We came together to raise awareness for Autism during Autism Acceptance Week. We invited all creative minds to participate in our Autism Acceptance Week Logo Redesign Competition, where they had the chance to reimagine our logo to symbolise the spirit of Autism Awareness. We had so many amazing entries! Which we shared far and wide...
It’s Autism Acceptance Week, and our residents have been creating their very own Autism Trees! The project involves each of our houses working as a team. Each received cardboard and puzzles to create their own unique tree. Our residents could use any technique to create/paint/collage the Autism Tree artworks. Everyone had ideas on what to use for their trees,...
Since July, our resident Tamsin has been busy making baby bags to donate to the Baby Basics MK charity. The non-profit supports families living in Milton Keynes and the immediate surrounding area who are in financial hardship. Tamsin’s beautiful hand-made bags will be filled with helpful gift packages to help families. We had a visit from Carol...
Our Art & Craft Workshop superstars have been mighty busy creating fantastic needlework and textiles. Anna has been working really hard to make a rainbow teddy in the Weavery. Becky is very proud of her Rosie and Jim-themed pillowcase, which she designed and stitched herself. Since October, Tamsin has worked very hard to complete her...
Midsummer Place is again running its Christmas Tree Festival community initiative that gives local organisations a unique chance to sponsor their own Christmas tree on the mall to support charities. Shakespeare Martineau, one of our corporate partners, has sponsored one of the 20 available trees and asked our residents to make the decorations. Our clever and...