Interview with Mark

Name

Mark.

Age

39.

How long have you lived in the community?

16 years.

What house do you live in?

Whitethorn.

What workshops do you do? (Which one do you like the most)?

The basket workshop, the shop, techlab and the Café. I like the café and the basket workshop the most.

What activities do you do (like evening class or painting)?

Not at the moment.

What responsibilities do you have in your house?

I do cooking on Thursdays.

What do you do at the weekends?

Sometime I go shopping.

Would you like to share anything with this newsletter?

Not really.

What did you do before you came to CMKC?

I was at the Mount.

What are your hobbies?

I listen to pop music.

Is there anything you do not like?

Not really.

Alex Fox

Valentines Day

Valentine's Day sets back to around 3rd century in Europe, according to a legend. The legend's love and affection has been carried on throughout history. February 14th is the day to spread the love and exchange affectionate gifts to one another.
Residents and co-workers in Camphill Milton Keynes celebrated Valentine's Day by having a party in the Chrysalis Theatre.

Alex Fox

Pancake Day

Pancake Day (also known as Shrove Tuesday) is the last day before the period which Christians call Lent. It is traditional on this day to eat pancakes.
Residents and co-workers in Camphill Milton Keynes celebrated this day on 9th February by having some pancake races.

Alex Fox

Candlemas

Candlemas is a Christian holiday commemorating the presentation of Jesus at the Temple. It falls on February 2nd, which is the 40th day of the Christmas/Epiphany period.
Residents and co-workers in Camphill Milton Keynes celebrated this by lighting candles in jars and placing them around our community. There was also an earth candle.

Alex Fox

Theatre Backstage Workshop

These are some photographs of the Backstage workshop which involves adults with learning disabilities in the day-to-day running routine of the Chrysalis Theatre in Camphill Milton Keynes.

The theatre needed a platform that would allow people with learning difficulties to discover, learn and practise skills that enable each individual to participate in keeping our theatre running and to gain experience as a member of the theatre staff.

http://www.chrysalismk.co.uk/

Alex Fox

Handmade Spring Fayre

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Alex Fox

Another kind of geometry

On Thursday 28th January, I went to a lecture called 'Another kind of geometry' at Denbigh School in Milton Keynes. It was done by Miss Mairi Walker of The Open University.
As the study of space and shape, geometry is our way of making sense of the world around us. But how well does the geometry that we learn at school model our world? Not very well at all, actually! Fortunately, there are other kinds of geometry that scientists can use to study and explain the way that our world works.  This lecture took people on a journey from the birth of geometry in the times of ancient Greece, through the revolutionary discoveries of new kinds of geometry, up to the present day, where different kinds of geometry can be used for purposes as diverse as explaining the shape of the universe, making computer game scenery, and optimising aeroplane flight paths.

Alex Fox