On the 4th September we celebrated our Young People at Heart 6th birthday! What a day that was! We were so thrilled to have everyone together and to be able to celebrate with everyone in real life, for lots of our new carers and staff that have joined us over the lockdown period it was a chance to meet others that they have only seen on Zoom!
With early departures from Hereford, Essex and Yorkshire offices, our staff were on hand to welcome our foster families onboard the coaches, bound for Adventure Ways Northampton. With Bingo and quizzes onboard the mood was great, and time passed very quickly!
As the coaches pulled in Gary and Davina welcomed all of our Young People and foster families off the coaches with Tea, Coffee, pastries and fruit, fuelling for the fun day ahead. We loved seeing the young people recognising faces they had seen on Zoom and making new friends whilst joining in lots of activities. With Archery, Archery Tag, Bushcraft, Orienteering, Team Games, Face Painting and Crafts for our younger children there was lots to keep busy with as well as tucking into a great BBQ!
As the day drew to a close there was one thing that was definitely a hit…. Cake! As all 152 of us joined in an interesting rendition of Happy Birthday it was time to say our goodbyes. We hope everyone enjoyed the day as much as we did, time to start planning for next year!