Autumn 2008
Spark youth project -CRED Project
The CRED project encourages young people to volunteer in the community, enabling them to learn new skills and confidence that will see them enter into higher education, training or employment.
The Project supports young people to run community events and activities. The project has supported young people to run a 5 a side tournament, a raffle to raise money for a trip, an under 18’s disco, with more projects in the pipeline.
The Project is also aware of the work of other agencies and the benefit young people will gain volunteering with you. Does your project feel that they can develop the skills of young people through volunteering? Or if you have a young volunteer please let the project know. Young people can volunteer with individuals too, helping them with daily chores or on short projects.
The Project supports young people to run community events and activities. The project has supported young people to run a 5 a side tournament, a raffle to raise money for a trip, an under 18’s disco, with more projects in the pipeline.
The Project is also aware of the work of other agencies and the benefit young people will gain volunteering with you. Does your project feel that they can develop the skills of young people through volunteering? Or if you have a young volunteer please let the project know. Young people can volunteer with individuals too, helping them with daily chores or on short projects.
Ioan Richards
Youth Development Worker
SPARK Blaenymaes Ltd
42 Dove Road
Blaenymaes
Swansea
Tel: 585538
Youth Development Worker
SPARK Blaenymaes Ltd
42 Dove Road
Blaenymaes
Swansea
Tel: 585538
St Teilo’s Church, Cheriton Crescent
Community Carol Service
Monday, 8th December at 7pm, with the children of Blaenymaes & Portmead Schools.
Remembrance Carol Service
Sunday, 14th December at 3pm
to remember loved ones who have died.
Christingle Service
Sunday, 21st December, at 3pm,
With the children of the community,
donations taken in support of the Penplas Family Centre.
Children’s Crib Service
Christmas Eve, 5pm.
Midnight Eucharist with Carols
Christmas Eve, at 11.30pm
Christmas Day Service at 10.30am.
St Teilo’s Luncheon Club
Last Friday of the Month at 12.30pm.
Three Course Lunch for £2.50.
Call 583646 to book.
Christmas Dinner at St Teilo’s
For those who are on their own. A full Christmas dinner. Need to book as places are limited.
Call on 583646. Minimum Donation: £3
Rev Padraig Gallagher
St Teilo’s Church
Portmead Portmead
Swansea
Tel: 583646
www.teilo.org.uk
SCVS,
Hello Everybody, I’m John Casey
I am the Development Worker for your area for the new Communities First project based at SCVS. The project will bring wider opportunities to get involved in activities ideally suited to you.
The project can introduce you to volunteering with some exciting activities across Swansea and guide you through the process of sharing your skills with others. Volunteering is an important route towards increasing confidence, and building skills and can play a part in helping people to get more out of life.
I hope to start some local ‘drop-ins’ very soon and I can be contacted at
SCVS on 01792 544009.
Hope to see you soon!
John…
I am the Development Worker for your area for the new Communities First project based at SCVS. The project will bring wider opportunities to get involved in activities ideally suited to you.
The project can introduce you to volunteering with some exciting activities across Swansea and guide you through the process of sharing your skills with others. Volunteering is an important route towards increasing confidence, and building skills and can play a part in helping people to get more out of life.
I hope to start some local ‘drop-ins’ very soon and I can be contacted at
SCVS on 01792 544009.
Hope to see you soon!
John…
John Casey
SCVS
Voluntary Action Centre
7 Walters Road
Swansea
SA1 5NF
SCVS
Voluntary Action Centre
7 Walters Road
Swansea
SA1 5NF
September 2008
TRAILBlAZERS
Trailblazers is a program which was filled with fun and environmentally based activities for children aged 8-14 a number of local children were on the programme which ran in the area during the summer holidays.
This year the activities included visiting variety of locations such as, Swansea Community Farm, Wildfowl and Wetlands Centre, Red Cafe, Down to Earth, Gower Heritage Centre and many more.
There was a huge variety of activities including eco arts and crafts, pond dipping, den building, adventure play, treasure hunts, making wool, planting, weaving and all sorts of other activities. A
nd all of these activities were FREE. Below are just some of the pictures taken on the activity days:
Adventures of Down to Earth Project.
Pottery at the Gower Heritage Centre.
Natural Arts at the Mumbles Hill Nature Reserve.
Investigations at the National Botanical Gardens.
Fairtrade Pizza making at the Red Cafe.
Muddy Times!!
June 2008
At you service .......
The 104 Community House is here to help. If you need to phone housing departments, Gwalia, Council, Social Security, the Department of Work and Pensions, or any supporting agent then please feel free to come and use our telephone. It is free to those in receipt of benefits.
Also at 104 Community House you can access the Citizens Advice Bureau, Shaw Trust, Lasa Credit Union, Volunteer options and a Counselling Service. Please phone for more details on any of these.
Coming soon to 104 is “WANT2WORK” project, please call in to find out more. 104 Community House is also the base for Vapavision our local community Arts project.
Also at 104 Community House you can access the Citizens Advice Bureau, Shaw Trust, Lasa Credit Union, Volunteer options and a Counselling Service. Please phone for more details on any of these.
Coming soon to 104 is “WANT2WORK” project, please call in to find out more. 104 Community House is also the base for Vapavision our local community Arts project.
The New Drop In Centre
It’s a busy time at the New Drop In Centre, our garden is blooming! Volunteers have excelled themselves this year and have a variety of vegetables growing in and around the poly tunnel. Thanks to Tony, our volunteer grounds man, for all the tender care given to our crop. We will be hosting a ‘thank you lunch’ for our gardening enthusiasts, with freshly picked lettuces, tomatoes, cucumbers and much more from our garden.
Money for old rags! We need donations of clothes, old or new. Think something isn't suitable to sell? Call in and ask. Textile recycling is a major source of income at the New Drop In Centre, all donations are gratefully received.
We now except Healthy Start vouchers at our Food Co-op every Thursday.
For further information on any of our projects, just pop into the Drop In where the kettle’s always on.
3, 2, 1……. Blast Off
Swansea Community Farm has launched a super-duper new website.
Swansea Community Farm has launched a super-duper new website.
It shows you everything that’s going on down at the Farm, from the volunteer opportunities, the children and youth activities, the new Education Programme, the launch of the Home Compost Demonstration Area and of course, everyone’s favourites, the animals. So if you want to get involved, there is no excuse not to, with the Farm at the end of your fingertips. But if you simply want to read about what we do on our compact 3.5 acres, then the information is all there before your eyes.
We are really proud of our new site, but don’t forget, the real thing is just as colourful and much more friendly. Read all about it, be all about it!
Check it out at www.swanseacommunityfarm.org.uk and give us your feedback!
We are really proud of our new site, but don’t forget, the real thing is just as colourful and much more friendly. Read all about it, be all about it!
Check it out at www.swanseacommunityfarm.org.uk and give us your feedback!
