BBC visit the Bo'ness Bounce Higher Project.
There is always something happening around the church building here in St Andrew's Bo'ness. Its great to see the building being used and cared for by a wide variety of people. Take for instance today. Elizabeth Ann was down looking after the garden and watering the plans
Apart from the staff members who were working out of the building, we had a young teenager in for a few hours getting coaching on work experience. Then we a visit from the BBC Children in Need programme to meet Andrea our Family Worker and to meet some of the children who attend our various creative art clubs. Children in Need were particularly interested in helping the children tell stories using animation.
Here is a picture of Andrea preparing for the children a few minutes before our friends from the BBC start working with them to make up a story and them film it using models the children have already produced earlier on today.
It actually great to see how the children respond to Andrea. She has a real talent in making all the children feel loved and accepted but above all that they all have some wonderful stories to tell and some amazing gifts .
One of our greatest resources in St Andrew's is people too often we forget the influence that even one person can have on the lives of children. Recently I was watching a Channel 4 documentary on children who had grown up in care and where now adults getting on with their lives. I was impressed to hear the impact that one lady carer and her husband had on all these children. Everyone of them mentioned her by name as one of the most important people in their lives as children. I think a number of children in Bo'ness will be grateful for the Bounce Higher programme and the contribution that Andrea and her helpers are making to their lives.
Here are just a few of models the children made yesterday. I believe they've turned it into a short animated film, which will appear on the BBC website in due course.
Posted By: Tanya Carmichael On: 21 Aug 2009 At: 1:35pm
Hi Andrea
Thought you would like to see your video up on the BBC L.A.B. website.
LJ and I really enjoyed coming out to meet you and the children.
Hope all is well with you.