The Brothers of Charity Services in Lancashire have various Social Enterprises for adults with learning disabilities; these services are designed to support people and to develop skills with confidence in a supportive working environment whilst offering services into the local community.
The Social Enterprises carryout lots of great, fun activities for the people we support and the local communities to get involved with. Here you will be able to find out what each of the Social Enterprises have been up to this week.
Crafty Uniforms
As spring is just around the corner, to celebrate the change of seasons (and hopefully a change of weather), the team at Crafty Uniforms helped people to make some beautiful flower pictures during their free craft session at Chorley Mencap last week. The weather may have been slowing some people down but nothing is stopping the team, they have been as busy as ever! Sorting through next seasons uniforms; organising them into size and colour. What an excellent selection of summer dresses they have all ready for when the weather starts to brighten up.
Crafty Uniforms make some fabulous displays to show off seasonal events. Here is there window display for Mother’s Day, doesn’t it look great! If you are looking to give your mum an extra special Mother’s Day card this year? Why not make your own! Pop into Crafty Uniforms this week and have a look through their range of arts and crafts materials.
Hands on Gardening
Now is the perfect time to lift and divide overgrown clumps of perennials! By doing this you can help your plants to grow healthy and strong. Why not call into the friendly team at Hands on Gardening for some help with this task!
Pets Corner
We’re recruiting for a Saturday and Sunday Kiosk Assistant to work at Pets Corner’s Kiosk. We’re looking for two people who have a can-do attitude with great customer service skills and can work efficiently at all times! To find out more follow the links below. httphttps://brothersofcharity.org.uk/lancashire/job/kiosk-assistant-sundayss://brothersofcharity.org.uk/lancashire/job/kiosk-assistant/
Hands on Recycling
Did you know the UK’s household recycling target is 50% by 2020? Do you think that you recycle enough in your house? ‘Recycle Now’ gives you information on what you can recycle in your area. Click here to find out more Why not call the team at Hands on Recycling if you would like to find out more on recycling. They would be happy to help!
The Walled Garden
The Walled Garden team took part in the launch of Penwortham in Bloom on 8th March 2018. They were happy to help anyone who had any gardening questions they needed answering. The launch was a chance for people to find out about what Penwortham in Bloom did last year, find out more details of this year’s competition, gets tips from their gardening workshops and take advice from their Expert Panel!
The team at Walled Garden are recruiting an enthusiastic, positive and friendly individual to join their team in the beautiful historic kitchen garden in Worden Park, Leyland. As a visitor Assistant, you will be responsible for carrying out practical horticultural activities, maintaining the welfare and well-being of the animals in ‘Potting shed Pets’, growing plants from seed, propagate plants, maintaining plant borders as well as undertaking some basic DIY/woodworking duties.
Click here for more information.
Heaton Street Gardening Team
Now we are getting close to spring, don’t forget to start hoeing your flowerbeds! Weeds are beginning to sprout and it’s best you start to remove them earlier in the season to stop them from taking over. The team at Heaton Street love helping customers to keep their gardens weed free; why not call the team to discuss your gardening needs!
