Welcome everyone to the latest edition of the South Forum Newsletter

Featured in this edition:

• Farewell Anthony

• Sunderland South Forum AGM

• South Forum 4th July Fun Day Update

• UK Parliament: Your chance to question Commons Speaker

• Gentoo/Jubilee Centre Fun Day

• The 'New' Community Network

• Smoking Cessation Training

• NHS Press Release - Swine Flu

• Sunderland Parenting Programme

• St. Oswald's Brownies

• CEED - Greenspace Officer Vacancy

• BUPA Great North 10k Run

Presenting at a future South Forum Meeting

If you are interested in presenting at one of our future meetings please contact Lorna on 0191 522 8447 or via email Lorna@southforum.org.uk. Dates are given on a first come, first serve basis so please don't hesitate.

If you require any information to be shared or circulated to our members please contact me on 0191 5228447 or via email lorna@southforum.org.uk

Farewell Anthony!!

The Chairman (Stuart Porthouse) on behalf of the Management Committee and the Forum's Members would like to thank Anthony for all his hard work, commitment and dedication and wish him all the best for the future in his new post.

Sunderland South Forum Monthly Meeting (AGM)

Is to be held

Wednesday 16th September 2009

St Chad's Church Hall, Charter Drive, Sunderland, SR3 3PG

1.00pm start (12.30pm Buffet)

If you are unable to attend to attend the meeting on the 16th September but would like to express an interest contact me via email lorna@southforum.org.uk or on 0191 522 8447.

Did you know that you can become a member of the South Forum as an individual, a worker or as a representative of a group?

Why should you join the South Forum?

We can offer you the opportunity to share good practice and experience. We can also offer you the opportunity to build positive relationships with other South Forum members. There is a good mix of attendees from the statutory, voluntary and community sectors as well as individuals. This provides an effective forum for networking and information sharing. South Forum members are able to promote their group or service and meet informally with others.

Everyone is welcome to attend our monthly meetings so please come along.

Your Chance to Question Commons Speaker John Bercow On 22 July, the Parliament web team will interview the new Commons Speaker John Bercow.

We want the public to send us their questions to put to the Speaker as part of this exclusive filmed interview and podcast, which we will publish on the Parliament website at the end of July.
Please email the Parliamentary web team with your questions webmaster@parliament.uk <mailto:webmaster@parliament.uk?subject=Question

for the Commons Speaker> or tweet your questions to the UK Parliament Twitter <http://twitter.com/ukparliament> .

The deadline for submitting questions is 20 July. While we cannot guarantee we will ask your specific question, all contributions will be considered in planning the interview.

Parliamentary Outreach
<http://www.parliament.uk/getinvolved/outreach.cfm> will also be collecting questions through the various events they are running during July. http://news.parliament.uk/2009/07/your-chance-to-question-commons-speaker/

Gentoo are holding a Fun Day in partnership with the Jubilee Centre on:

Wednesday 5th August 2009 from 10.00am - 2.00pm at the Jubilee Centre

FREE activities for the community including Bouncy Castle, Hook-a-Duck, Face Painting, Sumo Suits, Balloon Race and much much more.

The Fire Brigade will also be attending showing their chip-pan fire demonstration.

Refreshments will also be available on the day

Community Network News

The 'New' Community Network
The Sunderland Community Network (SCN) is changing – the way it is organised has changed and the staff will have new responsibilities. We will no longer try to be all things to all people. In future, staff will be supporting all delegates to the identified areas of Sunderland Partnership to ensure the Voluntary and Community Sector in the city can make a positive contribution through the SCN. They will be working with each Area Forum to draw delegates from their membership to represent the SCN on the new Area Committee in each area.

For more information please click here

The South Forum have a copy of the Sunderland Parenting Programme Directory which will enable us to signpost parents and carers to the Parenting programmes and services, which are currently available in Sunderland.

If your wanting more information please contact Lorna at the South Forum on 0191 5228447 or via email lorna@southforum.org.uk

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Swine Flu Advice

Please click here for an up-to-date press release from NHS South of Tyne Wear.

NHS Brief Intervention - Smoking Cessation

The training will help your organisation contribute to the Sunderland Strategy in respect of Health so that residents live longer, are healthier, happier and more independent. We have been commissioned to deliver the Brief Intervention covering stopping smoking on behalf of South of Tyne and Wear NHS.

Please contact Lorna@southforum.org.uk for more information

6th Sunderland St. Oswald's Brownie Pack are looking for new members!!!

What are Brownies?
Brownies have fun, their meetings are full of fun activities and challenges, usually ones which Brownies have suggested themselves. Age range between 7 - 10 years.

Meeting are held every Monday 5.15pm - 6.45pm
St. Oswald's Communicare Centre, Gladwyn Road, Grindon.
Contact Marie on 0191 5342186 for more information.

Greenspace Officer
£18000 - £20 000.(Full Time or Job Share)
Fixed term appointment to March 2011.
Full time 37.5 hours or job share 15 – 22.5 hours
Sunderland – East End and Hendon
4% pension and 27 days holiday

Well Done to the Jubilee girls Margy and Lisa who took part in the BUPA Great North 10k run on Sunday 12th July who achieved a time of 1 hr 30mins. The girls were running for the Macmillan Nurses charity, any additional sponsorship would be welcome. Please contact the Jubilee Centre on 0191 5228447 if you would like to donate.