//By Rob Gooding, Community Organiser
Rotherham Federation and Council staff including Asim, Sophie and Jess held a joint meeting with residents of Wharncliffe on Thursday 30th January 2020 to discuss problems in the area and how Rotherham Federation and the Council could help residents improve their estate.
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//By Brandon Freeman, Community Organiser
After previously successful ‘themed’ parties at Henley Community Centre, a Christmas get-together was arranged as a means to engage young people, families and the older generation.
The event offered a perfect opportunity for people to have fun in their local community centre and celebrate Christmas together.
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//By Kathryn Wild, Project Manager
We ran a community listening event, which was attended by 19 people. These included Rotherham Federation staff and board members, local residents, members of the voluntary sector (including the new Social Prescribing Link Workers, Voluntary Action Rotherham, Age Uk Rotherham) and members of the Council, who came together.
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//By Dan Barron, Community Organiser
The Springwell TARA hosted a Christmas tabletop market after speaking to residents who said a coach trip to markets were too expensive. This prompted the group to host a Christmas market for the community. The TARA have managed to source donations such as food, teas, coffee and cakes from local supermarkets and organisations including Tesco, Morrisons, Asda, Toby Carvery and Wilko which helped to fund the event.
//By Penny Thompson, Community Organiser
The Colliery group is in its infancy and members are made up of local residents who have previously worked in the mines and also people who have had family members who worked in the mining industry locally. The group’s main aim is to celebrate the rich history of colliery and campaign to have a low carbon footprint colliery museum erected on the old Silverwood mining site for educational purposes.
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//By Louise Johnson, Employment Coach
I met client 033 at the end of August 2019; she had a degree in social work which she gained in her hometown in Portugal. Over the past 3 years since being in the UK she has completed a business admin master’s and has worked as a family planning officer. Her main barrier was not having her social work qualification recognised in the UK.
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//By Rob Gooding, Community Organiser
I have been working with Donna on a funding bid for Canklow Rainbow Kids Club. If successful we will secure funding to not only keep the group running for the next three years but also put on extra events and day trips throughout the year.
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//By Ian Huddleston, Community Organiser
Following conversations with the head teacher at Dinnington High with getting the community boxing group into school as an afterschool club, we also discussed the idea of getting the young people of the school more interactive with the community and doing things a bit differently.
Continue reading “Dinnington High School” //By Kathryn Wild, Project Manager
The RotherFed Good News Stories Facebook group was set up on the 24th September, which is a public group, that anyone can apply to be a member of. The aim was to build up a group, where people could interact with each other, promote events and share what was happening at their groups.
Continue reading “Social Media Good News Stories” //By Rob Gooding, Community Organiser
The spooky Springwell event took place on Thursday 31st October 2019 and was supported by Springwell TARA as well as Wendy and Paul who volunteered to serve free warm drinks and hotdogs, they prepared the buffet before the event started and helped with cleaning throughout the night.
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