Tuesday 10 December 2013
Upbeat Housing
Tuesday 19 November 2013
Trip to Kurdistan
Some of the Upbeat Communities team recently took a trip to Kurdistan to
visit friends and make further links with the community there.
Upbeat Communities has been working with the Kurdish community in Derby
for a number of years, with many women participating in our sewing classes. We
have recently helped to set up a Kurdish Saturday school for children to learn
how to write in Kurdish.
We were overwhelmed by the welcome we received and hospitality shown to
us by those we visited. We enjoyed the beautiful scenery and wonderful food and
learnt much about the history of the area.
Some of the highlights of the trip
were…
tasting the wonderful food and trying out the local dress,
meeting lots of interesting people and making great friends,
visiting a refugee camp where we were excited to find a sewing project
similar to the one we run in Derby and visiting the Halabja memorial where we learnt about the atrocities
inflicted on the Kurdish residents and met some survivors.
We were glad to share our experiences with our friends back in Derby and look forward to developing our links with this community in Derby and Kurdistan.
Wednesday 9 October 2013
Autumn 2013
We have a range of activities running at
St Chads Centre this autumn.
Thursdays
10.00am-12.00 Drop In Morning
English not your
first language? Need help looking for work or courses, filling in forms,
writing a CV or anything else? Come along to our drop in and talk to our
friendly volunteers.
10.00am-12.00 Art
classes
Do you enjoy drawing
and painting? Would you like to improve your artistic skills? Our talented
volunteers can teach you a range of drawing and painting skills.
11.00am-12.00
Welcome to Derby English Class
Along with language skills, learners are
taught about the essentials of life in Derby, such as Schools, Doctors,
Shopping, Banks, Money and even Recycling. Please book a place.
12.00 Community Lunch
A community lunch,
free to refugees, asylum seekers or JSA. Others by donation. Everyone welcome
1.00pm-3.00pm Sewing classes
5 week dress making
course. Learn to make a simple piece of clothing e.g. tunic or skirt using a
pattern. Includes how to cut out and sew seams, zips and collars. £20 for the
course. Free to refugees, asylum seekers or JSA. Practice fabric provided,
bring your own for your garment on week 2.
English Language
Classes
Derby Language
School is running IELTS classes on Wednesdays and Fridays, for more information
visit the website http://derbylanguageschool.com/ or call
07814660545.
Wednesday 5 June 2013
Wednesday 3 April 2013
Refresh' - women's night out will be a great way to get a new look, have fun with friends or try out some spring crafts. A Bargain Boutique will be part of Upbeat's fundraiser on Saturday 27th April which is being supported by CCD youth.
If you (ladies)
have any as-good-as-new clothes that are cluttering up your wardrobes,
donate them to a good cause and make room for new. We are also looking for
creative people to help with craft and beauty activities, stall holders and
cake bakers.
If you would like
to get involved or donate clothes please contact Karina (karina@upbeatcommunities.org) or Louise (louise@upbeatcommunities.org).
Over 12's
welcome. More event details to follow!
Thursday 3 January 2013
Upbeat
Communities has an exciting year ahead!
We have a number of new projects starting this year,
alongside our ongoing projects that are currently running.
GET SET! Enterprise training.
Our new course of enterprise
training will include sewing, IT and business start-up, funded through two
grants we’ve been awarded.
If
you have skills in any of these areas or run your own business (e.g. plumber,
gardener or graphic designer!) and would like to become a mentor, we would love
to hear from you.
Would you like to help budding
entrepreneurs from the migrant community develop their business ideas?
We need mentors who can offer just one
hour a month (for approx. 6 months).
Alternatively could you offer two days of work experience? You will
gain valuable cross cultural experience and help someone start on the road to
self-sufficiency!
Our
Food Shared Food
The Our Food Shared Food project
had a recipe book published in 2012, we will be expanding this project further
this year with several events to bring people from different backgraounds
together around cooking food.
Upbeat Communities has also
published a book with delicious recipes other cultures called Our Food Shared Food.
Get Involved...
We have many valuable volunteers without
whom the work we do would not be possible! To get involved in any of the work
we do, please get in touch:
Karina Martin Enterprise
Training (work experience/mentoring)
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