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Super September Blog Post 2024

We have so much to tell you about what we've been up to since our last blog post, as well as some interesting projects and events happening this September!

Contents

What's been happening?


What's coming up?


Ongoing Services


Summer Playscheme & Forest School

Playscheme Sessions

Throughout the school holidays, we've enjoyed 4 weeks of Playscheme Sessions! The themes we have covered this summer are: Sports Day, Bake off & Nature Day, Inventors Day, Teddy Bear's Picnic, Roman's, Tudors, Medieval, 21st Century, International Youth Day, Vet Day, 7 Wonders of the world, Youth Fest & Water Fun, Brazil, France, Germany, Ukraine (around the world week). We had such a fantastic time, and even better weather! Thanks to everyone who came and had fun this summer.



Trips

This Playscheme, we went on 4 trips to local parks in the district: Newstead Abbey Park, Clumber Park, Mansfield Museum & Carr Bank Park and finally Rufford Abbey Park. We had lots of fun exploring these parks and having a picnic! We played lots of games throughout the day and even had ice cream :D



Forest School Sessions

We have enjoyed 4 wonderful forest school sessions this summer, we used our new forest school hub as well as taking trips out to the local woodland to forage and play games. This summer we made campfire donuts, jacket potatoes, paninis, bug hotels, went bug & leaf identifying, made leaf ID booklets, leaf butterflies, land art mandalas, cloud viewers, leaf suncatchers, a forest school handprint tree, natural eco friendly paints, and did some sit-spot mediation and lots & lots of games!


Special Visitors

Throughout Playscheme we've had some special visitors! Our first special guest was Jess Clarke ex-lioness, who came and ran some fitness drills & played football, as well as giving the children a powerpoint presentation on her story an journey as a footballer! We finished off with a Q&A and some pictures with Jess. What a truly inspirational woman!



We had some 4-legged friends visit us for Vet Day, including Raphael the Horsefield Tortoise, Sheila the Bearded Dragon, Little Prince the Leopard Gecko & Betsy the Frenchi-pei. All children who wanted to hold, feed or stroke any of the animals did so an thoroughly enjoyed themselves!



ImageSkool were our final visitors throughout Playscheme, who came to do our spray paint project to transform the front of our building into beautiful wildlife imagery. Lots of us took part in spray painting for the very first time, and created some amazing artwork!


Over 12's Youth Club

This summer at Over 12's Youth Club, we've enjoyed sessions in the sunshine and had some great session activities, such as: Protect the egg challenge, Q&A with staff, Tug of War, Rainworth Scavenger Hunt, Designing for the spray paint project & spray painting, BBQ and more! Throughout the sessions we have discussions with young people about: General advice & support, relationship & sexual advice (C-CARD), drug & alcohol use, environmental & social issues in the community, mental & physical health & well-being, bullying and staying safe.


Walk, Talk & Listen - Sherwood Voices Special

We had such a blast from the past listening to all of Rainworth's history and special stories! A local walk & talk group came to join us on this walk, and made the following post:


"Walking the route of "Jenny's Story," we listened to her account of the area through our headsets. Although we covered just over a couple of miles, it felt like we were transported back in time. Unlike our usual walks, we were encouraged not just to talk but to actively listen to Jenny's story, along with others like John Durkin. The history lesson was both fun and entertaining, helping me to put things in perspective. Even though I've ventured along these paths and tracks over the past seven years, I have learnt quite a lot.

If you hear about these "Walk, Talk & Listen" events, I highly recommend joining in—I'll definitely be there!

Thanks, everyone  𝓚𝓮𝓷"


Spray Paint Project with ImageSkool

As much as we loved our frog  we decided to part ways… and revamp the front of our building to become this beautiful British wildlife scene

Thanks to ImageSkool and young people from Rainworth & surrounding areas, this beautiful artwork was brainstormed and created together in some designing sessions  which then turned into this amazing, collaborative spray paint piece! The young people (some as young as 6 years old!) thoroughly enjoyed spray painting with the experts

Thank you again ImageSkool for coming back to The Social Action Hub and doing another brilliant project with the young people from our community


August Carboot Sale & Fundraising Family Fair

We had our very first Carboot Sale on tour in August at The Sherwood Pub! It was a fantastic day to bring together the community, enjoying a BBQ, Bouncy Castle, (perhaps a beer!), Carboot stalls, Tombola & Raffles and more. Thank you Laura at the Sherwood for making this possible, and helping us reach an outstanding £1000 raised from the event! Here are a few images of The Social Action Hub's stalls:


On the same day, we were at St Simon and St Jude church in Rainworth at a Family Fun Morning including: Children's games, crafts, story time with Revd Zoe at a teddy's picnic, teddy tombola, Hairy Toms forest school, Drumming, BJ Bakery are providing hot food, Coffee Shop and running with cream teas, Perfectly Baked with Amy's fabulous cakes.

We were at the Church until 12pm doing face painting, glitter tattoos & an information stand - where you could find out about or sign up to any of our services.


Thank you to everyone who supports our fundraising events & The Social Action Hub charity’s mission to support our local community!


FREE Creative Crafts Course

ATTFE are returning to run another FREE course here at The Social Action Hub!  


 Starting on 25th September

 Running for 20 weeks (excluding school holidays)


 On Wednesdays from 9am-12pm


All learners gain a level 1 award in creative arts! How brilliant is that!? It’s the perfect course to be creative & socialise and make new connections.


ATTFE take all bookings for their courses, please find their contact details on the poster


Blidworth Walk & Talk

Our last Walk & Talk of the year is happening next month - we will be walking around Blidworth this time!  

14th September 2024 - Meet at 11am

At The Bird In Hand Pub, Main St, Blidworth, NG21 0QH

Do you enjoy walking and would like to make new connections within the community? Come along! Everyone is welcome, including your pooches!

September Carboot Sale

This is our FINAL carboot sale of the year!  we will be selling some Christmas themed items on our stalls, so we welcome stalls selling Christmas items  and more


 28th September 2024

 10am-1pm


The Social Action Hub, Kirklington Road, Rainworth, NG21 0JR


It’s £5 per stall (50% discount for returning stall holders). Please email info@socialactionhub.com to book.


Entry fee is £1 for every adult, children come free.



We will be doing 3 hampers like usual, selling tickets at £1 per ticket  You can also purchase tickets for our upcoming Autumn Raffle (to be posted soon)

Newark & Sherwood Community & Sports Awards

🎉 WE HAVE BEEN NOMINATED 🎉

We’re proud to announce we’ve been nominated for Newark & Sherwood Community and Sports Awards!! The award is for 'Business Commitment to the Community'. Fingers crossed!!

The awards night is on 20th September, stay tuned!

Little One's Pop-Up Shop

We are delighted to announce our new ‘little one’s pop-up shop’ starting in September  as many of you know, we receive lots of surplus donations that would otherwise go to landfill.


We have an abundance of baby & children’s products such as clothing, accessories, toys etc which will be available to get from our stall at the Family Hub in Rainworth (previously known as as the children’s centre, next to lake view primary school)


How much is it?  Just a donation of your choice!

When?  8:30am-10:30am on Friday 13th September and 11th October


We are hoping to plan more pop-up shops in this year depending on community need  

See you there!

Over 12's DIY Project Donations

This September, our over 12's are doing a DIY project, where they will be upcycling clothing & accessories to give them a brand new look!


If anyone has any donations for this project, we would kindly appreciate them:) We are looking for:

  • T-shirts

  • glasses frames

  • backpacks


Donations to be made to The Social Action Hub, Kirklington Road, Rainworth, NG21 0JR at the following times:


Mon, Thur, Fri 9am-4pm or

Tue & Wed 9am-7pm

September & October Youth Club Timetable

We are back to usual youth club sessions now Playscheme has finished. All of our sessions are FREE for children aged 5-12yrs. Sessions are in Blidworth on Mondays & Rainworth on Wednesdays 4:30pm-6:30pm. We have lots of fantastic activities planned for September & October, take a look:



To see all new timetables, up to date information, pictures of sessions and more, please click here

Autumn Litter Pick

Our last litter pick of the year is happening this October, it will definitely be a chilly one!


Nevertheless, we are still going to be out in Rainworth litter picking from:


10am-12pm on 12th October 2024.


Everyone is welcome! All equipment is provided.


We will be serving soup, teas & coffees and Greggs for all who help out:)


Meet at The Social Action Hub, Kirklington Road, Rainworth, NG21 0JR



October Playscheme

We have not yet made our timetable for October Playscheme or opened our booking systems, however here are the following dates we will be running Playscheme:


Week 1: 21st October - 25th October 2024

Week 2: 28th October - 1st November 2024 (HAF Funded)


We will release more information in our Autumn Newsletter at the end of September, stay tuned for a spook-tacular session timetable soon!

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.

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"


Once a month at the end of the month, we have a visit from Dunromin on The Hill Therapy Dogs. These special pups are registered pet blood donors and therapy dogs!

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



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 4:30pm-6:30pm at Blidworth Oaks Primary School, FREE

Rainworth Youth Club: Wednesdays 4:30pm-4:30pm 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.

 



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 9am - 11am


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 at the end of September.

 
 
 

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