Welcome everyone to the latest edition of the South Forum Newsletter

Featured in this edition:

• Sunderland South Forum June Monthly meeting
• News from the South Forum
• Show Racism the Red Card - Free Family Fun Day
• Swine Flu Information Session
• Health & Wealth Event - Jubilee Centre
• Free Training for Youth Practitioners
• Fire & Rescue Service - Fun Day
• Sunderland Teaching Primary Care Trust - Want you to get involved
• Disability Alliance Sunderland - Advice & Guidance Drop-in Sessions
• St Oswald's Communicare Centre - Activities
• Family Adult and Community Learning Award - Jubilee Centre
• The Policing Pledge - Public Information
• Thank you from Lakeside Focus Group & Neighbourhood Watch

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

Sunderland South Forum Monthly Meeting

Is to be held

Wednesday 24th June 2009

St David's Community Church, Anthony Road, Farringdon, Sunderland SR3 3HG

1.00pm start (12.30pm Buffet)

We are really looking forward to the forthcoming June meeting we will have the anti-social behaviour unit talking about how we can tackle anti-social behaviour on a local level. It’s a real opportunity for you to come along and put your views across to decision makers.

We also have Helen Nugent from the Children’s Centres, Simon Milburn from Alcohol Education Service and Cheryl Warcup from Northumbria Police – Farringdon Police Station updating members on local issues and answering any questions members may have.

If you are unable to attend to attend the meeting on the 24th June 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.

South Forum Summer Event 2009

To date we have 35 groups and services taking part and loads of great family activities arranged for the day.

Our event last year was a great success and it's not too late to reserve a stall or provide an activity on the day. Space is now limited but we will fit everyone in.

Please contact us on 0191 522 8447 or download a booking form and return via email to lorna@southforum.org.uk

We hope you can get involved!

Details:

The event will be held on

Saturday 4th July 2009, 11am to 3pm

at Farringdon Primary School, Archer Road, Sunderland

To download an information poster please click here

Show Racism the Red Card

Will be hosting the STAR Festival

A free family Festival and Fun Day. Lots of activities including Youth Football Tournament, Live Music, Drumming Workshops, Arts and Crafts, Fashion Show and International Food Stalls.

Sunday 21st June 2009

11.00am – 4.00pm

Raich Carter Centre, Commercial Road, Hendon, Sunderland

Please download flyer for more information or contact sarah@theredcard.org or visit website www.theredcard.org

This festival is part of the Refugee Week Celebrations

NHS South of Tyne & Wear TPCT are intending to hold a briefing session for approximately 30-40 key voluntary and community sector organisations in Sunderland on the morning of 24th June 2009 at Sunderland CVS.

If you are an organisation with a high footfall within your establishment or could feedback information regarding swine flu to your members, we would be very much appreciated if you could make every effort to attend. The session should last no more than an hour.

Please click here to download information letter.

For further information please contact Sunderland CVS on 0191 565 1566 or via email on andrea.mclaughlin@sunderlandcvs.co.uk

Would you like to attend a free Health& Wealth event to be held at the Jubilee Centre?

Friday 26th June 2009

9.30am - 2.00pm

You will find out about:

• Health Services in your area
• Information on eating well
• Staying healthy on a budget
• Money management
• Benefits, tax credits advice
  

and much more............

Everyone who attends will receive a free bag of goodness (fruit & vegetables) and free goody bag.

There will also be a free prize draw

Lunch and Refreshments will be provided

Places are limited due to the popularity so book a place early!!

Contact Lisa or Margy at the Jubilee Centre on 0191 522 8447

Free Training for Youth Practitioners
Thursday 2nd July 2009
9.30am - 4.30pm
Argent Centre, 24/26 Norfolk Street, Sunniside, Sunderland, SR1 1EE

Times are tough at the moment and no more so than for young people not in education, employment or training (NEET). Now more than ever they need to become more financially responsible. Young People And Money is a free one-day training course designed for practitioners to help embed financial learning into programmes targeted at NEET young people.

Working in partnership with the Financial Services Authority (FSA) Fairbridge Training has developed Young People And Money a FREE one-day training session. This informative course delivers financial capability awareness so that you can help encourage young people to think about their own financial needs.

Fairbridge has over 25 years experience of working with 13-25 year olds who are not in education, employment or training. Fairbridge engages these hard to reach young people and gives them the skills they need to change their lives. Fairbridge Training can share this knowledge and experience with other organisations working with young people by offering courses that can help make a real difference to the young people you work with.

Delivered across the north of England by experienced Fairbridge trainers Young People & Money explores subjects such as:

Understanding of the psychology of young people & money
Ideas on helping young people make the most of their money
Tools to enable young people to make informed choices
Skills to engage young people in financial matters
Help for young people to manage debt

Each delegate will receive an informative toolkit giving you lots of helpful activities to do with young people as well as helpful information on where to turn to for advice.

Our training courses are fun, informative, informal and experiential allowing you to make the most of the day. Each course runs from 9.30am-4.30pm with lunch and refreshments provided. To book onto this course please visit our website http://www.fairbridge.org.uk/book/ (click on Young People And Money – this will direct you to the Young People And Money booking form. Simply scroll through and select your preferred date and complete the booking form. Please select Fairbridge Training as the training provider).

If you have any questions or would like to find out more about Fairbridge Training please call 02071996032 for further details.

Tyne & Wear Fire and Rescue Service
Community Open Day
Sunday 5th July 2009
11.00am - 4.00pm
Northmoor Community Fire Station

Activities include Firefighting demonstrations, funfair rides, face painting, stall and many more other activities.

We’d like you to get involved!

Sunderland Teaching Primary Care Trust is committed to developing and providing high quality health services for the people of Sunderland.

To make sure changes and developments accurately reflect the needs of your community, we want to listen to your experiences of our services and involve you in our decision making process.

The Trust’s Patient, User, Carer and Public Involvement team are keen to help you to have your say – all you need to do is to register your details with us.

There are a number of different ways that you can get involved:

• Attending public meetings such as the Local Engagement Boards.

• Contributing to service improvement debates; and

• Providing feedback on health topics such as service plans and improvements.

Alternatively if you just want some information you can log on to our new public involvement website at www.getinvolved.sotw.nhs.uk.

To find out more and to register your details contact:

Andrew Robinson
Public Involvement Locality Lead
0191 283 1405
Andrew.Robinson@sotw.nhs.uk

Disability Alliance Sunderland
Advice and Information Service

Promoting choice, control and independent living

DAS offers advice and information on a broad range of subjects - from welfare benefits to housing, from employment to health. Whatever the nature of your enquiry, we aim to provide appropriate, professional advice.

The advice and information service is free, confidential and independent. Advice and information can be given on any issue. Where appropriate, we can refer to signpost clients to specialist workers within other advice organisations.

We hope by providing advice and information we can empower our clients to resolve their issues themselves with tailored advice, or with support from the advice worker. If clients would like the advice worker to act on their behalf, this can be arranged wit the clients consent as we want every client to feel secure and confident that they will be given an appropriate level of support and high quality advice to be able to resolve their problems.

Drop-in and Advice Sessions:

Jubilee Centre, Allendale Road, Farringdon, SR3 3EL
Every Wednesday 9.30am - 12.00noon

Sunderland Mind, 14 Norfolk Street, Sunderland, SR1 1EA
Every Thursday 12.30pm - 3.00pm

If you would like to contact our advice and information service there are a number of ways you can get in touch:

Call in to one of the drop-in sessions

email: advice@dasunderland.org.uk

Tel: 0191 5662154/2155

Mobile/Text: 07547 119 681

Website: www.disabilityalliancesunderland.co.uk

Write to: DAS, The Independent Living Centre, Claymere Road, Leechmere Industrial Estate, Sunderland, SR2 9TS.

Activities at ST Oswald's Communicare Centre, Gladwyn Road, Grindon

Also on Wednesday 15th July at St Oswald's Communicare Centre a Summer Spectacular Evening between 7.00pm - 9.00pm. An evening to spend time with friends, have a meal, a game of Bingo and a raffle. Tickets cost £3, proceeds in aid of St Thomas & St Oswald's Church.

FAMILY ADULT AND COMMUNITY LEARNING AWARD WINNERS

The Farringdon Jubilee Centre were awarded the

" PROVIDER OF THE YEAR"

award 2009

for the work they have done providing the local community with courses and family learning.

the award was presented by the local lad, british light heavy weight, olympic bronze medallist Tony Jeffries.

A special thank you to all the tutors and students, for their dedication and hard work.

The Policing Pledge (Delivering our service to you)

Northumbria Police will:

• Treat you fairly, with respect and provide accessible services when you need them.
• Tell you who your Neighbourhood Policing Team are and how you can contact them.
• Ensure police patrols in your area are where and when you say you need them most.
• Respond promptly to all messages to your Neighbourhood Policing Team.
• Attend emergencies immediately, giving estimated arrival time.
• Answer non-emergency calls promptly and provide a policing response to meet your needs.
• Arrange regular public meetings in your area with your Neighbourhood Policing Team to discuss those things important to you.
• Provide monthly updates on what we are doing with our partners to make your neighbourhood safer.
• Agree with victims how often we will update you about your case and for how long.
• Respond promptly to any report of poor service and agree how it will be handled.

Contacting the Police:

In an emergency, if somebody's life is in danger or a crime is taking place CALL 999

To report all other crimes or incidents, or for general information and advice call 03456 043 043 or text 07786 200 814.

For the deaf and hard or hearing Minicom 01661 820 915 or text 07786 200 815.