Hobby Club – Monthly Craft Workshops
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1.00 pm to 3.00 pm, Thursday 19 September 2019 at the Linskill Centre, North Shields.
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1.00 pm to 3.00 pm, Thursday 19 September 2019 at the Linskill Centre, North Shields.
Download flyer here.
Join our relaxed and informal social walking group which will involve stopping and taking photos along the walk, ending up somewhere for a cuppa and chat.
Future walks will involve ‘hidden gems’ in North Tyneside. Walks will last approximately 1.5 hours.
Everyone is welcome and you don’t need to attend each walk to be part of the group. You are welcome to dip in and out as you wish.
Email Jo.Woolley or call 0191 643 2626 for more information.
Walk dates: 14 & 28 August, 11 & 25 September.
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Kidscape has linked up with children’s book character Elmer for a free online resource pack available for schools to help teachers prevent bullying among primary school children.
The pack is available from the Kidscape website and aims to help primary school teachers plan activities to build bullying prevention into lessons and school life.
It also outlines plans schools can adopt for Anti-Bullying Week (November 11-15), including an event called Friendship Friday on November 8.
We are launching a new peer support group for people with experience of self injury. Meetings will take place as follows: Newcastle group – Second Saturday of each month, Coffee Trader, Northumberland Street, NE1 7EL; North Tyneside group – Fourth Saturday of each month, starting on 27 July 2019, 10 am – 12 pm at Costa Coffee on Wallsend High Street. NE28 8JA.
Further details in the poster (download here).
Connect at Cafe 32 is a new initiative designed by local members of Launchpad, VODA and Linskill Centre’s Encompass project. It’s an opportunity for people who are feeling a bit low and might be looking for an opportunity to make some new connections.
The next meeting is on Wednesday 3 July, 6.30pm to 8pm at the Linskill Centre and takes place once a month. We expect this to be popular so please do book your place with Claire at 0191 257 8000 or claireh@linskill.org
So much time and energy has gone into the planning of this new group to ensure it meets the needs of the people who will access it and there will be opportunities to further shape the group as it progresses.
Download poster here.
In March, Amber Rudd, the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, gave a speech about changing the way disability benefits work. She said that she didn’t want disabled people to feel ‘put on trial’ when they go for benefits assessments. It’s important to see someone in power recognise that, for too many disabled people, the benefits system isn’t working. But words aren’t enough.
Every week we hear from so many people who are still struggling with the huge impact that benefits assessments can have on our mental health. A few weeks ago we told you some of our campaigning highlights when it comes to mental health and the benefits system. But there’s so much more to do.
Watch Ayaz from our campaigns team talk about what’s been happening recently and what we’re campaigning for.
Keep an eye out for our next email where we’ll be asking for you to tell us what needs to change.
Take Care,
Jasmine
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Can you spare a few hours per week to support a young person at risk of offending or re-offending?
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Thanks
Kind regards,
Heather Armstrong 🙂
Head of Youth & Community
NCAC, Whickham Police Station, Front Street, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE16 4HE
Mobile: 07876243606 Email: heather@thecoalition.org.uk
Hi,
Please see the poster for a fairly new group that SAINT have supported to set up. This is entirely peer led and runs weekly at the Linskill Centre. If you know of anyone who would like to attend please contact using the number listed. The group has proved popular so far and is open to anyone who has done, is currently doing or is on a waiting list for DBT in North Tyneside.
Download the poster here.
Tyneside Recovery College
The Recovery College Collective is peer led and peer run. This means that everyone who works at the college have their own lived experience of recovery and survival. Our courses have been developed around what people have already found to be helpful in their own recovery.
All courses are free and open to anyone who would find them helpful in their recovery from mental illness, substance misuse, trauma or distress. Or to anyone who might find them beneficial to their wellbeing.
More information about Re-Co-Co can be found here. Download the Autumn 2022 Prospectus here.
If you are interested in attending any of the courses then first enrol as a student; arrange an appointment by telephoning 0191 261 0948.
North Tyneside L.I.F.E.
Recovery Colleges offer educational courses about mental health and recovery, which are designed to increase students’ knowledge and skills and to help them feel more confident in the self-management of their own health and wellbeing. Delivered in a safe and friendly community setting, courses and workshops are co-produced and designed by individuals who have lived experience of challenges with their own mental health, and who want to pass on their LIFE learning, skills and knowledge to help others.
You will notice the new name for the recovery college, which came about as a result of the perceived barriers of the words recovery (related to addiction only) and college (academia and previous negative experience) NT LIFE was created; LIFE representing Learning Insights From Everybody – signifying contribution, collaboration hope and inclusiveness.
Follow NT LIFE on Facebook for regular updates.
Download a copy of the 11:11 Mindfulness 5 Minute Journal here.
This has been so kindly provided for NT LIFE Recovery College by Alice Cosgrove our wonderful Positive Language and Mindfulness facilitator.
Alice has asked me to share with anyone whom it may benefit. As I’m conscious of how much effort and heart everyone is putting into our work at the moment I wanted to remind you all of taking time for your own self care.
You may have clients, family members and friends who could benefit from this too so please share.
Download our latest NT LIFE prospectus here. Please keep for your reference and feel free to share with your contacts.
If anyone has questions, please email either myself or alice.holliday@voda.org.uk
Warmest wishes
Ali Donkin
Lead Worker NT LIFE
NT LIFE welcomes Alice to the team
Alice has joined us as NT LIFE Worker and is already making a hugely positive impact.
Amongst jumping in to co-facilitation and a lot of background systems work, she is getting stuck into co-producing a brand-new Woodland Wellbeing course.
We are incredibly grateful to the four volunteers who have rolled up their sleeves, working hard to share their input to help create a course that will provide the space and opportunities for participants to:
When Lisa and Vicky first started out as volunteers for Woodland Wellbeing, neither of them could imagine facilitating a main part of the session. However, they have both worked incredibly hard towards this shared goal, which has taken a huge amount of courage, commitment and energy on their parts, and this week saw Vicky deliver her first main session, with Lisa to follow next week. You can read more about their inspiring story, and also learn a bit about how to make nettle cordage in our latest NT LIFE blog
NT LIFE Student Survey
Michele Spencer, Chief Officer, North Tyneside Community and Health Care Forum, undertook an NT LIFE student and volunteer survey 2021/22 to give them the opportunity to feed back about their experience.
22 people took the time to complete the survey and some of the students were happy to meet Michele and share their personal journey.
The survey concluded that NT LIFE is designed for and run by people who understand how to support, encourage and empower.
Students are at the heart of all of the courses and workshops and the design of what is on offer.
It is confidential, inclusive, informal and non-judgemental and this was echoed in many of the responses. For most people there was a very short waiting time, and this is so important to the students. The impact from enrolment was clear, students felt in a safe place, nurtured and encouraged. The responses from students reflect what they think of NT LIFE, how it is coordinated, how they feel and what they get out of attending.”…it’s a lifeline”. You can view the full survey here
NT LIFE 12 Days of Christmas
At NT LIFE we are halfway through our ’12 Days of Christmas’ facilitated festive sessions for 86 participants. We’ve made crafts that Blue Peter would be proud of, have roared with laughter playing silly games with overly competitive people and eaten copious amounts of homemade mince pie Christmas trees, cakes and biscuits. As well as lots of festive singing from the Looney Out of Tuners. You can read more about our 12 days of Christmas in our latest blog here.
It has been an amazing year for the NT LIFE family and we would like to take this opportunity to wish all of our lovely participants, volunteers and staff a wonderful Christmas and the very best of luck for the new year ahead.
We have some amazing new courses coming up next year, from Therapeutic Drumming and Tai Chi to Understanding Depression and WRAP Planning! Follow us on Facebook for up-to-date information on courses and www.voda.org.uk/ntlife for our latest prospectus and expression of interest form.
Ali Donkin
Lead Worker NT LIFE
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New research from Mental Health Foundation has found that millions of adults in the UK are struggling with concerns about their body image. One in eight of the 4,500 people surveyed experienced suicidal thoughts. Read more here.