Important Notice

 

 

The functions of the Thanet Wellbeing Blog have now been moved on to the main Live It well site at

 

www.liveitwell.org.uk/local-news/thanet

Here you will find all the local news about mental health and wellbeing, plus the minutes and other documents about the Thanet LPMG meetings.

The Live It Well site is a great resource for everything to do with mental health and wellbeing across Kent and Medway, and we are very pleased that in future all of the local news and LPMG documents from the 8 geographic areas will be on the main site.

This site is now an archive for material up to April 30 2013, and is no longer maintained or updated. 

Speak-Up CIC Thanet Peer Support Activity Diary for May

Please follow the link below for details:-

http://liveitwell.org.uk/docs/blogs/blog_thanet/Peer%20Support%20Diary%20%20May%202013.pdf

Richmond Fellowship

Thanet Community Service May Timetable

Please click on the link below for the Richmond Fellowship day services timetable for May, plus news from the groups.

http://liveitwell.org.uk/docs/blogs/blog_thanet/Thanet%20Community%20Service%20-%20May%20programme%202013%20-pdf.pdf

St Martin's Community Garden Open Day

Friends of Webb's Garden Fun Open Day

Saturday 29th June, 2013 10.30am to 2.30pm

For further details please follow the link:

http://liveitwell.org.uk/docs/blogs/blogs_all/Friends%20at%20Webb's%20Garden%20Open%20Day%20June%202013%20Poster.pdf

Canterbury Umbrella Centre

Indoor charity boot fair

Saturday 4th May 2013 9am - 1pm

Tables provided £5 each

Café on site providing hot and cold drinks for 50p and full English breakfast £3.00 and variety of snacks

Limited parking, available loading and unloading spaces.

Contact us on 01227 767660 or email

eileen@canterburyumbrella.co.ukor

anna@canterburyumbrella.co.uk

Voluntary Action within Kent: Training Programme

 

We have just put together our Summer 2013 training programme.

We have some great courses on offer which provide excellent value for money.

Please to view our full list of training courses; in house courses are also available,

read Click here the full document for details.

Courses can be booked via our website please click on the link below.

http://www.vawk.org.uk/Training-and-Consultancy/Training-Calendar

Call me Crazy

*Free tickets available on Saturday 20th April, 7.30pm…

We are delighted to be able to now offer some free tickets to students, teachers and members of voluntary & community sector organisations and their guests for a creative, moving and comic production of the award winning play Call Me Crazy. To take advantage of this offer telephone The Stag Theatre on 01732 450175 and quote the promotion code MIND. We can offer up to 4 free tickets per person. This will be on first come first served basis so book now to claim your free tickets. Evening performance only.

Your free tickets will be waiting for your collection at the box office at The Stag Theatre, London Rd Sevenoaks, Kent TN13 1ZZ from 6.45pm on the night or you can arrange to pick them up sooner from the Stag Theatre, Sevenoaks. This event is supported by Sevenoaks District Council and West Kent NHS Trust and is aid of Sevenoaks Area Mind. Some scenes may be unsuitable for year 8 children and below.

For further information about the show please visit:

http://www.stagsevenoaks.co.uk/whats-on/live/call-me-crazy-665/ or http://sevenoaksareamind.org.uk/call-me-crazy

Call me Crazy

*Free tickets available on Saturday 20th April, 7.30pm…

We are delighted to be able to now offer some free tickets to students, teachers and members of voluntary & community sector organisations and their guests for a creative, moving and comic production of the award winning play Call Me Crazy. To take advantage of this offer telephone The Stag Theatre on 01732 450175 and quote the promotion code MIND. We can offer up to 4 free tickets per person. This will be on first come first served basis so book now to claim your free tickets. Evening performance only.

Your free tickets will be waiting for your collection at the box office at The Stag Theatre, London Rd Sevenoaks, Kent TN13 1ZZ from 6.45pm on the night or you can arrange to pick them up sooner from the Stag Theatre, Sevenoaks. This event is supported by Sevenoaks District Council and West Kent NHS Trust and is aid of Sevenoaks Area Mind. Some scenes may be unsuitable for year 8 children and below.

For further information about the show please visit:

http://www.stagsevenoaks.co.uk/whats-on/live/call-me-crazy-665/ or http://sevenoaksareamind.org.uk/call-me-crazy

Rethink Mental Illness : Benefits Guide

Your free benefits guide Benefits rules are confusing at the best of times. But this month, we have been deluged with changes. Bedroom tax, the end of DLA, PIP, Crisis loans, Council Tax Benefit, the list goes on…. We’re hoping that we can help you get the information you need about all these changes. Our advisers have put together a pack explaining all the changes we know about. Follow the link below:- http://liveitwell.org.uk/docs/blogs/blogs_all/benefits_changes_pack_black_and_white.pdf Rest assured, this is not all we’re doing. We are still working on our secret campaign to improve benefits tests, which we will tell you about as soon as we can. And we are working on more information about Universal Credit. We will send that to you once it is ready. I hope this helps you and your loved ones to get the support you need. Best wishes Jane Harris Rethink Mental Illness

Important information for anyone looking to contact Kent County Council by phone

As a result of a technical problem beyond our control, all our phone numbers beginning 08458 are currently unavailable. We're working to resolve this issue as soon as possible.

A temporary number has been set up to replace the main switchboard number. This is 0300 333 5540. Please visit our website www.kent.gov.uk for more information, or as an alternative way of accessing council services.

John Callaghan

Business Resilience Officer

Workplace Management Team
Operational Support Unit
Families and Social Care

Kent County Council
3rd Floor, Brenchley House

123-135 Week Street
Maidstone, ME14 1RF

Staff Vacancies at Sevenoaks Area Mind

1. Team Leader, Supported Housing, Part-Time (Sevenoaks)

 
2. Development Officer, Fundraising, Part-Time (Sevenoaks & Tonbridge)

3. Support Worker, Community Services, Part-Time (Sevenoaks & Tonbridge)

For job application packs tel Annie or Ruth on 01732 744950,

email admin@sevenoaksareamind.org.uk or visit www.sevenoaksareamind.org.uk/jobs

Closing date for applications : 25 April 2013

Call Me Crazy

 

Saturday 20th April at the Stag Theatre

Call Me Crazy is a comedy which tackles some serious issues on mental health.

Tickets on sale at the Stag Box Office, Sevenoaks now. All proceeds go to Sevenoaks Area Mind.



For further information please follow the link below,

http://liveitwell.org.uk/docs/blogs/blog_southwestkent/Call%20Me%20Crazy%20Poster.pdf

Thanet Community Service Programme for April 2013

Please follow the link below for information on our April Programme:-

http://liveitwell.org.uk/docs/blogs/blog_thanet/Thanet%20Community%20Service%20-%20April%20programme%202013%20-unprotected.pdf

If you would like to apply please open the link below for the Service Application form:-

http://liveitwell.org.uk/docs/blogs/blog_thanet/Thanet%20Community%20Service%20application%20form-%20203%20version.pdf

Friends for Mental Health (East Kent)

Wine & Wisdom 26th April, 2013

For booking details please follow the link:-


http://liveitwell.org.uk/docs/blogs/blogs_all/Poster%20for%20Friends%20Wine%20%20Wisdom%20April%202013%20MK%201.pdf

Service User Involvement Training : March 2013

This 1 day workshop will look at the skills that are needed for service users to effectively influence service improvement in mental health care provided by KMPT.
Workshops available in Medway, Canterbury and Maidstone.

For more information please follow the link below:-

http://liveitwell.org.uk/docs/blogs/blogs_all/Service%20User%20Involvement%20Training.pdf

Thanet Community Service Timetable for February 2013

Click here for the Richmond FellowshipThanet Community Service timetable and news from the groups for January 2013