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Climb Every Mountain
It was a cold and wet day in May that the adventurers, Stephen, Ian, Mike and Ben set off for the old mining village of Treharris. The location could not be found on any satnav, the only way was by the ancient method of map reading. Luckily enough there was someone on the expedition old enough to have been passed down the skill of map reading.
When we arrived it was decided by our expedition leader from Rhondda Cynon Taf that the climb had to be executed indoors as the weather was too harsh. The climb was 300 feet with many different ledges to negotiate. After some safety checks and team bonding we started the
Julie Hits the Shops
With the improved activity timetable now in place at Caersalem House, we decided to contact some local stores in the hope that their generosity would keep staff and tenants busy during the coming months. John Lewis kindly replied with the offer of a range of items, so we went on a day out to pick up our parcel.
Firstly, Julie and I visited 'Place to Eat' where we had a pot of tea and Welsh cakes whilst we marvelled at the size and décor of the store. We sat near the balcony edge to get the full effect!
We travelled the many escalators to customer collections where we were given a large bag with a mixture of games, jigsaws and arts and craft sets. After lugging our collection to the car we travelled back to Caersalem to show everyone what we had.
Our activity nights are now packed with new items thanks to the staff at John Lewis!
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300 feet climb. We had to rely on each other to keep us from falling, but we all made it to the summit and abseiled back down.
The day was a great success, look out for more adventures of the Caersalem Crusaders!
I have had the best day that I can remember and to make it to the top was an unbelievable feeling.
Stephen
Gwalia & Me
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