Health Task Group

Information about tackling Obesity wanted

The Partnership Board's Health Task Group started meeting again in January.  The next meeting will be looking at the area of obesity; and some time will be spent mapping what support and services are already out there for people with learning disabilities.

Does your organisation run a project that helps to tackle obesity in some way?  It can be anything from a walking group, an information leaflet, or fitness assessments to cookery lessons or gym classes.  If so, please let me know about your project.  All I need is a few sentences about what the project does, who it is open to, how many people it serves, and how long it is funded for.  This information will help us to get a picture of what work is going on and where the gaps in provision are.

Please email:  lisa@ldforum.org.uk

Many thanks

 

Workforce Development

A learning disabilities workforce development focus group took place 2nd March 2009.  To read the notes from the meeting go to the members area of our website.  Ingrid Steele, Development Consultant, is co-ordinating this work and welcomes any ideas and comments.  You can reach her by email:
ingridsteele@inbox.com   or by phone 07753 835 395.

 

 

Beautiful Octopus Club 31st March

The original club night run by and for people with learning disabilities 

We hope you’re ready for a great night out – on Tuesday 31 March we’re holding our next Beautiful Octopus Club and this time it’s a 1970s Disco night! The Octopus Crew are busy preparing the tunes and the entertainment, so now it’s up to you to plan your 1970s costume and practice your dance moves! Doors open at 7pm at Leeds University Union and tickets are on sale now at £6 each from West Yorkshire Playhouse Box Office on 0113 213 7700 or http://www.wyp.org.uk/  You can also pay on the door at the University on the night. The event is strictly for over 18s only as the University is a licensed premises and alcohol will be on sale. You can party the night away until 11pm!

 

 

Vacancy at People Matters

Experienced Supported living worker, Leeds 12.   

Various shifts, including sleep over. £9 per hour, plus enhancements for weekends and public holidays. 

Essential: At least 3 years experience of working in supported living, and an NVQ level 2 in Health and Social Care—or working towards this qualification.   

For application pack email: info@peoplemattersleeds.co.uk  

Closing date: 12 noon, 27 March 09. 

 

£170000 for Health Projects in Leeds

The Healthy Leeds Partnership is a partnership between the Leeds Primary Care Trust (NHS Leeds) and Leeds City Council.  As part of their work to address health inequalities in the city, they have a community grants programme valued at approximately £170000 for 2009/10.

There are three separate grants programmes:

• Small Grants: from £250 to £500 for groups looking to run one off or short-term events or activities, to pilot a small project or to buy relevant equipment.  Priority will be given to smaller community based group with a turnover of under £30000 a year.
• Healthy Living Grants: of up to £4000 for groups tackling some of the city's key health priorities which are: reducing poverty; promoting positive emotional health and wellbeing; and putting prevention first.
• Research Projects: up to £15000 for research projects addressing new and emerging issues.

Application Details

There is a rolling programme for the Small Grants programme and we aim to respond within six weeks of receiving a completed application.  There are two rounds for the Healthy Living Programme - the next deadline is Monday 29th June for a panel meeting in mid July.

We will only fund new projects or activity i.e. the activity cannot have started yet.  All projects must either benefit people living in the 10% most deprived wards in the country or must benefit a group classified as vulnerable.

Further information is available on each of the three grants programmes including detailed guidance notes and application forms.  Please visit:

www.leedscommunityfoundation.org.uk/grant-making.htm

Leeds Community Foundation, Ground Floor, 51a St Paul's Street, Leeds, LS1 2TE.  Tel: 0113 242 2426 or email: carlos@leedscommunityfoundation.org.uk