I love Mpower FOREVER AND EVER AND EVER!!!

You guys are the best. The BEST. And I'm so lucky to have worked with you and had so many funny times with cups of tea and so so many sweets....

Please carry on having fantastic parties and invite me so I can do my brilliant dancing.

LLLLOOOOOVVVVVEEEE XXXXXXX

Love..

Some of this at MPower are looking for love and finding it hard to find it. Does anyone have any tips for us? Does anyone else feel like this? Sometimes meeting girls is hard man. And sometimes meeting boys is a pain in the neck. Sometimes we worry that people might cheat on us. We would like to meet someone who knows us, can respect us, with a good personality, a nice smile, nice eyes, someone who can cater to our needs, good sense of humour, good dancer, good singer, good dj, and someone who treats someone with respect! We would make a great boyfriend or girlfriend because we can cook and clean and all of the above! Does anyone else feel like this?!?! Has anyone used dating websites like 'Stars in the Sky'???

We are family...

This week we've been talking about how to welcome MPowers new members next term, get them socialising, and to settle them into the group. We're going to do this by...
-Introducing ourselves
-Socialising and communicating well
-Making them feel welcome
-Make them a welcome cake...cupcakes and chocolate cake and cheesecake
-Make them feel comfortable in the group
-Show them around
-Do something fun like dancing
-Do signing training so we can all understand each other and everyone can communicate
-Tell them about MPower's work and a bit about ourselves
-Discussing our group agreement and sticking with our rules
-Teach to learn like we have because we are the voice of disability
-Give people time to settle in
-Allow people to share their feelings
-Treating people with love and respect even if we're not best friends

We want new members to feel...
-happy
-comfortable...physically and mentally
-welcome
-Respected

If you want to join our MPower message us, especially if you're a girl! Or visit www.markfield.org.uk for contact details Were really looking forward to meeting to you :)

Talking about how we feel about new people starting MPower has made us want to have a reunion of all old MPower members and staff!! Watch this space!!xxx

If you weren't there you've missed out!!!!!!

Well basically on the 7th of November 2013

we the fantastic M-power had an extra ordinary spectacular , mind-blowing , out of this work, spaghetti bolegnese with hot sauce with curry on the top  BONFIRE PARTY!!!!!!!

We had a bonfire, cake, chicken, hot chocolate with marshmallow, sparklers and an out of this world photographer; Super KIRK with his super Hd camera.

We were fashionably late to our own party, we know, we're divas  *hair flick*

The icing on the cake has to be DJ Sound killAH aka Aziah as he goes by day. His ex manger, his brother had this to say " if you need a booking from my former client please call Markfield"

Here are the stats we had an outstanding turn out for our first event 45 people. Our surveys showed 100% of people saying they would like us to do it agin. One of  our fabulous guests had this to say "I loved the music, the fire, the food  and everyone is smiling , talking and having fun. LOTS MORE OF THIS PLEASE"  

Here is our personal feedback on what we enjoyed and what we learnt:

Jo- It was totally Amaze balls, I love MPower so so much and i'm so proud of all of you.

Aziah- It was awesome , I know we need to do it agin, but we could make people pay to raise money, surely you can spare £1 or 2. Please sir give me some more.

Aniajah- I could feel my ancestors come back and dance with us thats how unreal it was, JUST FANTASIC.

Kerry- I enjoyed it so much, I saw people I hadnt seen is such a long time like Sarah and Max.

Zac- The party was dynamic BOOM, explosion, amazing and magnifique.

Josh- Next time bigger party and more dancing

Dom- I felt really proud of you guys, we were so focused and on it and you got to do something you wanted to do!!

Mark- I loved the music and the fact that we had a proper sound system! it was great to see Mpower enjoy the results of so much hard work.

Obinna- Even tho i was not there with M-power physically, I was there with you in spirt and I already know you guys are fantastic and did a great job.

Welcome to the autumn term!!

Hey there Markfield viewers!!

What's up?! We are back from our summer holidays. We are going to show you what we are planning for this term. Our ideas are choosing new equipment for the playground and we need your help..any suggestions?! It'd be really helpful and we'll get back to you next week.

To all our viewers have a lovely time whatever you're doing/ Mpower is here every Thursday, we'll get back to you next week.

Adios amigos, Chao, au'revoir!!

Letter to Markfield staff meeting

Last week Markfield staff had a team meeting so we wrote them a letter to tell them what we thought and what we wanted...

• We would like to go on a holiday together to Europe. Could we raise the money?
• We've done so many great things, we represent all service users. We are like Markfield's MPs. We achieve things and we want to tell everyone. We want staff to support us, ask our opinions, listen to us and comment on our work. It would be great for the team. We have a voice. We have a dream. Come and meet us.
• We will be spreading the message to all clubs and across all disibilities. We are not just humans we are super humans/ heros.
• We are going to have a new notice board with a thermometer to see our fundraising at Sainsburys, pictures of MPower and what we want.
• We want to be involved in more decisions. We want to know how Makrfield works. We hope you like our decisions.

Love MPower

EXPOSURE PROJECT

Last term we were doing a project with Exposure to make a video for our website and blog.

Before we started we were excited, Aniajah thought it sounded cool and Joshua said he liked their magazine. Exposure have a website www.exposure.org.uk check them out!

Exposure made a film with our neighbours Glademore School check it out on Exposures website. Lots of our friends go to Gladesmore.

CATCHING UP!

Just catching up on some old posts we meant to share!

We are back!
Joshua, Kerry, Anaijah, and Zac but no Obinna or Aziah this week.

Kerry says hi to all my peeps out there!
Aniajah says we haven't been here for a long time because of easter. This week we talked about our easter holidays. Great to be back. See you!

Strange but true?

Out of the blue we found out that we we were talking about conspiracy theories so we thought we'd see what crazy conspiracy theories we could come up with. Here's our list of the best:

1.The Queen is a robot lizard who eats Teenagers.

2. Money is made out of sugar.

3.  Kings drink blood.

4. The colour red doesn't exist.

5. England ate another country

6.  People with red hair are the children of aliens

7. Water is made of blood

8. When we sleep we turn into flies.

wish list

So today was are last M-POWER OF THE TERM but dont be sad I'll be back (arnold schwarzenegger voice) and hersa what we would like

• we want a holiday in the sun for all of us
• extend Markfield
• Go kart
• an under ground bunker
• TGIF in markfield
• SOUND sysmtem
• a rave at markfield
• a talking parrot
• an arcade game
• a link up club
• some celbs apart from jed ward and justin beiber
• ice cream
• meet wall-e
• and the queen

josh's art work

kerry's art work

surf club fire

my last day at work

*sigh*

its my last day at work today and Im sad

i don't know what to say really i've enjoyed my time here
I've found out what happens behind the scenes of Markfield

 me with my ID 

 One the phone doing import bushiness things



This is OBINNA SIGNING OUT FOR THE LAST TIME OVER AND OUT 

cinema trip

HEY GUYS!
 ITS OBIIIIIIIII AND ZAAAACCCC!!!!

im here to tell you about our cinema trip which we went to last Thursday

this is what happened

Okay so we went to see "MAMA" and "A good day to die hard"

Guess what it was ZACS first time going to the cinema WOOOOOOP!
he went to watch a good day to die hardddddddd!!!!!!!

Heres what zac had to say The cinema is amazing!!!! The cinema was accessible for people with disabilities. It had a lift, and equipment for deaf and blind people. I loved the ending of the film where the family linked up. My first time at the cinema and I loved it. I actually saw real people eating popcorn instead of on the television.

oh yeah im not going to tell you what happens in the films your gonna have to watch it you self

Day 2 work exprince

DAY 2 OF WORK EXPRINCE:THE OBI STORY

okay so as you know I'm doing work exprince at MARKFIELD this week.

well the Computers are back oh I forget to tell you.The internet was not working yesturday and its just come back this afternoon.


so far today I've

helped Silvia, sammi and sarah with some filing (this is a differnt Sarah from yesturday this the director)

I've gone to the post office

and now I'm working with DOM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I tried something new today i've mixed hot choclate and choffe together it had lots of sugar init because coffe is very bitter

i was plaing for it to snow today BUT SADLY IT HASN'T HAPPENED YET KEY WORD YET

I also had to find new prices for things in a sensory room

I will see you guys tommorow

Day 1 Work experince

DAY 1 OF WORK EXPRINCE:THE OBI STORY

Hey guys this week I have been doing some work exprince Aat Markfield!

so for my GCSE's I chosse:
                                         -Triple scince
                                         -Drama
                                         -Sociology
                                         -Health & Social care

I start work at 10 and finsh at 4, which is not bad seeing as i start school at 8:30 and finsh at 3.I ussaly wake up 6

so when I came I met Claudia ,Sharah,Silvia and Saffy.They are really nice peopel to work with.

I had to read the polices, that was long but it had to be done.

I had lots of tea and hot chocolate :)

I worked with saffy for most of the day, we filled in finances on the computer which was strangely fun.
What can i say I like maths

we also had pizza (yummy) from art engine (thanks guys)


I can't wait till tommorw see you then

this is Obi signing off

This is the best song in the Congo :)

Life is sweet peaople - you should appreciate life because we are all rich with friends and family

I hope you enjoy my tunes, from ZAc x

OBINNA'S TRACKS OF THE WEEK

I heard this on the BRITS and I can't stop listening to it what a come back for Justin

COME GUYS LETS GET MOVING

Behind scenes this week at MPower...

Just a few behind the scenes shots of the MPower team at Markfield working hard on the blog today...

Feeling the valentines love

Discussing how we'd change the world...MPower style!!

Obinna and Dom

A quick tea break after working sooo hard

Impromptu pancakes...

Jo cooking up the pancakes

Pancake crazy!!

More valentines love....

Obinna typing up our brainstorming session!

Aniajah sharing his wise words in the brainstorming session

Hip Hop for the week

Here are some tunes that Josh recommends you dance to!!

JLS HOTTEST GIRL IN THE WORLD

N DUBZ NA NA BOY  BETTER  KNOW

WHAT M-POWER WOULD LIKE TO CHANGE IN THE WORLD

Hi guys one of our task this week was to think about things we would change in the world if we had the chance.
Here is what we came up with

MORE YOUTH CLUBS- because lots of people can learn skills in youth clubs

HELP PEOPLE HAVE BETTER RELATIONSHIPS

MORE DANCING AT WORK

GET MORE MONEY AND FEED ALL THE CHILDREN IN THE WORLD

MAKE UNIVERSITY FEES CHEAPER-so more people can get higher education

NO KNIVES

MORE DEFENSIVE CLASSES-to protect yourself

ASTON FROM JLS TO TEACH EVERYONE IN THE WORLD STREET DANCING

MAKE MORE PEOPLE LISTEN

MAKE MORE MARKFIELD'S

MAKE CARS MORE ACCESSIBLE

BEING DRIVEN AROUND IN A LIMO

MORE ACCESSIBLE TUBE STATIONS

MAKE ONE OF MY ARMS REALLY STRONG

MAKE TRAINS MORE SAFER

MAKE PEOPLE MORE HELPFUL

RAISE MONEY FOR CHALLENGES BY FIGHTING OUR FEARS
  

Our Clubs...

Markfield has lots of different services for lots of different people in the community. Here we tell you a about some of the clubs we attend...

For more information visit our website... www.markfield.org.uk/get-support

Fire club
Every Wednesday we eat (bananas on pasta) relax, talk and dance! Written by The Lady of MPower.

Dynamic Wednesday
Every Wednesday. We do music, drumming, dj-ing, basketball, football, painting and cooking. The club is energetic and friendly. Written by Aziah.

  CJ club
Every Friday. It is chilled, calm but a bit wild! We play around, build dens, go in soft play and sometimes we do drama. We eat pitta bread and cheese, sometimes tuna and sweet corn. I enjoy being on CJ club because my best friend from school is there. It is a good way to relax after school. Written by Zac.

MPower
MPower is a group of young people of all abilities. Everyone in the group either has a disability or has a family member with one. At MPower we call the shots. If we see something going wrong we do something about it. For example the adventure playground and BMX park. At MPower our dream is to cut out in-inequality in the world!!! WE ARE HERE TO STAY!!! Written by Obinna.

Meet some of the MPower members!

There are six members in the current MPower group. Here some of them tell you a little bit about themselves...

Zac

I love music, sports and dancing. I'm 13 years old. I like it when people listen to my opinions. Things that are important to me in my life: family, friends, home and France. I would like to live in France one day.
 

Aziah aka Sound in General

Name: Sound in General

Favourite genres: Bashment, RnB, Hip-Hop, Garage, Dub-Step, Afro-Beats, Funky House, Soca.

Country: Antigua and Monsarat.

 

Top 10 tunes of the month

1. In the morning 'funky house' (eygpt)

2. Baby chain: Ghetto story

3. Elephant man: Oliver Twist

4. Fuse Odg ft. Tiffany: Azonto

5. Elephant man: Father elephant

6. Atumpan: The Thing

7. Elephant man ft. Kat Deluna: Whine up

8. Banly Killer ft Cecil: Handle the rank

9. Sneakbo ft. Angel: Ride out

10. Baby Cham: Wine up your body

The Lady of MPower

I'm 16 and a half and I can't remember how long I've been on MPower- AGES! I love listening to music, dancing and gossiping. Being able to speak out on MPower is wicked. There's too many boys in the group though- we need MORE GIRLS!!

Welcome to our MPower youth participation group!

Welcome or bonjour or hola
Thank you for visiting our blog. We hope you enjoy what you see! Thank you to the people who have voted on our blog poll. We hope that you will want to join us. Come and visit  MPower
and see our dancing, games, make up, singing, dj-ing, cooking, soft play area, bmx park and adventure play ground.