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July 7th 2011

Thank you for Coming!

A huge thank you to everyone who came to our Annual Health Fair at the Liberty Stadium back in June!

We had over 400 people come to enjoy the entertainment and dancing and to learn about their rights and where to access services to improve their health and well being

A special thank you goes to all of our members in Swansea. We couldn't have done it without all your help and support and here's to next year being bigger and better than ever!

Photos from the event can be seen on our Facebook page HERE

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June 14th 2011

Annual Health Fair Info!

Information about our Annual Health Fair
'Hearts and Minds' taking place this Friday 17th June at the Liberty Stadium can be found at the links below:

A flyer for the event can be downloaded HERE
Please spread the word!

A map to the Liberty Stadium can be seen below:

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A big thank you to everyone who has helped to make this event happen including all of our members and friends and the following lovely funders :)

For more information please contact us at info@swanseapeoplefirst.co.uk
or phone (01792) 466866 and leave a message

Visit our Facebook page for more pics and videos!

May 15th 2011

Annual Health Fair 2011!

Swansea People First are very proud to announce their 7th Annual Health Fair for adults with learning disabilities and their carers!

This year's Fair is called 'Hearts and Minds' and will be bigger and better than ever with over 45 stands on all aspects of Health and Social Care in Swansea and surrounding areas

There will also be the usual fun and games, speakers and demonstrations and of course our famous Fashion Show starring members of the project sponsored by the good people at Peacocks and Bon Marche!

A flyer for the event can be downloaded HERE Please spread the word!

For more information please contact us at info@swanseapeoplefirst.co.uk
or phone (01792) 466866 and leave a message

Visit our Facebook page for more pics and videos!

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May 15th 2011

Annual Health Fair 2011!

Swansea People First are very proud to announce their 7th Annual Health Fair for adults with learning disabilities and their carers!

This year's Fair is called 'Hearts and Minds' and will be bigger and better than ever with over 45 stands on all aspects of Health and Social Care in Swansea and surrounding areas

There will also be the usual fun and games, speakers and demonstrations and of course our famous Fashion Show starring members of the project sponsored by the good people at Peacocks and Bon Marche!

A flyer for the event can be downloaded HERE Please spread the word!

For more information please contact us at info@swanseapeoplefirst.co.uk
or phone (01792) 466866 and leave a message

Visit our Facebook page for more pics and videos!

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April 21st 2011

Spring 2011 Newsletter

Swansea People First's Spring 2011 Newsletter is now available to download from the links below

Spring 2011 Newsletter (pdf, 10.1MB)

Spring 2011 Newsletter (WORD, 24.3MB)

If you need a physical (paper copy) please contact us at info@swanseapeoplefirst.co.uk
or phone (01792) 466866 and leave a message

We will be off for the Easter break until Tuesday April 26th but please email us or leave a phone message. Click on the picture below to go to our facebook page and like us!

Have a great Easter and don't eat too many eggs!

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April 6th 2011

We Have Moved!

Swansea People First have now moved premises and have said goodbye to Longfields Day Centre

Our new address is:

SWANSEA PEOPLE FIRST
22 Cradock Street
Swansea
SA1 3HE

Our email address is the same info@swanseapeoplefirst.co.uk
but our phone number will change to (01792) 466866

A big thank you to everyone who helped us move and to Your Voice Advocacy Project who we now share an office with.

Watch this space for a brand new website and new resources!

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Dec 17th 2010

Merry Christmas from
Swansea People First!

On behalf of everyone here at Swansea People First we would like to wish everyone who we worked with in 2010 a very merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

We have been very busy over the past few months running the Peer Health Advocacy Project and you can find out all about it in our brand new Christmas 2010 Newsletter which can be downloaded at the links below!

SPF XMAS NEWSLETTER 2010 (.pdf 9MB)

SPF XMAS NEWSLETTER 2010 (WORD 58MB)

If you would like a physical (paper) copy then please contact us by email here info@swanseapeoplefirst.co.uk
or by phone on (01792) 405333

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The Swansea People First office will be closed from
Wed 22nd December to Wed 5th January 2011 for the Christmas Holidays

In the meantime please stay safe and healthy and don't overdo it!

Lots of info and pictures can be found over at our facebook page which can be found at the link below:

SPF on FACEBOOK

We will be back in 2011 with a new look website and plenty of new sessions and activities for adults with learning disabilities in Swansea.

Good Health for All!

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Nov 10th 2010

Football in the Community Session

Monday 1st November was the day that Swansea City Football Club came to Fforestfach Day Service

Approximately 40 adults from Learning Disability Day Services at Glandwr, West Cross and Fforestfach attended a 'taster' football skills session which was delivered by Linden Jones from
'Football in the Community'

For many of the participants it was their first opportunity to partake in playing football and as many are Swansea City Supporters it was an experience enjoyed by all.

We hope that we can obtain funding in the near future to ensure that this can become a regular monthly event with players from Swansea City F.C. also being part of the coaching team. It is an opportunity not to be missed!

If you would like more information about this and other upcoming health sessions please contact us by email here info@swanseapeoplefirst.co.uk
or by phone on (01792) 405333

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October 29th 2010

New 'Well Men' Health Group!

Building on the great success of our recent Women's Health Group, Swansea People First are starting a new male specific ''Well Men' Health Group as part of the outreach 'Back of the Net' Project funded by
BIG Lottery 'Awards for All'

The first session of a six week programme on Men's Health will take place on November 3rd 2010 from 3.30pm - 5.30pm at St Philips Community Centre in Swansea in conjunction with the Community Support Team and Flexible Home Support.

If you would like more information about this and other upcoming health sessions please contact us by email here info@swanseapeoplefirst.co.uk
or by phone on (01792) 405333

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Community Lives Consortium
Relatives Forum Film

Swansea People First are making a film about pathways to planned secondary care for adults with learning disabilities and will be attending Community Lives Consortium's 'Relatives Forum' on Nov 1st 2010 for comments and discussion on this important issue.

Our trustee and Management Committee Member Dr Dai Lloyd AM will be taking part as a 'talking head' and we hope that other will contribute to this project to move things forward and give adults with learning disabilities the best healthcare possible.

A short interview with Janice Connick who is the Relatives Representative on the Community Lives Consortium Committee who shared her views on this issue can be seen below.

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October 19th 2010

New Funding!

Swansea People First are delighted to announce that we have have received a funding grant of £4000 from the BIG Lottery 'Awards for All' scheme towards a programme of Well Men and Well Women groups for adults with learning disabilities called the 'Back of the Net' Project.

We hope to build on the successes of previous outreach work in this area and help people know more about their bodies and rights to services to protect them. The first session of a six week programme on Men's Health will take place on November 3rd 2010 at St Philips Community Centre in Swansea in conjunction with the Community Support Team and Flexible Home Support.

Accessible and easy read resources and information will be used in the course and we hope to also book some special guests to help deliver the message of good health for all!

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August 26th 2010

Alcohol Awareness Course Pictures!

Swansea People First in conjunction with the Community Support Team have recently completed a second
'Alcohol Awareness' Training Course for service users in Glandwr Day Service.

A selection of pictures from the sessions including the group posing with their well earned certificates can be seen our galleries at the following link Alcohol Awareness Course 2010

Information and some accessible and easy read resources used in the course can be found at our SESSIONS section

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August 12th 2010

Annual Health Fair Video 2010 - Part 2

The second video from Swansea People First's
Annual Health Fair - 'Fit for Living!' featuring edited highlights of the dancing displays, exercise demonstrations and speeches can be seen below:

If you would like any further information on this year's Health Fair or how to get involved for next year in 2011 then please contact us :)

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August 6th 2010

New Summer 2010 Newsletter!

Swansea People First's brand new
Summer Newsletter 2010 is now ready and available to download online HERE (WORD, 18.6MB)

It is packed full of news, information and photos from the past 3 months here at Swansea People First including our 'Leadership Skills' Course , Question Time sessions with local politicians, 'Well Woman' Health Groups and news of further funding.

It also contains a lots of pictures and information from our recent Annual Health Fair 2010 - 'Fit for Living' which was held on Friday June 18th 2010 at the Liberty Stadium in Swansea.

Thank you all for coming!

If you would like a paper copies of the newsletter please contact us by email here info@swanseapeoplefirst.co.uk
or by phone on (01792) 405333

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Annual Health Fair Video 2010 - Part 1

The first video from Swansea People First's
Annual Health Fair - 'Fit for Living!' featuring the opening speech from our trustee and Management Committee member Dr Dai Lloyd AM is available to watch online and can be seen below:

More videos of the Fashion Show, Wheelchair Aerobics and Dancing displays on the way very soon!

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July 16th 2010

Women's Group Pics

Pictures from our recent Women's Group peer health sessions held at St James' Church Hall in Uplands supporting women with learning disabilities with female health issues can now be seen at our galleries at the following link Women's Group 2010

This group part of our 'Back of the Net' outreach project was partly funded by
Baily Thomas Charitable Fund who are a charity that helps people with learning disabilities

We plan to hold similar sessions for Men's Health issues very soon!

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'Breaking Down Barriers to a Good Life' Video

Swansea People First have completed a video on 'Breaking Down Barriers to a Good Life' starring participants of our 'Leadership Skills' Course in Fforestfach Day Service with Gorseinon College.
You can see the video below:

The video is a series of 'talking heads' which explain 'things that make life good' compared to 'barriers to a happy life' for people with learning disabilities.

The video was done for the Welsh Alliance for Citizen Directed Support which is made up of organisations are working to create a model of citizen directed social care services for people in Wales.

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July 15th 2010

Annual Health Fair Pics!

Pictures from our recent Annual Health Fair - 'Fit for Living!' can now be seen at our galleries at the following link Health Fair Pics 2010

More pictures are on their way very soon as well as a video with highlights of the day.

If you attended the fair, had a stall or took part in any way we would love to know what you thought!

You can download a Feedback Form from HERE

If you could complete this for us and return it to us by email here info@swanseapeoplefirst.co.uk
or post it back to us at
Swansea People First, C/o Longfields, 6 Bethany Lane, West Cross, Swansea, SA3 5TL

Thank you all for coming!

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July 9th 2010

New Summer Blog Update!

A new summer blog by Swansea People First Member and employee Andrew Evans is now available online
about his work for the Project and experiences over the past few months.

The blog can be read at this link swanseapeoplefirst.blogspot.com

Watch this space for more updates and our Summer 2010 Newsletter next month!

Here is Andrew at our Annual Health Fair in the Liberty Stadium last month.

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July 5th 2010

Back in the Office...

Swansea People First have returned fresh from an extended break after the Annual Health Fair last month

Can we just say a big thank you to everyone who attended or took part in the 'Fit for Living!' event on Friday June 18th in the Liberty Stadium.

Lots of people came and the day was a great success!

Pictures, videos and info from the day will be appearing here very soon as will our Summer 2010 Newsletter

If anyone has any pictures or videos of the day themselves could you send them us and we will display them on our website and facebook page

You can email us here info@swanseapeoplefirst.co.uk
or send us a message on our Facebook page HERE

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June 11th 2010

Annual Health Fair 2010 Next Week!

It's that time of year again and Swansea People First's Annual Health Fair is upon us in just 1 week

This year's event is called 'Fit for Living!' and is to be held at the Liberty Stadium next Friday June 18th from 10.30am to 3.30pm

It will be a fun packed day with stands and speakers, demonstrations and displays on all aspects of Health and Well Being :)

You can find out all about the day at the link
HEALTH FAIR 2010! which includes a list of stands, links to organisations taking part and a Timetable for the events at the fair.

If you want to contact us for more information please email here info@swanseapeoplefirst.co.uk
or send us a message on our Facebook page HERE

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SCVS Compact Fund Grant!

We are delighted to announce that we have been awarded a grant from the Swansea Council for Voluntary Service (SCVS) towards the running costs of this year's Health Fair!

We are very grateful for the £1000 which will be very helpful in providing this event which is the centerpiece of our year here at Swansea People First.

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June 4th 2010

Annual Health Fair 2010!

It's that time of year again and Swansea People First's Annual Health Fair is upon us in just 2 weeks!

This year's event is called 'Fit for Living!' and is to be held at the Liberty Stadium on Friday June 18th from 10.30am to 3.30pm

It will be a fun packed day with stands and speakers, demonstrations and displays on all aspects of Health and Well Being :)

You can find out all about the day at the link
HEALTH FAIR 2010! which includes a list of stands, links to organisations taking part and a Timetable for the events at the fair.

If you want to contact us for more information please email here info@swanseapeoplefirst.co.uk
or send us a message on our Facebook page HERE

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CO-OP Community Fund Grant!

We are delighted to announce that we have been awarded a grant from the Co-operative Community Fund towards the running costs of this year's Health Fair!

We are very grateful for the £500 which will be very helpful in providing this event which is the centerpiece of our year here at Swansea People First.

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May 21st 2010

New Funding Grant!

We are delighted to announce that we have received another small funding grant from the
Baily Thomas Charitable Fund who are a charity that helps people with learning disabilities.

We are very grateful for the money which will be used to pay for some 'Well Women' and 'Well Men' outreach groups in Swansea.

We will keep you posted on what will be called the
'Back of the Net' project :)

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Menopause Awareness Booklet

As part of our recent 'Menopause Awareness' Training Course for women with learning disabilities in Longfields Day Centre in West Cross, Swansea People First and the 'Longfields Ladies' have designed a handy easy read booklet about the Menopause called 'Don't Panic!'

We hope that this booklet will help more women with learning disabilities to understand and come to terms with the symptoms of the Menopause.

The booklet can be downloaded HERE (Word, 3.1MB)

If you want to contact us for more information please email here info@swanseapeoplefirst.co.uk
or send us a message on our Facebook page HERE

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May 5th 2010

Election 2010

I'm sure that you all know that there is a
General Election tomorrow (Thursday 6th May) and we want to encourage you to use your vote.

Swansea People First has been running a
'Leadership Skills' course for adults with learning disabilities at Fforestfach Day Service and have been speaking to representatives from political parties about issues they face.

Recently we had Peter Black AM from the Liberal Democrats and Dr Dai Lloyd AM from Plaid Cymru come in to face the group and their questions

Photos from these 'Question Time' sessions can be found on our facebook page HERE

The group also visited and had a tour of the
Welsh Assembly Senedd Building in Cardiff Bay to see how politicians and leaders work

Pictures from the day can be found HERE

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Links and information about how to vote and who you are voting for can be found at Swansea People First's

The page contains links to Easy Read versions of party manifestos (what they plan to do) and links to campaigns run by Mencap and others to encourage adults with learning disabilities to vote.

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Swansea People First on TV!

On April 22nd as part of an election special a film crew from ITV Wales came along to speak to us with several service users and also filmed a peer advocacy health session in St Phillip's Community Centre in Swansea City Centre.

The programme was intended to highlight the problems adults with learning disabilities face in the health care they receive with the General Election coming up

SPF Project Coordinator Lynn Coleman was interviewed about the Project and spoke about her experiences.

A video of the show can be found at THIS LINK and some screenshots can be found HERE

Well done everyone who took part!

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If you want to contact us for more information please email here info@swanseapeoplefirst.co.uk
or send us a message on our Facebook page HERE

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