Morning everyone, Wednesday and it’s a very  mixed bag today of photos from the weekend and yesterday while we wait from today’s photos from the field.

First we have to update the scoring in the Summer of Sports after last Friday’s hilarity. In It Together just in the lead with The Rock and Bumble Bee tied. I’m sure the X Factor will stage a comeback this Friday.

Over the weekend we had the birthday of our drumming icon; we all hope you’ve had a great day Taylor  💚💚💚🎂🎂🎂

Everyone has enjoyed a great time over the last few days. It’s so nice to be able to spend time with our families at last even if it’s too warm for comfort. Claire is modelling her new visor, Laura  toasted marshmallows before she attempted the maiden flight of her plane [watch the video], David went to the Yorkshire Wildlife Park and the giraffes photo-bombed his picture, while Martin was out and about in Wentworth. We have had another sunflower finally decide to flower but the lupins are falling prey to the slugs.

Let’s hope next summer we will be back on our allotment growing our own veg minus the slugs.

And finally after the video we have an update on Ruby. She spent the weekend with Claire and family, who were disappointed to lose out on their caravan booking so they made the most of a weekend staycation at Rawmarsh. Water but no sand. 

See you all tomorrow for the KCM Arena updates.

It appears that many people, especially those not connected to the disabled community, are unaware of the Sunflower Lanyard, the sign of a hidden disability.  This lanyard exempts the wearer from wearing a mask.

Read this ladies experience:

Something has been bugging me. Tom and I went for a coffee yesterday; we ordered with our masks on and sat inside the shop to enjoy it (masks off). Another customer comes in without a mask, orders his coffee and cake and goes to sit outside. The lady behind makes a comment about everyone should be wearing masks, the staff back her up. If they looked at the man again, they would have seen he was wearing a bright green lanyard covered in sunflowers, it’s really hard to miss. This lanyard indicates that this man has a hidden disability and is possibly unable to wear a mask.
I hope that it was just a case of the staff not knowing about this as well as the lady who made the loud comment. I wish I had spoken up but I also didn’t want to shout across the coffee shop that the man had a disability. Perhaps we need to spread the message, especially to shops etc what this lanyard means.
If you didn’t know, look at the link:
https://hiddendisabilitiesstore.com

Not all disabilities are visible – some are hidden and not immediately obvious, such as learning difficulties, mental health as well as mobility, speech, visual or hearing impairments. Living with a hidden disability can make daily life more demanding for many people, but it can be difficult for others to identify, acknowledge or understand the challenges you face.

Be visible when you want to be

Wearing the Hidden Disabilities Sunflower discreetly indicates to people around you including staff, colleagues and health professionals that you may need additional support, help or a little more time.

Listen to Daisy’s sunflower story and help to educate everyone in your circle just what it means.

This article is published on the SYACL website. There is also updates on what is coming soon to their website.

There will be FA guidance update on new regulations for football, exclusive interviews with Liam Kay & Craig Denton.

Why not access the site at SYACL.com and enjoy the many football related interviews that are in the pipeline. 

Andrea Jubb‎ – September 24, 2019 

Last night me and my family witnessed an absolutely amazing performance by a wonderful set of people, your dedication , routines and enthusiasm is second to none, you are all so proud of each other it’s heartwarming. Go out tonight Social eyes and smash it again , listen to all the clapping and cheering it’s for you xxxx  💚 💚 💚

Carol Burke‎ – September 28, 2018

Thank you social eyes, Tom is so happy with his raffle prize at your McMillan coffee morning. Such a worthy cause. Can’t wait to try it, looks too good to cut into though x  💚 💚 💚

July 12, 2018

Visit to Wentworth Woodhouse today 💚💚💚💚

And finally, August 20th 2016 the official opening of Social Eyes.

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And our fourth birthday held in lockdown xxx  💚💚💚

Sunday, blissfully a little cooler, so let’s have a little fun day.

First we have the staff modelling !!!!! the new lightweight silk!! face covering that is now on sale @ £3 each. That’s the face covering staff member not included. To say it was blistering heat on the field is an understatement but the staff found the only overcast part of the day.  💚 💚 💚 💚 💚 💚

A few more photos from Friday’s scorcher @KCM Arena, where shade, under umbrellas and sun tans were the order of the day. Some pretty impressive tans now after a few warm sessions. 💚 💚 💚 💚 💚 💚

And finally,

update on the dugouts down at the KCM Arena. Big thanks to Ricky Weatherstone and Liam Drabble for their hard work and giving their free time up. Watch out for the cameraman’s finger that was determined to have a starring role in the video!!

I’m sure there will be more updates from Rawmarsh St Joseph’s JFC before long.

What a fantastic Friday on the field. The sun was blazing, umbrellas up again but this time against the sun, spirits were high for week 4 of our Summer of Sport.  💚 ☀️ 💚 💚 ☀️ 💚

Many questions posed during today’s session, the main one is why is Jack so wet?? We know it’s hot, but??? Keep reading to the end to find out.  💚 ☀️ 💚

After last week’s successful welly wanging it was more great wanging  in the sun, with some great throws recorded amid the hilarity. Highly competitive races were run, despite the heat, after all it was our Summer of Sport.  💚 ☀️ 💚

Social Eyes has some very competitive sportspeople, especially the football section. That competitive spirit is why we won the South Yorkshire Ability Counts League that the team play in.  💚 ☀️ 💚

Here’s the first batch of this week’s welly wanger’s in action. More over the weekend.  💚 ☀️ 💚

Now we have the sporting photos. Just look at those racers, they were innit to winnit.  💚 ☀️ 💚

A beautiful panoramic view of the field of dreams.  💚 ☀️ 💚

Another fantastic Social Eyes video, and after that the answer. Why was Jack so wet??  💚 ☀️ 💚