GENERAL PUBLIC & NEIGHBOURHOOD BOOK COLLECTION

OPENING TIMES Halliwell UCAN Centre

Email: halliwell.ucan@bolton.gov.uk

Monday ............................................................. 9:00am - 12:30pm

Hoot (credit union) registration / payments ... 9:00am - 12:30pm

Tuesday ................................................... ……....9:30am - 6:00pm

Wednesday......................................................... 9:30am - 6:00pm

Hoot (credit union) registration / payments ..... 9:30am - 4:00pm

Thursday ............................................................ 9:30am - 6:00pm

Friday.................................................................. 9:30am - 5:00pm

Saturday ............................................... ……....9:30am - 12.30pm

PLEASE FEEL FREE TO BROWSE THROUGH OUR NEIGHBOURHOOD BOOK COLLECTION DURING THESE OPENING TIMES

Halliwell UCAN Centre, Hatfield Road, Halliwell, Bolton, BL1 3BU

FOR ENQUIRIES CALL: 01204 335407 (24 HOUR ANSWER-PHONE)

Please Note: Halliwell is part of a designated public places order which means you cannot consume

alcohol in a public place, including outside the UCAN Centre. (Criminal Justice & Police Act, 2001)

Please keep Halliwell clean and tidy, take your litter home with you or throw it in the bin.

Your Local MP Sir David Crausby (MP for Bolton North East) 01204 391909 (Bolton)

020 7219 4092 (Westminster) Email: crausbyd@parliament.uk

Bolton Council General Enquiries: 01204 333333 Halliwell UCAN Centre 01204 335407 Welfare Rights Service 01204 333820

Greater Manchester Police In an emergency always dial 999 Non-emergencies dial 101 Email: boltoncentral@gmp.police.uk

WEEKLY ACTIVITIES AT THE HALLIWELL UCAN CENTRE

Monday

09:00 - 12:30 Computer access /Job seeking FREE

09:00 - 12:30 Hoot Credit Union - FREE

10:00 - 12:00 Caribbean Elders Association Craftwork Group

£5 PER YEAR

10:15 - 11:15 Yoga £2.50 PER SESSION

12:30 - 13:30 Get Active - Gentle Stretch £2 PER SESSION

Tuesday

09:30 - 18:00 Computer access / Job seeking - FREE

10:00 - 12:00 Tai Chi (over 50’s) £2.50 PER MONTH

(waiting list)

Wednesday

09:30 - 18:00 Computer access / job seeking - FREE

09:30—16:00 Hoot Credit Union - FREE

10:00 - 12:00 Arts & Crafts £1.50 per session

10:00 - 12:00 Talk English - Conversation Café - FREE

12:00 - 13:00 Halliwell Men’s Networking Group - FREE

13:00 - 15:00 Halliwell UCAN Food Growing Project - FREE

Thursday

09:30 - 18:00 Computer access / job seeking - FREE

10:30 - 11:30 Creative Ballet (Dance Class) (over 50s)

£3 PER SESSION

13:30 - 14:30 Yoga £2.50 PER SESSION

Friday

09:30 - 17:00 Computer access / job seeking - FREE

12:00 - 14:30 Knit & Natter 50p DONATION PER SESSION APPRECIATED

Saturday

09:30 - 12:30 Computer access / job searching - FREE

NEWSLETTER Autumn 2018

Your Local Ward Councillors

Cllr. Linda Thomas linda.thomas@bolton.gov.uk Cllr. Cliff Morris cliff.morris@bolton.gov.uk

Cllr. Akhtar Zaman akhtar.zaman@bolton.gov.uk

A new service: Starts with you

Saturday 06/10/2018 - 10:30am-11:30am

Saturday 03/11/2018 - 10:30am-11:30am

Saturday 01/12/2018 - 10:30am-11:30am

Saturday 05/01/2019 - 10:30am-11:30am

Saturday 02/02/2019 - 10:30am-11:30am

Saturday 02/03/2019 - 10:30am-11:30am

Councillors Surgeries—forthcoming dates To be held at Halliwell UCAN Centre, 1st Saturday of each month. Surgeries dates

are:-

For further information please contact us on 01204 335407

Helping you make sure you’re getting all the money you’re entitled to. Advice on claiming benefits, and assistance filling in benefit forms.

Free impartial support with:

Benefit applications, discretionary housing payment, housing benefit, debt advice, benefit calculations: entitlement, income maximisation, budgeting, charity & grant applications

Please contact Gemma Woolley directly on 07462462208 or email: gemma.woolley@startswithyou.org.uk to book an appointment.

Case study: A client, his wife and children were found to have no money coming in and relying upon family assistance. Following a benefits check was found to be entitled to JSA, council tax support and housing benefits and we assisted in the application for these also checking that all child related benefits were being received. Debt management was discussed and with the help of SWY the client was assisted in making realistic offers of repayment. Over a period of time the family managed to reduce their debt level. When the client was due to start a new job, we provided financial assistance for travel costs/uniform costs.

Women’s Wellbeing

Confidence building for women

Do you want to feel better about yourself? We’re currently taking expressions of interest from women interested in becoming more confident.

• Be more assertive

• Manage stress

• Improve your self-image

• Feel good about yourself

The class will run for 3 hours over 2 days. Once we have enough people interested, we will work with our friends at Bolton Community College and pick a suitable date for the start of

the course. So if you’re interested, let us know. Be confident, Feel Good, Look Great

Join your Local Library

The Halliwell UCAN Centre is a Bolton

Libraries neighbourhood collection

point.

We have over 1000 books in stock for

library members to borrow and we can

have books delivered from libraries across Bolton for you

to collect locally at the Halliwell UCAN Centre.

If you are not a member of the library, just pop in and

bring some proof of address with you, and we’ll be able

to make a library card for you. Don’t hesitate—Join your

local library today.

10 Reasons to read more.

Keep your brain active; reduces stress; gain knowledge;

improve vocabulary; improve memory; more focus;

writing skills; understanding; relax and better sleep

Halliwell UCAN Annual Open Day—14th

July 2018 On Saturday 14th July 2018 we opened our doors

to everyone in our community to have your say,

take part in fun activities and find out more about

what’s available in your local centre. Thanks to

everyone who attended our open day, and a big

thank you to all our community groups and agen-

cies.

Gardening at Halliwell UCAN with the Food

Growing Project This is a group of local residents who work together in the community to

make their area a more pleasant place to live, and provide a source of

fresh, nutritious food. The group currently works on 2 sites: The Halliwell

UCAN Centre, and Avondale Health Centre.

The group is always happy for new members to get involved. So come

along to one of the group meetings on a Wednesdays from 1pm-3pm

and join in for a brew and see what YOU can do.

How are we doing?

24,419 visitors in the last 12 month 168 Open Day attendees

205 Clients in employment in the last six years

I enjoy coming

here

Halliwell UCAN Men’s Network

Every Wednesday at 11am, a group of local men meet at the Halliwell UCAN Centre to talk,

socialise over a cup of coffee, and share their common experiences with a focus on improving their

lives.

Here’s what James says, “ Since coming to the Men’s group I have gained in confidence. Looking

forward to our future projects and outings. Found new friends to chat to and also assist in any way I can regarding

their situation.”

Get Involved

• Keep Fit and Improve Your Health Being more active is a great way to

improve your health and fitness. We have classes such as Yoga, Tai Chi

and Get Active throughout the week. (See reverse for full timetable.) Why

not come along and give one of our fitness classes a try?

• Make friends and have fun Sometimes people come to the Halliwell UCAN Centre to socialise and

make friends over a cup of coffee. Why not pop in for a chat? Or if you’re looking for

something more focused, come along to one of our groups such as arts and crafts,

Caribbean Elder’s, or the food growing project (see reverse for full timetable of groups and

activities.)

• Stay organised Take advantage of our 8 public computers with free internet access

(staff always on hand to provide assistance) and our free phone service for calling

agencies, benefit offices and employers.

Are you learning English?

Talk English Conversation Café,

Wednesday 10:00—12:00

If you are learning to speak English

and want to practise, come along to

the Conversation Café.

You can practise speaking English

with other people.

You can have a cup of tea or coffee

and make some new friends.

Hello. Nice

to meet you.

Hello

Services for jobseekers - some changes

In order to offer the most useful service to our customers and our

wider community, we will be making some changes to our

timetable and therefore we will not be holding Jobclub sessions on

Mondays from 1st September. But, the jobseeking support will

continue throughout the week as normal.

We have redesigned our services to jobseekers and wish to

continue our support with CV’s, job search websites and interview

tips during our general public opening hours, including Saturday

mornings. This offer has always

been in place, and you can pop in

anytime you feel like for help and

support regarding job searches,

during the times we are open to the

general public. Over the last six

years, over 200 people have

thanked us for helping them find

work.