News and Events - September 2010

Sarah is a qualified Social Worker with a wealth of experience in Advocacy and Disability Rights.  We are certain that Sarah’s talents will enhance our team.  Sheelagh remains with us as a volunteer and will assist us where possible.

We are on the Move

After much consideration about the adequacy of our present working arrangements we have decided to move office to better accommodation at 87, New Square, Chesterfield with effect from the middle of October.  The new premises will afford better privacy for our service users as well as improved disability access.  We will publish full details and a locations map in our next update.  In the meantime “Normal Service” will continue at 21 Stephenson Place.

Clubs Consultation Work

In order to improve the service that we give throughout Chesterfield, North East Derbyshire and Bolsover we have started a series of Consultation Events.  The main focus of these events is to support clubs and social groups within our area and to help them towards becoming self supporting and avoiding closure.

Volunteers

Our volunteers continue to give up their time to make telephone calls to our Care Line Service users, assist us with Advocacy tasks and help with office administration.  Without these hours being freely given we would be unable to give many of the services that we provide.  If you are able to assist us in any way then please do not hesitate to contact John or Sarah on 01246 273333 for an informal chat.

The Big Knit

Following on from last years very successful Big Knit, our intrepid band of knitting volunteers now have this years patterns.

The main design for this year is a small bobble hat which will once again be sponsored by innocent drinks and distributed at Sainsburys supermarkets and sold at branches of Boots throughout the country.

The time scale is very tight and we have been set a very demanding target to produce over 1,000 hats before the end of September.

Anyone who feels that they may be able to help us to reach our target please contact our office in Chesterfield on: 01246 273333 and we will be more than happy to supply a copy of the knitting pattern.