Issue 3 January (Right) is Brendan helping to put up the Christmas decorations at Rockmills. (He has great patience with the lights)

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1 January 2012 Rockmills, Derry THE SEASONAL EXPRESS WINTER EDITION Below is the decorated Christmas Tree at Rockmills. (Left to Right) Brendan, John, Sinead and Kevin. Inside this issue: Personal Profile: Film Review: Rockmills got Talent: Service User Awards Info: Gemma s Recipe Corner: Hello everyone, I know Christmas has come and gone but just a little reminder of what went on at the Rockmills scheme during that festive season. (Right) is Brendan helping to put up the Christmas decorations at Rockmills. (He has great patience with the lights) Below standing at back, Caroline and Derek with Sean Paul, Kevin and John. (Seated from left) Up & Coming Events: 5 Pancake Tuesday Pics: 5 Winter Crossword Above from left to right, Bernie, Caroline and Sinead at the Christmas lunch at the Belfray Inn. Above from left, Norman, Geraldine, Maisie, Caroline and Bill enjoying their Christmas lunch at the Belfray Inn.

2 Page 2 What are your likes and dislikes? Likes:Visiting Family and going to the cinema. Dislikes: Dishonesty and false people. Who would you most like to meet and why? Barrack Obama: To work towards world peace. If you were trapped on a desert island what three things would you want with you? The Bible, Water Bottle and a Machete for cutting fruit and trees. Favourite film of all time? Over the Top. What would you do if you won the lottery? Give to charity and buy myself a Lamborghini Diablo. Favourite holiday destination and why? Falkland Islands: To see the wild life. John Blee Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol is the 4th installment of the Mission Impossible franchise, directed by Brad Bird. Starring Tom Cruise as Ethan Hunt, Simon Pegg, Paula Patton and Jeremy Renner. Breathtaking stunts which were carried out by Tom Cruise himself. High octane action and ex- plosions throughout. Ethan and his team are racing against time to track down a dangerous terrorist who has gained access to Russian nuclear launch codes and is planning a strike on United States. An attempt by the team to stop him at the Kremlin ends in disaster. **** 12A Rating. Highly recommended by Kevin Brown. Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol. Starring: Tom Cruise. Out in Cinema now

3 Page 3 Showcasing the talent that Service Users have from the Accommodation and the Older Person (Respond) Scheme. Winter Robin. Painted by John Blee. ONLINE Out of sorts and feeling blue Line dancing was designed for you. The catchy times and slick routines Will have you feeling full of beans. If that point, you need to prove Try it out, get in the groove. You get a bonus, two in one By keeping fit and having fun. Don t just stand there in a trance Get in line and dance the dance. With joints and muscles, working fine The end result is just sublime. The purple patch, you soon dispel And give that thankful feel good yell. YE HA! Norman Mooney Go on have a Laugh!!! By Tom Stinson How do you get a one handed Irish man out of a tree? Wave to him! What have Arsenal and a three pin plug got in common? Their both useless in Europe! Paddy: What is a Cubic Foot? Mick: I don t know but claim for it anyway!!! I hate people who take drugs. Police, Customs!!! Name 9 wild Animals from Africa 8 Elephants, 1 Giraffe Water Colour painting by Bill Mc Connell. Flower arrangement Tapestry by Olive Cartwright

4 Page 4 PRAXIS CARE SERVICE USER & CARER AWARDS Praxis Care would like to recognise and reward individual service users and their carers who have achieved personal targets and demonstrated commitment to excellent services through involvement in Praxis Care activities. Q&A Who can be nominated? Any user of Praxis Care services, or carer of a service user. Who can nominate? Nominations can be made by any member of staff at any level, by a service user, by a volunteer, or by a carer. How do you nominate? All nominations must be submitted on an official form which is attached to this newsletter along with the categories. All parts are to be completed. All forms to be returned to a member of staff once completed. When is the closing date closing Date? Nominations must be submitted by 1st July Gemma s Recipe Corner Salmon and couscous parcel (Serves 1) Ingredients 55g couscous garlic and herb if possible 100ml of vegetable or chicken stock ½ tbsp olive oil Handful of chopped herbs e.g. parsley, thyme rosemary 2 spring onions, chopped 2 sun blushed/ sundried tomatoes, chopped 1 salmon fillet, approximately 140g Method 1. Put couscous into a bowl with the stock and oil. Cover with cling film and leave to stand for 10 mins. Add all ingredients apart from the Salmon. 2. Preheat the oven to 180 C. Cut a large sheet of baking paper and put the couscous onto this with the salmon fillet on top. 3. Fold the paper over then twist the edges to seal- like a Cornish pastry. Put onto a baking sheet and bake for 15 Handy Tip This can also be made in the microwave. Just cook the parcel for 3 mins on high and leave to stand for 2 mins Chicken can also be used in this recipe instead of salmon. Just bake for mins or microwave on high for 4 mins and leave to stand for 2 mins.

5 Page 5 St. Patrick s Day 15th March 2012, a traditional St Patrick s Day meal will be provided for Service Users at the Rockmills office Strand Road. Don t forget your leprechaun and pot of gold!!!. A reminder letter will be sent out to all prior to this date. FLIPPIN ECK PANCAKE TUESDAY AT ROCKMILLS Pancake Day was celebrated with Sinead, Karen, John and Kevin making and flipping pancakes at Rockmills. Lucky for staff no pancakes had stuck to the ceiling!! Staff would like to thank all who attended this fun event. Tenants Meeting Please complete crossword on the next page as there will be a prize for the winner picked out. The next tenants meeting for those in Praxis supported accommodation scheme will be held on the 12th April 2012 and will also have a guest speaker attending.