Local News
Issue 1046
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31st January 2019
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CANNABIS OPERATION DISCOVERED IN ECCLESFIELD
THIS is the cannabis growing operation that police discovered in the Ecclesfield area on January 25 as the Parson Cross Team recovered over £15,000 in the Class B drug. A spokesperson for the team said: “Criminal groups involved in the growing of cannabis are often involved in other seri-
ous organised crime and don’t care about the harm their activity can cause to the most vulnerable people in our society and this can often include the persons who are forced into their respective activities. We target the right people for the right reasons at the right time.
“Should you have any information and intelligence regarding the use and distribution of drugs within your area then please feel free to contact us by following the below link which provides the necessary details https://www.police.uk/southyorkshire/KA/team/”
Healthy Active Stocksbridge As part of the ‘People Keeping Well’ framework, grants are available to help create opportunities and develop local activities that improve health and wellbeing across the People Keeping Well Partnership (PKW) covering Stocksbridge and the Upper Don. The concept of the community grant pot is ‘seed funding’ and there is no expectation that this will be recurrent funding or to deliver a ‘service’ nor is it restricted to existing PKW Community Partnership members. Funding is unrestricted and can be used for: equipment, to expand something, to start something new etc. Grants will normally be a maximum of £500 although amounts in excess of this may be approved in exceptional circumstances. Applications will, however, need to demonstrate that they support one or more of the following:
Increased awareness of and involvement in community activities.
Increased uptake of volunteering opportunities.
Increased participation and awareness of the benefits of green space and physical activity.
Improved understanding of ways to live a healthy life.
Applications can come from ANY organised group (constituted or not) and can cover any costs. Application forms can be obtained from Sarah Knightley at pkwvolunteeringproject@gmail.com or phone 07800 923192 Completed forms to be returned to: Graham Helliwell, Bridge Shop, 25 Button Row, Sheffield S36 1GL. Deadline is Friday
15th
February 2019.
FREE KEEPING WELL COURSES IN FEBRUARY AND MARCH
IN February and March this year, the People Keeping Well Volunteering Project in Stocksbridge is hosting a number of training seminars for local volunteers and co-ordinations group leaders. The training seminars are free and open to any groups and volunteers in the Stocksbridge and Upper Don areas of Sheffield. To book a place on any of the sessions, please contact Sarah Knightley at pkwvolunteeringproject@ gmail.com or telephone 07800 923192. The training seminars include: * Bereavement Support - Friday February 1, 10am to 1pm at Stocksbridge Library. Delivered by Rainbows Bereavement Support GB. Aimed at anyone who wants to learn more about appropriately offering support when someone dies. Topics covered include Loss and Bereavement; Difficult Conversations; Anticipated Deaths; Traumatic Loss. * Dementia Friends Training - Thursday February 7, 10am to 11.30am at Stocksbridge Community
Leisure Centre. Aims; find out more about dementia and how to help someone live well with dementia. * Mental Health Awareness Seminar - Tuesday February 12, 10am to 1.30pm at Stocksbridge Community Leisure Centre. Delivered by MIND. Topics covered include: What is Mental Health; Diagnoses; Early Warning Signs; The Do’s and Don’ts of Support; Building Resilience. * Listening and Communication Skills – Wednesday February 27, 10am to 1pm at Christ Church Stocksbridge Community Hall. Delivered by MIND. This training looks at developing and improving Active Listening Skills; Reflective Communication Skills; and Assertive Communication. * Volunteer Management Training - Friday March 8, 10am to 12.30pm at Stocksbridge Community Leisure Centre. Delivered by Voluntary Action Sheffield. Topics include: Volunteer Recruitment; Volunteer Inductions; Developing Your Volunteers; Volunteer Support and Supervision.
