Community Lives Consortium

Social Club Video - Text

This is our Club.

We call it the Welsh Dragon Social Club.
This is Terry. Terry gives us a hand.
My name is Brian, I am the Chair of the Club. 

As you can see we have a lot of doors to open.
Everybody has a job to do.
I am switching the urn on ready for tea and coffee.
We keep our equipment in a cupboard.
Terry is always handy to carry the heavy stuff, by god he is strong.
And now comes out the sweets.
We have lots of games to put out.
We take it in turn to count out the money.
We are all ready and waiting for our first tenant.
This is Jean, Jean serves behind the counter.
We all love Karaoke.
I am in charge of the Karaoke.
We like playing games.
Sean loves to play snooker.
This is the favourite game, it is called Connect 4.
We celebrate everyone's birthday.
This is my birthday.
Jean's birthday, we have a surprise for her. We bought a cake for her. Happy Birthday to you.
Trying to cut the cake.
There was just enough cake to go around.
Kate came to show us how to do life stories, we all had a laugh.

We have all been involved in a project called 'Unkind People', we will be inviting people we met to a party at the Club. 
It is a great place to make friends and we can meet old friends.
This is Karen, Danielle and China.
This is Terry and Linda, Linda is the good looking one.
We are learning new skills in the club.
We can use these skills in our everyday life.
We are learning how to use our Digital Blue cameras.
Jean is taking video clips.
We go on Swansea People.
Julie shows us what to do.
China has a video he wants to put on the website.
China has video'd a collection of model motorbikes. 
Sometimes we look at the Consortium Website. We like to see what is going on.
We talk about things we see on the Website.
Here are some things that people have said they liked about the Consortium.

Tenant 1

What do you like about the Consortium?
I like the Consortium, they are good friends of mine, and when I go to the workshop they have helped me all these years, for 18 years.
Do you like being on the Tenants Lives Group?
Tenants Lives Group, I love it.
What have you learnt from it?
We talk about Anti Bullying.

Tenant 2

I have been with the Consortium for 6 years and I have been doing Person Centred Planning. I have moved into my new flat and I am really enjoying living on my own.
Do you like being on the Tenants Lives Group?
Yes I do.
Why?
Because it is great fun.
Do you like the Social Club?
I love the Social Club because I meet more friends and everything and I like doing the work.

Tenant 3

I have been with the Consortium for about 19 years and I am married. I have been married for 9 years. I am very happy and the Consortium are really good to us.
Do you like the Social Club?
Yes I do I love the Social Club, I love coming down, meeting new people, friends with everybody and Linda and Julie and everybody.

Tenant 4

Tell us what you like about the Consortium?
It's good, working here, I'm doing 4 days a week. I am getting paid £16 now for my wages. I am basically enjoying it.
What sort of work do you do?
I do carpentry work, drilling, using saws, chisels and all that.
So you are learning a lot then?
Yes I am learning .
What do you like about being with the Consortium?
I like being with them because it gives me experience of being independent, and the staff basically look after me 24 hours and they are great staff and I love being allowed in the Consortium house where I live.

Tenant 5

I like being in the house.
Yes, you like being in the Consortium house?
Yes I am the grass cutter.
Oh you do grass cutting, is that?
Yes, in the Workshop.
You enjoy that do you?
Yes, it's great.
So you are learning a lot?
Yes.
What about where you live, do you like where you live?
Yes, it's a nice house.

Tenant 6

I have been supported with them and I like the way that they treat me. And I like the way the Consortium is run. I am hoping to move to a new house.
What do you like about the Workshop?
I like doing other crafts in the Workshop.
Anything else?
And I like painting and decorating as well.

Tenant 7

Would you like to tell us what you like about the Consortium?
I like going to the meetings and the Tenants Group and stuff.
So you are in the Lives Group?
Yes, the Lives Group.
Do you enjoy that?
Yes I think it is good, yes I like to actually be involved and actually have my say in it and all that. Yes I like my own flat, I like my independence and I like the area and doing stuff on my tod and all that.
We hope that you enjoyed the Video.
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