What a week!

This week has been really hard for the staff. Our clients have been quite difficult and very demanding and it has meant that we have had to re-establish boundaries again and make some decisions that have not been popular. We know that our job is not to be popular. It would be good if we [...]

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A lady with an incredible character

From time to time I thought we would give you some little snapshots of some of our clients that makes working at Ben’s so rich and interesting. Also it will be a small glimpse into some of the lovely diverse people we deal with. How especially amazing it is when you think that they are [...]

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A 5 star Kitchen!

This week, our manager Wendy is on holiday having a well earned rest. There is always that feeling when Wendy is away what may happen!! Our team was all geared up and alert as Monday dawned. It was very quiet in the morning and we were all just getting into cruise control when the doorbell [...]

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Alcohol Restriction Zone

Probably most people in Sheffield are not aware that there is an Alcohol Restriction Zone (ARZ) in place. This extends from the City to the inner ring road. It was introduced in December 2005. You are now committing an offence if you are found drinking alcohol within the inner ring road of the city centre.
Ben’s [...]

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What a difference a pair of glasses can make…

When I first started working at Ben’s Centre Wendy suggested I just sit with the clients and get to know them. One of the clients that I sat with quite a lot liked to do the crossword and he was always asking to borrow my reading glasses. I used to lend them to him and [...]

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Our amazing building

We are in the most amazing buildings here in Orange Street.  For those of us on the staff who worked in the old building we never cease to enjoy working here.  The “old” building was in a Victorian block.  Its very name, “Institute Buildings”, conjures up very vividly the building it was!  We were on [...]

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What a day today!

What a day!  It was mad from beginning to the end!  Clients were either so demanding or very intoxicated- or both.  You would have thought that we had had at least 50 clients in but actually the numbers were average.  At Ben’s we take the approach with clients that they have to take responsibility for [...]

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A happy New Year

A happy New Year.
For most of us it’s hard going back to work and getting back into the routine of things again. After a good break you feel rested and you just want to continue that way.
For our clients, the majority of them are desperate to get back to the routine of their lives-albeit [...]

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