D&G Police Scotland Youth Volunteers ( PSYV ) - Take on New Challange

 Police Scotland Youth Volunteers (PSYV) Dumfries & Galloway who will have two trek team`s participating in this years Blue Flash Challenge Charity Trek 2018 ,
The Group are the Scottish National PSYV Champions, having recently competed against a nation wide PSYV Team challenge competition .

The group this Summer,( 3oth  June 2018 ) are participating  in the  Blue Flash Challenge Trek,  An annual  military veteran charity Event  that takes place in  Strathpeffer, located   in the scenic  highlands of Scotland, and during the week of  Armed Forces Day Celebrations  across the country 


 The Event  supports its   Registered Charity, "Scotty`s Little Soldiers", The charity Supports The families and children of our Armed Forces  who have lost parents or siblingings  in their line of duty in areas of conflict .
The group are excited in participating in this years event, and have already started planning to raise sponsorship  in support for Scotty`s Little Soldiers , and representing D&G  in this years planned events  .

Zero Waste Scotland Cascade Training -FREE

Introduction

Zero Waste Scotland is offering the opportunity to attend a free training session, which shares tools and techniques to help them to re-use more and to reduce food waste. 

 Wigtownshire's  Health & Wellbeing Team  and Building Healthy Communities ( West Wigtownshire)   are proposing to establish a training workshop at the locality offices stranraer  and welcome anyone interested in participating  to get in touch

 

 

Background

The Love Food Hate Waste (LFHW) training is delivered to many community groups, businesses and public and local authorities across the UK every year, has been tried and tested, and the content is based on extensive research findings around food waste.

 

Aim

The aim of the Love Food Hate Waste training is to provide you with knowledge of the scale and impact of food waste in Scotland, as well as understanding and practical skills around the simple things we can all do to stop wasting food at home, at work, and out and about, and save money in the process. This can then be cascaded to your colleagues, community, friends and family.

 

You will (if you wish) receive a certificate at the end of the training. We can also provide your organisation with a certificate and a USB containing all the materials you would need to pass the message on.

 

FOOD WASTE DIARY

The food waste diary is not essential, but is a recommended element of the workshop. Looking at what we in the group threw out during a week shortly before the training is a really useful exercise that helps us understand food waste behaviours and the cost of food waste better. We ask participants to complete a food waste diary over a period of seven days, and return it in advance of the training. The contents of individual diaries will remain confidential and the results will only be discussed as a whole.

 

Training Outline

• Introduction to food waste
• Discussion around food waste diaries
• Love Food Hate Waste activities: planning, portioning, date labels etc
• Make one change pledge

 

Timings

A full (recommended) session takes 2 hours. .

 

Human Rights and The Scottish Parliament

The Scottish Government is currently consulting on Human Rights and the Scottish Parliament. SCDN is making a response and we would urge you to respond too. The deadline is 16th March. Please click on the link below for more information:
Human Rights and the Scottish Parliament

Best wishes
Susan

Susan Campbell - CD Consultant
Scottish Community Development Network
Email - susan.campbell@scdn.org.uk
Tel -   07738 067 072 Web - www.scdn.scot

Macmillan Gentle Movements Class Stranraer Library Tue 13th Feb - CANCLED

Hi Everyone
Due to illness and unavailability of Instructors   This Tuesdays meeting has now been Cancelled , I will try to contact everyone who attends  the group today and inform them ,please pass this information where possible , apologise for the short notice ,but I have only received this information today , look forward to seeing you all next week
Regards
Gary Small

Community Events

Building Healthy Communities / Macmillan Cancer Gentle Movement Exercice Group

Although  we are experiencing the cold winter weather ,there was a magnificent  attendance at Stranraer Library today for Gentle Movement Exercise
Gentle Movement Exercise classes have been especially designed  by  Macmillan  Cancer to promote active physical health   ,The programme and its Holistic approach  is  delivered by Building Healthy Communities Trained Volunteers   who have undertaken Cancer awareness training and facilitation training in the delivery of  Gentle Movements  exercises ,which can either  be participated  standing or in a seated position

The Exercises workshops take place at Stranraer Library every Tuesday from 11am - 12 noon ,and are open to anyone who has experienced Cancer ,Family's and Carers, attendance is free of charge



.The group  always finish the day session with a coffee / tea & biscuit and an opportunity to have a chat , We welcome new members to come along and find out more

Cycle - Recycle Project for Stranraer

A New Community project has been identified  between Building Healthy Communities ( West Wigtownshire )   and the ReUse Centre  Stranraer, and a ranger the focus of the pilot project is to develop young peoples understanding of community waste and carbon footing


The project will  commence in March 2018 and will be a nine month community project , which will see young people involved in building recycled bicycles, that will be on offer for families in the community to come along to the reuse centre  and book out for the day for family cycle runs.




A Saturday Morning Breakfast club will be developed for those participating to promote Healthy Eating .prior to the morning activities


D&G  Community Safety Team during the summer months will provide Cycle proficiency test training as part of the project

The project will also include a  community beach clean where those involved will follow the trail of the waste collected, and be provided a tour, of the Reuse centre, and learn what happens to the waste and where it is recycled for use

Those young people involved will be assisted to develop a celebration event to invite school teachers ,Family and guest to hear presentations from the group, on their achievements and lessons learned whilst on the program , and be presented with their   accreditation achievement  awards

                                                      For Further information

                                                                   Contact

Murdo Macleod Tel 01776706102 Email Murdo.macleod2@nhs.net

Paul Smith Manager  Reuse Shop Stranraer  Tel 0177670375 / email: paul@reuseshop.org.uk 

World Cancer Day Walk Great Sucsess

 Building Healthy Communities / Macmillan Move More walking groups from Stranraer and Newton Stewart got together at Kirroughtree Forest Visitor Centre for a special walk to acknowledge World Cancer Day.

The walkers had a great walk in lovely sunshine around some beautiful scenery in Kirroughtree Forest.  They then enjoyed lunch in the visitor centre.

Macmillan Cancer Support work together with NHS, Dumfries and Galloway Council and Paths For All Scotland to provide fitness opportunities and raise awareness of the benefits these bring to people affected by cancer in our area and across the UK.

Building Healthy Communities ( West Wigtownshire ) World Tai Chi & Qigong 28th Aprill 2018

Building Healthy Communities Tai Chi for Health are planning  a World Tai Chi & Qigong day on Saturday the 28th April 2018 in Stranraer  

So what is World Tai Chi Day ?

Every year on the last Saturday in April, People come together across the world in more than 80 Nations  at 10am local time worldwide,  to deliver Tai Chi and Qigong  practice together, in an aim  to promote the profound health and Healing of Tai Chi and Qigong provides to individuals and to Communities    

If you are a Tai Chi or Qigong group or individual, who would like to be involved in the days events, Tai Chi for Health West Wigtownshire, would love to have your involvement and participation, further information on the days planned event will follow .   

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Dementia Training / Alzheimer`s Scotland Stranraer

Tai Chi for Health Facilitator Volunteers from Building Healthy Communities ( West Wigtownshire )  and Staff from M Power, Wigtownshire Health & Wellbeing Team, Attended a training day delivered by Karen Anderson  Alzheimer Scotland in Stranraer on Wed 31st Jan

Karen provided a presentation on the role of Alzheimer Scotland and the services they provide,  Supporting local people with Dementia , An insight to the condition  the various levels of Dementia , How individual are supported, And resources and services available to support individuals ,families and carers experiencing Dementia.


Building Healthy Communities Tai Chi for Health will be supporting Alzheimer's Scotland  community groups in the near future, Delivering a 6-8 week introduction to Tai Chi for Health,  Following a recent Taster Session provided to the group ,Which was reflected by the service users as very positive and enjoyable experience.


M Power Staff reflected, That the training day was very beneficial in the development aspect of their role, As  community navigators, employed to work with people referred from health care services, to develop Wellbeing plans, connecting them to Activities in their Community,  and  connecting them to technology to enhance support for health and wellbeing,  Having seen some of the technology presented by Karen in the training session ,that has been  adapted by Alzheimer's  Scotland in their centre, was very interesting to view  .and how it enables individuals with Dementia continue to live independent lives in their own home .