Network - New Year Honours Special

ISSUE 28

NETWORK NEW YEAR HONOURS SPECIAL

DRY NIGHT OUT

ALCOHOL AWARENESS IN LANCS

FEB 2015

FIRE SAFETY

WINNING FUNDING IN BARNSLEY

new year honours

CELEBRATING OUR STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS

FEELING FESTIVE

ECETT

BELGIUM TRAVELS

CHRISTMAS AT THE WIRRAL

EDITOR’S LETTER Welcome to February’s edition of Network. This month’s issue is a New Year Honours special. We’re celebrating all of this year’s winners and shortlisted nominees.

In this issue:

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New Year Honours Round-Up Phoenix in Focus: Recovery Champions Travelling and training with ECEtt Fire safety project in Barnsley Christmas at the Wirral Feminism in the workplace and..

Going Green at Phoenix Deborah Mackay - Editor

Network is all about sharing news, stories and best practice around the Phoenix Futures Group. Next month the theme for Network is ‘innovation in Phoenix’. We want to hear what’s happening in your services and departments to promote innovation. For guidance on how to submit your content to Network please see the guidelines below.

Point of contact: Please send all content through to me at deborah.mackay@phoenix-futures.org.uk Summary: By submitting a short summary of your news we will be able to develop your content into a full article or feature. This only needs to be one to two paragraphs.

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• Keep steady: Use two hands to steady your camera / smartphone and get a good clear image.

• Frame it: Think about what you want in your photo and avoid clutter. If you want to zoom in it’s often best

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For more tips on getting the best snaps why not search the web? There are plenty of great articles like this from techradar.

Editorial process: All content will be reviewed and edited if needed to fit with the overall tone and theme of the magazine.

Deadline: Please submit content by the 15th of each month for it to be featured in the next issue.

New Year Honours 2015 On Friday 30th January we held our annual New Year Honours event at Church House Conference Centre in London.

New Year Honours is an event to recognise the achievements of Phoenix Futures Group staff and volunteers over the past year. It provides an opportunity to highlight the individual and team efforts of those staff and volunteers who have gone the extra mile to contribute towards our common purpose and shared values and beliefs.

This year was our biggest event yet with nominees from across all of our organisations, and over 150 people in attendance. In this New Year Honours special edition of Network we will celebrate all of this year’s winners and nominees.

COMMUNIT Y ENGAGEMENT AWARD To the person or team that has excelled in forming positive links between our services and the local community

“Sammi puts 100% into her work and is constantly working on a project to improve the service delivery.”

Winner: Samantha Durrant - Community Engagement Officer, HMP Pentonville (left) with Adele Duncan, Director of Operations Shortlisted Nominees: Communities of the Recovery Lanarkshire and Jonathan McKendrick, Welfare Rights Worker NORCAS

SERVICE USER AWARD

The person or team that has made the most significant efforts to create development opportunities for our service users

“Ray came across many barriers but his passion for football and engaging the service users stopped him from giving up.”

Winner: Ray Smith - Fit2Play, Wirral Community Shortlisted Nominees: Stuart Plant, Service User Involvement Manager and David Lawrence, Service User North East

PARTNERSHIP AWARD To the person or team that has developed an effective working partnership to deliver outstanding recovery services which benefit their community

Winner: Recovery Through Nature / The National Trust

“Our outstanding Recovery Through Nature leaders have established excellent working relationships with The National Trust teams, who together have developed safe, enjoyable learning environments.”

Shortlisted Nominees: Zoe Lucas, Drug Worker Birmingham Community and the Support Advice and Mentoring Service.

CRIMINAL JUSTICE AWARD To the person or team that has supported recovery through facilitating or developing a project or initiative that supports service users who may need help in avoiding reoffending

“Each worker spends their day positively impacting the lives of hundreds of service users.”

Winner: Building Futures, HMP Pentonville Shortlisted Nominees: Danielle McKenzie, Case Manager HMP Holloway and Rachel Dutton, Outreach Worker, Birmingham Community.

AFFECTED OTHERS AWARD To the person or team that has worked most effectively to involve and support affected others in the furtherance of an individual’s recovery

“Angie provides a safe environment where people can share their experiences and feel less alone.”

Winner: Angie Barron - Recovery Navigator, Leicester Recovery Partnership Shortlisted Nominees: Communities of the Recovery Lanarkshire and Jonathan McKendrick, Welfare Rights Worker NORCAS

VOLUNTEER AWARD To the volunteer who has made a real difference by dedicating their time and skills to help us in our work and supporting recovery

“Through her own experience and passion for recovery she is an inspiration to service users that recovery is possible.”

Winner: Danielle Cave - Southwark Alcohol Service Shortlisted Nominees: Gerry Duffy, Scottish Residential Service and Danny Stewart, North Lanarkshire

UNSUNG HERO/HEROINE AWARD To the person that has provided unswerving and dedicated but unheralded support in the furtherance of service provision

“The clients feel motivated to change as Carole shows a genuine interest in their well-being.”

Winner: Carole Rudland - Drug Worker, HMP Holme House (left) with Sarah Thewlis, Vice-Chair of the Phoenix FuturesBoard Shortlisted Nominees: Ndubuisi Okoronkwo - Intervention Worker, HMP Holloway and Charlotte Sharpe Intervention Worker, HMP Holloway

LEADERSHIP AWARD To the person who has taken the lead on a project, development or activity to benefit the service, staff, volunteers or service users

“Helen has re-invigorated the Trafford Adult Services, by embracing the need to change direction.”

Winner: Helen Brewin - Service Manager, Trafford Community (right) with Emily Finch, Phoenix Futures board member Shortlisted Nominees: Leon Nicholson - Intervention, HMP Pentonville and Lara Bailey - Outreach Worker, Trafford Community

FITNESS AND INNOVATION AWARD To the person or team that has put forward a new initiative to support an individual or a group in their recovery

“Cycle4Change saw Phoenix service users and staff cycle over 500 miles across a series of cycle rides linking up Phoenix services across Scotland and England.”

Winner: Cycle4Change - Emma Aley with CTC Nominees Reins to Recovery: 10 individuals working with horses over a ten week period to facilitate their recovery.

Fit to Play: An intervention organised in conjunction with Tranmere Rovers Football Club (TRFC) and Wirral NHS Livewell Team. Designed to bring service users together through their interest in football.

ECETT: Through this partnership we have been able to send 42 staff to international locations to share experience and learn from other organisations around Europe.

The Young Vic: Service users from Foundation66 took part in weekly workshops with members of the Young Vic Theatre to create, design, choreograph and perform in a show called ‘The Sound of Yellow’.

Recovery Through Sport: An initiative to promote Health and Wellbeing to service users and their families through sport.

Recovery Street Film Festival: A Project to demonstrate through the medium of film the diverse issues that are faced by people overcoming addiction.

Dear Albert: A social enterprise focused on harnessing the recovery capital of others, increasing the visibility of recovery, and addressing the isolation that can support on-going substance abuse.

You Do the MAFS: A six week programme of group work co-produced to increase participants appreciation and meaningful engagement with mutual aid (MA).

Young Person’s Early Intervention Programme: Partnership with Hampshire Youth Offending Team to hold sessions based around young people looking at the drug use/offending relationship in a groups with Hampshire service residents sharing their experience.

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD There are some people that epitomise an organisation they work in. It’s not just because of the length of time they have worked there, or the knowledge they have. It’s more like an alignment of the stars.

- Karen Biggs, CEO.

“What makes Bob outstanding is his undiminished optimism, his compassion, his humour, his love of life.”

Winner: Bob Campbell

LONG SERVICE AWARD To recognise those people whose dedication over many years has helped countless people to achieve recovery.

Winners: L-R Jon Hall, George Lambis, Maureen Fletcher, Laura Necchi Ghiri and Janet Danso

RECOVERY ICON AWARD

One of the jobs of a Chief Executive is to ensure organisations they lead can change and adapt to the environment they work in, whilst still holding on to the things that make them unique.

There are many things that are important to us at Phoenix but the essence of what defines us is resilience when faced with the most difficult challenge and a deep routed optimism that people can and do recover.

All Chief Executives want to think their organisation has a spirit that sets them apart. I don’t know if that is true but I never cease to be amazed by the inner strength, drive, passion and commitment that I see in Phoenix people. If I could bottle it, I would, and take a spoon full every time I lost my way or doubted that I could resolve a problem. Which is one reason every year I set myself the unenviable task of deciding who will receive the recovery icon award. I have no involvement in the other awards but this one is given by me and decided by me.

Karen Biggs Chief Executive, Phoenix Futures

The Recovery Icon award is given to people that symbolise the essence of Phoenix recovery: an inner strength, an understanding of the value of support from others, an awareness of the road they have travelled but an optimism to look forward to the futures, a love of life and eagerness to celebrate it and a passion to use their experience to the benefit of others.

The Recovery Icon award is given to people that symbolise the essence of Phoenix recovery

It doesn’t take a high level of critical thinking to work out from that list that all previous winners have been men.

I have been known to say that the substance misuse sector is the last male bastion of social care and there are many of us over time trying to address that imbalance.

When you look to the mutual aid world, Peer Mentors and Recovery Champions all still tend to be men. Maybe it’s because we don’t want to accept that women (our daughters, our mothers, our grandmothers) can experience problems with drugs and alcohol. Maybe society finds it harder to accept that women can recover. Maybe women themselves feel less able to talk about their recovery because of the continued judgement they receive from society.

Well if any of that is true, someone has forgotten to tell this year’s Recovery Icon.

I first met the winner of this year’s award at a ‘Welcome to Phoenix’ day; an event for a group of staff that were transferring into the organisation. These events are always difficult. Those transferring in are anxious about the new provider, the organisation they haven’t chosen to work for. We are keen to reassure them and show them the best of what we can offer.

I remember this woman because she was clearly nervous but really wanted to talk to me. I thought she wanted to talk about whether we would be changing her role or the learning and development opportunities we could offer, both reasonable things to be concerned about at that point.

But she didn’t.

She said she knew we provided residential rehabs and would we consider setting one up in London for women coming out of Holloway.

If I didn’t know then where Mandy Ogunmoken’s life purpose was it wouldn’t be long before I found out.

That was two years ago and I quickly discovered that Mandy in addition to the full time job she did in Holloway supported women after they left prison with accommodation and their recovery. This is her passion. And last year she took the amazingly brave decision to give up her job and dedicate herself full time to it. An amazing step to take in itself but she still volunteers in Holloway supporting the Peer Mentors and providing inspiration to them.

She uses her experiences to motivate and inspire. She shares her bravery.

As with all of our Recovery Icons, Mandy has enough experiences to fill a number of lifetimes. She shares these with the women she meets. She uses her experiences to motivate and inspire. She shares her bravery.

Many times I have heard women say ‘Mandy thinks I should.’ She somehow shares her bravery by proxy.

I have had the honour of hearing her life story, coming through those experiences could have made her harsh but they haven’t.

The one thing you notice straight away when you meet her is her compassion. The next thing you notice is her modesty which means she will absolutely hate being recognised in this way.

It’s my honour, on behalf of all women in recovery the ones you have helped and the ones you have yet to meet, to ask Mandy Ogunmoken - Holloway’s Mandy - to come and receive her Recovery Icon Award.

PASSIONATE ABOUT RECOVERY

Phoenix in Focus: Recovery Champions This month’s Phoenix in Focus is a first hand account of being a Recovery Champion at Phoenix. When S.J Wilson was asked to write about what being a Recovery Champion at HMP Onley means to him he gave an honest and passionate response.

Peer-mentoring to me is inspirational, not only to me as the mentor, but to the person who I am mentoring. Since I’ve been a Recovery Champion here at HMP Onley with Phoenix Futures I have had the pleasure of mentoring people with all different personalities and problems whatever they may be (i.e. emotional or substance recovery).

Although the experience has been eventful and emotional at times, I can honestly sit here and say that I would not have changed the whole experience from the very first day up to the present day. I wouldn’t be the person that I am now, I’d be nowhere near as good as I am at my role, or be able to even enjoy the work I do as much as I do.

The support, encouragement and guidance of the Phoenix Futures team has been fundamental to my personal growth as I am now able to be more open with my thoughts and feelings in my debriefs, but mainly I’ve been able to be more open with my family which has and still is one of my biggest ongoing goals to date.

The support, encouragement and guidance of the Phoenix Futures team has been fundamental to my personal growth

Being a peer-mentor has had its ups. The warm, exciting feeling that I get inside from helping someone to see the change which they wish or feel is necessary to make for themselves, along with the personal self-satisfaction of knowing I’ve helped that person in making their change.

Personally I have been inspired to try to become a counsellor or even a substance misuse worker once I’m released from prison. I hope to work with teenagers to try to prevent them from going down the same road I did. To achieve this goal I have completed a level 3 counselling qualification and am now working on my level 4 counselling qualification. I also hope to do a tackling substance qualification in the future.

However the role of Recovery Champion has had its downs, when I have felt like giving it all up and it’s not worth it due to things getting too much within the role and also within my personal life. Challenges within the role are that sometimes stuff gets changed at the drop of a hat because of the environment we’re in. I can also feel angry and frustrated when a group or 1-2-1 has not gone as well as I would have liked it to and also my facilitation skills in those situations weren’t as good as they could have been.

You could say that it has been like an emotional roller coaster at times, but all those pressures and stresses disappear as soon as that one person that I’m working with, recognises what it is they’re wishing to change about their behaviour for themselves. It reminds me why I do this job and why I enjoy helping people so much. I instantly forget about all the doubt and bad thoughts and feelings that I was having about my role as a Recovery Champion in the first place. It also puts a big smile on my face with a warm feeling inside, which is so hard to explain in words. So that is why I think and feel that peer-mentoring is inspirational and I hope that I’ve inspired someone to become a peer-mentor for their own reasons.

Finally, I would like to thank you for taking a moment to read my words on peer-mentoring.

- S.J.Wilson Recovery Champion

PASSIONATE ABOUT RECOVERY

Widening Horizons awarded £15,000 from Fire Authority

Our Widening Horizons service in Barnsley has been awarded funding from South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue to help service users to develop skills in fire and personal safety.

Phoenix Futures were given £15,000 as part of the fire service’s community grants scheme. The funding from the Safer Stronger Communities Reserve is being used to provide sessions at the Lifewise Centre in Rotherham to encourage service users to consider the consequences of certain choices and actions and highlight how they can affect themselves, families and the wider community.

Voucher Collection at Phoenix Family Service Last year we had a heart-warming amount of Sainsbury’s vouchers sent to us at the family service from other services and individuals. Thanks to the amount collected we were able to order some lovely outdoor gardening resources.

This year we are collecting again and are saving for outdoor equipment including a brand new sand pit. Every voucher counts so any amount will be appreciated. Sainsbury’s vouchers are up for grabs until the 5th of May and all vouchers need to be with us for no later than the 25th of June. We really appreciate any help with our new project.

Please send vouchers to: Jenny Lyons, National Specialist Family Service 29-31 Collegiate Crescent Broomhall Sheffield S10 2BJ - Jenny Lyons Phoenix Family Service

PASSIONATE ABOUT RECOVERY

Central Lancashire’s Dry Night Out To mark Alcohol Awareness week (17th – 23rd November) our Central Lancashire Discover Team put on a ‘Dry Night Out’ event at their services.

Approximately 80 people walked through the doors to what turned out to be an inspiring night, celebrating recovery and socialising without substances. Service users and visitors from the wider area came together to be entertained and inspired by different acts, including a samba band with dancers at the end of the night.

The Leyland service managed to put this night on for free apart from some minimal costs for food and beverages.

“I am so impressed guys as were everyone else who attended. Thanks not only for representing our service so positively…but thanks for a great night out!

Another big thank you to James, Jess, Kara, Tina and for working at the event and contributing to its success. Definitely could not have done it without you.”

- Danielle McGovern, Central Lancashire

PASSIONATE ABOUT RECOVERY

Christmas on the Wirral On 20th December the Wirral residential service held their annual Christmas party for residents and their families. Activities were put on throughout the day so residents, family members and staff could come together to celebrate.

A lunchtime buffet launched the party with festive food arranged in a lovely decorative ballroom we have here at our service. The buffet was a great way to bring people together and introduce the service to first time visitors.

Some of our ex residents who have completed in years gone by even showed to what is now established as an annual event.

Merriment was had by all and we even had a visit from Santa. All the children visited our Wirral Santa in the grotto and were presented with special Christmas gifts. The rest of the day was spent playing games and listening to the residents’ music.

Throughout the day all were supported and it was a great time for everyone involved as it was a true community bond. Even those who didn’t receive visitors were taken in by their peers’ families to enjoy the day together.

“The Christmas party at Phoenix was fantastic. It gave my family and me the great opportunity to spend the first of many happy and joyful Christmas’s together. My son Thomas Joseph, my mum and dad, brothers, sisters and my nieces and nephews really enjoyed and it. This was the first Christmas in fifteen years where I have been able to actually enjoy and spend time with my family at Christmas.”

- Victoria Morris, Service User

- Gareth Edwards Wirral Residential Service

BELIEVE IN BEING THE BEST

Going Green Here at Phoenix, we’ve had a longstanding commitment to the environment, driven by our green agenda. We encourage staff to recycle where possible, purchase recycled/remanufactured items, and reduce energy use in the workplace.

The last year has seen the successful introduction of two biomass boilers, at Hampshire and the Wirral, both now generating sustainable heat for residents and staff.

Amongst other achievements, we’re also reducing the waste we produce: recycling 50% of waste at our residential sites. Our services at Hampshire, Sheffield, and the Wirral have all managed this feat with a lot of effort and dedication to helping the environment. As well as recycling goods, our residential services receive food as part of the FareShare scheme. This redistributes good food, surplus to supermarket requirements, to charities like ours.

We’re proud of our current environmental record, but we’re hoping to do even better.

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We’re proud of our current environmental record, but we’re hoping to do even better. So, if you’ve got a bright idea to help us generate less waste and recycle more, please read on!

This month’s Going Green is dedicated to YOU, our service users and staff. Have you noticed ways we could be more eco-friendly at our sites, or in the way we use products?

Are lights or electrical appliances left on at the end of the day?

Could you change your behaviour in a way that would less energy and resources?

Could you recycle more, or order different products?

Could a new energy saving product keep your electricity bills down?

Could you use environmentally friendly products on site?

Perhaps waste food going in the bin could be put into a composter?

If you think you’ve got a good idea to help Phoenix with its green agenda, let us know. Please be as specific as possible, and detail how you think your idea can improve our sustainability.

We’re going to be exploring plenty of new ideas in the year to come, from rainwater harvesting to energy efficiency gains. If you’ve got a great idea just sitting in your head, get in touch with Procurement and Facilities.

Who knows: you might end up seeing it implemented at your service!

- Facilities and Procurement

BELIEVE IN BEING THE BEST

Phoenix Futures: a feminist workplace?

Emma Watson is a feminist now. She has recently made a speech at a UN summit for the #HeForShe campaign.

Elle magazine did a very positive interview with her recently in their 'feminist issue'. This issue also features other feminist figures like writers Fay Weldon and Audrey Nifferenger. Also, some of the fashion adverts had happy girls, older women and confident women in a position of power.

Caitlin Moran is another celebrity feminist who has written books and talked openly about women's experiences in various media for a while now. A girl I knew at university runs a column for the guardian on feminism and has co-written a book about feminism and the media. I bet everyone around me now knows a strong feminist figure or are an adamant feminist themselves.

In the light of the current acceptance of feminism, many people I know are starting to question their views and wonder how what they do relates to feminist issues.

My workplace is feminist. My workplace is Pentonville prison.

We, the women of today, ask ourselves that every single day. Most of my friends have graduated and are now working in their first or second jobs. People spend 80,000 hours of their lives in work on average. So shouldn't we be asking - how feminist is my job?

My answer is - very. I am extremely proud of this. My boss is 27 years old and is female. Most of my colleagues are strong women who are not afraid to stand up for what they believe in, even in intense circumstances. The environment we work is not easy on women - it can be sexist and judgemental. Some service users are completely unaware of the issue with one of them indicating that he has never really listened to a woman before. Another service user asked a colleague and me why such beautiful girls would work in a place like this.

For White Ribbon Week (24-28 November), a week during which everyone is asked to pledge not to commit violence against women and girls, my colleagues ran a cake sale, gave out white ribbons and asked staff and service users to sign the pledge. Most importantly, information and discussion groups were delivered on the topic of domestic violence, which made service users aware of the issue and encouraged them to think about their attitudes to women.

The women I work with inspire and motivate as part of their job. I work for Phoenix Futures and I am proud.

My workplace is feminist. My workplace is Pentonville prison. The women I work with are role models of prosocial behaviour. They provide support to men who need them to be strong and to give them practical advice and information about drug and alcohol use.

- Elizabeth Kaplunov, HMP Pentonville

BELIEVE IN BEING THE BEST

ECEtt Travels Since 2012 Phoenix has been a partner of the European Companionship in Education, training by travel (ECEtt) programme. Through this partnership we are able to send staff to international locations to share expertise and learn from other organisations around Europe. This month’s update comes from our last set of intrepid explorers. Zoe Lucas, Johanna Goacher and Samantha Durrant visited the TC De Kiem in Ghent, Belgium. (Blog: http://de-kiem-phoenix.tumblr.com/) Day 1: After what seemed like 333 trains (well only actually 3 and a tram that was on strike) we arrived in lovely Ghent. A bit tired and weary but looking forward to what our week may bring.

The morning took us to De Kiem. We were met at our hotel by Charlotte, who was the current intern at the TC, and our host for the week. She took us to the TC for an introductory tour and we were met by Dirk (the Boss Man who had a very firm hand shake). Dirk gave us an insight into the history of the TC which is remarkably similar to Phoenix Futures.

In the afternoon we were met by Cassandra (who had an even firmer hand shake than Dirk) and visited the “Ambulatory” services in Ghent, this service offered one-to-one pyscho-social interventions and drug testing for those who are sent by the courts (similar to our DRR’s). They have a wonderfully adaptable approach and have boasted a 90% retention rate for their cocaine project. They also work without time constraints on clients in treatment (Cassandra appeared very content in her role and has worked there for twenty years).

We now write to you, having eaten our body weight in pasta and cheese (some more than others but confidentiality where confidentiality is due) and very content in our lovely hotel. The Christmas market is being built here as we type…

Day 2: Today we started off with an episode of “Judge Judy”, as we spent the morning at the drug court in Ghent. It was interesting to see and hear (through our interpreter) the different cases and the options available to those that have committed offences due to their substance use. De Kiem has a designated court worker that attends the hearings and negotiates with the judicial system to find a therapeutic solution to drug related crime rather than a prison sentence.

In the afternoon we went our separate ways and spent time with the residents of the TC & Welcome House (the first stage of their treatment). We found that the high level of structure was not suited to everyone, however those who are well established show a commitment and motivation for their recovery, they also understand how the structure given in the TC is applicable to managing life in the community free from substance misuse. It was remarkable to see how residents are gaining the necessary skills and insight through working with De Kiem to support them to re-integrate, acknowledge and manage emotions.

BELIEVE IN BEING THE BEST

Reader in Residence #5 ‘World is suddener than we fancy it’ – ‘Snow’ by Louis MacNeice at Read to Lead in Trafford This month saw the first Read to Lead course for staff looking to lead shared reading groups in their services.

Colleagues from Trafford, Sheffield, Central Lancashire, Derby, Leicester and Glasgow came together for three days of shared reading practice and reflection, and will be pioneering the practice of shared reading at Phoenix Futures in the coming months.

Please speak to your colleagues who attended the course to find out more about shared reading and what it might offer staff and service users in your services. There will be a second opportunity to attend Read to Lead training in February.

The poem included this month, as well as being vaguely seasonal, was one of many that we read at Read to Lead.

It will take a few read-throughs, but rewards persistence.

As ever, please get in touch for more information about shared reading, the February course, or to share your thoughts on this month’s text.

Tom Young. tomyoung@thereader.org.uk www.thereader.org.uk

The room was suddenly rich and the great bay-window was Spawning snow and pink roses against it Soundlessly collateral and incompatible: World is suddener than we fancy it.

World is crazier and more of it than we think, Incorrigibly plural. I peel and portion A tangerine and spit the pips and feel The drunkenness of things being various.

And the fire flames with a bubbling sound for world Is more spiteful and gay than one supposes On the tongue on the eyes on the ears in the palms of one's hands There is more than glass between the snow and the huge roses.

‘Snow’ by Louis MacNeice