Weekly Update

Welcome to the weekly update with lots of info on community events and activities listed below to keep you occupied throughout the summer! As always, you can see our full range of courses on offer, with even more to be added in the weeks ahead!  We are also offering a few more evening courses for people who are unable to attend during the day including Tools to Soothe (see below), An Introduction to the Recovery College, Gel Printing and Anxiety & Stress Relief: Mind Body Connections.  You can see details of all these and more by clicking the icon below.

Recommend a Friend! Our College is growing but we still want to help more people to live life well!  If the College has helped you in some small way, please spread the word. We have the ambition for everyone in Calderdale and Kirklees to know about us! And you can help by telling your friends, family, and neighbours and re-posting our social media posts. If you would like to become more involved then you could become an Ambassador for the College! You can find out more here.

Recovery & Wellbeing College courses

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

With so many options, it might be hard to choose, so here are some tips for booking courses in the Autumn term:-

• We recommend that you book no more than 3 at once, then when you have completed one course, then book on another
• Check that you are available for all the sessions and make sure your chosen courses don’t clash
• If you need to cancel a course you have booked on, please give us as much notice as possible so we can offer your place to someone else
• Use our learner portal or write in your learner welcome pack to remind yourself of the dates of any upcoming courses
• Contact us if you have any questions or concerns about attending

 

Coming up soon… 

Yoga in Chairs

Holmfirth Tech, 140 Huddersfield Road, Holmfirth, HD9 3AR

Thursday 5 September 2024 10.30am – 11.30am 5 weeks

Join our fabulous Peer Worker, Laura for this fully accessible course, where we’ll discover how yoga can prove to be a helpful wellbeing tool and ways to incorporate this practice into our everyday lives. Blending together breathing practices, gentle flowing movement, meditation and reflection, the practice of yoga can help calm the mind, improve sleep, increase concentration and could even relieve symptoms of Depression. It also helps to increase our strength and flexibility as we physically work to keep our bodies moving. All movements are done from the chair, with some standing options.

Please wear loose comfortable clothing during sessions and you will be required to complete a health questionnaire before attending.

Yoga in Chairs

A Plan for Living Well (Information session)

Monday 16th September 1pm – 2.30pm

Unmasked Mental Health, Halifax, 20-26 Commercial Street Halifax Town Centre Halifax HX1 1TA

Join us for this information session and discover more about A Plan for Living Well  A potentially life changing course that will help us to create our own wellness plan and get back into the driving seat of our lives!  Come and meet our friendly facilitators and hear how developing their own wellness plan has helped them to improve and maintain their wellbeing, build their resilience and connect with others

Please be aware that the full course will take place over 10 weeks, consistently at the same location from 1pm to 4pm, starting two weeks after the information session.

A Plan for Living Well (Information session)

Managing Stress

Tuesday 10 September at 12.30pm – 2.30pm ONLINE (one-off workshop)

This learning seminar will help you develop your knowledge and awareness of stress, how stress affects you and most importantly what you can do to manage it. The session will be facilitated by two friendly psychological wellbeing practitioners from Kirklees Talking Therapies service alongside a Recovery College volunteer with lived experience of stress, and it will introduce self-help techniques such as relaxation, problem solving and challenging negative thoughts, helping you to learn skills to manage your own symptoms and become your own therapist.

Managing Stress – Calderdale and Kirklees Recovery College (calderdalekirkleesrc.nhs.uk)

Joyful Journaling

Thursday 12 September at 10.30am – 1pm (2 Week Course)

at The Howlands Centre, Dewsbury

Journaling can be a helpful tool which can be used to enhance our sense of wellbeing; enabling us to express our thoughts and emotions in creative ways. This two-week course delivered by our fabulous facilitators, Laura & Wendy, will help us discover more about the art of journaling and its many benefits, as well as giving us the opportunity to create our very own journal. This practical activity will help focus our minds, allowing us to forget about our worries for a while in a safe space alongside other learners. So, whether you are new to journaling or already use this self-care practice, come and join us and let’s create our very own, uniquely decorated journal which can be later filled with drawings, poetry, writing, affirmations, photos….an extension of our wonderful selves!

Joyful Journaling – Calderdale and Kirklees Recovery College (calderdalekirkleesrc.nhs.uk)

Tools to Soothe: self-care essentials

Monday 16 September at 6pm – 7.30pm (4 Week Course)

at The Tech, Holmfirth

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 – Calderdale and Kirklees Recovery College (calderdalekirkleesrc.nhs.uk)

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)

Kirklees – Wellbeing walk or outdoor activity with S2R Create Space

Support to Recovery (S2R) – Create Space

S2R have several walks and other outdoor activities throughout the year and especially during the summer. Some are regular weekly activities, and others are more short term.

Please click on the below for more details of the events that are listed, and a full list of what is available this month.

Coming up soon:

• • Wednesday 21 August 2024 – 10:30am – 11:30am, Waterloo Wanderers – 0n 7th, 14th and 21st August. Gentle exercise and a friendly chat and you could discover new routes and spot some interesting buildings and gardens. Booking essential

https://communitydirectory.kirklees.gov.uk/communityDirectory/eventdetails.aspx?eventid=28504 

Full list of events- August 2024 schedule

Website link below

Mental Health and Wellbeing | S2R Create Space | Huddersfield

Initial booking is essential on all S2R activities.

Mirfield Show – Sunday 18th August

Mirfield Showground, Huddersfield Road, Mirfield, WF14 9NE

Mirfield Show on Sunday 18 August has something for everyone. From activities such as scarecrow building to handicrafts and creative writing, animal competitions, games, a tug-of-war and hundreds of livestock exhibits and much more!

https://mirfieldshow.com/

Mirfield Show | Mirfield | Facebook

Victoria Tower on Castle Hill, Huddersfield – open various dates during summer

Victoria Tower is scheduled to open on various dates during the summer. See link below for full list of dates.

Castle Hill and the Victoria Tower (kirklees.gov.uk)

What’s on in Kirklees over the summer holidays- more information

Longer warmer days mean festivals, outdoor concerts, and taking art outdoors. Add some extra colour and character to your summer with some creative events and activities. Visit the link below for more info and listings.

Summer Holidays (creativekirklees.com)

Calderdale Industrial Museum – Look, Draw, Display

Look, Draw, Display – have fun and enjoy drawing! If you are looking for activities to entertain the family this summer, why not visit Calderdale Industrial Museum? In addition to four floors of exhibits, they also have two interesting children’s activities:

Create a mini-book about your favourite museum exhibits,
Design a carpet. The carpet designs will be displayed in the museums gallery and one lucky winner will win a moquette gift in our prize draw.

Full list of dates at https://new.calderdale.gov.uk/events/calderdale-industrial-museum-look-draw-display

All are welcome to participate.

Open every Thursday and Saturday in the school summer holidays, 10am to 4pm. Last admission is at 3pm.

Cost
Adults £5 / Concessions £4 / Free entry for children.

Contact

• Email: manager@calderdaleindustrial.co.uk
• Website: Calderdale Industrial Museum

6 Weeks of Summer Fun by Eureka! – Various dates throughout summer until 1st September

Get ready for BRAND NEW show-hosts, plus Eureka! favourites, this school holidays…

The play experts at Team Eureka! have planned 44 days of performers, workshops and, well, FUN!  We will be bringing in talented Calderdale-based freelancers, as part of Calderdale’s Year of Culture 2024 (otherwise known as CultureDale). Each week, our hosts will provide a variety of exciting themed activities just for you! See an overview of these events below, and find out more on the Eureka! website.

https://www.culturedale.co.uk/events/6-weeks-of-summer-fun-by-eureka

6 Weeks of Summer Fun 🌞 – Eureka! The National Children’s Museum.

Calderdale events – more information

Visit link at https://new.calderdale.gov.uk/events – regularly updated

Calderdale and Kirklees libraries events

Kirklees libraries events

For a full listing of events in Kirklees Libraries that is regularly updated visit https://www.creativekirklees.com/en-UK/topic/6508306e3ffd1405abad699c?mode=event&count=9 

Visit Kirklees Libraries Facebook page here

Calderdale Libraries events

Visit link at https://new.calderdale.gov.uk/libraries/library-events

Calderdale Libraries | Halifax | Facebook

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