Inclusion North Bulletin

Issue Number 90
May 6th 2015
In this bulletin you will hear about some of the
work Inclusion North is doing and information
about what is happening across the country.

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No Voice Unheard, No Right Ignored

Inclusion North and Skills for People are holding this meeting in
partnership with The National Forum of People with Learning
Disabilities and the North East Families Network. They want to give
you the chance to think about the ideas the government has.
This consultation event is for family members and people with
learning disabilities.
At this workshop you will be able to:
Find out more about the No voice unheard, no right ignored
consultation
Have a chance to think about and talk about the ideas in the
paper from the Government
Find out how you can contribute to the ideas that the
Government has

The date and time of the workshop is:

Thursday 14th May 2015
10.00am until 3.00pm
The meeting will take place in central Newcastle
If you are interested in coming to this event please book your place
via Donna Johnston at the Skills for People office.
By emailing :
Donna.Johnston@skillsforpeople.org.uk

Or phoning us on 0191 2818737

Making Advocacy Work for Everybody

This is a workshop to build on the work we have done on our
Advocacy Project. Together we aim to explore what we have
learned so far and to begin developing ideas and strategies for
better advocacy into the future.

The workshop will be facilitated by Kate Fulton and is for advocacy

providers and commissioners including family advocacy
organisations.

There will be a workshop in the North East and in Yorkshire and the
Humber.
Dates: 28th May 2015 at Jarrow Community Centre

Dates: 29th May 2015 at York CVS

Each workshop will run from 10am until 4pm.

You can see more information on the flyer by clicking the link below
http://bit.ly/1EWPLSw
If you want to book a place please contact Marie on
marie@inclusionnorth.org
or you can call
0113 2444792

Mencap Launch Easy Read Party Manifestos

Ahead of Election
Mencap has produced easy read versions of the election
manifestos of the main political parties.
A manifesto is a statement written by the political parties which tells
the public their views, ideas and what they will do if they win the
election.
The Conservatives, Labour, Liberal Democrats and UKIP have
worked with Mencap to produce the easy read manifestos.
Click here to read more information and download the easy read
manifestos:
https://www.mencap.org.uk/easymanifestos
Click here to read more on the Mencap newsletter
Mencap news

Bradford People First Annual General Meeting

Bradford People First are holding their annual general meeting and
would like to invite you along to:

Mayfield Centre
Broadway Avenue
Bradford
BD5 9NP
On Wednesday 13th May 2015
10.45pm until 1.00pm
Please let Bradford People First know if you will be attending by
emailing them at office@bradfordpeoplefirst.org.uk
or phone 01274 744151

Inclusion Europe and Inclusion International

Harry Roche from the European Platform of Self Advocates (EPSA)
and Sara Pickard from Inclusion International would like to meet
with self-advocates from around the country to find out what the big
issues and concerns are for them and what work they have been
doing.
Harry and Sara have written a letter to introduce themselves. You
can read it here Harry and Sara's Letter

For more information about Inclusion Europe and to read about

their work around self advocacy click here: http://www.inclusioneurope.org/en/self-advocacy

For information about Inclusion International click here:

http://inclusion-international.org/about-self-advocacy/

Living a Good Life - The National Learning

Disabilities and Autism Show 2015
Build for the Future, BILDs group of self-advocates, are organising
this free event on:
15th May 2015 at the International Convention Centre, Birmingham
10,00am to 3.30pm (please note: this is a change in venue to what was
previously advertised).

They want to tell you about:

What we want from our supportand what we dont want!
Better lives with personal budgets
Getting it right for family carers
To register for the show in advance go on the web at:
www.nationalldawards.co.uk/register or call Care Talk on 0115 959
6133, or email Sarah.day@care-awards.co.uk
Click here for more information about the day:
https://www.scribd.com/doc/264203200/National-LearningDisabilities-Autism-Show-Invitation-24-4-15
Give support:

Macmillan Cancer Support

Through the Making Life Better programme, Macmillan Cancer
Support is reviewing what they do so that they can make
improvements in cancer care as effectively and efficiently as
possible and NEED YOU TO HELP!
A vital part of that process in the future will be the involvement of
people affected by cancer in helping to design and shape services
and priorities. They need to understand from you what good
involvement looks like, and how youd like to be involved with them
in designing, contracting and delivering cancer services.
They are running a workshop on Friday 15th May, at Unity Works in
Westgate, Wakefield WF1 1EP
They will reimburse travel expenses for people affected by cancer
to attend where necessary.
Please contact Caroline on 07595 091289 or Ian on 07834 191201
for more information. The deadline for booking is Friday 8th May.

The Challenging Behaviour Foundation

Following the success of good practice posters at their last two
meetings, the Challenging Behaviour Foundation would like to invite
you to submit an application to make a poster to showcase good
practice focusing on the theme of Positive Behaviour Support: An
overarching framework.
They will be holding a meeting jointly with the North West Positive
Behaviour Support Network at Edge Hill University where there will
also be an exhibition of posters, resources and general good
practice at their next meeting in October.
Here is an application form so that you can send your
poster/resource for consideration for the October meeting. Click
here: https://www.scribd.com/doc/264204478/Application-FormPoster
Return it to nationalstrategygroup@thecbf.org.uk no later
than Friday 5th June 2015.
For further information please email
nationalstrategygroup@thecbf.org.uk

The Pool of Sound

The Pool of Sound is a specialist music project based in Newcastle
upon Tyne which mainly provides one to one sessions for people
with learning and physical disabilities.
They support people to create, rehearse, perform and record their
own music in an appropriate music studio environment.
They can also arrange music sessions for groups of up to 10
people.
For more info or to book a free taster session contact Brian or Gary
on 0191 265 9341.

The Drop in Band

The Drop in Band is a group music session for adults with learning
disabilities. The band is mixture of musicians with and without
learning disabilities who come along every week to make music and
mainly have fun.
You can join in or watch from the audience its up to you.
Instruments and refreshments provided.
They meet every Monday and Wednesday
between 1.45pm and 3.00pm at:
Byker Community Centre
153 Headlam St,
Byker
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE6 2DX
For more information contact Brian on 0191 265 9341
To find out more about the Pool of Sound and the Drop in Band
click here:
https://www.scribd.com/doc/263653327/Pool-of-Sound-Intro-Letter

Flex Dance Company - Parked

Parked is a play about a man who feels like he is stuck in one place
and afraid to venture off.
All tickets are standing room only with allocated areas for people
who require seating. It takes place on
Thursday 21st May 2015 at Dance City Newcastle
From 1pm to 6pm.
You can see the flyer with more information about how to book by
clicking on the link below
http://bit.ly/1FP5dAL

Autism and Asperger's Consultancy and

Training
Aspiedent is directed by Dr. Elizabeth Guest with the help from
Jenny Blacow and is a not for profit organisation. Aspiedent
provides Autism training and impartial consultancy for employers,
and the education and healthcare sectors. They focus more on
sensory issues and executive function rather than the triad of
impairments commonly associated with Autism.
To find out more information about Aspiedent go to their website:
http://www.aspiedent.com/about

Job Vacancies
Family Support - Field Worker
Paces in Sheffield are looking for a field worker to work with families
and professionals to ensure that children, young people (CYP) and
their families have the appropriate information and support available
to them when a child is recognised as having developmental delay
that could be attributed to a neurological condition e.g. cerebral
palsy, or similar.
For further details please follow the link below.
https://www.scribd.com/doc/263658059/Paces-Field-Worker-Advert
Deadline for applications: 8th May 2015

What is coming up next at Inclusion North

7th May

Yorkshire and Humber Self Assessment

Action Planning Day

13th May

Yorkshire & Humber Family Carers and the

National Forum of People with Learning
Disabilities: Green Paper Consultation

14th May

North East Family Carers and the

National Forum of People with Learning
Disabilities: Green Paper Consultation

15th May

Improving Health and Lives (IHaL)

22nd May

Yorkshire and Humber Lead Officers

Meeting

28th May

North East Advocacy Workshop

29th May

Yorkshire & Humber Advocacy Workshop

8th June

South Tees Provider Forum

27th June

Together North East festival

If you would like to know more about any of these events

contact Claire or Marie on 0113 244 4792
Claire@inclusionnorth.org
Marie@inclusionnorth.org

If you would like any information on any of our meetings,

training or projects you can contact the office on:
Tel: 0113 244 4792
E-mail: info@inclusionnorth.org

Or you can write to us at:

Inclusion North CIC
Woodhouse Community Centre
197 Woodhouse Street
Leeds, LS6 2NY
You can visit our website at:
www.inclusionnorth.org

Or you can contact any member of the Inclusion North team:

Samantha Clark
Tel: 07823 536 603
Email: Samantha@inclusionnorth.org

Scott Cunningham
Tel: 07767 776 125
Email: Scott@inclusionnorth.org

Kellie Woodley
Tel: 07876 145 390
Email: Kellie@inclusionnorth.org

Lucy Virgo
Tel: 07944 185771
Email: Lucyvirgo@inclusionnorth.org

Angela Ellis
Tel: 07487 729237
Email: Angela@inclusionnorth.org

Rebecca Stanley
Tel: 07539 695004
Email: Rebecca@inclusionnorth.org

Inclusion North Member Areas 2015-16

If you live in one of these areas you can come to our member
events.
Yorkshire and the Humber
Barnsley
Bradford
Doncaster
Hull
Leeds
North Lincolnshire
North Yorkshire
Wakefield
York
Sheffield
North East
Darlington
Durham
Gateshead
Hartlepool
Middlesbrough
Newcastle
North Tyneside
Northumberland
Redcar and Cleveland
South Tyneside
Stockton
Sunderland