Older People’s Day 2014 was celebrated at Downlands Court, Peacehaven on October 1st. Singers from Telscombe W1 provided wonderful entertainment with a sing-along of popular melodies which was followed by a high tea for 50 people, including visitors from Margaret House in Uckfield and residents of nearby Ashington Gardens.
Sue Sayers, Community Participation Worker said….
‘It was a fun and enjoyable afternoon bringing together older people from across East Sussex.’
There is a free family fun day taking place at The Brighton Dome Corn Exchange on Sunday 9th of November from 12pm to 7pm in celebration of heritage and the ‘hidden heroes’ in our communities.
Come and enjoy live music, craft stalls, food, workshops, exhibitions and more.
Admission is free.
Thursday 25th September saw the culmination of a year’s project, when the Trust for Developing Communities launched its new toolkit guide for community groups and voluntary organisations who want to become more Dementia Friendly.
The project was commissioned by Brighton & Hove Council and the Clinical Commissioning Group and involved people with dementia and memory loss and their carers from the very beginning.
Workshops were then held with local community groups, such as The St George’s Hall Lunch Club, and voluntary organisations, such as, Care Co-ops, and participating groups designed action plans setting out ways they could become more dementia friendly. They then put these plans into operation and produced case studies which have been incorporated into the guide.
The launch brought all these people together in an information and launch event; also attending were Brighton & Hove buses who publicised their new Helping Hand Cards to help people who have various disabilities and support needs. Copies of the Guide were snapped up and we are now looking at ways to fund a second print run.
In the meantime a PDF version of the Guide is available here: A Dementia-Friendly Guide for Community Groups 2014
You are invited to the launch of
Are you a community group or voluntary sector organisation who would like to become more dementia friendly? Or are you someone who has memory loss or dementia, or a carer of someone with dementia?
The Trust for Developing Communities has been commissioned by the Clinical Commissioning Group (Brighton & Hove) to carry out this project. We are holding this event to launch the dementia friendly guide developed with community groups and organisations.
Thursday 25th September
Between 10.00am and 1.00pm
At Moulsecoomb Hall, Lewes Rd, Brighton BN2 4GA
Outline Programme:
10.00-11.15 Drop-in for information about dementia and memory loss from stall holders
Including free Dementia Friends Training Session
11.15 -12.15 Launch of the Dementia Friendly Guide and speakers
12.30 – 1.00 Lunch and drop-in for information stalls
Refreshments and sandwich lunch provided. RSVP to [email protected] or The Trust for Developing Communities, Downlands Court, Roundhay Avenue, Peacehaven, BN10 8TG
The Sunflower Support Group for parents and carers of children with support needs.
MEET…
9am, every second Thursday
14th Aug PICNIC, 11th Sep, 9th Oct, 13th Nov, 11th Dec
Island Community Room, Moulsecoomb Primary School
The Highway, Moulse…coomb
Brighton, BN2 4PA
The group are also having a picnic and play get together on Thursday 14th August from 11am onwards at Saunders Park play area by the Lewes Road. Please see the poster below for more info and spread the word!
We hope to see you there but please don’t hesitate to give the Community Development Worker Sofie on 07449 464695 if you have any questions about the group.
BBC Radio Sussex 21st July – listen again!
If you missed the special afternoon show on Monday 21st July, you can still catch up on BBC iPlayer to hear the discussion and interviews talking about loneliness and isolation, which featured a live broadcast from St. John’s Day Centre in Hove.
Don’t miss the interview with Steve Andrews, our Community Participation Worker with Older People at New Larchwood Coldean!
Here’s the link to the programme: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p022f54q
Kalishia will be based at the Millwood Community Centre for 24 hours per week – Tuesday to Thursday
She is currently supporting the festival group with organising an event to take place on Saturday 13th September from 12pm – 4pm on Richmond Parade , more details of the event will appear soon on this website and on facebook.
In the meantime Kalishia will be getting out and about to meet local services and residents living and working in the neighbourhood, so if you live or work in the area please get in touch with Kalishia on 07411 251 969.
The summer programme of youth activities over in Bevendean and Moulsecoomb will kick off this weekend with the Bevendean Family Funday event (Saturday, 11am – 4pm, Bevendean School Field). The TDC will be supporting the Bevendean Activities Group to attend with their famous Fruitcycle smoothie bike – keep an eye out for us and pedal your way to 5-a-day!
The TDC will also be supporting the group to promote their summer activities (see picture below) for which we have created a brand new website this year – find out about what is going on over summer for young people at www.brightonsummer or check out www.brightonandhoveyouthcollective for info on things to do throughout the year.
As part of the TDCs Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) Health and Wellbeing project, we hosted our first culture specific event ‘All Our Voices’ to bring together people from diverse BME communities across the city to discuss mental health and wellbeing and share their understanding of issues and supports they have experienced.
The project will link with both the BME Needs Assessment for Brighton and Hove being led by the BME Needs Assessment Steering Group, which is looking at a wide range of issues facing BME communities in the city.
The response from local individuals, community based organisations and the statutory sector to the event was quite exciting and over 50 participants joined in to help Brighton & Hove Council and other local services understand what would benefit their community and enable them to live well in the various neighbourhoods of Brighton.
This was the first of many engagement opportunities and the feedback from attendees will be driving the project activities going forward. The participants certainly felt free to express their views and with translation and interpretation support available everyone felt they had a chance to give their views; but then this was about … All Our Voices!
“We are pleased to announce that as from the 1st June 2014, our newly appointed Trust for Developing Communities Chief Executive will be Linda Saltwell.
Linda will initially be taking some time to induct into this new role and the staff and trustees wish her all the best.”
Robert Brown MBE, TDC Chair of Trustees
The big dish-out
The Big Dish Out voting event is upon us!
Tomorrow is the big day where hoards of local teenagers will descend upon the 67 Centre in Moulsecoomb to vote on how £20,000 of the Council’s Youth budget should be spent locally. The Trust for Developing Communities have been supporting the process by working with the youth steering group made up of local teens to set the criteria and manage the applications. This Saturday (26th April) will see the winners announced following the results of a month of online voting by young people and the votes that projects receive on the day.
If anyone would like to come down between 11am and 2pm you will all be welcome to see this example of participatory budgeting in action, however, only 13 to 19 year olds from Moulsecoomb, Coldean and Bevendean may vote.
Hope to see you there!
