IRU - Thursday 22nd September 2022 | Healthwatch Stockport

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Afternoon Tea with Beechwood Cancer Care

We are hosting afternoon tea with Beechwood Cancer Care. The afternoon tea will be on Wednesday 26th October 2022 from 1:00pm till 3:00pm. Everyone is welcome.

More information

Coffee Morning with Re:dish

We are also hosting a coffee morning with re:dish from Reddish. The coffee morning will take place on Wednesday 30th Novemeber 2022 from 10:30am till 12:00pm. The more the merrier! Come along and have a chat with us.

More information

Awareness Days and Campaigns for October

We have created a page dedicated to campaigns and awareness days for the whole of October - thanks to our office volunteer Pat!

Awareness Days - October

Could you provide a warm and welcome space this winter?

Message from Sam Fielding (Stockport Council)

We need your help to provide warm spaces – and a warm welcome – to our residents this winter.

As part of our upcoming One Stockport winter campaign, we are looking to create an interactive map of all the warm spaces available for people to attend for free between November 2021 and March 2023.

To draw people in, ideally these spaces will offer free warm drinks and/or focus on an activity or event.

Grants available

Financial grants of up to £1,000 will be available for some organisations (Groups, Faith Organisations, CICs, CIOs, Limited Companies and Trusts can apply) to make sure warm spaces can be set up, provide refreshments/activities, or be sustained for longer periods of time.

There will also be opportunity to apply for an energy saving grant.

More information about applying for grants will be available next week.

Add your warm space/event to our map

Don’t need a grant? Please fill out this form with information about your warm space/event to add it to the map.

Thank you for any support you can give – we feel very lucky to have such amazing partners by our side!

If you have any other questions, please email Imogen Fox.

Autism Friendly Screenings at the Light Cinema

Message from David Wright (Disability Stockport)

Below is a framework that has just been confirmed with The Light Cinema in Stockport and Disability Stockport. Disability Stockport would like to extend this to you. If of interest or you wish to discuss further at all, please contact James at Disability Stockport on: james.ancliffe@disabilitystockport.org.uk.

When

The first Monday of the month, every month, unless that coincides with a bank holiday

If so, the screening will be on the second Monday of the month

Time

7pm

Location

The Light Cinema, Stockport

Tickets

£9.75pp and usual accompanying carers discounts apply

Tickets can be booked when the box office opens for that film, in the usual way

Tickets are available to the general public. However, we’ve managed to secure a block of seats that can be booked by Disability Stockport, our members and affiliated groups

The booking process for these reserved seats will follow

Films

All the films will be the biggest releases at that time. Film release schedules can change, but will be confirmed when the box office opens. However, as things stand, the intention is to show the following films:

Monday 3rd Oct - Avatar – Re-release of the James Cameron’s classic
Monday 7th Nov – Black Adam – DC superhero/anti-hero movie starring Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson
Mon 5th Dec – Black Panther: Wakanda Forever – Sequel To The Marvel Blockbuster
Mon 9th Jan – Avatar: The Way of Water – Long awaited sequel to Avatar
Mon 6th Feb – Film TBC and so on, to follow each month

Summary

These autism friendly screenings are regular. Always a Monday and always at 7pm

Usually the first Monday of the month, unless that day is a bank holiday and then, it’s the following week

These screenings will always show the biggest, family orientated, films on release"

Stockport’s Long COVID Peer Support Group

Message from Alison Whitelegg (Stockport Council)

Stockport’s Long COVID Peer Support group continues to meet weekly on Zoom and once a month at Vernon Park café for a coffee morning. The group offers practical and emotional support to people who have been struggling with long COVID symptoms for weeks, months and years.

Find further information about living with long COVID and the support available in Stockport on the Healthy Stockport website

More information

Please watch and share this short video below in which Marie O’Malley from Stockport’s Public Health team describes the invaluable support the group offers.

Updates from Stockport Council

Message from Sarah Burke (Stockport Council)

21st September - Stockport Council Updates

Download (PDF 87 KB)

PrEP awareness

Message from Bethany Applebee (BHA for equality in health and social care)

The PaSH partnership (BHA for Equality, LGBT Foundation and George House Trust) are launching a social media campaign to encourage the uptake of PrEP (a drug that can be taken to prevent HIV transmission) and I’d like to invite Healthwatch to join the campaign.

As a Fast Track City, Greater Manchester’s ambition is to end all new transmissions of HIV by 2030, therefore we are inviting organisations in Stockport to share the messaging around PrEP to reach as many residents as possible and motivate Greater Manchester residents to take charge of their sexual health and plan a safer, more enjoyable sex life.

For more information see the PrEP brief

PrEP Stakeholders Brief

Download (PDF 1.16 MB)

New Youth Club in North Reddish

Message from Nadia Ali (Make a Difference GM)

I would like to introduce Mike Holinhead and Tony Wright

Mike is the team leader working with Tony and Dan to deliver a new youth provision in Reddish - please email them directly on northreddishyc@gmail.com- for more details.

We are working with the Re dish community group on working with young people in the North Reddish area.

Please see attached our poster , for you to share with your colleagues and on your social media sites - We welcome any community group leaders/Volunteers that want to get involved , we will be at the pavilion every Thursday, come and say hi , when you can.

North Reddish Youthclub

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Fun Places - Stockport Libraries

Message from Michelle Shine (Stockport Libraries)

This is the 6th Year that Fun Palace is are bouncing into Stockport Libraries. www.funpalaces.co.uk

Their aim is to bring people together to share all the arts, crafts and science stuff that you are passionate about with the people of Stockport & beyond. Can you spare a few hours with us on Saturday 1st October to share your passion or skill? Are you an artist, poet, knitter, coder, or scientist who wants to show people what you do and let them have a go too?

Please email michelle.shine@stockport.gov.uk

if you can help?

It's an inspirational day where you can make new friends and learn new things.

Fun Palaces 1.10.22

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Olive Sanctuary being open after Summer Holiday

Message from Ellie Uwin (Pure Innovations)

See poster for more details

Olive sanctuary Poster

Download (PDF 1.37 MB)

Arts and Crafts Workshop

Message from Ellie Uwin (Pure Innovations)

Olive Sanctuary Arts and Crafts wokshop

11th October - 10:00am - 12:00pm

See poster for more details

Crafts and Arts poster

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Skills for Life+ Greenfingers

Message from Chris Hughes (Stockport Homes)

Every month we run SFL+ Greenfingers session and the next one is coming up in October – see attached flyer for details.

These sessions are aimed at absolute beginners and are offered as part of our health and wellbeing programme. They’re a great way to meet new people and learn new skills in a relaxed environment.

Please share with anyone you think might be interested.

Anyone wanting more information or to book a place should contact us:

Tel: 0161 474 2862
Email: customer.training@stockporthomes.org
Visit: Skills for Life Plus (sk-y-light.org)

Priority will be given to Stockport Homes’ customers.

SFL Greenfingers

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Apprenticeships at Pennine Care

Message from Rachel Rowland (Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust)

We currently have an open advert for our Trainee Health Care Support Worker Apprenticeships, these are open to anyone over the age of 18, you don’t need to have any previous care experience as full training is provided

See job roles

We will also be advertising for our Trainee Nursing Associates late October/Early November, this is for those who already have some experience as it is a level 5 programme. Due to how popular the programme is we run readiness sessions where people can find out more and get tips on how to do a good application as well as some interview advice. The readiness session is running on various dates in the middle of October, I have attached the flyer.

Please feel free to share with you colleagues