PLEASE Clubhouse Network TAKE ONE Newsletter THEY’RE FREE Hello everyone, this is the sixteenth edition of the Clubhouse Network Newsletter made by volunteers and customers of the Clubhouse Community. Thanks to everyone who made contributions to this issue. We welcome any articles or ideas from Clubhouse customers. Appetite’s Big Feast in Hanley September saw Appetite’s Big Feast return to the streets of Hanley. Giant Jenga from Block of NoFit The Amazing Giant Jenga Fillage State Circus and Motionhouse is almost complete here Fillage performed acrobatics Be amazed by the colourful and circus routines all to a jazz world of Fantabulosa. soundtrack. Museum of the Moon Museum of the Moon, displayed at the King’s Hall, was a spectacular seven-metre-wide, floating moon sculpture. Viewers basked under the Fantabulosa by moonlight of this beautifully lit Ticker Tape Parade installation featuring a stellar The performance featured surround soundtrack which wonderful interactive story time Bingo Lingo lifted you away onto another sessions all whilst dressed in An oversized street bingo act! plane. fabulous outfits. Have fun with this Sudoku Puzzle! Gladstone Museum A Plate Jigger Stacks of Saggers Members visited (The solution is on the Gladstone Clubhouse notice boards) Musuem on The Newsletter Online Heritage The current newsletter and back issues are Weekend which now available online. Scan this QR Code to be saw free entry to taken to the webpage where you can view the many museums newsletters. accros the country. People enjoyed watching the skilled workers then followed up with a cuppa in the café. A Ceramic Flower Maker Use the QR code or type in this URL http://www.brighter-futures.org.uk/clubhouse- network-newsletter Newsletter Availability Photography Group As well as the print edition, the newsletter is Learn to take better photos! The available in other formats. From The American an photography group meets every Tuesday audible version of the newsletter is available on CD from 10:30am at the American Clubhouse. to borrow, listen and copy. In addition an audible Howard and Dave run this group. mp3 version and text version are on the desktop of Colouring Group the customer computers at The American. If you The Colouring Group meets at the American would like to receive the Newsletter by email (as Clubhouse (in the main room) on Thursdays text or audio) ask Gary, Howard or Mark. 2:00pm – 4:00pm. All members are welcome. You can also send a request to This group is facilitated by Charlotte and Jean. [email protected] to be Please come along and take part in this put on our emailing list. creative and relaxing activity. Hear Our Voice Hear Our Voice is a new volunteer run service. The aim of the group is to pick up from where North Staffordshire Voice for Mental Health left off. If you would like to participate in this group there are monthly meetings you can attend. You will be most welcome. See Phil Scoggins for information, Your monthly Newsletter is created by: dates and venues. Reporter, Newsletter Champion: Gary Dutton Reporter: Howard Dexter Librarian, Runner: Phil Scoggins Editor, Audio Edition Producer: Mark Gilbert Proofreader: Jean Sturgess Proofreader: Pete Wynne Approval: Sharon Godwin Printed at Whittle Court And all contributing members. THE DIRECTORY Places members may like to visit Name Where What Impact Boxing Brocksford Street Fenton Boxing fitness classes. Root and Fruit Trubshawe Community Learn how to grow your own food. Allotment Burslem On Facebook at en-gb.facebook.com/trubshawcross/ Kniveden Partnership Leek Gardening and growing, pottery, woodwork, Jewellery and alternative therapies. Growth Point Shelton Allotment Site Gardening, growing. Tutor Led Cultural Squatters 51/53 Merrial Street Cafe, Table Tennis, Art. Newcastle under Lyme One rule. Our rule. #bekind ST5 2AH http://culturalsquatters.uk/ Over 55 Lunch Club Whitfield Valley Centre Are you 55 years or older? If so come and join our Luncheon Whitfield Valley Centre, Club. Fegg Hayes Road, Monday from 1:30 pm. Activities, including gentle exercise (1:30 Fegg Hayes, – 2:00 pm), followed by lunch and three games of bingo. Stoke on Trent All for £4.00 ST6 6QR http://www.whitfieldvalleycentre.org.uk/index.html West End Community London Road, Boothen, Wednesday – Friday 10:00am – 2:00pm Centre and Café Stoke-on-Trent. ST4 5AW An excellent cafe with great food at great prices. SpoonFull Café b-Arts Bi-annual Pop Up Café. Excellent food and music. 64-72 Hartshill Road http://www.b-arts.org.uk/ Stoke-On-Trent. ST4 7RB If you have questions about any of these venues, activities or events ask Mark for further details. This directory will expand as we visit or learn about new venues and activities. Arts and crafts play a big part in the Clubhouse Network. Making art and crafting are effective therapies for people with mental health difficulties and are enjoyable in their own right giving a tremendous sense of achievement when completed. Crafts & The American craft group have produced this interesting and varied display. Come along to the Craft group and join in. Arts Tony Amoré Produces these wonderful Bacchus as Portrayed by Jane Morris, Rossetti’s Renaissance, Baroque Caravaggio Flame Haired Muse and Pre-Raphaelite drawings. Horses for Courses On 10th September members visited Horses for Courses at Brownedge. This inclusive activity saw members grooming and then riding the wonderful horses. Everyone enjoyed this activity and plan to visit again. Football Talk To Us! Events Football for everyone. Don’t You can give any forget Walking Football is still contributions to Gary, on. Tuesday from 2:00pm to Howard or Mark. You can If you would like an 3:00pm. This activity is at also send ideas or stories to event publicising in the Dimensions on Scotia Road and volunteeringlande@brighter- newsletter please let us is free to take part in. futures.org.uk know. If you are over 50 and would like to play regular football then there is a weekly group starting Day Trips at the YMCA (Hanley) There are lots of day trips Wednesdays 11:00am – throughout 2018. Go along on a 12:00pm, Thursdays 6:00pm- trip, you will have a great time. 7:00pm. See Howard or Gary for latest Play football with Brighter details. Futures on Mondays 2:00pm – Please can people begin Walking Group 3:00pm at the YMCA Hanley. donating items for the Want some gentle exercise? Task Group Christmas Tombola? Any There is a walking group every Task Group takes place reasonable items accepted. Tuesday starting at 1:00pm from fortnightly at the American. See Jean, Claire or a member twentyfourSEVEN . Come along and help shape of staff to donate. Clubhouse activities. Market Drayton Trip Echo - 07500 444 4116 Chef or ‘can’t boil an egg’ please give this a go! On 12thSeptember members took Safe Spaces Network - 811 815 a trip to the market town of North Staffs Mind - 262 100 Market Drayton. Members Citizens’ Advice Bureau – caught the Arriva bus for a day 0344 411 1444 out in this interesting market town. [email protected] www.snscab.org.uk Changes – 413 101 Headway House –280 952 Greenfields – 0300 790 0236 Cooking yourself a nutritious Sutherland Centre – 0300 123 meal can be very rewarding 1162 whether it is just for you, GrowthPoint – 0300 123 0907 friends or family. Please let us have any recipes you enjoy making. Brighter Futures QR Code. Scan to be Steve and Phil taken to the Brighter Futures website Ingredients: The main attraction is the or use: 450g skinned Icelandic cod or outdoor market which mostly http://www.brighter-futures.org.uk/ haddock fillet consists of fresh produce stalls. 2 bay leaves The market has deservedly been 150ml milk named the best in Shropshire. Community Walks 350g Maris Piper potatoes There was a good turnout for this Come along on a gentle walk ½ tsp finely grated lemon trip with nine members coming from The American. Look out zest along. for dates for these Community 1 tbsp fresh parsley, chopped At Christmas members are Walks on the notice board. 1 tbsp snipped chives returning to this pretty market 1 egg town. The Christmas market is This Month’s Recipe flour, for shaping said to be very attractive. 85g white breadcrumbs, We hope you had a go at preferably a day or two old or Useful Contacts making the blueberry muffins in Clubhouse Network: even better Panko issue #15 of the newsletter. breadcrumbs The American - 835 220 Here is another easy to make 1 jar tartare sauce The Observatory - 272 799 and very tasty recipe, tartare 3-4 tbsp vegetable or twentyfourSEVEN 0300 1231535 style fish cakes. sunflower oil, for shallow Ext. 1470 These fishcakes are delicious frying with a few chips and/or salad. Staffordshire Mental Health lemon wedges to serve Whether you are a would-be Helpline -0808 800 2234 contestant on Master Chef or Method Divide the fish cake mixture into Sheila G with £32 going to the Lay the fish and bay leaves in a four. On the floured board, and member’s fund. frying pan. Pour over the milk with floured hands, carefully Thanks to Jean and Tracy for and 150ml/¼ pint water. Cover, shape into four cakes, about organising the raffles. bring to a boil, then lower the 2.5cm thick. One by one, sit heat and simmer for 4 minutes. each cake in the egg, and brush A Passion To Play Take off the heat and let stand, over the top and sides so it is Again? covered, for 10 minutes to gently completely coated. Sit the cakes finish cooking the fish.