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Community Work and Organisations in Beeston

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The Nottingham Alzheimers Society Needs You!

Beeston Volunteer Work - Become a Volunteer in Beeston

Clients are waiting for befriending volunteers in Broxtowe.

We need many more volunteers to befriend people living in Broxtowe who have the early stages of dementia.

Volunteers usually spend about 2 hours per week with their designated client, engaging in a variety of socially and mentally stimulating activities. This may be going out to local places of interest, shopping, having tea and cakes, or it might be in the client's home playing games, looking at old photos and reminiscing, or just having a chat.

Many clients with dementia are socially isolated, or need someone to give them the confidence to go out.

Induction and training are given and volunteers are fully supported throughout their placements by the staff of the befriending scheme. Travel and other expenses are also paid.

For further details, or to apply to volunteer, contact Catherine Shaw or Pete Sturgess:

Telephone: 0115-9343800 / 07523070521(Catherine)/ 07523070526(Pete)
Email: sidebyside@alzheimers.org.uk

Fresh start for local homelessness charity

Staff at a local homelessness charity are celebrating a fresh start this week. Broxtowe Single Homeless Action Group has changed its name to Broxtowe Youth Homelessness. Coupled with a significant funding award from the Big Lottery Fund, this change puts the project on a strong footing for the future.

Broxtowe Youth Homelessness has been awarded £212,000 over three years by the Big Lottery Fund to prevent and tackle homelessness across south Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire. This will enable them to bring in two new staff members who will work directly with schools and youth groups to spread awareness about homelessness and money management. They will also be providing support to parents of teenagers at risk of being asked to leave the family home.

Jenny Allen, Chair of the Management Committee, said: "Homelessness can have long term implications for young people's health, education and employment prospects. We're delighted to receive this funding, which will enable us to extend our work to prevent homelessness across Broxtowe and the surrounding area."

Kay Verity, Project Manager, said: "We're changing our name to better reflect the work we do. We aim to work with young people to prevent and tackle homelessness and our new name makes this clear straight away."

For more information, visit www.broxtoweyouthhomeless.org.uk

The Rotary Club of Beeston and the Stroke Association: Press Release

Beeston Volunteer Work - Rotary Club and Stroke Association In Beeston Town Square

Saturday 19th must have been one of the coldest April days for many years yet it did not prevent 268 local residents from baring their arm in Beeston Square whilst having their blood pressure checked as part of the National Stroke Awareness campaign.

The Stroke Association and Rotary International in Great Britain and Ireland recommend that you have your blood pressure measured regularly to ensure you are in good health and to reduce the risk of a stroke.

Did you know?

  • Stroke doesn�t discriminate and can affect anyone at any time
  • Each year an estimated 150,000 people in the UK have a stroke
  • Stroke is the third biggest killer in the UK
  • Stroke is the largest single cause of severe adult disability in the UK

This was the fourth consecutive year that the Rotary Club of Beeston has organised this event and once again the support and response from the public has been overwhelming. Of the total of 268, who participated, 48 were found to have abnormal readings and asked to make an appointment to see their doctor.

As Rotary President John Flynn said:
'If through our effort we had made just one person aware of the risk, it would have been a job well done. The final results, however, show that we all need to be aware of the risk including those in the younger age groups. A big 'thank you' must be extended to the team of medically qualified personnel who voluntarily gave their time to help, and the Life Education Charity who loaned us two of their mobile classrooms to use as temporary surgeries. Without their help none of this would have been possible.'

Introducing Hope 08 NG9

Hope 08 NG9 represent the community work of all of the churches of Beeston, Chilwell, Toton, and Attenborough in 2008. The organisation is a joining together of local Beeston churches working together in 2008 to do free gardening projects for Beeston, visiting the sick or elderly, and reaching out in as many ways as possible to serve the people living in the NG9 postal code area.

For more information please see:
www.hope08ng9.com

A Year of Actions As Well As Words

The idea behind the 'Hope' brand is to make 2008 a year of community action as opposed to words, for the greater good. Various activities and events will be organised throughout the year, with different churches making use of shared publicity locally and city-wide.

In addition to key 'Hope Branded' events, groups of people from different church congregations will be encouraged to establish closer and longer lasting links with other community groups, in order to determine what the needs of the general community are, and respond accordingly.

Hope Community Gospel Choir

Do you enjoy singing? Do you sing in the shower, or in the car? Do you enjoy gospel music? If yes, then we'd love you to join the Hope Community Gospel Choir. We are a new choir, meeting every Wednesday from the 30th Jan, 7:30 - 9pm at the Pearson Centre (Nuart Road, NG9 2NH) in Beeston. There are no auditions and you don't need to be able to read music - all you need is enthusiasm! If you're interested just turn up and join in. Many thanks, Tim and Claire.