JollyDays Supported Holidays - Blog

This is turning out to be a fantastic summer with yet more great weather. JollyDays Supported Holidays put on a zoo & countryside break for three lovely people from London. After our customers eased themselves into their lovely accommodation in an Essex village we decided to nip off to Leigh on sea for a drink at the Peterboat and then onto Southend for a trip along the front finishing up with a good old fashioned dish of fish & chips. Tuesday was our day at the zoo. We all really enjoyed watching the penguins getting fed. Victor liked the giraffes most. The white tiger was so beautiful lazing in the sun. There are so many animals and reptiles to see that it takes all day to appreciate them all. On Wednesday we spent the day in Cambridge. Our first stop was to the botanic gardens where we looked at the beautiful flowers and enjoyed a picnic in the shade of the trees. After that we went onto the river Camb where Victor & David relaxed in a punt and saw the great architecture...

Due to technical problems , we have fewer photos than normal! Another fantastic holiday with the JollyDays team, this time in a beautiful part of France. The sun was out every day and this made dining out a real pleasure whether at a lovely restaurant or on our patio at the beautiful gite that we were lucky enough to be staying in. Everywhere we went there were beautiful flowers by the road side and in peoples garden, which we all marvelled at. Days were spent on the beach, looking around the chocolate factory, browsing markets, going to Nausicaa (sea-life centre), wandering around old walled towns, visiting castles and of course having our art sessions. We were very fortunate to have instruction from Peter, who is a professional graphic designer and artist. Everyone enjoyed their art instruction and we all managed to draw and then paint our still life studies onto a canvas, which was then displayed before taking home to show our friends and family. One evening we took Peter out to tha...