Weekly Update

Welcome to the Weekly Update and a new academic year at the College! We are looking forward to seeing you again after the summer break!

Please make a note of 10th October as we mark World Mental Health Day at our event Harvest Your Potential at Mirfield Community Centre. We are offering a jam-packed morning full of taster sessions to introduce you to the wonderful things we have on offer. You will meet our team including Peer Workers, Volunteers and Ambassadors of the College. You will also have the opportunity to try out printing, jewellery making, yoga and mindfulness to name but a few. Please contact us to book your place by emailing: ckrecovery.wellbeing@swyt.nhs.uk or call us on 07717 867911 (you do not have to be enrolled with the College to attend this event so feel free to bring along a friend and/or family member).

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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 haven’t already read our Keeping Connected Newsletter, the link is still there below.

Keeping Connected Sept 2024

 

Recovery & Wellbeing College courses

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Coming up soon… 

Mindful Mondays – various courses and dates in September and October

There are five Mindful Monday sessions happening in September and October 2024-  you can book on as many or as few as you like. Check our website for all the details.

Mindful Mondays – Mandala Stones – Monday 23 September 2024 1pm – 3pm 1 week- Howlands Centre, Dewsbury

Join us as together we discover the therapeutic art of creating beautiful mandala designs on stones. During this one-off session, we’ll be guided and inspired to create our own decorative stones in a safe, relaxed, and supportive environment.

Mindful Mondays – Mandala Stones

Mindful Mondays – Zentangle Art – Monday 30 September 2024 1pm – 3pm 1 week- Howlands Centre, Dewsbury

Join us for an absorbing and engaging mindful drawing workshop which will help us to focus on the now. The drawing method of Zentangle requires us to create repetitive patterns simply using pen and paper and, is considered by many as ‘yoga for the brain’ due to its calming and stress relieving effects.

Mindful Mondays – Zentangle Art

Mindful Mondays – Make your own Mini Masterpiece – Monday 7 October 2024 1pm – 3pm 1 week- Howlands Centre, Dewsbury

For those of us who don’t think we are artistic, or believe we can’t paint or draw then this workshop is for us! Using three different abstract artists for inspiration, we will amaze ourselves as we discover our potential in this expressive, abstract art workshop.

Mindful Mondays – Make your own Mini Masterpiece

Mindful Mondays – Trash to Treasure – Monday 14 October 2024 1pm – 3pm 1 week – Howlands Centre, Dewsbury

Join us for another fabulous creative workshop where we repurpose a simple household glass container into a kindness jar. With the help and support of our lovely facilitator, Carolyn we will learn how to use the method of decoupage to create a beautifully decorated jar using tissue paper and then fill with kindness activities such as going for a walk, reading a book, listening to music or meeting a friend.

Mindful Mondays- Trash to Treasure

Mindful Mondays – Plastic Fantastic – Monday 21 October 2024 1pm – 3pm 1 week – Howlands Centre. Dewsbury

Come along and join us for this fun and eco-friendly workshop which will teach us how to take everyday plastics and recycle them into funky ‘forever flowers’ that can be used to brighten up our homes or gardens. They don’t even need looking after and will provide us with years of enjoyment!

Mindful Mondays- Plastic Fantastic

Creative Wellbeing Walks (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 – 2 weeks

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 workshop looks at the life and experiences of someone living with a diagnosis on the autistic spectrum. In 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 questions.  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, 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

Harvest Your Potential on World Mental Health Day

Thursday 10 October 2024 10am – 1pm 1 week – Mirfield Community Centre

To mark World Mental Health Day, we are offering a jam-packed morning full of taster sessions to introduce you to the wonderful things we have on offer at the Recovery & Wellbeing College. You will meet some of our amazing Peer Workers, Volunteers and Ambassadors of the College as well as having the opportunity to try out printing, jewellery making, yoga and mindfulness to name but a few.

This free event is open to all adults who wish to improve their health and wellbeing (or the health & wellbeing of someone they support/care for). So come along and discover how to ‘Harvest Your Potential’ this Autumn.

Harvest Your Potential on World Mental Health Day

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.

 

Cycle training, lessons and rides- Kirklees and Calderdale

These two groups offer opportunities to develop your skills and confidence cycling, whether on the road or off road:

City Connect

Adult cycle training is for everyone, whether you’ve never ridden a bike, you want to practice a specific journey, or you want to learn to look after your bike. Various sessions are available over West Yorkshire including Kirklees and Calderdale- click on the link at Adult cycle training – CityConnect (cyclecityconnect.co.uk)

Walk Wheel Ride

Walk Wheel Ride is your guide to all things cycling, wheeling and walking in Kirklees. Find a cycling club or a walking group, discover new routes, and get involved with great projects. Kirklees is a hilly hotbed of walking and cycling, so dive in and explore the link below.

Walk Wheel Ride: cycling, wheeling and walking in Kirklees

Halifax Heritage Festival September 6th – September 15th- Halifax

The Halifax Heritage Festival runs from the 6th to 15th September 2024.

For a full schedule breakdown, read the digital Halifax Heritage Festival newspaper via the link below

DIGITAL_VERSION_ALL_PAGES1.pdf (discoverhalifax.co.uk)

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

Calderdale and Kirklees Recovery and Wellbeing College

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28 Oxford Road
Dewsbury
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