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Summer is Coming! – Promote Your 2023 Summer Activities

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Summer activities continue to play a vital role in helping children, young people and families to reconnect with programmes, groups and friends. Participation has also been proven to help maintain good emotional and physical wellbeing.

Each year, we aim to provide timely, useful information for parents & caregivers, children, young people and workers who are searching for activities for their children/clients to participate in during the months of July & August. We have previously released a stand-alone resource covering all of the Southern Trust Area, however this year we are incorporating this information into our June editions of ‘FYI’, the next of which will circulate on Thursday 22nd June 2023.

We invite you to submit any relevant information on summer activities which your organisation or group will be running this summer, or alternatively any schemes you may know of, so we can once again showcase the great range of opportunities available across the Southern Trust Area.

This year we are not asking members to complete a template, but instead to send us any flyers which can be directly inserted into ‘FYI’. If you are unable to obtain any artwork, do still please contact us with details of activities in good time.

Send your summer activities flyer(s) to localityplanning@ci-ni.org.uk by Tuesday 20th June 2023.

 

FREE Physical Play, Health & Wellbeing Training Course for Registered Childcare Providers – 20 June 2023

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📢 Calling all Registered Childcare Providers…..

There are still places available on the FREE “Physical Play, Health & Wellbeing” training course.

* Date : Tuesday 20 June 2023
* Time : 9:30am – 12:30pm
* Venue : Ecos Hub, Kernohans Lane, Broughshane Road, Ballymena, BT43 7QA

Target Audience: Childcare Practitioners who wish to incorporate physical play when supporting children and young people

Purpose of the Course: Upon completion, the practitioner have an understanding of the importance of physical activity and play for children and young people and the benefits to their health and wellbeing. Further, the practitioner will develop an understanding of the importance of physical activity and the links with making healthy choices in relation to food and activity.

Course learning outcomes will include:

a) An understanding of the benefits of physical play for children’s concentration, motivation for learning, brain development, social skills, muscular development and coordination;

b) An understanding of the links between physical activity and making healthy choices in relation to food;

c) How to plan for physical play;

d) How and when to facilitate physical games (especially those that encourage the early athletic skills of running, throwing and jumping) and how to adapt them to meet various needs (i.e. age, ability, space, resources); and

e) How to develop physical play both indoors and outdoors through inventive, stimulating and age appropriate activities.

Register at: https://ccptraining.hscni.net/Courses/Details/116

 

Issue 104 – Southern Area FYI – 25 May 2023

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Welcome to Issue 104 of our information bulletin, ‘FYI’ (For Your Information).

Download Issue 104 

(Note: Newsletter will download directly to your device.  Look out for the pop-up box and click on open file when it appears)

As promised, we are including summer activities for the Southern Area in this edition of the newsletter. We are aware that more activities are likely to be confirmed within the next couple of weeks, so please see Page 3 for further details on how to send us your relevant summer activities information for the next issue of ‘FYI’.

We are also delighted to let you know that we have recently released the “Your Journey Through Disability” Guide to help support families with a child with a disability. Access the download link on Page 12 and please share this practical resource widely with families and colleagues accordingly.

Stay connected and keep updated!

Locality Development Team (Southern Trust Area)

Relax, Renew & Transform Programmes from New Life Directions – May & June 2023

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Relax, Renew and Transform with Ann & Paula from New Life Directions

  • Promotes Self-care, health and well being
  • Promotes Relaxation & Reduces Stress

Workshops will cover:

  • Self-care Wellness practices
  • Explore causes and physical effects of stress
  • Learn a range of self-help practices which promote health & wellbeing, including:
    • Gentle movement eg Tai Chi
    • Emotional Freedom Technique (Tapping)
    • Breath Work
    • Acupressure
    • Finger Holds to manage emotions

Suitable for all ages and abilities!

 

Please feel free to join us on zoom for any or all of the following Mondays.

Monday 15th & 22nd May, 5th, 12th, 19th & 26th Jun 2023

Sessions open at 11am Start at 11.15-12.15

Download Leaflet

 Join Zoom Meeting by clicking this link:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85227218347?pwd=NVZTc001NDI0TXV6ei9oR1Z1VmdRQT09

Meeting ID: 852 2721 8347

Passcode: 505676

This course is supported by the Public Health Agency, through the Networks Involving Communities in Health Improvement (NICHI) project, managed by the Community Networks in the Northern Locality – CWSAN / CRUN.

 

 

If you’d like to meet  up in person the course will also be delivered on:

 

 

 

Tuesday 16th & 23rd May 2023: from 10 am – 1.00 pm

In Open Door Complex, Bellaghy BT45 8JR (refreshments provided)

 

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Tuesday 30th May & 6th June 2023: from 10 am – 1.00 pm

In The Rowan Tree Centre, Pomeroy BT70 3FD (refreshments provided)

 

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It is not essential to attend all sessions, but would be beneficial.

For more info or for a booking form for any of these sessions, please contact register@cwsan.org or 028 8773 8845

 

Celebrating 20 years of Capacitar Ireland https://capacitarirelandass.com/ Facebook @capacitarireland1

 

Other resources on wellness practices are available to watch or download atCapacitar – holistic health & well-being techniques eg Tai Chi, EFT or search ‘Capacitar-international’ on YouTube

https://capacitar.org/capacitar-videos/

https://capacitar.org/covid-19/

https://www.capacitaruk.org/

 

Emergency Kit of Best Practice – https://capacitar.org/capacitar-emergency-kits-to-download/ (available in over 35 languages including Arabic & Ukrainian)

 

If you haven’t used zoom before please follow these instructions or contact Anita at CWSAN if you’re having any difficulties connecting – 075 4063 5862!

  1. Open the Zoom mobile app. If you have not downloaded the Zoom mobile app yet, you can download it from the Google Play Store or I-store.
  2. Enter the meeting ID number and your display name. … Press return key.

Then add in the Passcode when asked. Press Return key.

  1. You can also just click on the link (in blue and underlined) and it should take you there too, via your internet search engine.
  2. Select if you would like to connect audio and/or video and tap ‘Join Meeting’. (you will hopefully see a microphone and a video camera icon on your screen.)

 

Zoom housekeeping guidelines for taking part:

  • All cameras should be turned on (if you are unable to, please make us aware of this eg via chat box).
  • Can you ensure your microphone is on ‘mute’ during the session, unless you are asking or responding to a question, to prevent background noise.

·       Also can you display your name or organisation rather than your device ID, so that we know you have registered and are in the right session.