Archive Monthly Archives: May 2017
Victoria Signing Choir
Another video clip courtesy of Alwn Ladell, this time of the Victoria Signing Choir performing ‘Angels watching over me’ with some of our young people.
Read moreSwimathon
Ian Braid from the Poole Lions visited us today to present a cheque for £854. The money has been raised and kindly donated to us from their Swimathon event and will go towards funding the Duke of Edinburgh Gold award students’ upcoming trip to the USA. Victoria entered three teams in the Swimathon and swam […]
Read moreThe Dorset Police and The City of Newport Male Voice Choir
As promised here is a clip courtesy of Churchwarden Alwyn Ladell from last weekend’s choir concert. A stirring rendition of ‘Dixie’, by the combined choirs of The Dorset Police and The City of Newport Male Voice Choir.
Read moreSquidge and Pop
‘Squidge and Pop’ have posted a video to showcase the amazing sensory workshops they run. The video features sessions at Victoria. click Squidge and Pop
Read moreThe Dorset Male Voice Choir
The Victoria ‘Big Weekend’ has been a huge success and our events have been really well supported. On Saturday The Dorset Police Male Voice Choir concert raised £2,300. Our signing choir and young people who performed on the night were amazing. Here are a few photos courtesy of Churchwarden Alwyn Ladell that gives a flavour […]
Read moreOur Holiday Chalet Opening
As you may be aware through Facebook and newsletters, our holiday chalet situated at Rockley Park has been undergoing a major refurbishment. Victoria acquired the chalet 9 years ago through the joining of John Grooms and The Shaftesbury Society. Sadly, over the years, due to lack of funds it has deteriorated and students and their […]
Read moreOur Chalet at Rockley Park
As you all know we are busy with the refurbishment of the holiday chalet at Rockley Park. The support we have received from everyone has been amazing. Most recently a couple who have a chalet on the park approached coordinator Sue Hurd to offer their support. John and Betty Metcalf heard through the Rockley Park […]
Read moreNational Nurse’s Day
Our nursing team were busy promoting National Nurse’s Day last Friday with quizzes, an information board and a cake sale. All the team were busy baking delicious treats to raise money for purchasing medical equipment. Lead School Nurse Jo Roberts said “We would like to thank RSW Sophie Chandler for her help and also all […]
Read moreNurses Day
This Friday is International Nurses Day. International Nurses Day is celebrated around the world every May 12th, the anniversary of Florence Nightingale’s birth. At Victoria it is also a chance not only for our dedicated nursing team to highlight the varied work they do across Victoria but also for us to show our appreciation for […]
Read moreGoSkydive
Former VEC student Katie Farley visited today to present a cheque for £622 which she raised through an intrepid sky dive. The sky dive took place on 15th April at GoSkydive in Salisbury. Katie took part in a tandem jump from 15,000 feet which included a 1 minute freefall and was cheered on by student […]
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