News & Developments

Come and join us for an inspiring discussion on creating local sustainable food economies, led by the Chris Walsh from the Kindling Trust.  

To respond to the climate crisis, we need to start changing our food systems, as food production is a major contributor to carbon emissions globally. 

Chris will be sharing the Kindling Trust's experience of establishing various local projects, such as co-operative organic veg enterprises, an urban horticulture hub, community gardening and social prescribing, to spark a discussion around creating similar projects in the High Peak.

The  Prince's  Trust, in partnership with Chesterfield Royal Hospital are offering  a  free opportunity to gain invaluable work  experience in the Health & Social Care sector.  

Join  this full-time 6-week programme to access training and gain real life  experience of working on the wards as part of a team of Healthcare Assistants. You will also get:

➔ Travel expenses paid

➔ Complete a nationally recognised Care  Certificate

➔ The chance to be interviewed for a paid role on completion and up to 6 months progression support following the programme

➔ This is a free program me that doesn't  affect  your benefits

They are looking for people who are motivated and  work-ready.  You will need to be able to work  shifts between 7.00 am - 7.00 pm and be comfortable with providing personal care to patients. 

The programme is completely free, travel expenses are covered, it doesn’t affect benefits and it could lead to paid employment.

To join the programme you will need to attend the Taster Day on Monday 10 February 2020.

To join the course or find out more:
Call or text  - Tania Brown on 07483 431624
Email - tania.brown@princes-trust.org.uk
Call  free  - 0800 842842
Or  visit  www.princes-trust.org.uk

SGP View from the Peak 43 Winter 2020

Contents:

• Crompton Woodcock Awards 2019
• Chapel-en-le Frith Mobile Physiotherapy Services
• High Peak Mental Health Carers
• Mind, Body and Sole
• Tea & Chat
• Fairfield Older People's Group
• Chapel-en-le-Frith Community Group

Glossop Arts Project will be running regular Arts for Wellbeing groups on a Wednesday (DCC term time) until (at least) the summer. Glossop Arts Project hope to secure further funding to continue into next year.

The group is friendly and flexible – it’s a drop-in group with mixed ages and gender between 16-30.

Glossop Arts Project are currently working towards a local exhibition. They are planning environmental, upcycling and re-purposing projects as well as simpler activities like drawing, colouring and model making.

The group belongs to its participants and follows a loose timetable with room to grow and try new things!  It uses the 5 Ways to Wellbeing as the ethos #connect #keeplearning #takenotice #beactive #give

Are you finding midlife hard? Are you struggling with the many roles and responsibility's  midlife  can  bring?  

Covering topics that impact on our midlife years such as stress and relationships. Providing resources and techniques for finding the right balance  and  mindfully  mastering  life.  The  course  aims  to  provide  skills and information needed to help  reduce  feelings of  stress,  anxiety and low mood to enable you to feel more confident and pro-active within this stage of your life.

Free 6 Week Course.

Dates and Times:  

Wednesday’s at 5.15pm to 7.15pm

March 4th,  11th,  18th,  25th, April 1st  8th

Venue : The Derbyshire Federation for Mental Health Wellbeing Hub, Unit 7 Lime Tree Business Park, DE4 3EJ

Spaces are limited.

For more information/to book a place - contact Emma on 01629 733915 or EmmaDaniels@dfmh.co.uk

• People: Projects that help people to lead a healthier life and gain new skills
• Places: Projects that help to create better places to live in and use
• Environment: Projects that will help look after our natural environment, give people greater access to that environment or help look after water

And of course, being a water company, naturally they would love to see applications for projects that have a connection to the water cycle too. This might mean creating sustainable drainage, installing grey water recycling or creating water efficient green spaces.

You can apply for a grant if your organisation is not for profit and you have a governing document.

There are three sizes of grant that you can apply for and it is a rolling programme so you can apply at any time of the year :

• £2,000 to £10,000
• £10,001 to £75,000
• £75,001 to £250,000

If you have any events where you would like me to come along and promote the fund please let me know.  I am also running workshops about the fund and the application process as well as 1:1 sessions where applicants can book sometime to talk through their project idea.

If you would like me to run any of these in your area please let me know.  We want to make sure all eligible projects are aware of this new funding opportunity.

www.stwater.co.uk/about-us/severn-trent-community-fund/

Sat 1 February 2020, 10am – 2pm - Independent Advice Agencies, 1 Rose Hill East, Chesterfield, S40 1NU. 

Refreshments, BSL interpreters, electronic notetakers and personal loop systems will be available on the day. 

Come along for free legal advice and information on:

• Divorce
• Contact with Children & Maintenance
• Making Wills & Inheritance and Probate
• Debt 
• Benefits Advice
• Discrimination and Personal injury
• Dismissals & Redundancy
• Employment
• Housing & Homelessness
• Conveyancing 
• Immigration

Blythe House Hospicecare is on the lookout for volunteers from all walks of life, to help provide care and services to local patients who have life-limiting illnesses including cancer, COPD, heart failure, and neurological conditions such as motor neurone disease, as well as their family members and carers. 

Anyone over the age of 16 can volunteer at Blythe House, supporting the hospice in three key areas: patient services, retail and fundraising. Roles include befriending, catering assistant, fundraising and events support, gardener, reception cover, retail assistant, counsellor and driver. 

Alistair Rogerson, Volunteer and Support Services Manager, said: ‘Without our dedicated team of over 270 volunteers, Blythe House simply could not open its doors every day. We are incredibly grateful to the friendly and committed bunch, who collectively give almost 600 hours of their time to the hospice every single week. Support from our volunteers means that we can spend the maximum amount of money directly on care and services for local patients and their families.’ 

To find out more about volunteering opportunities at Blythe House: 

 Visit  blythehousehospice.org.uk/volunteer-for-us/

 Drop into the hospice anytime between 11am and 1pm on the second Monday of every month. Upcoming dates for the start of 

 Email  volunteering@blythehouse.co.uk

 Call 01298 815 388 

• Promote Healthwatch Derbyshire (HWD) through the circulation of leaflets, posters and information within their local community; community centres, libraries, church halls, shops, at local events etc.
• Ensure that HWD literature, including newsletters, are available in local health and social care settings, e.g. GP surgeries, dentists, opticians etc., and in any other identified public places, e.g. libraries.
• Maintain a record as to how many leaflets have been distributed and where to.
• Provide information to HWD about health and social care activities and events in their local area.
• Tell people about HWD and encourage them to get involved.
• Promote HWD events and projects to local people and/or people with a common service/need interest.
• Encourage organisations and individuals to sign up as participants of HWD

Blythe House Hospicecare is launching #GoBlueForBlytheHouse to encourage members of the community to wear blue clothing or fancy dress and donate money to support patient care and services. 

The hospice, based in Chapel-en-le-Frith, offers outreach services to anyone affected by life-limiting illnesses across the High Peak, Hope Valley and parts of the Derbyshire Dales, Staffordshire Moorlands and Cheshire. 

The new #GoBlueForBlytheHouse initiative is open to everyone including schoolchildren, students, work colleagues, and members of the public, who can choose any day throughout March 2020 to wear blue and donate to Blythe House. 

As well as dressing up in blue, local businesses and other organisations might like to get involved by decorating shop windows or office space. People may also have bigger ideas to organise an event like a blue coffee morning or blue-themed party!  

#GoBlueForBlytheHouse fundraising packs are available from the hospice – crammed full of helpful information and inspiring ideas about going blue throughout March. To request a pack email fundraising@blythehouse.co.uk

blythehousehospice.org.uk/support-us/goblueforblythehouse/