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| South Forum e-Newsletter 13th August 2008
Dear All,
Welcome to my first newsletter for the Forum. I would like to take this opportunity to introduce myself as the new Administration Officer for the Sunderland South Forum.
I have a diverse work history most recently I was Senior Recruitment Consultant for a not-for-profit Agency based in Sunderland for five years, previous to that for two years I was an NVQ Assessor for a training and development company also based in the Sunderland area and way before that I was based in the customer service sector.
I'm excited about joining the Sunderland South Forum and learning more about the community, local issues and events in the south area. An important part of my role is to information share so if anybody has any events or projects etc coming up please do not hesitate to contact me on 5228447 or via email lorna@southforum.org.uk Thanks Lorna Featured in this edition:
Helping Hands
Sunderland South Forum Annual General Meeting
The 2008 Annual General Meeting will be held at 1.00pm Wednesday 17th September 2008 at St Chad’s Church Hall, Charter Drive, East Herrington, Sunderland, SR3 3PG. A light buffet lunch will be available from 12.30pm.
Click here to download the papers for the meeting:
Copies of the Annual Report and Annual Accounts are available for inspection and will be available at the meeting.
Copies of the previous minutes can be found on our website: http://www.southforum.org.uk/news.html
The deadline for returning the completed Registration Form and the Nomination Form is Wednesday 3rd September 2008. If you require any further information please contact Anthony Gonzalez direct on 0191 522 8447.
St Davids Community Church St Davids Community Church are providing summer activities for all young people aged 5 - 18 years. Activities include Music and Craft. Refreshments will be provided. 18th - 22nd August 2008 between 10.00am - 2.30pm For more information contact stdavidschurch@hotmail.co.uk or on 0191 5229609 Sunderland South Forum Annual Summer Fayre – Feedback required. Thank you to everyone who helped make our annual summer Fayre such a success. The event was held on 12th July 2008 at Portland College, Doxford Park and we had a great turnout from our member organisations and people attending on the day. We want to build on this success and make sure that next years event is bigger and better. Currently we are reflecting on the event and will shortley begin planning next year’s event. If you have any comments on what you feel went well or any suggestions for improving the event next year please let us know.
You can send any comments or suggestions via email to lorna@southforum.org.uk or ring on 0191 5228447 CANCELLED Volunteer Centre Sunderland
Introduction to Volunteering
The Volunteer Centre in Sunderland are planning to hold an ‘Introduction to Volunteering’ session for young people who may be interested in volunteering and would like to find out more.
The idea of the session is to introduce people to volunteering and give them the chance to meet with organisations who can offer a range of different opportunities. The event will be split in two, lasting two hours in total:
1st hour - an informal introduction into volunteering, the role of the Volunteer Centre, the benefits of volunteers, myths regarding volunteers and claiming benefits etc
2nd hour - speed dating event with local organisations who are looking for volunteers.
This will be a great opportunity for anyone thinking of volunteering as it gives them the opportunity to have all their questions answered and the rare chance to meet with representatives from local organisations, on a one to one basis. To book a place contact Anna Johnson.
Friday 22nd August 10am – 12noon, Ryhope Community Centre Should you require any further information regarding the volunteering please contact Anna Johnson 0191 567 8902 or email sunderlandvc@aol.com HELPING HANDS 8th AUGUST 2008 Helping Hands St Oswalds Community Centre helps to provide the local community with a multi-functioning, accessible community venue which will provide educational, recreational and health opportunities as well as key services to all local people. They are currently looking for volunteers aged 16 plus to help in a few different areas. These include volunteers to help provide their crèche facilities for local children, volunteers to help as Bingo Callers for the Bingo sessions which are held for local residents on a weekly basis and volunteers to help as gardeners, who will help existing volunteers with the maintenance of the grounds and gardens of the buildings
North East Aircraft Museum based in Washington helps to collect and preserve historic aircraft and aeronautical memorabilia to display and educate the general public. They currently have opportunities for volunteers to get involved in the following areas: Archivist/data collection volunteer will collect info on current objects held at museum and log the information, experienced carpenters/joiners will carry out general joinery tasks, experienced electrician/welder volunteers will carry out general electrician’s duties such as checking wiring on exhibitions and display cabinets and install wiring throughout the site, grounds person/gardener are needed to carry out general gardening duties, experienced painters/building restoration, volunteers will help with the maintenance and restoration of all museum buildings and property including exhibitions, aircraft and artefacts, shop assistants who will carry out general shop duties. All volunteers will need to enjoy dealing with the public and help to make them feel welcome.
Walking with Wheels organise guided walks for people with disabilities in the Sunderland area. They require people aged 18 plus to help as volunteer Walk Assistants, who will help to push wheelchairs and assist visually impaired walkers by warning them of the hazards ahead on the path. Volunteers should enjoy working with people with disabilities, have an understanding nature and should be able to push wheelchairs and have sufficient stamina to walk at a gentle pace for up to 5km.
Should you require any further information regarding the volunteering or any of the above opportunities please contact Anna Johnson 0191 567 8902 or email sunderlandvc@aol.com alternatively visit www.do-it.org.uk to view these and other volunteering opportunities. Venerable Bede’s Extended School Thank you to Lesley Jones who presented at the last South Forum meeting held on 28th July 2008 at St David’s Community Church. Here is a summary of the presentation:
The Venerable Bede’s Extended School is outward looking and actively engaged in community projects and developing links with partners including SAFC Foundation, Blue Watch Youth Club, the City Council (in particular Adult and Community Learning), Durham Heritage Coast and Fair Trade.
This summer holidays there are over 600 hours of activities for young people, a quarter of these activities are open to young people from across the community not just Venerable Bede’s students.
There is a regular term time Community Coffee Morning, Fridays 10am to 12 noon attended by people across the area. Over the past few months ladies attending and their friends have knitted toys and clothes that will be distributed in Lesotho, Tanzania, Romania, Northern India, The Philippines and Chad.
Community projects we are actively involved with include working with Streetcare, a Sunderland Charity working with rough sleepers in the town. Students bake and deliver food for the town centre drop in while some of the Community Coffee Morning parents/grandparents/friends of the school are taking on shifts over the summer holidays.
This has led to VB volunteers taking part in another local project linked to Streetcare, and in particular Sister Mary Scholastica – the Mission to Seafarers – which is trying to raise funds for a safe/warm place for visiting sailors as there is no longer a Seaman’s Mission. Ladies will be knitting warm hats, scarves and fingerless gloves for merchant sailors and Grandparent Betty Hall put out a request for spare wool or needles anyone has sitting around and would like put to good use. She also asked if any other organisations had fundraising ideas we would be interested in discussing ideas.
There will be a fundraiser in the South Area for the Mission to Seafarers at the Holy Rosary Church, September 12 at 7 pm - Line Dancing and Ceildh – tickets £3 available from Denise Kellingray – a Ship Visitor – on 0191 5101408.
If anyone knows of any up and coming projects where students and volunteers at the school can get involved in please contact Lesley at the school on 0191 5239745 or email lesley.jones@venerablebede.co.uk Sunderland Aquatic Centre through to the finals of National Lottery Awards Many thanks to those of you who voted for the Sunderland Aquatic Centre in the National Lottery Awards. Our efforts paid off and it has won through to the finals
There is a free open day at the Aquatic Centre between 10am – 5pm on Sunday 24th August as part of the national celebrations marking the handover of the Olympic Flag from Beijing to London for the 2012 Olympics. For more information ring the Aquatic Centre on 0191 561 6161.
World Mental Health Day 10th October 2008 NHS South of Tyne & Wear Public Health Improvement Information Team would like to invite you to a briefing session giving you an opportunity to find out more about the background and theme for this year’s campaign. We would like to invite you to a briefing session being held on Thursday 25th September at the Quality Hotel, Boldon starting at 12 noon until 1.30 pm. Lunch will be provided. This session will be an opportunity for you to find out more about the background and theme for this year’s campaign, speak to public health professionals, get advice on making the most of your displays and be the first to access awareness materials and freebies to help you in your World Mental Health Day activities.
Mind is coordinating Get Moving week which incorporates World Mental Health day and runs from 4th to 12th October. This week-long mass participation event will have a national focus on mental wellbeing and the benefits of physical activity.
This year we hope individuals and organisations such as yourself will start planning your activities and events now and we want to know what you are planning to do.
In addition to the briefing session above there will be a meeting held in Sunderland to enable those interested in supporting World Mental Health Day to liaise with colleagues in your area and organise events to raise awareness in Sunderland. This meeting will be facilitated by Mark Roberts from the DRE Team, Public Health, Sunderland Teaching Primary Care Trust.
If you are interested in attending the local Sunderland meeting, the briefing session or both please indicate on the next page and return to myself in the envelope provided (if you are replying from non NHS premises) if you are from NHS premises please reply via the internal post system.
Many thanks for your interest and support if you have any queries please do not hesitate Yvonne Hudson on 283 1122 or Mark Roberts on 516 8498. Herrington Village Show – Saturday 6th September 2008 Arrangements are in place for the Herrington Village Show and residents are asked to support the event. The Board Inn Leek Club is a major organiser of the show. New members are welcome and introductions can be made on the day of the show, this applies to all other supporting groups who are seeking new members. Afternoon Tea will be served by the Herrington Women’s Institute and Townswomen’s Guild. For any further information please contact Leslie Scott on 0191 528 0580 2008 Sunderland South Forum Fantasy Football League To celebrate the start of the new football season and enhance our already strong sense of community amongst the Sunderland South Forum network we have started a Fantasy Football Friends league. Everyone is welcome to join in so please do get involved and register a team. As of today we have 24 participants in the competition with a good mix of residents and staff from local and city wide agencies. Closing date to register teams is Friday 15th August 2008. To sign up go to www.guardian.co.uk/fantasyfootball Once you have registered you can join our friend’s league:
League name: Sunderland South Forum Password: black cats Hope to see you in the league!
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