Fetal Anticonvulsant Syndrome Fundraiser art auction

Bid now on ebay for a original St. Patricks day painting with Sneaky snake by Eloise O'Hare for raising money for my school friend Karen Walsh son Lorcan's Anticonvulsant Syndromes.Lorcan has to undergo lots of costly operations in Ireland. This is also to raise awareness of Anticonvulsant Syndromes.

Bidding only on for ten days.

Eaton Park in Spring

Eaton Park in Spring time.

Everyday I like to have a wander or run, cycle through Eaton Park. There is a short cut from Unthank road by the old red post box, down the holly tree lane, left at the white horses head, past the lamp post with 3 sevens on it. Turn right on to Sotherton road, then left on Parameter Road by the chip shop. Then across the road and your by the boating lake which has Swans, ducks, seagulls and on Wednesdays has a boat club of remote control boats and little sailing boats. Boating lake has boat people are of all ages. You can take your boat down there any day. To the right of the lake is the "Miniature railway" which open on Sunday afternoons between 1pm and 5pm. The railway is run by some very keen engineers that keep the trains tip top shape. The park has fountain centred in a rose garden to have a quiet sandwich and bask in the sun. There is a row of bowling greens bowlers meet on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 2pm. By the bowling green is an enormous kids playground with all the fun climbing things and swings.  

Family's have picnics next to the playground. In the centre of the park is a band stand that plays music all year round and sometimes live. I have heard amazing musicians practise there instruments with no complaints from the public who sit and listen. In the round is a cafe open after spring and some public toilets. The park also has go-carts, skate boarding, pitch and put, tennis, golf, rugby, cricket, football and a little woods, running, fitness, walking, BMX and kite flying. For a city centre park its got a lot of activities and nature. Check out my photos published in i-witness news here.

Whistle Before proceeding at the miniature railway.

More up grades to the railway line. 

Little blue flowers in the wood.

Railway track making its way through the park.

Daisy's growing along the track.

Little Daisy with red spot in yellow centre.

Little wooden tracks and rails.

Heather growing in every shade of pink.

Railway sign open every Sunday after Easter till September after 1pm. Take your kids along to have a go on the trains. I think its about 50p a train journey. I think this train would be fab public transport in the centre of Norwich. 

Seagull in flight across boating lake.

More heather in another shade of pink.

Ducks floating on the water pre fight.

Lake changes colour everyday all year round with the changing Sky's and light.

Quake attack. Duck fight.

White horses head on the short cut journey to park.

Arched door on house before shortcut lane to park.

Pillar box at the short cut to park.

Windows that match the door of the house near the holly lane.

The shortcut with Holly trees all the way down.

The three 777's on a post on the way to park.

Turn right onto this Sotherton road.

More tracks and flowers along the train line.

Chip shop turn left here. Head down the road to park. Beware of cars when crossing the road, they think its a race track.

Giant buttercup flower in someones garden on Unthank road.

Mystical woodland.

Cones and flowers

White little flowers.

Model railway on exhibition at Hellsdon school. 

Blue flowers and pine needles.

Parkside station train stop.

Spring daffodils hanging out in gang looking seedy.

ice Spring

Some photos I took in the garden after a viel of hail cover the country.

Here is a link to the i-witness report 

Like little lumps of icing sugar.

Snowdrops were happy this year. 

Bugs came out and went in again. Never to sure when the thaw was going to happen.

Hail of all sizes went everywhere.

More snowdrops.

Crocuses came out then froze and are now out again for another round.

Equal Lives Launch at Forum Norwich

Equal Lives Launch at Forum Norwich.

Photo of the launch cake. It says in very neat icing Equal Lives. 

Free from disabling barriers. 

Here is a link to the i-witness report at Archant news in East anglia

Lets bin those barriers, written on a black bin for people to put there barriers in. Having a disability can have many barriers. Mine would be not hearing people properly, having dyslexia, having allergies, eczema and liver problems. The way I eat, write, hear, live, wash, dress, socialise, work is dictated by faults. I have resigned to working as much as possible at home with no one around and creating art. It does not create a proper living, but I can't get any benefits or a proper paid job. I have had proper paid jobs, but in order to get the job, I have had to pretend I am normal and then later suffer from skin problems and stress from not hearing colleagues and costumers and writing things wrong and getting told off. Grinning and bearing and working harder to make up for loss of ability. 

Here is a stall at the forum about Hate crimes. Hate crimes is a new thing where you can report to police, people being rude like calling names or bullying. 

This stall had a game on it for people to join in.

Here is the banner I painted for the NDPAC. The banner is hand painted and can be washed. I expect the banner will be used for lots of occasions.

People checking out the derelick from Doctor Who.

A derelick has the same problems as someone with a wheelchair, as in impossible to get up and down the stairs.

Opening doors stall run by people with learning difficulties for people with learning difficulties. 

This was a music choir stall.

Black dog music project.  Its a music project to bring people with mental health and addictions together to enable them to reestablish or create new music to perform at gigs. More about it on the website.

The banner I finished painting in the morning after another all nighter. I hung it on the washing line to stand back and look at it.

Tea and cake for people at the launch.

Chief Executive of Equal Lives Mark Harrison giving a speech. 

A really big turn out for the launch. I have never seen Fusion at the Forum with this many people. There was a crowd standing at the back too.

George Saunders founding member of NDPAC and Trustee of Equal Lives giving a speech. Later on other speakers were Shaun Hobbs Chair and Kathy Saunders Vise Chair of Equal Lives.

Mobility is very important otherwise the house can become a prison. 

Rethink Mental illness is a place to go for support. Mental health is easier with help and can be a night mare without. Worth getting it where ever its on offer. 

Barrier free campaigners. This is a great one. Be great if the world was barrier free but as it is people don't really think about others till it effects them personally. Good idea to speak up about obstacles. 

A close up of the derelick.

Launch events are happening all over Norfolk 9th April Kings Lynn at the West Norfolk Deaf Association.  15th April, Gt Yarmouth at the Priory. 23 April, Cromer at Cromer Parish Hall. 29 April, Dereham at the Gallery (Memorial halls)

The logo for Norfolk Disabled against Cuts. Still needs fiddling with the writing is the wrong way up.
This is a social movement that is happening across the country. Next post will be about banner making.