HOLMAN HOUSE
On 1st July 2013 I went to the official opening
of Holman House, a Mayday Trust accommodation in Bedford. The building was
named after Chris Holman who has been a trustee for Mayday for over 10 ½ years.
Holman House is a new and improved accommodation that houses up to 19 people. A tree was planted to mark the opening day.
Chris Holman told everyone how he felt proud and honoured to
have building named after him. He explained how he is confident that the recent
changes to Mayday will enable Mayday to empower and encourage clients to use
their strengths and abilities to find hidden talents and widen their horizons
for a new and satisfying future. Chris Holman stated that since 2003 Mayday has
changed beyond all recognition and this would not have been successful without
staff and clients willingness to accept change.
On the day I had the opportunity to speak to some of the
people involved with the scheme including a worker from Impart Links. Ken told
me how this was a really big project and an absolute joy to work on. The
building was previously a school and lots of stuff was left behind so first
things first they had to clear it out and then the knocking down of walls
started. After the layout of the building was as it should be Mayday Trust sent
in interior designers to set out the layout of the rooms. At the opening day
CEO Pat McArdle and some residents were presented with a book that Impart Links
had put together to show their journey on the project.
I also had the chance to speak to one of the residents about
the new building. Cece is 28 and at the time of the opening she had only been
living with Mayday Trust for 3 weeks. She explained that she thought that the
building was really cool and her room is on the top floor with an en suite
which she really likes too.
The residents worked on the garden, planting flowers and
vegetables and putting together garden furniture they all said they were very
proud of the work they had done.
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