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Tuesday 7th and

Wednesday 8th

January

Mandatory training for the staff and volunteers in Mental

Health First Aid—10.30—6 p.m. Tuesday and 9.30—5.30 p.m.

Wednesday

Tuesday 14th

January

Southampton Mental Health Network Engagement event 2

p.m.—5 p.m. Jurys Inn—volunteers needed to help man

stalls

Wednesday 15th

January

Wellbeing Wednesday with Julie

Tai-chi with Chris at 1.30 p.m.

Julie

Chris

Saturday 18th

January

Southampton Mental Health Network Engagement event 10

a.m.—1 p.m. Jurys Inn—volunteers needed to man stall

Wednesday 22nd

January

Crafts with Jo Meal of the month club at 1 p.m. Jo

29th January Crafts with Emma Tai chi with Chris at 1.30 p.m. Emma

5th February ‘wellbeing Wednesday’

Committee meeting 1.30 p.m.

Julie

12th February Floristry with Julie

Tai chi with Chris at 1.30 p.m.

Julie

Chris

13th February Health Improvement Course level 2 training for staff and

Volunteer (16 –places)

19th February Crafts with Emma Emma

26th February Crafts with Jo

Tai Chi with Chris at 1.30 p.m.

Jo

Chris

Please note games, colouring papercrafts, gardening

(weather permitting) and sewing available—just ask!

We are member-led so please make suggestions and

Sign up to help on the volunteer board—we need help!

Don’t forget to do the mood board on the way in and out

If we can improve please tell us –enjoy it please tell others!

TUTOR 11.30—12.30 P.M. 1.00 p.m. 1-1 small groups in Community room

led, PLEASE give us feedback and suggestions as often as you

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Useful Numbers :- Drop-in Leader M. Emereau on 07784365892

Gym membership available to paid up mem-

bers £13.50 per month —see Julie for details.

Sports/cookery/wellbeing Julie Anstey

07738681906 or visit the website for further information.

Esther Ridsdale is to deliver a new Time to Thrive’ course in January & three

life coaching sessions this term—see Esther for details.

New service for people to access activities in the community and to gain sup-

port. For further information Contact soccg.solinked@nhs.net –-023 8021 6050

Mondays Photography. computer club wks 1 & and

camera club wk 4 FCC 11.30 a.m.—1.30

p.m. With a song in mind 2.30 p.m. incl

refreshments at the 3AC

Gerard/

Mike

Saire

£1.50 members £3 ‘pay

as you go ‘

£1 members £2 PAYGO

Tuesdays Photography field trips 1 x month—usually

week 2 meet at FCC

Gerard

& Mike

£2.50 members / £5

PAYGO

WEDNESDAYS MAIN DROP-IN 10.30am -2.30p.m. SWAC Michelle Free Members/£2.50

PAYG

Thursdays Hope Workshop 10.30am -1.30 p.m.

2nd Thursday in each month—women’s

group 3rd week of month carer’s club AS

Youth 16—24years 6pm—8pm BITC

Emma

Frances

Nadine

£1 members / £2 PAYGO

£1 members/£2 PAYGO

£2 each

Fridays Men's group 10.30m—12.30 CBC

Art Group 2pm—4pm C BC

2nd and 3rd weeks cookery - CBC this

month Christmas cookery

Mike/

Kieran

Laura

Julie

£1 members / £2 PAYGO

£1 members / £2 PAYGO

£6/£4 or £8/£6 PAYGO

Legend: FCC—Freemantle Community Centre, Randolf Street, SO15 `3HF

3AC—The Third Age Centre, Cranbury Terrace SO14 OLU SWAC Itch—

Southampton Water Activities Centre, Itchen Bridge WML- Woodmill

activities centre

SWAC— Shirley Warren Action Centre, Warren Crescent, SO16 6AY

BITC—Board in the City, Onslow Road, SO14 OJG

CBC - Central Baptist Church, Devonshire Road. The Polygon SO15 2GY

AS—All Saints Kendal Avenue SO15 OJU

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We hope the answer to this is ‘yes, most definitely’. We can send out all the flyers we like

and promote what we are doing by e-mail etc., but by far the most powerful way is by

word of mouth from those who have benefitted from our services. When we first started at

our new venue we were getting 30 people attend and then it was down to 25. Just lately its

been about 18 or so. Now its not about numbers of course, but we do have loads more

capacity. Also, if there are more people around we can do more things together and we

have more people to support what we are doing. We need to grow at least 25% in the next

few months as this helps our sustainability. To this end, we have a great opportunity with

the two network events coming up

Southampton Mental Health Network Engagement Events

At Jury’s Inn Southampton. On Tuesday 15th January 2 p.m.—5 p.m. and

Saturday 18th January 10 a.m.—1 p.m

We need people to help man the stalls and talk to people and give out

leaflets etc., and promote what we are doing—can you help?

New office !

We are delighted to announce that

Creative Options Community Project

now has a dedicated office space on the

first floor of Southampton Voluntary

Services, St. Marys Street, Kingsland Square, Southampton, SO14 1NW

right opposite Communicare offices. We are just about to appoint a part-

time administrator and will be organizing the office before Christmas but

hope to have it up and running properly by the New Year. Details of the

direct telephone number will be announced on the website once we have

regular staff in the office to answer calls. There will also be an

answerphone. We will need people to help with filing and general

paperwork and to support our office staff. If you are looking to doing

some voluntary work and seeking to gain work experience please talk to

us! We will announce the days and times the office will be open shortly.

Do you enjoy Creative Options?

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