4Winds is signed up to and works to

The Cardiff and Vale Mental Health Charter

4Winds User Led Association

The Zephyr Newsletter

May/June 2018

4Winds is an open-access, user-led mental health resource

Open 7 days a week Please see inside for opening times

including May Bank Holidays

www.4winds.org.uk

The 4Winds is a user-led, open-access mental health resource. It is open 7 days a week helping people work towards recovery 4Winds provides information and signposting, opportunities for social contact, peer support, emotional support and vocational support Please ring or pop in during opening times for more

Information - All Welcome!

Centre Opening Times:

Monday 1 - 5 pm (5.30-7.30 pm Social support group

meets up at Chapter Arts Centre, Market Road,

Canton, CF5 1QE)

Tuesday 1 - 7 pm

Wednesday 11 am - 1 pm Women Only

Thursday 1 - 7 pm (see note below)

Friday 1 - 5 pm

Saturday 1 - 5 pm

Sunday 1 - 5 pm

4Winds Centre 65, Clare Road, Grangetown,

Cardiff CF11 6QP. Tel (029) 20388144

Email: contact@4winds.org.uk Website: www.4winds.org.uk

Please note that the centre closes at 5pm on the first Thursday of the month for the social activities and 5pm on Mondays for The Chapter Group.

Thank you to everyone who contributed to this edition of the newsletter and to all those who facilitated groups or information

Dates for Your Diary

May Tues 1st 2pm Book Club Thurs 3rd 5pm Social Activity Friday 4th 2pm Read Aloud Mon 7th Open 1-5pm for Bank Holiday. No Chapter Group Tues 8th 3pm Members meeting Thurs 10th 3pm Info session. Exercise Referral Scheme Tues 15th 1.30 Visit Cosmeston Lakes Friday 18th 2pm Read Aloud Tues 22nd 3pm Champions meeting Thurs 24th 11am Committee meeting Friday 25th 2-4pm Debt Relief Drop-in, Shelter Cymru Mon 28th Open 1-5 Bank Holiday No Chapter Group Tues 29th Open 1-5 for Bank Holiday Tues 29th Personal Safety Taster Workshop 2.30-3.30pm Wed 30th Women’s only Personal Safety Taster Workshop 11.30-12.30 June Friday 1st 2pm Read Aloud Tues 5th 2pm Book Club Thurs 7th 3pm Info Session. Dewis Cymru. “Welbeing” Thurs 7th 5pm Social Activity Tues 12th 3pm Members Meeting Friday 15th 2pm Read Aloud Monday 25th Daytrip Tenby and Saundersfoot (centre closed) leaving 9.45am from centre. Cost £10. No Chapter Friday 29h 2-4pm Debt Relief Drop-in, Shelter Cymru Friday 29th 2pm Read Aloud

We have Complementary Therapy and Creative Writing Courses weekly at the centre. If interested, speak to a worker or contact DICE at Severn Rd on 20872030

Social Group at Chapter Arts Centre

Market Road, Canton Mon 5.30-7.30 pm

(Except for bank holidays)

This is an informal and friendly group which meets in the café area at 5.30. We leave the centre at 5pm and make our way by foot, car or public transport. The group is supported by a 4Winds worker till 7.30pm. All welcome.

4Winds Book Club

Meets on the first Tuesday of the month 2-3pm 1st May “Juliet Naked”

5rd June “Grey Mountain” We also have s selection of books which can be borrowed

4Winds Art & Card Making Group Every Thursday at 2pm—4pm

Come along and have fun with a range of materials Including making greetings cards.

Many thanks to Steph, the tutor, and Adult Learning Wales for providing this course

Champions Meeting

Tues 22nd May 3pm June date TBC

Come along and find out how you can

become involved in influencing mental health services.

Refreshments provided.

Women-only Space Every Wednesday 11am to 1.00 pm

This safe and welcoming space provides opportunities for social contact, peer support, emotional support, information and access to resources such as computers and kitchen.

Please contact centre for details 2nd May Jewellery making11-1pm

13th June Jewellery making 11-1pm 30th May Personal Safety Taster

11.30-12.30

4Winds Members and Committee Meetings

Members meetings Tuesday 3pm 8th May Tuesday 3pm 12th June Come along and share information about recent

developments in mental health and also 4Winds centre, sharing news and feedback about the service.

4Winds Committee Meetings Thursday 24th May at 11am

Build confidence in reading and listening and discover new stories and much more. Rhian Date, Neighbourhood Librarian from Grangetown Hub will facilitate this group

Next Meetings: May 4th & 18th

June 1st, 15th and 29th

Every other Friday at 2pm

Thursday 10th May 3pm

David Penikett from the Exercise Referral Scheme will talk about the benefits of the scheme and explain how to

access this through your GP after which you can get reduced cost to leisure centres and gym

facilities

Tuesday 7th June at 3pm

Sarah Capstick will talk about the work of Dewis Cymru which works with individuals to manage their wellbeing and helps them access a broad range of services to maintain their personal wellbeing and health.

Smart Phone and Tablet Training Beginning Monday 11th June 1-3pm

A five week course which will help brush up your skills or develop new skills, working at your own pace. This is a five week course - course dates Mon 11th June, 18th June, 2nd July, 9th July and 16th July.

Suitable for beginners With thanks to Adult Learning Wales

Debt Advice Drop-In

From 2-4pm on the last Friday of every month,

Next drop-in Friday 25th May

and Friday 29th June

Thanks to Jonathan for facilitating this session.

Everyone has the right to feel safe

Personal Safety Training Taster Sessions

Deb from Resolve It will run these workshops which will teach basic strategies on how to stay safe and how to use and develop ways to avoid challenging situations and protect ourselves. Tuesday 29th May 2.30 –3.30pm This session is for women and men Wednesday 30th May 11.30 –12.30 This session is women only

Please talk to a worker if you are interested or just turn up on the day!

Please note there will be no Chapter group on this date

Day Trip Tenby and Saundersfoot Travelling on VEST transport Monday 25th June. Cost £10

We will be leaving from the centre at 9.45am

Enjoy these beautiful seaside towns with lovely West Wales scenery and beaches

Places limited. Please book and pay in advance.

Trip to Cosmeston Lakes Tuesday 15th May

Visiting this beautiful relaxing space for a stroll and coffee. Travelling by bus from the centre at 1.30pm—all welcome!

Please talk to a worker if interested

4Winds Service User

Many thanks to everyone who provided feedback!

“4winds has vastly improved my quality of life. Not working can affect my depression to a detrimental effect and having somewhere to go to, where I have many friends, has helped me very much. Through 4winds I have started giving talks, interviewing at Cardiff University and I am part of the volunteer outreach

4winds has helped me have friends, kept me out of hospital, kept me on the straight

and narrow. 4winds helps me enjoy Art. 4winds helped me into voluntary work. The

staff are very helpful and good to talk to, they are good listeners . 4winds is a good

place to go when feeling alone and have no company.”

“I have had so much useful help and information on everything from housing, debt and

benefits. I am thinking of trying some voluntary work soon now that some of my prob-

lems are getting sorted.”

“4Winds was the first of many services to really help me and make a difference. It takes me a while to express myself and the staff encouraged me by being patient and supportive. I’ve been able to get the help I need at last because of this includ-ing a better place to live. “4winds is an ideal place to go for people who suffer with loneliness. It provides a friendly and warm environment with numerous activities that pass the time and enhances your demeanour. It always feels friendly “

In the last week of March we held a service user discussion week where people who

use the centre were encouraged to give feedback about the service in 4Winds. This

took place in a variety of ways including written feedback on suggestion forms, dis-

cussion at a meeting and adding comments by post it notes to flipchart paper dis-

played in the centre. We will be feeding back and writing up the information for a

members meeting in the near future. In the meantime, please find some comments

received below. We will also be continuing to work on the areas that people said

they didn’t like about the 4Winds such as getting the back yard improved and getting

final improvements made to the kitchen so that food group cooking classes can re-

commence.

Thursday Social Activity Evening

On the first Thursday of every month. Thurs 3rd May Walk and coffee in Cardiff Bay Thurs 7th June Stroll in Bute Park, then coffee at Weatherspoon's, Westgate Street.

Please note that the centre will close at 5pm when

an evening activity is taking place when we will make our way there from the centre

Healthy Eating, Healthy Living - Tuesday and Friday

These groups are being reviewed but we are working to bring them back as

soon as we can

4Winds is working with Cardiff Food Bank/Trussell Trust and can issue vouchers which can be exchanged for up to five days worth of food which can be collected at many local halls, churches and community centres. Please contact us if you think you may be eligible

Lightning Storm Supermoon The sky ignited The dark beast blighted in evening's soft resign by flawless flashes, lightning crashes Black dusk an early sign. Of raging storms Nature performs her shining shadow gleam Then as clouds clear, there he appears; Gargantuan orange sphere. Supermoon, bright Supermoon *Samhain would embrace you from *Kalan Gwav to our next *Hâf, *Daeth Dduwes yma'n fyw. Poem by Trystan Williams *Samhain - Irish celebration welcoming Winter's beginning (1st November) *Kalan Gwav - Halloween in Cornish *Hâf - Summer in Welsh

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We use fair trade tea, co coffee and sugar at the centre.

At the 4Winds we have a number of resources which all are welcome to use. Amongst these are information on a wide range of local services, a small lending library, a fully equipped kitchen (including a bread maker), art and craft materials and sewing machines. We also have a resource/meeting room which is available for use by groups or individuals. Computers are available to use free of charge and free Wi-Fi is available.

Please keep this newsletter and share it with friends and colleagues or go to www.4winds.org.uk to download and print further copies. Feedback and articles are welcome. Please email us at: contact@4winds.org.uk or call us on 02920388144

Greetings

Bank Holiday Opening Times Mon 7th May 1-5 (No Chapter Group) Mon 28th May 1-5 (No Chapter Group) Tuesday 29th May 1-5

May Day, Ramadan, Islam. Corpus Christi, Catholic. Summer Solstice, Guru Arjan, Sikh. Shavuot, Jewish. Eid al Fir—end of Ramadan.