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The Workplace is the place to beAs the rain continues to pour down it’s hard to imagine that only a couple of weeks ago were taking photographs and basking in the sun at the Workplace allotment. The Workplace is a Nottingham based day service for people with learning disabilities providing work experience and promoting self-advocacy. I definitely had a severe case of allotment envy as it has everything you could wish for : potting benches, poly tunnel, seating areas, raised beds, chickens and even a couple of compost toilets. It was obvious how much everyone there enjoyed working on the allotment and this really shone through in the photos. We’ll be using the photos in the new Workplace brochure and the group has also given permission for some to appear in our new image library. If you want to find out more about the Workplace phone 0115 847 9435
View individual post & comments » Learning about drugsContinuing on our narcotics theme we’ve recently completed a set of drug & alcohol images in the studio. These have been incorporated into drug information cards which we designed for Let’s Build. To ensure these images were as realistic as possible we were able to call upon the expert knowledge of Detective Superintendent Andy O’Hagan from Nottinghamshire Police. Andy spends much of his time educating various groups about drugs and their effects.
All our drug images will be available in our stock library when it goes live. View individual post & comments » Police… Camera… ActionNottinghamshire Police Officers have been helping us at Crocodile House by acting out scenarios based on substance misuse. This very important social issue will be one of the specialist areas covered by our new Health and Social Care image library – www.crocstockimages.com. The help and advice the police have given and the photographs produced from this encounter will mean we will able to provide a complete set of images reflecting the many issues and outcomes associated with substance misuse today.
View individual post & comments » New Year… New Strategy… New Media!Crocodile House has been commissioned to help Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust with informing staff, service users and the public about the implementation of its new strategy. To do this we are intending to provide a library of images and a series of advert style videos for use at conferences, shows and exhibitions as well as online. Video will be a new media for Crocodile House to work with but we are very excited about the ideas we are generating already and look forward to applying out photographic and design skills to the project. The project theme is ‘Belonging’ and will focus on the specialist work to be delivered by the Trust with the new strategy in place. To do this we will follow several members of staff and service users highlighting the specialist skills delivered and the positive effects this has on those that receive it. We will be reporting here throughout the year as to the progress of the project and forthcoming events. View individual post & comments » New Image LibraryWe will soon be launching a new image library specialising in high quality learning disability images. You can find more information at: crocstockimages.com View individual post & comments » Spreading the messageSo successful was the Stamp Out Stigma display created by Crocodile House that the Substance Misuse Service commissioned a portable version so they could take their message out on the road. They are planning to visit schools, libraries and other community venues to increase awareness of how stigma can be challenged and reduced in mental health.
View individual post & comments » Climb Every MountainCrocodile House photographer & designer, David Probert, recently raised £1500 for Nottingham University Hospital’s Day Case Unit. Read the full story here View individual post & comments » First Class DisplayThe Substance Misuse Service recently won first prize for their ‘Stamp Out Stigma’ display. Their campaign was one of over sixty displays on show at Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust AGM held at the East Midlands Conference Centre on 25th September. The display, devised and built by Crocodile House, found a fun way to get a serious message across with a funfair theme. Visitors who successfully stamped and rang the bell were rewarded with a peek into the mysterious black box which showed the solution to stamping out stigma. Flashing lights and fairground music added to the whole effect. The team are now taking the display on the road to spread the Stamp Out Stigma message.  The successful Stamp Out Stigma team View individual post & comments » Enjoying the viewStaff and clients of The John Storer Clinic, part of the Substance Misuse Service at Notts Healthcare NHS Trust, wanted to brighten up the dull stairwell leading to the clinic. Having created the artwork we wanted something a bit different to print on so we used Digimura wallpaper which meant that we were able to get the image flat to the wall giving the illusion of real windows when going up or down the stairs.
Click on image to enlarge We used Contra Vision for the office window graphic providing some privacy for staff but allowing them to see visitors arriving up the stairs.  Contra Vision View individual post & comments » On SongLeicester Bach Choir have just launched their new website which features photographs taken by Crocodile House at rehearsals last December. We were there to take a set of promotional photographs which could be used for various publicity purposes and which also gave members of the choir an opportunity to have images for themselves. Click on the link below to visit the site and find out more about the choir and forthcoming concerts.
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