On Friday 1st August the Stafford and
Rural Homes (SARH) Community Involvement Team, along with many other SARH teams
and local agencies, kicked off the 4 fun Fridays at Prospect Road in Stafford. There are more dates to come so don't worry you haven't missed anything, we will be bringing you 3 more afternoons of free fun and games for all!
The events will
include fun activities for children such as:
bouncy castles
face painters
football skills
sessions with Staffordshire Football Association
and for older
children and the young at heart:
an inflatable
gladiator set to take on your friends
fairground games
like Hook a Duck!
Meanwhile there will
be lots of local agencies for you to talk to who will offer you free, practical
advice about your health, finances, housing and many other things to set you in
good stead for the future!
All events are held
from 1pm-4pm:
8th
August – Merrey Road, Burton Manor (behind the Coop between the doctors and
library)
15th
August – Sycamore Road, Stone (next to the play area)
22nd
August – Perrin Close, Silkmore
If you want to know
more please contact the Community Involvement Team on 0800 111 4554 or email cp@sarh.co.uk.
So
What?
These activities give SARH a
chance to talk to customers and find out more about the day to day issues that
may be concerning them or they may like to be involved in helping change. It
allows SARH and our partners the opportunity to engage with customers in their
own communities on their own terms whilst having some fun in the sun!
More
for your Money:
Speaking
to customers and gauging opinion about services received or gaps in service
delivery enables SARH and partners the opportunity to target services at
customer priorities.
Glebelands Troops Annual Water Fight
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| The Glebelands Troops prepare to be soaked! |
On Monday 14th
July the Stafford and Rural Homes Community Involvement Team held the 4th
annual Glebelands Troops Youth Group water fight! It was held, as always, on the playing field
near to the Glebelands Meeting Room where the Troops get together monthly. The water fight marks the start of the summer
break for the group before getting together again on the first Monday in
September.
The photographs
speak louder than words and you can see we had a really fun and soggy time!
If you want to know
more please contact the Community Involvement Team on 0800 111 4554 or email cp@sarh.co.uk.
So
What?
Glebelands Youth Group provides a useful diversionary activity for local
young people, at the same time providing SARH with a platform to speak to young
people about their concerns and aspirations and neighbourhood improvements they
would like to see.
More
for your Money:
Investing time into a low cost activity
prevents higher costs being incurred if young people were involved in less
positive activities. It also provides a free consultation opportunity with
customers of the future and provides a unique perspective to engage..
Launch of the Interact Arts Project DVD - Behind Closed Doors
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| The 'Behind Closed Doors' Team |
After weeks of
preparation we are happy to announce that the Interact Arts DVD
was launched at the Stafford and Rural Homes Alliance meeting on Monday 7th July. If you have been following this project in
previous Blogs you will know that the volunteers chose 2 topics that were close
to their hearts; these were Safety in the Home and Isolation. With the guidance of Frank Conlan the project
leader and Creative Director for Interact Arts C.I.C, they worked on the story boards as well as
acting in the film. The DVD is called
‘Behind Closed Doors’, it is 17 minutes long and delivers a very powerful and
important message. It will be used by
some of the volunteers in the group to deliver workshops for their peers to
make sure that the message reaches a wider audience.
So
What?
A great piece of
intergenerational work with a solid outcome – a film that raises awareness of
Health and Safety issues and illness related to loneliness and isolation. It
has enabled new friendships to be formed and customer groups to be more aware
of issues in their own homes and communities.
More for your
Money:
Working in partnership with Interact Arts has meant low cost working
with an outcome that will continue to be of value for months and years to come.
An Introduction to Social Networking
On Wednesday 16 July we held an Introduction to Social
Networking course as part of our Community
Learning Programme at the Holmcroft Youth and Community Centre.
Tim Keeling from the Adult and
Community Learning department at Staffordshire County Council led
the session for 6 customers who were shown a range of social networking sites
and how to use them. They went through the registration and signing in process
and were shown how to navigate the Twitter and Facebook sites including how to ‘Tweet’
and update statuses and how to tag people. Customers were also given advice on
what things they should and shouldn’t be tweeting and were told stories of
people being arrested or even imprisoned for inappropriate posts. We also spent
some time comparing different social networking sites so customers could decide
for themselves which site would be more suitable for them to use.
We received excellent feedback from all customers. Thank
you Tim for running the course and we look forward to the next.
If you want to know more please contact the Community
Involvement Team on 0800 111 4554 or email cp@sarh.co.uk.
So What?
By running courses like these
we are enabling customers to learn about sites on the internet which they could
More for your
Money:
Customers no longer need to spend money making phone
calls to family and friends. So long as they have an internet connection they
can register onto a social networking site and keep in touch with loved ones
for free. For customers who don’t have the internet there is always the option
of attending a local library and using the computers they offer. General IT skills will enable people to find
lower cost products and services as well as enhance their employment prospects.
Unity Fest 2014
On Saturday 26 July the annual Unity Fest was held at
Stafford Rugby Club with the aim to promote unity in the community. The event gave Stafford and Rural Homes
(SARH) a fantastic opportunity to engage with the community and promote the
work of SARH. Many partner organisations
such as Staffordshire Fire Service, Healthwatch and VAST also attended on
the afternoon. There was also lots of
fun in the sun for all ages including live music, bouncy castles and a wide
selection of foods from around the world.
If you want to know more please contact the Community Involvement Team on 0800 111 4554 or email cp@sarh.co.uk.
So What?
Events such as Unity Fest
allow SARH to engage with a variety of people from different communities and
gauge opinions and exchanges ideas and
thoughts about service delivery. It was also a great promotional activity with
a number of customers signing up to CLP courses.
More for your
Money:
Over 1,000 people attended the event and this provided an
excellent promotional activity for SARH to convey the core work it undertakes
and answer customer questions and queries.
***COMING SOON!***
Want to get involved with our incredible Learning Programme? Check out what is coming up in August!
If you want any more information about any of the events that have already
happened or that are coming up in the future please do not hesitate to contact
us on:
cp@sarh.co.uk or call us on
0800 111 4554
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