Feeling Fit, Looking Fine!

Your guide to a healthier you and a healthier family

FREE healthy guide and lots of healthy, easy to make recipes.

FREE (private) weight check, body mass, body fat and blood pressure check.

For more information contact Margy/Lorna  at the Jubilee Centre on 0191 522 8447 or pop in to see them.

Launch Into Work

Are you 16 - 19 year old?

Come along to the Launch Pad at Farringdon Jubilee Centre on Thursday 8th July 2010, 12:30pm - 2:30pm.

To find out more information please call 0191 522 8447 and ask for Lisa.

Sessions will run every Thursday 12:30pm - 2:30pm.

Refreshments Available.

Please click here for the Launch Into Work poster

What’s Cooking Together Project - Community Food Leaders

An exciting opportunity has arisen within Sunderland to work within local communities delivering healthy eating messages and carrying out cooking skills sessions with children and their families.

The What’s Cooking Together project offers young people and their families the opportunity to develop practical cookery skills together, whilst learning about food and the benefits of eating healthily.

Community Food Leaders will ideally have a passion for cooking and promoting healthy eating, and be willing to share that passion with children and families.

No formal qualification or experience is needed to become a Community Food Leader as training on delivering a cooking session is provided. In addition ongoing support is available throughout the programme.

Community Food Leaders will also undertake a basic food hygiene course.

As a community Food Leader you will work in pairs to deliver cooking clubs to children aged 8-11 and their families. Food and equipment is provided to run the clubs which includes 10 hours of direct delivery.

If you are interested in being a part of this exciting new project please complete the nomination form attached, or if you wish further information please contact Graeme Guthrie, on (0191) 5614646. graeme.guthrie@sunderland.gov.uk, or June Forster on (0191) 5614667, june.forster@sunderland.gov.uk.

Please click here for the nomination form

SPRING INTO PIE!

A PROJECT aimed at helping carers and ex-carers has organised a drop-in session for clients and potential clients.

People into Employment (PIE) hosts the drop-in session on Wednesday 26 May between 10am and noon.

The informal, drop-in session gives clients and potential clients the chance to tell support workers at PIE what they would like from the project.

Drop-in sessions also take place on:

• Wednesday 28 July                           10am  to noon
•  Wednesday 25 August                    10am  to noon

Refreshments are free. Sessions take place at Café ETEC, Hudson House, 1 Moor Terrace, Hendon, Sunderland. SR1 2JH.

For more information on PIE, contact Tracey Bramley on (0191) 514 6150 or tracey.bramley@etec.org.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

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.

Information Sharing - 21st April 2010 Meeting

PFHCI – Ray Mowbray informed the meeting that the Easter Fun Day was a great success.

Job Start Mentoring Project – Lisa Hunter informed the meeting that the project was still running successfully, the Job Club still runs at Silksworth on a Tuesday morning and at the Farringdon Jubilee Centre on an afternoon. Since the project commenced there has been over 200 registered users and the project has assisted over 100 users into employment.

Farringdon Jubilee Centre courses have commenced this week; there are available spaces in some of the courses. Please contact Steph Leung on 0191 5228447 for more information.

Gentoo – Ann Donkin informed the meeting about the Team Challenge which starts in June. The team challenge is based around ‘Make a Difference in a Day’. Applications are available from Gentoo offices. A new cafe is opening in the next couples of weeks within Aberdeen Tower for the residents.

Age Concern - Carly King informed the meeting on the 5th May 2010 at 6:00pm a new initiative called ‘You Can Teach an Old Dog New Tricks’. Refreshments start at 5:30pm Murray Library, University of Sunderland, Chester Road, Sunderland, SR1 3SD. In their 60th year, Age Concern Sunderland is encouraging debate on informal and formal learning for older people. In a lively @Question Time’ format – contributions to the debate are welcomed from all ages and sections of the community. Confirm your attendance and/or submit wriiten questions prior to the event by calling 0191 5141131 or email enquires@acsunderland.org.uk.

Sunderland LINk – Mike Lowthian explained to the meeting that there is going to be a meeting on 29th April starting at 1:00pm (12:30pm Lunch) at the Bethany Centre in Houghton. This is to discuss quality accounts via the mental health trust and improvements that have been made over the past 12 months and hopefully improvements to be made in the future.

Sunderland Furniture Centre – Anthony Hughes informed the meeting that there are furniture starter packs for the BME groups. The furniture centre have required new single/double beds that have not been used that are able to be issued to those who need them.

Local Police Issues – Pc Les Jordan informed the meeting that there were 6 – 7 call outs regarding fires in Farringdon however since then we have arrested a young man in connection with these offences. For those members who have not registered with the community messaging within Farringdon, you can register your details by collecting a form in the local Police Station. The community messaging system informs local residents of crimes within they’re area.

Farringdon Residents Association – Shelia Smurthwaite highlighted that the local community shop is doing extremely well and that all trips/events for the year has been arranged.

SP informed the meeting that on the 6th May at 2:00pm there is an open invitation for the Lord Lawson Lecture to commemorate the end of the Miners’ strike in 1985 in the Murray Theatre.

P.I.E – Tracey Bramley. People into Employment (P.I.E) support carers and ex-carers into work. P.I.E helps support clients to realise their potential, enrich their skills again sustainable employment. P.I.E has a drop-in on Wednesday 28th April at Etec Hudson House 1 Moor Terrace, Hendon, Sunderland, SR1 2JA at between 10am – 12pm. Hazel Store from the Rise project will attend this session to discuss the various opportunities they have. For further information please call a member of the P.I.E team on 0191 5146150. The next P.I.E drop in will take place on 26th May.

Silksworth CA – Pat Burn has collected signatures for Pride in Silksworth Campaign.

Information Sharing - 19th May2010 Meeting

Tracey Bramley – PIE – People into Employment supports carers and ex-carers into work. PIE helps clients to realise their potential, enrich their skills and gain sustainable employment. PIE has a Drop-in on Wednesday 26th May at Cafe Etec, Hudson House, 1 Moor Terrace, Hendon, Sunderland, SR1 2JH between 10am – 12pm. Any unemployed carer or ex-carer who attends this Drop-in can undertake Manual handling training which will help them in both home and work situations. The next PIE Drop-in will take place on Wednesday 30th June. For further information please call a member of the PIE Team on 0191 514 6150

Jemma Amer – Farringdon Jubilee Centre – Announced that a representative from the West Area Sunderland VCS is going to start attending South Forum Meetings to give us an update on the West Area.

David Bailey – NHS Stop Smoking Services – 85 people are now trained up across Sunderland. There are 23 projects in Sunderland.

Northumbria Police – South Area has been very quiet, average 3 minor crimes each day, including local shop lifting, fires at Lakeside, anti-social behaviour, burglary, stealing cars, etc. Police is working with off licence, to stop them from selling alcohol to youths. Operating CCTV systems at play areas.