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Local Charities Make a Difference In the last issue of "The Quorndon", we reported on a number of local charities, which you could help, in a variety of ways, and make a difference. Due to lack of space in the very full Christmas issue, we have to hold this article on The Charnwood Voluntary Sector Mental Health Trust. The Charnwood Voluntary Sector Mental Health Trust was formed in October 1998, with the aim of co-ordinating and developing user-led mental health services for people living in the Borough of Charnwood. All of the Trust's projects rely on volunteer workers. The Trust currently has four projects:
If you would like further information regarding any of the
above projects, please contact The Trust Development Worker at 17 Southfield
Road, Loughborough, LE11 2TS or phone 01509 233475. Quorn Town Lands Charity The charity, which has been in existence for over a century,
has funds available with which to assist residents of Quorn, of any age,
who might be in need of help through sickness, death or any other misfortune.
Some assistance might also be available for the purposes of education.
If you need help, or you know of anyone who might be in
need of help, you should either write to the Clerk to the Trustees, Geoffrey
B Gibson, at 2, Wallis Close, Thurcaston, LE7 7 JS or telephone on 0116
235 0946. Christmas Sleigh Success Loughborough Round Table is pleased to announce that their
Christmas Sleigh collections in the two weeks prior to Christmas Day totalled
£4130. £415 of this was collected on the evening of Tuesday
23rd December when the sleigh toured some of the residential areas in
Quorn. The main benefactors of this year's collection are MENPHYS
who look after mental and physically handicapped patients and the Loughborough
based charity, STEPS. Forthcoming Rainbows Events Party in the Park On 17th July 2004 at Woodbrook Vale High School, Grasmere
Rd, Loughborough. There is a Party in the Park, with The Bardi Wind Orchestra
playing “Music from the Movies”, with a spectacular fireworks
finale. Rainbows Summer Spectacular This is on Sunday the 18th July in the grounds of Woodbrook
Vale High School, Grasmere Rd, Loughborough. This event starts at 12noon
and ends at 5pm For more details of both events have a look at www.rainbowsevents.btinternet.co.uk Cancer Research UK – Loughborough & District Our local fundraising group, together with the charity shop in Loughborough, aim to raise vital funds to enable our doctors and scientists to continue their work. They strive to improve cancer prevention and treatment and help cure cancer patients faster but they rely heavily on volunteers to provide these funds. In Loughborough and the surrounding villages we already have people who are giving their time to help raise much needed funds. However, we would like some new faces to join us, both male and female. The time we give is up to each one of us, depending how much we can spare. New volunteers are needed to help in different ways:
To find out more or offer help please phone: Our next event is on Thursday 22 April at Quorn Church Rooms
at 7pm, when: Tickets cost £5, and are available from Shirley Buckley
on 01509 620097. Come Fly with Utterly Butterly!! Could you do it? On the 18th July Rainbows Children’s Hospice is looking for two people to take part in the most exciting white knuckle ride this year. The ride is a wing walk. You will board a plane (on top
of course) and make your way up to a 1000 ft in the sky. When you are
over the show ground in Loughborough you will perform an amazing series
of dips and bends for all to see dropping to 250ft. You will be able to
experience the thrill of performing to a crowd of 5,000 and the elation
of being high in the sky. For more information on this amazing challenge call: Sarah on 01509 638026, Steve on 0116 2705964 or Brian on 01509 239750. Ed: If the brave volunteer(s) comes from Quorn, "The
Quorndon" will make a donation to Rainbows on their behalf. Do you look after an older person? If you do look after someone aged 65 years or older and you would like a break from your caring responsibilities, then the New FREE Respite Care Directory could be for you. The Respite Care Directory brings together information about services provided by social services, health services, private and charitable/voluntary sector organisations into one easy to use reference book, which will be available to both carers and care workers. It provides information on services such as:
It includes such information as how to gain access to these
services, how much it will cost, whom to contact in the organisation etc.
Other useful contact numbers are also listed. The directory has been produced by CLASP -The Carers Centre on behalf of The Primary Care Trust's of Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. If you would like a FREE copy of the Respite Care Directory then please contact CLASP -The Carers Centre on 0116 2510999 or email us at leicester.carers@virgin.net We look forward to hearing from you. HOME-START NEEDS YOU NOW! Parents, do you remember what it was like sometimes when
your children were little. .. Home-Start volunteers offer friendly support for a few hours a week to families in situations like this. We are recruiting volunteers to support families with young children in Charnwood who are experiencing difficulties. We provide free training, contribute to childcare costs and pay expenses when you attend one of our Preparation Courses. Our next course starts in May 2004 and will run for 7 weeks on Wednesday evenings and Saturdays. We offer volunteers the opportunity to attend a free course for 7 weeks to prepare you in the skills listed below:
Please pick up the phone today and call Home-Start Charnwood
on 01509 239786.
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