Early in 2018 Bridgewood Trust’s Horticulture scheme was nominated for the
“making a difference” award held by the National Learning Disabilities and
Autism Awards 2018 and the nomination was accepted.
Horticulture does a fantastic job and the work they do is testament to the people
working there and the staff that support them.
In May 2018 Nick the Manager, Martin, a service user who works at
Horticulture and Karen the Training manager were invited down to Birmingham
ICC for the nomination interviews.
This went really well, Martin enjoyed his trip to Birmingham, taking in the
sights and enjoying the trip down on the train.
On the 29th
June we went to Birmingham for the National Learning Disabilities
and Autism Awards gala dinner held at the ICC, where they announce the
winners of the many categories of this special award. This time Darren joined us
and was shown the sights of Birmingham by Nick and his wife Joanne.
The awards ceremony was compered by Steve Walls and hosted by TV
personality and campaigner Sally Phillips, it was a celebration of the fantastic
work carried out nationally and we were proud to be a part of it.
The competition was of the highest standards and we were pipped to the post by
another gardening service.
We were finalists in 2018 and this is an achievement that the Horticulture staff
team, Nick the Manager and all the people who work there should be so proud
of.
Getting to the finals with such outstanding work going on up and down the
country is fantastic. Well done Horticulture for your hard work and dedication,
we at Bridgewood Trust are really proud of everything you do.
Karen Knapik – Training Manager

Early in 2018 Bridgewood Trust’s Horticulture scheme was nominated for the
“making a difference” award held by the National Learning Disabilities and
Autism Awards 2018 and the nomination was accepted.
Horticulture does a fantastic job and the work they do is testament to the people
working there and the staff that support them.
In May 2018 Nick the Manager, Martin, a service user who works at
Horticulture and Karen the Training manager were invited down to Birmingham
ICC for the nomination interviews.
This went really well, Martin enjoyed his trip to Birmingham, taking in the
sights and enjoying the trip down on the train.
On the 29th
June we went to Birmingham for the National Learning Disabilities
and Autism Awards gala dinner held at the ICC, where they announce the
winners of the many categories of this special award. This time Darren joined us
and was shown the sights of Birmingham by Nick and his wife Joanne.
The awards ceremony was compered by Steve Walls and hosted by TV
personality and campaigner Sally Phillips, it was a celebration of the fantastic
work carried out nationally and we were proud to be a part of it.
The competition was of the highest standards and we were pipped to the post by
another gardening service.
We were finalists in 2018 and this is an achievement that the Horticulture staff
team, Nick the Manager and all the people who work there should be so proud
of.
Getting to the finals with such outstanding work going on up and down the
country is fantastic. Well done Horticulture for your hard work and dedication,
we at Bridgewood Trust are really proud of everything you do.
Karen Knapik – Training Manager

Well done to Mr Godfrey Makwembere for achieving the Apprentice of the month February 2018 from Woodspeen Training. Godfrey has worked very hard and produced outstanding work for his level 3 diploma in Health & Social Care.

He has also gained the position of Senior Support Officer at one of our services and I have no doubt that doing his diploma helped him understand the level of skills and knowledge required to fulfil this role.

Karen Knapik

Bridgewood Trust Training and Development Manager

Bridgewood Trust is very proud to announce our success as finalists at the National Learning Disability and Autism Awards 2016.

We attended the Gala event held in the ICC Birmingham after nominating two members of staff for the work they did with the Service Users Drama group around poor practice and abuse. This work is in the form of a training DVD and is used as part of our induction training for new staff.

Once the annual nominations had been accepted, the staff attended an interview held in Birmingham by independent judges who had the very difficult task of shortlisting hundreds of accepted nominees. The staff were shortlisted to a group of around ten in the category ‘Making a Difference’.

On 14th July we attended the Gala evening award ceremony at the ICC Birmingham. Both staff were very nervous and when the ‘Making a Difference’ category was announced by non-other than the lovely Mr Christopher Biggins I could feel the two staff holding their breath. How lovely to see that they were in the final four and that all their hard work and dedication had been acknowledged by the National Learning Disabilities and Autism awards. Runners up in this event was a fantastic achievement and reward for the two staff and all who work with Bridgewood Trust on a daily basis to ensure the people we support have fulfilling and meaningful lives.

Karen Knapik

Bridgewood Trust Training and Development Manager

Bridgewood Trust is very proud to announce our success as finalists at the National Learning Disability and Autism Awards 2016.

We attended the Gala event held in the ICC Birmingham after nominating two members of staff for the work they did with the Service Users Drama group around poor practice and abuse. This work is in the form of a training DVD and is used as part of our induction training for new staff.

Once the annual nominations had been accepted, the staff attended an interview held in Birmingham by independent judges who had the very difficult task of shortlisting hundreds of accepted nominees. The staff were shortlisted to a group of around ten in the category ‘Making a Difference’.

On 14th July we attended the Gala evening award ceremony at the ICC Birmingham. Both staff were very nervous and when the ‘Making a Difference’ category was announced by non-other than the lovely Mr Christopher Biggins I could feel the two staff holding their breath. How lovely to see that they were in the final four and that all their hard work and dedication had been acknowledged by the National Learning Disabilities and Autism awards. Runners up in this event was a fantastic achievement and reward for the two staff and all who work with Bridgewood Trust on a daily basis to ensure the people we support have fulfilling and meaningful lives.

Karen Knapik

Bridgewood Trust Training and Development Manager

Bridgewood Trust is very proud to announce our success as finalists at the National Learning Disability and Autism Awards 2016.

We attended the Gala event held in the ICC Birmingham after nominating two members of staff for the work they did with the Service Users Drama group around poor practice and abuse. This work is in the form of a training DVD and is used as part of our induction training for new staff.

Once the annual nominations had been accepted, the staff attended an interview held in Birmingham by independent judges who had the very difficult task of shortlisting hundreds of accepted nominees. The staff were shortlisted to a group of around ten in the category ‘Making a Difference’.

On 14th July we attended the Gala evening award ceremony at the ICC Birmingham. Both staff were very nervous and when the ‘Making a Difference’ category was announced by non-other than the lovely Mr Christopher Biggins I could feel the two staff holding their breath. How lovely to see that they were in the final four and that all their hard work and dedication had been acknowledged by the National Learning Disabilities and Autism awards. Runners up in this event was a fantastic achievement and reward for the two staff and all who work with Bridgewood Trust on a daily basis to ensure the people we support have fulfilling and meaningful lives.

Karen Knapik

Bridgewood Trust Training and Development Manager

Bridgewood Trust is very proud to announce our success as finalists at the National Learning Disability and Autism Awards 2016.

We attended the Gala event held in the ICC Birmingham after nominating two members of staff for the work they did with the Service Users Drama group around poor practice and abuse. This work is in the form of a training DVD and is used as part of our induction training for new staff.

Once the annual nominations had been accepted, the staff attended an interview held in Birmingham by independent judges who had the very difficult task of shortlisting hundreds of accepted nominees. The staff were shortlisted to a group of around ten in the category ‘Making a Difference’.

On 14th July we attended the Gala evening award ceremony at the ICC Birmingham. Both staff were very nervous and when the ‘Making a Difference’ category was announced by non-other than the lovely Mr Christopher Biggins I could feel the two staff holding their breath. How lovely to see that they were in the final four and that all their hard work and dedication had been acknowledged by the National Learning Disabilities and Autism awards. Runners up in this event was a fantastic achievement and reward for the two staff and all who work with Bridgewood Trust on a daily basis to ensure the people we support have fulfilling and meaningful lives.

Karen Knapik

Bridgewood Trust Training and Development Manager

Bridgewood Trust is very proud to announce our success as finalists at the National Learning Disability and Autism Awards 2016.

We attended the Gala event held in the ICC Birmingham after nominating two members of staff for the work they did with the Service Users Drama group around poor practice and abuse. This work is in the form of a training DVD and is used as part of our induction training for new staff.

Once the annual nominations had been accepted, the staff attended an interview held in Birmingham by independent judges who had the very difficult task of shortlisting hundreds of accepted nominees. The staff were shortlisted to a group of around ten in the category ‘Making a Difference’.

On 14th July we attended the Gala evening award ceremony at the ICC Birmingham. Both staff were very nervous and when the ‘Making a Difference’ category was announced by non-other than the lovely Mr Christopher Biggins I could feel the two staff holding their breath. How lovely to see that they were in the final four and that all their hard work and dedication had been acknowledged by the National Learning Disabilities and Autism awards. Runners up in this event was a fantastic achievement and reward for the two staff and all who work with Bridgewood Trust on a daily basis to ensure the people we support have fulfilling and meaningful lives.

Karen Knapik

Bridgewood Trust Training and Development Manager