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Rothwell & District Live at Home RoMtHAh Liwve ate Holmle N&ew slDetteri strict Live at Home Newsletter Summer 2019 Oulton Institute, Quarry Hill, Oulton LS26 8SX | 0113 288 0887 | www.mha.org.uk | [email protected] W elcome! Well we have had a pretty busy few months at Rothwell Live at If you need a Home, with a range of new activities, events and outings, you can newsletter in find out more as you read through our newsletter. Our big news is that Rothwell Live at Home will soon have a new LARGE PRINT addition to the team, our very first RLAH baby! Sarah will be going Please ring us on maternity leave at the end of July and I am sure you will join us all in wishing her well and look forward to seeing both Sarah and 0113 288 0887 her new baby in the Autumn. For our Community Programme Coordinator, Refia, this May has been an important month as it signified the start Ramadam. Refia will explain to you in her own words what this means: Ramadam is a holy month for Muslims, it changes each year and is determined by the lunar calendar. During Ramadam people are fasting, praying and sharing food with others, the reason, according to religion, is to understand and appreciate all the food and drink we are given, and to consider those who don?t have enough food to eat or clean water to drink. During Ramadan people get up before sunrise We will continue to send you which is around 3am, to eat a light breakfast, then fast until sunset, the Live at Home Scheme around 9pm. This means you are fasting for around 18 hours, it is newsletters ensuring that you quite a long time, but your body does get used to the routine. are always kept up to date There are special prayers for Ramadan in mosques during evenings. with what?s happening in the It is also important to share food during Ramadan, so there are a scheme. Should you decide lot of events where you break your fast with other people. I that you would no longer like recently went to the Sinai Synagogue, it was a nicely prepared to receive this newsletter, you event with people from three religions; Christianity, Judaism and can unsubscribe at any time. Islam. There were prayers from all three religions and we found To do this just write to us at many similarities between them. At the end of the night, there was Rothwell & District LivSe uabt -headings a lovely and informative Synagogue tour where we were able to Home, Oulton Institute, see the 100 year old 'Torah' on a parchment. It was a very Quarry Hill, Leeds LS26 8SX thoughtful and beautifully organised event where you realised the or call us on 0113 288 similarities of our religions, rather than differences. The best part 0887. of the festival comes at the very end with four days of celebrations For further information on called ?Eid celebrations?. Eid this year will start on the June 4th how we keep your data and is a time where people gather with their families, visiting the secure please just contact us elderly and playing games with children. You may see a lot of sweet for a copy of our Privacy pastries and food as a part of the celebration! Notice. May we wish Refia an enjoyable Eid! Page 1 MHA Live at Home Newsletter W hats been happening... March March was a pretty busy month for Rothwell Live at Home. On the 19th March we held our first Spring Tea Dance and also marked our fond farewell to Brian. Paula, of Paula Clarkes School of Dance, led us round the floor to some traditional dance formations as well as some fun 'disco' tunes. As we said on the day, Brian will be missed by us all and we thank him for his time and achievements with Rothwell & District Live at Home. In March we had our first joint coach trip with Pontefract Live at Home to Oswaldtwistle Mills. We had some great feedback from our members for the afternoon and entertainment! April Through April we continued to develop the Hub Afternoons at Woodlesford, with an Easter Wreath making session and our screening of The Greatest Showman at our Movie Club. The book club is going from strength to strength, infact we are just about at capcity, so look out for our new Book Clubs at other venues around the District May We had our second coach trip in May with a River Cruise in Nottingham. Interest in our trips is growing now, so please get in touch if you want to book on our Sub-headings next trip in July to Bridlington! Mainly Men Our Mainly Men had a very enjoyable visit to the Quirky Ales Microbrewery in Garforth this month and are looking forward to a visit to a Blacksmiths Forge in June. For more details on their trips and intersting talks why not come along to the Mainly Men meeting on the third Wednesday of each month at the Oulton Institute! Page 2 MHA Live at Home Newsletter W hats happening at Haigh Road & Methley...... Following the success of our Woodlesford Hub, over the summer months we will be developing more Hub days at our Haigh Road Soup and Sandwich and Methley Lunch Club. Haigh Road Haigh Road Soup & Sandwich takes place on the second and forth Monday each month at the Haigh Road Community Centre, 11.30am to 1pm. After talking to our members we have decided to offer a monthly Music Therapy session which will take place on the second Monday of each month. Music Therapy can be anything from a gentle singalong, Musical Bingo, a music quiz or joining the session with your own musical instrument! On the fourth Monday of each month we will be holding Health and Well Being sessions. These sessions will offer a variety of different activities, such as Reflexology, Beauty and Make-up, Crystal Therapy, Meditation, Mindfulness or tips on Nutrition and Healthy Eating. Our Haigh Road Afternoon Hubs start in June, with the first Music Therapy session on Monday 10th June. Our Haigh Road afternoon sessions run from 1pm - 2.30pm £2.50 per person, includes coffee / tea and cake! Methley Our Methley Lunch Club takes place every Thursday in the Mickletown Community Centre, Main Street, Methley. You can meet at the Community Centre from 11.30am, for a nice chat and our two course meal, is served at 12 noon. The Methley Afternoon Hub sessions will start on Thursday 4th July - yes American Independence Day! There will be a variety of sessions on offer from a Book Club, Bingo, Craft Afternoon and Games Afternoon. More details on our Methley Hub Afternoons will be available later this month. Please contact us to find out more! Sub-headings Sub-headings All our Hub sessions are open to everyone, you dont have to come for lunch first, but you are very welcome to come and join us if you wish (if it is your first time attending a lunch club then please contact the office in the first instance as numbers need to confirmed in advance for catering purposes). Our Methley afternoon sessions run from 1.30pm - 3pm, £2.50 per person, which includes coffee / tea and cake! Page 3 MHA Live at Home Newsletter Sub-headings Page 4 MHA Live at Home Newsletter Members Page This is a page dedicated to you, our members and volunteers. It is an opportunity for you to send us your articles for the Newsletter. This could be a poem, as we featured in our Spring edition, a chance to share with us your hobbies or interests, memories or short stories. You can write the articles yourself, or get in touch and one of our team will come and visit you to find out more and write something for you. For our Summer edition our dedicated volunteer, Stuart Beaumont has shared with us a short story he wrote, recalling his footballing youth. My chance of soccer Stardom The period after the Second World War relieved a confusing, and sometimes not fully understood, anxiety for young people who were gradually developing their character. The notion that they may be involved was receding and the end of food rationing allowed more expansion of individuality. I was a spotty school boy with rather large ears and had long since abandoned the hope that I would be noticed or regarded by any one, particularly girls. As a consequence I diverted my energy into bicycles and other mechanical objects; this seemed far less disappointing than competing for recognition. This scenario was uncomplicated if a little dull. Excitement however came unexpectedly when in a period of double maths, the classroom door burst open to admit a large and very enthusiastic PE teacher who, after excusing himself to the class teacher, bellowed an appeal for a substitute football player to replace an injured team player in the impending and important inter-school game that afternoon. After a deafening silence he volunteered several boys who miraculously produced letters ostensibly from parents excusing them from PE. Seeing no response and no letter from me he pounced, poking a finger in my direction yelling ?you?ll do Smith, come with me?. ?But sir?! I protested confidently. ?I don?t know anything about football and I have no kit?. His face reddened and he took on a menacing frown. ?Football Smith, is self-explanatory, you use your feet and kick the ball and you can borrow Brennen?s kit (the injured player)?.
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