World Down Syndrome Day 21 March 2023
#World #Down #Syndrome #Day #WDSD 21 March, is a #global #awareness day which has been officially observed by the #United #Nations since 2012. World Down Syndrome Day 2023, the #global #network of people with Down Syndrome calls for a #commitment to… With Us Not For Us – The #ethos and #principle of ‘with us not for us’ is a #fundamental part of our #approach to #living and #working #together in #Camphill #Community #Mourne #Grange and we would like to join…
International Social Work Day 21 March 2023
#World #Social #Work #Day takes place on 21 March 2023. This year’s theme is ‘Respecting #diversity through joint social action’. It stems from the People’s #Charter for a #New #Eco #Social #World and recognises that change happens locally through our diverse leaderful communities. #WSWD2023 provides an #opportunity to #acknowledge how #communities can make #powerful #actions that lead to #inclusive social transformation. There are now many examples on the #IFSW website that highlight social work’s role in working with communities in…
International Day of Happiness 20th March 2023
It’s a #day to be #happy, of course! Since 2013, the #United #Nations has celebrated the #International Day of #Happiness as a way to #recognise the #importance of happiness in the #lives of #people around the #world. Happiness is a #fundamental #human goal. The United Nations #General #Assembly recognizes this goal and calls for “a more #inclusive, #equitable and #balanced approach to #economic #growth that promotes the happiness and well-being of all peoples.” In 2015, the #UN launched the 17…
The National Learning Disabilities & Autism Awards… We have a FINALIST
Hi everyone, we want to share the news that our #registered #manager, #Lizzy #Dixon, is one of the 8 #Finalists in the #Manager #Category in #Northern #Ireland for The #National #Learning #Disabilities & #Autism #Awards. Lizzy was #nominated by the community in #appreciation and #recognition of her tireless work not only with us in #Camphill #Community #Mourne #Grange but at a #regional and #national level on behalf of those who have a Learning Disability.
Living and Learning with Nature
#Camphill #Community #Mourne #Grange invited #Bernard #Graves to provide a 3 day #workshop focusing on #Living and #Learning with #Nature. The #group focused on the #process of #working with #raw #wool, #dying and #felting. The course was attended by #employees and long-term Community #members and offered the #opportunity to learn and #connect #together. The group #produced some #beautiful pieces of felted work. The 3 days also offered the opportunity for #workshop #coordinators to share with each other about their #workspace…
Annual Practice Learning Review
On the 7th of September, #Camphill #Community #Mourne #Grange was invited to participate in the #Annual #Practice #Learning #Review. This #forum offers the #opportunity to #share about what Mourne Grange offers to #social #work #students who come on placement. A contribution was shared by Lizzy, our #Registered #Manager, Karen Aiken and Neill Randall, two #villagers who have both had the opportunity to work with social work students on placement in Mourne Grange, and Orla Johnston, a previous social work student….
Supporting Local Help
As a #community and a big #family, #Camphill #Mourne #Grange would like to thanks everyone for all the numerous #kind and #supportive #messages regarding the #passing of #Hayley #Sargent. THANK YOU! If you wish to #donate #flowers, please do not. However we would #love if you could support #Air #Ambulance #NI >> DONATE HERE << as they where of great support on that very sad day. Once again, THANK YOU!!
Hayley Sargent 22.12.1963 – 06.03.2022
We are devastated to share with you that our #friend #Hayley #Sargent left us yesterday Sunday March the 6th 2022. Born 22.12.1963, Hayley, with her much loved husband and best friend Andy, joined #Camphill #Beannachar in #Scotland in 1988 and later moved to Camphill #Community #Mourne #Grange, exactly 25 years ago this year. Hayley carried the community in every step she took and no detail was ever too small for her touch and #gift for #creating #beauty and #form. She…
