Welcome to the second November edition of the locality news for Derry, Limavady, Strabane and Waterside Locality Planning Groups.
Derry, Limavady, Strabane & Waterside LPG FYI – 26 November 2021
(Note: FYI will download directly to your device. Look out for the pop up box and click on open file when it appears)
If you wish to advertise of any upcoming programmes or activities please see the guidance on the back page.
Welcome to the 72nd edition of our information bulletin, ‘FYI’ (For Your Information).
FYI Issue 72 – 26 November 2021
On the first 3 slides you will find some fantastic reports relating to children and young people in Northern Ireland. They have been broken down as much as possible into geographical areas to make them even more relevant to your local area and they help us to further understand the key issues and priorities we need to consider when planning for better outcomes for children and young people.
We also have the usual wide range of opportunities, programmes, training and activities for practitioners, parents/carers, children and young people to avail of.
As always, please share this information to any colleagues or families with whom you work and keep sending us anything you wish to promote.
Helping everyone to feel included
Every person deserves an online experience that’s welcoming, we have therefore added ReachDeck (Browsealoud) to our website which adds text-to-speech, reading and translation support, helping to make our content easily accessible to those who have hidden disabilities, such as dyslexia or other reading difficulties; visual impairments; and translations for English Language Learners.
To launch the ReachDeck (Browsealoud) toolbar click on the icon at the top of the screen. All you do is hover your mouse over any text to hear it read aloud. From a touchscreen device you’ll have to click on the text to hear it.
The options available are listed below:
Starts reading the page out loud – switch between hover and click in the settings menu
Starts reading selected text or reads from the top of the page
Stops reading and clears highlights on the page
Provides written and spoken translations in multiple languages
Displays pictures related to text selected on the page
Converts selected text into MP3
Blocks distractions on screen with a tinted mask
Enlarge Text as it is read out loud
Removes clutter from the screen, displaying only the main text
Show a simple help page that explains what ReachDeck toolbar does
Customise options to suit individual needs or preferences
Welcome to the 71st edition of our information bulletin, ‘FYI’ (For Your Information).
FYI Issue 71 – 11 November 2021
(Note: FYI will download directly to your device. Look out for the pop up box and click on open file when it appears)
‘FYI’ is distributed fortnightly to over 750 contacts across the Southern Area. This is a great number, however we are very keen to increase our readership and further connect this information with families. See Page 3 to learn how you can help us increase the readership and therefore increase the flow of information to families in the Southern Area.
Please also feel free to contact us with any ideas to increase our readership – The more creative the better!!
Joanne Patterson & Darren Curtis, Locality Development Team, Southern Area
An amazing few days was spent at this year’s Portadown Gets Active Halloween programme!
Thursday saw the children doing lots of team games, relay races and circuits as well as having delicious flatbreads and fruit salad for lunch.
Friday was Family Fun Day at Millennium Court, with activities led by Oasis’ incredible Aspire volunteers. We had flower planting with flowers from Forget-Me-Not Flower and Garden Shop, pizza from Garlic & Thyme Wood Fired Pizza, and stalls from Children in Northern Ireland (CiNI), CYPSP, NIACRO, Armagh City, Banbridge & Craigavon Borough Council, the Southern Health and Social Care Trust Public Health Agency.
Everyone got a stamp for taking part in the games, which meant PRIZES, and they got to take home fresh vegetable packs from Homegrown and even an apple or rhubarb crumble from Ebron’s Enterprise!
A huge thanks goes to the funders of the Portadown Gets Active programme, ALMAC Group, as well as all of the partners involved (Oasis, CiNI, CYPSP, ABC Council, Family Support Hub, SHSCT, PHA) for making this possible. Thanks must go, too, to Millennium Court for permitting the use of their venue for the PGA Halloween events this year.
See more pictures on Oasis’ Facebook page HERE.
