March 2020 September 2018 Bulletin
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Working to improve the quality of life for disabled children, young people and their families in Derby City and Southern Derbyshire O March 2020 Umbrella are absolutely delighted to have achieved both the DerbySeptember City and Derbyshire 2018 Dignity Campaign Bulletin Award This very special award recognises how Umbrella’s work promotes dignity and respect. As a champion for dignity in care we ensure that people who access our services have a great experience for all aspects of their support needs. Umbrella would like to say a BIG THANK YOU to all of the activity support workers, office staff and managers for all of their dedication, hard work and input to ensure we achieved the award...which we are so very proud of! There were lots of different categories of care covered in the award, but one area Umbrella excelled in was promoting choice and independence. Umbrella ensures the young adults we support are involved in planning their daily activities, offering a personalised service that develops individual skills and independence. We are delighted to share some pictures below which show a snippet of the support we deliver to the fantastic young adults accessing our services…. @UmbrellaDerby Umbrella Derby and Derbyshire 1 What’s happening in Children's Services Trips and Play schemes The children have had a lot of visitors at Umbrella House recently! Al, the music man, Relax Kids and representatives from each of the emergency services. We have been bird watching, had a messy play day and celebrated pancake day. Busy busy! One to one Supports Josie caught the bus to Lane’s farm in Breaston with her support worker. She had some lunch and loved feeding the animals! Check out our website www.umbrella.uk.net 2 What’s happening in Adult Services TEAM This month, our young adults have been working hard on their fitness, exercise and well-being with the help of their support workers, some new equipment and visits to our regular accessible groups. As you can see, the Friday group have really enjoyed the introduction of our new gym balls and have been starting the day with a short exercise session before their weekly visits to Deda. Beth has also been working hard at the gym each week with her 1:1 support worker. A healthy body helps a healthy mind and we are going to continue to work with the young adults to promote their health and fitness. INDE Last month, the INDE group celebrated all things red in honour of St. Valentine. They painted their own plant pots using different shades of red before potting a beautiful plant into it. For lunch, the group cooked a very tasty Spaghetti Bolognese followed by a fabulous strawberry cheesecake. After all their hard work, they relaxed with an afternoon of bingo. 3 What’s happening in Play and Leisure As part of the Global’s Make Some Noise project, Umbrella will soon be starting a new youth club on a Friday evening for children aged 11 - 18 years with a mild to moderate disability and who do not need one to one support. The group will be held from 6.30pm—8.30pm in Sinfin, Derby (more details coming soon) If you are interested in your child attending this new group or would like more information, please contact Nicola Green on 01332 521229 We have places at the following groups: Thursday monthly siblings group for children aged 8-10 years who have a sibling with a disability. The group is held from 6.00pm –8.00pm and the group costs £6.00 per session and offsite activities are slightly more. Friday monthly siblings group for children aged 11-17 years who have a sibling with a disability. The group is held from 6.30pm-8.30pm and costs £6.00 per session (Offsite activities are slightly more). Umbrella Raindrops Choir for children with disabilities, their siblings and young adults. Parents/carers are welcome to stay and sing too! The cost of the session is £3 per person. The Choir meet on a Monday evening from 6pm-7pm at the Mackworth Community Centre, Prince Charles Avenue, Mackworth, DE22 4FN. Staunton Harold Sailability Sessions 2020 Sunday 29th March 9.am-12.30pm Sunday 19th April 9.am-12.30pm Saturday 2nd May 9am-12.30pm Friday 15th May 5pm-dusk Sunday 31st May 9am-12.30pm Sunday 28th June 9am-12.30pm Sunday 26th July 9am-12.30pm Sunday 23rd August 9.am-12.30pm Sunday 27th September 9am-12.30pm Sunday 11th October 9am-12.30pm The Sailability sessions are £5.00 per person and booking can be made online at www.shst.org.uk Please contact [email protected] if you have any questions 4 What’s happening in Children's Activities Here at Umbrella we are overwhelmed with the support that we keep receiving with the Global’s Make Some Noise Project! We had a fantastic February half term, where the older group enjoyed a session at Clip ‘n’ Climb as well as a Woodwork Workshop! The younger group enjoyed a session with Jumping Clay and made some glitter jars! We are now busy planning the Easter Holiday Trips. Please keep an eye out for the upcoming dates. If you are interested in this service, please call our Single Point of Access on 01332 785658 and ask for a referral to Becky Morrison. The service is tailored towards children with mild/moderate disabilities. An, All About Me Form is required to be completed, to identify if the support is suitable for the child or young person and whether we can meet the individuals identified needs. Please note, we cannot offer transport for this service. In other news….. We are sadly losing our Global’s Make Some Noise Co-Ordinator, Becky Owen at the beginning of March. We have appointed a new Co-ordinator, Becky Morrison who will take over the role. Becky has worked with Umbrella before as Children’s Co-ordinator and re-joined us again recently as an Activity Support Worker. She will continue to support some of our young people alongside this role. If you have any queries about Global during the transition period in March, please call Ann on 01332 521229 . Check out our website www.umbrella.uk.net What's happening in Information, Advice and Family Support Parent/Carer Support Groups: Our groups are open to parents/carers of children with special educational needs/ disabilities. Please book for parent/girls/boys group, drop in welcome at all other groups. Derby City (Morning Group) First Wednesday of the Month Broadway Baptist Church, 166 Broadway , Derby DE21 1BP. 10am to 12 noon. March 4 open meeting Future dates: April 1, May 6, Derby City (Afternoon Group) First Wednesday of the Month Churchside Walk Community Room, Stockbrook Street, Derby DE22 3WH February 5 Belly dance well-being session 12.30-2.30pm March 4 open meeting…….Future dates: April 1, May 6 Support Through Arts Once a month on a Thursday Centurion Walk, Chester Green, Derby DE1 3RD 11.30am to 1.30pm May 21, June 18 Arts and crafts Amber Valley Second Thursday of the Month Strutts Building, Derby Road, Belper DE56 1UU. 10am to 12pm. March 12 Wellbeing dance session Future dates: May 14, June 11 Erewash Last Wednesday of the Month Adult Education Centre, 173 Derby Road, Long Eaton, NG10 4LL. 10am to 12pm March 25 My Peace of Mind Mindfulness Future dates: April 29 Movement Medicine—Moving Meditation Workshop Male Carers Group First Monday of the Month The Farmhouse Pub, Mackworth, DE22 4LY 6pm to 7.30pm March 2 Simpson Solicitors . Future dates: May 4, June 1 Parent and Boys Group Once a month on a Friday Chester Green Community Centre, Chester Green DE1 3SA 6pm to 8pm Booking essential March 20 Pet Care Future date: April 24, May 15 Parent and Girls Group Once a month on a Friday Umbrella House, 64 Birdcage Walk, Mackworth Derby DE22 4LD 6pm to 8pm Booking essential , March 6 Experiements Future Date: April 3 UMBRELLA SUPPORT GROUPS MEET TERM TIME ONLY. We offer a warm friendly welcome at our support groups, a time to be yourself in a safe and confidential environment. Telephone 01332 785658 for more information. 5 # Information, Advice and Family Support Continued News from last month at a Glance SENSORY PROCESSING —Hannah Horsewell one of our Family Information, Advice and Support Workers facilitated a workshop on Understanding Sensory Processing. The workshop was very well attended and there has been some great feedback from the session. We are hoping to run this again later this year. GIRLS GROUP— The theme last month was cooking. The girls made vegetable soup, biscuits and chicken/vegetable skewers. We had so much fun peeling, chopping and mixing and the results were delicious! In March, ‘Scientists and Experiments’ is our theme. If you would be interested in attending please contact us. MINDFULNESS —Helena Hitchin from My Peace of Mind ran a mindfulness workshop for parents and carers which was very well attended and received great feedback from parents. Many parents telling us how they are trying to implement some of the techniques into their daily lives. Thank you Helena for a great workshop The lovely ladies from our Derby City afternoon group engaging in a wellbeing dance movement session. We consider exercise to be integral to our definition of wellbeing. It makes us happy, gives energy, relieves stress, and helps regulate your sleep. Thank you to Sally-Anne for your visit and guiding our ladies through “belly dance”. In Family Support Save the Date—9th June Carers Event To celebrate Carers week we will be holding our Carers Event at Mickleover Golf Club.