SCVS Networker - Winter 2016

thenetworker The newsletter for Sutton’s Voluntary and Community Sector

In this issue:

New Year resolutions, the people of Grove house and apply for our Community Fund

Winter 2016

In this issue Page 3 - news Make the most of your SCVS membership Pages 4-5 - news Training opportunities, recruiting volunteers and updating our database Pages 6-8 - history The people of Grove House and some interesting facts about the place Page 9 - development Sutton Community Works’ PQASSO journey Pages 10-11 - money Sutton Community Fund and a new loo for the farm Pages 12-13 - money Get your finances in order for the New Year Pages 14-17 - Healthwatch Sutton New year, new you Pages 18-19 - What’s on Things to do in Sutton Feb-April 2016

Susanna’s column Welcome to the first edition of the Networker for 2016.

2016 is already shaping up to be a busy year, and we’ve a number of training courses lined up and we’re already busy planning what events and courses we will be putting on in the new financial year.

Over the next few months we also want to come out and visit as many of our members as possible and talk to you about how we can support you as an organisation, and what services we offer for free - if you are not already making the most of your SCVS membership, now is the time to think about where you could do with some extra advice, guidance or support. (see page 3).

We’re also in the process of updating our database of organisations in Sutton at the moment, and in particular we are interested in knowing whether your organisation has any social media presence (see page 5). If you have changed your organisation’s phone number, address, or started social media accounts recently, please do get in touch.

We also continue to work towards making Grove House a voluntary hub for Sutton. Our Grove House Project Manager Jon has been researching the history of the house as part of our Heritage Lottery bid and you can read more about the people who lived in and shaped Grove House on pages 6 and 7.

This issue of the Networker we also take a look at some other ways you can take your organisation forward in 2016, whether it is by looking at your financial management in more detail (page 12), doing extra training (page 4), applying for funding from the Sutton Community Fund (page 10), recruiting volunteers (page 5), achieving PQASSO accreditation (page 9) or getting your work force more healthy (page 14).

In the meantime don’t forget to follow what we’re up to by following us on Twitter (@SuttonCVS) and Facebook (SuttonCVS).

Susanna Bennett Chief Executive SCVS

Cover pic: - The new community toilet at Sutton Community Farm, funded by the Sutton Community Fund

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Are you making the most of your SCVS membership?

Did you know that as a member of SCVS you are entitled to receive up to 14 hours of support in a number of different areas SCVS’s membership offer provides an allocation of one-to-one support time to each organisation.

Once members have used up their allocation of ‘free’ one-to-one support time (up to 14 hours in each financial year) any additional one-to-one support services can be paid for.

Additional support services

We also provide one to one support services to meet the needs of your organisation, free of charge for an agreed number of days. The level of one to one support you can access free of charge (over each financial year from April - March) depends on the income of your organisation (your best estimate of your income for the current financial year).

Income less than £49,000 - 14 hours free support Income £50,000 -£200,000 - 10 hours free support Income over £200,000 - 7 hours free support

Services offered

As part of your free 14 hours support you can access any of the following: Governance Support Getting governance right is the key to a sustainable organisation. SCVS has been supporting voluntary sector boards for a number of years and can help with a number of issues ranging from choosing the right legal structure to business/strategic planning and trustee development.

Demonstrating your impact and quality Demonstrating the difference your services make and measuring your effectiveness has never been more important. We can help you with measuring your impact, producing evaluation reports and achieving quality marks.

Writing and implementing your policies and procedures Governance and sustainable fundraising start with good policies and procedures. We can help you get yours into shape.

Financial Management Setting up and managing your finances can be time-consuming and getting this wrong can cost your organisation dearly. SCVS has a long history of providing financial services and we can help with all sorts of things from Charity Commission compliance and financial advice to computerisation of accounts and budgeting.

Communications Telling people what you do and why you do it is vital to your success as an organisation. We can help you plan your communications, review your website and set up your social media.

Once your organisation has used up its allocation of free hours, you can still purchase any of these services at a rate of £50 per hour. In addition we will continue to offer the following services on a chargeable basis only.

Chargeable services

In addition to the free support services offered above we offer the following for a small charge: 

Subsidised training courses on subjects ranging from fundraising to safeguarding.

Securing a sustainable income and fundraising In  End of Year accounts and Independent an increasingly competitive environment Examinations Generating income is becoming a much more  Admin and photocopying services complex and time consuming challenge. We can help you develop a fundraising strategy and apply  CPS Payroll services for grants.

If you would like to find out more about any of Developing your workforce these services, and how we can help you, please For most voluntary organisations staff is their get in touch on 020 8644 2867. greatest expense and their greatest asset. We can help you make the most of your staff.

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New year, new knowledge, new skills, new you! likely to hold personal information about the people you work with, your donors, or your employees and volunteers. This means you have an obligation to comply with Data Protection law.

Penalties for failing to adequately secure data, or for other breaches of the law, can be stiff.

In Sutton there are plenty of opportunities to This session will provide an overview of the learn something new—here at SCVS we regularly Data Protection Act 1998, and discuss the put on subsidised training courses on a variety of subjects, as do a number of other organisations in practical steps your organisation can take to meet Sutton. If it is a chance to update your ICT skills its obligations. We will also consider the recent you are after, have a look at what is on offer from changes to acceptable fundraising practice, issues Superhighways in South West London. Here are around the use of cloud computing, and the just a few of the courses you could book onto over implications of the new EU Data Protection Regulation. Book your place - http:// the next couple of months… bit.ly/210I3TO

It’s a new year and the perfect time to start looking ahead and think about what new skills you want to pick up in 2016.

Attracting and Connecting New Volunteers Volunteer Centre, Sutton Date: Tuesday 1st March 2016 Time: 10am to 12.30pm Venue: Sutton Salvation Army Cost: Free

Superhighways is part of Kingston Voluntary Action and has been supporting the sector's use of Would you like to connect easily with local people technology since 1998. They offer fantastic looking to share their skills and volunteer with training sessions on all sorts of IT and digital you? issues to voluntary sector organisations in south The Volunteer Centre Sutton’s new free webLondon. based volunteer recruitment platform, Volunteer If you are not already aware of what they Connect, allows organisations like yours to offer, check out their training courses on their promote its opportunities and communicate website www.superhighways.org.uk. Courses directly with potential volunteers. available over the next couple of months include: Find out more about what will be covered and book your space (1 per organisation) - http:// Create easy infographics for impact bit.ly/20VCDJK Friday 11th March, 10am-2.30pm, Merton.

What charities need to know about managing personal data Date: Monday 7th March 2016 Time: 10.30am to 1.30pm Venue: Granfers Community Centre, Cost: £35 per person Trainer: Paul Ticher, Independent Consultant Whether large or small, your organisation is

Excel for monitoring and evaluating your impact Friday 18th March, 10am-2.30pm, Sutton.

So you need a new database?

Thursday 14th April, 10am-12.30pm, Merton.

Getting started with audio capture and editing Tuesday 10th May, 10am-2.30pm, Croydon.

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Looking for great new volunteers to start the new year.? Talk to the Volunteer Centre Sutton who would love to help.

What does this mean for your organisation?

It is easy to use and will enable you to promote local volunteering and connect with potential volunteers directly. We are excited by this development and would love all local organisations to join us in this new venture and inspire our local community with great Looking for great local volunteers?

Volunteer Centre Sutton have launched their new volunteering opportunities. online volunteer recruitment web platform Volunteer Connect on www.vcsutton.org.uk Local Training workshop organisations can advertise their roles for free at The VC Sutton Brokerage team are here to http://www.vcsutton.org.uk/managing-volunteers support you with this change and help you make then click on "advertise your roles now" better use of a new way of recruiting.

Potential volunteers can set up an account, Look out for our workshop on promoting your find your role online then apply directly to you. volunteering on 1st March, from 9am-12.30pm at Sutton Salvation Army For more information please contact the VC Volunteering Team 020 8661 5900.

We’re getting more social...

Do you have any social media accounts for your organisation? If so, we want to know.

Here at SCVS we maintain a database of voluntary sector organisations in the London Borough of Sutton. We now have the option to add Twitter and Facebook accounts to the information we hold.

If you have a Facebook or Twitter account, please email your facebook ID and/or twitter handle to us at info@suttoncvs.org.uk and we will add your details to our database. This means that if anyone asks us for your organisation’s contact details we can point them towards your social media accounts as well as provide email, phone or website details. It also means that we can like your Facebook page or follow your organisation on Twitter, and share or retweet some of your information too - all extra publicity for you. And of course don’t forget to follow us on Twitter @SuttonCVS, or like our Facebook page www.facebook.com/suttoncvs.

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history

People of Grove House effectual Measures for correcting diverse Abuses that have long prevailed in the Choice of Members to serve in the Commons House of Parliament".

The house was then held in trust until Joshua’s eldest son, another John, was old enough to manage the estate himself. John ‘the younger’ married a French woman named Louise Guiche.

In fact he married her twice, once in November 1859 in a Catholic church, and again in December of the same year in a Protestant church. During his ownership he rented the house to a number of tenants.

Among them was a James Whiting who ran a successful printing company – among other things The house we know as The Grove was built in the he printed lottery tickets and his own 1820s by Joshua Ryle. He was born in newspapers. It seems that James was a Macclesfield but moved south because family did philanthropist and a man of social conscience; he not approve of his marriage, in 1808, to Jannett was a governor of the local home for ‘Deaf and Farish. She was thought to be below him in rank. Dumb’ children, and he campaigned to ‘oppose the Joshua acquired the Carshalton estate (now exploitation of indigenous people in British roughly the area occupied by the park) from a colonies’ – in other words he opposed slavery and Benjamin Bailey who had borrowed money from the slave trade.

Joshua and was later unable to repay it.

Another tenant (and later, owner of the Jannett died in 1821 and Joshua house) was the Reverend William Albemarle commissioned the construction of the house for Cator, who was appointed Rector of Carshalton in himself and his 5 children.

1845. William was a member of an influential When Joshua died in 1828 the house was family, his father was an admiral, and he was passed to his brother John, who later became the educated at Eton and Merton College, Oxford. It first MP for Macclesfield after the Reform Act of seems that William was quite a local character; a 1832. This bill, also known as The Representation sporting gentleman who was a good shot and a of the People Act was introduced to make the fair athlete, to such an extent that sometimes his electoral system fairer and more open: to "take sport took priority over officiating church services!

In the next couple of years we hope to take up residence in Grove House as part of a voluntary sector hub, and start a new chapter in the building’s history. However, the house has already had a fascinating past and for this edition of the Networker we thought we’d take a look back at some of the people who have already helped to shape it.

The Grove, pencil drawing from 1869

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history He is also rumoured to have chilled his champagne and wine by suspending it from the nearby Leoni Bridge in the park.

Cator was also involved in the local community – he was the first chairman of the local school board and he supported the introduction of sewers by the Epsom Sanitary Authority.

After William’s death his wife, Aurelia, continued to live in the area (at Stone Court) and it appears she carried out

Reverend Cator

Beddington and Wallington War Memorial Hospital, also he was instrumental in raising the money needed to build the Royal Female Orphanage at Beddington and subsequently he gave generously to help with its running and maintenance. He was reported to have said that his work at the hospital ‘was more dear to his heart’ than any other.’ For this and other charitable works he was awarded a knighthood in 1921.

Samuel also built the alms houses to the south of The Grove (known as the Palliser Houses) in memory of his son (another Samuel) who died, probably of peritonitis, at the age of 13.

After the financial crash which followed the Great War he was forced to sell The Grove and put the house up for auction. Early in 1924 it was purchased by the Carshalton Urban District Council and the building has remained in the ownership of the local council (now The London Borough of Sutton) to the present day.

We are currently preparing a bid for submission to the Heritage Lottery Fund to secure The Grove for the future, transforming it into a hub for the voluntary sector whilst retaining its style and charm as a well-loved focal point for the local community.

Samuel Barrow, c1920

extensive Can you help? improvements Do you know anything about the history of to the whole The Grove? estate; among which was to Do you have any old photographs of the supply The house, the park or the surrounding area?

Grove with electricity Did you, or someone you know work in generated by The Grove? Would they like to share their the Upper Mill memories? which she purchased in Then drop us an email at 1887 specially for that purpose. grovehouseproject@suttoncvs.org.uk - we’d love to Among the later tenants and owners was hear from you.

Samuel Barrow who lived in The Grove from 1895 until 1924. Samuel was a successful business man, a partner in his father’s tanning and leather business, he was chairman of other family concerns, including an investment company, and he sat on other boards including acting as a Member of Council of the Federation of British Industries. He, too, was a philanthropic man and he played an important role in helping his local community. He was President of the Carshalton,

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Grove House did you know…?

You’ve read all about Grove House and the people who lived there, but the house and its gardens are fascinating too… Did you know….?

There has been a watermill of some description next to The River Wandle in Grove Park since Saxon times – that’s over 900 years. It’s generally accepted that the first recorded mention of a mill in the location is in the Domesday survey of 1086.

The mill went through lots of transformations in the following years and was mostly used to mill wheat, corn and malt. The wheel that remains in the park today was designed by the eminent 18th century engineer and physicist John Smeaton, who achieved fame for his work designing bridges, canals, harbours and lighthouses throughout the 1700s.

In 1887 Mrs Aurelia Cator bought the mill. She demolished the old building but retained the wheel which was used to generate electricity for The Grove House and Stone Court. At the time this was still new technology and quite unusual for domestic use.

The water wheel

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There also used to be a bowling alley in Grove Park. Sometime around 1920 Samuel Barrow, who lived in The Grove between 1895 and 1924, built a long thin building just to the south of the house.

He installed a two lane bowling alley supplied by the American company, Brunswick-Balke-Collender Company. The company is still in existence today, now known as The Brunswick Corporation. In 2014 it generated sales of 3.8 billion USD. Although the alleys have long since disappeared, the building remains and is currently used as a preschool nursery.

If you’d like to learn more about Grove Park and its history, or if you have an interesting story to tell about the area – or if you would simply like to get more involved with activities in the park, please contact The Friends of the Grove via Jon Ward at grovehouseproject@suttoncvs.org.uk The bowling alley at Grove House

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Our PQASSO journey Over the last year we have been helping six Sutton organisations to achieve accreditation from PQASSO. Mark Tomlinson from Sutton Community Works shares their PQASSO journey with us.

We started the journey in March 2013 and finally got accreditation to level one in September 2015.

At first faced with a manual with 12 different assessment areas it did feel a bit daunting and of course there is still the day to day operations of the Charity to get on with. But often the perception is greater than the reality and there is no doubt we could have achieved this in less time.

There is a cost of time and also approx. £1500 to undergo the accreditation process although you can do the process without accreditation. We received some funding that covered the cost of accreditation. We would do it anyway!

I would encourage any organisations considering this to get stuck in and aim to do it in a year i.e. one assessment area per month.

As we went through the process ably assisted and encouraged by Razia at SCVS it became clear we actually had many of the required documents and policies in place. However, some of our policies were implicit and the process helped clarify and make them explicit by committing them to paper. For example, a petty cash policy and a reserves policy.

For some areas we hadn’t really formulated a clear policy and this process helped us give greater consideration to formalising a policy and procedure. For example, the recruitment and induction of new trustees in line with good governance and skills required.

Once the review of each area is complete we then had to forward a review document to our assessor at PQASSO. Again perception is greater than reality. It is easy to build an image of someone doing an Ofsted and coming into find fault and fail us! However, it was a good blind date!

Sending all the documents to “our Graham” did take a bit of time and you need to commit a few hours in getting all the documents together.

The benefit though is now we have ready access to all our key documents.

Graham did an initial assessment of these.

Clearly he was reasonably happy as we then arranged a site visit. He came for the day and met with me as Projects Director and our Chair of Trustees both together and separately. He also reviewed a few documents. For the most part he wanted to hear from the volunteers and team leaders of our various projects to assess whether there was a good connection between our policies and our practice. Thankfully there is!

We passed! It is a bit like an MOT. You can fail but I think any critical areas would have been picked up in your conversations with Razia at SCVS or in the review documents sent to the assessor i.e. before any site visit. Graham made some constructive comments about areas where we needed to pay additional attention to. So these wouldn’t fail us but are “warning signs” or perhaps better described as “areas for improvement”. Again areas to make us better as an organisation and we all want that –don’t we?!

So as an example we had good risk assessment and management at the project level of Street Pastors and Foodbank. However, at the Charity level he encouraged us to do an organisational risk assessment. This would include succession planning and understanding the risks involved in loss of funding to the organisation amongst other areas. Another area would be to ensure there is always a declaration of conflict of interests at meetings.

I would thoroughly recommend voluntary organisations engaging in this process. We are not big. We have one full time staff member and a part time worker, 120 volunteers, a budget not yet in six figures and no offices. So size doesn’t have to be an issue and the benefit is running an organisation that takes and is seen to take good governance seriously. This can only help in the delivery and perception of our service externally, to good retention of volunteers, to enabling partnership working and gaining new funding.

If you want to get started on getting PQASSO accreditation in 2016, contact Razia on 020 8641 9544 or email her at Razia@suttoncvs.org.uk .

There are so many reasons why working towards PQASSO can only benefit you — not least being it makes you more attractive to funders, so get in touch now!

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Have you made the most of the Sutton Community Fund?

Do you have a project you would love to take on, but just need the money to make it happen? Then why not apply to the Sutton Community Fund for funding.

The Sutton Community Fund awards grants of between £300 and £10,000 to projects that benefit Sutton's residents. For example it can provide staff, venue and event costs; appropriate materials and equipment, and publicity (both paper and digital) to support a wide variety of projects. Grants awarded must be used within 1 year. Applications are now being accepted for the next round of grants.

The application process is quite straight forward but it is important that you read the guidance notes (available on our website) before applying, and please make sure that you have all the documents listed on the checklist.

Over the past few years many Sutton organisations have received money from the Sutton Community Fund, which has enabled all sorts of projects to be financed from an envirobus to new windowns for a church, from training people to deliver anti-hate crime sessions to counselling sessions for young people, and from new kitchen equipment to drumming sessions for

If you want to apply for money from the community fund but don’t know where to start with your application, come along to one of our free Sutton Community Fund workshops...

Bring your project idea to one of these free sessions and we will help you to make a start on your application. The session will also cover ways to gather evidence using different sources and the reasons why some funding applications fail.

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all ages. - the opportunities are endless!

If you need any help to complete your application form, or you have any questions about the fund, please call Jackie on 020 8644 2867 or email her. We also run free workshops for people applying for the community fund - the next one will be on Wednesday 2nd March 2016.

The next deadline for applications is 5pm, Monday 4th April 2016.

Wednesday 2nd March 2016 10am-12 noon Book your place

Thursday 25th August 2016 10am-12 noon Book your place All sessions take place at Granfers Community Centre, 73—79 Oakhill Road, Sutton SM1 3AA.

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A new loo on the farm In 2015 Sutton Community Farm applied for a grant to construct an improved compost toilet that is fully accessible, hygienic and comfortable for all visitors to the farm.

and its installation.

Since the installation of the compost loo the Farm have made sure that everyone knows about it, and have been quick to promote the benefits of the alternative toilet on posters, in newsletters and on social media. For example, did you know that the water flush toilet devours 30% of the They wanted a new toilet to help the Farm to run UK's water supply, whereas compost toilets are public events and promote the benefits of compost low impact solutions that use no water and toilets in the future. Volunteer feedback has also generate a natural, valuable and sustainable shown there was a wish for new, more hygenic product. toilet facilities on the farm, and so the Community Over the course of a year the Farm has Farm turned to the Sutton Community Fund for around 1000 unique visitors, so that is a lot of help. people benefitting from the new facilities!

Following a successful application the Farm was awarded a grant to cover the cost of the toilet, Installing the toilet

The new facilities

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Make 2016 all about the money Do you know how much money your organisation has today? Are you making the most of the money you do have? Why not make it your new year’s resolution to get your finances in order in 2016?

sector organisation is too small, or too big, for us to help!

It’s a New Year so perhaps now is the time to start getting up to date and SCVS can help you do this. We have years of financial experience and can offer you:

Organisations are subject to ever greater public and legislative scrutiny and you need to make sure you are demonstrating effective use of your resources to your donors, trustees and beneficiaries.

It can be a struggle to find the time to deal with all the administration around keeping your organisations finances up to date - you are only just finding time to juggle day to day activities, fundraising, recruiting staff and volunteers and dealing with that ever growing pile of bank, HMRC, Companies House and Charity Commission correspondence that just gets more and more daunting. You maybe have your annual return deadline looming or a funding bid that needs up to date accounts and you just don’t know where to start. Organisations we work with include Limited Companies, Registered Charities, social enterprises, CIC’s and member associations, all with varying needs. No voluntary

your accounts together from your data to a format that will enable formal audit to take place. Most, if not all, funders will need to see your last set of approved annual accounts and while you could have up to 10 months to submit these, it’s good practice to do so much sooner than this in order to give an up-to-date and current picture of your organisation.

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Preparation of Annual Accounts - we can get

Independent Examination - the Community

Accountant at SCVS is a Chartered Certified Accountant and is qualified to provide opinion on your annual accounts, a more cost effective process than an audit for almost all organisations.

Management Accounting - monthly or

quarterly reporting for your Trustees to provide progress reports or adhoc reporting for key meetings.

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money Submission of accounts to statutory bodies we are a HMRC registered agent for filing corporation tax returns and can also do your Charity Commission annual return if you are not IT savvy.

Support in setting up financial policies and procedures - do you have suitable finance policies in place such as dealing with risk, renumeration or reserves?

Support in implementing up to date accounting software - many organisations are

benefitting from the use of cloud based software, especially Quickbooks Online, which allows many user log on via the web for a nominal fee monthly, and the Community Accountant is a registered Quickbooks ProAdvisor and as well as assisting you with the transfer of your accounts, can build tailored reports you can run at any time for your organisation

Financial training - up coming sessions include budgeting for funding applications, reporting.

Sessions are run locally within Sutton or neighbouring boroughs and regularly, subject to demand. Keep an eye on our member ebulletins for upcoming events.

Payroll – SCVS has an in-house trading arm

dealing exclusively with payroll at competitive rates.

For all these services – or anything else financial you need support with – contact Laura laura@suttoncvs.org.uk or on 020 8641 9548.

Free book-keeping session

Laura will also be doing a short book– keeping session as part of the Small Groups Forum on Wednesday 16th March.

At the end of this session, you should have an outline of what goes into a solid book keeping system – setting up your systems, the information you need to record and the documents you need to keep and dealing with your bank and petty cash accounts.

Book your free place at the Small groups forum at http://bit.ly/1Q5aLho

Payroll that stacks up Get CPS to manage your payroll and see how much time you could save Focus on service delivery - getting us to sort out your payroll means that you can concentrate on what’s important for your organisation Comply with current legislation - we make sure that pay is calculated correctly, and HMRC have all the correct up to date PAYE information for your organisation No need to purchase specialist software or train staff we are specialists in payroll and up to date with all the latest legislation

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Healthwatch Sutton

The end of 2015 was a busy few months for Healthwatch Sutton so we wanted to take the opportunity to update you on what we have been up to.

Outpatient project at St Helier Hospital During October/November 2015 Healthwatch Sutton volunteers visited various Outpatient Departments at St Helier Hospital. Volunteers spoke with patients about their experiences of using the Outpatient departments and also took time to look at the waiting areas of each department.

Approximately 300 patients completed the questionnaires which will be collated and analysed. A meeting is set for 4th March where members are invited to comment on the first draft of the report. If you would like to attend this meeting please email sara@suttoncvs.org.uk.

A report with recommendations will be sent

to St Helier Hospital. If you would like a copy of the Healthwatch Sutton report please email info@healthwatchsutton.org.uk Patients who completed a questionnaire were given the opportunity to be entered in to a prize draw. The draw is now closed and the winner has been chosen and will be announced shortly.

Inpatient Project at St Helier Hospital Healthwatch Sutton will be working in partnership with Healthwatch Merton to investigate the quality of inpatient services at St Helier Hospital.

We will be holding a meeting on 9 March (see back page for details).

If you would be interested in attending please email sara@suttoncvs.org.uk. Alternatively, you can email pete@suttoncvs.org.uk with your feedback about your experience on a ward at St Helier and Epsom hospitals .

Body image film Flagged up as a concern for Sutton’s young people, body image is the subject of a new film from Sutton Healthwatch.

Healthwatch Sutton has received an overwhelmingly positive response to their short film highlighting the effects body image has on young people. The short film shows young people speaking openly about body image and the negative effects it can have.

We hope to show this film to young people in Sutton and capture their views about body image with the intention to put together some recommendations to support young people in Sutton.

If you are connected to any local youth groups who you think might be interested in participating, please email

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Pete@suttoncvs.org.uk The film has been shown at a special Youth Local Committee meeting in central Sutton and then at the March 2016 Health and Wellbeing Board meeting.

See the short film now at https://youtu.be/ xpJGn2OzGYI

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New year, new you It’s that time of the year when we all make New Year resolutions to improve our health, with the best of intentions. Rather than going it alone, why not get in touch with LiveWell Sutton?

LiveWell is a FREE health improvement service available to anyone over the age of 18 who either lives or works in the Borough of Sutton.

LiveWell can help you to work towards living a healthier lifestyle by supporting you in eating well and improving your diet by;   

Being more physically active Monitoring your alcohol intake Managing your weight

LiveWell can offer you a friendly FREE chat with trained Health Advisors, who will help you to set and achieve your personal, health related goals. To book an appointment call the LiveWell team on 0208 2510 606, or email livewell@hrch.nhs.uk alternatively use the self-referral form https://www.live -well.org.uk/sutton/services/book-an-appointment.aspx and the LiveWell team will get in touch.

Do you want to stop smoking?

LiveWell Sutton can help, they offer: Stop Smoking Clinics in Sutton  A FREE NHS help and support on a one-to-one  St Helier Hospital, Ferguson House, Springall basis, by appointment and drop in Annexe Wrythe Lane, Carshalton SM5 1AA  A confidential and friendly service Fridays 1:30pm - 3:30pm (just drop-in)  Stop smoking medication on prescription  Jubilee Health Centre, 2nd Floor Shotfield, Wallington SM6 0HY Wednesdays 5:00pm LiveWell Sutton stop smoking programmes can be 7:00pm (just drop-in) delivered on a one-to-one basis or as part of a  SCOLA Sutton St Nicholas Way, Sutton SM1 group. Programmes cover: 1EA Thursdays 4:00pm - 8:00pm (call to book)  Support & assistance to help you get ready to stop If you decide to make the first step to go  Advise and assist you on using the right smokefree, LiveWell can help you the rest of medication (products such as nicotine the way. Call 020 8251 0606 or email replacement therapy) livewell@hrch.nhs.uk to register for help.  Continued support they will keep in touch with you by phone three months and six months after you quit Support can be given either as:  One-to-one support  Part of a group  Drop in services

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Healthwatch Sutton

Sutton Uplift is a free service for anyone in Sutton experiencing difficulties and symptoms related to stress, anxiety and depression.

Sutton Uplift also offers a service to people who are experiencing or recovering from other mental health difficulties such as Psychosis and Bi Polar Affective Disorder.

This free service is an innovative service designed to support health and wellbeing in a number of ways including:  Wellbeing support  Self management courses  Psychological therapy  Mental Health Assessments  Recovery Support The service is available to people who are 18 years and over and live in Sutton or have a Sutton GP. Sutton Uplift works in partnership between South West London and St Georges Mental Health NHS Trust and local voluntary sector organisations. They are primarily based at the Jubilee Health Centre, East Building. However some parts of our service do operate from other community locations.

Types of support available     

Telephone, face to face and online support Daytime, evening and Saturday morning sessions Group sessions in locations across Sutton Interpretation facilities Self-help resources

How to access support You do not need to be referred by your GP or any other professional to access the services.

Self referrals can be made via: In person - at the Jubilee Health Centre, East Building The website - www.suttonuplift.co.uk Phone - 0800 032 1411 Email - ssg-tr.suttonuplift@nhs.net Post - Sutton Uplift 1st Floor Jubilee East Building, 6 Stanley Park Road, Wallington, Surrey. SM6 OEX

Lose weight, healthily Find out more about food labels, make healthier choices when shopping and eating out and improve your knowledge on nutrition and the importance of exercise.

Sutton Weight Management is a free weight loss programme, commissioned by Sutton Council, specifically designed to help people lose weight and reduce the risk of developing a number of health conditions.

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The programme is free and open to anyone aged 18 years and over, registered with a Sutton GP or is a Sutton resident. There are twelve, 2 hour sessions run by a registered dietitian and fully qualified exercise instructors. Sessions are held once a week at different venues across the London Borough of Sutton. Daytime, evening and weekend courses are available and can be run in other languages.

For more information please contact the Sutton Weight Management team on 020 8251 0606 or email w2lsm@nhs.net

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Change4Life These days, ’modern life’ can mean that we’re a lot less active. The Government’s Change for Life campaign With so many opportunities to watch TV or play computer games, and with so much convenience and fast food available, we don’t move about as much, or eat as well as we used to.

Change4Life for your kids Nine out of 10 of our kids today could grow up with dangerous amounts of fat in their bodies.

This can cause life-threatening diseases like cancer, type 2 diabetes and heart disease.

Change4Life for you By the time we reach middle age, the majority of us could do with losing at least a bit of weight.

Being overweight isn’t just about the way we look.

It can lead to more aches and pains, problems sleeping and people report a loss of energy and confidence. It also increases our chances of getting heart disease, type 2 diabetes and some cancers.

But it doesn’t have to be this way. Middle age comes to everyone – ‘middle aged spread’ doesn’t have to.

Start making small changes now Why not make 2016 your year to start eating more healthily and get active? The Change 4 Life website from the Department of Health is packed with ideas of how to make small changes which will add up to big improvements in your lifestyle.

Top tips for healthy eating Eat a little slower - It takes time for our brains to register we’re full, so try to eat more slowly. If you’re eating with friends or family try pacing yourself to the slowest eater.

Focus on your food - Eating distractedly, such as in front of the TV, means we eat more without noticing or even enjoying it. Swap the TV for the table.

Aim to feel satisfied, not stuffed - Try eating just one plate of food and don’t go back for seconds.

New sugar smart app You’d be surprised at the amount of added sugar lurking in everyday food and drink - and it builds up quickly over the day. Join Change4Life for tips, vouchers and recipes., Get the app today and start scanning the barcodes on food and drink packaging in your home and at the shops you’ll be surprised to see the number of sugar cubes in everyday food and drink.

Try the sugar smart app at http://bit.ly/ hwssugarsmart, or visit the website at http:// www.nhs.uk/Change4Life to find out more.

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what’s on

Feb – Apr 2016 The story of five villages Wed 24th Feb, 7.30pm Carshalton Wed 9th Mar, 7.30pm Sutton and Cheam Honeywood Museum, Carshalton SM5 3NX A series of illustrated talks by John Phillips exploring the history and development of the villages that are now in the London Borough of Sutton.

Tickets are £3.50 (£3.00 Friends) for each talk. Please ring 020 8770 4297 to book www.friendsofhoneywood.co.uk

Energy road show

Reduced Shakespeare Company:The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged) [revised] Tues 8th Mar, 7.30pm The Secombe Theatre, Sutton An irreverent, fast–‐paced romp through the Bard’s plays, The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged) was London’s longest–‐running comedy having clocked a very palpable nine years in London’s West End at the Criterion Theatre!

Join these madcap men in tights as they weave their wicked way through all of Shakespeare’s Comedies, Histories and Tragedies in one wild ride that will leave you breathless and helpless with laughter.

Sat 27th February, 10am-5pm Morrisons, Sutton High Street Come along to this roadshow from Ecolocal and get information and advice about schemes to keep your home www.suttontheatres.co.uk warm, save money and energy.

Find out how a solar hot water panel works, what depth of Wallington Farmers loft insulation you should have Market and how easily you can reduce Sat 12th Mar, 9am-1pm draughts in your home.

Wallington Old Town Hall and Library Gardens SM6 0NB

The Musicians by Patrick Marber

Thurs 3rd and Fri 4th Mar, 7pm Riddlesdown Collegiate, Purley, CR8 1EX

Stock up on fresh, delicious local food and drink at this regular farmers market. www.ecolocalmarkets.org.uk

Performed by the SAVVY Young Sir Walter Raleigh Company as part of the National Theatre's Connections Festival. the Tower Sun 13th Mar, 2-5pm Tickets £8.

Honeywood Museum, www.savvytheatre.co.uk Carshalton SM5 3NX

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anniversary of Raleigh’s release from the Tower of London. An afternoon of themed fun with potatoes, ships, Crown jewels and beheadings! www.friendsofhoneywood.co.uk

South West London Question Time Monday 11th April 2016, 7.15pm The Secombe Theatre, Sutton Do you feel strongly about an issue that you want to raise with your mayoral candidates? Are you undecided about whom to vote for in May’s mayoral election? www.suttontheatres.co.uk

The Sue Robson Fund charity event Sunday 1st May Carshalton Athletic FC The family and friends of Sue Robson are raising money for The Brain Tumour Charity in her name - Sue Robson fund – and have already secured an impressive £4669!

They are now organising a May 1st Charity Event at Carshalton Athletic FC - a great excuse to all get together for an evening to remember and to raise more money for The Brain Tumour Charity (all proceeds will go to the Sue Robson Fund).

The evening will kick off at 7.30pm, tickets are £22 and will get you a hot buffet dinner, live entertainment and access to an exclusive charity auction.

An event marking the 400th

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Training and networking Training SCVS runs subsidised training throughout the year on all sorts of subjects from crowdfunding, to fundraising to governance. To find out what courses are coming up, just visit the what’s on page of our website.

Forums Shaping the future of our communities in Sutton Influencing the BME agenda in Sutton SCVS is holding a forum in Sutton to bring together the Black Minority Communities and those organisations working with these communities to explore how to influence decision making in the borough.

Thursday 10th March 2016, 9.30am – 1pm Outcomes: - a clear understanding of the national and local landscape for BME engagement - an opportunity to decide about the future of the BME forum - an opportunity to hear about new funding - an opportunity to network Speakers at the forum will include Adrian Davey, Chair of the Equality and Diversity Forum, Farah Elahi, Research and Policy Analyst at the national organisation Runnymede and Sutton councillor, Cllr Nali Patel.

The forum will be followed by a light lunch, which will be provided, and a chance to network.

If you would like to attend, booking is essential. You can book your place at http://bit.ly/1musEIu If you have any queries, or would like to see the full agenda, please email razia@suttoncvs.org.uk or call her on 020 8641 9544.

Small Groups Forum 10am-12.30pm, Wednesday 16th March 2016 Book your place - http://bit.ly/1Q5aLho

Voluntary Sector Forum 10.30am-12.30pm, Thursday 17th March 2016 Book your place - http://bit.ly/1TaeoCM All forums take place at Granfers Community Centre, Sutton, SM1 3AA. For more information email jackie@suttoncvs.org.uk

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