Feb
Paediatric First Aid up to Easter 2021 – spaces still left
There are still spaces available to book on the following Paediatric First Aid training courses offered by Jill Webb Training.
The cost for the courses is £95 per person.
Places left – going fast so please contact Jill 07808277525 to book
| DATE | VENUE | SPACES LEFT |
| Monday 25 and Tuesday 26 Jan (evenings) virtual
Saturday 30 Jan (9 – 4) |
Evening sessions virtual
Saturday session Elland area |
4 |
| Tuesday 2, Thursday 4 and Tuesday 9 February All 1700 – 2100 hours | Northowram area | 1 |
| Saturday 20 and
Saturday 27 March |
Huddersfield area | 6 |
Attendance is needed at all sessions for the certificate to be issued.
How do our clients feel we manage being COVID secure? (Feedback from 16.01.2020)
Good COVID secure (wipes, manikin each, prompt to wear mask, sanitiser, ventilation) felt very safe.
Course layout was fab – all COVID considerations and measures in place were very reassuring – thank you!
I felt perfectly safe despite being in a current pandemic. Thoroughly risk assessed by course provider.
Personnel equipment provided with safe distancing etc
Good socially distancing.
Very pleased with COVID measures – felt very safe in this environment and could see there had been more than adequate risk assessments made prior to keep us safe – thanks!
Some feedback from last year
| “Very good course, kept you engaged and motivated” |
| “Enjoyed how hands on it was made it easier to take information in” |
| “Very approachable trainer and no question was glossed over – very informative” |
| “Trainer was very knowledgeable – excellent/related to experiences”
“The tutor incorporated some good examples to make the content and information easy to relate to” “Excellent, this was my first time training delivering over video link and had no face to face. The instructions on how to use Zoom and emailed materials as well”. |
All courses are fully accredited by ITC First, the CPD Service or NUCO
Place2Be events and resources for Children’s Mental Health Week 1 – 7 February
The first week of February 1-7 is dedicated to Children’s Mental Health.
Place2Be.org.uk have prepared a series of activities, workshops and information to promote awareness and direct to sources of assistance for those in need.
https://www.childrensmentalhealthweek.org.uk/
Including an incredible half-day conference (watch live or buy ticket to watch the recording at your discretion) “Creativity as a healing tool: connecting mind body and imagination”. With keynotes from Lemn Sissay and Besseel Van Der Kolk.
For more information, visit Place2Be.org.uk
Strengthening Families Strengthening Communities free Parenting Programme
Are you a parent with children aged 3-18?
Do you want to help shape services for the future?
Come and be part of a study to promote family wellbeing!
Halifax Opportunities Trust, Sure Start Children’s Centres & North Halifax Partnership are working with UCL and Race Equality Foundation to offer Strengthening Families Strengthening Communities free Parenting Programme.
This free, 13 week course aims to help you to
- Build positive family relationships
- Manage anger and stress
- Implement effective discipline strategies
- Gain confidence and communication skills
- Understand your child’s development
- Recognise and value your family and cultural traditions
- Meet others and share ideas
The course is aimed at parents, step parents, grandparents and foster carers who have got a child aged between 3-18.
There will be two groups, starting on Tuesday February 2nd, 2021 at the Elsie Whiteley Innovations centre and Thursday February 4th, 2021 at the Holy Nativity Church in Mixenden.
Another course is scheduled for September 2021.
The programme is part of a research study from the University College London: The Together Study. This means that a researcher would like to talk to you before the programme starts and at three time points after the programme has finished. You will received £10 voucher for each questionnaire you complete with a researcher.
Part of the research is that parents are randomly allocated to either the group starting in February or allocated to a group starting in September. (The researchers can explain more about why) – a computer decides who takes part in the group now or in the group later and the decision cannot be influenced.
For more information please contact
- Noreen Safdar: 01422 434 980
- Beverley Thompson: 07741671792
- Julia Brierley: 07852174007
Programme details – A5 booklet Elsie Whiteley & Holy Nativity Updated version
Lower Valley Friday Flyer 28 February 2020 – OUT NOW!!
Click here to view the latest Lower Valley Friday Flyer…
This week:
- Staying Well Awards: Final call to nominate before midnight 1st March
- VSI Alliance and Healthy minds workshops and training events
- Children’s Mental Health Week – Help Shape Local Mental Health Services – Young persons survey
- Bookstart Busy Babies at Brighouse Library – Ages 0 to 2 *next March 3*
Have a great weekend!
If you’re on our mailing list the Friday Flyer will arrive direct to your inbox every Friday. Join the mailing list by emailing calderdalelowervalley@gmail.com
Calderdale Council closure of flood hubs – Where to get support
The flood hubs will close on Friday 28th February. If you need support after this time you can:
Contact us: calderdale.gov.uk/siteinfo/conta
Apply for funding online: calderdale.gov.uk/v2/residents/e
To view the hub opening hours for tomorrow and Friday visit: eyeoncalderdale.com/household-resi
Source: https://twitter.com/Calderdale/status/1232692347890282506
VSI Alliance Event – ESF Community Grants Meet the Funder Event
Newsflash from the Voluntary Sector Infrastructure (VSI) Alliance team
ESF Community Grants Meet the Funder Event
Grants of £5,000 – £20,000 available in West Yorkshire
- Are you a small or voluntary organisation?
- Do you deliver in West Yorkshire?
- Do you work with unemployed people in your local area?
Grants are available to fund your project.
Thursday 5th March, 9.30am – 2.30pm
VAC Resource Centre, Hall Street, Halifax, HX1 5AY
9:30-11.00am: Drop in for any organisation
11.00am-1:30pm: 1-to-1 appointment (book a 20 minute slot to discuss the fund)
1:30pm-2:30pm: Drop in for any organisation
To book a slot please contact Anushka: anushka.vinales@groundwork.org.uk or 0113 238 060
Find out more:
www.groundwork.org.uk/esfcommunitygrants | ESF.Grants@groundwork.org.uk | 0121 236 8565
ESF Community Grants are funded by the European Social Fund, co-financed by the Education and Skills Funding Agency, and delivered in partnership with Leeds City Region Enterprise Partnership.
Children’s Mental Health Week – Help Shape Local Mental Health Services – Young persons survey
Are you aged between 9 – 25?
Do you live or go to school/college in Calderdale?
If so, please could we ask you to take part in this opportunity to have your say on helping shape local mental health services. The survey is open from Friday 7th February until Friday 6th March 2020. Please find the link to the survey here
The information gathered is confidential, meaning we can’t identify you from what you tell us.
We will use the information to help us further improve mental health services
for children and young people in Calderdale.
We, the young people’s Tough Times Reference Group, have released this survey during Children’s Mental Health Week. This is to collect views from all children and young people on emotions and mental health support with the aim to help shape and improve services. We would like everyone who takes part in this survey to know its anonymous, and the results will be shared with managers of services that will listen and take these results from this survey seriously.
We hope to get a 1000 voices and would appreciate everyone’s help to achieve this
Thank you
Calderdale’s Young People’s Tough Times Reference Group
Part of Calderdale Open Minds
New workshops at Eureka for children with visual impairments – British Science Week
New workshops for children with visual impairments
To celebrate British Science Week on Sunday 15th March we’ll be running FREE workshops for children with visual impairments aged 7-11 to explore the solar system.
Join us for our Tactile Universe workshops and use 3D models and sensory activities developed by astrophysicists from the University of Portsmouth to explore the wonders of space and astronomy.
Children will get to create their own mini 3D models of the solar system to take home. Find out more on our website.
Places are free for visually impaired children aged 7-11 years and their families but must be booked in advance. Places are limited, so call Trizia on 01422 330069 or email trizia.wells@eureka.org.uk to book your place.
>> For more accessible clubs and workshops, click here <<
Discovery Road, Halifax, West Yorkshire
Tel: 01422 330069 or Visit our website
5th International Women’s Day Celebrations 2020 -The WomenCentre
The WomenCentre invite you to the Northern Quarter in Huddersfield for an evening celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women.
Come join us on this free event, including food, talk and a musical event showcasing local female talent, as well as an after party!
This is a charity event and all performers will be giving their time for free. There is no fee on the door but donations will be ecouraged & gratefully received. They will then proceed to the Huddersfield WomenCentre – a fabulous organisation that supports mental health wellbeing of women in Kirklees.
For the day schedule and list of acts, visit the Event’s Facebook page.
Everyone is very welcome to join us for this special evening and we look forward to seeing you there!
Venue: Northern Quarter, 28 Wood Street, Huddersfield HD1 1DU
Women of Calderdale celebrate International Women’s Day #EachforEqual
Women of Calderdale are invited to join us for a celebration of International Women’s Day 2020 on Thursday March 5th, from 11am to 2pm at Queen’s Road Neighbourhood Centre.
There will be hot buffet lunch, refreshments, free raffle as well as local services and lots of free information.
Plus an interactive workshop run by All 1 Collective & Lab and a Free Yoga taster session.
Please dress accordingly and express yourselves!
To find out more contact Halifax Central Initiative on 01422 365945 or email hc1@calderdale.gov.uk
Venue: Queen’s Road Neighbourhood Centre, Queen’s Road, Halifax HX1 4NE
