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Culture Documents
Contents
Winning at the Special
Olympics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Editing Group and
Downend Soup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
News from the Trustees. . . . . . . 4
New Services in Warwickshire. 5
Staple Hill Knitting and
Scott’s medal collection and Scott wearing one of his medals
Criss Cross Puzzle. . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Scott Bradley, a KeyRing relay race and managed to secure Chris winning at football and
Member from the Sandwell a silver medal in this event. He is The Armadillo Centre. . . . . . . . 15
Service has recently competed in really proud of this. Train trip & Dave’s Poetry . . . . 16
the Special Olympics in Sheffield.
Scott said: “I am
Scott has been taking part in happy I won, I just
competitions all his life and really have another one to
enjoys them; he can’t see himself add into my collection. I am
stopping anytime soon. looking forward to the 2020
Special Olympics where I will be
KeyRing National Office
Scott spent a week in August competing again. I am looking
2017 at Sheffield University, forward to finding my first home 21 St Olav’s Court
taking part in various athletic with my girlfriend Emma, who Lower Road
events there. During his week was also in the Special Olympics London, SE16 2XB
there, Scott managed to get who won 2 silver medals
Tel. 020 3119 0960
himself 2 ribbons, one in high alongside me. I am also looking
jump and one in 400m. On the forward to making her my wife www.keyring.org
last day Scott took part in the in the near future.”
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Congratulations
Notices
Congratulations to Martin
Get well soon
Sally’s Success
who has been a KeyRing Get well soon to Ronald
Member for 16 years Wilkins who hasn’t been well,
this year! Martin has an but is now on the mend.
active role in the Henbury
network in planning and
ndwell.
arranging socials. He says Well done Sally is a Member in Sa
“I really enjoy all of our In the last year she has
op
socials I have made many worked really hard to st
so
friends over the years hoarding and has done
s been
through KeyRing”. well that a short film ha
!
made about her progress
ight)
Congratulations Sally (r
ell.
from everyone in Sandw
Goodbye to
Kirsten
Well done to Stephen
Welcome
Weaver from Weston Super
Mare, who has completed
his training as a Quality
Checker and Expert by
Experience.
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KIM SUTTON Bath network. Andrew and his team. Photo: Tracey McCarthy
Kim has autism and is a National
Downend Soup is organised by Christ Church
Forum rep. She volunteers with the
Downend in Bristol. Local people come along for
Brownies and has just done the 5k Race
a meal of soup. They make a donation when they
for Life Muddy.
arrive. While they eat they hear from three local
STEPHEN WEAVER groups about projects that they would like to win
Weston Super Mare network. some funding for. They can then vote for who they
think should get the donation money.
Stephen helps organise conferences and
parties, and the Weston Super Mare
meetings. He also organises drinks and
Andrew and his team were the winners! The team
meals with other Members. won money for their local community flat, and they
will use it to help people at Christmas.
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Nearly all the Members who did ●● Some people said that there told them about the Member
the survey were happy to give were things that they weren’t Complaints Officer.
their names. This meant that if happy about. If they gave ●● Some people said that they
they said they were unhappy their name, staff have been in knew how to complain but
about something we could contact contact with them to try to they still wouldn’t like to. Staff
them to talk about it. sort it out. have talked to them about this.
●● Some people said they would ●● Some people said that they
Overall 96% said that they were not know how to complain. had made a complaint in the
Happy or Very happy with their Staff have explained the past but that it had been
support. complaints procedure and sorted out.
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3 LETTERS VEG
4 LETTERS EGGS, HENS
5 LETTERS FRUIT, GRAZE
6 LETTERS NATURE,
BETTER
Angela and Hillary
7 LETTERS ANIMALS
We managed to get some funding 9 LETTERS CHEMICALS
from our local council to pay PESTICIDE
for the community room for a
whole year, they even gave us
some extra money for tea and
coffee. We meet once a month
and it is open to everyone. We
enjoy running our group and now
have linked up with the Bristol
Chris’ crocheting
Crafting Bee.
The Working for Justice group is always looking for new members.
If you are interested contact Neisha Betts on 07736 015 700.
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Henbury Members group has enabled Members to In the spring months Jay started
have started a learn new skills from one another growing potatoes, peas, carrots,
cooking group in a fun and sociable environment. radish, lettuce, cucumber and
within their own It has given Members an much more. Jay learnt to become
network – this takes place in opportunity to plan and budget self sufficient from completing a
Members’ homes. The cooking for meals. course called ‘Incredible Edible’.
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Bella Edwards and Kim Sutton Feedback forms were completed Going forward this week, the
introduced the morning and the with the vast majority of Quality Checkers are poised for
afternoon sessions and made a delegates enjoying the venue and a week of auditing ahead for the
great double act. the workshops and left great South West with support from the
comments about the lunch. Quality Lead. They will be talking
to Members in other areas to find
A very enjoyable day was had out what they think about their
by all. Our CLVs plus area forum support.
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Hub Stories
who have been told about our
hubs, MPs, other charities, Social
Services and even the Police.
HUBS IN FROME AND GLASTONBURY & STREET Since we began in April we have
In April this year we started to have Hubs in our Frome and had many different themes to our
Glastonbury and Street networks. This is a new way that we Hubs including an Election Hub,
support people in these networks and it has taken a lot of hard Employment Hubs, Be Healthy
work to get our Members used to them, to find new places for them, to Hubs and Staying Safe Hubs
find the right times to have them as some of our Members work, to find which have all been successful.
ideas for them and to also make them work so that everyone is happy.
Members can also get private
It meant that it was a big change in Frome. These places are in the time with a volunteer at the Hub
for everyone in those networks heart of our networks and by if they need to and we also do
including all of our Members and linking in with them we have been all of the other valuable things
staff but by working together we able to make even more valuable that KeyRing is known for like
have made it work and have had friends who are also helping supporting people with their
great ideas for future Hubs coming people in the community so we benefits, tenancies, letters and
from everyone. can share ideas and can get even other general support too.
more support from them too.
We have found new places Hubs are very new to us in
to support our Members like We have had many different Somerset but we will carry on
The Opportunity Shop in people come to our Hubs making them a great place to get
Glastonbury and Collier’s Court including our Members, people support and information.
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Every Wednesday in July we held Be On the 7th of June 2017 Frome had an
Healthy Hubs in Frome. Election Hub.
We had lots of information about being healthy, We invited all of the major political parties to
eating the right foods, exercise, mental health come along and we provided lots of information
and also lots of information about contacting to people about what each party was promising
different people to get help or advice. should they get into Parliament.
Information at the Be Healthy Hub We also told them where their nearest voting
station would be, how to vote and if they
These Hubs were a success with lots of people needed help voting. We even gave them letters
coming to them and finding new ways to be to take to the polling station to tell the people
healthier in their lives. there about what help they would need.
We also had some games and questionnaires It was a great day, lots of people came to us
which were fun to do with Members and the for help and advice and we even got our picture
local people who came along too. taken with one of our local candidates!
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Community Connection
Hubs in Sandwell
The Sandwell service has been up and running now since November 2015.
Members all felt they would like something to do in the day which was
cheap to access and somewhere fun for them to meet new people. This
became “Sandwell pop up hubs”.
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Members at Work
Lynne “With the support of KeyRing and Donna
my job coach I managed to find
Lynne from the Henbury network a cleaning job and in June 2016 Donna began working at HC-One
has been volunteering in a café I started working for a company care home in Frome nearly 18
based at Southmead Hospital for called ICM. years ago. Being in a paid job has
a number of years. helped her to be more independent.
When I first started working I was
doing two jobs at different places
which took up a lot of time but
now I do one and that is working
as a cleaner in Collier’s Court here
in Frome. It’s a very trusted job as
I am cleaning the building where
Social Services are based so I have
to be on time and look presentable
too.
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and serve them to the residents. for some of my rent, the bills and
I enjoy chatting to them and food shopping. I’ve been doing my
having a laugh, there are some real flat up, and I’ve been able to buy
characters! some things for it and I also use my
wages to go out with my family and
My favourite jobs in the kitchen are friends too.”
cleaning and cooking, but I only
do the cooking sometimes. One of Cathy
the cooks who used to work there
taught me. I also do the washing up Cathy will have worked at VUE
and put everything away. Cinema for 15 years this year. She
has gained many skills and been
I’ve made some good friends here able to adapt to various roles.
too and we’re arranging a night out
soon. Some of the duties Cathy carries Cathy continues to enjoy her
out are cleaning screens, serving job and is looking forward
Earning my own money means I customers working on the tills as to celebrating her 15 year
can be more independent. I pay well as serving food and drinks. anniversary.
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That’s all for this time! Sarah Hatch, KeyRing Or e-mail Sarah at
If you have anything you Living Support Networks, sarah.hatch@keyring.org
would like to see in the 21 St Olav’s Court, Lower For an audio version of the
paper, please send it to: Road, London, SE16 2XB paper phone 020 3119 0960
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