Shepway Open Forum Christmas Blog 2011

Christmas Greetings from SWOF. It has been a very busy year and we have enjoyed many interesting and happy times together.

We held a very successful Christmas lunch at the Clifton Hotel in Folkestone recently and a good time was had by all.

This year we have had some new active members, who are contributing their recent experiences of using Mental Health Services, which was especially helpful at the Service User Meeting for Shepway with Andy Oldfield (Associate Director for Community Recovery) and fellow Service Line Managers.

We continue to offer Peer Support and need to work more closely with the Community Mental Health Team to make sure Service User issues are dealt with more swiftly.

Have a Peaceful Christmas Time and a Healthy New Year.

Jackie and Angela

The first meeting in the New Year will be on Tuesday 10th January in the Group room at the Walk In Centre at the Royal Victoria Hospital in Folkestone at 4pm. Hope to see you there.

Christmas Quiz Night

The COMMUNITY NETWORK are holding a fundraising

Christmas Quiz Night

on 17 December, 7-9pm, at

378 Cheriton Road
Folkestone CT19 4DX

£2.50 entrance fee

Games, Raffles, Sing-a-long and other entertainment!
Bring your own refreshments and nibbles

Call 01303 270024 or email kent.area@unitedresponse.org.uk

Folkestone Churches Winter Shelter

The Winter shelter starts on the 5th December 2011 and runs through until 27th February 2012. It will be hosted by 6 different local churches who will each offer the same night/s per week for consistency. The shelter is open daily from 7.30pm through until 7.30am. It is not just purely a “drop in” service, it is through a referrals from local agencies, contact fcws.office@gmail.com for more information.