MyLife News

We’re so excited! The Live Life Festival is most definitely on the horizon and our line-up is all booked and ready to go!

Saturday 6th July, 11am – 8pm, you can enjoy live music on two stages, comedy tent, cabaret, theatre, festival crafts, trashion show, physical theatre, games, festival hair and make-up, circus, vintage vehicles, children’s shows, exhibitions, stalls and more, plus great names from the world of entertainment to rising stars, there’s something for everyone! 

Tickets are just £5. You can buy yours online or call 01257 472 900 today.

And if you’re an organisation that would like to showcase yourself to our vast festival audience, why not book a stall for just £20? You’ll also receive free entry for ten people. Contact us on 01257 472 900 or email info@my-life.org.uk. 

The festival will take place at My Life, Thompson House Equestrian Centre, Pepper Lane, Standish, Wigan, WN6 0PP and is brought to you by My Life, My Life My Way, Aviva and Fest For All. Come join the party!

Are you Tough Swampy enough?

A five kilometre (three mile) mud fun run starting and ending at the Chorley Panthers Rugby Club, Tough Swampy covers public footpaths, wooded areas and… a swamp! Last year was a blast and we’ve still got places left if you want to have some muddy fun with your friends!

The race is predominantly a run, however our friends in My Life’s Day Opportunities have been making a few obstacles you’ll have to navigate through! Fancy crawling under cargo nets, trudging through mud, walking in streams and more?

Tough Swampy takes place on Saturday 18^th May and starts at 9am.

Tickets are just £10 for adults and £6 pounds for under sixteens. Buy your ticket here today!

Our holiday clubs must be the most creative around, with activities including forest school, petting and feeding our farm animals, arts and crafts, make and bake and more. We think that running it is the best job in the world – could YOU be the person to join us? As well as being a great addition to your CV, you get to be part of a fantastic team doing something both rewarding and fun – and you get paid of course!

We’re looking for someone who is:

• Enthusiastic/energetic
• Has experience working with children
• Has experience working with SEND
• Is available during school holidays 9.30am-3.30pm
• Loves being outdoors
• Could help build up an even more successful Holiday Club
• Confident enough to carry out some occasional personal care
• Has a DBS check or is willing to have a DBS check

If you or anybody you know is interested in this role, we’d love to hear from you. Email jobs@my-life.org.uk, quoting ‘Holiday Club’ today!

Here at My Life we pride ourselves on the person-centred way in which our students are able to learn, in an environment that is tailor made to the individual. Khim and Zara are both working towards their AIM award in horse care and as well as learning lots about horses in the classroom, during what we affectionately call “Chester Tuesdays,” they have a wonderful time learning how to look after our resident pony, Chester.

After mucking out, grooming Chester and giving him a health check, every Tuesday Khim and Zara put on his bridle and go for a walk round the track for some exercise and to show him off! As part of their course, Khim and Zara have learnt how to stay safe around horses, how to restrain a horse using a headcollar and lead rope and how to tie a quick release knot. They can confidently use a variety of grooming tools and equipment, follow a good grooming routine and understand the correct nutrition that is needed for a horse of his size and breed.

At My Life Learning students are encouraged to develop the use of their own initiative. Khim and Zara noticed that Chester had some dry, flaky skin. After some research it was discovered that this is a common complaint for horses like Chester, who is a Cob and the correct medication has been found.

This really is a perfect example of the inspiring learning environment that we offer at My Life Learning – Zara and Khim look forward to Chester Tuesdays and will be continuing the good work with him this term!

If you’d like to learn more about the educational courses available at My Life Learning, we’d love to hear from you. Email info@my-life.org.uk today.

As part of the great British Spring Clean our Duke of Edinburgh Award candidates have been doing some volunteering in Standish picking up litter and making the place look tidy. They thoroughly enjoyed themselves and had no idea how much discarded waste there was until they picked it up!

My Life is an Open Awards Centre for the Duke of Edinburgh Award, which means that we are qualified to take individuals of any ability, including those with disabilities and special educational needs, through the award programme.

We held a presentation on Monday 25th March for families interested in joining our Duke of Edinburgh programme, but don’t worry if you missed it, we’ll be holding another one before the summer.

If your young person is aged between 14 and 25 years old and they’d like to sign up to do their Duke of Edinburgh Award, please contact sian.bint@my-life.org.uk for more information.

If you or someone you know is struggling to fill in their PIP application form, bring it to our FREE workshop on Wednesday 22nd May and we’ll work through it together.

The workshop is for individuals, families, carers, professionals and advocates, however, to attend the workshop the person who needs help and support must meet the DWP eligibility criteria.

You must have a long-term health condition or disability and face difficulties with ‘Daily Living’ or getting around. You must have had these difficulties for three months and expect them to last for at least nine months, unless you are terminally ill and don’t expect to live more than six months. You may get the daily living component of PIP if you need help with things like:

• Preparing or eating food
• Washing, bathing and using the toilet
• Dressing and undressing
• Reading and communicating
• Managing your medicines and treatments
• Making decisions about money
• Engaging with other people

You may get the mobility component of PIP if you need help going out or moving around. If you are unsure if you are eligible, still come along and we will work through this.

To book, phone 01257 472 900 or email info@my-life.org.uk