Welcome to Darnall Forum's Community Website: November 2016

Thursday, 24 November 2016

Darnall Community Christmas Fair, Sponsored by Darnall Forum

Christmas Fair at Church of Christ, Dec 3 12 till 4pm. Children meet Father Christmas and receive a free present, stalls, raflle

S9 Food Bank Appeal

In 2013 Living Waters Christian Fellowship opened a food distribution centre as part of Burngreave Foodbank, serving people in Sheffield 9 (Darnall and Tinsley areas). This year the food bank is in need of food, clothes, books and toys.

Please help local people in crisis by buying items from the list below and giving them to the S9 Foodbank Appeal. Thank you!

DROP OFF POINT DARNALL FORUM, 245 Main road, Darnall.

· Milk (UHT or powdered)

· Sugar (500g)

· Fruit Juice (carton)

· Tinned halal Meat / Fish

· Sponge Pudding (Tinned)

· Cereals

· Pasta sauces

· Tomatoes (Tinned)

· Rice Pudding (Tinned)

· Tea Bags/inst coffee

· Instant Mash Potato

· Pasta

· Tinned Fruit

· Jam

· Biscuits or snack bars

For more information please contact Zahira Naz

Email: zahira@darnall.org.uk

Wednesday, 23 November 2016

Tell Mama Workshop

You are invited to take part in the Hate Crime workshop at Darnall Wellbeing, Friday 25th 10am. Please share the poster with anyone who might be interested in attending.

Tell MAMA is the only national and independent monitor of Anti-Muslim Hate Crime. Tell MAMA data for 2015 suggests that we are witnessing ever increasing Anti-Muslim hatred in the country. Reports to Tell MAMA have identified that muslim women are the greatest victims of Hate Crime.

The Workshop will give you the opportunity to get involved.

Role of Tell MAMA
What is islamophobia and Anti-Muslim Hate?
Different forms of Hate Crime
Barriers to reporting Hate Crime
What we can do to tackle the problem
How we should report Anti-Muslim Hate
Benefits of reporting Anti-Muslim Hate
Discussion on how we move forward to support local communities

Thursday, 17 November 2016

Lantern Parade Praised by Police

Chief Inspector Lydia Lynskey says, "We saw another incredibly successful lantern parade in Darnall, where hundreds of people came together as a community to celebrate Bonfire Night.

"Events such as this would not be possible without the support of residents, businesses and community groups."

Basic Sewing Course

Every Thursday’s 11-1pm @Darnall Forum

£2 per session

Bring your own material and learn how to cut patterns and sew your designs!

If you are interested in attending this course please contact:

Zahira Naz

Email: zahira@Darnall,org.uk

Tel: 07500766309

New Knitting & Crochet Club

Every Monday 11.30-1.30pm @Darnall Forum

£2 per session

Adults of all ages and abilities welcome. Friendly and welcoming group.

If you are interested in attending please contact:

Zahira Naz

Email: zahira@Darnall,org.uk

Tel: 07500 766309

Tuesday, 1 November 2016

Darnall Lantern Parade, Sponsored by Celebrate England, 3.30pm Friday 4 November 2016 at High Hazels Academy

How to join in

1) Follow us on Twitter @darnallforum
2) To post a comment, click on the link beneath the post or previous comment to which you want to respond and write your message in the box.
3) Complete the word recognition box, which is designed to stop spam.
4) Then, if you have one, you can enter your Google username and password.
5) Alternatively, you can click 'other' and enter your real name, or a nickname which you would like us to display, or you can click 'anonymous'.
6) Then click 'Publish'. Your message will be sent to us for checking.
7) We will know who you are but, if you have used a nickname or chosen to be anonymous, no one else will know.

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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