News from the Network 1 – 5 October

It’s October already! Time has flown. See what our members have been up to this week:

Congratulations to Lucinda at CREST for her award!

Please give a huge hand to our amazing volunteer Lucinda, who has just received a Gold certificate for her time at Crest!
Lucinda helps out in our WorkOpps department, helping vulnerable adults with their daily activities. We’re all proud working with her. Thank you Lucinda! 👏👏 pic.twitter.com/xREQfJ4abF

— Crest Co-operative (@Crestrecycle) October 2, 2018

And another award within the Network! Congratulations to Jenny at Pembrokeshire FRAME – very well deserved.

Congratulations to Pembrokeshire FRAME’s fantastic award winning Leader Jenny Sims @PembsFRAME @ACCAWales @lloyd_powell1 for winning 2018 Leadership in Social Enterprise. So well deserved! #LWA2018 #llongyfarchiadau #congratulations @SFWales @PLANED_Pembs @RadioPembs @WTelegraph pic.twitter.com/9OvoZjjFJq

— Pembrokeshire FRAME (@PembsFRAME) September 28, 2018

Marie from The Sewing Rooms brought in a delicious looking bunch of apples for staff and volunteers to share, fresh from her garden!

Oh how lovely is this
Our volunteer Marie has brought a fantastic gift for us today beautiful harvest of Apple’s from her tree#giving #connecting #sharing pic.twitter.com/g149CHxJ6y

— The Sewing Rooms (@SewFabAcademy) October 4, 2018

Genesis Trust have created branded reusable coffee cups, how cool (or should I say warm?) do they look?

Check out our new branded @ecoffee_cup! We’ll be selling these around Bath & @bathxmasmarket, with profits going to meals & hot drinks for homeless ppl at our drop-in centre. Watch this space! #reduce #reuse #noexcuseforsingleuse #stopthe100billion @bathabbey @StSwithinsBath pic.twitter.com/TispQlIvLW

— The Genesis Trust (@TheGenesisTrust) October 3, 2018

Students at USEL enjoy a day out learning how to make chicken curry. Save us a portion next time please!

Our TFS students enjoyed a day out at @ForestsideCSchl this week. The students made a beautiful Chicken Curry……not sure there was too much left over to take home or that it even made it back to the centre 😂 #uselontour #championingability pic.twitter.com/5exIorzBpA

— Usel (@USEL182) October 3, 2018

Groundwork London show off a masterpiece from last years London Upcycling Competition

Another amazing transformation. Last year Camilla from #WalthamForest turned an unloved upright chair into a one-of-a-kind decorative plant holder. Enter the London #Upcycling Competition and discover what you could create from discarded furniture https://t.co/79OZdyLPXA pic.twitter.com/tFJDyqarbG

— Groundwork London (@GroundworkLON) October 4, 2018

Phyllis Tuckwell Hospice share heartwarming photos of the work they do for their residents and clients

A #hospice is a happy place…there’s always a reason to smile. #HospiceCare #NationalSmileDay 😊🙂🥰 pic.twitter.com/wE5UPpLCLQ

— Phyllis Tuckwell (@PTHospice) October 5, 2018

Come back next week for more!