Festival of Living 2015
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15-21 June 2015
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Brochure for the Compass 2015 Learning Disability Week Event.
Transcript of Festival of Living 2015
15-21 June 2015
The Festival of Living committee would like to welcome you to this year’s event - a parade of things we like to do! This is a celebration of the achievements of people who have a learning difficulty and the organisations who provide support. A big THANK YOU to all the organisations who supported us and the other local organisations who are here today! At the heart of this event is the CHARTER FOR INVOLVE-MENT which shows how people who use services want to be involved. The Charter was written by members of the National Involvement Network - NIN. Most importantly, the Charter helps us to be listened to and respected. You will get lots of information about the 12 Charter statements at the NIN stand. We hope you have a lovely afternoon ..... Miller Anderson Gillian Barclay Heather Davidson Mary Kennedy Sean McCormack Charles McIntyre Maureen Miller Blanche Nicolson Craig Wales Gemma Stevenson
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At Ayrshire College we provide oppor-tunities for people with additional sup-port needs. We help you develop and enhance your social, practical, voca-tional and life skills.
We will help to prepare you for independent learning, build your self-confidence and help you to look for employment opportunities. With an emphasis on employability skills and enterprise activities, students can look forward to learning a variety of subjects which include customer care, retail skills, photog-raphy, and health and wellbeing. Our Connect courses will help you to build the practical, personal and social skills to achieve your potential, build connections with partners in the community, and improve your levels of independence through activity based learn-ing.
Shona Howatt (Kilmarnock Campus courses)
01563 523501 extension 4040
Douglas Newall (Kilwinning Campus courses)
01294 559000 extension 5175
Arlene Trapp (Ayr Campus courses)
01292 293704
WHAT IS ADVOCACY? Advocacy helps you to speak up for yourself so that people will listen to you and take notice of what you say. The person who helps you is called an advocate. WHAT CAN WE DO FOR YOU? We will act for you only when and how you choose; We can go along with you to meetings, medical ap-pointments or reviews; We will stand by you when you have to make choices or decisions about things which affect your life (e.g. where you live or how you are cared for); We will help you to speak to other people; We will do things WITH you, not FOR you.
Irene Clark ( Manager)
01563 574442
20 Lindsay St Kilmarnock KA12BB
i-DANCE meet every Thursday at the Palace Theatre, Kilmarnock to focus on different and innovative ways of develop-ing individual skills and talents, through the medium of dance. The company was originally founded as iRKY PiRKY in 2003 by East Ayrshire Council Museum, Arts & Theatre Section. The company
has come a long way since those early days, with many signifi-cant achievements under their belt. One of our most recent developments was to introduce a se-cond dance class at the Sir Alexander Fleming Centre on Thursdays from 1-2pm. This has provided a great opportunity to introduce our work to new people who want to try out danc-ing. We are delighted to be part of the Festival of Living this year with members of the new class. i-DANCE recently topped all previous achievements with a tri-umphant double bill of their own work at the Palace Theatre in April which received rave reviews. Previously the company has made a short film with renowned Scottish choreographer Alan Greig, and documentary maker Brian English, and it has also staged two full-length performances at the Palace with per-formers from London based company, Amici. Both these eve-nings presented challenging and innovative dance theatre and received much critical acclaim. Anyone interested in finding out more about the work of i-DANCE, or in supporting the company, please contact:
Karen
07794 976 014
The Charter for Involvement was written by members of The National Involvement Net-work a group of people who get support from different social care organisations from across Scotland. We want to encourage people to take control over the things that affect their lives and to make sure that support organisations commit to putting the Charter into practice.
Paddy Carstairs
0131 663 4444
http://arcuk.org.uk/scotland/charter-for-involvement/
VIPs is a charity committed to promoting the health and wellbeing of people with learning disabilities and autism. We do this by helping people to speak up for themselves and others and by encouraging involvement in their com-munity. ~ VIPs works in partnership with East Ayrshire Council and NHS Ayrshire and Arran whenever we are invited to do so. ~ VIPs offer work experience to school pupils also volun-teering and work experience to our members. ~ We are a social enterprise and run a community café staffed by volunteers and our members.
~ We offer a wide range of social activities and workshops including arts and crafts, arts and media, music, song writing, cookery and confidence building.
Jean Butterly
07734 922 924
Hansel Community Supports – HCS – started in 1997 and works in partnership with East Ayrshire Council. We are not a building based service. We provide individ-ualised support to our customers in their own homes, in their community, on holiday, in continuing education and development and in work – supporting each person to develop their experiences and skills and, most important-ly, their friendships. It is important to us to work closely with our health col-leagues to support our customers to live healthy lives, whilst taking early action to address any problems. The Keys to Life and access to self directed supports increasingly enable the people we work for to take con-trol and make their own care arrangements. We wel-come this! Our person centred approach enables people to make their own choices and follow activities that are meaning-ful to them. We look forward to telling you more about HCS at the Festival of Living on Wednesday 17
th.
Antonio Cocozza (Service Manager) Hazel Hunter (Assistant Manager)
01563 572182
Day Opportunities North - Vibrant Communities
Day Opportunities will work with people, supporting them to live as a member of their community, including having choice, control and independence within their day to day life. We will support people to do everything they are able to whilst being supported to have new experiences, achieve agreed outcomes and to take risks whilst ensur-ing their safety, health and wellbeing. Day Opportunities North is a Day Service for Adults with a Learning Disability. The Service is managed by Mary Kennedy, Day Opportunities Manager. There are 2 Ser-vice Co-ordinators Marilyn Bennett who is based at Bal-moral Road Resource Centre and Maureen Millar who is based at the Sir Alexander Fleming Centre. Neil McMil-lan is our Activity Co-ordinator and he works across the service; the staff team is made up of Support Workers who will key work and Day Service Assistants. We also have clerical, drivers, cleaning and catering staff on site.
Balmoral Road Resource Centre & Garden
Sir Alexander Fleming Centre
A range of leisure activities are organised which you can join, you will also have the opportunity to participate in the planning of activities; staff will welcome your views and incorporate these into future plans. An example of activities which you might want to access includes swim-ming, bowling, pool/snooker, college courses, football coaching, rugby coaching, various dance groups and so-cial outings to various places of interest. There are a number of Centre based activities offered on a daily ba-sis including music, art, cooking, baking, Kafe Xtra in-cluding hospitality work, life skills, physio, parachute, computers, jewellery making, hobbies and crafts which are sold at a local shop as well as fayre, Smart board Programmes, pottery, gardening (community and centre based) and also the Day Opportunities Newsletter. Prior to commencing the Day Opportunities service, you will have access to a Care Manager who will be involved in carrying out an assessment of your needs using an assessment called My Life My Plan which will identify the outcomes you hope to achieve whilst you spend your time within Day Opportunities Services. The Care Manager will complete a referral form and send to the Day Opportunities Manager. The Activity Co-ordinator will work with you to develop a programme of activities to support you to achieve your outcomes. You will have the choice to meet with staff and other people who use the service. At the point of commencing the service, you will have a named key worker appointed who will work with you to develop an individual plan suitable for your needs. If you wish your carer or representative can be involved in any meetings or visits.
School Work Placement Programme at Hansel Young people have the opportunity to gain valuable experi-ence in the world of work which for many of them would normally be out with their grasp within the mainstream work experience programme. Placements are offered within Grounds Maintenance, Laundry Operations, Lindy’s Tea-room and the Baird Centre at Hansel. All the young people are made very welcome by the staff which goes a long way to ensuring that they are put at ease from day one.
Ryan ensuring the dishes are sparkling clean at Lindys!
Darren, Paige, Ian, Aiesha and Chris showing their appreciation for Han-
sel’s work experience.
The Baird Centre at Hansel The Baird Centre is a place for people to meet, learn, and enrich their lives. New to Hansel, we already have a wide range of services with much more to come. We will tell you more at the Festival of Living event! Courses are developed around customer choices. We have a number of exciting partnerships with Ayrshire College and the Gaiety Theatre to look forward to. The Baird Centre needs you! We are looking for people with a couple of hours a week to spare by volunteering right here at Hansel. Are you interested in drama, art, IT, cookery and gardening – would you like to share your skills and knowledge with our customers, supporting them to gain new skills? If so, visit our Hansel website, or call the number below. The Baird Centre is also available for community and commercial use. If you are looking for a modern, bright building beside a beautiful walled garden for an activity, meeting or conference, then let us know.
01563 831402
Enterprising Minds This is an exciting project supporting people with learning disabilities and those on the autis-tic spectrum who want to start their own busi-
ness, club or group, of simply contribute to their communi-ty and develop stronger connections within it. Enterprising Minds generates new choices: as people share their skills and experience they build more resource-ful, integrated and stronger communities – and inspire oth-ers to be even more enterprising! People have greater control over their lives and rely less on traditional support services. Communities are stronger, diversity is celebrat-ed! Enterprising Minds is a Hansel project. We are working in partnership with North Ayrshire Council, with specialist in-put from Community Catalysts, and with the drive and vi-sion of the project members!
Work Choice Supported Business & Hansel
Work Choice is an employment support programme for
people who want to return to work but may require addi-
tional support because of a health condition or disabil-
ity. At Hansel we provide work opportunities through the
Work Choice Supported Business model in partnership
with Shaw Trust.
We offer clients work opportunities within Grounds
Maintenance, Laundry Operations, Catering/Hospitality
and Customer Care. Sustainability is a key theme within
the delivery of the programme and staff work alongside
the clients to help support them into further employment
opportunities.
Lindy’s tearoom is open 9am—4pm every day, offering a range of refresh-ments and light meals. With friendly staff, delicious home baking and an ex-quisite range of cards and giftware, Lindy’s is the perfect place for friends to meet.
Lindy’s also provides supported employment and learn-ing and development opportunities for people with disa-bilities – doing good has never tasted better!
Lindy’s is also available for group bookings, such as coach parties and commu-nity group meetings.
Treat Yourself at Lindy’s
Lindy’s at Hansel Broadmeadows, Symington, KA1 5PU
Tel: 01563 830340 www.hansel.org.uk
Present this voucher be-fore 31.7.15 and get a free
tea or coffee!
* Breakfast Special £1.95 * Filled roll with tea, coffee or small juice
Available daily until 11am
dm2ayrshire are a Friendship and So-
cial Events Project across Ayrshire run by people, and for people with a Learning Disability over the age of 18.
We offer support to all our members to help them devel-op a social circle and sustain lasting friendships and rela-tionships. Our Members will be able to experience and enjoy a number of regular leisure and social events each month.
Helen Walker (Project Worker)
Tel:01563 825515 / 07753 497 865
Something for everyone! Get involved! Drama Musical Theatre Dance Theatre production Cabarets Food and Community
Share your artistic skills and abilities
01563 551505
Do you or someone you care about access social care services ? Self Directed Support - a national programme to give people more control over their lives Self Directed Support is about: • Giving you more choice, control and flexibility • Talking about what is important to help you to have a good life • Thinking differently about how best to meet your agreed personal outcomes • Giving you more control over your own life, your choice of care and support and making the best use of the resources available to you • Working out the resources available from East Ayrshire Council to help meet your agreed personal outcomes
Visit our stall at the Festival of Living event on Wednesday 17th June
Want to find out what services, groups, activities there are in East Ayrshire visit :-
www.my-east-ayrshire.co.uk
An online Community Directory connecting the people of East Ayr-shire with information and contact details for local businesses; or-ganisations; local groups; care providers who deliver a range of ser-vices, activities and support across East Ayrshire. Find out what's going on in your area including events, clubs and ac-tivities. Get more involved in your local community ! Register your group, event, company on the directory free
Are you or someone you know having difficulty with: -
Unsteady on your feet or Falling?
Keeping safe at home or out and about?
Difficulties remembering to take medication?
Burning items?
Flooding the kitchen or bathroom?
Worried about someone staying in the house themselves?
The Smart Supports team are able to provide individuals with technology as an alternative means of support. Want to discuss this further? Please give us a call and we are happy to discuss the different areas of support that could be provided.
01563 503351
We’ll show you how to plant up a fantastic hanging basket and let you know what the best plants are, when to water and everything else you need to know. We’re then going to use the finished baskets as raffle prizes so the chance is there to take them home. Plant a sunflower for 50p, keep us posted with you growing plants via the Baird Centre’s Facebook Page. Why Our Space...because it’s ours! It belongs to us, every-thing we do here is led by the Garden Squad. Find out more about what we do on the Broadmeadows Es-tate, our Adopt-a-station projects and much much more. You can also find out how what we do links with ‘Connect’ a range of different opportunities designed to get the most out of life.
If you don’t get a chance to speak to us today why not get
in touch:
01563 831 470
Come and join the Garden Squad at
The emphasis in The Keys to Life is to improve the quality of life and the health for people with learning disabilities. We need to make sure you have equal access to care and support. Working together with you, your family and
paid carers is very important to us. Our focus is on health improvement, and developing inclu-sive and responsive health services for adults with a learn-ing difficulty. Come along to the Festival of Living event, and find out more about what we are doing, and can do, for you. We have lots of information to share with you about healthy living, about managing illness, conditions and treatments, about healthy eating, but most of all about how we can support you to have a busy and healthy lifestyle. Your local NHS and CHiP learning disability services.
Nicky Jenkins (East Ayrshire CLD Team)
01563 578705
Unique Short Break experiences with Hansel
The Hansel ‘Cabin’ (at Hansel)
Taigh Mor (at Beith) Respite Services
A holiday is one of the most important choices you make throughout the year. Our holidays are designed around your choices. We look forward to telling you more about this at the Festival of Living event on the 17
th June.
Colin Kilbride (Manager, Cabin)
01563 830340
Julie Coyle (Manager, Taigh Mor)
01505 502746
The Cabin Taigh Mor
We must be
involved in our
communities!
Hansel Laundry is unique as an Ayrshire business as we are committed to employment opportunities for disabled
people within the laundry.
We are open: Monday to Friday 8.30am – 4.30pm
Telephone: 01563 831440
Email: [email protected]
What we can offer you:-
*Domestic and Commercial Laundry Undertaken*
*Speedy Turnaround of Laundry*
*Quality Assurance*
Valid until 31.7.15 Cannot be used in conjunction with any other voucher.
Hansel, Broadmeadows, SYMINGTON, KA1 5PU Tel: 01563 831440
