NeighbourhoodManagementBoard (NMB)headlinesfrommeetingon 29.10.24
NeighbourhoodSupportService Foodshare openMon23&30Dec,insteadofnormalTues& Weds.BefriendingTeamdoor-knockingopposite sideoftheparktopromoteourservices.Warm Packsdistributed[MorePg5].
BraunstoneMentalHealthNetwork meetingin Septfocussedonchildren’smentalhealthin schools[MorePg6].
PAHousing haveanewNeighbourhood CoordinatorforBraunstoneandsurgerieswill returntoNeighbourhoodSupportBase(NSB), GallardsHill.
TurningPoint haveaPolishspeakingOutreach Workerwhoholdsfortnightlydrop-insattheNSB.
VoluntaryActionLeicester offerCreative Futures(16-24yrolds)awardinarts.Agerange extendedtoincludeemployabilityforadults.One stopshopforpeoplelookingforemployment/ training.
OnThursday10th October,binspiredhelda relaunchevent,toshowcasetherecently refurbishedGroveCommunityHub.These refurbishmentshavetakenplace,thankstoa GovernmentYouthInvestmentFundGrantwe wereawardedinSummer2023.
Localresidentsandvisitorstotheareamayhave noticedtherecentchangestoTheGrove,which binspiredhopewillassistusinourmissionto makeitahubthatotherstakeholderscanbenefit from;includingmentalhealthorganisations, youthgroups,footballclubs,dancegroups,arts andothers.
Thedevelopmentsincludeamajorupgradeof thehallanddancestudiotocreateacommunity theatrespace,aswellastheintroductionofa brand-newgamingroomand3v3basketball court.Otherupgradeswillimprovetheenergyefficiencyofthebuilding.
Therelaunchwasachancetoshowcasethe newly refurbishedGrovetostakeholders,funders andothervisitors.Dignitariesalsoattendedthe event,includingtheDeputyLordLieutenantof Leics.(MrGrahamSmith),theLordMayorand HighSheriffofLeicestershire.Theeventwasa greatsuccessandincludedpresentationsabout thefacilities,activitiesandourongoingwork,as wellasatourofthenewlymodernisedGrove CommunityHub[picsPg2]
Keepaneyeonthe‘News’sectionofbinspired’s websiteandonsocialmediaforthelatest informationaboutwhat’sgoingonatTheGrove.
CommunityUpdates…
BraunstoneEstate&RowleyFields NeighbourhoodPoliceTeam
WhatMatterstoYouandwhatwe’redoing…
Priority1Anti-socialbehaviour(ASB)inthe areaofBraunstonePark
•InvestigatingASBcalls,workingwithpartner agenciesandimposingsanctions.
Priority2Druguseanddealing
•Obtainingandexecutingwarrantsathotspot addresses.
Priority3Theftfrommotorvehicles
•Completingproactivepatrolsofthe Narborough Roadarea,asthishasbeenidentifiedasa hotspot.
WestLeicesterPolice
@LPWestLeics
leics.police.uk
BlessedSacrament DecemberistheseasonofAdvent,whenwe prepareourselvesspirituallyforthebirthofJesus Christ,throughactsofpenance,goingto confessionandsupportinglocalprojectshelping others,includingtheChristmasDinnerCampaign. DetailsofservicesandMasstimesinDecember andonChristmasEve&ChristmasDaywillbein thenewsletter www.westleicestercatholic.org, onthenoticeboardandonPg8.
DuringDecandJansomeofoursocialevents willbepaused,buthere’swhat’shappening: FridayPop-in BlessedSacramentChurchHall, 10-11.30am.ItemsforsaleandChristmasstall. Pop-in closed-Fri20,27Dec24&3Jan25. Reopeningasusualfrom Fri10Jan.Everyone welcome.
Drop-in&Drop-off BlessedSacramentChurch Hall,2-4pm.
Weds11Dec ReflectionledbySisterGabrielle andsharedlunch
Weds8Jan Gamesandgeneralsocial.
Weds22Jan MiddayMass&birthdaycelebration! Seeourwebsitefordetailsoftheactivitiestaking placeintheParish.
WishingeveryonejoyandpeaceatChristmas andin2025.
AmassivethankyoufromBraunstone Foodshare…
B inspiredwouldliketothankthe communityforthekinddonationswe receivedovertheHarvestFestival. Organisationssuchasschools,churches andcommunitygroupscametogethertoorganise collectionsforBraunstoneFoodshare.
Theseincluded:
•ChristtheKingAcademy
•FossebrookPrimarySchool
•BlessedSacramentCatholicChurch
•StPetersChurch
•QueensmeadPrimarySchool
•KirbyMuxloePrimarySchool
•StaffordLeysPrimarySchool
•StBartholomew'sChurch,KirbyMuxloe
•FriarLane&BraunstoneBaptistChurch
•BraunstoneCommunityPrimarySchool
•MidlandsCare
•BusyBeesNursery
•LittleFirTreesPreschool
Weareverygratefulforallofthesedonations. YoucanseepicturesofthemonPg2.
InNovember,wealsoreceivedalargedonation of foodfrom OadbyPlastics Group[picsPg2]. Weverymuchappreciatethis!
AfondfarewelltoourFoodshare Coordinator…
InDecember,NigelGordon,ourFoodshare Coordinator,willbeleavingtheNeighbourhood SupportTeam.SincecomingintotheroleinSept 2020,NigelhasdonealotfortheFoodshareand localcommunity;navigatingusoutofthe pandemicandthengoingontodevelopthe FoodshareandPantryschemes.Nigelhasbeen avitalsourceofsupportformanyofthe Foodsharemembers,thewidercommunityand therestoftheNeighbourhoodSupportTeam. Everyoneatbinspired wouldliketothankNigel foreverythinghehas doneforthecommunity overthepast4years andwishhimallthebest inhisfutureendeavours.
LookoutinthenexteditionoftheBraunstone Alert,foranintroductiontoournewFoodbank Coordinator.
Binspired'sNeighbourhoodSupport BaseBecomesOfficial'MentalHealth FriendlyPlace'inBraunstone
Binspired’sNeighbourhoodSupportBasehas alwaysprideditselfonbeingaplacewhere peopleinneedofsupportcangetthehelpthey need,whentheyrequireit.Inrecentyears,our GettingHelpInNeighbourhoods‘GetConnected, StayWell’programme(launched2022)and ‘BetterMentalHealthForAll’(launched2023) becameacatalystforustoachievethesegoals; includinglaunchingBraunstoneMentalHealth Network(June2024).
Althoughwehavealwaysstrivedtobeaplace thatsupportsandchampionsthementalhealth andwellbeingofpeopleinBraunstone,we wantedtoputanofficialstamponthis.That’s why,aspartofthe2024WorldMentalHealthDay, wewereproudtoannouncethatwearenowa ‘MentalHealthFriendlyPlace’.
Thismeansthatbinspired’sNeighbourhood SupportBasehasbecomeoneofalmost80 organisationsacrossLeicestershire,thatare committedtothementalhealthandwellbeingof localresidents.Inpracticalterms,itmeansour NeighbourhoodSupportTeamhavecompleted specifictraining,whichgivesustheskillsand confidencetohaveachatwithyouaboutyour mentalhealthandwellbeingandletyouknow whereyoucangoforfurthersupport.
Furtherinformationandresourcesforpeoplewho maybestrugglingwiththeirmentalhealthor thoughtsofsuicide,canbefoundonthe‘Starta Conversation’website.
www.startaconversation.co.uk
ThankstofundingfromNationalGrid,binspired havebeenabletodistributeWarmPacksto vulnerablemembersofthecommunityin Braunstone.
Lastwinter,wedistributedWarmPackstopeople whoalreadyuseourservices.Thiswinter,we havebeenabletocontinuethis,butwehavenow extendedthisoffertocommunitygroupswhowork withpeopleinBraunstone,enablingthemtorefer vulnerablepeoplewithintheirnetworkstoreceive aWarmPack.
SinceOctober,wehavebeenabletodistribute WarmPacksto48households.
TheWarmPackswereputtogetherbyvolunteers frombinspired’sMen’sGroup[picsPg2].
AtypicalWarmPackcanincludethefollowing:
•FleeceBlanket/WeightedBlanket
•Adults&Children'sOodie(hoodedblanket)
•LightBulbs
•RadiatorKey
•RadiatorFoil
•HotWaterBottle
•MicrowavableHeatBag
•DraughtExcluder
DearFriends,
Aswemovetowardsthecolderweather,we’reall awareoftheescalatingcostofheatingourhomes. Unfortunately,thesecostsaremultipliedina churchbuilding.However,ifthatweretheonly costwewerecurrentlyfacing,itwouldn'tbetoo bad.Sadly,thisisn’tthecase.Afewweeksago, oneofourchurchboilerswascondemnedandwe arenowfacedwithabillofaround£17,000to replaceit.
Weareinvitingyoutohelpwiththismajor expense.Pleasewouldyouconsidereither lendingthechurchsomemoneyormakingagift toustomeetthisnecessaryexpenditure.Ifyou wouldliketogiveadonationandareataxpayer, youcouldincreasethevalueofyourgiftby completingaGiftAidform.
Manythanksfortakingthetimetoreadthisletter. Rev’dJoyLangford,TrinityMethodistChurch BinspireddistributeWarmPacksto the communityinBraunstone…
Health&Wellbeing
InOctober,BraunstoneMentalHealthNetwork metforthe3rd time.TheMentalHealthNetworkis aconsortiumofagencies,whocometogetherto discusshowtoimprovementalhealthoutcomes forlocalpeople.Thenetworkwaslaunchedin June,aspartofbinspired’s‘BetterMentalHealth ForAll’project.26peopleattendedtheOctober meeting,fromvariousagenciesacrossLeicester, LeicestershireandRutland.
Ateachmeeting,theagenciescometogetherto discussacasestudy;withthismonthsbeingfrom MentalHealthSupportTeamsinSchoolsfor LeicesterWest.
Feedbackfromthemeetingwaspositive,with participantspraisingthecasestudiesasan opportunitytoinputandcollaborate.Participants findthemeetingstobeausefulmeanstonetwork withlikemindedpeople,whoarepassionateabout supportingpeoplewiththeirmentalhealth. Ifyouarepartofanorganisationwhowouldlike to beinvolvedintheMentalHealthNetwork, pleaseemail: support@b-inspired.org.uk.
Pleasenote,theLiveWellwalkswill notbe takingplace onthefollowingdates… Thurs19Dec,Thurs26Dec,Thurs2Jan HighlightsfromBraunstoneMental HealthNetworkMeetingon30.10.24
Braunstone
Provided by LLR Mind & Leicester City in the Community
Tuesdays, 1pm - 4pm Sundays, 4pm - 7pm
The Grove Community Hub, Cort Crescent, Leicester, LE3 1QZ
Email: nmhc@llrmind.org
Phone: 0116 216 4340 www.llrmind.org
Drop in support for when you’re struggling to cope
Neighbourhood Mental Health Café
WeeklyActivitiesCalendar
PieLunch 10am OakCentre 01163260269 SeniorsFitness 11am-12pm GoldenGloves 6pm lynchclare@sky.com Playgroup 9am
TrinityMethodist 01162898177
AdultsBallet 5.30pm 01162898080
Dance11+yrs 5-7pm
07876498592 AdultDance 7.15-8.15pm 07538489967 Cubs8-10yrs 6.30-8pm 2nd LeicsScoutHut 01164737358 Tues Playgroup 9.15am TrinityMethodist 01162898177 HistoryGroup 10am-12pm StableBlock 0743388727 TalkTime 10am-12pm Sandyhurst 01162795020 Men’sGroup 10am-1pm NeighbourhoodSupport Knit&Natter 11am-1pm
Dance3-5yrs 5-6pm 07876498592
TheGrove 01162795154
rd Weds 6pm
10am
10-11.30am
01162995476
01162795020
07710956987 Playgroup 9.15am
01162898177 LunchClub1st &3rd Thurs 12pm 01162892182 Football8-11yrs 4-5pm
TheGrove 01162795154
StreetDance9-12yrs 5-7pm 07876498592 Football12-15yrs 5-6pm 01162795154
07917457455
01162898177
7.15pm 01162898177
9.30-11.15am
01164543890 BabyGroup 1-3pm
10-11.30am
01162858795 ArtGroup 10am
01164540280 LetsGetActive 1-2pm 01162995476
Basketball11-14yrs 4-5pm
Football5-14yrs 4.30-6pm 07393285177
Basketball15-19yrs 5-6pm 01162795154
Football16+yrs 6-7.30pm
TheGrove 01162795154
Karate 6.15-7.15pm 07855016775
Karate 7.30-8.30pm 07855016775
Sew‘n’So’s 11am
SeniorsFitness 11.30am-12.30pm
OakCentre 01163260269
GoldenGloves 6pm lynchclare@sky.com
Sat
BraunstoneParkrun 9am
BraunstonePark braunstone@parkrun.com
Children'sBallet 9.30am TrinityMethodist 01162898080
Football5-14yrs 9-11am
GirlsFootball5-14yrs 11am-12pm
TheGrove 07393285177
StreetDance8-14yrs 10am-12pm 07876498592
Children’sChess 2-4.30pm OakCentre 01163260269
Sun
Dance3-6yrs 9am
Dance7-10yrs 10am
Dance11+yrs 11am
TheGrove 07835612730
Football16+yrs 5.30-7pm 01162795154
GoldenGloves 10am-1pm OakCentre lynchclare@sky.com
Happening?
YMCACarolConcert
Liveperformances,bible readingsandcarolsinging. Ourcosycarolserviceisa greattimetomeetwith friendsandcelebrate Christmas,withmulledwine andmincepies.
Theeventisfreeandopentoall.However, ifyouwishtogiveadonationyoucould helpgiveahomelessyoungpersonasafe placetocallhomeandthesupportthey needtocreatelastingchangeintheirlives.
Weds11Dec,7pm, TheY,7EastStreet,LE16EY
www.wackywarehouse.co.uk
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AgeUKLastOrdersProject
WhatistheLastOrdersProject? AgeUKare workinginpartnershipwithTurningPoint,toraise awarenessofresponsibledrinkingandprovide extrasupporttoindividualsintheirrecovery.
HowtheLastOrdersProjectworks
They deliverworkshopsandinteractivesessions inthecommunitytodiscussalcoholuseand promotewellbeing.Theyofferbothone-to-one andpeersupport.
Theywillalwayslisten,guideandsupportina professional,non-judgmentalway&canlink individuals,theircarersandfamiliestoother supportserviceswherenecessary.
Ifyouareworriedaboutyourownoranother personsalcoholorsubstanceintakeorwouldlike toarrangeanalcoholawarenessworkshop, pleasegetintouchwiththemon 07738820978 or lastorders@ageukleics.org.uk.
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