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Up and coming Events

Welcome to the news section of our site. This will be updated with up and coming events on a regular basis. This will include any changes to our timetable and new classes about to start.

Val Feld Women in Homelessness Award 2008

The Val Feld Women in Homelessness Award was won on 4th July at the 2008 Shelter Cymru conference by Janet Keauffling, our nurse at the Community Centre.

The Cyrenians were warded a prize was £3,000 to spend on sexual health initiatives for female clients (as per the nomination).

Jan shall speak at the 2009 Shelter Cymru conference on how we used the prize and what we have achieved for our female service users.

Val Feld served as a trustee for the Cyrenians and was a great support to the Cyrenians over the years until her final illness. She is greatly missed by us all.

Breaking News

22nd July

The Owl and Parrot cafe has received a Silver Award from City and County of Swansea for an All Wales "Healthy Options Award". More details to follow ...

 

Learn to Save a Life - Free

Tuesdays, Lunch Time.
Starting 29 July 2008
Cyrenians Community Centre
Get a First Aid certificate and a first aid kit

 

First Stop Volunteer Shop

Every Monday 10am - 1pm,
Cyrenians Community Centre

Hello Everybody – I’m Charlotte Lanceley, Development Worker for your area for the new Communities First project based at SCVS. First Stop Volunteer Shop will bring wider opportunities to get involved in volunteering activities ideally suited to you.

First Stop Volunteer Shop can introduce you to all the exciting opportunities there are across Swansea giving you the opportunity to learn new skills, share your own skills, make new friends, gain confidence or just simply give you
a chance to try that “thing” you have always wanted to.

Volunteering is a great way to increase your confidence, build your skills and help you to get more out of life and I can offer you as much or as little support as you need.

Please feel free to call in or make an appointment or we can arrange a meeting place to suit you.

I can be contacted at SCVS on 01792 544009.

Swansea Self Help Initiative announces a new MONTHLY DROP IN for people
who self-harm.

First Thursday in the month starting
Thursday July 3rd 10.00am-12.00 noon

At Cyrenians Community Centre,

Enquiries to Swansea Mind 01792 642999

Legal Advice offered at Centre

Do you have problems with

• Debt
• Bankruptcy
• Benefit
• Claims
• Benefit
• Appeals
• Housing
• Disrepair
• Housing
• Repossession
• Homelessness

If so, a Legal Adviser from Morgans Solicitors and Advocates will be present at the centre between 9am - 1pm every Tuesday

Phone 01792 479150 for more information

• Plant seeds
• Grow flowers and vegetables
• Help make planters
• Help with medieval garden
• Help with church grounds
  

Click on the links below for each section

• News
• Timetable
• Diary
• Community Group Bookings

News and Past Events

June 2008

Nine Carrots Trip to Margam Park

on June 20th, 2008 the team that run The Nine carrots Food Co-operative went on a team building trip to Margam Park. This is their impressions of the day

 

"On the nine carrots day out to Margam, we had a laugh on the bus on the way there, reading magazines and chatting. When we arrived at Margam Park the staff were very helpful. We went for a walk around and discovered that they took the maze away four years ago. We saw the geese and swans and fed them duck food.
We had a picnic and went on the train at the end of the day."

Amanda

"It was lovely and peaceful in Margam park with the grass, trees and the bushes. We saw swallows flying low. We fed the ducks and there were two swans. There were pigs and rabbits in large runs. We had a picnic and went to the shops. It was lovely to have a holiday from work and have food and company in the countryside."

Sue Hutson

"I went to Margam Park with the Nine Carrots Food Co-operative as a thank you for volunteering. I enjoyed myself, plenty to see and do. I would like to go again. Craig and Debbie made us a lovely picnic. Thanks to the cyrenians for taking us."

Kay Thomas

"I enjoyed the trip, the company, the birds singing. I saw a pig in the mud, who only moved when we turned our backs. The weather wasn't too bad."

Dave

 

March -April 2008

Cyrenians Community Centre Wins AFAL award

From Left to Right, Jay Berry (Food Standards Agency), Clare Evans (Cyrenians Cymru) and Andrew Davies A.M. - Minister for Finance and Public Service Delivery.

 

We are delighted to share the good news that we have won an AFAL award (Award for Food Action Locally) from the Food Standards Agency. This is in recognition for our Nine Carrot Food Cooperative, Subsidised Owl and Parrot Café and Voucher System, use of volunteers within the kitchen, our medieval garden and the use of herbs within the kitchen, our composting and our Open College Network (OCN) basic cookery course.

From left to right, Clare Evans (Cyrenians Cymru), Michael Cross (9 Carrots Food Cooperative), Craig Williams head chef, Liam Healy kitchen assistant, Dave Ferguson (volunteer kitchen), and Jay Berry Food Standards Agency.

We are also developing a cookery book from minority groups who use the centre in the evening. All are aimed at socially deprived people who may not otherwise have had access to healthy affordable foods in an area of high deprivation. We are presently having some vegetables planters made in partnership with Res-a-Rec where we will grow tomatoes, potatoes and onions for use in our café. We will continue to build on this success.

You can download the Iechyd Da newsletter which details this from this link. (2.5Mb). Also you can read the Food Standard Agency Press Release on the Cyrenians Website.

 

 

Salsa and Line Dancing Practice

Come and have some fun, meet new friends and get fit.

• Friday 28th March – Salsa 1.30pm
• Friday 4th April – Line Dancing 1.30pm
• Friday 11th April – Line Dancing 1.30pm
• Friday 18th April – Line Dancing 1.30pm
• Friday 25th April – Salsa 1.30pm
• Friday 2nd May- Salsa 1.30pm

 

February 2008

 

Diary and Timetable

Timetable

Evenings are open to community groups

Other health events, training and activities will be on offer and publicised at the Centre and through this site. The timetable is open to change. Please book early for activities and courses as numbers are limited.

You can book by

• emailing us
• visiting the centre
• phoning us on 01792 470127

Diary

Please contact Clare or Chris for further details on:
01792 470127 or admin.ccc@btconnect.com


Further events are added weekly.