Weekly Update

Welcome to the weekly update where you can see our full range of courses available across the districts and discover other community offers.

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… 

Creative Wellbeing Walks (Calderdale)

Starts Thursday 5 September 2024 

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 and you can book on as many or as few as you like.

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

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

Joyful Journaling

Thursday 12 September 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)

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 – 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)

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

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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