THE AKA NEWSLETTER ISSUE 12 – AUTUMN 2011

The beautiful colours of autumn are with us and it feels like we can finely put our summer clothes away. Life has continued to be busy but filled with fun here at AKA. Our community continues to grow with more staff and clients joining us. Read on to find out what we have been up to.

AKA WALKS WITH GIANTS

AKA at Sherwood Forest

We would like to say a big thank you to Ian Major from the forestry commission for welcoming AKA back to Sherwood Forest for a chance to meet the Sherwood Forest Giants. The giants are magnificent old oak trees some of which date back to the time when Robin Hood and his merry men roamed the forest. We are sure if trees could talk these old fellas would have a lot to say. Our very wet but extremely enjoyable tour ended at the granddaddy of them all, the legendary Major Oak.

Ian and his colleagues regularly do the "Walking with Giants tour" So if you would like to take part in the trail let us know and we will send you an information booklet and map.

Upcoming Events

The life and times of our dog for the disabled

Dogs for disabled

We are very proud of our dog for the disabled Sammy who completed his training at the beginning of the year and is now working in Pontefrac with his new owner, Lyndsay. We have managed to raise the funds to sponsor another dog. Our dog has not been allocated yet but Angela will be visiting the Dogs for Disabled, Francis Hay Centre in Banbury on the 16th November 2011 to hand over a cheque and look round the site. If anyone would like to join Angela on that day give the office a call on 0115 9540167 and we will sort this out for you.

Stamp collection

A special thank you goes to Balens Insurance (one of our friends) who have already sent us a parcel of stamps. Thanks guys :-) We are still collecting used postage stamps as part of our fund raising ventures for dogs for the disabled.

Please send your stamps to Sarah in the office:
AKA Case Management, 20 Fletchergate, Nottingham NG1 2FZ

AKA SEND PINS FLYING

The bowling event in August was a great success, staff, clients and families all got together and had a fabulous time. It seems the AKA staff need a bit more practice though as they spent most of the afternoon avoiding the pins and hogging the gutter.

Bowling Bowling 2

WE WOULD LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU

As announced in our last newsletter we have been undergoing a facelift and launched our new look website (www.akacasemanagement.com) in July 2011. Here you can check out all the AKA team, find out where we work, read some of our client stories, as well as discover upcoming events and the job vacancies available within AKA. We hope you like what you see and we would like to hear from you about our new look so please contact Donna on 0115 9540167 or donna@akacasemanagement.co.uk and let us know what you think.

Getting to know you

Sarah Albans – Office Assistant

Sarah joined our ever growing office team in February 2011, she has a strong customer service background and worked in a Dental practice before joining us. Sarah is so efficient, she hands you what you asked for before you finish asking for it.

Our Sarah is really active and after working hard in the office all week in her spare time she loves part taking in Zumba (a combination of Latin moves) and with all those Latino guys Sarah, we understand why!!!...... At the weekend we know she can be found boogieing into the wee small hours with very high shoes on. She also adores attending music gigs all over the UK. Often you will find Sarah buried in the pages of a good book or spending her lunch hour browsing the shops.

The new kids on the block

AKA continues to grow and we welcome the following staff to our team!

Claire Walker

Claire Walker

Therapy Support Worker

Rhys Thomas

Rhys Thomas

Therapy Support Worker

Ann Rhodes

Ann Rhodes

Therapy Support Worker

To meet our new staff and indeed our existing staff, log onto our website at:

http://www.akacasemanagement.com/about/meet-the-team.html

Brain Training

  1. Where was the hottest temperature in the world recorded?
  2. 'Weather with you' was a song by which Austrialian rock group?
  3. In 1988 the strongest hurricane in the world happened, where was it?
  4. Who invented the mercury thermometer?
  5. The heaviest recorded hailstones weighed (approximately) 25gms, 100gms, 500gms or 1kg?
  6. For which 1908 novel is author Kenneth Grahame best known?
  7. Towards which direction (North, East, South or West) is a rainbow normally seen in the afternoon?
  8. What is Chinophobia a fear of?
  9. How many sides does a snow flake usually have?
  10. Which band did Ringo Starr belong to before joining the Beatles?

Click Here for the answers to this quiz >

Job Vacancies

If you would like to join our team, vacancies are advertised on our website. At present we are looking for therapy support workers in Nottingham, Warwickshire, South East London and East Sussex plus an Assistant Case Manager to work in the Birmingham area. Please email admin@akacasemanagement.co.uk or phone 07960164066 for more details.

Quote of the day

"We are all in the gutter but some of us are looking at the stars"

If you would like to contribute to our next newsletter then please get in touch with Donna Devonport: donna@akacasemanagement.co.uk