Crossroads DERBYSHIRE
ISSUE 3– SPRING 2016
W e l c o m e … Crossroads Derbyshire to the third edition of How to contact us: Crossroads Derbyshire’s Newsletter We welcome any comments, including details P O Box 22 of how you can get involved and your ideas Glossop on how we can improve our services. Derbyshire Have your say and make things happen. SK13 8AE Tel: 01457 856675 Fax: 01457 899438 Email: [email protected] www.crossroadsderbyshire.org Registered Charity No: 1134679
DONATIONS
Crossroads Derbyshire would like to express sincere thanks to all individuals, groups and organisa ons or your dona ons and con nued support over the last six months. We really appreciate your support and generosity.
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SERVICE NEWS
Tender or outreach services secured! Funding the extras that improve our service: ’ M 2 ’ ! Staff development ’ q ’ q Me2 Children’s Groups M 2 ’ H 201 -201 M 2 Staff changes K H H H H H Evalua ng our work M 201 M 201 O M 2 ’ £100 201 ’ H £ 00
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SOME COMMENTS FROM OUR SERVICE USERS: “My Support Worker was a rock for me and I can’t thank her enough”
“My Support Worker listened to me all the time and never pushed me to do anything.”
“I miss my Support Worker as I know I had the back up over my ex husband.”
“Everything you do is really good.”
“Always on hand to offer advice and support.”
“Very professional, warm and attentive, excellent empathy.”
“My Support Worker offered excellent, no-nonsense advice which is much appreciated at a very confusing time. I have always felt I could call my Support Worker and trust her opinions.”
“My Support Worker was excellent. Thank you.”
“I can say that my children have improved very much with behaviour, trust and talking to me. I can see the service you provided to the boys helped them with this.
“My children definitely show signs of improved behaviour with little tantrums and anger.”
“Keep up the good work—this is a very good service for children who have experienced trauma in their lives.”
“Nothing was too much trouble for my Support Worker.”
“I felt the support I received was individualised and compassionate.”
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AWARENESS RAISING DAY FRIDAY 17TH JULY 2015—NEW MILLS SCHOOL
Our Young erson’s Domes c Abuse Workers and our Accommoda on support worker visited New Mills School along with Fire Officers and High eak Community Sa ety
Our staff talked to the pupils about recognising signs o a healthy rela onship, sa e behaviour online and personal sa ety. To nd out more about our awareness days or pupils in years 7-9 please give us a call.
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Annual General Mee ng Wednesday 11th November 2015
Bradbury Community House
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VOLUNTEERING FOR CROSSROADS DERBYSHIRE O 0 201 L L - 014 7 8 7 @
THANK YOU TO OUR VOLUNTEERS
Crossroads Derbyshire want to let all o our volunteers know how much we appreciate your hard work throughout the year. To volunteer or Crossroads Derbyshire please call Lynne on 01457 856675
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FUNDRAISING NEWS
FIG CREATIVE CELEBRATE A YEAR OF SU ORT! 201 O £2 000 £1 000 H M
COR ORATE ARTNERSHI FOR 2016 - Bakers Solicitors - 201 q
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We would like to thank our volunteer Sarah Hussell or all her support and undraising or Crossroads Derbyshire, and especially or pain ng all the ama ing pigs to raise unds or our organisa on.
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FUNDRAISING EVENTS 2015
Fun in the water raises over £700! 20 M 10 ! ! – ! U M L M M O ’ £700 £2 0 00 H
Could you take up a
Amy’s Trekking Challenge challenge to support Crossroads Derbyshire? ’ ! £2 0 014 7 8 7
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OUR TRUSTEES DID US PROUD IN 2015!
H Mar n Thomas £2 000 100
Wynne Moran We are grate ul to all our trustees or arranging a abulous Qui undraiser at
L ’ Glossop Labour Club in October, raising a £1 0 00 antastic £500. “ ’” O
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COMMUNITY SUPPORT
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DONATION FROM HALO LIVING
We were very grate ul when Halo Living kindly donated our leather chairs and two beau ul coffee table or our two counselling rooms in July this year.
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CHRISTMAS CHEER!
Huge thanks to East Midlands Chamber pictured above le who circulated a shopping list among all their staff, to provide a ull Christmas dinner with all the trimmings or the residents o our Harmony re uge. Thanks too to Me ricks Butchers or contribu ng the turkey. L
We also received dona ons o toys rom Glossop Caravans, Whaley Uni ng Church, Charlesworth rimary School pictured above right , several local clubs, churches and individuals. We are grate ul to each and every one o you.
Welcome packs or children
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HOW YOU CAN HELP
To find out how you can
support Crossroads Derbyshire
visit
www.crossroadsderbyshire.org
STANDING ORDER FORM A standing order for a regular monthly amount is the best way of supporting Crossroads Derbyshire because this is regular income that we know we can depend on and it also gives you the opportunity to gift aid it so for every £1.00 you donate we will receive an extra 25 pence, so your £10.00 will give us £12.50.
Alternatively you can donate through BT MyDonate.
Further details can be obtained from our website: www.crossroadsderbyshire.org
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