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HAPPY NEW YEAR!! in This Issue January HAPPY NEW YEAR!! In this issue: Page 2 & 3 Halloween & Art Celebraons and events Pages 4 & 5 Christmas Celebrations News, events and winners of the 2016 Christmas Card White Ribbon Leeds Campaign Compeon Each year men and boys across the world are encouraged to wear a white ribbon on 25th November to tell people they want an end to violence against women and girls. We thought it was important to show our support for this campaign and Pages 6 invited Aspire men to join in. A lot agreed to have their photograph taken Diary Dates holding a huge ‘White Ribbon Leeds’ photo frame which we could tweet. In fact so many people wanted to join in that we were able to tweet dozens of photos throughout the whole 16 days of the campaign. Pages 7 & 8 Service News Keep up to date with all the news from Aspire www.aspirecbs.org.uk Photos: People who use our service and staff show their support for the campaign . Halloween Horrors Ghostly goings on didn’t go unnoced this year when the Dramarama group did a big show at Rothwell Sports Centre. There were spooks galore at the Blackgates Halloween disco too with Dan the Man plus cauldrons of fiendish food. Wesield Chambers didn’t escape the ghoulish capers because a mob of gruesome zombies from Hillside community base dropped in to say “helloooooooo” during their walk for charity. Left: Andy Rawnsley fends off zombies at Westfield Chambers Middle: Halloween at Blackgates . Right: Dramarama at Rothwell Sports Centre Creative Arts East Street Arts have again been working with people at Middleton Leisure Centre community base. Recently everyone taking part displayed their work in an art exhibion at the Centre. For the past 3 years Art Link West Yorkshire has been working across Leeds with people we support. Art Link have held a number of events celebrang their work with us. One of the projects has been a joint venture between Bramley day service and pupils from Bramley Primary School. Together they created beauful works of art and some great friendships were made so we and the children were delighted to welcome Rachel Reeves, MP and Cllr. Kevin Richie to Bramley to see the fabulous art work for themselves. Cllr Richie and Rachel Reeves, MP, with the group from Bramley day service and Bramley Primary School Pedal Power Our smoothie bikes have been in great demand again. We took them to the Congley in Bloom Autumn/Halloween celebraon and to Leeds and York Partnership Foundaon Trust’s ‘Have Your Say’ involvement event at St. Chad’s. They went to a Carers Leeds event and our Christmas stall at the Winter Wonderland event at Crossgates Children’s Centre. The Aspire team and smoothie bikes at the ‘Have Your Say’ day 2 Co-Op Community Did you see the Co‐op’s 2016 Christmas food ad on television? If so, you may have noced they talk about their community involvement. The Co‐op supports Meanwood Valley Urban Farm and there’s a ny piece in the middle of the ad which shows our gardening group based there. The clip only lasts about 3 seconds but, if you go to YouTube and search for Meanwood Valley Urban Farm Co‐op Food, you’ll be able to see a longer film which features staff member Paul Fozzard Paul and Ann at Meanwood supporng Ann at the farm (it’s about 20 seconds in). Valley Urban Farm Performing Arts The drama groups and band have been much in demand since the last issue of the newsleer. Dramarama got into the spirit of Halloween for their Big Show at Rothwell Sports Centre community base. They also gave a fabulous performance of Grease at Middleton’s Christmas Fayre. The Ginger Cat Theatre Company went along to the Passenger Transport Awards, The Bridge’s Discover the Magic of Christmas event and our Christmas Fair at the Orangery in Roundhay Park. The Company also performed at the Victorian Christmas Fayre at Middleton Park where they led the Morris Dancing … with the help of a prancing panto horse! Sky Fallers have been keeping as busy as ever with gigs at Pudsey Gateway’s 50th anniversary celebraon, the Beat It nights in Halifax, Huddersfield, Bradford and Leeds and the Christmas Fair at Middleton Leisure Centre. Beat It night has been running since 2013. It’s a monthly accessible nightclub event run by Imagineer Development for people with learning disabilies, physical disabilies and mental health condions so they can get together and have some fun. Sky Fallers also held their second annual awards ceremony and Christmas jam at Morley Cricket Club in December. During rehearsals their drummer, Josh, had an early Christmas present when he bumped into Ricky Wilson from Kaiser Chiefs. Top to bottom: Dramarama at Rothwell Sports Centre Halloween show; The Ginger Cat Theatre Company at The Orangery in Roundhay Park and below Morris Dancing at Middleton Park Victorian Christmas Fayre. Sky Fallers at Morley Cricket Club and Josh with Kaiser Chiefs’ Ricky Wilson. 3 Winning Christmas Card Left to right: SSE 1st, 2nd & 3rd Left to right: ENE 1st, 2nd & 3rd Left to right: WNW 1st & citywide winner, 2nd & 3rd Aspire’s 6th Design a Christmas Card compeon was as hotly contested as ever this year with over 270 entries. The shortlisted arsts from each area and all the judges were invited to come along to Wesield Chambers to see our Chief Execuve, Andy Rawnsley, present the winners with their prizes. The overall winner was Gail and her design will be used for Aspire’s 2016 Christmas card which we send to every person who uses our service, all staff and hundreds of partners, stakeholders and friends of Aspire. East/North East area: West/North West area: Gail (Richmond Hill) 1st and overall city wide Lewis (Strawberry Lane) 1st, Andrew (Bramley day winner, Michael (Technorth) 2nd, Lee (Fearnville) 3rd service) 2nd, Hayley (Otley Courthouse) 3rd South area: Melvyn (Hillside) 1st, Paul (Rothwell day service )2nd, Robert (Garforth) 3rd 4 Christmas Celebrations Services across Aspire hosted and/or went along to lots of Christmas events throughout December. There were Christmas jumpers galore along with mountains of mince pies, buns and hot pork sandwiches plus lakes of tea, hot chocolate and non‐alcoholic mulled ‘wine’ to keep everyone going. The creave talents of the people we support and staff were much in evidence in the multude of handmade cras which were on sale. Everyone was kept entertained by the brilliant performances from Dramarama, Sky Fallers and the Ginger Cat Theatre Company and we even heard that Elvis was in the (Bramley day service) building for an aernoon! We hope the photographs we’ve chosen here give you a flavour of the fesve fun. 5 Diary Dates Photos and story in Cultural Awareness Day took place at next issue! the Irish Centre on 12th January. Read all about it in April’s issue of the newsleer! 19th Jan Leep the Bridge Club Nights at Tiger Tiger all from 16th Feb 7pm to 10pm rd & 23 March Sky Fallers play at Leeds Kirkgate Market Performance Area, 12pm to 3pm 31st January Accessible Gaming Day at the William Merri Centre, 15th St. Mary’s Hospital from 1 to 4pm. For more informaon contact February 0113 350 8989. Informaon Session ‐ Future planning for family carers th 10:30 to noon followed by light lunch at Wesield Chambers. 15 Booking essenal on 0113 387 1919 February Sky Fallers play live at Wetherby Social Club, Sandbeck Way, th 4 LS22 7DN. 6pm to 9pm. Workshop and performance—all March welcome to join in! Free entry. Charity collecon on the night. For info contact 07903 729274 6 Congratulations to …. … John from the Hillside community base who raised £34 for the ponies and donkeys at Hope Pastures … Raymond from Calverlands who has just celebrated his 80th birthday … everyone at Rothwell day service and Hillside community base who did the ‘stamp out bullying’ training … the folks at Middleton Leisure Centre community base who planted a cherry tree, and … the sponsored lier pickers from Cross Heath Grove respite unit. Research Results Safe Places Last year we asked Healthwatch Leeds to undertake independent We’re happy to tell you that research. We wanted to learn more about why people who use West Yorkshire Fire Service our service were less sasfied about their choice of keyworker has signed up to the Safe Place scheme and their involvement in improving the service than in the and has registered 12 fire staons across previous year. We also wanted to understand how we could Leeds. Leeds & Wakefield Breast improve communicaon with family carers and what acvies Screening Service has also signed up and they wanted us to provide. We have now received the results of we’ve trained more than 40 clerical staff the research. and radiographers. The key findings for people that use our service are that: they want to meet and spend some me with their keyworker before starng to work together, they prefer to be involved with Aspire by feeding back their views and taking part in acvies, going on trips and socialising are the most popular acvies, We’ve set up a group of the people who and lead on Safe Places in Leeds, Bradford, some people are keen to learn new skills. Wakefield, Calderdale and Kirklees. We’re going to work together with the The key findings for family carers are: Police and Crime Commissioner to make that the quality of a response received to any concerns sure that, wherever you travel in West raised may be inconsistent, and Yorkshire, you will be able to recognise they are interested in hearing about changes at Aspire and and get support from a Safe Place.
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