Dads and children learn together at new Saturday Dad’s drop in
The newsletter for everyone living in Paston & Gunthorpe
Honeyhill Community & Children’s Centre
inside this issue...
• Have your say on what’s needed in your community •
Panto comes to Paston • New dads group, craft session and
baby play drop in • Friendship group trip and much more!
November/December 2009• Issue 1
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Contact us:
Honeyhill Community & Children’s Centre,
150 Chadburn, Paston, Peterborough, PE4 7DH
Telephone: 01733 577611 •
E-mail: [email protected]
New staff at Honeyhill Community & Children's Centre:
Christine Duthie
Customer Advisor
& Administrator
Andi Woodmore
Community Health
Co-ordinator
Cheryl Arnold
Community
Development Worker
Notice to residents:
Paston Area Communities Together (PACT) is disbanding and there will be an
extraordinary general meeting on Tuesday 10 November from 6.30pm at
Honeyhill Community & Children’s Centre. For further information speak to Di
Burton at the centre or call (01733) 577611.
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Craft Time
Get creative at new drop in session!
No need to book, it’s free, so why not come along
meet new people, have a cuppa and make cards
for family and friends. Come along and help
knit blankets for the homeless project. Share your
sewing, crochet, quilting skills and ideas. Most of
the equipment and resources will be provided but
bring your own if you want.
For more information contact Cheryl Arnold on
01733 577611 or 07917072773 or email
[email protected]
Wednesdays (11 Nov, 25 Nov, 9 Dec, 23 Dec),
12-2pm, Honeyhill Community & Children’s
Centre
Community Midwives Update:
The Community Midwives are now based at Honeyhill Community &
Children’s Centre. This means that it is even easier for local residents to
access ante-natal care and support. The team will hold their clinics at the
centre and are planning ante-natal classes for the New Year.
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'Have Your Say'
Half term week: 26th to 30th October 10am til 2pm daily . .
Are you fed up with surveys, questionnaires or people knocking on
your door to ‘find out what you want’?
Well this is a very different project - it means you have to take part and be
involved - you definitely get the opportunity to moan and groan and
compliment and tell us good things, but in a constructive way that helps
everyone understand including the service providers, what your real
problems, issues and concerns are, and how these affect you and the area
where you live.
Is Graffiti
a problem
near where
you live?
Interested?
OK - so this is what will happen - during the week, you can come along
to the centre and put your comments on a post it and then post it on an
‘issues’ board. Your comments will be collected and recorded on paper
at the end of each day. You can come back and check this! When the
week long event has finished plenty of information will be collected,
which when put together will tell the ‘story of the Paston ward’ as told
by residents.
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Next you will be invited to come back to the centre (at a date to be
arranged) and find out what people said, then, using the information
gathered you will have the opportunity to make some decisions about what’s
important for you and Paston to thrive.
The issues board will cover these topics:
Health and well-being
Housing
Education and training
Employment / unemployment
Information Advice and Guidance
Young people
Older people
Families
Local shops - business
Leisure, sports, arts and drama
Safety and crime
Environment and cleaner greener spaces
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Have a look at the following questions – these are
the sorts of thing
things we want to know
thin
ow about:
What are the roads
and paths like near
your home?
Do you get a good
service from the council,
housing, health and
schools?
Do you care for a
relative and feel
isolated - are you a
young carer?
Do you have a disability
that stops you getting
involved in community
activities, issues etc?
Are there plenty of
things to do in your area
- leisure, arts, sports,
drama, singing,
gardening, brownies
and any other types of
group activities?
How safe do you
feel in your
neighbourhood?
Your comments andd views, ideas and concerns really
real do matter.
Using the information you give, will help shape an action
plan for Paston. The action plan will be used as a ‘tool’
to get better services provided in or to Paston residents,
but unless you ‘HAVE YOUR SAY’ it won’t happen.
We want to know exactly what you think and feel about
the area where you live, we want to know what
aspirations you have for you and your family and
Paston, and if you really believe they can happen by
living in Paston
For more information contact Cheryl Arnold 01733
577611 [office] or 07917072773 [mobile] or email:
[email protected]
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Open Evening
at Honeyhill Community & Children’s Centre
Tuesday 17 November 2009, 7.30-9pm
• Meet the team
• Look round the centre
• See what’s going on
• Find out about volunteering opportunities
As activities at the Honeyhill Centre continue to develop, we have arranged
an open evening for local residents to come along and meet all the team
who work at or from the centre. Tea and coffee, hot chocolate and juice and
cakes will be available, music and friendly faces too.
Come along and find out who does what. You might find that you’d like
to get involved with some of the activities or find out about the volunteering
opportunities at the centre. During the evening we will be presenting
certificates to all of the volunteers who have successfully completed their
recent courses in Food Hygiene, Health and Safetyy an
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For more information contact Cheryl
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email: [email protected]
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Honeyhill
It's Panto Time!
Oh no it isn’t! Oh yes it is!
Paston’s very first pantomime is coming to Honeyhill
Community & Children’s Centre this Christmas. Local
children and adults have been working hard to learn
their lines, songs and dance routines as well as backstage designing scenery and making costumes. This
promises to be a fantastic event for the local community and there’ll be several performances including a
matinee on a Saturday afternoon. All proceeds from
the show will go to organising trips for local families. Christine Mann, Paston Family Outings Chairperson and local resident said: “The idea came about
because we paid for a company to come and perform a pantomime for the community last Christmas.
This cost us a lot of money and we felt we could’ve
done a better job. The big summer event ‘Honeyhill’s
Got Talent’ also showed that many children in the
area enjoyed performing on stage. We decided set
up a Drama Group (adults meet on a Wednesday
evening and children on a Saturday afternoon). The
children’s group has been running for several weeks
now and they are really enjoying themselves and you
can see that their confidence is growing each week.
We hope this will be the start of many performances
and shows for the local community.”
If you’re interested in joining speak to Christine Mann or
Jason Wilson at Honeyhill Community & Children’s Centre
or call them on (01733) 577611.
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Baby
Bumbles
New baby play session for 0-2 years
• Play activities, treasure baskets and singing
• Taster sessions including baby yoga, baby
massage and baby signing
• Family support and health advice
• Pampering and relaxation for the grown ups
Tuesdays, 1-2.30pm (starts 3 November),
Honeyhill Community & Children’s Centre. Just turn up!
Family Favourites
Banana Cake
Recipe
Rub or mix the butter into the flour.
2 cups self raising flour
1/4 cup of soft or melted butter
1/4 cup of sunflower or
vegetable oil
2 eggs
1 cup of honey
1 tsp vanilla or almond essence
1 tsp baking powder
1/4 cup of chopped dried fruit (or
nuts if preferred)
2-3 mashed bananas
Mix the wet ingredients together and
pour into the dry ingredients, stirring all
the time.
Mash the bananas and add them to the
batter, mixing them in well
(don’t leave lumps otherwise they will
sink to the bottom when you cook the
cake).
Grease and flour a loaf tin and pour in
the batter.
Bake at 180 C (gas mark 4) for approx
1 hour, or until the cake tests done (i.e
test it by sticking a knife in - if the blade
comes out clean, the cake is ready - if
sticky, give it a little longer).
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Spook
New course: Assertiveness for Women
This new course, run by Peterborough Women’s Centre is
designed to enhance your self awareness and individual
aims for change.
The course will cover what does being assertive mean,
confidence building techniques, body language and more.
Thursdays (from 5 November for 6 weeks), 9.30-11.30am
Honeyhill Community & Children’s Centre
To book call Honeyhill Community & Children’s Centre on
(01733) 577611.
Honeyhill's On Line!
Keep up-to-date with what’s going on
in your community.
Honeyhill Community & Children’s Centre now has it’s own
facebook page. Join today and we’ll keep you posted
on what’s on offer at the centre and how you can get involved.
Spooky Family Party & Disco
Friday 30 October, 3.30-6pm
Honeyhill Community & Children’s Centre
Why not come in fancy dress! Disco, party
games, crafts and food on sale.
This is a free event, there’s no need to book
but there’ll be a small charge for some of the
activities and food (all money raised goes to
organising trips for families living in the
area).
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Men Behaving Dad-ly!
Gone are the days of mums and tots
groups, Dads are welcome at all of
our activities but there’s now a group
at Honeyhill Children’s Centre specially
for dads, male carers and grandads.
The Saturday Dads’ Group, which
started in September is a fantastic opportunity for dads and male carers to
spend some quality time with their children. Jason Wilson, Children’s Centre
Co-ordinator said: “It’s a really informal
group, there’s no sitting in circles. It’s just
a space for dads and their children to
play together.”
“We use the pre-school space at
Honeyhill and there’s loads of activities
including indoor toys and painting as
well as the large outdoor space with sit
and ride toys, balls, a sandpit and
building blocks”.
The group has only been running since
the beginning of September but we
hope that it will grow and develop
into other projects. Dads have already
said they’d like to develop a community
garden plot and do some digging and
planting with their little ones.” The group
meets fortnightly on a Saturday morning and is free. There’s no need to book,
just come along. There’s also free bacon rolls, tea and toast so why not come
along for breakfast.
Saturday Dads’ Group meets every other Saturday (31 Oct, 14 Nov, 28 Nov, 12 Dec),
10-11.30am, Free, Honeyhill Community & Children’s Centre, Chadburn, Paston.
This session is for children from 0-8 years.
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Honeyhill
Children’s
Centre
The best start for families with young
children living in Gunthorpe & Paston
Do you live in Paston or Gunthorpe?
Are you expecting a baby or have a child under 5 years?
Want to give your kids the best start in life? Honeyhill Children’s Centre,
based at Honeyhill Community & Children’s Centre is a one stop shop for
children under five and their families, where skilled staff are on hand to
give help and advice.
You can go there for:
• health advice
• parenting and family support
• play sessions and childcare
• help to get a job or training
• place to meet other parents
Join Honeyhill Children’s Centre and we’ll send you regular updates on
what’s going on for you and your children and you’ll enter a free monthly
prize draw.
Pop into Honeyhill Community & Children’s Centre, 150 Chadburn, Paston
to find out more.
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Health action group organised healthy lifestyles classes including Salsa
Community Action Group News:
The Young People and Families
Group continue to work with local
people and other organisations such
as schools, youth workers and
council officers to raise awareness of
the needs of the groups in the area.
The Environment and Safety Group
work in partnership with local authority, housing organisations, police and
local residents to tackle many issues
to do with making sure that the area
is safe, clean and green for all local
residents.
The Health Action Group works with
a range of professionals and local
residents to promote health and well
being in the local community.
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This group meets monthly and
recently asked residents about healthy
lifestyle. As a result of their survey
weekly yoga and salsa classes have
been provided at the Honeyhill
Community and Children’s Centre. The
group are in the process of putting on
healthy lifestyles groups including an
exercise session for plus size people,
assertiveness for women and quit
smoking support.
For more information on any of the above
or if you would like to volunteer please
contact Val Griffin [Youth/Families] Di
Burton [Environment/Safety] and Sue
Janes [Health] on 01733 577611 or
email [email protected]
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News:
Friendship Group Outing
In August 2009 Honeyhill Community & Children’s Centres’ Friendship Group
went on a day trip to Sandringham and finished off the day at Hunstanton.
We had a fantastic day and everyone had a wonderful time.
After arriving at Sandringham we all had a chance to get refreshed and
have a cuppa before we met up to go on a trailer tour of the estate. The tour
was fantastic, we travelled through the woods and the beautiful wildlife. The
driver gave us a running commetary for the entire journey. We were able to
see where the Queen loves to walk and Prince Charles’ favourite part of the
estate and the tracks where the Duke of Edinghburgh does his carriage racing. After the trailer tour everbody went off on their own, to investigate the
rest of the estate. Later in the day we went to Hunstanton for a lovely fish and
chip supper before our journey home. It was a fantastic day.
Sue Janes, Friendship Group
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Children’s Centres
Honeyhill Children’s Centre
Caverstede Children’s Centre
Bretton Children’s Centre
Health
Paston Health Centre
Peterborough District Hospital
Edith Cavell Hospital
Community Midwives
NHS Direct
Other
Childcare Information Service
Job Centre
Parentline Plus
Peterborough City Council
Thorpe Wood Police Station
Useful Numbers
Paston & Gunthorpe
Walton
North & South Bretton
01733 577611
01733 571742
01733 269340
01733 572584
01733 874000
01733 874000
01733 874585
0845 46 47
0845 04 54 014
0845 60 60 23
551991
747474
563232
Contact Us:
You can contact Honeyhill Community & Children’s Centre in the following ways:
Telephone:
01733 577611
E-mail:
[email protected]
Website:
www.peterborough.gov.uk (and search for Honeyhill in the search engine)
Post:
150 Chadburn, Paston, Peterborough, PE4 7DH
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