What's On:

21 September 2010:
NOCN L3 Certificate in Community Development

29 September 2010:
Food Safety L2 Award

12 October 2010:
Emergency First Aid for Appointed Person

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1. Projects:
DSNI Inclusive games
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<b>Title: </b>DSNI Inclusive games<br><b>Description: </b>Workers and volunteers from local groups got the opportunity to take part in a variety of physical activities and games during the recent Inclusive games training in Taghnevan centre, Lurgan.  Pictured are participants taking part in a football game aimed at those with visual impairments. The training was funded by SHSCT Neighbourhood Renewal Programme.
Title: DSNI Inclusive games
Description: Workers and volunteers from local groups got the opportunity to take part in a variety of physical activities and games during the recent Inclusive games training in Taghnevan centre, Lurgan. Picture...

2. Projects:
Disability Sports training for group volunteers
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<b>Title: </b>Disability Sports training for group volunteers <br><b>Description: </b>Disability Sport Northern Ireland facilitated an inclusive games training session in Taghnevan Youth and Community Centre in Lurgan on Wednesday 25th August for workers and volunteers dealing with older people and those with disabilities.  The session was kindly funded by the SHSCT through their neighbourhood renewal/health and well-being programme.  The session was well attended and we all learned new ways of including everyone in our physical activity sessions.
Title: Disability Sports training for group volunteers
Description: Disability Sport Northern Ireland facilitated an inclusive games training session in Taghnevan Youth and Community Centre in Lurgan on Wednesday 25th August for workers and volunteers dealing with old...

3. Publication:
U3A September Programme
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Title: U3A September Programme
Description: Information about Upper Bann U3a activities past and future. Autumn Programme details.

4. Publication:
Network News September 2010
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Title: Network News September 2010

5. Projects:
U3A summer Picnic
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<b>Title: </b>U3A summer Picnic<br><b>Description: </b>Upper Bann U3A had a summer picnic day in Kilbroney Park, Rostrevor.  They had walks, horse and carriage rides and met with members of the Newry U3A for a bit of Networking.
Title: U3A summer Picnic
Description: Upper Bann U3A had a summer picnic day in Kilbroney Park, Rostrevor. They had walks, horse and carriage rides and met with members of the Newry U3A for a bit of Networking.

Partnership

*Southern Investing for Health Partnership

*Craigavon Arts in Motion

*Southern Area Older People's Mental Health Forum

*Inclusive Mobility Transport Advisory Committee 

 

(Further details provided below)

 

Southern Investing for Health Partnership

 

Terms of Reference:

The main purpose of the Investing for Health Partnership is to identify opportunities for improving the health of the people of the southern area by addressing the social, cultural, economic and environmental determinants of health. The Partnership also has the opportunity to contribute to the task of identifying needs and priorities and assessing options for meeting them.

 

Investing for Health Goals:

· To improve the health of our people by increasing the length of their lives and increasing the number years they spend free from disease and disability.

· To reduce inequalities in health between geographic areas, socio-economic and minority groups.

 

Investing for Health Objectives:

· To reduce poverty in families with children.

· To enable all people and young people in particular to develop the skills and attitudes that will give them the capacity to reach their full potential and make healthy choices.

· To promote mental health and emotional well-being at individual and community level.

· To offer everyone the opportunity to live and work in a healthy environment and to live in a decent affordable home.

· To improve our neighbourhoods and wider environment.

· To reduce accidental injuries and deaths in the home, workplace and from collisions on the road.

· To enable people to make healthier choices.

The main partnership meets twice per year and partners include Armagh City & District Council, Dungannon & South Tyrone Borough Council, Southern Education & Library Board, Southern Health & Social Care Trust, Craigavon Borough Council, Southern Health & Social Services Board, Banbridge District Council, Southern Group Environmental Health Service, Newry & Mourne District Council, N. Ireland Housing Executive, Banbridge Local Strategy Partnership, Southern Health and Social Services Council, South Tyrone Area Partnership Local Strategy Partnership, Newry Local Strategy Partnership, TADA Rural Network, Craigavon Local Strategy Partnership, Craigavon/Banbridge T.A.S.S.K Healthy Living Centre, Armagh/Dungannon Health Action Zone, Newry & Mourne Wellbeing Action Partnership and Armagh Local Strategy Partnership.

Contact Lyn Donnelly, Investing for Health Manager

e: lyndo@shssb.n-i.nhs.uk

T: 028 3741 4606

 

Craigavon Arts in Motion

 

Terms of reference:

C-AIM aims to raise the profile of the arts and creativity in the Craigavon area, showcase the excellent work happening locally, to increase access to the arts and advise council on the strategic development for arts needs and opportunities in the area.

Craigavon Arts in Motion are a voluntary arts forum made up of Craigavon people from a range of interests. The C-AIM forum is run by Craigavon Borough Council's Arts Development Team and focuses on meeting the needs of individual artists and groups interested in exploring their creativeness in Craigavon. As well as the Community Network Craigavon, C-AIM is made up of representative from, the Millennium Court Arts Centre, the Creative Youth Partnership, The Chrysalis Centre, local arts and crafts groups, local councillors, and several individual artists.

Contact: The Arts Team

e: c-aim@craigavon.gov

T: 028 3831 1680

 

Southern Area Older People's Mental Health Forum

 

The forum meets 6 times per year and partners include Southern Area Health Promotion Department, Newry and Mourne Volunteer Centre, Armagh and Dungannon Volunteer Centre, Alzheimer's Society and Age Concern and the Southern Health and Social Care Trust.

Contact: Angela Corr

e: Health.Promotion@southerntrust.hscni.net

t: 02837412424

 

Inclusive Mobility Transport Advisory Committee

 

Aim:

We aim to ensure that disabled people and older people have the same opportunities as everyone else to travel when and where they want.

The Inclusive Mobility and Transport Advisory Committee (Imtac) is a committee of disabled people and older people as well as others including key transport professionals. Our role is to advise Government and others in Northern Ireland on issues that affect the mobility of older people and disabled people.

Contact: Jill Shanks

e: info@tacni.org.uk

t: 02890 297885