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Southwark Carers suffer scrumping shocker
As staff left the building on Friday night all of our trees were full of ripening apples, this morning we returned to find the garden larder bare!
If anyone has any information about what happened please let us know if the apples were tasty or not.
I’m sure the team who have been working on the garden for the last few months will want to know.
The robbers haul believed to have a street value of nearly £1.80 / 1 of their 5 a day has left many at the charity shocked and saddened.
“I’m shocked” – Sad looking charity volunteer.
We will be offering counselling to all those who have been affected by this announcement.
New dementia friendly café in Rotherhithe
A fun, friendly and relaxed environment where you can take part in lots of new and different activities whilst meeting new people.
 Venue: Time and Talents, The Old Mortuary, St Marychurch Street, Rotherthithe SE16 4JE.
Refreshments will be provided ~ suggested donation of £1.50.
Please contact Chloe on 020 7735 5850 or [email protected] for more information
BBC Proms in the (Car) Park
Classical music fans will have the chance to watch the famous BBC Proms at some unlikely locations this summer, as the concert series is leaving the Royal Albert Hall to be held in venues in London Bridge, Peckham and Bankside, Emma Snaith writes…
From orchestral and chamber music at the multi-storey car park in Peckham, choral music at Southwark Cathedral, and experimental music at the Tate Modern, the concerts will bring classical music to the locations.
The ‘Proms at…’ series will also travel to other London locations in Whitechapel and Sloane Square as well as Hull. The series was launched last year to help further the mission of the founder-conductor of the Proms, Henry Wood, to bring outstanding classical music to the widest possible audience.
Founded in 1895 and run by the BBC since 1927, the BBC Proms is the world’s largest classical musical festival. The 2017 season will host over eight weeks of events and more than 90 concerts as part of the festival.
The ‘Proms at…’ series will take place at:
- Southwark Cathedral on August 12
- Bold Tendencies Multi-Storey Car Park, Peckham, on August 26
- The Tanks at Tate Modern, Bankside, on September 6
Tickets will be available for £6 on the day of each concert from the respective venues’ box offices.
Young adult carers (16 to 25) research survey
We need your help to ensure that the research is robust and meaningful. LSE are asking young people with caring responsibilities and their families to complete a short (15-20 minute) questionnaire about their experiences.
If you work with any young adult carers aged 16 to 25, please encourage them to complete the questionnaire online.
Or, you can email Nicola Brimblecombe to be sent a paper copy.
If enough young people complete the questionnaire, it means that the true support needs of young carers and their families can be recognised and used to campaign for change - so please do urge all of the young adult carers and families you work with to respond.
To find out more about the research, please visit the LSE’s website.
Sing Before You Speak Again Community Show Auditions
We are looking for people to be part of a community choir that will perform the show at the Young Vic, and at the centres we have collaborated with on the workshops. It will be a fun, informal workshop audition, and no prior singing experience is necessary.
Rehearsals: Tuesday evenings and Saturday daytimes from Tuesday 29 August
Technical rehearsals: Monday 30 October – Wednesday 1 November
Performances at the Young Vic: Thursday 2 – Saturday 4 November
If you are interested in auditioning, please email [email protected] with your name, date of birth, a contact telephone number by midday on Friday 7 July. Please let us know if you have any prior singing experience (but don’t worry if you don’t!).
Saturday 29 July, slots between 10am and 4pm
Disabilities Hub Consultation
Southwark Council
PO Box 64529
London, SE1P 5LX
www.southwark.gov.uk
Carers sought for mental health research advisory group
The group provide advice and feedback to researchers working in mental health, and review the research priorities of the NIHR Maudsley Biomedical Research Centre, a research institute that is a partnership of SLaM and the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience at King’s College London.
Taking part in the group improves the rigour, quality and relevance of scientific research, ensuring that it is of the greatest benefit to people with mental health illness and their carers. Meetings are held once every two months on Wednesday afternoons (4 to 5.30pm) at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience in Denmark Hill, London, and travel expenses and attendance can be reimbursed for group members.
If you care for somebody with experience of mental illness, or know somebody who does, and are interested in playing an active role in improving the quality and relevance of research into mental health, please contact Joanne Evans ([email protected]) to find out more.
Catheter Care Awareness Week
Catheter Care Awareness Week is about empowering patients and professionals to question current practices, improve their knowledge, and reduce the stigma associated with catheters.
We have developed a digital pack, available on their website for you to share with staff, patients and carers, containing information about the project, our shared aims, and how to get involved. The pack contains:
- Their animation
- Patient stories
- Information on social media and suggested tweets using our hashtag #cathetercare
- Pledge cards and some suggested pledges
- Poster templates: a general one and one where you can add your own event information, for you to download and print.
- An internal communications piece for you to amend and share
- Films and vlogs about our project and the current challenges and improvements around catheter care which can be found here