Post on 27-Aug-2018
Summer 2012
OUR NEW IMAGE TAKES FLIGHT A warm welcome to the Summer
edition of the Friary Newsletter and
we hope you enjoy our new format
and logo.
As we begin to celebrate our 25th
year of service to the community
one of the changes that the Trustees
have agreed after much thought is
that in future our project will be
known simply as ‘the Friary’. This
follows the convention many use
already. You will also notice our But-
terfly is retained in the eye-catching
logo and may wonder what it repre-
sents. Its significance is at the heart
of what the Friary is about in
providing new life to the thousands
of people who seek help and advice
each year.
Improved marketing of the Friary
organisation and its services has
moved up the agenda and in tandem
with the new format Newsletter we
have taken the opportunity to
introduce www.the-friary.org.uk
as our new website. This attractive
site will provide you with more
information about the Friary as well
as keeping you up to date with the
latest news.
If any organisation would like a
presentation about the Friary,
how it operates and its future
plans please contact us and we
will supply a speaker.
It is an unfortunate fact of life in the
voluntary sector that uncertainty
about future funding remains and our
first priority is to be proactive in
raising by various means a minimum
of £250,000 annually so that Friary
can remain open. With this in mind
during the anniversary year we will
launch an ambitious ’Butterfly
Campaign’ that aims to raise
£50,000 through new corporate
sponsorship as well as requesting
existing supporting organisations and
Church groups to organise an extra
event or adopt the Friary as their
charity for a year. You can read
more about the campaign across the
page .
Whenever funding is mentioned
Trustees are extremely mindful of the
valued contribution that volunteers
continue to make and it would not be
out of place to thank them and our
Volunteer Coordinator who continue to
make Friary tick.
Without their dedication life would not
be the same at the Friary. Many thanks
and may it long continue.
Robin Lund:
Chair of Trustees
‘the Friary’ is celebrating its 25th year of
voluntary service to the community and
to commemorate this we are inviting busi-
nesses to share in this magnificent Not-
tingham success story.
How can you help?
Each year the Friary have to raise
£250,000 to continue to deliver the
services.
150 devoted volunteers ‘contribute’ an
equivalent amount through their
dedication.
However overcoming present funding
pressures has become a priority so that
the Friary can remain operational and
continue to deliver core support
services that change and save lives.
That is why in our anniversary year we
are launching our Butterfly Campaign
to bring new life to the Friary with a
target of £50000. Your support for the
Friary can bring benefits.
You may wish to involve your employees
and organise a fundraising event that will
hone team skills whilst also benefitting the
wider community; adopt the Friary as
your Charity for the year; support the
Friary brand as sound Corporate Social
Responsibility; support in kind.
More information is on our website
www.the-friary.org.uk where you can also
donate. Alternatively please ring
01159825448 for more information.
All supporters will be acknowledged on
our website and in our newsletter/
publications.
BUTTERFLY CORPORATE SUPPORT CAMPAIGN
THE RICHARD CLARKE MEMORIAL POOL TROPHY
The Richard Clarke Trophy has been a
much converted accolade by our service
users since 1997. Richard Clarke was a
service user of the Friary until 1996 when
he tragically died. His family live locally in
Keyworth and the decision was taken to
commemorate his life by holding an annual
pool competition in his name. The
competition is a well subscribed and much
anticipated event. This years winner
was Michael Stanley, who becomes
our youngest ever winner at 20 years
of age. The Richard Clarke Trophy is a
fitting way to develop positive interaction
between our current service users whilst
also remembering those who have gone
before.
ALEX RAE—Trustee
I have been a trustee since October 2011.
I first became aware of Friary on its
creation in 1988 following the closure of
the Musters Hotel. I retired from the
Government Legal Service at the end of
2010, having over 30-plus years been a
legal adviser in several government
departments, including the Health and
Safety Executive, the Ministry of
Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and the
Food Standards Agency.
I spent 18 months on secondment to the
European Commission Legal Service in the
mid-1980s. My role as a trustee of Friary
dovetails with my role as a trustee of the
Nottingham International Students Trust,
which aims to provide support to
overseas students in the further and
higher education sectors in the greater
Nottingham area. I worship at St
Andrew's with Castle United Reformed
Church in the city centre. My hobbies are
reading detective fiction, singing, cricket
and local history.
On a scorching hot May afternoon the
Bishop of Southwell came to visit the
Friary as part of his week long pilgrimage
walk around the West Bingham
Deanery. Once here the Bishop and his
team were given a tour of the Friary
and enjoyed mingling with the service
users. We were privileged to have
the Bishop visit the Friary and
thoroughly enjoyed the
opportunity to showcase all the
good work we do here. His visit
proved to be a welcome reminder that
The Church really takes supporting the
poor seriously and is committed to
assisting those living in poverty.
Archdeacon John Bentham said this
about the Bishop’s visit: ‘every bit as
important as his trip to County
Hall was the warm welcome the
Bishop received from service users
at the Friary’.
BISHOP OF SOUTHWELL VISITS FRIARY
A Life Reclaimed
I was born in the Sneinton district of
Nottingham and grew up there; my
childhood was no different to anyone else
in the 1960’s and early 70’s. My parents
divorced when I was thirteen, and this
was just about the time when I
discovered girls, football matches and
drinking. Drinking was a key part of the
social life of our family and also many
other working class families across
Britain.
My first job allowed me financially to
drink and go out at weekends, but there
never seemed to be enough money to
supply the drink needed to amplify the
fun. So I found myself eventually drifting
into crime and people who were like
minded. The alcohol always used to
comfort me when my plans and get rich
quick schemes began to go wrong. This
was usually when I got caught be the
police and woke in the cells with
withdrawals, shaking and feeling pretty
damn rough, but I knew that another few
drinks would fix that for a while and so
the downward spiral began.
The behaviour and addiction to alcohol
began to grow worse, and after spending
twenty years in and out of detox units,
prisons and sleeping rough on the streets
of Nottingham I was given the chance of
rehab in South Yorkshire. When I made
the admission of having a problem with
drink and other substances, I was left to
deal with me and my behaviour and
attitude towards the world and everyone
in it. It was me who had to change, and
not the world.
I eventually got a few years of sobriety
behind me, and I then needed a goal in life
so I turned to education and this has
given me a purpose and something to
focus on. I achieved a diploma in
Humanities at College and recently
completed a Bachelor of Arts Degree in
British and European Economic, Social,
Cultural and Political History at Sheffield
University. My life is not perfect but
who’s is?
I will be forever grateful to the Friary, for
being there when I was in need of
somewhere warm or just needed to rest
up for a while. There is a life after the
misery of addiction and problems that life
throws at you.
Friary Service User
SERVICE USER STORIES
TRENT BRIDGE TO TOWER BRIDGE CYCLE RIDE
At Midday on Saturday 9th June 5
local cyclists set out on their bikes to
undertake the gruelling journey from
Trent Bridge to Tower bridge in
less than 24 hours. This epic
journey was all for a good cause as the
group sought to raise as much funding
for the Friary as possible. In the end
their 155 mile journey was
completed in 23 hours and for
their efforts they raised over £1500
for the Friary. A big thank you to all
those who came to see the cyclist off,
those who supported the cyclists and
indeed to the cyclists themselves for
their efforts.
FRIARY BARGAIN SALES
A massive thank you to everyone who
volunteered or attended our last Bargain
Sale on the 5th May which made a
massive £3769. These funds are vital to
ensuring that we can continue to
support those in need, so thank you.
UPCOMING SALES: July 7th
September 1st
November 3rd
January 12th
Come and grab some bargains and
support the work of the Friary.
THANK YOU’S
The Friary would like to thank County
Council Counsellor Gordon
Wheeler and Rushcliffe Borough
Council Counsellors Alistair
MacInnes and Rod Jones for their
financial support and generosity to the
Friary.
FRIENDS OF THE FRIARY
Dates for the diary
Concert by Serenata & Dolce
Musica
Saturday 30th June 7.30pm
St Giles Church West Bridgford
Tickets £5 (On door or from the Friary
in advance)
Barn Dance
Saturday 17th November
West Bridgford Baptist Church
Previous Friends Events
Signature Lunch and Fashion
Show
Raised over £1000
Sainsburys Pack-a-Bag
Raised £1005.61
A big thank you to all those who
helped, your support is greatly
appreciated.
WHAT IS THE FRIARY WHERE TO FIND US
FACILITIES AND SERVICES AVAILABLE • Access to health services,
including GP and drugs counsellor
• Confidential information and advice
• Practical welfare provision
• Shower and laundry
• Hairdressing / Barber
• Cafe offering soups and snacks
• Outreach services
• Tenancy support
• Sunday Evening Fellowship
Registered Charity Number 1056825
Company registered in England and Wales
Number 3190740
46 Musters Road
Nottingham NG2 7PR
Phone 0115 982 5448
Fax 0115 982 7228
admin@the-friary.org.uk
General Manager; Ann Bremner
Business Manager; Sam Crawford
FRIARY OPENING TIMES Monday, Wednesday, Friday
9.00 am - 1.00 pm
Sunday Evening Fellowship
8.00 pm - 9.00 pm
www.the-friary.org.uk
The Friary exists to assist local disadvantaged people who are homeless, living in temporary accommodation or vulnerable from long-term unemployment.
The Friary offers free support services such as advice, access to health services, tenancy support and employment skills. Recreational, educational and leisure time pursuits, along with essential social welfare provision all add to our visitors’ quality of life.
The Friary is a faith based organization receiving substantial support from local churches and the community. The Friary is open to people of all faiths or none.