Dark Horse & Oak Tree Foundation Projects

These two projects recognise individuals achievements in many areas of their lives.

We work very closely with The Dark Horse Venture, a charity which is based in Liverpool. Because The Dark Horse Venture is for people aged over 50, BAND founded The Oak Tree Foundation so that people aged 25 to 50 could benefit in the same way as people over 50. Every year there is an Awards Day held at a Drop-In where member's are recognised for their achievments.

 

Oak tree/dark horse

Both Groups have 4 categories

Seeing and Doing


Activities include:-
  • Creative Writing
  • Drama
  • Music
  • Art
  • Crafts
  • I.T.
  • Calligraphy
  • Book clubs
  • Local History
  • Silk Painting
  • Gardening
  • and Many More.

    • Exersise and Exploring

    Activities include:- Day Trips to places such as
  • Blackpool
  • Chester
  • York
  • Lancaster
  • Southport
  • The Lakes
    • And many more

  • Weekends and Holidays

    • (See Independant Living and Holidays)

  • Relaxalier
  • Gentle Exersise

    • Across Generations

    Activities are usually life histories of the older members to pass their memories onto the younger members.

    Caring and sharing

    Activities include:-

  • Covering and filling shoeboxes for Christmas distribution to Hungry, India, Slovakia, Romania, Bulgaria.

    • During 2007 we joined in with other Dark Horse Ventures in Liverpool and prepared 900 shoe boxes. All together 9,000 were dispatched to the different countries.

  • knitting and crocheting blankets which are donated to each local animal sanctuaries
  • Knitting and crocheting scarves and hats to go into the shoe boxes
  • Knitting and crocheting large blankets to go to the countries as well as the shoe boxes.
  • Knitting and sewing toys for the shoe boxes
  • Volunteering in a variety of areas

    • When the required standards have been met each member receives a certificate of achievement.
    When certificates in there categories have been achieved a gold certificate is awarded. some members reach this in a year, others prefer to work towards this goal in there own time, at a slower pace, over a few years.

    Basic items such as combs, toothbrushes, candles, toothpaste, sewing equipment, pens, pencils, small D.I.Y tools, small kitchen equipment, soap, sponges, etc.
    These items are a luxury to people in there countries if you would like to donate anything please contact 01204 380643

    In 2007 the following awards were achieved:
    Certificates awarded:-

    The Oak Tree Foundation


    Welcome
    Caring and Sharing
    Learning and Doing
    Extending Horizon
    Gold

    The Dark Horse Venture

    Welcome
    Caring and Sharing
    Learning and Doing
    Exercise and Exploring
    Gold

    The Bolton Encourage Project

    Activities include:-
    Easter card making
    Throwing a pottery item
    Painting a pottery item
    A canal trip
    Visits to:-
    Liverpool Maritime Museum
    Portland Basin

    We also join with the Liverpool Ventures in activities:

    Shows

    Evita
    South Pacific
    Fiddler On The Roof
    The liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra Rehearsals
    The Annual Christmas Lunch at Walton Hall

    These two groups enjoy a very varied and interesting on going programme of activities

    Thank You to:

    Jill Rushton from Wm Briggs and Sons
    for wool and craft materials.
    Community foundation for Greater Manchester
    for a grant to enable the Bolton Encourage project to take place.