They’d often see him gazing at his own reflection, minutes at a time spent in front of the mirror. It seemed to make him happy, alive. Awake. He didn’t have much happiness left in his life anymore. He smiled back at his youthful face, the strong jawline clothed in a thick, dark goatee. His eyes…
#GladtoCare Awareness Week is a celebration to resilient care workers, following what has undeniably been a trying period for the industry. The aim is to show appreciation for the extraordinary contributions that carers make to the lives of recipients of care and reassuring families currently looking for care, and in turn resulting in improving occupancy…
A massivethank-you to all those families and friends who sponsored their children to do our fund-raising obstacle course. The children really enjoyed doing the sponsored event, so much so that we kept it out all week for them to enjoy. The children raised and incredible £885.00. That is truly amazing!! We have already been able…
Try something new! You can now enrol on a taster cookery session with us at ACL. You can try your hand at pasta making, tray bakes or how to cook a meal on a budget. These one-day sessions are a great opportunity to learn a new skill and try before enrolling on a full course…
Your class will be returning to centre from week beginning 8th March, unless advised otherwise. To ensure we transition back to our centres as safely as possible, could we ask all learners to read the safety information below. If you are currently shielding or are unable to attend next week, we look forward to welcoming…
Please be advised of recent changes to the available parking facilities and building access points at our ACL Basildon centre, Churchill Ave, Broadmayne, Basildon SS14 3SG. The Department of Health and Social Care is to open a local testing site at Churchill Avenue car park on Wednesday, 11th November, as part of the Government’s UK-wide…
Accessible social media & writing captions Some important changes are being made to how we use Microsoft Office 365 and its applications (apps) on our personal devices. These are all things you will see in the coming weeks and include what to do when you see a pop-up box about Terms and Conditions of Use and security around using personal devices to access your…
Keeping Safe while using Social Media Be careful about entering any personal, identifying information about yourself – for example, your phone number or pictures identifying your address or birthday. Use strong passwords which do not include personal information such as date of birth. Learn how to use the site’s privacy settings properly. You can amend…
That was then, and this is now. I knew Joe back then, when we were young and life was right on the pulse; wild and free as the wind. The tale that comes to mind, that you might care to hear, is the one where, far out west, where the pine wolves roam and the…