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The Get Involved GroupMonthly Round-Up August 2016
Welcome to the GIG’s August Monthly Round-Up Newsletter!
The Get Involved Group (GIG) is user-led group which aims to ensure disabled peoples’ voices are heard when services are planned and changed in
Brighton and Hove. We identify issues and help plan the solutions.
Next GIG meeting: When: Tuesday 16 August 2016, 2pm – 5pm
Where: Evelyn Glennie Court, Anchor Housing, Somerset Street, BN2 1LT
What: Summer social party!
Come and join the Get Involved Group at our summer social in Brighton! Come along to have a chat, meet others, play some games and, most importantly, eat and drink some yummy refreshments and nibbles! Everyone is invited to bring along their own nibbles or drink to share too (if you can) – anything from salads and fruit to cakes and savoury treats!
We have hired a large lounge / dining room and kitchen at Anchor Housing and, weather permitting, we’ll also be out in the beautiful courtyard – there’s room for us all!
Please feel free to bring a carer or friend along too – everyone is welcome.
RSVP with Lilly 01273 20 89 34 or at [email protected] if you would like to attend, and let us know if you have any access or dietary requirements.
Refreshments will be provided, but please do bring some of your own to share if you’re feeling extra generous!
Next GIG meeting dates (all at Friends Meeting House, Ship St, Brighton BN1 1AF)
Wednesday 21 September, 2pm – 5pm
Wednesday 2 November, 2pm – 5pm
GIG NewsJoin our GIG Facebook group Did you know GIG has Facebook group? It’s a great way to keep up to date with GIG news, take part in opinion polls, and find out what’s going on with Possability People services. It’s also a way to communicate with other GIG members between meetings.
You can post your experiences around accessibility, current events relevant to disabled people and their carers, thoughts on what’s on in the news…. And any other disability related issues you may have.
To join, go to this link https://www.facebook.com/groups/PossabilityPeopleGIG/
The Get Involved Group needs your input for our monthly newsletter!Our next edition of the newsletter will be going out in September, and we need your stories and information for the content!
If anyone has any content they would like to include, please forward it on to Lilly at [email protected] call 01273 20 89 34 or write to us at Possability People, 3 Rutland Gardens, Hove, BN3 5PA.
Share experiences, inform others, and spread the word! We can include anything and everything disability or carer related in the newsletter, including:
- Exciting activities and events coming up
- Disability-related news
- A day in the life of you
- Impairment-specific awareness raising
- Questions you have for other GIG members and disabled people
- Accessible venues, cafes and restaurants that you’ve visited
- Or anything else you would like to share with your fellow Giggers!
Please do get in touch, we always want to hear from you lovely lot!
Possability People NewsRight Track Support Groups for August!Self-Management for those Living with Muscular-Skeletal ConditionsThe Right Track service is a new Possability People project that focuses on people with long term health conditions such as back pain, arthritis, osteoporosis and general ongoing aches and pains.
Right Track run fortnightly focus groups that are aimed to be informative as well as fun and informal. You will have the chance to meet other people living with similar conditions, listen to relevant speakers, participate in taster sessions, such as exercise, be involved in discussion groups and enjoy coffee and biscuits in a sociable environment.
Right Track have scheduled two groups for August:
When: 4 August 2.30pm – 4.30pm
Where: Evelyn Glennie Court, Somerset St, Brighton, BN2 1LT
This group has a session on computers focusing on using It’s Local Actually directory of services.
When: 18 August 2.30pm – 4.30pm
Where: Evelyn Glennie Court, Somerset St, Brighton, BN2 1LT
We have Jo Lewin from Brighton and Hove Food Partnership talking about eating well, the Sugar Smart Campaign and the balance of foods and drinks needed for health and wellbeing.
For more information: [email protected] Call: Donna Bailey, Programme Manager, on 01273 20 89 34
Job Opportunity at Possability People! Trainee Advisor (Direct Payments) P/T Fixed-term until 31 March 2017Would you like to work for Possability People, helping to support disabled people across Brighton & Hove and East Sussex to live more independent lives?
We are seeking to recruit a Trainee Advisor to assist and support disabled people to manage their direct payments and provide ongoing support and advice about their care package.
28 hours
£17,547 pro-rata
Closing Date: 12 August 2016 12 noon, interviews 19 August 2016
For an application pack and more information call: (01273) 89 40 40 or log on to www.possabilitypeople.org.uk
Email: [email protected]
PA Training with Possability PeoplePossability People have won a bid to carry out a range of training courses related to Personal Assistants (PA’s) and their employers. They are all free. If you already employ a PA, or would like to find out more, these are for you!
To book your place, or for more information:
Email: [email protected] with your name and contact details or call 01273 89 40 55.
Human Resources
Are you looking to recruit a PA?
Have you recruited a PA and want to learn more about how to be a good employer?
The training will cover:
• How to successfully recruit and retain your PA
• Contracts and job descriptions
• Challenging work practices
• Establishing boundaries with PAs
Where: Possability People, Montague House, Green Room, Montague Place, Brighton,BN2 1JE
When: 14 September 2016 or 10 February 2017, 1.30pm to 4:00pm
Employment Law Training
Do you want to know more about your legal responsibilities as an employer?
Do you want to understand more about different types of insurance cover?
This training will cover:
• Basic employer obligations (health and safety, legal)
• Statutory employment rights (wages, holiday, maternity and sickness)
• Employers liability insurance
• Risk assessment
• Contracts
Where: Possability Rooms (formerly Space for Change) 14 Windlesham Avenue BN1 3AH
When: 29 September 2016 or 23 February 2017, 1:30pm to 4:00pm
Get Ready for Work with J2E!Journey 2 Employment (J2E) helps people with long term health or mental health conditions and disabled people find work. All you need is an active ESA or JSA claim.
“What you are doing for people is brilliant, thank you so much; you’re changing my life”
J2E can help you:
Build your confidence and identify skills you have (but might not think useful in a work setting)
Set goals that can be reached and stay motivated Learn coping strategies and manage your condition Talk to your employer about your health condition or impairment Move from in-work benefits to paid work Write your CV and covering letter Search for jobs using online websites Write job application forms. Improve your interview techniques Write a “Wellbeing at Work” action plan
Courses run in central Brighton at accessible venues throughout the year.
Speak to your work coach to book an appointment, or you can phone 07795 90 41 98 or email [email protected] for information.
Other NewsDoes your care worker or PA need to park outside your home?Important changes to Professional Carer’s Badges (PCB’s)As of November 2015 the charge for PCB’s has increased from £25 to £50 per year. Whilst we understand this may have had an impact on disabled people around their care needs, the good news is that the time allowed to park has risen from 1 hour to 2 hours.
For more information on PCB’s go to:
http://bit.ly/2agySti
Or call Brighton and Hove Council Parking: 01273 29 66 22
News on Accessible Taxis Brighton and Hove Council Taxi Licensing are promoting their new Wheelchair Acessible Vehicle (WAV). If you would like to watch a demonstration of the new accessible taxi, or test it out, then do go along to this event.
When: Thursday 4 August 12 noon.
Where: Hove Town Hall, Norton Road, Hove BN3 3BQ
What’s on at Brighton and Hove Food Partnership.Casserole ClubCasserole Club wants to create a city that cooks and eats together. It’s a project that connects people who like to cook and are happy to share an extra portion of delicious home-made meal, with an older neighbour living close by who could really benefit from a meal and a friendly chat.
When: From June 2016 onwards.
Where: Across Brighton and Hove.
As an individual you can refer a diner or become a cook.
A diner can be anyone whose social interaction and food/healthy eating experience is limited because of various factors. Someone can be older and living far away from family, or without a family at all. A diner may also be a carer whose social interaction and healthy eating is limited due to the work involved in caring, or someone with a physical/mobility impairment that likewise limits their interaction with the community.
A cook could be anyone who is happy to cook an extra portion for someone else in their area, is happy to deliver the meal to their home and stop by for a chat.
For more information on becoming a cook or diner, call 01273 431 700 and speak to Vera or visit the website for more detail http://bhfood.org.uk/Casserole-Club/
New Dementia Gardening project has spaces still availableIf you, someone you work with or someone you know has dementia, do let them know about this new Dementia Gardening Project starting in August.
All activities will be tailored to the individual, depending on their interests and abilities. The tasks will involve things like: planting seeds, potting on, planting up containers, and enjoying the garden space.
There is a taster session on Tuesday 9th August.
When: Tuesdays 10:30am-12.00pm from 9 August until Nov 29 2016 (Next Season to start in February 2017)
Where: The Garden House, 5 Warleigh Road, BN1 4NT
Suitability: These sessions are for people with mild to moderate dementia, with a reasonable level of mobility (able to walk unaided) who would like to attend weekly sessions.
Further Information: You can access further information and an application form on the Food Partnership website here: http://bhfood.org.uk/dementia-friendly-food-project
Or call Helen on 01273 43 17 00
Speak Out EastSpeak Out East is a drop in for adults with learning disabilities in the Whitehawk and Kemptown area. They will now be offering 1:1 advocacy and information. The new service will be an excellent opportunity to get support with difficult phone calls, letters or to be sign posted to a service that can help most.
When: Every Thursday from 11am until 1pm.
Where: St George’s Church Café, St George’s Road, Kemptown.
Further information: You can contact Emma Lopez on: 01273 42 19 21 or email: [email protected].
FREE Wellbeing Workshops run by MindOutMind Out – run a range of mental health services for the LGTBQ (lesbian, gay, bi-sexual, transgender queer) community. They have two workshops coming up…
Assertiveness for LGBTQ Women
A workshop for LGBTQ women to share ideas, and discuss ways to increase assertiveness in daily life.
When: Saturday 13 August, 11am - 3pm
Where: Central Brighton
Mindfulness
A workshop for LGBTQ people to learn ways that mindfulness practice can help deal with stress and anxiety, and promote wellbeing.
When: Saturday 30 July, 11am – 3pm
Where: Central Brighton
For more information and to book on these workshops and other MindOut events contact: 01273 23 48 39
Daytime Arts Events for AdultsThe following are a selection of accessible, affordable daytime arts events coming up in the local area.
If you have any questions, or would like to receive a regular newsletter of similar events please get in touch with Clare Hankinson at [email protected] or call the Fabrica office on 01273 77 86 46.
Pavilion Blues: Disability and Identity
This exhibition uncovers the story of how Brighton’s Royal Pavilion became a specialist hospital for amputee soldier’s durst the First World War, giving over 6,000 servicemen treatment, rehabilitation and training from 1916 until 1920.
When: 15 March – 30 November. Free Admission for Brighton and Hove Residents.
Where: At Brighton Museum and Art Gallery, Royal Pavillion Gardens, Brighton, BN1 1EE
For more information call Brighton Museum & Art Gallery on 0300 02 90 900.
Fashion Cities Africa
The first major UK exhibition dedicated to contemporary African fashion, exploring the style of four cities at the compass points of the African continent – Casablanca in Morocco, Lagos in Nigeria, Nairobi in Kenya and Johannesburg in South Africa.
When: 30 April 2016 –8 January 2017. Free Admission for Brighton & Hove residents or Adults £5.20/£4.20, Children £3.
Where: At Brighton Museum and Gallery, Royal Pavillion Gardens, Brighton, BN1 1EE
For more information call Brighton Museum and Art Gallery on 0300 02 90 900.
Artist Story - Dan Thompson
Dan Thompson is an award-winning social artist, writer, and speaker living in Margate. His work is about people and places, with an interest in the creation of social capital, in abandoned or underused spaces, and in DIY approaches to art, culture and social action. Hear him speak about his practice at this event.
WHEN: Wednesday 3 August 6-7.30pm
WHERE: At Fabrica, Duke Street, Brighton, BN1 1AG
To book call the Fabrica office on 01273 77 86 46.
Mental Wellbeing FootballAlbion in the Community has recently refreshed their Mental Wellbeing Football session in Brighton and are looking to identify new participants (aged 18+).
Sessions are designed to help people get more active, improve their football ability and become part of a team. Sessions aim to be fun, engaging as well as developing skills and fitness.
When: They meet every Wednesday 10.30am – 12.00 noon.
Where: in Preston Park, next to the Central Café.
Please contact Stewart Teeder if you have anyone interested in joining in or require further information.
Email: [email protected]
Call: 01273 66 85 90
We’re the Superhumans: Rio Paralympics TrailerThe Paralympic Games, 2016 begin in Rio on 7 September and continue to September 18.
You may have seen Channel 4’s trailer for the Games titled “We’re the Superhumans”
The 3 minute clip is crammed full of the talent of 140 athletes, musicians and ordinary disabled people. From a pilot steering a plane with her feet to a blind pianist, and an athlete without arms brushing his teeth, it’s a celebration of an extraordinary range of talent. Since it was first aired on Friday night, the advert has been seen by millions – with more than 23 million people watching it on Facebook alone. The aim of the clip is both to promote the Paralympic games and help change attitudes to disability.
In an article in the Guardian, Dan Brooke, who over-saw the ad, says: “We wanted to say any disabled person can be a superhuman. You have everyday people doing amazing things. There are more disabled people in [this] one advert than in the whole history of British advertising altogether.” (To see the full Guardian article go to: http://bit.ly/29O3nDk)
To view the clip online use this link: http://bit.ly/29O3nDk and let us know what you think!
Brighthelm Centre’s summer gig!
The Brighthelm centre is a busy community centre in the heart of Brighton. They have a Pre-School, community garden, cafe and chapel on site, and boast a wide range of meeting and performance rooms for hire. The centre’s core values are community and sustainability.
The Brighthelm have organised a summer fundraising gig, to raise money for their Pre-school, and you are invited!
During the day there will be some music in the garden, in association with Street Diner. The main event is in the evening where there will be a range of live music from local bands and musicians. There will also be a pay bar.
When: August 12th 1pm – 11pm. Doors open for the evening gig at 5.45pm.
Where: Brighthelm Centre, North Road, Brighton, East Sussex BN1 1YD
Cost: £3. Donations on top would be welcome! Tickets can be bought from Brighthelm in advance or will be available on the door.
Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/149873468755254/
Ticket link: https://www.fatsoma.com/mobile/events/jdiith3i
For more information: 01273 82 15 12 or email [email protected]
Rediscover - a new support group for people with a brain injuryDo you, or someone you know, have a brain injury and want to take charge of your life? Headway - the charity that aims to support people to re-build their lives after a brain injury – are launching the Rediscover Group, which offers a unique opportunity for personal growth after brain injury.
Rediscover is a user-led group, facilitated by a member of Headway staff, working together to:
Learn more about the human brain Recognise brain injury symptoms Develop strategies to manage day to day Share experiences, good and bad Discover other support and opportunities available in local communities
The meetings also offer a signposting service to other organisations and schemes throughout the community from which members may be able acquire further support, skills & knowledge, and opportunity.
Where: Brighthelm Centre, North Road, Brighton, BN1 1YDWhen: Wednesdays, 9.30am to 11.30am Cost: Normal weekly charge is £10 for a 2 hour session, although first session is free!
For more information: email [email protected] or [email protected] or call 01825 72 43 23 for a quick chat about the group.
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The GIG wants to hear from you!- Are you having issues accessing health services? - Do you find it difficult to get out and about, and want to
improve accessibility in the city? - Have you been visiting a new group or attend meetings
that you think other disabled people would be interested in?
- Would you like to raise awareness of your own health condition?- Do you have a question you’d like to ask other disabled people?- Are there any topics you’d like to see as the theme of a GIG meeting?
Then give the GIG team a shout out and we’ll include your views and thoughts in our newsletter and at our meetings. Call 01273 20 89 34, email [email protected] or visit www.getinvolvedgroup.wordpress.com
