St Wilfrid's Church Spring Fayre will be held on Saturday, 20th March, from 2pm to 3:30pm, at Portland College.

Stalls and activities include
Accessories, Cakes, Cards, Crafts, Chocolate Fountain, Face Painting, Toys, Kiddie Game, Raffle and Refreshments.

Raffle prizes include £25.00 cash; £25.00 'smallprint' voucher; Easter eggs; wine; soft toys; chocolates

11th Sunderland Charity Ball - Sunderland AFC Foundation/Macmillan Cancer Support/Wearside Charities

To be held on Saturday 27th march 2010 at the Stadium of Light. Tickets priced at £50 per person.

Please contact Les Scott on 0191 5280580 or via email leslie.scott13@tiscalli.co.uk

St Cuthbert's Care has, for over 60 years, provided help and support to the region's most vulnerable and needy.

Our work spans the length and breadth of the region, from Tynedale in the west to Tyneside in the east, and from Berwick in the north to Teesside in the south. We operate

over 40 projects, offering much needed help, support and care to those most disadvantaged in society.

As part of the service they offer a charity bus which can come to a venue near you, the South Forum has arranged three venues across the three wards. Most items on the bus are 5p or less and all proceeds go directly to St Cuthbert's Care. The bus will be in attendance at the following venues:

Doxford Park CA - TBC

Silksworth CA - TBC

Lakeside Village - TBC

For more information about St Cuthbert's Care please click here

Oxygenise Your Body - Spring back into Action

Starts on Wednesday 3rd February 2010 and continuing every Wednesday from 6.15pm - 7.15pm

• Increase Energy Levels
• Keep Fit

Fun Aerobics with Colleen Herdman

£2.50 per session

Pilates in Farringdon Pavillion

Pilates offers an excellent workout for all the different muscle groups.
Why not come along and develop your core strength, improve your bone density and lengthen and stretch your body to give a leaner healthier body?

Join us at the Farringdon Pavilion studio -no membership fees. Classes are £3 per session
Special offer - try two different classes for £5 on the same day! For details, contact Deb on 07813029003 or email fitness@exercere.co.uk

John Wilson – No Time For Boredom

In last month’s Newsletter we mentioned the book ‘No Time For Boredom’ John had produced about his life in and around the South area. The book is a 50 page collection of pictures and personal experiences of life in the south area communities from 1926 to present day.

To date John has sold 250 copies of his book and raised £1,072.13 for the Donna Clare Venture. Copies have been posted to Australia, New Zealand, Kent, Gosport and Yorkshire.

John has appeared in the Sunderland Echo and is in the latest edition of Sunrise Magazine.

With the help from the South Forum, the book was funded by the City of Sunderland Community Chest initiative and all proceeds will be donated to the Donna Claire venture.

To order a copy of the book (£3.99) please contact the South Forum on 0191 5228447 or via email lorna@southforum.org.uk

The book is also available form the Tourist Information Centre in Sunderland City Centre.