This week we have awarded our first HECA’s (Hazelwood Extra Curricular Award) to our current Year 8 children. Eleven pupils’ extracurricular contribution and commitment within and beyond Hazelwood have been recognised with a prestigious silver award. Congratulations are heaped upon Millie Lark, Alice Wisniewski, Annabel Thompson, Bethan Sharps, Maud Lewis, Lottie Shaw, Luke Woollard, Eddy George, Dan Coates, Alex Dean and Tom Richards. THE HECA was piloted by the children whilst they were in Year 7 and the plan, after a successful test, is to roll it out across the Upper School. Pupils in Years 6-8 will have the chance to participate in the scheme (it is not compulsory) and to gain accreditations for demonstrating engagement with and involvement in five areas of school and community life. These areas are: Service & Leadership, Environment, Outdoor Activity & Sport, Club Commitment and ‘Extended Project’. It is entirely up to the children how they choose to earn their award and they can amass their ten accreditations across the five disciplines in whatever ways best fit their interests and outlook. However they need to secure at least one accreditation from each category and the Extended Project must be completed. Some of our successful pupils have organised charity cake sales, one has climbed the three peaks to raise money for a local organisation, another has built a bird box and set it up in his garden. One pupil ran a Minecraft Club for the Year 3 children at lunchtimes and many have shared testimonials from local sports clubs demonstrating their positive and committed attitude to squad training and match attendance. The HECA is based loosely on the Duke of Edinburgh Award and we hope, will over time, become a talking point amongst Senior School Heads as the children make their applications to move on to the next stage of their school adventure. Within Hazelwood only those children who have secured or who are working towards their silver HECA will be able to be considered for Head Boy and Girl and School Prefect positions. Talking to the children in Year 8 they have thoroughly enjoyed working towards their HECA and most are now charged and eager to secure their Gold Award. Recognising the busy lives they lead outside of school is important too as these activities, alongside school interests, massively contribute to making Hazelwood pupils children of whom we can all be justly proud.

Lottie, Luke, Tom, Alex, Eddy and Dan are the first happy recipients of their HECA awards. Otto (the school dog) is still working towards his. He is yet to complete his Extended Project.

Amazingly with all that is going on in their busy school and home schedules, the Year 8 children are finding time to put the finishing touches to this term’s long awaited Year 8 Play – Big Al. It tells the story of Al Capone and is most definitely a date to place firmly in your diary if you like high class entertainment with shady mafiosa overtones! Rehearsals have

Please note that there will be two tickets allocated to each family (Years 3-8) for the carol Service due to restricted space inside the Chapel. For those requiring more, a ‘stand-by’ list will be created for any ‘returns’ we receive. Thank you for your understanding. been going well and the set took shape this week – another construction masterpiece with scaffold towers and staging. The children will be knee deep in violin cases and trilby hats and are giving a sneak preview performance, as part of their rehearsal schedule, next Friday when the school welcomes its Open Day visitors into the theatre. Tickets go on sale this week and there is a flyer further down the Nutshell for you to complete and return. After last year’s pantomime success, the bar was raised incredibly high. I am confident that the children will sail past it and set new standards of excellence. Please support them and Mrs Housego in their creative endeavours. Despite the play being set in the times of Prohibition, a glass of wine will await you in the interval!

Thank you for joining us for this year’s Harvest Festivals. Thank you too to everyone who sent in gifts of produce in support of the HPA’s two chosen charities and ’s Food Bank. I know the support we give is very much appreciated and would not be possible without your support. So early in the school term it is wonderful to hear the musicians singing so confidently and with such obvious enjoyment. I particularly loved hearing the Junior Choir sing about conkers myself having very fond memories of hunting down potential champions with my own children at the onset of autumn. I will make a note to self to bring back the Hazelwood Conker Competition next year. (Second note to self, retrieve the Champion Conqueror trophy!) To prepare and focus the children in just a few weeks to learn words, melodies and actions takes real skill and passion so thank you to all the staff who guided the pupils to such wonderful effect across both sites. The year has most definitely picked up where the 125 celebrations left off.

And finally I would like to say thank you to both The Grasshopper Inn and Botley Hill Farmhouse for coming to our rescue with regards to parent parking for this year’s Carol Service. Letters have been sent out/will be sent out shortly sharing with you the news that Tonbridge too have a building project running currently so no cars can be parked on site at all. We are therefore laying on additional coaches in the hope to assist the parents of our Years 3-8 pupils with their travel and parking plans. We would hate for people to miss such a special occasion as they hunted down somewhere to park in the busy town centre. Both places have agreed to let us use their facilities as ‘Park and Ride’ pick up and drop off points for which we are hugely grateful. With their help we will do our best to make every aspect of the Carol Service a reason to rejoice!

For a list of emails/letters/texts sent home each week please see the ‘Notice Board’ further down the Nutshell.

News from The Nursery Firstly, a big thank you to everyone who brought in produce for the Harvest Festival celebration as well as those kind parents and staff who helped display it so well, the hall looked wonderful. The children thoroughly enjoyed singing and sharing their work with everyone. I was very proud of how well the Oak children helped lead the assembly and by the enthusiasm of the Robins and Skylarks children to participate with the songs and clapping. A superb effort by all! The good weather this week has enabled the full use of all the outdoor areas. Robins have been spied having a story in the willow structure on the grass. The Skylarks are clearly trying to rival the builders on the main site with their efforts to build structures in our new construction zone. They were keen to don the high vis vests and ‘hard hats’ and I was impressed by how well they all worked together.

It is with sadness that we say goodbye to Ellie Moore who is leaving us at half term to relocate with her partner. We would like to thank her for all her work at Hazelwood and wish her all the best for the future. Jenny Ottman will be replacing Ellie in Skylarks and we will shortly be welcoming her to the school to ensure there is a smooth handover and transition for the children.

Next half term the Nursery children will be discovering more about various ‘Festivals of light’. We will be introducing the children to Divali, Hannukah and Christmas. If you have any

resources, books or would be happy to speak to the children about any of these festivals then please do contact Jane O’Keefe. We are keen to make this as rich an experience as possible for the children.

Our children in Skylarks show that “Yes, they can” in the wonderful sunshine.

Please can parents of Year 1 and 2 children NOT play in the Chestnut playground after pick up. With the numbers staying for late room it makes it very difficult to keep track of all the children with additional bodies playing and hanging around in that area. We would ask that you collect your child/children and vacate the area as soon as possible. Thank you. News from Hazelwood

Well done to the Colts F team as they play their way to a stunning 7-0 victory this week.

Match Reports Could parents please help support their children to write a small match report for Monday morning assembly. Captaining the team is an honour but also comes with responsibility. It is great when so many match reports can be shared in our assembly. Thank you. Completed match reports should be placed in Mr Reay’s pigeon hole in the staff room. Thank you Mr Reay

Hever Triathlon Congratulations Well done to the McCusker brothers both of whom successfully finished the Hever Triathlon at the weekend. Following in the footsteps of the Brownlee brothers, Joseph completed the Under 13 Category - 200m lake swim, 4K cycle and 2k run in 40 minutes. Oliver completed the Under 10 Category - 100m lake swim, 4k cycle and 1.3k run in 45 minutes. Well done too to the other Hazelwood pupils and parents who were taking part (we know of at least another couple) who also put themselves through the pain in the name of enjoyment!

Following the Senior Schools’ Fair, all participating schools were invited to fill out a questionnaire giving some information about their school, what type of pupil thrived there and when Open Day and entry examinations were taking place. The submitted information is now hosted on the special Senior Schools’ page within the Parents’ Section of www.hazelwoodschool.co.uk We hope you find it useful. Thank you To Mrs Brown for designing the range of humorous wall panels which now grace the walls of the Dining Room up at Hazelwood. Keep your eyes peeled for some seasonal favourites arriving soon. Similar panels are planned for the Nursery Dining Room too.

Car Park Corner The topic of the car park is proving so popular that the Nutshell has elevated it to its own corner. Thankfully most comments are now concerning the settling down and improvement of the pick-up in the afternoons (Thank you for your patience, understanding and cooperation). So popular were the ‘Parent Comments’ included a fortnight ago, that this week we bring you to further parental observations. One a comment received, the other a picture which arrived with the caption: “Really?” Judge for yourself what you think!

“Fiat 500 parked to the left of the school exit was causing chaos and gridlock. Silly really because otherwise the drop off runs quite smoothly thanks to you all helping outside Willow.”

Double Parking behind staff cars along hedgeline Can parents ONLY do this at pick up and drop off when you know you are stopping for a few moments only. It is not the place to park if you are leaving the car for a longer period of time. We have part time staff who have appointments elsewhere and staff who need to leave at 5.30pm to pick up their own children. This week alone we have had four missed appointments (costing the school over £135.00) and a stranded child at the child minders. Thank you.

Claudia, Darcy and William tuck into some very gooey, but delicious, Millionaires’ Shortbread which made its way home after this week’s matches (with the permission of the Bursar). Whilst the runny toffee didn’t travel well, the chocolate covered shortbread seems to be going down particularly well!

Stitch Perfect! Textiles after school club is going well. Mrs Bean and her team of eager seamstresses have practiced their paper piecing, used the sewing machines and made pin cushions. They are ready to start their Christmas project next week!

Three more wonderful TED books skillfully created by younger members of the school.

Year One visit to the Brighton Toy Museum – September 2015 Hidden in the arches below Brighton Train Station lies the delightful toy museum. Housing a treasure trove of toys from the last two centuries, the museum is an Aladdin’s cave of toys and working models. Our pupils filed in the small doorway and were amazed by the wall-to- wall collections of colourful toys.

The curators introduced the children to the museum and then immediately set them off on a treasure trail quest to find particular toys and discover facts about them. The pupils then took part in two workshops, one on moving toys and clockwork vehicles, and one of old teddies and dolls. They were able to touch the toys, explore how they worked and compare them with modern day equivalents.

After a tasty picnic lunch, enjoyed in the galleries themselves, so they were able to enjoy looking at the toys at every opportunity, the children watched a beautifully performed puppet show. They loved the puppets and sat absorbed as the story of Vladamir and the mystery of the missing corn unfolded. In a world of television and tablets, it was wonderful to see the pupils mesmerised by the charming puppets.

The children had an exciting day, asked intelligent questions and listened intently to the information they were given. The attention to detail in the sketches they drew in the afternoon showed just how much they were focusing on the whole experience. The children were filled with curiosity about how things worked and what they were made of. Today’s toys may have flashing lights and loud noises, but the charm of the toys from the last 150 years kept our Y1 pupils completely captivated.

Elaine Anderson

Help us to help ’s branch of Age UK reach their target of 150 bags of unwanted clothes, shoes, home-ware and electrical items by the end of this half term. Flyer at the end of the Nutshell. The excavation and concrete pouring is making the most of the October sunshine

The After School girls’ football club is all smiles after their first training session with Mr Fagg.

Plans are afoot to try and secure some fixtures and to have the girls ready for a Chapel Court demonstration of their skills at the Spring term Open Morning.

Thank you to our Year 7 children who are preparing for their first duty as an Open Day tour guide. With a good number of visitors expected on Friday, the future of the school is in their young hands. No pressure then!

Oak have had a very orange and stripy visitor this week. The Tiger Who Came to Tea visited our classes. We read the story, put pictures of the story in order and began to create our own class book of different creatures who come to tea. We also made a new home for the tiger out of stickle bricks and made independent collages from tiger coloured materials. Next week we are making tea for our tiger visitor as he is still feeling very hungry!

As the weather was so nice we also thought about the seaside and went into the sand pit to make sand castles. We made 20 sand castles and counted how many more were needed to make 10 and 20. We then ordered numbers to 10, 20 and some ordered random numbers to 50 by putting little coloured number flags in the top. However, the best part was counting backwards from 20 to jump on the castles again and squash them back into the sand. Hurrah for sandy maths!

Year 1 continue their journey of scientific discovery... The last two weeks have seen our budding scientists investigate trying to speed up the process of melting ice. We sprinkled, sugar, salt and pepper to see which sped up the melting process the quickest. We also mixed corn flour and water to show that even though something looks like a liquid when you touch it, it is a solid.

We have also looked at objects that float and sink, we made our own pond bugs and changed the variables on them to see which floated best. We found out that a small layer of margarine on the bugs feet helped to repel the water and keep the bug afloat for longer.

Great fun was had by all!

These brilliant action shots were caught on camera by Mr Powney as he watched Hazelwood beat a Sevenoaks Prep team 6-1 on Wednesday. Well done boys and thank you Mr P.

Let’s hear it for the girls (and Mr Aylward!) who enjoyed their first U8 hockey match against Rosehill on Thursday afternoon. Mr Aylward was on hand to capture the milestone on film. Judging from the smiles, it was an enjoyable experience!

Even the very best teams have an ‘off’ day… Last Saturday the Under 9 boys took part in the annual Yardley Court tournament. Coming up against Dulwich, Hawthorns and St Michael’s the boys faced tough opposition and did their best to stay in contention. Even Mr Lloyd’s singing of Bread of Heaven failed to help inspire the team! (more likely it put them off!) New tactics required for this weekend’s tournament Mr L.

National Poetry Day 8th October 2015 James Carter the poet and guitarist will be visiting us for the day on 8th October, as mentioned in last week's Nutshell. Please do look at his website jamescarterpoet.co.uk to learn more about him. It would be good if you could encourage your children to also look at some of the poems he has written before they meet with him on the day. In this week's Nutshell, you will find a letter to the Hazelwood community, from James, regarding a couple of his books that you may wish to purchase. If you would like to order a signed copy of one of his books please complete the form and return it to the school reception (we will put the charge for the book on the end of term school bill) marked for our attention in the library.

Your orders will need to be with us by Friday 16th October, so that we can have the books ready for you after half term.

Thank-you and here's to a great day on the 8th. Kath Dymoke and Nicki Wisniewski

JAMES CARTER CHILDREN’S POET www.jamescarterpoet.co.uk

Dear Parent/Guardian,

As you will have been informed, I will be visiting your child’s school to run poetry assemblies and workshops.

As I travel by train, I don’t tend to bring books along, but your school has given families the opportunity to order copies of my poetry books if you wish - which I will very happily sign and pop in a Jiffy bag and send off as soon as I receive the order from the school!

For Foundation/KS1 children (ie Reception, Years 1 and 2) I have I’M A LITTLE ALIEN! (£5.99)

For KS2 children (ie Years 3 / 4 / 5 / 6)

I have JOURNEY TO THE CENTRE OF MY BRAIN (£4.99)

Please do feel free to have a browse at my website at any time.

I’m very much looking forward to visiting your school!

With many thanks – James Carter

......

------(child’s name / children’s names) would like …

… copies of JOURNEY TO THE CENTRE OF MY BRAIN (4.99)

….copies of I’M A LITTLE ALIEN! (£5.99)

PLEASE NOTE THE COST OF THE BOOK WILL BE ADDED TO YOUR END OF TERM SCHOOL BILL.

A busy week in the pop up classrooms Year 3 took advantage of the glorious sunshine this week to investigate how shadows change position and change in length throughout the day as part of our work on Light and Shadow. With some very careful measuring (it had to be a 'fair test'!), we found out that shadows are longer at the start of the day, get shorter and then get longer again. Could we use information like this to tell the time? Something to think about Year 3!

Hundreds, ten and units! Mrs Roe's Maths group have been looking at place value. First we went outside and used suites of cards (spades, hearts and diamonds) to represent each value (hundreds, tens and units). The children had to collaborate together to make sure they stood in the correct place to create the correct number. Later in the week we then used spaghetti and 'Cheerios' stuck into blu-tac to create our 3 digit numbers. Although there was temptation, nobody ate the cheerios (!) and they created their own 3 digit numbers and went on to see their cheerio numbers created by their friends.

Oxted School require old style blazers (30” and above) Oxted School’s textile and art department are looking to customize old blazers for a

production of Hairspray which is in rehearsals currently. If you have an old style blazer (condition not important) hanging in the cupboard that you would love to see go to a good cause, please bring it into the School Office early next week. It could be given a new lease of life and make a star appearance in what promises to be a spectacular show. Thank you.

Oak took part in a Perform Workshop on Thursday. They went on a magic adventure to find the sword Excalibur, made magic potions to make themselves fly and met a silly dragon!

Go Car Share is coming to ! As promised Hazelwood School is on the verge of launching the very first, closed-community car sharing scheme for its parents and pupils. Go Car Share is an established name in car sharing software and is consulted by the government on how such schemes can help alleviate congestion and aid the environment. Hazelwood’s scheme will launch around half term with more details to follow. Please register your interest in the scheme by emailing Nick Tappin on [email protected]

You can join the scheme either as a driver offering lifts or as a passenger. Simple and easy!

The children in Top Robins have been preparing to say goodbye to the last of the summer sunshine as they plan and enjoy a picnic (above) with their friends. On the other hand they have been embracing the onset of autumn with the planting of red onions in the troughs outside the classroom and the collecting of leaves for harvest.

Year 2 go wild in the country! On Thursday 1st October Year 2 were setting off on their first exciting outing of the year. With the lunches packed the British Wildlife Centre were awaiting our arrival. The weather was on our side and we went forth in search off all the wildlife we live so near to but don't often get to see. On arrival we were split into two larger groups and met our leaders, Tom and Izzy. We got to hear some fascinating facts about the wildlife including thinking about owls asymmetric ears and how only three mammals in Britain hibernate. We were all so engaged and intrigued by everything the leaders had to say and cannot wait to take all this information back to school with us. A great day was had by all and a big thank you to all our parent helpers, well done Year 2!

A thank you from Limb Power, one of the HPA’s chosen charities for this year.

OAC OAC VISIT TO THE SOUTH DOWNS AND STAY IN GUMBER BOTHY Saturday 26th/Sunday 27th September, 2015 Our final OAC trip had the OAC’s legendary weather in buckets (not of rain)! A visit to the South Downs, with stunning scenery, fascinating history and beautiful walking is hard to beat at any time.

We parked in Slindon and did a historical tour of the village, seeing the 1805 ‘lock up’, the animal pound for stray animals lost en route to market, Slindon House which had a secret chapel above the stables (thank you Henry VIII) and an 1874 converted railway carriage, now thatched as well as visiting the well-known pumpkin display, at the construction stage. This year’s display will be an RNLI lifeboat at sea: watch out for it in the media and on their own website ( http://slindonpumpkins.co.uk/ )

We then picked up our heavily laden rucksacks and walked up into the Downs towards our night’s accommodation in Gumber Bothy, a converted barn with bunkrooms and simple kitchen. We settled in, dined royally on the food we had carried in and played several rounds of cards before bed. In spite of a rather noisy DofE group also staying, we had a peaceful night in our exclusive rooms at the far end of the bunk barn.

On Sunday morning, another glorious sunrise greeted us over our porridge and bacon rolls, before we set out to go to the folly, constructed for the Countess of Newburgh in 1817 as a venue for afternoon tea whilst enjoying the view. She arrived by horse and carriage, we walked there! We had a flapjack whilst a cyclist nearby was cooking up his tea and bacon butty.

Sadly all good things come to an end and we had to head home. For a really memorable final OAC trip I thank enormously the children for their great company and Amy Lloyd for her invaluable assistance and good humour.

Ben Brownless

Don’t forget to register your interest for the school’s Car Sharing Software, coming to an inbox near you by half term. Email [email protected] to be one of the first to receive your log in details and to be a pioneer of this innovative scheme. HPA HPA Boden Party - Further important information about the party code Thank you to all those who came to the Boden party and who have frazzled their credit cards so far. The party code circulated by form reps should remain live until 23 October for a fabulous 27% discount off all full price Boden items (except the Icons range) plus free delivery and returns (but please do not post it online or it will immediately be withdrawn). Boden will be holding a sale between 4th and 11th October when the code will temporarily be switched off. If you have ordered anything which subsequently appears in the sale at a greater discount than would have been possible using the party code, you should contact Boden customer services for a refund of the difference within a week of your first order being placed. Due to the IT glitch at Boden which delayed the party code being switched on, if your chosen item went out of stock during that time, you should also contact Boden customer services who may be able to put a "watch" on an item in case it comes back in stock. Everything bought generates free commission for the HPA from Boden so thank you very much for your support.

HPA Fireworks and Bonfire Night - [email protected] Wednesday 4th November if you would like to enter as a table of up Please get your orders in for tickets as to 10 people or to join a table. This is soon as possible (the deadline for always a fun evening and is preceded by booking is Thursday 15th October). If the HPA AGM at 7.30pm when you can you are able to help on the night hear about the HPA's activities over the (helpers needed at various times past year and the benefits to our children between 4pm and 7.30pm), please at the school and nursery. contact Sasha Latter on [email protected] New Members The HPA is looking for new committee HPA Quiz Night and AGM - members and volunteers to help with Thursday 8th October at 8.00pm events being run for the parents and the (AGM at 7.30pm) children so if you think you can help out in There are still places left for teams to any way, please do get in touch with Nicki join the annual quiz night. Please or anyone on the HPA committee. contact Nicki Wisniewski on

A special Harvest thank you to Mr Lucas who made the spectacular bread Wheatsheaf as the centre piece for the school’s harvest display this morning. Thanks too to the members of the HPA who prepared the food for dispatch to the Caterham Food Bank.

And finally, two more of the TED projects inspired by the sea. The shark on the left is beautifully crafted out of tissue paper and embroidery silks and not scary in the least!

News from the Kitchen Please don’t forget that the new menus for both Hazelwood School and the Nursery & Early Years are now on their respective websites under The Parents’ Sections.

Music Timetable The weekly music timetable can be viewed on the Music Notice Board outside the Dining room in the courtyard. I will endeavour to have the coming week’s music timetable on the notice board by the end of the school day each Friday. Please ensure that your child brings their instrument and music in on the relevant day. It is also important for them to take these books and instruments home when they do not need them in school.

Sports Department

Match Reports should be put in the folder on the wall in the PE office. They are then collected by the captain on Monday morning to be read out in assembly. If your child is nominated as captain, please encourage them to write the report in time for the assembly. The children do like to share their successes with the rest of the school. Thank you.

The U8s had their first taste of competitive football on Thursday. In this game young Harry only has eyes for the

ball. Such is his concentration that he hasn’t notice at least four of the opposition’s team are closing in on him determined not to let him head the ball into the top left hand corner of the goal. Such focus and courage is to be commended and bodes well for the future of football at Hazelwood. Well done boys!

Notice Board Please find detailed below a list of communications sent home over the past week. If you have not received one, and you think you should have, please contact the school office who will be pleased to send you a copy. Thank you. From the Office: Y2 Christmas Concert Y3 Games and PE kit Year 7 Rome & Sorrento 2016 Year 8 Big Al Email No. 3 Year 1 & 2 Flu vaccination Years 1 & 2 Chestnut Guinea Pigs Years 1-5 Lower School Parents’ Evenings Years 4&5 Wicked Theatre Trip Years 6 & 7: HECA Years 6-8 Wicked Theatre Trip Chapel Choir 2015-16 Dates

Key Events for Next Week

Tuesday 6 1430 Hockey U8 A & B v Reigate St Mary’s (Training game) (H) 1630 Swimming Gala U8, U9, U10 & U11 v Caterham Prep (A)

Wednesday 7 1430 Football 1st, Colts A-C v Hawthorns (H) 1430 Football 2nd, 3rd, Colts D, E v Hawthorns (A)

Thursday 8 All day National Poetry Day 1400 IAPS Cross Country (selected Yr 3-8 pupils) at Somerhill 1430 Football U8 A-C v St Michael’s (H) 1900 HPA AGM & Annual Quiz Night 1345 Hockey U9 A B C v Junior King’s (A)

Friday 9 0930 Open Morning 1645 Spanish film night for Year 7

Saturday 10

1000 Football 1st 7-a-side tournament Harvest Festival at the Nursery was a lovely at Willington (A) occasion with fabulous singing and plenty of sunshine smiles. Thank you to everyone who Sunday 11 came along to share in the special morning. 1330- Year 8 play rehearsal 1800 The U9 A team were

victorious in their first match

against Reigate St Mary's

winning 5-1. They then went on to play some fantastic hockey in the Hawthorns’ tournament with some great attacking play. The girls never gave up and showed real determination and resilience. An outstanding start to the season.

14 September

Volunteers wanted at new cancer support centre at East Hospital

Building work is well underway at the new cancer support centre at East Surrey Hospital and now the search in on for volunteers who can help make a real difference when the centre is up and running.

When the £1.5 million centre opens later this year it will provide a range of support services for people affected by cancer as well as their families and friends. Patients, family and carers will benefit from specialist help in a friendly, non-clinical environment at the centre, which is the result of a partnership between Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust and Macmillan and with the support of The Olive Tree Cancer Support Centre in Crawley.

New centre manger Shelagh Sheldrick said: “We want to be able to offer our patients a range of complimentary therapies including acupuncture, aromatherapy, massage, reflexology, meditation and yoga so we would really like to hear from qualified practitioners who have these or other complementary therapy, counseling or coaching skills.

“Patients and their family and carers will also be able to get financial advice as well as psychological and emotional support. Our volunteers can help us make a real difference and enable us to bring a wide range of services to the heart of the community.”

The Trust would also like to hear from general volunteers who can help in a variety of roles including meeting and greeting, administration and making refreshments. If you would like to volunteer and find out more please get in touch with Shelagh at [email protected]

Please email Suzie on the address quoted here on the right. The details contained in the flyer above are currently unavailable. Thank you. [email protected]