All Community notices

Introduction to the new homelessness health peer advocate service. Wednesday 21 August, 2 – 4pm, Truro Community Rooms, Truro Library Everyone is invited to an information and discussion event regarding the brand new homeless health peer advocate role with is being piloted in Cornwall with support from Groundswell and Cornwall Housing Limited. This is part of the Rapid Rehousing Pathway Read more...

iSight Cornwall is holding a series of Sight Loss Awareness events across Cornwall – what’s your nearest? At each event, members of the Low Vision, Community Outreach and Assistive Technology teams will be in attendance to answer all your questions and queries regarding your sight loss and the services currently available to visually impaired people in Cornwall. We will also Read more...

With thanks to the Safer partnership for the info  On Friday 30th August 2019 Cornwall DAAT and partners will be holding an awareness and training event to coincide with International Overdose Awareness Day. Every year in Cornwall, a proportion of drug related deaths could have been averted by prompt action at the scene. This could be something simple, like calling an Read more...

Various events and courses coming up to help people into work. Work Routes Employability Job-finding service drop-ins. Carnon Downs, 22 August, Carnon Downs Beefeater, 10-12. Contact 01872 302 012 for more info, or if you can’t make it on the day. Redruth, 29 August, 10-1, Suite 1A Innovation Wing, Gateway Business Centre, Barncoose, Redruth, Newquay,  7 October, 9am to 12pm, Read more...

A number of the HeadStart wellbeing workshops still have availability this week and next, for young people aged 10-16. You can find full details on the Start Now website. THIS WEEK: Wednesday 14 August 09:30 – 12:30 at Chy Trevail, Bodmin – CreativiTEA (poetry and craft) Thursday 15 August 13:00 – 16:00 at Hayle Family Hub, TR27 4ND – CreativiTEA (poetry and Read more...

There are three new Who Dares Works courses starting in the next couple of weeks – Hayle – Friday, 16th August – Poster Hayle 14 Penzance, Lescudjack Centre – Wednesday 28th August – Poster Lescudjack 18 Helston – Monday 2nd September – Poster Helston 15 These courses are for people who are not currently in work, and would like to Read more...

The Rural Services Network is holding its annual conference on 3 & 4 September, in Cheltenham, looking at issues facing those operating in rural areas; public, private and third sector. The key note speaker this year is Lord Foster of Bath, Chair of House of Lords Select Committee on the Rural Economy, The cost is £200 for Members, and £250 Read more...

Launceston AFC is holding Inclusive Football Coaching sessions, every Thursday from 6.30-7.30.  For more information contact Richard Trewin on 07578 824 851 or email rtrewin.launcestonfc@gmail.com St Agnes AFC is launching a disability football squad, open for anyone (male of female) over 16 to play football.  The training happens on Saturdays on Truro College’s Astro pitch from 11-12. For more information, Read more...

CN4C is offering support to people who are looking for work, around CVs and applications forms. 12 August, 1.30-3.30, Creating a winning CV 26 August, 1.30-3.30, Application Forms. These are general sessions, but 1-1 sessions are also available, on 19 August, or 2 September, between 1.30 and 5pm. For more information, contact Mike Partridge (mpartridge@cn4c.org.uk) or Sharon Willkins (swilkins@cn4c.org.uk), or Read more...

Camborne and Redruth Stroke Club is a social group of members that meets once a month on the 2nd Thursday of the month at Penwartha Community Hall, Illogan. The group consists of those who have had a stroke and their carers. The group is a social group having entertainment provided each month ranging through Bingo, Beetle Drives, Meals, Singing and Read more...

From Quiet Connections CIC, regular workshops around creativity and community. Their Eventbrite page explains: Spread messages of kindness to empower yourself and others who feel socially anxious and not enough. Through the quiet act of yarn bombing & craftivism, we’ll be letting others know that we’re all in this together and that we’re all enough, just as we are. Take Read more...

The August meeting of the Poverty Forum will be held on Tuesday 6 August, at 2pm in St Martin’s Church Liskeard. The following meeting will be on Tuesday 3 September, at 2pm at the St Austell Food Bank. Please find attached the notes of the recent meeting and also a press release about a Citizens Panel on Homelessness that CIPF Read more...

Link into Learning is running Access to Higher Education taster sessions, for free, at venues across Cornwall, from now until the end of August. The courses are designed to attract students to Access to HE courses in subjects such as nursing, social work, teaching, and others. To find out more, visit www.cornwall.gov.uk/adultlearning, or call 0300 1231 117.  All tasters run Read more...

The Chaos Creative Selilng Hub will take place on Monday 5 August, from 5pm – 7pm, at Cafe CHAOS in Truro. There will be live music,  refreshments and an art corner run by an art therapist. However the stars will be stall run by local artists, selling their crafts.  All of the products have been made by participants of the Read more...

Chinese Lantern Project are holding a workshop with Parkinson’s UK for the Chinese community in Truro and surrounding areas. The workshop is funded by the National Lottery Community Funds. The workshop will be at Truro Community Library, in the centre of Truro, from 10.30-12.30, on Tuesday 6 August. Truro-poster-draft-v8-1   The Chinese Lantern Project operates a freephone helpline number on Read more...

From Kim Mabon, Partnership Advisor, DWP. The Government has published ‘Health is everyone’s business’, a public consultation seeking views on different ways in which government and employers can take action to reduce ill health-related job loss. Each year more than 100,000 people leave their job following a period of sickness absence lasting at least four weeks. Offering flexibility, early support Read more...

Street Photography workshop As part of the Cornwall Film Festival, there will be a workshop on Saturday 27 July, looking at street photography. The info says: A practical hands-on street photography session. Bring your camera (anything from a smartphone up to a DSLR), a good pair of walking shoes and weather appropriate clothing. We’ll be out and about for most of Read more...