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At Pure Innovations we pride ourselves in developing community projects which offer
people the chance to develop skills in settings where they can be seen as valued members of
society, making a real contribution. We succeed in this by seizing opportunities as they present
themselves but also by knowing the people we work with and our staff really, really
well.
In this video we have just a few examples of our many initiatives. We have a number
of people who work as volunteer gardeners, maintaining green spaces in the community.
This may be in one of our park lands, maintaining hedges; lawn areas; flower beds as well as
being commissioned to create new walk ways for the public to enjoy. We take our lead
from park wardens and the council, providing an excellent example of partnership working.
We run a number of commercial cafes in the heart of our community, as they provide the
perfect vehicle for people to gain essential work skills which are transferable to any
setting. People learn about the importance of their appearance, how to provide excellent
customer service and taking care of the work environment. We support this by offering accredited
learning and some people successfully move on to paid employment in a wide variety of
settings.
Person-centred planning can only be realised by all of us working together. We work very
closely with parents and carers. They indisputably know the people we support best and are the
driving force behind many of our developments and initiatives. Real change can only happen
if we all work together.
Arts and culture can feature as an essential component to individual wellbeing.
Why provide this in a traditional day care setting when other artists use community settings?
Here, we rent a unit in a renovated old mill and we work alongside other social enterprises.
By ensuring that support is provided by professional artists, the quality of work is simply, outstanding.
"It's Thursday afternoon, i'm Sara Hughes, I'm at hill gate until 2, on a long lunch
at pure..."
Community radio station is a perfect environment for individuals to use their skills and interests
from sourcing material, to presenting or editing. The 'One Voice' team produce a weekly programme
that has attracted national, and international interest.
We have been offering the Duke of Edinburgh Scheme for people with learning disabilities
out of an awareness that take up amongst this group of people is very low, yet this national
scheme offers huge potential for learning an introduction to new life experiences.
Young people this year have demonstrated that they can problem solve, be independent, work
as part of a team and above all have a lot of fun.
One of our participants has gone on to one of our supported work schemes. He himself
has said, "I would never have had the confidence to do this if it hadn't have been for the
'Duke of Edinburgh Scheme'. I now believe in myself, i believe i can do it".