Dear Learner, Welcome to our 11 th weekly edition of Keeping Connected. We have had some great feedback from many of you who have sent us kind words about how much you have appreciated this publication as well as the many articles submitted and your responses to those. Thank you for taking the time to do this and keep the feedback and articles coming! They do make a big difference to all of us, especially people who are isolated and disconnected from others. It is important to remain positive although this has been very challenging recently. Since 1 st June we have seen a relaxing of some restrictions of lockdown by the Government and there seems to be some confusion about what exactly the new rules mean. I was quite shocked to see the film footage of crowds of people in Ilkley and in the Dales this last weekend. The Coronavirus is still with us and unfortunately will be so for some time to come. We should continue to remind ourselves to keep safe by social distancing to two metres apart and not to meet indoors with anyone outside of our households to protect ourselves and those we love. Stay safe, keep in touch and read on! Ma Ellis, Principal 5 June 2020 Keeping Connected With Kirklees & Calderdale Recovery Colleges We would love you to share your own good news stories or how you are keeping yourselves well during this difficult time. Please get in touch / submit articles to: [email protected]or write to us at Recovery College c/o Folly Hall Mills, St Thomas Road, Huddersfield HD1 3LT. Please note all content correct at time of writing. Recovery College Recommends…. Wellness Recovery Action Plan App for your smart phone or tablet Desert Island Discs This week’s Castaway is Sara from Calderdale Fave Book: The Discworld series by Terry Pratche. I am re-reading all these novels for about the fourth me now, my favourite one changes depending on my mood. I’m currently reading Wyrd Sisters. Fave Songs: How can I only pick five?! Again this all depends on my mood; Sunshine on Leith – The Proclaimers The Joy of Living – Ewan MacColl Martha – Tom Waits It’s Good To Be Alive – Imelda May My Love’s in Germany – The Trials of Cato My album would be Rumours by Fleetwood Mac or Hide and Hair by The Trials of Cato. Not a bad track on either of these albums, I could (and do) listen to them over and over. Luxury Item: Pair of glasses. I’m sure I’d be able to find all sorts in order to be creave (that is one of my basic needs, right up there with water, food and shelter) but I would need to be able to see what I’m doing!
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Dear Learner,
Welcome to our 11th weekly edition of Keeping Connected. We have had some great feedback from
many of you who have sent us kind words about how much you have appreciated this publication as
well as the many articles submitted and your responses to those. Thank you for taking the time to do
this and keep the feedback and articles coming! They do make a big difference to all of us, especially
people who are isolated and disconnected from others. It is important to remain positive although this
has been very challenging recently. Since 1st June we have seen a relaxing of some restrictions of
lockdown by the Government and there seems to be some confusion about what exactly the new rules
mean. I was quite shocked to see the film footage of crowds of people in Ilkley and in the Dales this last
weekend. The Coronavirus is still with us and unfortunately will be so for some time to come. We
should continue to remind ourselves to keep safe by social distancing to two metres apart and not to
meet indoors with anyone outside of our households to protect ourselves and those we love.
Stay safe, keep in touch and read on!
Matt Ellis, Principal 5 June 2020
Keeping Connected
With Kirklees & Calderdale
Recovery Colleges
We would love you to share your own good news stories or how you are keeping yourselves well during this difficult time. Please get in touch / submit articles to: [email protected] or write to us at Recovery College c/o Folly Hall Mills, St Thomas Road, Huddersfield HD1 3LT. Please note all content correct at time of
writing.
Recovery College
Recommends….
Wellness Recovery
Action Plan App for your
smart phone or tablet
Desert Island Discs
This week’s Castaway is Sara from Calderdale
Fave Book: The Discworld series by Terry Pratchett.
I am re-reading all these novels for about the fourth time now, my favourite
one changes depending on my mood. I’m currently reading Wyrd Sisters.
Fave Songs: How can I only pick five?! Again this all depends on my mood;
Sunshine on Leith – The Proclaimers
The Joy of Living – Ewan MacColl
Martha – Tom Waits
It’s Good To Be Alive – Imelda May
My Love’s in Germany – The Trials of Cato
My album would be Rumours by Fleetwood Mac or Hide and Hair by The Trials
of Cato. Not a bad track on either of these albums, I could (and do) listen to
them over and over.
Luxury Item: Pair of glasses. I’m sure I’d be able to find all sorts in order to be
creative (that is one of my basic needs, right up there with water, food and
shelter) but I would need to be able to see what I’m doing!
Continue to add water a little at a time until it forms a dough
Rub some oil onto a clean work top (1-2tsps approx.) then knead till dough springs back to touch
Place dough back in bowl cover with cling film and rest until it doubles in size
Take dough out of bowl, knock air out and knead for 5 mins & shape dough into a ball
Cover with a tea towel on a floured baking tray until doubled in size
Slice top of dough & brush with salt water
Place a tray of boiling water in bottom of a pre-heated oven and bake for 30 minutes at 200 C
Bread is ready when it makes a hollow sound when you tap the bottom
Gary’s Top Tip: It takes a long time to make bread but I find kneading relaxing and its something to do when your stuck in the house all day other than watching telly. Instructions on how to knead bread can be found on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZqkPHkVcDM
couple of our learners on their projects. Jan from Calderdale was so excited to share her latest pic
with us (see above). She has been planting up her latest seeds that arrived recently. She checked out her craft stuff for a suitable container for the chives and parsley which will be growing on her kitchen
windowsill and her lettuce; radish & beetroot seeds
are coming along nicely.
Michael’s ‘Coronavirus Veg Garden’ is also thriving. His potatoes, carrots, peas, turnips and
cabbage are all doing well and he had his first harvest the other day! (see photo across)
Top Tip from ’ar Helen: dried, crushed up egg shells around the base of your plants are a great way to stop pesky slugs eating their way through