KeyRing Yorkshire Self Advocacy Newsletter December 2015

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Issue Number 2

December 2015

Self Advocacy News from across NorthYorkshire

Welcome to the second newsletter from KeyRing’s Self

Advocacy Support Team in North Yorkshire. This is a

newsletter for people with a learning disability or autism,parents, carers and support staff.

Inside you will find news from;

Hambleton and Richmondshire

Harrogate and Craven

Selby and District

Scarborough, Whitby and Ryedale

If you want to know more about anything in this newsletter,

please contact Karen Murray by phone on 07988009774 orby email [email protected]

mailto:[email protected]





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News from KeyRing self advocacy service

We hope you enjoyed our first newsletter. Across

North Yorkshire, we support people at so manymeetings that we sometimes forget how muchpeople have done.

This year self advocates;

Have taken part in many consultations

In Harrogate a group trained other people with a

learning disability about keeping safe Have all raised awareness of hate and mate crime

Set up peer support groups in Whitby andKnaresborough

In Selby and in Scarborough groups have worked with

other groups to make an easy read list of activities intheir area

In Northallerton, a group helped to write a “Know you

are safe” leaflet Groups have all talked about employment

opportunities, health and well being and promotedChanging Places toilets

In Selby and Northallerton, self advocates have carriedout leisure centre audits

We have helped to make the Community Trigger leaflet

easier to read and understand

For the last three years, Kirsty Morgan has

managed the self advocacy team in NorthYorkshire. Now Kirsty is working with InclusionNorth for the next 12 months. We all signed a card

which we presented to Kirsty to say thank you and

to wish her good luck in the future.



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News from Hambleton and Richmondshire

We held a hate crime awareness day at NorthallertonTown Hall in October. The people who came along to

this event were really interested in what we weredoing.

Members of our group also gave out leaflets abouthate crime along the High Street in Northallerton.

This was information about what hate crime is andhow to report it.

In November, our group went to look around the Police

station in Harrogate. We wanted to do this aftertalking about how the CCTV works in our area.Everyone enjoyed seeing the different rooms at

the police station and talking to the police abouthow to report a crime.

Celestino who is a member of our group, went to the localGateway club with Kim who supports this group.They talked about self advocacy and said how this

helps people be more confident. Self advocacy isabout having the chance to talk about things thatare important to you.

Our group recently celebrated with Julie. She hastravelled to York and back independently and she is

feeling very proud!

For more information about these groups please [email protected] or phone Kim on 07717894468






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News from Harrogate and Craven

In October, the Craven group visited the Police stationin Skipton. PCSO Helen Montgomery arranged thisvisit and the group were shown the different rooms.

They also practiced reporting a crime and had toanswer questions about themselves over the phone.

In November the group invited Horton Cafe tocome to the Settle group. These cafes are for

people who need extra support and offer daytime activities, for example, independent livingskills and healthy cooking.

In August, the Harrogate group worked with HelpingHands of Harrogate to make their complaintsbooklet easier to read and understand. Joanne

Martin told us how this had really helped peopleto understand how to make a complaint.

Christine Batty, the senior dental nurse from aspecialist dental surgery visited the group inHarrogate in October. She told us that if you need

extra support when you visit your dentist, theymight refer you to this service.

Christine Boxall from Carers Time Off came to tell usabout their service in November. Their volunteerscan sit with people who are cared for so that family

carers have time to do things they want to do.

For more information about these groups please [email protected] or phone Karen on 07988009774






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News from Selby and District

In Hate crime awareness week, our group held a mate

crime and hate crime awareness session at Open

Arms in Selby. Everyone promised to tell oneperson about hate crime and mate crime and how

to report it.

We met with people at Kingfisher place in Selby,which is the service for people with complexneeds. We talked to them about hate crime and

mate crime. This group also made banners withtheir handprints to represent the Stop Hate logo.

A meeting was arranged with students and staffat the personalised learning hub in Selby. We areplanning to set up self advocacy sessions with

them next year.

We had a visit from the Street Triage team in Selby.They work with the police to support people who arehaving a mental health crisis. People who have amental health crisis might be feeling confused, have

a panic attack, want to hurt themselves or feelsuicidal.

If someone is having a mental health crisis,the team will talk to them and make sure they

are safe. They can take them to a place of

safety where they can get the support theyneed.

For more information about these groups please [email protected] or phone Belinda on 07824327149






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News from Scarborough/Whitby/Ryedale

One Saturday morning in October, we handed out

leaflets, posters and wristbands to shoppers,

shops and businesses in Scarborough towncentre. This was to raise awareness of hate andmate crime and the Mayor came to give his

support.

At our Scarborough Open Door group, Mark told us

that he went to the Safe Places meeting inNorthallerton. He said that the Safe Places scheme

will now start in April 2016.

William read out a poem about mate crime which

everyone enjoyed. It helped people to talk andthink about what they would do if this happens to

them.

The Community Mapping group has made a flyerto show what activities are available in the

Scarborough area. Our group now need to thinkabout the best way to share this information. Thiswill be something the group will talk about at ournext local area group.

The Whitby group are looking forward tomeeting Whitby Street Angels who arecoming to our meeting in December.

For more information about these groups pleasecontact [email protected] or phone Richard on 07908730712







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Other News

In Scorton, Nathan from our Agree Together group,

organised a coffee morning and raised over £330

for Cancer research.

The self advocacy consulting group in Harrogate

were given some money from the Learning DisabilityPartnership Board. This is to make a leaflet to findout if people know their rights and know how to

make a complaint.

First they need to find out if people want this leafletso they have made a list of questions. If you wouldlike a copy of this questionnaire, please [email protected]

KeyRing is a member of the charity Housingand Support Alliance which is going throughsome exciting changes.

Housing and Support Alliance is coming togetherwith the self-advocacy group, People FirstEngland to create Learning DisabilityEngland. Learning Disability England will

bring together the power of people with learningdisabilities, their families and organisations.

The next steps will be a consultation which startsat the beginning of December and ends in March

2016. For more information, please [email protected]









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Dates for your diary 2016

January Febuary March

Hambleton

andRichmondshire

21st January

Local AreaGroup

For more

informationplease contactKim Sanders

For more

informationplease contactKim Sanders

Harrogate andCraven

11th JanuaryCravenConsultinggroup 13th January Harrogate

ConsultingGroup29th JanuaryLocal AreaGroup

15th FebruaryCravenConsultinggroup

17th February

HarrogateConsultingGroup

7th March CravenConsultingGroup

9th March

HarrogateConsultingGroup

Selby 13th JanuarySelby Speak UpGroup,

SandpiperHouse

10th FebruaryLocal AreaGroup

17th

February Selby SpeakUp Group,

SandpiperHouse

9th MarchSelby SpeakUp Group,

SandpiperHouse

Scarborough,

Whitby andRyedale

15th January

Ryedale Group20th JanuaryScarborough

Group29th JanuaryWhitby Group

17th February

Local AreaGroupFor more

informationplease contactRichard Hicklin

For more

informationplease contactRichard Hicklin

NorthYorkshire

2nd FebruaryHealth TaskGroup9th FebruarySelf Advocacy

Forum inNorthallerton

11th MarchPartnershipBoard



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And finally, a message from Kirsty Morgan -

I am really proud to have been part of the selfadvocacy service. The experience, skills andinfluence of the self advocates has been inspiring.

Positive changes have taken place, confidencehas grown and voices are stronger. I wisheveryone well and look forward to hearing more

about the valuable work you do.

Although Kirsty has moved on Belinda is stepping up intothe role of manager and Kath Heat will support Belinda andthe team over the next year.

If you have a Twitter account, you can now

follow KeyRing self advocacy on@KRselfadvocacy

If you would like an audio version of thisnewsletter, please contact

[email protected]

From everyone here at KeyRing,

we would like to wish you all avery happy Christmas!






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Christmas Cracker Jokes!

What do you call an alligator in a vest?

An Investigator!

Why did the picture go to jail?

Because it was framed!

How do you make an Octopus laugh?

With ten-tickles!

What do you get when you cross a cow and a

duck?

Milk and quackers!

What do you call a sleeping bull?

A bulldozer!

Why did the banana go to the Doctor?

Because it was not peeling well!

What do you get when you cross a snowman witha vampire?

Frostbite!

KeyRing Yorkshire Self Advocacy Newsletter December 2015

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