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Gardening

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The following was written by Morgan, one of our volunteers:

Hello, my name is Morgan Llwyd Jones and I’m a volunteer at Caerphilly People First. This morning at TARAGGAN Educational Gardens & Nursery allotments me and the other volunteers spent most of the morning digging out all the weeds. Once it was time for us to put the tools away in the shed I stored them nice and neatly so that John didn’t have to tidy up after me or the group.

Just before we all left, me, Christy Taylor, Sam Evans, Gethin Chamberlain & Rees Powell picked some produce from our allotment plots, including onions, broad beans and courgettes, and took it to the YMCA for the vegetables to be shared out between everyone.

University of South Wales Training

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Natalie and Ffion, in their roles as members of TRAC, recently visited the University of South Wales where they trained student nurses by playing the role of a patient.

Natalie King played the role of a member of the community who had an epileptic seizure on the street and was taken to hospital, and Ffion Poole played the part of a patient with a suspected broken ankle who was waiting in A&E. The students did a great job, as did Ffion and Natalie in their acting roles.

Relationship Course

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Over the last couple of weeks Ffion Poole has been delivering relationship courses in Church Village alongside Lisa French from Innovate Trust. During the sessions they have discussed Friendship (how to make friends, how to deal with fallouts, and what makes a good friend and bad friend), and have also covered the same issues in terms of boyfriends and girlfriends. In addition they have talked about understanding your body and consent. If you feel you, or anyone else you know would benefit from this course please contact Ffion on 07488350518 or ffion@caerphillypeoplefirst.org.

Gardening Group

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Yesterday, at TARAGGAN Educational Gardens and Nursery, our volunteers built a wigwam support and planted runner beans. They also planted courgettes and French beans. Thanks to John for all his help and for showing us the best way to utilise all the space on our plot. The carrots, onions and broadbeans are slowly starting to sprout and the fruit trees are all looking really good.

Our volunteers sowed the courgette seeds by planting them individually on their sides and spaced them out to give them room to grow. They have also been covered to encourage growth and to stop the slugs and snails snacking on them. The French beans have been sown outside as there is no longer a risk of frost. They have been planted directly in the ground and should be ready to harvest in around forty-five days’ time.

Relationship Course

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Yesterday, Ffion Poole – supported by Christy Taylor – visited the Newport People First offices to deliver the second workshop of her relationship course. She spoke about relationships, how to meet people, and what makes a good or bad boyfriend/girlfriend. She also gave the group scenarios and asked if they pointed towards a healthy or unhealthy relationship. Ffion is looking forward to providing the third part of the course to the group.

Cookery Course

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Thank you to everyone who attended last week’s cookery session – it was another great success.  The group made beef burgers from scratch, as suggested by Carly.  We made the burgers using 5% fat lean mince, and added fried onions, cheese, and ketchup to our buns, and the results tasted amazing.  Some members chose to have their burgers with salad and onion rings, and some chose chips.

It was lovely to see everyone coming together, learning new skills and sharing tips with each other on how to make the perfect burger.  Thanks again to everyone who volunteered – we couldn’t do it without you.

Moira has chosen to make creamy buttery mashed potato, served with fish fingers and peas next week.  We won’t be making the fish fingers from scratch, so we will also have time to make some chocolate Rice Krispies cakes.

Cookery Course

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We had another very successful cookery session last week – attended by over 30 people – during which the group made spaghetti Bolognese. Members made their own sauce using cherry tomatoes, basil, coriander, garlic, tomato puree, and a few oxo cubes. This was added to the 5% fat lean mince and served with spaghetti and fusilli pasta, and cheesy garlic bread.

It’s wonderful to see everyone learning new skills and catching up with friends, old and new. Thank you to everyone who volunteered, and we’ll see you all again on Friday, when Carly has chosen to make beef burgers.