CREATIVE YOUTH OPPORTUNITIES HAVE A NEW HOME IN HORDEN

Creative Youth Opportunities are thrilled to announce they have a new home in Park House, Horden Welfare Park and can report that renovation work is underway. With funding from Horden County Councillors Isabel Roberts and Ian McLean and support from Horden Parish Council the house, which once stood empty, is soon to be transformed into a colourful, creative safe haven for the children and young people of Horden.

Plans for the house include moving some of the youth provision that Creative Youth Opportunities currently delivers to the house, whilst looking at ways to secure more funding so they can offer the young people of Horden even more.

At present Creative Youth Opportunities have funding from Children in Need’s Social Action fund and from Ballinger Trust which supports the five youth sessions, including one detached session, that takes place each week.

Young people from the Young Volunteers group at Creative Youth Opportunities, which has now been running since 2015, are currently working on a social action project called ‘The Horden Kindness Movement’. On the back of Project Kindness and Hearts and Hopes of Horden the young people have an impressive 10-month plan to spread kindness across the village so watch this space!

As well as projects and youth sessions, Creative Youth Opportunities have applied to Durham County Council Fun & Food programme in the hope they can deliver a number of sessions and activities throughout the six week summer holidays.

If you would like to find out more about what Creative Youth Opportunities do you can follow us on facebook and Instagram… or pop by the house once our notice board is up to see what we have on offer.

Applications Are Open For Community Activator Grants

Horden Together, in Partnership with East Durham Trust, have launched a £5,000 funding scheme for Community Activator Grants.

We are welcoming applications for funding up to £500 for community led projects that benefit Horden.

The aim of the small grants is to ‘develop opportunities, improvements, projects and activities that activate spaces and places in Horden’

We are keen to support the transformation of public spaces and costs to experiment with fun and innovative ideas that generate engagement from the community.

From hanging baskets to huddles to community gardens, if you’ve

In Praise Of Libraries

Growing up, I was lucky enough to live near the library and visiting it inspired and encouraged me to use my imagination. Through the stories I read I was taken to far off destinations, it gave me a taste for, and a wider understanding, of the world and its people.

The library and the books contained within gave me a chance to dream and inspired me to go out into the world and seek adventure.

As well as allowing us free access to physical books, libraries provide us with many other valuable resources including internet services, toddler groups, reading/other creative groups, a point of access to other council amenities and a link to the history and local culture of the village.

By providing these services our library offers us freedom to read, be educated, have ideas, be together in a safe space and have access to important information, fostering a sense of community and promoting social togetherness.

A gateway for knowledge and understanding, far from being outdated in the digital age, libraries can help to protect us and our children got a great idea, then we want to hear from you!

To find out more information and how to apply, please contact Gemma Rowe at Horden Together via email Gemma.Rowe@durham.gov.uk or telephone 03000 263 387.

Grants of any size will be considered up to a maximum of £500.

Applications can be made at any time until 18 September 2023 from misinformation online by offering us access to a broader range of research including books, local papers, and historical information, helping us view things with a more critical eye.

If the library is the gateway to knowledge, then our librarians are the gatekeepers. The wonderful, warm and friendly staff at Horden library are always ready to help you find the best way to use the library services, depending on your individual interests and needs.

I’m calling on all the wonderful people of Horden, young and old to come along and support our library, by joining and taking advantage of the great range of books and other materials, or just by stopping by for a cuppa and a chat.

We have been sent this article from Horden resident Paula Wood. If you would like to share your memories, submit an article or send us some images you can do so by emailing Horden.together@durham.gov.uk

Horden Library Opening Times are:

Monday 9.30am - 5pm

Friday 9.30am - 7pm

Saturday 9.30am - 12:30pm

WHERE? WHEN? WHAT? HOW MUCH?

The Ark 9.15am - 11am Playgroup – term time only Caring Toddlers (can be subsidised)

Social Welfare Centre 9.30am - 12pm Welcome Space – access to laptops, internet, snacks, and refreshments

-

Creative Youth Opportunities –warm food provided

- 9pm Andy’s Man Club – warm space, tea/coffee biscuits – Men’s mental health

Horden Youth & Community Centre 10am - 1pm Job Club 10am - 12pm Oops Group - support group for people with Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), Irritable Bowel Disease (BD) an Ileostomy, Colostomy or Urostomy. 10am - 3pm Men in Sheds – male support group over 18s only – free tea and coffee

- 4pm Wellbeing Course

-

ABC Dance – Breaking £4

ABC Dance – Tricks

- 8pm ABC Dance – Contemporary £4

- 4pm Weekly Allotments Group - Contact Dean Whelan07796329517

VENUES & ORGANISATIONS

ROSEBY

Roseby Rd, Horden, SR8 4RJ 0191 5181160 enquiries@jcct.org.uk

EAST

Sea View Industrial Estate, Horden, SR8 4TQ 0191 586 8493

HORDEN HUB HOUSE

Seventh St, Horden, SR8 4LX 0191 447 3340

WELLBEING

266 666 www.wellbeingforlife.net 0800 8766887

DURHAM MENTAL WELLBEING ALLIANCE www. durhammentalwellbeingalliance .org 0300 304 5527

THE SALVATION ARMY

Dene St, Horden, SR8 4JY www.salvationarmy.org.uk/horden 0191 586 3208

EAST DURHAM TRUST

Community House, Yoden Road, SR8 5DP www.eastdurhamtrust.org.uk 0191 5693511

HORDEN YOUTH & COMMUNITY CENTRE

Eden St, Horden, SR8 4LH www.hycc.org 0191 586 3088

HORDEN CENTENNIAL CENTRE

Seventh St, Horden, SR8 4LX www.facebook.com/ hordencentennialcentre/ 0191 587 3123

HORDEN SOCIAL WELFARE CENTRE

Seventh St, Horden, SR8 4LX 0191 518 0823

WHERE? WHEN? WHAT? HOW MUCH? WHERE? WHEN? WHAT? HOW MUCH?

THURSDAY

The Ark 9.15am - 11am Playgroup – term time only £2

7 - 8pm Connect Group -

Hub House 9.30am onwards Homestay support appointments (to be booked) Northern Rights drop in.

1pm - 3pm Believe Housing Job Clubsupport to find local vacancies, help with managing Universal Credit accounts, support completing application forms and interview advice.

3pm - 4pm Walk Durham Walking GroupJoin us for a walk and talk session ran by fantastic, trained volunteers from Walk Durham. Cuppa on completion.

Salvation Army 10am12noon Active Garden Club7.45pm AA -

Roseby Road Wellbeing Centre 1.30 - 3.30pm Home Group (1.30-3.30pm)Preventing isolation. Promoting good health and Mental wellbeing

-

-

-

-

Social Welfare Centre 1pm - 3pm CISWO Ladies Group Fee 6pm - 8pm Girl Guides Fee 6pm - 8pm Horden Parish Council Meeting –first Thursday of the month -

6pm - 7.30pm Horden Residents Associationsecond Thursday of the month -

Army

-

- 2.30pm Toddler and Me (1-3 years) messy play, song and rhyme, story time and mini movers.

Salvation Army 10am - 12noon Breakfast – Bacon Sandwich and Cuppa £1.50

Hub House 10am - 12noon Homestay Drop in - residents can gain support on a variety of issues including housing, mental health support, debt, benefits and signposting

10am

2.45pm

-

-

Horden Community Football Club 3

-

Salvation