INSIDE I Enjoy This Time of Year When We Can Say Goodbye to Winter with Its Dark Mornings and Evenings
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1 FINDIN PARTNERSHIP WITH LANCASHIRE PARENT CARER FORUM Welcome to the Spring Issue of the FIND Newsletter, 2016 INSIDE I enjoy this time of year when we can say goodbye to winter with its dark mornings and evenings. It is a great time to be able to get out and enjoy some 2. Child and Family Support of the lovely walks we have in Lancashire. In this edition you will find some Development Team accessible walks on pages 6-8. Do you have any walks you would like to share Parent Carer Events with us? 3. POWAR This year Mother’s Day falls on the 6th March; I hope you all have a good day. In this work I come across many inspirational stories from children, young 4. Local Parent Carer Forum people and from many parent/carers. I have also had the pleasure of meeting Dates Jen Blackwell, a young woman with Down’s Syndrome who won inspirational 6-8. Trampers in Lancashire woman of the year award in 2015 for her work with DanceSyndrome. Read all Accessible Walks about this inspirational woman on page 12. 5 Ways to Wellbeing World Down’s Syndrome Day is on 21st March. On page 10 you can read Paul’s story about his experience as the father of a child with Down’s 9. Spring into Action Syndrome. 10. Paul’s Story The Summer newsletter will have a Fathers’ Day theme, so we need 12. Jen Blackwell - Inspirational inspirational stories from dads. If you have an article or a story you would like Woman of the Year to share, send to: [email protected] by 24th March. 14. TAAG I hope you all like the new design of the FIND Newsletter. We welcome your 15. JAG feedback. With this edition you will find a FIND Monitoring Questionnaire; please complete and return by 1st April 2016. You can also complete this Rainbow Support Group online at: https://lccsecure.lancashire.gov.uk/corporate/questionnaires/ 16-19. Swimming Information runQuestionnaire.asp?qid=677952 20. PHAB Thank you for your continued support 22. Sign High Norma O’Hagan Child and Family Support Liaison Officer 23. Sir Tom Finney School Special Educational Needs and Disability Service (SEND) 24. Useful Websites www.facebook.com/LancashireLocalOffer 25. New website for children Hundreds of dewdrops coming to hospital to greet the dawn 26. Dear Find Hundreds of bees in the Welcome to Holland purple clover 27. Lancashire County Council Hundreds of butterflies contact details on the lawn But only one mother the wide world over. ~George Cooper www.lancashire.gov.uk/SEND 2 Child and Family Support Development Team Dawn Fenton - Manager Email: [email protected] Mobile: 07825 755511 Sarah Deady and Pauline Mansley - Business Support Officers Email: [email protected] Telephone: 01772 538077 or 01772 532509 Child and Family Support Development Liaison Officers and their areas Sue Gaskell - West Lancashire and Burnley Liaison Officer Email: [email protected] Mobile: 07584 217661 Rachel Shatford - Lancaster, Fylde and Wyre Liaison Officer Email: [email protected] Mobile: 07557 030836 Norma O’Hagan - Chorley, South Ribble and Preston Liaison Officer Email: [email protected] Mobile: 07557 030837 Lauren Robertson - Hyndburn, Rossendale and Ribble Valley Liaison Officer Email: [email protected] Mobile: 07557 030839 For Pendle please contact any of the above Liaison Officers Free Parent/Carer Event For Parents/Carers of children and young people age 0-25 in Lancashire Do you care for a child or young person with additional needs aged 0-25? Sign up for our 3rd Annual Events! This year’s theme is “Have your say, Time to Change”. Come and find out how you and your child or young person can make a difference. Come and join us and get involved with the workshops and presentations. 15th March 21st March 22nd March Burnley Football Club, Turf Park, Wellington Park, Church Road, Garstang Golf Club Bowgreave Burnley BB10 4XA Leyland PR25 3AB Drive Lancashire PR3 1YE Registration from 9.30, Event runs from 10am – 2pm Meet the professional Information Stands Find out about changes Share experiences Workshops Free Lunch & EHC Plans Free parking at all the Refreshments venues To book a place E-mail: [email protected] Please state your name, telephone number post code, venue/date and any special dietary requirements. Or book online at: lpcf-events2016.eventbrite.co.uk Join us on Facebook @ www.facebook.com/LancashireParentCarerForum 3 POWAR is Lancashire County Council’s participation council group for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities. The age range is 11-25 and there is also a separate group for primary age children up to 11. POWAR stands for: Participate, Opportunity, Win, Achieve and Respect We were shortlisted for the NOW awards, some The next morning we started to pack and made our of our young people went to London and stayed way up to breakfast and met up with everyone. Then overnight. The next day we went to the head office of we went back to our room and finished packing, in Barnardo’s in Barking Side and met the head of the my room I was the first to be finished because we charity Javed Khan over a skype interview, then we had to carry our bags back up the stairs and then got back on the tube to Preston. meet up with everyone and then we walked to Putney Two of our young people went on a residential with Bridge tube station. First we had to get our tickets the Lancashire Youth Council in Borwick Hall. We and then walk up to where the trains are, we got had to choose from two campaigns out of five; out on the train Barkingside which is in Essex and then of the five the top two were announced from mental we went to Barnardo’s head office and did some health and curriculum for life. meetings then we went back to Barkingside tube station. AC, Age 18, POWAR Member Things I achieve: Overcoming my fear with the underground trains and In November I went from Preston to London with escalator I can do it now with smile on my face Barnardo’s because we were finalists at this awards ceremony at The Hurlington Club and it was a really Having a video call with CEO of Barnardo’s and good experience because even though that we did meeting different departments – young inspectors, not win it was a really good time and we stayed in an fundraising, recruitment and having lunch! area called Putney Bridge. ES, Age 17, POWAR Member The next meeting dates for 2016 are: Powar Central Meetings Are Held at: POWAR East meetings are held at: Bradbury House, 453 Leyland Road, Burnley Youth Zone, Whittam Street, Burnley, Lostock Hall, Preston, PR5 5SB BB11 1LW Tuesday 1st March 6.00-8.00pm Wednesday 9th March 6.00-8.00pm Tuesday 5th April 6.00-8.00pm April – TBC due to Easter Holidays Tuesday 3rd May 6.00-8.00pm Wednesday 11th May 6.00-8.00pm POWAR North meetings are held at: POWAR Combined meetings are held at: Barton Road YPS Centre, Barton Road, County Hall, Fishergate, Preston, Lancashire, Lancaster, LA1 4ER PR1 8XJ OR Bradbury House, 453 Leyland Road, Lostock Hall, Preston, PR5 5SB Wednesday 23rd March 5.00-7.00pm Tuesday 15th March 6.00-8.00pm Wednesday 27th April 5.00-7.00pm April – TBC due to Easter Holidays Wednesday 25th May 5.00-7.00pm Tuesday 17th May 6.00-8.00pm Times and venues can be subject to change so please call 01772 629470 if you would like to attend a meeting 4 Local Parent Carer Forums Do you have a child/young person with additional needs? Come along to your local forum, it is an opportunity to raise any issues/concerns, chat to other parents and meet the guest speaker. Although the forums follow an agenda it is a relaxed, friendly atmosphere. You are also welcome to bring a friend along for support. The dates and times for your local forum can be found below. If you require more information contact your local Liaison Officer, contact details can be found on page two. Parent/carers are able to attend any of the local forums, please feel free to contact a liaison officer for more information. Burnley Liaison Officer: Sue Gaskell Holly Grove School Mon 07 March 1:30pm – 3pm Barden Lane, Burnley Mon 04 April 1:30pm – 3pm BB10 1JD Mon 09 May 1:30pm – 3pm Chorley & South Ribble Liaison Officer: Norma O’Hagan Community Room, Chorley Fire Station, Thurs 10 March 6:30pm – 8pm West Way, Chorley, PR7 6DH Environmental Education Centre Tue 10 May 10am – 12:30pm Farington Waste Recovery Park Sustainability Way, Leyland, PR26 6TB if using sat nav use PR26 6LZ Fylde Liaison Officer: Rachel Shatford Oak Tree Children’s Centre, Wed 09 March 1pm – 3pm Sydney Street, Lytham St Annes FY8 1TR Wed 04 May 1pm – 3pm Hyndburn Liaison Officer: Lauren Robertson Hyndburn Leisure Centre Wed 16 March 1pm – 3pm Henry Street, Wed 27 April 1pm – 3pm Church, Accrington BB5 4EP Wed 18 May 1pm – 3pm Lancaster Liaison Officer: Rachel Shatford Poulton Children’s Centre, Tue 01 March 12:15pm – 2:30pm. Clark Street, Morecambe LA4 5HT Firbank Children’s Centre, Firbank Road, Lancaster Tue 03 May 10:30am – 12noon LA1 3HL Mama was my greatest teacher, a teacher of compassion, love and fearlessness. If love is sweet as a flower, then my mother is that sweet flower of love.