At Christmas my favourite things to do are decorating the Christmas tree and set out the Nativity scene. We have put out the same set of figures for as long as I can remember and I feel so happy as I put baby Jesus in the manger on Christmas morning. I will be helping mum […]
Raffle Winners Announced 2020
We would like to extend our sincere thank you to everyone who entered this year’s DSA Raffle! The winning numbers can be found below: 1st Prize – 29614 2nd Prize – 10669 3rd Prize – 07625 4th Prize – 31660 5th Prize – 12148 If you recognise one of these numbers, please get in touch: […]
Remembering Tilly Anne Davies
Tilly’s parents have asked us to publish these words on what would have been her second birthday, as a celebration of her life and memory. Remembering our beautiful daughter Tilly Anne Davies 17.12.2018 – 13.11.2019 Our daughter Tilly died in November 2019 and was only 10 months old. It was a very sudden, unexpected death in […]
Getting organised for Christmas | Vinay’s blog
I have been planning Christmas whilst I have been at home. I have been ordering lots of things for my family on my iPad. Yesterday was my aunts birthday so I sent her some flowers as well! Also I have been practicing how to use zoom and join meetings. When things are better, I am […]
Making gingerbread houses
One of my favourite things to do before Christmas is to make a gingerbread house. It brings back wonderful memories of when my nieces and nephews were small. Mum, dad and I would make basic houses and then at our Christmas get together, the children would decorate individual houses with sweets and icing. For the […]
A quieter week | Kate’s blog
After the excitement of last week this has been a quiet one. Whenever I can, I have been helping mum with the cooking. As Christmas is getting closer I have made a list of the cards I need to send. I am doing my weekly zoom lessons with Baked Bean Company. The project we are […]
Celebrating Diwali | Vinay’s blog
We share sweets during Diwali. Sometimes it’s good to have nice sweets, but maybe no too much. We always play music during Diwali to make us feel good. Inside myself I feel sometimes relaxed. During Diwali, we speak to important people in our families. We didn’t have any fireworks as they’re are too loud for […]
I am in The Crown! | Kate’s blog
It was my first week at home since the latest lockdown. I will miss seeing my friends at classes but the good thing is we can carry on meeting on Zoom thanks to Baked Bean my service provider. Back in February the Baked Bean drama group I belong too, sent some of us to be […]
Lily’s festive lockdown venture
Hi my name is Lily I am 18 years old. I live with my mum (Sally) my dad, Paul and my sister Lucy. I have 3 dogs Rosie, Bonnie and Maggie I enjoy walking and playing with them. My sister is a Maths Teacher. I like dressing smartly and have had my hair dip dyed. […]
Ava inspires charity choice for art auction
This year, Oktra’s annual art show will be raising money for the DSA…
