East Herts & Broxbourne Local News

Updates from the local districts

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• Let's Walk and Talk: This is an opportunity for families to come and take part in a walk and talk with the Family Centre Service team. Great for accessing information, discovering the environment and chatting to other local families. Please help the Family Centre by displaying this poster in public areas
  
  
• Free Baby Group: Parents and babies can go along to the NEW Family Centre Baby Group at Tesco Extra Community Space, Brookfield Centre, Cheshunt! An opportunity to meet other families with young babies in a supportive, stimulating and friendly environment. During the session you can play, discover more about their development and support your wellbeing. Find out more here.
  
  
• Healthy Hub East Herts are running drop-in sessions for residents to pop in for FREE help and advice about anything they would like support with. You can visit in person in Hertford every Tuesday and Friday between 9am and 4pm.  We'll be at the Skills & Learning Centre, 67 Fore street, Hertford SG14 1AL.#
• Lots of really useful links for information on support for the cost of living is available on the Citizens  Advice East Herts website https://citizensadviceeastherts.org.uk/ from Energy saving tips, Cost of Living payments, and Fuel bills. Also download the Citizens Advice leaflet which gives times/dates of their drop-in 
  
  
• Services for Young People (SfYP) youth work projects enable young people to develop their personal and social skills and increase their confidence, self-esteem and resilience. Get details of SfYP projects and information, advice and support services in your area here:

SfYP East Herts Team projects
SfYP Broxbourne Team projects

• Broxbourne Council has produced a simple Cost of Living guide for residents - Download the March 24 Cost of Living Directory
  
  
• Active East Herts: The Sele Youth Project is running on Monday's 5.30pm to 7.30pm at the Hertford Wellbeing Hub (HWH) and the MUGA near the Sele Community Centre. For more info visit http://whatson.activeeastherts.org.uk/hertford-wellbeing-hub/
  
  
• Healthy Hub East Herts are running drop-in sessions across the district for residents to pop in for FREE help and advice about anything they would like support with. A full list of dates and venues is on our website.

• Boxercise Classes with Herts Disability Foundation
  Herts Sports Disability Foundation are pleased to be running Boxercise classes. Boxercise are boxing exercise classes for home-educated children with additional needs from ages 8 to 18, and adults with disabilities from ages 18 plus who would like some fun with others, whilst improving coordination and fitness. Sessions are adapted to the needs of the individuals in the session. To find out more information and to book a space, click here.

Stevenage & North Herts Local News

Updates from the local districts

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• Find out more about IMPAKT – Domestic Abuse Support Team – which covers North Herts and Stevenage.

• Services for Young People (SfYP) youth work projects enable young people to develop their personal and social skills and increase their confidence, self-esteem and resilience. Get details of SfYP projects and information, advice and support services in your area here:
  • SfYP North Herts Team projects
  • SfYP Stevenage Team projects
  • SPACES STILL AVAILALBE: at the North Herts SfYP HAPpy camp - find out more
    
    
•  LGBTQ plus group (View poster) – If you are part of the LGBTQ plus community in Hertfordshire and would like support with your #Wellbeing or are looking to connect with others, you can join our LGBTQ plus peer support group last Tuesday of every month 4-6pm in Stevenage.  Email admin@mindinmidherts.org.uk for more information.
  
  
• A new Community Hub in Stevenage Old Town is now open every Wednesday from 2pm to 4pm. The aim of the hub is to support anyone who is approaching the end of their life (within 12 months) and those caring for them – the time before someone dies is a difficult one – many people don’t want to acknowledge what’s happening and that can be so hard for those around them. Find our more here www.annerobsontrust.org.uk
  
  
• Employability Project Information in Stevenage: Gifted.org.uk are offering a 6-week course where you will be taken through the different aspects of youth work: Download the e-leaflet for more information: Black & White Version / Colour Version. held at the Hampson Park Community Centre Hall Hire Stevenage (hampsonparkcc.co.uk)

St Albans & Dacorum Local News

Updates from the local districts

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• Man-Up is a community-based men’s support group. A safe space for men 18 plus to meet and talk.

  The first Man-Up men’s group will be held at Grovehill Adventure Playground Hemel Hempstead, Redbourne Road, HP2 7BA on the May 2nd 6.45-8.45pm.

  For more details go to Man-Up No Man Down Instagram Page

• The Summer 2024 Parenting Courses and Support Brochure for Dacorum is now available to be viewed or download from our website, via: https://dacorumdspl.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Dacorum-Parenting-Course-Brochure-Summer-2024.pdf 

• Services for Young People (SfYP) youth work projects enable young people to develop their personal and social skills and increase their confidence, self-esteem and resilience. Get details of SfYP projects and information, advice and support services in your area here:

SfYP St Albans Summer 24 Team projects

SfYP Dacorum  Summer 24 Team projects

Services for Young People : Young People’s Hub - view the drop-in sessions here

• Emotional Based School Avoidance - DSPL 7&8 and Services for Young People are organising some coffee mornings, which are aimed at parents and carers who have a child in year 7 - 11 who is not attending school as a result of emotional, mental health and wellbeing issues. The children and young people can also attend.  Find out more here

• Community Action Dacorum Spring term: Please contact Simeon Dunlop, email: simeon@communityactiondacorum.org.uk for information on 2024 courses.

• Dacorum DSPL8 - Delivering Special Provision Locally:-The Spring 2024 Parenting Courses and Support Brochure for Dacorum is now available to be viewed or download from our website, via: 

  https://dacorumdspl.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Dacorum-Parenting-Course-Brochure-Spring-2024.pdf

• Community Action Dacorum are running a FREE Intermediate Excel Course:- 

  Venue: - 48 High Street, Hemel Hempstead, Herts HP1 3AF | Date: Wednesday 10^th April – 15^th May |Time: 10:00am – 1:00pm

  For further information please contact: Learning@communityactiondacorum.org.uk
  www.communityactiondacorum.org/traininganddevelopment  01442 253 935 

• Dacorum Borough Council and Herts Inclusive Theatre (HIT) are delighted to present ‘Colourful Minds Community Art Exhibition’ in the Gallery at The Old Town Hall from 8^th May – 4^th June 2024. For details and times please visit: https://oldtownhall.co.uk/gallery

  The exhibition will feature the artwork created by participants from our Colourful Minds Art for Wellbeing course, which is for adults aged 18+ living in Dacorum. It is delivered in partnership with HIT at the South Hill Centre in Hemel Hempstead.  The aim of this social prescribing course is to harness the power of art to support emotional wellbeing, mental health and create connections, in a safe and supportive environment. During the weekly sessions, the participants explore different artists and styles of art from around the world. The course is for all levels and abilities and no art experience is necessary.   

  We hope you have an opportunity to visit the exhibition, which runs throughout May in support of Mental Health Awareness Week (13^th -19^{th May}) and Creativity and Wellbeing Week (20^th -26^{th May}).  It aims to raise awareness of creative wellbeing and celebrate the wonderful art created by our community.

  We are holding a special viewing and celebration evening on Wednesday 15^th May from 6-8pm when you can join myself, HIT and the participants to view the exhibition and hear more about the Colourful Minds programme. Places are limited but if you would like to attend, please book via the following link (soft drinks and nibbles provided): Colourful Minds Art Exhibition Tickets, Wed, May 15, 2024 at 6:00 PM | Eventbrite

Watford & Three Rivers, Hertsmere and Welwyn Hatfield Local News

Updates from the local districts

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• Sustainability themed career fair comes to Three Rivers
  Three Rivers District Council, in partnership with the Hertfordshire Careers Hub have organised an exciting free event to highlight employment and training opportunities in the sustainability and green economy sectors to local people.

Date: Wednesday 27 March 2024, Time: 15:15 -17:00, Location: Watersmeet Theatre, High Street, Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, WD3 1EH 
Learn more, and book your FREE place here: https://www.hopinto.co.uk/generation-careers-fair-hub/generation-three-rivers-sustainability-career-fair/

• Services for Young People (SfYP) youth work projects enable young people to develop their personal and social skills and increase their confidence, self-esteem and resilience. Get details of SfYP projects and information, advice and support services in your area here:

  • SfYP Watford Team projects

  • SfYP Three Rivers Team projects

• Sensory Tennis - free sensory tennis sessions with Get Set 4 Tennis. Suitable for adults with complex disabilities and sensory impairments Sensory Tennis
  
  
• Family Centre Service: The Family Support Service have translated their support leaflet into to the following languages (click to download):-

Bulgarian
Polish
Portuguese
Romanian
Tamil
Twi
Urdu

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Welwyn Hatfield & Hertsmere

• Services for Young People (SfYP) youth work projects enable young people to develop their personal and social skills and increase their confidence, self-esteem and resilience. Get details of SfYP projects and information, advice and support services in your area here:

  • SfYP Welwyn Hatfield Team projects

  • SfYP Hertsmere Team projects