With over 800 people
attending the events, both adults and children enjoyed fun filled afternoons of
activities including balloon modelling, face painting, hook a duck, tin can
alley, bouncy castle, football skills and inflatable gladiator pit.
During the road
shows SARH and partners were able to advise the community on a variety of
subjects including; welfare reform, money advice, health and well being
and digital inclusion. SARH received excellent community insight from local residents on what matters to them
in their community. The Neighbourhood Services Team aim to tackle key issues
raised to help develop communities into cleaner, safer more pleasant
environments to live.
So
What?
By holding events such as the 4 Free Fun Fridays SARH has
a great opportunity to engage with local
residents in a fun and friendly environment. As well as advising customers on
the day, all feedback collected by SARH staff is extremely valuable and helps
shape and develop our communities.
More
for your Money:
These events have offered SARH an opportunity to consult across 4 communities at low cost.
Jewellery making out of Recycled Items
7 customers attended the course. Throughout the morning
we made earrings, bracelets, necklaces and brooches. Customers were given the
chance to be creative and make items with all sorts of different materials
including beads, buttons, cotton, lace, wire, feathers and felt. Some customers
brought their own items along to add their own personal touch to the items they
made.
A big thank you to Helen Wilson and Mark Uttley from Independent
Community Arts Project (ICAP) for running the course and making it fun for
everyone to join in. We hope to work together again in the future!
So What?
Courses like these allow
customers time out of the house to develop skills and knowledge in a fun and
relaxing way and meet other members of their own community– for free!
More for your Money:
By running courses like these we are enabling our
customers to save money as they can create and make their own jewellery rather
than buying it from shops.
SARH is able to deliver courses such as these at very low cost due to partners agreeing to offer community venues to us free of charge or at a significantly reduced cost as they see events and activities such as these are a community benefit.
SARH is able to deliver courses such as these at very low cost due to partners agreeing to offer community venues to us free of charge or at a significantly reduced cost as they see events and activities such as these are a community benefit.
Multi-Sports Activity Day with Stoke City Community Trust
On Tuesday 12 August we held a Multi-Sports course ran by
Stoke City Community
Trust at The Grove Primary School, Highfields.
7 children attended the course and were given the
opportunity to take part in a range of sporting activities including football,
penalty shoot outs, hurdles, bat and ball competitions, cricket and rounders.
All of the children were well behaved and really enjoyed the day.
Thank you to Mark and Matthew from Stoke City Community
Trust for running another fantastic course for us.
So What?
By running courses like these
during Summer Holiday time we are allowing children to get out the house and
enjoy some physical exercise. Children can burn some energy whilst having fun
and meeting new friends.More for your Money:
As this sporting event is a benefit to the community The Grove Primary School offered us the venue free of charge! Thank you to them for their generosity.
Allotment Summer Open Day 2014
Due to the success of the Meadow Road Project, Stafford
and Rural Homes are currently working with Stafford Borough Council to develop
similar projects across the Borough.
So What?
The Meadow Road Community Allotment has given local residents the opportunity to spend time outside, increase levels of physical activity and develop new skills. The site has provided great opportunities for people of all ages and increased community cohesion. Allotment sites such as the Meadow Road provide local communities with a cheap source of fruit and vegetables, therefore leading to healthier diets and improved quality of life.
More for your
Money:
The Meadow Road Community Allotment Project has enabled a piece of fly tipped and unsightly land to be turned over to community use. This has reduced site management costs for SARH significantly.
Community Learning Programme 2015 – Have Your Say!!
It’s that time of year again when Stafford and Rural Homes (SARH) start
thinking about producing the Community Learning Programme (CLP) for the
following year. The CLP aims to provide
a wide range of free courses, giving our customers the opportunity to develop,
gain new skills and meet new people. The courses and workshops currently
cover 6 keys topics including hobbies and interests, my future, accredited,
health and well being, getting money smart and I’m online. We have asked staff, customers and partners
for their thoughts and are currently in the process of collating feedback on
what courses / workshops could benefit our customers in 2015.
If you would like to help shape our 2015 CLP, please click here to complete our
short questionnaire.
So What?
The SARH CLP gives our
customers the opportunity to learn at local venues within their
neighbourhoods. The programme provides a
range of courses to suit all ages and helps individuals develop a variety of
skills and gain qualifications.
More for your
Money:
The long studying nature of the CLP (in existence since 2008) enables SARH to negotiate reduced training costs and low cost venues. Customers and SARH staff deliver a percentage of the courses annually meaning further cost savings.
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
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