Welcome to Darnall Forum's Community Website: August 2009

Tuesday, 25 August 2009

Ramadan Mubarak

The Muslim holy month of fasting - Ramadan - began on 22 August. The Forum wishes our Muslim sisters and brothers a blessed Ramadan - Ramadan Mubarak - and God's peace.

Thursday, 20 August 2009

Jim was born and raised at number 17 Wilstrop Rd.Darnall 81 years ago. At the age of 39 Jim and his wife Dorothy, with their children Roy, Alan, Jim and Keith, emigrated to Australia.

Dorothy has since died and two-and-half years ago he remarried, to Joan. They would like to hear from any one at all who knows Jim from the old days, or who wishes for news from OZ.

To make contact with Jim, send an email to the Forum or give Neil a ring on 249 0099.

Darnall Post Office

Councillors Mary Lea and Mazher Iqbal are shown here consulting with some of the disgruntled local customers who have been inconvenienced by the temporary closure of the Main Road Post Office in Darnall. They are having their picture taken by a photographer from the Sheffield Star.

If you have been affected by the closure of the Post Office, please let us know how it is affecting you so that we can pass this information on.

DARNALL CARNIVAL & THE BAISHAKI MELA

This year's Darnall Carnival attracted around 5,000 visitors during the course of a very sunny Saturday afternoon. The event took place back-to-back with the annual Baishaki Mela, a regional event celebrating Bengali culture, which attracted about 10,000 visitors from across Yorkshire, the Humber and the East Midlands on the following day. The pictures show a little girl crossing High Hazels Park in front of some of the carnival attractions, and strollers in the summer sunshine enjoying the Carnival atmosphere.

Wednesday, 19 August 2009

Stop Smoking for Ramadan

Preparing for Ramadan?
Want support to stop smoking?

Planning for success
Relaxation strategies
Managing cravings
Nicotine Replacement Therapy – it’s your choice
Improving your health
Ongoing Support for you

Monday 10th August 1 – 3 Darnall Well Being
Wednesday 12th August 1 – 3 Darnall Well Being
Wednesday 19th August 10 – 12 Darnall Library
Confidential service 1 to 1 or group support

Make an appointment or drop in 0114 2496315

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How our community team can help

Chris, Nazia and Zahira are the friendly voices on the end of the phone line when you call us and the people who deal with your visits, letters and emails.

They work closely with community groups and individuals who want to make a difference to Darnall. Chris is our Lead Key Support Worker, helping people who are over 18 and currently out of work, to find jobs, education or training through Sheffield CIty Council's Pathway to Success programme.

Zahira is currently covering Nazia's learning Champion role and is the person to contact regarding our education programme.

We also have a team of adult community learning tutors who work closely with us. They help us run courses in IT, ESOL, employment skills, driving theory and other subjects.

If you want help with something which isn't listed here, and you live in Attercliffe, Darnall or Acres Hill, why not give us a ring anyway and we'll try to signpost you to the right place.

More about us

Darnall Forum’s day to day business is managed by a Board of local volunteers. Its vision statement is:

To create a listening space for the community, and
To work in partnership with other agencies and organisations to improve local services and help regenerate Darnall.

The Forum has four part-time staff who with local people to implement a Community Action Plan that was drawn-up after extensive consultation with all sections of the local community. The members of the Forum Board are drawn from the different faith and ethnic groups represented in the area and are elected by the members of the Forum at its AGM.

Darnall Forum is currently funded by Sheffield City Council, the European Social Fund and a small number of charitable trusts.

Darnall Forum also trades under the names D F Enterprise and Darnall Forum Trading, which reopened the community post office in 2010 and ran it for nearly eight years.

The Main Aims of Darnall Forum are:

To create a forum where people can meet to raise issues of local concern, where the agenda is set by local people and where leadership and direction remain with local people.

To work together as women, men, young people, elders, black, white, disabled or able-bodies, of different faiths or none, recognising, respecting and valuing our differences.

To form links with key agencies and local enterprises in order to work in partnership with them, discuss their role in the area and – where necessary – challenge them.

To gather resources to support and deliver initiatives begun and supported by local people.

To ensure that there is a clear and agreed process by which the Forum makes and acts upon its decisions, and to ensure that the Forum Board is accountable to the membership.

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