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Handcrafted Social Enterprise flourishes! At a thriving mosaic workshop in Colmworth, local people with learning disabilities or autism are being given the chance to undertake paid work through an apprenticeship scheme, and thus help contribute to the local economy rather than rely on benefits. Many handcrafted items are now on sale and the team undertakes special commissions, from large scale company logos and signs to personalised plaques and household items. The Bromham Millers Colmworth workshop is Mencap’s social enterprise. The chair, John Myers, says: “It’s a shocking fact that only about 5% of people with learning disabilities or autism work full-time. Many want to earn a living and we are helping them achieve that.” One of the team is Beverley Conlon, a 53 year old from Bedford who was diagnosed as a slow learner and has never been able to do paid work before. She has uncovered a real talent for making mosaics at Bromham Millers. She says: “Creating mosaics is very relaxing and I’ve learned a lot about how to make designs in mosaic form. I can now work much more quickly than when I started the training. It’s exciting that the plaques and products we’re making are being sold. I also enjoy going to the workshop because it’s a chance to socialise while we work. ” The team are happy to create personalised house plaques or commemorative pet plaques to order. Businesses and community groups can commission striking external signs or logos to their own design specifications. Woodfines Solicitors of Bedford has recently commissioned a large mosaic of their logo that will be displayed in their reception area. A whole range of mosaic items created by Beverley and her colleagues are now on sale, from a set of coasters at £6 to mosaictopped tables at £150. The shop at the Colmworth is open every Thursday, 10am to 3pm. The money raised goes towards helping to keep people employed in the mosaic workshop and the artists receive a percentage from the sale of their mosaic piece. To advertise please call 01234 310521 or email: teresa@communitylifemag.co.uk soCial enterprise The Bromham Millers’ target is to place at least 18 people with learning disabilities or autism in full-time jobs by April 2013. This would be achieved by producing arts and crafts such as mosaics, and also through computer service contracts; sectors which are said to best suit the capabilities of those with learning disabilities or autistic spectrum. The funding they have received to date from the likes of JobCentre Plus and other organisations goes a long way to helping achieve this, but they are still in need of grants or donations to help create these jobs. The workshop in action how to donate: virgin Money Giving (http://tinyurl.com/ccw7hfr) or by cheque payable to Bedford Mencap mailed to: 2 tamworth Buildings, tythe Barn, school lane, Colmworth, MK44 2JZ. Mosaic online shop: http://www.etsy.com/shop/Craftarcadia please contact: 01234 376699 or email: aj_myers@btinternet.com for more info. 5

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