Keeping Connected and the Weekly Update

Welcome to Keeping Connected and the weekly update. Next week sees the start of a new term and our 10th year! We have more on offer than ever before in more venues across Calderdale and Kirklees. Please read on to find out more. Meanwhile if you want some inspiration do read our Keeping Connected Newsletter (click the link below). Thanks to everyone that has contributed you are amazing!

 

Keeping Connected Sept 2024

Recommend a Friend! Our College is growing but we still want to help more people to live life well!  Please help us spread the word and tell your friends, family and neighbours about our free Harvest Your Potential event on 10 October. This is an opportunity for people to come and discover more about the College, try some of our taster sessions such as yoga, mindfulness and crafting, meet some of our amazing Volunteers and Peer Workers and make connections with others.

 

 

Recovery & Wellbeing College courses

Click the icon below for details of all our upcoming courses:

Coming up soon… 

Become a College Ambassador – last chance!

Wednesday 4 September 2024 1pm – 3pm 4 weeks at Mirfield Community Centre Water Royd Lane, Mirfield, WF14 9SG

Has the College supported your wellbeing? Do you have a success story to share? Do you want to give back to the community? If so, this is the course for you!

Come and join us to become an Ambassador for the Recovery and Wellbeing College, and learn how you can help spread the word about the College so more people can benefit!

Become a College Ambassador

Creative Wellbeing Walks (Calderdale)

Thursday 5 September 2024 at 11.30am – 2.30pm    Ogden Water, Calderdale

Thursday 19 September 2024 at 11.30am – 2.30pm  Sowerby Bridge Canal

Thursday 26 September 2024 at 11.30am – 2.30pm  Manor Heath Park, Halifax

Thursday 3 October 2024 at 11.30am – 2.30pm        Shibden Park, Halifax

We will be walking in beautiful tranquil settings across Calderdale. This will include Ogden water, Manor Heath Park, Sowerby Bridge Canal and Shibden Park. We will also introduce you to some creative activities during the walking sessions. This will include arts and crafts, photography and music!

These walks vary in length and require different levels of ability/fitness, we have something for everyone.

You will be asked to complete a short physical health questionnaire before being booked onto the course. This must be completed before you attend so any support needs or concerns regarding your physical health can be discussed with the facilitator.

Creative Wellbeing Walks (Calderdale)

 

Gel & Lino Printing

Monday 9th September at Project Colt, Elland

Join us for this fantastic two-week workshop and discover the basic techniques of both gel and lino printing. Alongside, our friendly Peer Project Worker, James and Friend of the College Daniel, we will experiment with layered and mono printing methods to create our own unique results. No previous experience is necessary and all materials are provided.

Gel and Lino Printing Taster Workshop

Tools to Soothe: self-care essentials

Monday 16 September 2024 6pm – 7.30pm 4 weeks at Holmfirth Tech

When facing challenges or difficulties in life, we don’t always know how to soothe or take care of ourselves effectively. Often, we can turn to unhelpful or destructive coping strategies.

In this four-week course, we will explore various soothing techniques and self-care skills to help us find calm during difficult times and help reduce feelings of distress. Through group discussion and with the help and support of our friendly facilitators, we will share creative and useful self-care and self-soothe ideas in a safe and friendly setting, enabling us to share lived experiences, learn from each other and build our resilience.

Tools to Soothe: self-care essentials

Autism Awareness

Tuesday 17 September at Folly Hall, Huddersfield)

This one-off workshop looks at the life and experiences of someone living with a diagnosis on the autistic spectrum and the fascinating insight of others looking outside in. Throughout the session we will explore the characteristics of Autism and the various ways that it may affect an individual.  We will discuss some of the myths surrounding this diagnosis and what to do if you suspect Autism in yourself of someone else.  There will be the opportunity to ask the Facilitators questions and they will provide an overview of the strategies that may help those with Autism or those supporting them.  You will also receive information on local and national support networks to access further help.

Autism Awareness

Woolbeing: mandalas, pom-poms & tassles

Thursday 19 September 2024 10am – 1pm 1 week at Holmfirth Tech

Join us for this brand-new creative and soothing workshop where we’ll explore the many therapeutic benefits of working with wool. With the help and support of our lovely Peer Worker, Ali we’ll discover three delightful crafts that promote relaxation, mindfulness and self-expression. Using soft, colourful wool fibers we’ll learn how to make a beautiful mandala; a circular pattern that symbolises unity and harmony.

Woolbeing: mandalas, pom-poms & tassles

Living Well with Depression

Thursday 19 September at Mirfield Community Centre

Sometimes the simplest things can be the hardest.  Minor tasks such as getting out of bed, answering the phone, making decisions, can all take major effort. With Depression, things that were once easy, become complicated and everyday becomes exhausting.

On this brand-new course, developed and delivered by Recovery College staff who have lived experience of this condition, we will share useful tips and provide practical information that will enable us to better manage symptoms as well as offering a different perspective on Depression.

Living Well with Depression

 

If you are already enrolled with the college, please email us to request a place on your chosen course(s) at:  ckrecovery.wellbeing@swyt.nhs.uk  or call us on: 07717 867911 or use your learner portal

Please wait for confirmation that you are booked onto a course before attending

If you are new to the College please enrol here.

 

Other Community Offers:

Yoga in the Park – from 10am every Saturday until end of September

One of our Peer Project Workers, Laura Merriman, is running a Pay as You Feel Yoga Class in Greenhead Park, every Saturday at 10am in August and September. No need to book, just turn up by the bandstand, with a mat!  (mats and chairs will be available if needed). If you want more details or to sign up for reminders click below

Yoga in the Park – Booking by Bookwhen

Skills Connect Care with Confidence Courses, delivered by Octavia Learning

The Care with Confidence course is a two-day mentoring and coaching course for staff or volunteers in the health and social care/voluntary sectors who have buddying/supervising/managing responsibilities as part of their role.

Calderdale dates for this course:
Monday 9th Sept and Monday 23rd Sept (10am-3pm both days)
or
Wednesday 6th Nov and Wednesday 20th Nov (10am-3pm both days)

To be eligible for this FREE training, you are required to be at least 19 years old, have a West Yorkshire residential address, have the Right to Work in the UK, and have not attended a Skills Connect funded course previously.
You also need to be available for both dates.

Please see the  sheets below for more information but if you have any questions, please contact Lucy Gray lucy@octavialearning.co.uk

Calderdale Care with Confidence flyer (PDF, 298 KB) Skills Connect Care with Confidence information (PDF, 109 KB)

NHS 111 offering crisis mental health support for the first time

Millions of patients experiencing a mental health crisis can now benefit from support through 111, the NHS has announced today.

The change means the NHS in England is one of the first countries in the world to offer access to a 24/7 full package of mental health crisis support through one single phone line.

People of all ages, including children, who are in crisis or concerned family and loved ones can now call 111, select the mental health option and speak to a trained mental health professional.

NHS staff can guide callers with next steps such organising face-to-face community support or facilitating access to alternatives services, such as crisis cafés or safe havens which provide a place for people to stay as an alternative to A&E or a hospital admission.

For people who need support at A&E, if there is a risk to life, every emergency department in England now also has a liaison psychiatric team available to offer specialist care.

NHS Talking Therapy Services are also available for people who need help with other mental conditions such as anxiety, depression, obsessive compulsive disorder and PTSD and anyone can refer themselves online via NHS.uk or by contacting their GP.

NHS news link

Cost of Living Information:

Click the link below to find links to websites and workbooks that can provide help and advice with money, debt and the cost of living.

 

Cost of Living Information – Calderdale and Kirklees

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We hope you have a great weekend

The Recovery & Wellbeing College Team

ckrecovery.wellbeing@swyt.nhs.uk

 07717 867911

PLEASE NOTE:  Our correspondence address is:

Calderdale and Kirklees Recovery and Wellbeing College

Ravensleigh Resource Unit
28 Oxford Road
Dewsbury
WF13 4LL

Please do not send any mail or correspondence to our old Pathways address or Mirfield Community Centre