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Come and celebrate world mental health day, a full programme of events including dance, information stalls and stress relief tips to help you improve your wellbeing.

Saturday 30th October 2010
Peckham Library
1pm – 4pm

For more information click here

A number of Lewisham young carers took part in the production of a radio 4 drama production based upon the life of a young carer.

A lot of the ideas for the play came from young carers and they got the opportunity to go along to the recording.
Whilst at the recording they were asked to join in on the drama itself so you can hear young carers in the background throughout the play.

A Young Carer from Lewisham Shirena Watt stars as Kelly. It will be broadcast on 18th November at 2.15pm and will be on iplayer for a week after that.

The Giving Us A Voice project, aims to bring together Black, Asian and ethnic minority family carers and people who have learning disabilities and those who provide and commission services.

This will enable a full discussion on good social care services in times of change to take place. The project is being run jointly by ARC, Mencap and BILD. There will be 9 regional meetings which will lead to the production of a national charter for inclusion. In order to truly represent the voice of BME family carers it’s hoped that many will attend these meetings.

Places are being filled but we are keen to get more family carers to attend and give their views. Please, please could you encourage any family carers of people with learning disabilities who are from a BME community to attend the events.

Please see the attached flyer for more information or contact pam.smith@arcuk.org.uk

Giving Us A Voice Flyer

Repaying the Kindness are organising a special celebration for the carers of Southwark and Lambeth.

Halloween Party for Carers
Tuesday 26 October
4.00 -7.00pm
at Jamyang Buddhist Centre

There will be live music, yummy snacks and time to socialize with friends. Dress up warm as we will have some sparklers and small fireworks.

If you want to attend all you need to do is give us a call to let us know you are coming (or leave a message if there is no answer)
RTK office: 0207 820 9020

NHS Southwark is asking the public for their views on the pharmaceutical services on offer in the borough.

A consultation has been launched asking local pharmacists, doctors, patients and others, for feedback on NHS Southwark’s Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment (PNA). The PNA is a three-yearly review of whether the local pharmacy services that are provided to the community meet the needs of the public.

As part of the consultation, which is open until Tuesday 7th December 2010, NHS Southwark is asking local people to answer the following short questionnaire about what they think of the services on offer at their local pharmacy. The answers provided will help develop future plans for what services the organisation may need to buy for the area.

To take part in the survey please click here

We all know that living with Sickle cell is not easy but there are some children and young people whose experience with Sickle Cell is worst that most, especially when they have a stroke.

Do you think that a Shooting star award would make a difference to their lives, make them smile, or feel encouraged?

Nominate that child today and you will be doing just that!

Sickle Cell & Young Stroke Survivors (SCYSS) presents our first Shooting Star Award.

The Grange City Hotel.
8 – 14 Coopers Row
Tower Hill
London
EC3N 2BD

6/11/2010 18:00 – 24:00

The award is designed to commend, acknowledge as well as encourage children and young people who have had a trying time battling with sickle cell and related illnesses in the last year.

We will appreciate it, if you could nominate children or a young person that you feel are deserving of the award or children who will benefit from this award from your surgery/ clinic.

The procedure is very simple. Simply fill out the form attached and we will contact you as soon as possible to let you know if your nominee has been successful.

Children and young people below the age of 18 (up to 25 if they have had a stroke) are eligible and the closing date for nominations is the 16th of October.

Please feel free to photocopy and circulate the form to your networks. We look forward to your prompt reply.

Don’t forget to get your tickets today.

Carol Nwosu

Carol Okoroafor-Nwosu
Founder/Chief Executive Officer
Sickle Cell & Young Stroke Survivors
8th Floor, Hannibal House
Elephant and Castle
London
SE1 6TE

Tel: 020 7358 4828 Mobile: 07903 654 608

Website: www.scyss.org
General e-mail: Info@scyss.org

SCYSS for children, young people and their families affected by Sickle Cell and Stroke in Young children.

SCYSS Nomination form 2010

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has today launched a national recruitment campaign to fill 35,000 jobs across England and Wales. A range of full and part time temporary positions are available to help carry out the next census which will take place on 27 March 2011. Full application details are available via www.censusjobs.co.uk and also at local job and community centres.

Working within the local community, census recruits will engage with a wide range of people and organisations. They will provide important help and support to make sure everyone in the area can complete and return their census questionnaire.

Available roles include; census coordinators, who will help to manage local teams; census collectors, who will provide help and support on the doorstep; and special enumerators, who will be responsible for communal establishments including care homes, hotels and student halls of residence.

ONS Census Director Glen Watson said: “I am pleased to announce the start of our campaign to recruit 35,000 people across England and Wales for the 2011 Census.

“The census is not just about counting people, the information it provides is needed to plan vital services like schools, hospitals, housing, roads and emergency services.

“The 2011 Census is less than six months away. We need to give people help and support to complete and return the census questionnaire and this means recruiting the right people for this important nationwide project.”

To support the launch, a downloadable collection of the faces behind the census is available at www.census.gov.uk/2011press. It features case studies of workers from across the 2011 Census workforce and the organisations that use census data to provide services to communities.

Picturehouse cinemas are working in partnership with The National Autistic Society to hold special film screenings for people on the autism spectrum and their families, friends and carers.

During the film low lights are left on inside the auditorium and the volume of the soundtrack is reduced. It is fine for customers to move around, make a noise or take a break during the film if they need to.

The National Autistic Society is the UK’s leading charity for people affected by autism. If you need information, advice and support, call The National Autistic Society’s Autism Helpline on 0845 070 4004 (Mon-Fri, 10-4).

Autism Friendly Kids’ Club
at Stratford Picturehouse

Regular Autism friendly screenings take place at Stratford Picturehouse on the first Saturday of each month as part of their Saturday Kids’ Club screenings.
TOY STORY 3 (2D)
(U, 2010, 108min)

11am, Saturday 2 October

Join up to the Stratford Picturehouse Kids’ Club and get your first screening free!*

Membership is £4 and you can join up on the day.

Non-members prices: £3 children / £6 adults
Members prices: £2 Children / Adults FREE

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AUTUMN 2010
HALF-TERM SCREENINGS

CATS AND DOGS 2 (2D)
(U, 2010, 85min)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1287468/

11am, Monday 25 October
The Ritzy, Brixton
Booking line: 0871 902 5739

11am, Thursday 28 October
Greenwich Picturehouse
Booking line: 0871 902 5732
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STRATFORD CINEMA CLUB
in association with
Newham People First

Stratford Picturehouse has joined forces with People First Newham – a support group run by and for learning disabled adults – to make cinema going more enjoyable for adults with learning disabilities and other special needs.

On the first Tuesday of every month Stratford Picturehouse will screen 2 films from the main programme with an interval half-way through for those of you that find sitting down for a full 2 hours a struggle.

The cinema doors open at 12.30pm and the films start at 1pm. Tea/coffee and biscuits are available from the upstairs bar area, before, during and after the screenings so you can chat about the movie with other cinema club members.

MADE IN DAGENHAM (15, 2010, 113min)
http://www.paramountpicturesintl.com/intl/uk/madeindagenham/

Doors open 12pm, Tuesday 5 October
Tickets costs £3.50, carers go FREE
To book tickets call: 08707 55 00 61
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Please contact Elinor Walpole for further information on any of the above screenings.

t: 020 7326 2611
e: elinor.w@picturehouses.co.uk

BBC Radio4 Any Questions Friday is being recorded at City of London Academy on Friday 8th October.

Jonathan Dimbleby chairs the topical discussion from City Academy, in Southwark, London with questions for the panel including:

• Iain Duncan-Smith, Secretary of State for Work & Pensions
• David Starkey, historian
• Claire Fox, director of the Institute of Ideas.

Tickets available from the Academy Martin Edwards
medwardes@cityacademy.co.uk
Doors open 6.45 to 7.15pm and recording from 7.30pm and finishing by 9pm.

Notice is hereby given that the 2010 annual general meeting of the company will be held at Walworth Methodist Church, 54 Camberwell Road, London, SE5 0EN on Friday 3rd December 2010 at 11am for the following purposes.

• reports of the members of the Management Board
• report from the Auditor
• election of members to the Management Board
• appointment of Auditor for coming year
• fixing of payment to the Auditor for the service
• Consideration of any other business and special resolutions

By order of the board

Dated 4th October 2010

David Lebon
Chair

Southwark Carers
Cambridge House
131 Camberwell Road
London
SE5 0HF

A member entitled to attend and vote at the meeting is entitled to entitled to appoint a proxy to vote, and attend, instead of him. A proxy need not be a member of the company.