Love Your Home event at the Queen Mary Centre in Wsbech.
This time it was themed around Autumn. Some of us made bird feeders for our gardens. We were helped by Jon from Amey. He showed us how to reuse old bottles for something very useful. It's much better than throwing them away.
Jon works at the recycling centre in Waterbeach. We are going to visit there soon to see what happens to all the rubbish we put in the blue and brown bins. They sort it all out and reuse a lot for making new things.
This time it was themed around Autumn. Some of us made bird feeders for our gardens. We were helped by Jon from Amey. He showed us how to reuse old bottles for something very useful. It's much better than throwing them away.
Jon works at the recycling centre in Waterbeach. We are going to visit there soon to see what happens to all the rubbish we put in the blue and brown bins. They sort it all out and reuse a lot for making new things.
There were lots of other things to do as well. Some of us made decorations with pine cones, and even pumpkins made from old socks.
We had a really good morning.
The next event is on the 15th of November. That will be all about making Christmas decorations from stuff that you might normally throw away.
Please come along and join in.
You can find out more about the waterbeach recycling centre by clicking on the link below.
The Making Money Count website is on the link below.
Wednesday, 12 October 2016
Service user Ciuncil
Over the last week
we have been holding an election to find out who our Service User
Councillors will be.
The results are now
in!
Derek 3
Rachel 10
Stephen 10
We have decided to
elect both Rachel and Stephen as they both collected the same number
of votes.
Congratulations from
all at Victoria Lodge. Now you work really begins.
We will keep you up
to date with all the Council business.
Wednesday, 5 October 2016
sometings to look out for.
While
we are looking at the trailer for the next Star Wars release, we
found some others which we think are well worth looking out for.
Firstly, the next J K Rowling film, Fantastic Beasts and where to find them. This is not in the Harry Potter series but is part of that world.
To find out more, click on the link below.
Fantastic Beasts on IMDb
Next we suggest that Miss Peregrines Home For Peculiar Children will also be an excellent adventure.. Use the link below to go to the IMDB sit for more information.
Miss Perrgrine at IMDB
Trolls.
Moana
Practical Magic
There are lots more good films on the way so keep a look out and let us know about your favourites too.
Firstly, the next J K Rowling film, Fantastic Beasts and where to find them. This is not in the Harry Potter series but is part of that world.
To find out more, click on the link below.
Fantastic Beasts on IMDb
Next we suggest that Miss Peregrines Home For Peculiar Children will also be an excellent adventure.. Use the link below to go to the IMDB sit for more information.
Miss Perrgrine at IMDB
Trolls.
Moana
Finally,
as it's October, we thought that we should include a spooky, witchy,
kind of film. One of our favourites is Practical Magic.
Check it
out from the link below.
Practical Magic
There are lots more good films on the way so keep a look out and let us know about your favourites too.
Wednesday, 28 September 2016
The Lodge Cinema. Episode 1
This is the first episode of our film reviews. There will be a series of these posts which we hope you will enjoy and find useful too.
The first film we are going to review is the latest in the Star Wars series, The Force Awakens.
Here is a link to the film on the IMDb site.
Our Review
Score 5/5
We all really liked this film. It has excellent effects which made it look completey real. There is lots of action and excitement throughout the whole film.
The storyline of the film continues the saga really well. there are some very unexpected twists to the tale and some new characters are also introduced which should make the next film well worth waiting for.
Overall, definatley worth watching.
Here is a link to the next instalment of the series. It is going to be released in December.
Rogue One Trailer
Watch this space for more film reviews very soon
The first film we are going to review is the latest in the Star Wars series, The Force Awakens.
Here is a link to the film on the IMDb site.
Our Review
Score 5/5
We all really liked this film. It has excellent effects which made it look completey real. There is lots of action and excitement throughout the whole film.
The storyline of the film continues the saga really well. there are some very unexpected twists to the tale and some new characters are also introduced which should make the next film well worth waiting for.
Overall, definatley worth watching.
Here is a link to the next instalment of the series. It is going to be released in December.
Rogue One Trailer
Watch this space for more film reviews very soon
The Hubb Haloween night
Hello again.
This time we thought that you might like to know about our social club. It's called the Hubb and runs on the third Thursday of each month. Every month there is something fun and interesting to do.
The next evening we are planning is for the 20th October. This will be the Halloween night so fancy dress is optional but there will be a prize of the best costume. There will be games and a disco.
On this night we will also be presenting the certificates for all our people who have completed training courses over the last year. Everyone has worked very hard to gain these Gateway qualifications so come along and support there efforts.
Here are some pictures of some of the pervious nights at the Hubb.
This time we thought that you might like to know about our social club. It's called the Hubb and runs on the third Thursday of each month. Every month there is something fun and interesting to do.
The next evening we are planning is for the 20th October. This will be the Halloween night so fancy dress is optional but there will be a prize of the best costume. There will be games and a disco.
On this night we will also be presenting the certificates for all our people who have completed training courses over the last year. Everyone has worked very hard to gain these Gateway qualifications so come along and support there efforts.
Here are some pictures of some of the pervious nights at the Hubb.
Wednesday, 14 September 2016
Being really useful
We went to the September "Love Your Home" Morning at the Queen Mary Centre in Wisbech and helped to make kits for Reuseful uk
This is what thier website tells us about them.
Reuseful UK has been set up by members of the scrapstore community to support the reuse of unwanted resources for the benefit of children and communities. Clean reusable scrap materials (which businesses find hard to recycle so would otherwise be landfilled) are made available for children to play with through a network of independent 'scrapstores' across the UK.
Reseufuluk
One of our guys helped make up 60 bags of paper shapes for use by children in hospitals.
Please come and see for yourself next month.
This is what thier website tells us about them.
Reuseful UK has been set up by members of the scrapstore community to support the reuse of unwanted resources for the benefit of children and communities. Clean reusable scrap materials (which businesses find hard to recycle so would otherwise be landfilled) are made available for children to play with through a network of independent 'scrapstores' across the UK.
Reseufuluk
One of our guys helped make up 60 bags of paper shapes for use by children in hospitals.
You can come and help too. Here is a link to the Love Your Home leaflet.
Please come and see for yourself next month.
Wednesday, 7 September 2016
Older People's Service
Welcome to our Older People's Service.
We have lots of people who use our service for a fun day or to relax or just to meet friends. Here is a video to show you some of the things that happen during the day at Victoria Lodge.
If you would like more information please call us on 01354 750335.
We have lots of people who use our service for a fun day or to relax or just to meet friends. Here is a video to show you some of the things that happen during the day at Victoria Lodge.
If you would like more information please call us on 01354 750335.
Wednesday, 10 August 2016
Our Skills Kitchen
We thought that you would be interested in one of our excellent facilities.
We have a very well equipped Skills Kitchen in the centre. You can have a proper look at it by clicking on the YouTube video link below.
The kitchen is used by our service users and can be hired out to other organisations. It has all the equipment you need to provide a complete cooking education session. This includes everything from a teaspoon to a dish washer.
We also have education aids like white boards, flip charts, tablet PCS and many other useful items to help you out.
For more details or to book the room, please call
01354 750353
We have a very well equipped Skills Kitchen in the centre. You can have a proper look at it by clicking on the YouTube video link below.
The kitchen is used by our service users and can be hired out to other organisations. It has all the equipment you need to provide a complete cooking education session. This includes everything from a teaspoon to a dish washer.
We also have education aids like white boards, flip charts, tablet PCS and many other useful items to help you out.
For more details or to book the room, please call
01354 750353
Wednesday, 27 July 2016
Making Money Count and Love your Home
Each month, we go and help out at the Love Your Home event at the Queen Mary Centre in Wisbech. This is a good way to spend a morning meeting new people and making something for your home. There are different crafts for you to try every month along with free refreshments.We have made lots of stuff for our homes including signs for our garden, diaries, Note holders and lots of other things.
We help by serving people with drinks, posting leaflets, tidying up and keeping the room looking good.
Anyone can come to the event and join in with all the crafts. You can find out more by going to the Making Money Count website here.
Here are some pictures from the event.
There is loads of useful stuff on the site and also numbers and email addresses to contact them if you need any confidential, personal help.
Don't forget, come along to the next event at the Queen Mary Centre and have a bit of fun.
Wednesday, 15 June 2016
Wednesday, 8 June 2016
Thursday, 26 May 2016
May Update
Hello again.
It's been a while since we started this blog and we have been very busy. Sorry there haven't been any new posts lately.
It's way past time we let you know what is happening so this is a short post to keep you up to date.
We have sold some items on eBay recently including a very nice box set of the original version of Jeff Wayne's the War of The Worlds. This had been in the centre for a long time but we have had no equipment to play it on (it is a special SACD set that needs a special type of player). We decided to sell it and use the money to get something that would be used by our service user. A very generous gentleman paid £30.00 for the set. This will be put to good use very soon. Thank you for your purchase sir.
The other item was an old Panasonic touch screen frame to make a 42" TV into a touch screen when connected to a PC. We had updated this to a newer version to use on a new laptop. Again a very generous person paid a very welcome £100.00. Fantastic.
In other areas, we are busy making up baskets of sweets that we place in local offices for the workers there to buy. This is a good way of raising a nice flow of income. We are grateful for all the support that everyone is giving us.
Some of the groups in the centre are busy making items to sell from the centre and which may also be put up for sale on eBay. We will keep you informed of any new items we have for sale as soon as we have them ready.
Thanks again for all your support. The people who use our centre will benefit from any money contributed by you. All the money is used to help the centre provide for our service users.
It's been a while since we started this blog and we have been very busy. Sorry there haven't been any new posts lately.
It's way past time we let you know what is happening so this is a short post to keep you up to date.
We have sold some items on eBay recently including a very nice box set of the original version of Jeff Wayne's the War of The Worlds. This had been in the centre for a long time but we have had no equipment to play it on (it is a special SACD set that needs a special type of player). We decided to sell it and use the money to get something that would be used by our service user. A very generous gentleman paid £30.00 for the set. This will be put to good use very soon. Thank you for your purchase sir.
The other item was an old Panasonic touch screen frame to make a 42" TV into a touch screen when connected to a PC. We had updated this to a newer version to use on a new laptop. Again a very generous person paid a very welcome £100.00. Fantastic.
In other areas, we are busy making up baskets of sweets that we place in local offices for the workers there to buy. This is a good way of raising a nice flow of income. We are grateful for all the support that everyone is giving us.
Some of the groups in the centre are busy making items to sell from the centre and which may also be put up for sale on eBay. We will keep you informed of any new items we have for sale as soon as we have them ready.
Thanks again for all your support. The people who use our centre will benefit from any money contributed by you. All the money is used to help the centre provide for our service users.
Wednesday, 6 April 2016
Welcome to Victoria Lodge
Welcome to Victoria Lodge. It is a day centre for people with learning difficulties and older people.We have created this blog so that we can let you know about all the things that we are doing.
There is always something interesting going on here. We will keep updating the blog to let you know what we are doing. We also run a scheme to help us raise money for the centre called Rags2Riches.
This scheme alows us to sell items we have made like greetings cards and lots of other things that people in the centre have made.
We also sell very good quailty used clothing, books and many other items that have been donated to us. If you have anything that you would like to donate, we would be very grateful.
You can either bring your donations to the centre, or contact us at the email address below.
viclodge18@gmail.com
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