Pelton Fell Community Partnership's longest serving volunteer was recognised again for her work with the community in the Brockwell Centre by being presented with the Chairman's Medal.
Durham County Council's Chairman, Councillor Mac Williams presented the award to Irene Gray on Friday 18th May at the Brockwell Centre. Councillor Williams said 'As I near the end of my term in office, I am delighted to be able to award the Chairman's Medals to someone who epitomises just why this award was first set up.'
Irene has lived in the village of Pelton Fell since she was 19, and has worked in various jobs in the local area including at the Co-op at Newfield and Richard Hardy’s garage.
After accessing the old village hall (now the Brockwell Centre), Irene soon realised that there wasn’t a great deal of provision for the young people in the village, and decided to start running her own youth club with the help of her daughter Amanda. Irene stopped running the club at 67 as she felt she was getting too old for it.
Irene didn’t have any preference as to whether she worked with Young people or Elderly people which led her to start working as a volunteer in the Brockwell Centre every day helping out wherever she could.
As the only church in the village had been demolished, Irene helped to set up a church service in the Brockwell Centre every Friday which is attended on average by 25 people weekly.
Irene also set up the Older persons forum which meet every Tuesday for Lunch (made by Irene) a chat, and a game of bingo. The forum is an essential group in the Brockwell centre, helping older people who don’t get out very often to socialise, meet new friends, and have a healthy lunch.
Irene is an integral part of the Brockwell Centre’s smooth daily running, she helps with everything which is happening and is friendly and very knowledgeable about the local area.
On Behalf of the Board of Directors, Staff and Volunteers - well done Irene, you thoroughly deserve it!
The Brockwell Centre is holding a Pub and Games Night on Saturday 14th May 2011, 7pm to 10pm to help raise more funds for the centre.
Entry is £5 and Pie & Peas will be served to everyone. Games include Horse Race Night, Bingo, Pub Quiz and Dominoes
A Bar will be open on the night, as well as other snacks available to purchase.
We would love all the community to pull together to make it a good night for everyone, tickets are available for Reception at the Brockwell Centre – contact Hayley on 0191 389 3399 or email hayley@peltonfell.org.uk
Looking forward to Saturday 14th May!
Consultation Report: February 2011
Pelton Fell Community Partnership (PFCP) has been consulting the community in February 2011 on their views on the Brockwell Centre, its services, the wider community issues and what priorities should be developed for 2011/12.
PFCP aims to consult the community on an annual basis to update their priorities and help determine the success of its projects and the future projects for the Partnership to develop.
To view the consultation report please click here.
What's new at PFCP
Only a few weeks in to 2011 and we already have over 15 different groups off to a great start, activities for all ages! So we have something for everyone, have a look at our community programme.
With lots going on in The Brockwell Centre every day we thought you might want an update, so check out our Activities and Groups pages, Facebook profile page or our centre information boards for the latest....or pop in and we can explain all!
Pelton Fell Community Partnership (PFCP) has developed a comprehensive programme of community activities in The Brockwell Centre over the past year.
'Development Work with the community of Pelton Fell' is a report that provides an overview of the development of the programnme and how it came about. The report provides details on the work with Under 8's, Adult Learning and Older People and gives details on the past, present and future projects. Click Here to download the report.
The Brockwell Centre is on Facebook and we've reached 100 friends! Join us now to receive updates on events, trips and courses. There is also a huge photo album of photographs taken over the past year in our activities!
Click Here to visit the page: http://www.facebook.com/brockwell.centre
Don't forget our Christmas Parties are taking place very soon at The Brockwell Centre, and we have something for everyone!!!
Our Older Persons Meal will take place on Monday 13th December 2010. We look forward to seeing everyone at the centre for 11.15 am in time for their lovely 3 course Christmas meal followed by a Christmas raffle.
Places will need to be booked for the following Christmas Parties at £1 per child:
Monday 13th December from 5-6 pm our Young Persons Christmas Party, for those aged 12 and over.
Tuesday 14th December will be our Children's Christmas Party for those aged 8-11 from 5-6 pm.
Thursday 16th December we will be having our Christmas Party for 0-8 year olds and their families from 5-6 pm. We have some fun craft activities and games planned as well as a party tea. A special guest by the name of Santa will also be popping in with some presents!
Places are still available for our trip to the Nothern Stage Theatre Newcastle to see 'THE LITTLE BOY WHO LOST THE MORNING'
All under 5's with their parents/carers are invited to come along on Wednesday JANUARY 5th 2011. It?s only £3 for adults and £1 per child. The coach will be leaving The Brockwell Centre at 9.30 am to take us to Newcastle. Please book at the centre ASAP as places are limited.
The Brockwell centre will be closing for the Christmas period on Friday 17th December 2010 and will re-open Tuesday 4th January 2011.We hope everyone stays safe over the holidays and that we see you for all our new courses in January...no excuses!
October Community Newsletter
The latest community newsletter is now available to download from the Pelton Fell Community Website.
This newsletter includes;
- An updated community programme of activities - Details of our New Development Worker at PFCP - A Cafe Bleu voucher for a free coffee/tea or can of pop - Children and Young People's Activities - A report of the Carleton Lodge Trip - Plus much more!
To download the newsletter Click Here.
Pelton Fell Community Partnership (PFCP) has developed a comprehensive programme of activities for children and young people in Pelton Fell over the past year since it moved in to the Brockwell Centre.
'Creating Opportunities for Children and Young People in Pelton Fell' is a report that provides an overview of the development of the programnme and how it came about. The report provides details on the six month pilot programme, activites and trips and what partnerships have been established to make the project a success. To download the report click here.
Pelton Fell Community Partnership (PFCP) has recently completed its Community Matters 'preVisible' review, the first organisation to achieve this in the Country.
Previsible is a development tool which tests the systems that an organisation has in place via a series of online questions and requested to attached specific pieces of supporting evidence. PFCP has received the report of the organisation and is now implementing its recommendations.
The next stage will be the VISIBLE Standard, which is a nationally accreidted quality standard for community organisations.
For more information visit www.visiblecommunities.org.uk.
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Pelton Fell Community Partnership has been successful in two major funding bids for part-time workers that will increase community activities at the Brockwell Centre. A Development Worker's post has been funded by The Lankelly Chase Foundation for two years. This post will be tasked with the development of the community development activities at the Brockwell Centre focusing on provision for under 5's to employability courses and groups such as the older person's forum. The second funded post is for a part-time Youth Coordinator over a three year period, funded by Children in Need. This post will continue the good work of the six month pilot youth programme for the longer term. Durham County Council is also supporting the youth work in Pelton Fell with a youth worker in charge post. We would like to thank all of our funders for their invaluable support to the Partnership and the community of Pelton Fell.
New Volunteering Opportunities - Pelton Fell Community Partnership
As a small community organisation Pelton Fell Community Partnership needs volunteers to support its programme of activities and the running of The Brockwell Centre. The Partnership receives support from a number of volunteers, some who work for a few hours a week, some who work the entire week! In return they get the satisfaction of time and effort well spent. In addition, volunteering can be a great way to: meet new people learn new skills gain useful experience. It should also be fun!
The Partnership is growing and we require some more volunteers to help we run the centre. Please click on the links below for more information;
Volunteer Receptionist - Click Here for Role Description Volunteer Youth Worker - Click Here for Role Description
If you would like to volunteer to support your community please contact the Community Partnership Manager, Simeon Ripley, on 0191 389 3399.
The Public Art Installation project at Pelton Fell is now in the design phase. The aim of the design phase is to involve the local community as much as possible.
A questionnaire has been has produced for members of the community whom wish to generate any ideas towards the images or themes that will be still on the art installation. You can download the questionnaire here. Once the questionnaire is completed you can hand it in at The Brockwell Centre.
For more information regarding the art installation project click here.
Pelton Fell Community Partnership (PFCP) has carried out consultation with the local community through questionnaires to calculate how the community feel in regards to support for The Brockwell Centre and to determine future projects for 10/11.
The questionnaires gained a positive response rate. 49 questionnaires were completed in total and 25 young people were consulted separately through their youth groups. The results of the questionnaires are shown below.
The consultation results for the survey that took place amongst the residents of Pelton Fell in 2010 have now been uploaded to the website.
To Download the consultation results click here.
The Pelton Fell Bi-monthly newsletter is now available for download.
The newsletter includes information regarding:
To Download the Newsletter Click Here.
Pelton Fell Community Partnership (PFCP) have developed and launched a new community website for Pelton Fell in early March 2010. You can visit the website at: www.peltonfell.org.uk. The new website provides the community with details of activities for all ages and community groups along with local news and events in Pelton Fell. It also gives details of a database of local businesses, visitor information for those who want to visit Pelton Fell and an online message forum for the community to discuss its history, current issues and make suggestions.
Simeon Ripley, Community Partnership Manager for PFCP, said 'This new online resource will provide a wealth of information to the community and visitors of Pelton Fell, helping improve engagement and communication within the village. The Partnership hopes this will attract new members to take part in community activities at The Brockwell Centre and work together to help improve Pelton Fell'.
Simeon has also asked for all community groups, clubs, businesses and societies in Pelton Fell to contact him if they wish to appear on the website. Simeon can be contacted by email at simeon@peltonfell.org.uk or on 0191 389 3399.
PFCP would like to thank Cestria Housing Association and ISOS Housing for their grants to develop the new website.
Pelton Fell Community Partnership's Annual General Meeting - 19th July 2011
The second Annual General Meeting of the Company takes place on the 19th July 2011 at the Brockwell Centre, please find below the agenda and relevant papers for the meeting. This meeting is open to all of our Partners, Funders, Staff and Volunteers and to the wider community - come along and find out more on the Partnership and its acheivements over 2010/11.
The programme for the day at the Brockwell Centre, Pelton Fell on 19th July 2011 is:
1100 Programme starts with an invited Speaker - Andrew Megginson, Area Action Partnership, Durham County Council 1115 AGM commences 1200 Buffet lunch commences 1300 Meeting of New Board to decide on its officers, etc. 1400 Completion of the programme
Relevant documents available for download are;
Agenda - Click Here
The Annual report on behalf of the Directors for the financial year 2010/2011 - Click Here
The Statement of Accounts and Independent Examiner’s report - Click Here
The Police and Community Together (PACT) meetings are continuing in 2011 and they take place on the fourth Wednesday of every month except August and December at 6pm in The Brockwell Centre.
These meetings are open to the public and Pelton Fell Community Partnership attends along with the Police, Housing Associations, ASB officer and the local Councillors to discuss the progress to date on dealing with Anti Social Behaviour in Pelton Fell and deal with any further issues that may have arisen since the previous meeting.
If you would like more information on the PACT meetings contact Hayley Gunton, on 0191 389 3399.
We have something new happening soon at The Brockwell Centre! It's our first Kiddies Clothes 'Bring and Swap' on Wednesday 16th February 2011 and we can't wait! Everyone is welcome, all you need to do is at 11am on Wednesday 16th, bring along a bag of clothes, toys or accessories you no-longer need, then at 12pm our doors open for the SWAP FRENZY to begin! For further information just pop in, email or call. We hope to see you all there...
Toy Story 3 at The Brockwell Centre: Tuesday 26th October at 1pm
Pelton Fell Community Partnership is working with Chester-le-Street's Area Action Partnership to bring the cinema to Pelton Fell for Children and their families during the October Half Term week.
Toy Story 3 will presented at 1pm on Tuesday 26th October, tickets are £1 each and parents must accompany their children to the showing. Refreshments are available on the day.
Pelton Fell Community Partnership will be holding a Ceilidh Dance at The Brockwell Centre on Friday 3rd September. The Ceilidh will run from 7:00p.m. - 10:30p.m.
The Ceilidh Band are Northumberland based, they come with a sterling reputation and together with their wealth of knowledge in this field it promises to be a very exciting night for all involved.
The event is for over 18's only unless the children are accompanied by an adult. The reason for this being that there will be a licensed bar open throughout the Ceilidh together with a few bar snacks.
Pelton Fell Community Partnership will be holding a sponsored walk around Pelton Fell. The walk will start and finish at The Brockwell Centre and will consist mainly of a walk through the cong burn wood. The walk will be 2 miles in total and there will be a buffet and refreshments provided afterwards.
Date of Walk: Saturday 14th August
Time: 10:00am
For more information call The Brockwell Centre on 0191 389 3399
Sponsorship forms can be picked up from The Brockwell Centre
Or alternativley downloaded the sponsor form here.
The sponsorship cover letter can be downloaded here. This outlines details of the walk and the what will happen to the money raised.
Starting on Thursday 5th August 2010 The Brockwell Centre will be holding 5 scrapbook taster sessions.
The project will consist of a two hour session for famillies helping them to create thier own book in a variety of mediums E.g. Painting, Photographs and Collage.
The scrapbook sessions will be extended for a further 15 sessions if the taster sessions are a success.
The scarpbook sessions are for 4 - 8 year olds and they must be accompanied by an adult.
They will be held every Thursday for 5 weeks from 10a.m. - 12p.m.
Annual General Meeting - 20th July 2010
The Board of Directors is delighted to be able to invite you to Pelton Fell Community Partnership’s (PFCP) first Annual General Meeting. This will be held on Tuesday 20th July at 11am in The Brockwell Centre, Pelton Fell (see enclosed map for directions). The AGM will celebrate the work of the Partnership throughout its first year and provide an opportunity for Partners to hear more about PFCP and its projects.
The AGM will include a presentation from Debbie Lamb from the Development Trust Association of which PFCP is an associate member. Displays on the Partnership’s work and projects will be available from 9am to 5pm throughout the day. The schedule for the AGM is:
11am – Reception 11.15am – AGM 11.45am – Presentation from Debbie Lamb, D.T.A. 12pm to 1pm – Buffet and Networking
The agenda will be available at the AGM and on our website (www.peltonfell.org.uk) soon.
We look forward to meeting you again on the 20th July.
Yours sincerely On Behalf of the Board of Directors
Liberty from Addiction would like to invite you to our……….
‘WHO CARES’ Booklet Launch
A collection of poems, thoughts and short stories from family members and loved ones of substance misusers
On
Monday 14th June 2010
At
The Brockwell Centre, Pelton Fell
From
12:00pm—2:00pm
There will be a short presentation and a buffet provided.
Please contact the Liberty from Addiction office on 0191 387 1111 or email liberty3@btconnect.com to confirm attendance and ensure all replies are received no later than Wednesday 9th June 2010.
We look forward to seeing you there!
Pelton Fell Bowling Club holds an Open Pairs Event on Sunday and Monday 30 / 31 May 2010 when 48 couples will play in the competition competing for £300 prize money. On the Sunday there will be a 'Round Robin' and the 16 best pairs will play in a Knock Out competition on the Monday. The final will be at about 5pm. On Sunday 6 June Ten Teams from all parts of Durham and Northumberland will play in the Pelton Fell Invitation Fours Competition. This year the competition is being sponsored by Ambic Furniture Ltd, Stella Gill and the prize money will be £200 for the winners and £100 for the runners-up. That final will be at about 6pm when David and Wendy Potter from the sponsors will present the prizes On Sunday 4 July the Pelton Fell Ladies hold their Open Competition when over 30 couples will compete for the £250 prize money. The final will at about 5pm. Last year was the Ladies' Charity Year and they raised over £10,300 for the Women's Cancer Detection Society which was a tremendous effort by their 28 strong membership. This year they are helping another ladies bowling club to raise funds for the Northumberland Ambulance Service.
New members are always welcome in the Club and free tuition is available with the free use of coaching bowls and footwear. Enquiries can be made at the Club Pavilion or by telephoning Ron Rose the Club's Chairperson / Secretary on (0191)3888976. Persons of all ages are welcome.
Chester-le-Street AAP have introduced a mobile cinema that will tour community venues in the local area.
The Brockwell Centre has two films that are currently booked for showing. These include the 'Famtastic Mr Fox' which is screened on Saturday 8th May at 1pm. Tickets for this are on sale at The Brockwell Centre and are priced £1.
The Brockwell Centre is also screening the amazing 'Avatar' on Saturday 29th May at 6pm. Tickets for this are available at The Brockwell Centre and are priced at £1.
Refreshments will be available on the day from The Brockwell Centre.
PFCP has arranged monthly Police and Community Together (PACT) meetings for last Wednesday of every month at 6pm in The Brockwell Centre.
These meetings are open to the public and Pelton Fell Community Partnership attends along with the Police, housing associations, ASB officer and the local Councillors to discuss the progress todate on dealing with Anti Social Behaviour in Pelon Fell and deal with any further issues that may have arose since the previous meeting.
If you would like more information on the PACT meetings contact Simeon Ripley, Community Partnership Manager on 0191 389 3399.