Monday 26 November 2012

It's a Wonderful Life




Get into the Christmas spirit by coming to see the ultimate feel good Christmas movie. It's showing at the Town Hall Theatre on Sunday 16th December at 3pm. Meet at 2.40pm outside the Town Hall. Contact Sam on 07972107236 to let her know you're coming or for more information.


Wednesday 21 November 2012

Newsletter

We've been working with project members to create a new way to communicate with them about what's happening within Choices for Life. When the service started we handed out wallet sized leaflets on individual sessions with dates and times on, then we handed out timetables and programmes but the problem was that all the information wasn't anywhere all together, especially for those project members who we didn't see as often as others.

So we've come up with a solution! A newsletter every month with a timetable, programmes, service updates, stories, poems, recipes, photos and more. Our first is for November and December (since there wasn't much of November left!) and hopefully we'll have January's ready before Christmas. If you'd like one pop into the service or get in touch with a member of staff!


Monday 12 November 2012

What's On in Hartlepool

November

Saturday 17th November- Saturday 5th January
Hartlepool Arts Club 65th Annual Exhibition and Christmas Craft 10.00am-5.00pm @ Hartlepool Art Gallery

Saturday 24th November
Arts and Crafts Exhibition @ Grange Road Methodist Church 1.30pm-4.00pm

December
Saturday 1st December
Create your own Christmas tree decorations from natural and recycled materials - some to take home and some to decorate the Park's Christmas Wishing Tree. Meet at the place in the park cafe, Ward Jackson Park 12.00pm-3.00pm

Sunday 2nd December
10.30am-12.30pm Create your own fabulous Christmas tree decorations from natural and recycled materials - some to take home and some to dress Seaton Park's Wishing Tree. Meet at the bowls pavilion, Seaton Park.

Saturday 8th December
Farmers Market 8.30am-3.00pm @ Historic Quay. Free Entry.

Sunday 9th December
10.00-12.00pm and 1.00-3.00pm Gorgeous Garlands- make your own beautiful Christmas wreath with a little help from the Countryside team. Booking essential, ring 01429 853325. Cost £5 per wreath.

Wednesday 12th December
The friends of Stranton Cemetery are holding their annual concert of remembrance for people to come along and remember friends and family members at Christmas. Please wear warn clothing and bring a torch. 4.50pm for 5.00pm. Meet @ Stranton Cemetery Lodge, Tanfield Road.

Friday 14th December
Christingle in the Park 6.30pm-7.30pm @ Ward Jackson Park. A spectacular candlelit family Christingle complete with a silver band and choir. Wrap up warm and enjoy the festive event which includes hot chocolate and mince pies. Meet @ Ward Jackson Park Bandstand

Saturday 15th December
10.00am-12.00pm and 1.00pm-3.00pm Christmas wreath workshop - join the Wild Green Spaces team in making your own traditional Christmas Wreath. Booking essential, ring 01429 853325. Cost £5 per wreath.

Sunday 23rd December
10.00am-11.30am and 1.00pm-2.30pm Make Christmas tree decorations and centrepieces from natural materials collected from around Summerhill. Booking essential. For details of charges and to make a booking  ring 01429 284584


Friday 9 November 2012

Voices for Choices Meeting

Voices for Choices is Choices for Life's steering group, a group of project members who take a unique role in making important decisions about our service. We are always looking for new project members to be involved and make their voices heard as well. The next meeting is at 12.15pm on Wednesday November 14th. If you'd like any more information about it ring Maureen on 07967192189.



Wednesday 7 November 2012

Good Luck Lucy!


We are all very sad to say goodbye to our Access and Inclusion Manager Lucy Turner who is leaving the service today. She's been a key member of our team since the service's start just over a year ago and she's been an incredible manager, organisation queen, valued colleague and most importantly a wonderful and fun person to have around in all of Choices for Life's adventures.

We'll all miss you Lucy but wish you all the best for the future. Make sure to keep in touch with everyone at Choices for Life! 

Monday 5 November 2012

Calling all poets

Calling all you budding writers! United Press are having a local poetry competition and asking people from Hartlepool and East Durham to submit poetry with the potential to win £1000. Poems must be no more than 25 lines and 160 words each. Previous winning poems have been about village life, a river, a tower, a country walk and local history.

To enter, send a poem about life in your own hometown or area to "Local Poem", Unites Press Ltd, Admail 3735, London, EC1B 1JB or www.unitedpress.co.uk or call 08448009177.

The closing date is December 31st.