Following transition
training workshops on "Making a Video", as part of its "Introduction
to Personal Development", leading to an Open College Network
certificate for successful clients, there will be a public
"world premier screening" of the resulting short video on
Dec.19th as part of an awards ceremony for all clients, at
The Market Hall, Saxmundham.
Click on the section
below to view the short comedy-horror film "Mid Suffolk
Murders"... The film runs for about 20 minutes. make
sure your sound is on - although there is a short slient lead
in to the main feature. A full set of credits is shown at
the end.
June
09
Public
Show of Hip Hop Theatre
PASTEL clients wanted
a new challenge involving rap music and street dancing and,
supported by suitable drama, dance and art tutors, they will
be putting on a public show of their own devised Hip Hop Theare
on Jun.6th at The Riverside Centre, Stratford St.Andrew.
April
09
PASTEL supports Big Lottery
Fund - Sustainability Event
PASTEL will be supporting
The Big Lottery Fund (East of England) ona a one day workshop
to help enterprises, who are coming to the end of their Lottery
funding, plan for their long-term funding future and the sustainability
of their projects and organisation. The day will cover such
topics as business planning for organisations, social enterprise
in practice and commissioning and contracts.
Don Tricker, PASTEL
CEO, will lead the workshop on "Becoming a Community Interest
Company (CIC)."
The event will take
place on April 2nd (9.30am- 3.30pm) in Cambridge.
PASTEL
attends the University of Suffolk's Job Fair
Don Tricker,
PASTEL's CEO, attending the University of Suffolk's
Job Fair on April 22nd promoting social enterprise and
PASTEL's training to support young adults with learning
disabilities.
PASTEL was
seeking student volunteers from several disciplines
to join the PASTEL team covering business development
to operations, as a recognised Open College Network
training centre.
Two students
expressed strong interest and discussions will follow...
February
09
Learning
Disability College Roadshows
PASTEL joins
with local equality and advocacy groups to deliver talks in
further education colleges -
to
raise awareness and understanding of learning
disabilities.
December
08
Mid-day
Saturday, Dec.20th Having participated in a series
of food hygiene and preparation workshops, clients went
on to sit the national Level 1 Award in "Food Safety
in Catering" - awarded by The Chartered Institute
of Environmental Health. Seven passed first time and others
have recently re-taken the exam.
Fired
up with enthusiasm our clients jumped at the opportunity
to run their own restaurant and put their new found knowledge
and skills into a live scenario!
We'll
therefore be running our first lunchtime restaurant -
"Ristorante Pastella" - open to the public on
a first-come, first-served basis (advance bookings only).
Our team of clients will be preparing and serving a five-course
meal for up to 50 covers. There is a suggested donation
at the end of the event of £5 per customer, as a
contribution to our costs.
The
restaurant will be set up in the Market Hall, High Street,
Saxmundham.
(in
between The Bell Hotel and Crisps) and the doors will
open up for customers at mid-day, with the first course
being served from12.30pm.
Water
and squash will be available on the day, but adults are
free to bring their own wine or beer, if they wish – corkage
and glasses supplied.
The
day will be supported by trained and experienced tutors,
all experienced caters. This
challenge will help to consolidate PASTEL clients' learning
of basic cooking skills, food preparation techniques,
diet and nutrition, hygiene and safety, and wise food
shopping - in an innovative and fun way! For enquiries,
and advance bookings, please contact don.tricker@pastel.org.uk
Ristorante
Pastella
Menu
Antipasti
(selection of starters)
Primo
ZUPPA
DEL GIORNO
(selection
between 2 soups of the day)
Secondo
TACCHINO
TONNATO con INSALATA ROSSA
(turkey
with tuna sauce and red salad)
CASTAGNACCIO
CON SPINACI
(Chestnut
and Spinach Loaf)
Dolce
PANETTONE
E PANDORO CON CREMA DI CIOCCOLATO
(traditional
Italian Christmas cake with chocolate cream)
Caffe
(coffee)
Buon
appetito !
November
08
Stakeholder Workshop ( 8/11/08). All interested
local public, private and third sector individuals are invited
to review PASTEL's achievments to date and plans for the
future, and suggest and discuss further improvements, in
an informal, interactive session. Parent/Carers are key
to this meeting.This event is usually followed, on the day,
by viewing some of the work of clients in practice. The
main stakeholders, PASTEL clients, will be in a parallel
workshop, but their inputs are usually quarterly through
the PASTEL Client Panel. Outputs from the meetings are then
go into an action plan, which is reported back on as it
is implemented.
October
08
Public performance of the new PASTEL
Shadow Puppet Show in the Saxmundham Arts Festival (30/10/08).
The group will devise an original story, create the characters,
puppets and props and act in the final performance. The
PASTEL clients will work together as a team, communicating
their ideas and making all the key decisions. It is very
much their own show to boost their self esteem and confidence.
This public shpow also helps to educate the general public
as to their true capabilities and potential.
April
08
Exhibit at the Saxmundham Charities Fair (19/4/08)
November
07
Stakeholder Workshop held (24/11/07) with representatives
from parent/carers, tutors and senior officers from Suffolk
County Council. Although a great deal of formal feedback
had already been gained earlier in the year through the
PASTEL Client Panel and parent/carer surveys, this was an
opportunity to meet in an informal setting and receive a
summary of achievemnts through the year and plans for next
year and to hold a group discussion. A few new queries and
suggestions for further volunteer/mentor involvement were
noted, to be followed up. After the discussion, attendees
had the opportunity to observe the client workshop in action.
The clients put on a drama/dance/mime performance with a
basketball theme and age-appropriate rap music for backing.
The audience reaction was extremely positive - "fantastic!"
- and clients were glowing with the praise!
PASTEL exhibited at, and participated in, the Suffolk
Coastal Local Strategic Partnership forum (2/11/07).
October
07
Public performance of the PASTEL (Clients) Shadow
Puppet Show - October (25/10). The
PASTEL Puppet Show is an original youth production especially
created for the Saxmundham Arts Festival. The show, aimed
at a primary school age group, incorporates shadow puppetry,
music, poetry and singing – with a little audience participation.For
further information, contact tel: 604944
July
07
Attended a training course
on a a toolkit of resources to measure the progress of individual
learning soft outcomes.
Promoted PASTEL at the Social
Enterprise East of England Conference.
June
07
Exhibited
at Young Suffolk "Positively Active" event - the
first-ever joint event involving a showcase of organisations
and their activities, working with young people, throughout
Suffolk (19/4).
April
07
Exhibited at the Saxmundham Charities Fair (21/4)
March
07
New PASTEL Transition Training Programme launched.
