50th Anniversary of Camphill Delrow

On Wednesday 3^rd July, a group of residents and co-workers from Camphill Milton Keynes went to visit Camphill Delrow Community in Watford, Hertfordshire to celebrate the 50^th anniversary of the founding of Camphill Delrow. Delrow Comminity helps those with mental health problems, learning disabilities and other special needs to lead an independent life. When the group arrived at Delrow, we saw some people planting a Cherry tree. After the Cherry tree had been planted we had ice creams. When we finished ice creams we went to the hall in Delrow where a group of people living in the community at Delrow performed a play called ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ by William Shakespeare. This play portrays the events surrounding the marriage of the Duke of Athens, Theseus, and Hippolyta. These include the adventures of four young Athenian lovers and a group of six amateur actors, who are controlled and manipulated by the fairies who inhabit the forest in which most of the play is set. I found this event interesting and liked visiting Camphill Delrow.

Planting a tree.

Having ice-cream.

Scene from 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'.

Alex Fox

St John's Day

These are some photos of St John's Day which was on Sunday 24th June. A group of twelve people each lit a large candle and lit a small bonfire on the grass area of Camphill Milton Keynes. The celebration of St John was from ancient times a festival of the summer solstice.

Alex Fox

Ceremony for the 33rd Anniversary of the Milton Keynes Peace Pagoda

On Sunday 23^rd June, there was a celebration at the Peace Pagoda which is next to Camphill Milton Keynes to commemorate the 33^rd anniversary of the building of the Peace Pagoda.
This is an outline of what happened.
10.15am Procession – Monks and Nuns of Nipponzan Myohoji led the procession from the Temple to the Peace Pagoda.
10.35am Ceremony of the 33^rd Anniversary of the Peace Pagoda, presided over by Rev. Masunaga, Senior Monk of Nipponzan Myohoji.
11.30am Address and Message of peace: Sir Stuart Hampson, High Sheriff of Buckinghamshire.
11.40am Prayers for Peace offered by representatives of the following faiths:

Christian – Father Colin Griffiths, The Well

Hindu – Mr. Bharat Vyas

Jewish – Mrs. Lynda Gilbert

Muslim – Mr. Fazle Khundkar

Pagan – Mr. Nick Woodley

Quaker – Ms. Helen Stephenson

Sai Baba – Sri Sathya Sai Service Organisation

Sikh – Mr. P. Obhi

12.25pm Addresses and Messages of Peace:

Councillor Brian White – Mayor of Milton Keynes

Sister Susan Clarkson – Catholic Worker Organisation

Pavla Gossop – MK Peace and Justice Network

Shigeo Kobayashi – Japanese Against Nuclear

1.00pm Lunch Interval: Songs for Peace – Marcus Armstrong and friend.
2.00pm Multi-Cultural Events:

Japanese Songs – Sakura Ladies Choir

Sanskrit Songs – Children of the Sri Sathya Sai Service Organisation

Indian Children’s Dance – Nrithiya Sangeetha Academy

Peace Songs – Members of the Sri Lankan Community

Poetry and Hand bell performance – Camphill Community (I read a song called ‘Imagine’ by John Lennon while Hanna and Charmaine rung bells to it).

Djembe Drum Music – Inta Africa Drum Group

3.30pm Conclusion Rev. Nagahma

 

Alex Fox

 

 

Garden Party at Camphill Delrow

On Sunday 16^th June, there was a garden party at Camphill Delrow and some residents and co-workers from Camphill Milton Keynes went to visit. Camphill Delrow assists those with mental health problems, learning disabilities and other special needs to rediscover their self-confidence and find new directions in life. Camphill Delrow is based is Watford which is in Hertfordshire. There were stalls at the garden party which were selling things like baskets, wooden toys, hand crafted plates and bowls and hand weaved products like hand bags and blankets. There was a barbecue selling burgers in a bun and the cafe there was open, selling drinks and cakes. It was a fun day out.

Alex Fox

 

Interview with Amy

Name
Amy

Age
36

How long have you lived in the community?
A few years.

What house do you live in?
Sunwood House.

What workshops do you do? (Which one do you like the most)?
Food Processing, Tools and the Newsletter group. I like them all.

What activities do you do (like evening class or painting)?
I do not do these things.

What responsibilities do you have in your house?
I like to do cleaning and the laundry.

What do you do at the weekends?
I like going out shopping for games for my Nintendo DS.

Would you like to share anything with this newsletter?
I would like to get married to Steven Greenwood.

What did you do before you came to CMKC?
I was at William Morris.

What are your hobbies?
Playing my keyboard, horse riding, Nintendo DS.

Is there anything you do not like?
There is nothing I don’t like.

Alex Fox

The Vical of Dibley (The Second Coming)

From Tuesday 28^th May to Saturday 1^st June, Milton Keynes Theatre of Comedy performed The Vicar of Dibley (The Second Coming) at the Chrysalis theatre in Camphill Milton Keynes. The Story continued from where MTOC left of from its last production in May 2012. This performance featured the same principal cast and was a two act following vicar Geraldine Granger (Joy Dilnot) which included a Nativity scene that was stranger than Mrs Cropley’s (Sue Whyte) strawberry and pilchard meringues.
The cast in this performance were Geraldine Granger (Joy Dilnot), David Horton (Sean McDermott), Hugo Horton (Steve Clark), Alice Horton nee Tinker (Alice Dobell), Frank Pickle (John Hopkins), Jim Trott (David Pibworth), Letitia Cropley (Sue Whyte), Owen Newitt (Gary Martindale), Apprentice Shepherd 1 (Matthew Clark), Apprentice Shepherd 2 (Grace Lovesy), Apprentice Shepherd 3 (Esther Pibworth) and Terry Bullpun (David Lovesy).
All royalties from the show were donated to Comic Relief.

Alex Fox

 

Holiday to Poland

From 19^th May to 26^th May 2013 a group of residents and co-workers from Camphill Milton Keynes went on a week’s holiday to Poland. The people who went were me, Marta and Damian, Colin, Robert Ploughman, Stuart Gregory and Mark Crick. We stayed in a hotel in Pabianice.

This is an outline of what happened.

Sunday – We took the plane from Luton to Lodz in Poland. We were picked up at the airport by a group of volunteers from a day centre and were taken to the hotel. We went to Marta’s parents’ house and had a barbecue.

Monday – We took the train to Warsaw which is the capital of Poland.

Tuesday – Today we went to a swimming pool called Term Uniejow.

Wednesday – Today we visited Lodz Shopping Centre which is the largest shopping centre in Europe. It is in a large old factory. We also had some ice cream with a group of people from a day centre.

Thursday – We visited a day centre were we had a disco presentation with music from Poland and we also had a barbecue.

Friday – We visited Belchatow Forest with a group of people from a day centre. We had a bonfire there and also cooked some sausages. Saturday – On Saturday, we visited a Dino park where there were models of Dinosaurs. We also had another barbecue at Marta’s parents’ house.

Saturday – On Saturday, we visited a Dino park where there were models of Dinosaurs. We also had another barbecue at Marta’s parents’ house.

Sunday – We were picked up by mini bus by some volunteers from a day centre and went to the airport. We then flew back to England.

Barbecue at Marta's parents house.

Visit to Warsaw.

Swimming.

Lodz Shopping Centre.

Visit to Day Centre.



Belchatow Forest.

Visit to Dino Park.

Joan Harris picking us up at Luton Airport.

Alex Fox