Zest - Autumn 2020

For everyone at Voyage Care Autumn 2020

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60 seconds with Amanda Griffiths: she tells all about her no-buy 2020 challenge

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Inside

Welcome

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Simply Outstanding!

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A day in the life of Jonathon

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Nelly the elephant

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Competition: create your own eco warrior!

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… to our very special ‘Environment’ issue of

Zest.

I’m very excited to shar e some wonderful examples of how our services are helping to reduce our environmental impact.

I couldn’t be prouder of the way our teams are involving the people w e support in this important work!

We’ve set ourselves a HU GE challenge of being carb on positive by the end of 2025, so it’s important that we work together and bit to save the planet. Ev do our ery little helps, and there are so me really inspiring stories in this issue to help you get started.

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Our followers have been in for a treat over the past couple of months!

From re-landscaping gardens to craft days indoors, you’ve been sharing some amazing stories with us.

If you don’t already, give our social pages a follow so you can keep up to date on what’s happening across the country.

Send in your updates and news to

communications@voyagecare.com

Enjoy!

Andrew Chief Executive Officer

For everyone at Voyage Care Autumn 2020

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tog et

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Going

green!

See how Broadview have been having fun making more eco-friendly choices!

Pages 12 & 13

Leah from Broadview

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We couldn’t have done it without you!

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We love hearing from yo u, so let us know if you’re tr ying any of the ideas from Zest!

Contact communications@voya gecare.com to share your stories or give us your feedback.

Some of the stories in this magazine came from...

Nelly the elephant from Woodrow Cottage

Social

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60 seconds with Amanda Griffiths, all about her progress for a no-buy 2020!

Read more on Page 14

Check outHouse’s Hepdene ! wild garden Page 18

Our cover star this issue is Megan from Broadview, along with Ginger the chicken!

Read more on

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This logo means you can find out more on Hive, so keep a lookout for it while you’re reading!

Why not give us a follow, if you don’t already?

@VoyageCareLtd

@VoyageCare

Voyage Care Ltd

Get involved and be social!

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Inside

Welcome

8

Simply Outstanding!

8

A day in the life of Jonathon

16

Nelly the elephant

20

Competition: create your own eco warrior!

23

… to our very special ‘Environment’ issue of

Zest.

I’m very excited to shar e some wonderful examples of how our services are helping to reduce our environmental impact.

I couldn’t be prouder of the way our teams are involving the people w e support in this important work!

We’ve set ourselves a HU GE challenge of being carb on positive by the end of 2025, so it’s important that we work together and bit to save the planet. Ev do our ery little helps, and there are so me really inspiring stories in this issue to help you get started.

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20

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Answer s: 1: B 2: A 3: C 4.C

s This issue’s helper

Our followers have been in for a treat over the past couple of months!

From re-landscaping gardens to craft days indoors, you’ve been sharing some amazing stories with us.

If you don’t already, give our social pages a follow so you can keep up to date on what’s happening across the country.

Send in your updates and news to

communications@voyagecare.com

Enjoy!

Andrew Chief Executive Officer

For everyone at Voyage Care Autumn 2020

Grea t

rea

tog et

to

d

her

Going

green!

See how Broadview have been having fun making more eco-friendly choices!

Pages 12 & 13

Leah from Broadview

ive!

exclus

Plus!

We couldn’t have done it without you!

corner

We love hearing from yo u, so let us know if you’re tr ying any of the ideas from Zest!

Contact communications@voya gecare.com to share your stories or give us your feedback.

Some of the stories in this magazine came from...

Nelly the elephant from Woodrow Cottage

Social

3

60 seconds with Amanda Griffiths, all about her progress for a no-buy 2020!

Read more on Page 14

Check outHouse’s Hepdene ! wild garden Page 18

Our cover star this issue is Megan from Broadview, along with Ginger the chicken!

Read more on

hive

This logo means you can find out more on Hive, so keep a lookout for it while you’re reading!

Why not give us a follow, if you don’t already?

@VoyageCareLtd

@VoyageCare

Voyage Care Ltd

Get involved and be social!

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From shed to chic

News flash

The people we support at Red House love visiting the shops, but haven’t been able to go recently. The staff transformed their shed into a shop and bought the items that the residents wanted, so that they could still go out and buy their favourite things.

Time to bring you up to speed with some of our recent, exciting news stories!

Question 1: What is t he tallest mountain in Wales?

A: Ben N evis B: Snowd o C: Scafell n Pike

THANK YOU!

Mountain climb for Mind!

North Some of the team from ay 2 Wales DCA spent Saturd st August climbing the talle owdon! mountain in Wales – Sn for our They were raising money d! Despite charity of the year, Min ade it all the weather, the team m d an raise the way to the top and amazing XXXX!*

Keeping spirits high!

Read more on Hive to see how our other services have been using their shed!

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Green fingers at The Rivers Wild Challenge The Rivers have used lockdown time to start growing fruit and veg in their garden. The people we support have been able to spend more time outside maintaining the garden and the summer sunshine will help all their crops grow!

Head to Hive to see what The hive Rivers and Chestnut Grange have been growing in their garden

nge lle a h C ild W B P S R The Willows SPB Wild

The last few months have been very challenging for all our services. But from craft rooms to turning your services into different countries – you have gone above and beyond when it comes to making the most of the time at home! See all of the amazing activities on Hive!

Read more on

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Charity Champions

Let us know about any charity work or charitable donations/activities you’ve done by emailing communications@voyagecare.com!

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From shed to chic

News flash

The people we support at Red House love visiting the shops, but haven’t been able to go recently. The staff transformed their shed into a shop and bought the items that the residents wanted, so that they could still go out and buy their favourite things.

Time to bring you up to speed with some of our recent, exciting news stories!

Question 1: What is t he tallest mountain in Wales?

A: Ben N evis B: Snowd o C: Scafell n Pike

THANK YOU!

Mountain climb for Mind!

North Some of the team from ay 2 Wales DCA spent Saturd st August climbing the talle owdon! mountain in Wales – Sn for our They were raising money d! Despite charity of the year, Min ade it all the weather, the team m d an raise the way to the top and amazing XXXX!*

Keeping spirits high!

Read more on Hive to see how our other services have been using their shed!

hive

hive

Green fingers at The Rivers Wild Challenge The Rivers have used lockdown time to start growing fruit and veg in their garden. The people we support have been able to spend more time outside maintaining the garden and the summer sunshine will help all their crops grow!

Head to Hive to see what The hive Rivers and Chestnut Grange have been growing in their garden

nge lle a h C ild W B P S R The Willows SPB Wild

The last few months have been very challenging for all our services. But from craft rooms to turning your services into different countries – you have gone above and beyond when it comes to making the most of the time at home! See all of the amazing activities on Hive!

Read more on

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eR ok part in th to s w lo il ut 18 W The ey carried o th re e h ate. w e Challeng gold certific ir e th e iv e c re , activities to e a bird bath d a m y e th , few d To name a irds, plante b d e fi ti n e id ing! rain gauge, eadow walk m t n e w d n a and sunflowers ne involved o ry e v e to Well done ze! the best pri for earning

Charity Champions

Let us know about any charity work or charitable donations/activities you’ve done by emailing communications@voyagecare.com!

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Our strategy will be launched later this year, and in 2021 we’ll be looking for regional champions to help us reach our targets!

A letter from the

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Calling all eco-warriors...

Check out our green-superhero competition on Page 22!

What are carbon emissions?

This is the amount of greenhouse gas we produce as a business!

The less we produce, the better!

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The Environmental Committee

It’s great to see what you’re doing to save the planet!

If you have a fantastic idea that could help us be even greener, contact communications@voyagecare.com

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Our strategy will be launched later this year, and in 2021 we’ll be looking for regional champions to help us reach our targets!

A letter from the

e’ve made some real w s th on m w fe st la e th Over vironmental at Voyage en gs in th l al on ss re og pr lots of you being green!

Care. Lockdown has seen to look at how we is d ar rw fo g in ov m s cu Our fo can keep this going. mittee has created some The environmental com lp us stick to them. targets, and is there to he is a big one, and we ns Reducing carbon emissio hieve our goal. ac need to work together to our environmental nd ta rs de un to ng ki or w We’re re our progress and plan su ea m n ca e w so ct pa im share by the end of the our strategy, which we’ll ed through Zest – so rm year. We’ll keep you info keep an eye out! ible hard work and We’ve seen some incred rvices during lockdown imagination from our se eir carbon footprint. to find ways to lower th inspired by this and e ar e w , ee itt m m co a As the way. are keen to help you lead

Que Wha stion 2: thing t is the be st to d empt o with an A: Fil y bottle? li and u t with juic e se i B: Re t again cyc C: Th row i le t awa y

Calling all eco-warriors...

Check out our green-superhero competition on Page 22!

What are carbon emissions?

This is the amount of greenhouse gas we produce as a business!

The less we produce, the better!

pport.

ur su Thank you again for all yo

The Environmental Committee

It’s great to see what you’re doing to save the planet!

If you have a fantastic idea that could help us be even greener, contact communications@voyagecare.com

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ironment v n e e h t o e kinder t

Ways to b

ervice!

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ible s s o p s a h c u m ✔ Recycle as les b a t e g e v d n a it ✔ Plant fru eek w y r e v e l a e m at-free e m e n o t a E ✔

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One Outstanding Day The two newest members of the Outstanding family tell us about their journeys…

Congratulations Bewick House and Broadview!

The past few months have been challenging for all our services, but Bewick House and Broadview had some good news to help them through. We spoke with the service managers to learn more about how they achieved Outstanding!

Bewick House Service Manager Tracy got the amazing news whilst in lockdown – she phoned the team straight away to tell them! “I was totally ecstatic and really quite emotional! It was such great news in such difficult times.”

Broadview

“Finding out was just airpunchingly fantastic!”

Alison

We caught up with Service Manager Alison to find out how the inspection went and how the team dealt with it on the day…

“Well, it was a strange day!

We had been expecting CQC for months – every time the doorbell rang we would all hold our breath! I was off for the day and Sue (Team Leader) called to say that Matthew Holt was at Broadview for our financial audit and that CQC had also arrived at the service!

“As I had received this ‘call’ before from my senior team as a prank, I did not believe Sue or even Matthew that CQC was there! I was eventually convinced that it was true, so I dropped everything to get to Broadview. inspection went Read Our more on very smoothly and our inspectors were really friendly. It really was a good experience.”

hive

We asked Tracy to journey back to the day of the CQC inspection…

“We’ve always seen the CQC as an extension of good practice, so it’s part of everyone’s normal day. It made the day of inspection relaxing – it was just like normal.

“We also made sure that everyone living at Bewick House understood the role of the inspector and the CQC: they were coming into their home after all! It meant that on the day, they all spoke comfortably and were keen to get involved and share all the things they love doing.

“It’s important to remember that it doesn’t have to be perfect. If something isn’t right, there’s always a solution. Just don’t stress, and think about how you can fix it.”

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A huge well done to both of the teams, we can’t wait to see how you celebrate soon!

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One Outstanding Day The two newest members of the Outstanding family tell us about their journeys…

Congratulations Bewick House and Broadview!

The past few months have been challenging for all our services, but Bewick House and Broadview had some good news to help them through. We spoke with the service managers to learn more about how they achieved Outstanding!

Bewick House Service Manager Tracy got the amazing news whilst in lockdown – she phoned the team straight away to tell them! “I was totally ecstatic and really quite emotional! It was such great news in such difficult times.”

Broadview

“Finding out was just airpunchingly fantastic!”

Alison

We caught up with Service Manager Alison to find out how the inspection went and how the team dealt with it on the day…

“Well, it was a strange day!

We had been expecting CQC for months – every time the doorbell rang we would all hold our breath! I was off for the day and Sue (Team Leader) called to say that Matthew Holt was at Broadview for our financial audit and that CQC had also arrived at the service!

“As I had received this ‘call’ before from my senior team as a prank, I did not believe Sue or even Matthew that CQC was there! I was eventually convinced that it was true, so I dropped everything to get to Broadview. inspection went Read Our more on very smoothly and our inspectors were really friendly. It really was a good experience.”

hive

We asked Tracy to journey back to the day of the CQC inspection…

“We’ve always seen the CQC as an extension of good practice, so it’s part of everyone’s normal day. It made the day of inspection relaxing – it was just like normal.

“We also made sure that everyone living at Bewick House understood the role of the inspector and the CQC: they were coming into their home after all! It meant that on the day, they all spoke comfortably and were keen to get involved and share all the things they love doing.

“It’s important to remember that it doesn’t have to be perfect. If something isn’t right, there’s always a solution. Just don’t stress, and think about how you can fix it.”

ry o t s t r o h s The use and Broadview have g Bewick Ho Outstandin n a d e v ie ta both ach CQC. Wha e h t m o fr t! rating chievemen a l fu r e d n wo

A huge well done to both of the teams, we can’t wait to see how you celebrate soon!

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Every little helps Chantry Gardens have recently transformed their quiet room into an arts and crafts room. The people we support and our staff decided to upcycle a mismatch of furniture and personalise each item using lots of paint. They got creative and decorated a chest of drawers with their own footprints!

A VEA

update

Millstream House do a lot of laundry, but rather than using a tumble dryer and wasting energy, they decided to install a washing line. This ecofriendly change can save a lot of money and electricity, which helps the environment!

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n Ashdale’s garden needed a new lease of life, but rather than buying new plant pots, the residents got busy during lockdown and painted them instead. The garden now looks colourful and has created a lovely outdoor space for them to enjoy.

We are overwhelmed to have received 1,000 nominations for this year’s Voyage Excellence Awards! You have shared the most incredible and inspirational stories about all your hard work and dedication over the last 12 months.

There were 776 nominees this year, and the judges have been working hard to pick the winners.

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We’ve had to make some changes this year, including postponing the regional events to October and the national awards to November.

We are now getting ready for one big celebration! We’re keeping a close eye on the changing guidance and if our current plans can’t go ahead, don’t worry – we will find a way to celebrate your incredible achievements!’

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Every little helps Chantry Gardens have recently transformed their quiet room into an arts and crafts room. The people we support and our staff decided to upcycle a mismatch of furniture and personalise each item using lots of paint. They got creative and decorated a chest of drawers with their own footprints!

A VEA

update

Millstream House do a lot of laundry, but rather than using a tumble dryer and wasting energy, they decided to install a washing line. This ecofriendly change can save a lot of money and electricity, which helps the environment!

7om7in6ees

n Ashdale’s garden needed a new lease of life, but rather than buying new plant pots, the residents got busy during lockdown and painted them instead. The garden now looks colourful and has created a lovely outdoor space for them to enjoy.

We are overwhelmed to have received 1,000 nominations for this year’s Voyage Excellence Awards! You have shared the most incredible and inspirational stories about all your hard work and dedication over the last 12 months.

There were 776 nominees this year, and the judges have been working hard to pick the winners.

u can anges that yo ch le p m si r e nt: e sup Here are som impact on the environme ig b do to have a water bottle Use a reusable ntly reduce the amount ca This will signifi stic waste.

1 la of single-use p ek one day a we y, it st ju r fo n a ri a ta Go vege rian for one d ta e g ve t n e w e a year!

If everyon 2 ons of animals li il m ve sa ld u wo and use that to r te a w in ra ct Colle your plants lanet 3 water nies and the p Save your pen e water! e by collecting fr

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1no ,000 mination

We’ve had to make some changes this year, including postponing the regional events to October and the national awards to November.

We are now getting ready for one big celebration! We’re keeping a close eye on the changing guidance and if our current plans can’t go ahead, don’t worry – we will find a way to celebrate your incredible achievements!’

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ickens h c e h t Meet

Why did the chicken cross the road? t e to g o T

That’s when they decided to rescue some chickens from a local battery farm! They now have six chickens, one for each resident, living in their garden.

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“We adopted them because they weren’t being fed properly,” says Rosie, who lives at Broadview.

Megan, who’s known in the service as ‘chicken lady’ has become quite the expert.

She does regular health checks on the chickens and makes sure they are being well looked after in their new home.

“When they were in their old home they were badly treated so they didn’t lay eggs! They were all in wire cages so they didn’t have room to run. But now, we get either six or seven eggs a day!” says Megan.

Read more on

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What’s special about Mondays at Broadview? They’re meatless. They’ve shared their favourite recipe for you to try – meatless chilli con carne!

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Daniel

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Rosie

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s Our cover Megan.

Sue, Alison and Megan bringing in the chickens

Daniel

✔ Kidney beans ✔ Peppers ✔ Onions ✔ Tomatoes ✔ Quorn mince ✔ Rice

Method: 1. P reheat the oven to 200C/ gas mark 6 2. C hop all the vegetables and pop in a casserole dish with the Quorn mince and beans.

4. P ut the rice on to boil.

5. S erve the chilli and rice with a sprinkle of fresh coriander from the garden!

Megan, aka chic lady is our co ken ver star ng Daniel loves helpi the planet

✔ Chickpeas

3. C ook for 15 minutes.

GINGERBREAD

ive us “They g that’s gs, fresh eg e love what w hem” about t

Ingredients: Cut along the dotted line and keep me!

After taking lots of steps to help the environment, the team at Broadview got their thinking caps on. They’d already started recycling, reducing their plastic in the service and saving electricity. So, what next?

Broadview have be lower their carboenn doing lots to footprint.

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sie with and Ro Daniel ickens their ch

Broadview

Our NAS Accredited service, Broadview, has been saving the planet – one chicken at a time!

Cut out and keep recipe

Guaranteed empty plates all round!

Service Manager, Alison

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ickens h c e h t Meet

Why did the chicken cross the road? t e to g o T

That’s when they decided to rescue some chickens from a local battery farm! They now have six chickens, one for each resident, living in their garden.

3: rge tion Ques d you cha rgy l ne g cou ith the e n r? o l urge rw b o How f f e e phon ake a be nswer) your m sa es to osie’ swer) k R a ( t s t i min ’s an A: 10 r (Sonya ths B: 1h : 6 mon r) C nswe a s ’ an (Meg

“We adopted them because they weren’t being fed properly,” says Rosie, who lives at Broadview.

Megan, who’s known in the service as ‘chicken lady’ has become quite the expert.

She does regular health checks on the chickens and makes sure they are being well looked after in their new home.

“When they were in their old home they were badly treated so they didn’t lay eggs! They were all in wire cages so they didn’t have room to run. But now, we get either six or seven eggs a day!” says Megan.

Read more on

hive

What’s special about Mondays at Broadview? They’re meatless. They’ve shared their favourite recipe for you to try – meatless chilli con carne!

GERTRUDE cken “My chi is called e.”

Gertrud

Daniel

JULIA

“My chic Julia ken is ca lovel and she lled ’s y I nam little chi a cken ed h . mum er after my , just she d after ied.”

Rosie

read is b r e g n “Gi ut ame, b s n l l u f ’ her hat she w s i r e d Ging I name . s a n know ecause b t a h t her one of s i d a bre s.” ginger e treat t i r u o v my fa tar,

s Our cover Megan.

Sue, Alison and Megan bringing in the chickens

Daniel

✔ Kidney beans ✔ Peppers ✔ Onions ✔ Tomatoes ✔ Quorn mince ✔ Rice

Method: 1. P reheat the oven to 200C/ gas mark 6 2. C hop all the vegetables and pop in a casserole dish with the Quorn mince and beans.

4. P ut the rice on to boil.

5. S erve the chilli and rice with a sprinkle of fresh coriander from the garden!

Megan, aka chic lady is our co ken ver star ng Daniel loves helpi the planet

✔ Chickpeas

3. C ook for 15 minutes.

GINGERBREAD

ive us “They g that’s gs, fresh eg e love what w hem” about t

Ingredients: Cut along the dotted line and keep me!

After taking lots of steps to help the environment, the team at Broadview got their thinking caps on. They’d already started recycling, reducing their plastic in the service and saving electricity. So, what next?

Broadview have be lower their carboenn doing lots to footprint.

13

y a d n o M s s le t a Me

sie with and Ro Daniel ickens their ch

Broadview

Our NAS Accredited service, Broadview, has been saving the planet – one chicken at a time!

Cut out and keep recipe

Guaranteed empty plates all round!

Service Manager, Alison

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seconds with...

Amanda Griffiths

“If a long-term challenge seems too hard, try to ease in slowly. Avoid the shops for a while and shop online for your groceries – it’s too easy to pop unplanned items in the trolley on the weekly shop.”

Top tips

for sustainable fashion Here are some top tips that you can try to make your wardrobe more sustainable:

1

Amanda

In January Amanda Griffiths, our Director of Quality, set herself a ‘no-buy 2020’ challenge…

What inspired you to challenge yourself not to buy anything new in 2020?

I hate waste and was horrified to find out that the UK sends 300,000 tonnes of used clothing to landfill each year – this can take 40 years to decompose.

What has been the hardest part?

I rocked the challenge for six months, but in lockdown I had to buy some casual t-shirts and a new light to help me work at home. I just tried to learn from these purchases and move on – the important thing is that the commitment remains!

Once I found out I decided to try to go a whole year without buying anything new, and finding ways to reuse things that would usually be thrown away.

What are your top tips for anyone wanting to try something similar?

How have you tackled this challenge?

2. Learn about upcycling, recycling and freecycling and think about how to pass on unwanted items.

Joining online groups is great; I have learned a lot about sustainability, and the importance of not throwing things out for the sake of it.

1. Be clear about why you want to do it – research the impact of waste.

3. There is a whole library of programmes about sustainability on Netflix to set you off on the right foot!

Get in touch

If you would like to be featured in Zest, send your story to communications@voyagecare.com

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Never throw anything away!

Donate your old clothes to a charity shop to give them a second life.

Will you wear it more than 10 times?

If you know you’re not going to wear it a lot, don’t waste the money or space in your wardrobe!

Learn how to repair clothes yourself Dig out your sewing kit or buy yourself a cheap one, they’re always handy.

Go for quality over quantity You don’t need lots of clothes to look great, you can have fewer items and mix and match!

Clear out before you go out!

Have a look through your wardrobe first before you go out and buy some new items.

You don’t know what you’ll find hidden at the back!

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seconds with...

Amanda Griffiths

“If a long-term challenge seems too hard, try to ease in slowly. Avoid the shops for a while and shop online for your groceries – it’s too easy to pop unplanned items in the trolley on the weekly shop.”

Top tips

for sustainable fashion Here are some top tips that you can try to make your wardrobe more sustainable:

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Amanda

In January Amanda Griffiths, our Director of Quality, set herself a ‘no-buy 2020’ challenge…

What inspired you to challenge yourself not to buy anything new in 2020?

I hate waste and was horrified to find out that the UK sends 300,000 tonnes of used clothing to landfill each year – this can take 40 years to decompose.

What has been the hardest part?

I rocked the challenge for six months, but in lockdown I had to buy some casual t-shirts and a new light to help me work at home. I just tried to learn from these purchases and move on – the important thing is that the commitment remains!

Once I found out I decided to try to go a whole year without buying anything new, and finding ways to reuse things that would usually be thrown away.

What are your top tips for anyone wanting to try something similar?

How have you tackled this challenge?

2. Learn about upcycling, recycling and freecycling and think about how to pass on unwanted items.

Joining online groups is great; I have learned a lot about sustainability, and the importance of not throwing things out for the sake of it.

1. Be clear about why you want to do it – research the impact of waste.

3. There is a whole library of programmes about sustainability on Netflix to set you off on the right foot!

Get in touch

If you would like to be featured in Zest, send your story to communications@voyagecare.com

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Never throw anything away!

Donate your old clothes to a charity shop to give them a second life.

Will you wear it more than 10 times?

If you know you’re not going to wear it a lot, don’t waste the money or space in your wardrobe!

Learn how to repair clothes yourself Dig out your sewing kit or buy yourself a cheap one, they’re always handy.

Go for quality over quantity You don’t need lots of clothes to look great, you can have fewer items and mix and match!

Clear out before you go out!

Have a look through your wardrobe first before you go out and buy some new items.

You don’t know what you’ll find hidden at the back!

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Day in the life…

Ques What tion 4: ite you r m can’t ecy A: pla cle? stic B: ca rdboa rd C: tel evisio n

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Jonathon enjoys doing his bit for the environment, environment so you can always find him sorting out the recycling ready for collection.

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He then enjoys a spot of gardening and waters all the plants. plants

Jonathon keeps himself busy and always finds something to occupy his time. We’ve heard he enjoys recycling and doing his bit for the environment, so we’ve had a sneak peek into his usual day!

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Jonathon’s day starts early as he takes a bath, makes his bed and does some hoovering. He makes his breakfast and his favourite drink of milk.

Jonathon loves collecting cars, cars so he inspects them before starting some more jobs.

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Finally, Jonathon finishes his day by going for a walk and engaging in his favourite hobby, which is car spotting.

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Day in the life…

Ques What tion 4: ite you r m can’t ecy A: pla cle? stic B: ca rdboa rd C: tel evisio n

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Jonathon enjoys doing his bit for the environment, environment so you can always find him sorting out the recycling ready for collection.

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He then enjoys a spot of gardening and waters all the plants. plants

Jonathon keeps himself busy and always finds something to occupy his time. We’ve heard he enjoys recycling and doing his bit for the environment, so we’ve had a sneak peek into his usual day!

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Jonathon’s day starts early as he takes a bath, makes his bed and does some hoovering. He makes his breakfast and his favourite drink of milk.

Jonathon loves collecting cars, cars so he inspects them before starting some more jobs.

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Finally, Jonathon finishes his day by going for a walk and engaging in his favourite hobby, which is car spotting.

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How green is

Hepdene?

Hepdene House have been going green. They wanted to attract lots of nature to their garden. It started with a simple bird feeder outside the office window, but now they’ve built an entire wild garden – home to lots of new visitors!

l is The bug hote s! or sit vi r fo open

I like feeding the birds and seeing the different birds it attracts.

So that there’s a home for some of their new garden visitors, resident Bruce made a bug hotel.

Bruce

The bird feeder Everyone makes sure they top up the bird feeder with food as often as they can.

Resident Mark has made his own list of all the birds that visit the garden.

The bug hotel

I really enjoy making stuff for the wild garden and seeing the wildlife it attracts.

Let’s look around… bird Mark is filling up the feeder with food!

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“It’s only a small garden, but the benefits you get from this tiny piece of land we’ve given up is massive for the ecosystem.”

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Mark

The pond Since building the pond they ’ve of new visitors , like frogs to d seen lots ucks!

Did you know?

Animals use po nd things: some c s for lots of different ome for a drin k, some use the water to cool down, som use it to hide fr om other anim e even als!

Did you know?

Ducks are great swimmers!

They have webbed feet and waterproof feathers to help them in the water.

Bug Hotel

Here’s how Bruce made his bug hotel! Why not have a go?

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Wash out some old baked bean tins.

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Collect some twigs from the garden.

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John, Senior Support Worker at Hepdene House

The duck house The duck house – when the residents spotted some ducks had wandered into their garden they cut a hole into a plant pot, filled it with hay and made them a home!

Build your own

The ducks lo their new wildga ve rden

The shor t s tory Hepdene H ouse h ave seen lo of new anim ts als after th ey built them a hom e in their g arden!

Fill each tin with some hay and the twigs.

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Put those tins inside a big plant pot.

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Fill the rest with hay and some more twigs!

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Take a picture and send it to communications@voyagecare.com along with a signed consent form, and enjoy!

Get in touch

If you would like to be featured in Zest, send your story to communications@voyagecare.com

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How green is

Hepdene?

Hepdene House have been going green. They wanted to attract lots of nature to their garden. It started with a simple bird feeder outside the office window, but now they’ve built an entire wild garden – home to lots of new visitors!

l is The bug hote s! or sit vi r fo open

I like feeding the birds and seeing the different birds it attracts.

So that there’s a home for some of their new garden visitors, resident Bruce made a bug hotel.

Bruce

The bird feeder Everyone makes sure they top up the bird feeder with food as often as they can.

Resident Mark has made his own list of all the birds that visit the garden.

The bug hotel

I really enjoy making stuff for the wild garden and seeing the wildlife it attracts.

Let’s look around… bird Mark is filling up the feeder with food!

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“It’s only a small garden, but the benefits you get from this tiny piece of land we’ve given up is massive for the ecosystem.”

o!

dy to g

It’s rea

Mark

The pond Since building the pond they ’ve of new visitors , like frogs to d seen lots ucks!

Did you know?

Animals use po nd things: some c s for lots of different ome for a drin k, some use the water to cool down, som use it to hide fr om other anim e even als!

Did you know?

Ducks are great swimmers!

They have webbed feet and waterproof feathers to help them in the water.

Bug Hotel

Here’s how Bruce made his bug hotel! Why not have a go?

1

Wash out some old baked bean tins.

2

Collect some twigs from the garden.

3

John, Senior Support Worker at Hepdene House

The duck house The duck house – when the residents spotted some ducks had wandered into their garden they cut a hole into a plant pot, filled it with hay and made them a home!

Build your own

The ducks lo their new wildga ve rden

The shor t s tory Hepdene H ouse h ave seen lo of new anim ts als after th ey built them a hom e in their g arden!

Fill each tin with some hay and the twigs.

4

Put those tins inside a big plant pot.

5

Fill the rest with hay and some more twigs!

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Take a picture and send it to communications@voyagecare.com along with a signed consent form, and enjoy!

Get in touch

If you would like to be featured in Zest, send your story to communications@voyagecare.com

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K N U R T K N JU From

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Find out how the residents at Woodrow Cottage created a full-sized baby elephant out of recycled materials…

Over the past few months, staff at Woodrow Cottage have been keeping the people we support engaged in a new project.

Nelly was inspired by the home manager who had a dream about an elephant made out of milk bottles. She shared her dream with everyone, so they decided to take on the exciting the challenge with all the milk bottles they had collected. Here are the steps created by Woodrow Cottage to creating Nelly...

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✔ String

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✔ Newspape

gination!

✔ Lots of ima

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Residents all got involved with the Papier-mâché.

✔ Milk bottle

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The head (including the trunk of the elephant) and the body were made!

d: What they use

s (of all es) different siz t rolls ✔ Empty toile Lolly sticks

Next, Nelly needed some ears!

Everyo welcom ne has distrac ed the tio COVID n from -19 got stu and creatin ck in g Nelly !

It was time to add some colour. Everyone chose their favourite colour and the painting began.

Meet the new resident at Woodrow Cottage – “Up-cycle Nelly”

“It was brilliant to watch everyone get involved and Nelly really helped keep people engaged while adapting to the restriction COVID 19 had on their normal day to day lives.”

Home manager, Woodrow Cottage

Look out for pictures on

hive

The adventure doesn’t end here – residents are already working on Geoffrey the Giraffe to keep Nelly company in the garden.

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K N U R T K N JU From

to

3

Find out how the residents at Woodrow Cottage created a full-sized baby elephant out of recycled materials…

Over the past few months, staff at Woodrow Cottage have been keeping the people we support engaged in a new project.

Nelly was inspired by the home manager who had a dream about an elephant made out of milk bottles. She shared her dream with everyone, so they decided to take on the exciting the challenge with all the milk bottles they had collected. Here are the steps created by Woodrow Cottage to creating Nelly...

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2

✔ String

r

✔ Newspape

gination!

✔ Lots of ima

5

Residents all got involved with the Papier-mâché.

✔ Milk bottle

✔

4

The head (including the trunk of the elephant) and the body were made!

d: What they use

s (of all es) different siz t rolls ✔ Empty toile Lolly sticks

Next, Nelly needed some ears!

Everyo welcom ne has distrac ed the tio COVID n from -19 got stu and creatin ck in g Nelly !

It was time to add some colour. Everyone chose their favourite colour and the painting began.

Meet the new resident at Woodrow Cottage – “Up-cycle Nelly”

“It was brilliant to watch everyone get involved and Nelly really helped keep people engaged while adapting to the restriction COVID 19 had on their normal day to day lives.”

Home manager, Woodrow Cottage

Look out for pictures on

hive

The adventure doesn’t end here – residents are already working on Geoffrey the Giraffe to keep Nelly company in the garden.

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TV corner

Competition time!

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Snakes and ladders

The planet needs our help to keep on turning, So let’s do our best and keep on learning!

On the back of this copy of Zest magazine, you’ll find a game of snakes and ladders. Grab some friends and have a game.

To help others become more green, We want you to your own eco-warrior, the best we’ve ever seen!

Draw, paint or even make

What you’ll need:

your eco-warrior out of recycled plastic,

✔ Dice

However you make it, we’re sure the entries will be fantastic!

✔ A counter for each player

As well showing us your costumes, which we can’t wait to see,

★★★★★

How to play:

Let us know what your special green superpower would be!

Each player puts their counter on the space that says ‘start’.

To be in with a chance of winning, you must remember, to send a photo of your eco-warrior by 1 November!

My green superpower is recycling all my water bottles, which is good for the planet!

David Attenboro ugh, Planet Earth 2

Take it in turns to roll the dice. Move your counter forward the number of spaces shown on the dice.

How to enter Send in your entries to communications@voyagecare.com and we will be in touch if you are the winner!

Follow the instructions on each square you land on. If your counter lands at the bottom of a ladder, you can move up to the top of the ladder.

If your counter lands on the head of a snake, you must slide down to the bottom of the snake.

The first player to get to the end of the board is the winner.

Have fun!

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Winner Heather House were our winners for the ‘grow your own’ competition and with their prize they bought themselves a solar powered bird bath. So, get involved in our eco-warrior challenge and be in for the chance to win a voucher for your service.

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You can cut out the back page so 10 you always have the boardgame hive and rules handy and you can also 5 download the instructions6from Hive 7 8

The ladies at L ongmore Road have been watc hing Planet Earth 2 togeth er. They shared what they thou ght of it!

Q: What do you like most abou t the programme ?

Ayesha: I liked th e penguins and b irds and seeing the animals up close .

Q: Would you re commend that our other Zest readers watch Planet Earth 2?

Sonia: Yes, I wo uld recommend that people watc h this programm e as it is bright an d colourful!

Q: What was yo ur favourite anim al?

Ziela: I liked wa tching the hummingbirds fighting for nect ar, they are very pre tty.

Do you have a book, mov ie or tv programme you’d like to review for th next issue o e f Zest maga zine?

Let us know !

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TV corner

Competition time!

23

Snakes and ladders

The planet needs our help to keep on turning, So let’s do our best and keep on learning!

On the back of this copy of Zest magazine, you’ll find a game of snakes and ladders. Grab some friends and have a game.

To help others become more green, We want you to your own eco-warrior, the best we’ve ever seen!

Draw, paint or even make

What you’ll need:

your eco-warrior out of recycled plastic,

✔ Dice

However you make it, we’re sure the entries will be fantastic!

✔ A counter for each player

As well showing us your costumes, which we can’t wait to see,

★★★★★

How to play:

Let us know what your special green superpower would be!

Each player puts their counter on the space that says ‘start’.

To be in with a chance of winning, you must remember, to send a photo of your eco-warrior by 1 November!

My green superpower is recycling all my water bottles, which is good for the planet!

David Attenboro ugh, Planet Earth 2

Take it in turns to roll the dice. Move your counter forward the number of spaces shown on the dice.

How to enter Send in your entries to communications@voyagecare.com and we will be in touch if you are the winner!

Follow the instructions on each square you land on. If your counter lands at the bottom of a ladder, you can move up to the top of the ladder.

If your counter lands on the head of a snake, you must slide down to the bottom of the snake.

The first player to get to the end of the board is the winner.

Have fun!

13 14 15

Winner Heather House were our winners for the ‘grow your own’ competition and with their prize they bought themselves a solar powered bird bath. So, get involved in our eco-warrior challenge and be in for the chance to win a voucher for your service.

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You can cut out the back page so 10 you always have the boardgame hive and rules handy and you can also 5 download the instructions6from Hive 7 8

The ladies at L ongmore Road have been watc hing Planet Earth 2 togeth er. They shared what they thou ght of it!

Q: What do you like most abou t the programme ?

Ayesha: I liked th e penguins and b irds and seeing the animals up close .

Q: Would you re commend that our other Zest readers watch Planet Earth 2?

Sonia: Yes, I wo uld recommend that people watc h this programm e as it is bright an d colourful!

Q: What was yo ur favourite anim al?

Ziela: I liked wa tching the hummingbirds fighting for nect ar, they are very pre tty.

Do you have a book, mov ie or tv programme you’d like to review for th next issue o e f Zest maga zine?

Let us know !

Snakes and ladders Our very special ‘Environment’ board game created just for you.

Roll the dice and have fun...

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FINISH

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13 You helped make a meat-free meal, move forward one space

You’re an eco-warrior, keep up the great work!

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You put a plastic bottle in the bin instead of recycling, move back one space

You made a bug hotel from recycled materials, move forward one space

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Tell us what you think

You collected some rain water to feed the garden, move forward one space

We would love to know what you think Zest! Send in your thoughts and ideas to communications@voyagecare.com or call the team on 01543 484 528.

You dried your clothes outside and saved energy, move forward one space