Month: February 2020

21st February 2020

“It’s amazing to see everyone’s progress.”

Man helping man in wheelchair use iPad

A blog by Lisa Schimetat, Partnerships Manager at the Orchard Vale Trust. We’ve been delivering our IT project in Yeovil for a few weeks now and we are coming on in leaps and bounds. It’s amazing to see everyone’s progress, including those who have never touched an iPad, to those really engaging with how to […]

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20th February 2020

Wild about trees

Volunteer tree planters

Despite the weather, some of the people we support at Colliers Court in Frome have been busy planting trees as part of Frome Town Council’s `Wild about Trees’ initiative. They spent the day volunteering alongside the Frome Town Rangers and helped to plant five hundred trees in the area below the allotments in Birchill Lane. […]

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6th February 2020

Hit for six!

People supported by Discovery had a great time taking part in Somerset County Cricket Club’s Learning Disability Cup. Discovery is one of six learning disability support providers who attended the Cup held at the County Ground on February 5th. The team, made up of people we support, enjoyed themselves, playing three games of cricket in […]

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