31 October 2022
Thank you to Charlotte Greenley for introducing the blog this week. Read on to see our fa-boo-lous photo gallery, hear about the amazing award win for our P3 Gloucestershire team and enjoy the eerie-sistably good read of an MR James ghost story by the legendary Christopher Lee.
Hiya,
Iām Charlotte from Development and I love Halloween! I started decorating our office in September and understandably everyone thought I was a bit mad ā¦ I think it was triggered by another team having a countdown to Christmas on their whiteboard and all I could think is: āNooooooo, I havenāt had a chance to celebrate Halloween yet!ā
I understand a lot of people think its just about plastic decorations and sweets, but one of my close friends celebrates Halloween in its original form āSamhainā and made me realise Halloween can be about lots more.
By this tradition the day is spent with close friends and family, eating, drinking, playing games and telling stories. I feel like thatās a thing a lot more people can get behind. Thereās always a chance to make new traditions and I feel like this is a good one.
So, whatever you spend your Halloween doing make sure you do it, doing the things you love with the people you love. Whether itās scaring your neighbours or eating with friends you will have a wholesome time, and if you donāt celebrate it, maybe its time to make a new tradition.
From me and everyone in the Development Team:
SHOUT OUTS OF THE WEEK
Hey, you! You with the good news, the great achievement or the landmark birthday …
Congratulations to Annette Dyer who is a cleaner on the Cirencester team on 10 years at P3! Annette, who started in 2013, was delighted with the award and told the team about the changes she has seen during that time. 3 locations, 3 managers and lots of stairs!ā
This is Karen Cross – The Highland Warrior – our fabulous in-reach/outreach worker on the Derbyshire and Staffs Moorlands Outreach Team. Last week, she tackled drug dealers, adult social care, the police. Sheās supporting some very vulnerable complex people who without her wouldnāt be getting the support they need!š
AĀ massive thank you to to all our brilliant volunteers who prepared and cleared the room, registered people, ushered and generally did everything to make sure the day ran smoothly.ā¤ļø
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