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Edition 6 the Legacy Beyond – Be Cancer SAFE Campaign Tel: 0114 278 9999 Email: [email protected] website: manorandcastle.org.uk Newsletter News, groups and activities covering the Manor Castle & Arbourthorne Areas In this Issue: • Edition 6 The legacy beyond – Be Cancer SAFE campaign. • Facing dementia head on. The legacy beyond - • Train for the future – The Building Block • Learn something new – Adult Learning courses January/February 2020 • Let’s get active – MCDT Activities. • It’s time they got to know us – Cavendish Cancer Care • Cooking with beans and pulses • Support Local. • HOPE charity - Support with compassion & understanding. • Do you or someone you know need some support? campaign • Group Activities The campaign began back in September 2018 and saw its finale with a fantastic event held on 20 September 2019 at the Victoria Community Centre on Stafford Road, Sheffield S2. Included was an exhibition area that showcased “Art & Conversation” ceramic art work by Cancer Champions and those in recovery from Cancer who had been supported by Sarah Villeneau from Manor Oaks Art Studios to create the amazing pieces of art work. The evening saw a range of activities that included: Creating flowers from Be Cancer Pictured above Diane Cairns @ the finale of the Be Cancer SAFE campaign Safe Lanyards, Reiki, hand massage , metal work, mindfulness crafts workshop and sessions on breathing meditation. #becancersafe - Read more on Page 2 Office: MCDT, 1st Floor Park Library, Duke Street, Sheffield, S2 5QP Charity Number: 1123187 Company Number: 3427303 1 Tel: 0114 278 9999 Email: [email protected] website: manorandcastle.org.uk The Campaign Diane Cairns, Development Manager at Manor & Castle Development Trust (MCDT) took on the exciting project and campaign 12 months ago after her own personal experience. The campaign was about promoting awareness and to encourage people to have cancer screenings. Over the past year she engaged with a lot of people who have become group members of the Art and Conversation Project that she set up through this campaign. They have come together to talk about the good and the bad bits of what they have experienced with cancer screening and cancer overall. The group have made pledges and pieces of artwork to raise the awareness for the need to have cancer screenings. Through the budget for the project, Diane was able to fund workshops and give opportunities to people in recovery to do some pottery and Pictured above some of the amazing artwork done by the Cancer Champions ceramic art work with Sarah Villeneau and those in recovery from Manor Oaks Art Studios. The Says Diane “so what we did as we do Yorkshire, North Derbyshire and work created will soon be put in to the at Manor and Castle, I actually created Bassetlaw. Within Sheffield the Millennium Gallery for others to see in what we call the Art and Conversation Council worked with 11 existing the hope of raising the profile and to Project. Out of that we went along and organisations across the areas help promote awareness. talked to groups of people and we did including MCDT to carry out the work The project was very time intensive a range of art workshops that allowed and it was important to the council that and without the support of Helen people to start a conversation and it worked through these organisations Scothorne from Victoria Community share their stories and experiences because they already had the trust of Enterprise as an ambassador and the around and through the art. That in the community and knew what was Cancer Champions recruited to help, it turn allowed us to feed that back in to going to work for those communities. would have not been possible to do Public Health and Healthwatch about Together the 11 organisations have the work. the good, the bad and the things that not only reached the target for might needed to change and also what Sheffield of 1800 Cancer Champions The Be Cancer Safe Cancer went well.” they have just about doubled that campaign has been all about getting number which has been phenomenal. the message out there! Elaine Goddard from Sheffield City Council who attended the event said “But that’s a very “The legacy of this, is that this work is still happening! Again, that’s the Scary Subject!” beauty, it just doesn’t stop as it might have done in some areas. Because we are working with organisations such as Manor & Castle Development Pictured above art work from the Art and Trust, they are already doing this sort Conversation Project of work anyway, they have already got those relationship. The people I think The Legacy will carry on spreading those messages which is really important The Campaign was funded by the and does save lives.” Cancer Alliance across South Office: MCDT, 1st Floor Park Library, Duke Street, Sheffield, S2 5QP Charity Number: 1123187 Company Number: 3427303 2 Tel: 0114 278 9999 Email: [email protected] website: manorandcastle.org.uk Facing dementia head on - Helping people with dementia and their carers to live well. In Sheffield there are now 7,000 people who live with dementia and around 300 people in our community and we want our community to become more friendly for people with dementia. Dementia friendly activities You may or may not be aware that there are several dementia friendly activities in our community for you and your carer(s) to Dementia friends come along to and join in. Attend a Dementia Friends information session and learn Activity Day Time Location Arbourthorne Centre more about dementia and the Chair aerobics 10am - 12 noon 33a Edenhall Road small ways you can help. These Sheffield, S2 2LD sessions are free and last an hour. Mondays Park Centre Afternoon Tea 12 noon - 2pm Samson Street, You might know or even care for a Sheffield S2 5QT friend or relative with dementia Spires Centre and want to understand more Spires Café 12 noon – 2pm 600 East Bank Road Sheffield S2 2AN about it. By being a Dementia Tuesdays Victoria Centre Friend, you are helping our Forget-Me-Nots 5pm – 7pm Stafford Road community to become more Singing Group Sheffield, S2 2SE dementia friendly Victoria Centre Memory Café Thursdays 1pm – 3pm Stafford Road Sheffield, S2 2SE Find out more: Dementia in our community • About the above activities • When and where the next Are you a person living with dementia? Dementia Friends information session will be. We can support you to live well in your community • Or what support is Do you care for someone with dementia? available. We know you are doing a great job and we can provide you with information & support to continue caring and to be able to live life on your own! Contact: Nigel - Health and Wellbeing Team 0114 265 5145 option 1 [email protected] Office: MCDT, 1st Floor Park Library, Duke Street, Sheffield, S2 5QP Charity Number: 1123187 Company Number: 3427303 3 Tel: 0114 278 9999 Email: [email protected] website: manorandcastle.org.uk Train for the future - The Building Block training people in construction skills. Over the next 10 years Sheffield is embarking on an ambitious home-building scheme that will see the construction of 10,000 new homes across the city. This project is designed to provide the skills needed to fill the hundreds of new jobs that Pictured above, at the opening of the new training hub on Harborough Avenue. will be created in the local construction Ellie one of the participants of Building Blocks has now secured a job with sector. Barnsley Brickwork. This new funded initiative will give people the opportunity to achieve a CSCS Find out more certificate to work on site and enter the construction sector with a taste of how a Contact Karine or Leanne construction site works. 0114 265 5145 option 2 MCDT are providing information days with all details on training and useful information https://manorandcastle.org.uk/support- on how to get into construction employment/the-building-block/ knowledge and experience to help with Debt, Housing and Benefit advice. help you obtain work. What kind of support can Pathway to Sucess you expect from us? We are running a new programme for An experienced advisor who unemployed or economically inactive people will meet with you to discuss with health conditions who want to return or your requirements and look at move into work. barriers you may be facing You will be provided with one to one support with when returning to work. a qualified and experienced keyworker who will Get the support Support will be tailored around work with you to improve your prospects and your needs to help you find remove barriers. you need! work. Do you need support finding work? Being a participant on this programme gives you What other services do access to a variety of courses designed to build We can help you with creating an you provide? confidence and motivation with elements of outstanding CV, help with online psychology and cognitive behaviour therapy. You application forms, setting up an We can help signpost you to email account, IT support when job our other services including will be provided with tools and techniques to searching, motivational inter- unlock your potential viewing and confidence building You will receive one to one support from our along with in-work support when experienced and qualified keyworkers to you have secured employment. help you unlock your potential. Who are we? All our Services are free We are a qualified employment Find out more: or call in and see us @: team who have been established Community Space within the Manor Castle area since 0114 265 5145 option 2 52 - 54 Manor Park Centre 2008 we have a range of skills, [email protected] Sheffield S2 1WE Office: MCDT, 1st Floor Park Library, Duke Street, Sheffield, S2 5QP Charity Number: 1123187 Company Number: 3427303 4 Tel: 0114 278 9999 Email: [email protected] website: manorandcastle.org.uk Learn something new There’s more to learning than being in a classroom – Adult Community Learning Courses for Adults are great way to meet new people, increase your self- confidence, find new hobbies and increase your job prospects.
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