Summer Newsletter 2025
- daisydady
- Aug 14
- 24 min read
Updated: 2 days ago
We have so much to tell you about what we've been up to since our last newsletter in Spring, as well as some interesting projects and events happening this Summer!
What's been happening?
Continued from last newsletter
March - July
March
April
May
June
July
August
Coming up
Ongoing Services
Donations
Callum from Need a mini bus ltd, Rosie Bell, Deborah Wood, David, Julie R, Newark and Sherwood District Council, Joseph Whitaker School, Ravenshead Flower Club, Nigel Warren, Ruth Anderson, Susan, The family Hub, Pete, Linda Parker, The Python Hill School, Blidworth Oaks Primary School, Lake View Primary School, Family Hub, Samantha Hursthouse, Heather Hipkiss, Susan tunnicliffe, Ross Smith, Peter, Ray Bradshaw, Lyndhurst Windfarm, BBC Children in Need, Romo fabrics, Forever Notts, Dave Richard, Anthony, Daphne Wall, Melanie Simdh, Rainworth Dental Care, Ray, Mansfield Town Football Club, Centre Parcs, Wickes, Little Nippers, Geneveave, Sarah, Katy Smith, and all of our anonymous donors!
Thank you for all your kind donations to support our numerous projects & services <3
If you'd like to make a donation, please email info@socialactionhub.com or call 01623 490498
Or visit our website donation page here
Seniors Youth Club Sessions April-July
We have had a fantastic spring at Seniors Youth Club, with up to 40 young people attending each session. Our session themes included: Women's History Month, Forest School, Mother's Day, Summer Fun, Summer Event Planning, Pride & OB Project, Father's Day, Water Fight, Summer Event Prep, Fruit Week, Snake & Reptile Day and International Youth Day
For more information on Seniors Youth Club, please click here to see the poster
To see our sessions and project updates, please click here
Juniors Youth Club Sessions April-July
We have had a super fun spring at Juniors Youth Club with up to 35 kids in each session. Our session themes included: Forest School, All about Blidworth, Mental Health & Well-being, Helping the Environment, Volunteering Week, Father's Day, Silent Disco, Animation, Get Active, Snake & Reptile Day and International Youth Day
For more information on Juniors Youth Club, please click here to see the poster
To see our sessions and project updates, please click here
Youth Club will be back on WC: 8th September 2025!
Book here:
The Chatty Cafe April-July
We have had some new faces in The Chatty Cafe recently, including new volunteers & new service users! We have done some tombolas, knitting & nattering whilst enjoying a nice cuppa and some sweet treats.
The Chatty Cafe aims to reduce mental health issues and build new social connections in the community, including FREE refreshments!
Thank you for baring with us as we have a shuffle around! We want to do what works for you guys, so please feel free to suggest some ideas within the next few weeks.
For more information on The Chatty Cafe, please click here to see the poster
To see our sessions and project updates, please click here
Spring Litter Pick
What a fantastic turn out for our Spring Litter Pick!
We had the most volunteers & the most bags collected EVER at any of our litter picks!
We collected 34 bags of rubbish - Over 30 amazing volunteers came!
Lots of happy faces at the end enjoying tasty cobs and pastries haha!
Thank you everyone for coming!!
April Junior's Playscheme, Forest School & Trips
We had a great turnout for April Playscheme, which was funded by HAF and provided free places and meals for hundreds of children throughout the holidays. We covered lots of different themes where we play games, take part in activities and complete crafts:
April Fools & Health Care Day, Appreciation Day, Easter, Silly Party, Giggles in the Garden, Creative Day and Young voices.
We enjoyed a fun-tastic trip to White Post Farm, where we saw lots of farm animals and got to feed them too! We played on the park and enjoyed a packed lunch in the sunshine.
On the second week of Playscheme, we enjoyed a day out at Forest School! We have had trip up into the woods and learnt how to tie some knots 🪢and also put the skills to the test to make some dens in the woods! We also collected some resources such as sticks and leaves to build bug hotels in the afternoon, then to end the day off we played some outdoor games using things such as the parachute.
To see a session-by-session breakdown please click here
To find out more about our next Summer Playscheme, click here
April Senior's Playscheme, Forest School & Trips
We had a good turn out for Senior's April Playscheme, which was funded by HAF and provided free places and meals for hundreds of young people throughout the holidays. We covered lots of different themes where we take part in activities and complete crafts:
April Fools, Easter, Graffiti, Rubbish Fashion, Walk & Talk, Forest School & Trip to Skegness.
Our trip to Skegness (skeg vegas) was a brilliant day out, where we played in the arcades, walked along the beach and had some chippies. We wondered around the market and bought a few things and we had a fantastic time making new connections and exploring new places!
Forest School for Seniors included: Cooking campfire donuts, using tools to make wooden pendants, den building & making bug hotels. We took a trip up to our local woods and learned new knot tying skills to build the dens. We really enjoyed it!!
To see a session-by-session breakdown please click here
To find out more about our next Summer Playscheme, click here
BBC East Midlands TV Visit
In April, we featured on BBC East Midlands, who were reporting on the affects of benefit cuts in our local community. They came to visit The Social Action Hub and focused on The Social Supermarket’s support to families and individuals.
Find out more about The Social Supermarket’s expansion here
The BBC also reported on Daisy Dady, who has been working with us for the past 5 years since COVID Lockdown, and has seen & made many changes in the organisation. As her position crept up to management from starting by working with young people at the school holiday club, she has faces many challenges with being mistreated and patronised due to her age.
Read more about the article here
BBC Radio Nottingham Interview
Daisy gave us a preview of the line of work that comes with working in the community and why she has so much passion for her role.
BBC Radio Nottingham interviewed her in regards to out demand tripling since October and wanted more understanding about why this has occurred.
Listen here
School Uniform Project
This initiative started when local teachers highlighted the fact parents are struggling with the rising cost of living & being able to afford brand new uniform for their children. To tackle this, we have partnered with local schools to support parents with uniform costs, and to provide funding our free youth clubs & projects that local children attend simultaneously.
This exchange provides a collaborative & supportive environment for parents to access support, and be signposted to other services they may need access to such as: The Social Supermarket, Emergency Food Parcels, The Chatty Cafe, Courses & Events
We will be providing a wide range of uniform donated by the schools, which vary in size, quality, logos/branding (or plain), including some brand new items & some second hand. The prices of these items match the quality of the product. We are offering uniform up to 95% off it’s RRP 🤩 which is extremely good value for money!
All funds raised goes towards youth projects such as: Juniors Youth Club, Seniors Youth Club, The Youth Community Fridge, Trips & Activities and other future projects and activities. We currently have stock from The Python Hill Academy & Lake View Primary School.
Blidworth Oaks are supporting this project & currently give away lost property for free on their site ❤️ To donate old uniform, this can be donated directly to The Social Action Hub or may be able to be left with the school dependant on staff availability. Either contact your child’s school directly or email info@socialactionhub.com / call 01623 490498
These items are available in The Social Supermarket 😊 Any additional donations will be extremely appreciated ❤️ Thank you to everyone involved from the schools who made this possible!
Knit & Natter at The Chatty Cafe
We decided to switch things up at The Chatty Cafe, and held a Knit & Natter! It was great to see new faces and make new connections within the community. We all had a go at knitting something nice whilst enjoying a free cuppa & pastry:)
To see more about The Chatty Cafe, click here
Please note, our opening hours have changed slightly at the moment. Read more here
Too Good To Waste - Pop-up Shop
We have been fortunate enough to be able to run a few different pop-up shops in the past few months, which reduces food waste after The Social Supermarket closes on a Thursday. The food we get donated is surplus already, and sometimes have short dates. To reduce the food waste, we offer 'as much as you like for £1' via our Pop-up shop on available Fridays
To see updates on our next pop-up shop, please join our Team Foodshare Facebook Group
Barclays Banking Advice at The Chatty Cafe
Barclays came to one our Chatty Cafe sessions and offered free advice about banking, scams, protection, and other areas that service users had interest in. On this day we had a children's toy swap, where members of the community swapped their old children's toys of good quality with new ones to promote recycling & re-gifting.
To see more about The Chatty Cafe, click here
Please note, our opening hours have changed slightly at the moment. Read more here
Women for Women
In the past few months, The Social Action Hub have been in partnership with Women for Women and have hosted a few meetings at the hub. What is women for women? - We’re a support group for women, run by women. Whether you’re looking for support, friendship or something to get involved in, we can be that safe space. Somewhere that you can safely share or discuss without judgement. Or simply listen. Absolutely no pressure at all. Please share the group wide and far. Let’s reach out to as many women that need a safe space.
Currently, we run 1 session in Blidworth at St Andrew's Mission Hall and 1 in Rainworth at The Social Action Hub every month.
To find out more about Women for Women, please click here
OB Project Start
Introducing the OB Project - This is part of The Treehouse Project and aims to reduce mental health issues with boys in the local area who need someone to talk to & to listen to their issues 💙
In response to the tragic loss of an amazing young man Owen Brooks - Forever 16 🕊️💙
We have named the project after him. The first meeting was held in June and planned a memorial for OB to be hosted during Seniors Youth Club, which supports some of his friends who wasn’t able to attend the funeral & support young people in celebrating his life during this sad time 💙
Going forward, the meetings will be held once a month on the 3rd Thursday of the month 5pm-6pm to talk about mental health issues & any problems boys are experiencing that they feel they need to voice - together we can talk though things & strengthen connections within the community 🤝
Maria has set up a fundraiser which some of will be for this project, which will go towards the resources & running of the OB Project’s activities and events - please donate to support the cause 😇
The logo was designed by a young person at our Seniors Youth Club & had many other young people kindly contributing to the ideas for the poster & logo 😊
To find out more about the OB Project & meetings, please click here
Girls for Girls Start
Introducing our new Girls for Girls Mental Health Group 🧡🌺🤝 a part of The Treehouse Project (tagged in the comments) We recognise there aren’t many opportunities for young women and girls to come together & talk about issues they have in their life - to be heard & understood by each other 🧡
Because every girls deserves to feel heard, valued & strong 💪🌺
Join us for a safe & supportive space with no judgement and support from mentors to cope with self esteem, confidence & empowerment! Meetings held monthly on 3rd Thursday of the month 😊🧡
To find out more about the Girls for Girls project & meetings, please click here
Summer Family Fiesta
In June, our young volunteers group held an event to raise funds for the OB Project (click here to read more about this project) where they ran their own stalls such as: Face painting, nail painting, glitter cheeks, raffles, lucky dip & other games.
The young people worked extremely hard in planning, preparing and running this event, ages ranging fro 12yrs old - 16yrs old. We had around 15 young volunteers attend and help out at the event.
We raised around £200 for the OB Project! Thank you to our amazing community for supporting the event & the amazing project.
To see the other amazing projects and events our young people are involved in, please visit our Facebook Page called The Treehouse Project
NEW SHOP - The Social Supermarket
In our Spring Newsletter, we were campaigning for funds for a new shop as demand for our services has tripled, and ultimately outgrown it's space in the small extension we had at The Social Action Hub.
Phase 1 complete!! We’re Open! There’s still lots to do for phase 2, so please do keep sharing our posts. Special thanks to all who have donated, supported and helped out! We couldn’t have got this far without you 🙏🏻 We will do a proper opening post & thank everyone who helped out!
Features:
- School Uniform Exchange - Revive Raffle - 34L of food for £4.50 /£6.50 worth £45+ - Cafe Station £1.50 “Coffee & Croissant” - Meal Deals £1.25 “Sandwich & Drink”
Food Waste Milestone - Volunteer's Week
The Social Action Hub, based in Rainworth, has been a cornerstone of community support since 1993. Initially established as the Detached Youth Project in response to the social and economic challenges following local pit closures, it has evolved into a multifaceted charity addressing various community needs. The Social Action Hub volunteers have increased since last year and we now have over 40 amazing volunteers, Ages starting from 11 up to 75!! How fantastic! Volunteers are integral to the Hub’s operations, contributing to a range of programs:
Team Foodshare: Launched in 2017, this initiative redistributes surplus food from over 70 store pickups weekly, providing emergency food parcels and operating a Social Supermarket™. In the past year alone, the Hub has redistributed 135.3 tonnes of food, preventing 67.65 tonnes of CO₂ emissions. Our Social Supermarket now has 1006 active members, from across Rainworth and Blidworth. Through Team Foodshare, we provided 4,461 food baskets—equivalent to 62,454 meals—and provided 662 emergency food parcels to vulnerable residents.
During holidays, we also provided 2,475 nutritious meals for children as part of HAF. This is equivalent to the weight of the largest mammal on planet earth... THE BLUE WHALE!!!
Team Foodshare services include: 🛒 The Social Supermarket 📦 Emergency Food Parcels ☕️ The Chatty Cafe 🥪 The Youth Community Fridge 🍎 Free Meals for Playscheme 🍳 Cooking courses
Young People’s Services: Supporting youth clubs and the Forest School, providing guidance and mentorship to young people. Our youth provision served 272 unique young people, offering consistent, safe, and engaging spaces for social, emotional, and skill-based development. Including young volunteers who are a part of a young leaders group who support other young people's services and Foodshare Services. 50% of our volunteers are young people under the age of 25!
Young People’s services include: 🎨 Juniors Youth Club & Playscheme ⚽️ Seniors Youth Club & Playscheme 🌲 Forest School 🍄 Young Leader’s Programme 🪪 C-CARD - Sexual Health & Relationship 🧠 The Treehouse Project 🎽 The School Uniform Project 📚 Alternative Provision Across all services, we reached over 1,679 individuals, supporting them through initiatives tackling food insecurity, mental health, employment barriers, childcare needs, youth provision, and environmental awareness. 💼
Volunteer Opportunities & Good stories
Over this year we have launched some new projects which have made a huge impact thanks to our Volunteers!! The Social Action Hub offers diverse volunteering roles to suit various interests and skills:
Food Distribution: Assist in collecting, sorting, and distributing food parcels to those in need. In the Social Supermarket, volunteers play vital roles either as store assistants or store collectors. Store assistants support customers with their shopping and offer a friendly face, helping reduce the stigma around food club services. Store collectors gather donations from stores in Rainworth, Blidworth, and nearby areas. Thanks to their efforts, we can offer food to those in need, fight food poverty, and reduce food waste by rescuing surplus items from going to landfill.
Youth Engagement: Support youth clubs and the Forest School, providing guidance and mentorship to young people. We have our young leaders programme, which is thriving, It all started last year when a handful of young people came to us for work experience and since then flourished and are now part time volunteers working after school and in the holidays, and WOW they are amazing. We set them up with 121s, work couching, CV building, but also, we are building up their confidence ready for big wide world. For example they are working with the community in The Social Supermarket, litter picks, car boots, and also working within our youth club, setting up and running activities and being part of our session planning to see what goes on behind the scenes. And we can truly say everyone in our young volunteer’s program are amazing and we appreciate how much they do and how far they have come.
Community Events: Help organize and run events like social eating gatherings and the Chatty Café sessions, promoting social interaction and community cohesion (litter picks, carboots and walk & talks) We still run our Chatty Café, which volunteers create a warm and welcoming environment for anyone that attends. They serve tea, coffee, juice, and sweet treats, while offering friendly conversation and a listening ear. We have recently begun to hold knitter n Knatter themed sessions with a lovely group of ladies, plus we hold a tombola, so be sure to look out when our next one is and pop down! The numbers have doubled since this last year and that’s all thanks to our fantastic volunteers giving us great ideas of how we can make the chatty café that bit more chattier. Last year we ran multiple events for the community such as litter picks, walk & talks and car boot sales. We’d like to thank our volunteers & members of the public that have volunteered their time to support our community & our Chairty. Hundreds of members of the community have volunteered hours of their time for others!
Administrative Support: Contribute to the behind-the-scenes operations, including fundraising campaigns and outreach efforts. Volunteering not only benefits the community but also offers personal growth opportunities ❤️ Please contact us on 01623 490498 or email info@socialactionhub.com Thanks ❤️
Work Experience for Yr 10's
Thank you to all of the young people from The Joseph Whitaker School (Official Site) who came on work experience this week!! 🤩🥰 They’ve been doing a range of activities that are within our projects & services for the community, such as: 🛒 The Social Supermarket & Emergency Food Parcels ☕️ The Chatty Cafe ⚽️ Juniors & Seniors Youth Club 💻 Admin 📦 Revive 🗑️ Litter Pick & other activities!
One of the young people said “It was an amazing experience, this will help me communicate with people better and get involved in things more” 😊 You’ve all had a taste of a week at The Social Action Hub, which puts you in our shoes 👟 we hope it’s been very informative & enjoyable for you all! 😊 You’ve all done brilliantly, we are thankful that some of you are staying to volunteer with us ❤️
To see more of our work with young people, please click here
Website updates
Thanks to Phoebe, our website has a new look! It looks very tidy & things are easier to find. New features include: Updated Project & Programmes Tiles, Membership Forms Page, 'About Us' & Staff Pictures, How to Donate, and a Weekly Schedule.
We hope you find everything you're looking for!
Crop Drop
Calling out all local growers🌽🍆🍏
We are currently seeking fresh produce from our local area to help support our community🥕
Please get in touch if you or anyone you know that can help!
Call: 01623 490498
Email: info@socialactionhub.com
To see more about our Team Foodshare services, please click here
Nominated for Newark & Sherwood Community Awards
This year, we have been nominated for the Newark & Sherwood Community Awards!
Thank you to our team who go the extra mile to be ale to give our community so much love, time & attentiveness...
...and of course thank to our amazing community who support us by attending services, donating & volunteering!
Please keep your fingers crossed for us..!
Family Fun Day at St Judes & St Simon's Church
In July, we joined St Judes & St Simon's Church on their family fundraiser day and did some face painting, glitter & a silent disco! We had a great morning with them, speaking to the community and spreading the word about The Social Action Hub!
Family Fundraiser for OB project
Young volunteers came together to help to plan, prepare and run stalls at the Family Fundraiser with The Sherwood Pub, to help raise funds for The OB Project. Click here to read more about The OB Project. The Sherwood arranged a Charity Football Match which happened the day after the event, to further raise funds.
Altogether, over £2500 has been raised!
Thank you to everyone who donated, participated in games and raffles, and supported our new project set up for young people in the area.
Revive Raffles
We began to Raffle off some of our Revive items on our Team Foodshare Group!
Revive items are surplus products that were going to be sent to landfill, which we re-purpose and distribute between our services: Free points & rewards in youth clubs, Items in The Social Supermarket, Supplies for Emergency Food Parcels, Raffles, Online Shop & we donate some products too.
Check out the RRP Prices... They are absolutely amazing value for money!
If you would like to keep updated with our raffles, please follow our Team Foodshare Facebook Page which is linked above:)
First week of Junior's Summer Playscheme
We have completed our first week of Junior's Summer Playscheme! So far we have covered the themes: Promise To Care, Balloons to heaven, August Moon Festival & went on a trip to Willow Tree Farm :) This Playscheme has also been funded by HAF, which offers free places & food for young people with an EHCP and/or Free School Meals.
The first week of Playscheme's trip to willow tree farm was fantastic! We had a great tour around the farm park, including seeing & feeding animals; sheep, alpacas, reindeers, goats, cows, meerkats and more 🐷🐴🐔 We handled reptiles & small animals as well, including; corn snake, skink, bearded dragon, leopard gecko and a rabbit 🥹🦎🐍 There had been lots of playing in the parks, on the bouncy pillows and on the bouncy castle! We enjoyed some ice cream 🍦 at the end as well!
To see our upcoming sessions, please click here to see the timetable and information around bookings.
To see a session-by-session breakdown of our sessions, please click here and follow our Facebook page!
First week of Senior's Summer Playscheme
We have completed our first week of Senior's Summer Playscheme! So far we have covered the themes: Balloons to heaven, August Moon Festival & Forest School:) This Playscheme has also been funded by HAF, which offers free places & food for young people with an EHCP and/or Free School Meals.
The first week of Playscheme's forest school session was really chill and interesting! We made mallets using tools like a bow saw, handsaw, axe & a knife 🪵 We then went to the woods and played a big game of manhunt, made some clay tree faces & cooked smores over the fire 🔥🍫 We came back and made forest school collages 🤩 with materials from the woods Thanks for coming guys! The next Forest school session is on 22nd August ❤️
To see our upcoming sessions, please click here to see the timetable and information around bookings.
To see a session-by-session breakdown of our sessions, please click here and follow our Facebook page!
Surveys
It's time for our annual surveys! We have combined our Team Foodshare Services into one survey, as well as having our Youth Club & Playscheme Services in one survey as well.
If you have used or attended any of our services, please give us feedback to help us improve and share with our funders & donators to keep our services running!
We have QR Codes if you'd like to share!
Juniors Summer Playscheme, Trips & Forest School
We’re so excited to announce what’s coming up this summer at Playscheme!! There’s so much happening! Standard rates for Playscheme are £10 with a packed lunch or £13 with lunch provided or £5 half a day (morning or afternoon).
Menus are on a poster and will be displayed in the centre. Ingredients list can be sent by email or will be available to see in the centre 😁
Sessions run from 10am-3pm, for ages 5-12 (Trip times vary)
💜 HAF funded days are highlighted in our timetables in purple, which mean FREE places & meals for children with a HAF code. On the non-funded days they are still welcome for free
💜 All HAF Bookings need to be booked on the EEQU website:
Forest School is back! We’re doing sessions every other Friday 🌳 in our new Forest school hub as well as taking trips into the woodland nearby. Standard rates are £10 - Please bring packed lunch 🥪 HAF places available for Forest School 💜
We’re running 2 trips this summer! Including Willow Tree Farm animal experience & Rufford Park 🌳 HAF bookings are priorities for trips as we have a certain amount of funded places, however we will be creating a waitlist for paid places at a rate of £10. Please email to be added to the waitlist 😊
Please also bring spare clothes on 27th August for our water fun activities! 💦🔫
If anyone needs any help please let us know by contacting us by email, Facebook or phone ❤️ We do have the EEQU booking support sessions this month as well if anyone needs any help 😊
Here are booking links for standard bookings:
To see a session-by-session breakdown, please click here to visit our Facebook Page
Seniors Summer Playscheme, Trips & Forest School
We’re so excited to announce what’s coming up this summer at Senior’s Playscheme!! There’s so much happening! Sessions times vary (please see timetable)
For ages 12-17
💜 HAF funded days are highlighted in our timetables in purple, which mean FREE places & meals for children with a HAF code. On the non-funded days they are still welcome for free 💜 All HAF Bookings need to be booked on the EEQU website:
Forest School is back! We’re doing sessions every other Friday 🌳 in our new Forest school hub as well as taking trips into the woodland nearby.
We’re running 2 trips this summer! Including Spring Lakes & Planet Bounce ❤️ HAF bookings are priorities for trips as we have a certain amount of funded places, however we will be creating a waitlist for other young people. Please email to be added to the waitlist 😊
Please also bring spare clothes on 26th August for our water fun activities! 💦🔫
If anyone needs any help, please let us know by contacting us by email, Facebook or phone ❤️
Here are booking links for standard bookings:
To see a session-by-session breakdown, please click here to visit our Facebook Page
R.I.S.E - Alternative Provision
NEW Alternative Provision for Ages 11–16! 🎓🌱
Are you or is someone you know aged 11–16 and not in mainstream education? Whether you're home educated, excluded from school, or unsure of your next steps……..
R.I.S.E (Resilient • Inspired • Skilled • Empowered) could be the perfect fit! 🤩
🌟 Launching September 2025!
🕙 AP Sessions run 10am–3pm
📅 2 days per week (during term time)
💡 Core Features of the R.I.S.E Programme:
🌳 Forest School Outdoor sessions in a woodland setting that build confidence, resilience, and teamwork through practical, nature-based learning experiences.
👥 Youth Leadership Opportunities Become a Youth Community Leader — guide peers, lead group projects, and gain real leadership experience while building confidence and community impact.
🛠 Real-World Projects & Work Experience Take part in community and social action projects that make learning relevant and purposeful. Gain practical experience and build a sense of achievement through real world outcomes and vocational qualifications.
🧠 Holistic Wellbeing & Life Skills Focus A programme designed to support the whole person — from mental wellbeing to employability and life skills. Learn tools to navigate life with confidence and resilience.
🤝 1:1 Mentoring & Personal Development Benefit from individualised support, including 1:1 mentoring, small group work, and personal development plans guided by experienced practitioners and youth counsellors.
📍 Location: The Social Action Hub, Kirklington Rd, Rainworth, NG21 0JR
📞 Call: 01623 490498
🌐 Visit: www.socialactionhub.com
📧 Email: info@socialactionhub.com
Walk & Talk September
We have a Walk & Talk coming up in September on 14th at 11am-1pm! We are currently in the process of making a poster for this, so for updates please follow our Facebook Page here
The Chatty Cafe
Every Thursday during term time, the community gather for a free cuppa and a chat at The Chatty Cafe from 10am-12pm.
Please note: These times will have very soon when we return in September!
The Chatty Cafe aims to reduce loneliness and food waste.
Everyone is welcome!
"A simple conversation can make someone go from feeling invisible to visible"
The Social Supermarket
The Social Supermarket is a donation-based low cost food club open to everyone (no eligibility requirements), that tackles food poverty & prevents food waste.
It is £1 to become a member and you can chose between a £4.50 or a £6 basket.
New items in every week! Including: Pet Bank, Baby Bank & Revive items
A £6 shop is equivalent to £45 in Aldi (price matched Jan 2023), and provides food from a range of supermarkets such as M&S, Tesco, CO-OP, Asda, Aldi, Lidl, Sainsburrys, Nando's, KFC, and more!
How do I join?
Just come to The Social Supermarket and fill out a membership form, then you can shop and choose the items you would like!
Opening Hours: Monday 10am-2pm, Wednesday 12pm-3pm & 4pm-7pm, Thursday 10am-2pm
To see what's in store, and for general information/updates, join our Facebook Group
Please note: We have moved locations!
Youth Community Fridge
The Youth Community Fridge is a free service for young people accessing our Over 12's or Under 12's Youth Club that provides food & snacks, which can be accessed at any time during their youth club session.
The YCF provides food from a range of supermarkets such as M&S, Tesco, CO-OP, Asda, Aldi, Lidl, Sainsburrys, Nando's, KFC, and more!
Food includes sandwiches, pasta pots, wraps, ingredients for cooking, fresh fruit & vegetables and tasty pastries & treats.
The Youth Community Fridge co-insides with cooking activities within youth club sessions
Under 12's Youth Club & Playscheme
Youth Club
Youth Club sessions run every Monday & Wednesday during term time, providing children from ages 5-12 with FREE fun & educational themed sessions including different games, arts & crafts and activities every session.
Blidworth Youth Club: Mondays 4:45pm-6:45pm at Blidworth Oaks Primary School, FREE
Rainworth Youth Club: Wednesdays 4:30pm-6:30pm at The Social Action Hub, FREE
Playscheme
Youth-club-style sessions that run from 10am-3pm throughout the school holidays!
£13 All day with lunch provided
£10 All day with packed lunch
£5 Half a day
Free & discounted places for children in receipt of benefit related free school meals (or an EHCP) can be offered where funding is available
To see all upcoming timetables, pictures of previous Youth Club & Playscheme sessions, and general information & updates please click here and follow our Facebook page.
Forest School
On Thursdays during the school holidays, we offer an alternative option to go to Forest School.
What is Forest School?
Forest School is a child-centred inspirational learning process, that offers opportunities for holistic growth. It is a program that supports play, exploration and supported risk taking. It develops confidence and self-esteem through learner inspired, hands-on experiences in a natural setting.
Would you like to take a look at upcoming/previous sessions? Click here to find out more.
Over 12's Youth Club
Over 12's Youth Club offers a fun, welcoming and safe environment for young people to have the choice of socialising with friend & playing games, relaxing, accessing 1-2-1 support, and/or participating in youth board projects for the community.
Lots of provision available such as football, movies, discos, cooking sessions, trips, pool, and more!
We have an open door policy, come and go as you please!
C-CARD
C-CARD registration, sexual health and relationship advice available during over 12's sessions. C-CARD Pick ups at any time.
To see what our over 12's have been up to, or for any more information/updates please click here and follow our Facebook Page.
We now run a youth club in Blidworth at St Andrew's Mission Hall once a month as well as Rainworth, please see session times & address on the poster
DIY Party Packages
Did you know we hire our building & bouncy castle for parties?
We are offering silver or gold packages with additional 'extras' as a part of a DIY party. Please see poster below for a breakdown of what is included in each package.
£50 Refundable breakage deposit required.
Please note: Bouncy Castle is weather dependable and will not operate in wet weather.
Room Hire
We offer room hire for the whole building or just a room (well-being room, pictures are below) for multi-use purposes, as well as our Forest School Hub. Hires can be throughout the week or at the weekend - if the hire falls on a week day, then this would have to work around our current projects & services and would have staff present in the building during these times (however would not interfere with the hire)
Room Hire Rates: £15 per hour / £10 per hour for charity & good causes
£5 extra for kitchen use
If you are looking to hire, please email info@socialactionhub.com or call 01623 490498 to see availability.
Forest School Hub - Incudes 'The Treehouse' Outdoor well-being room
Animal Food Bin
To make our food go even further, we put all of the food no longer fit for human consumption in our 'animal food bins'.
The bins are clearly labelled with their contents 'Bread & Pastries' and 'Fruit & Vegetables'.
Anyone is free to collect food from the animal food bins at the collection times:
Monday - Friday 9am-4pm
The bins are located outside of The Social Supermarket in front of the grey gates.
Volunteering
We have a range of volunteering opportunities available to suit everyone's needs and availability. Roles can be in support of D of E, Work experience, or general volunteering. You could volunteer in areas such as:
The Chatty Cafe
The Social Supermarket - store assistant
The Social Supermarket - food collector
Youth Club & Playscheme
Community Events (litter picks, carboot sales, fundraising events)
Admin Support
To find out more about the requirements and responsibilities for each role, please contact info@socialactionhub.com or call 01623 490498 to have a discussion.
We are flexible, and will be able to find something that suits you!
Too Good To Waste - Pop Up Shop
On selected Fridays when we have excess food from The Social Supermarket (usually fruit & veg and bread & pastries), we hold a pop up shop.
It is £1 for as much as you like
Available from 11am-1pm
This service is a part of our FoodShare scheme, tackling food poverty and preventing food waste. We try to make all of our food go further, as it is 'too good to waste'!
As the pop up shop is only available on selected days, please join our Facebook Group for updates.
Thank you for reading!
During the months between our newsletters, we will post shorter blogs like this so we can share all of the great things our community has been up to recently.
Our next newsletter will be the 'Autumn Newsletter' which will be posted march time.
Well done Daisy. You were so helpful when we needed floor space,so many years ago . You deserve to be acknowledged by everyone who benefits from your hard work. Thank you.
Denise and Steve Milward.