Monday 19th May was spent in Basingstoke, Hampshire with a delightful and appreciative group of participants. I'd like to have adopted a couple of them and taken them with me to other workshops as they threw themselves so enthusiastically and passionately into their roles.
Trevor chats with 3 of the 17 participantsTuesday 20th May was spent at the Culham Science Centre in Abingdon in, dare I say it? I'll whisper it, Oxfordshire. Getting in was like trying to get in, or perhaps out of prison. Met by security guards, we noted that they lacked any charm or personality.
The workshop was great apart from a bit of negativity from one frontline NHS staff member. She said that she hadn't learnt anything and wished she hadn't left her important work with patients to come to our workshop. I asked her why she had attended, to which she replied, "It was a tick box exercise for the PCT (Primary Care Trust) to say that I've been on a course." Mm... any comments about that?
Ready to go home at the end of a long day. It took several hours finding our way out.... 
.... and even longer to get in
Wednesday 21st May was spent preparing workshops for the next 2 days ...
Thursday 22nd May saw us in Beaconsfield in Buckinghamshire. The workshop took place in the local Anglican church and the people were responsive and utterly delightful.
Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire
Friday 23rd May was spent in Eastleigh, Hampshire. It was a small workshop and it all went smoothly. We ended the week by presenting DAFTA awards to participants.
Eastleigh, Hampshire
4 comments:
Wow. The photo of Culham Science Centre looks like an aerial shot of a prison!
Hi Steve - you're right. I think the guy at the security gate had a gun in his pocket, or he was just glad ... you know the rest!
It kind of reminds me of the small city here in Middlesbrough that they call the James Cook Hospital,that place is so big it's in different time zones !!
Very funny Andrew! With a name like James Cook you have to be an explorer to find your way around :-)
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