Public Meeting about the new Health Centre in Darnall

at

Staniforth Neighbourhood Centre

(on Staniforth Road, diagonally opposite the Bangla Bazaaar, on the corner of Ouseburn Croft)

5.15pm arrival for a 5.30pm start

on Tuesday 15^th May 2012

Ian Atkinson from the Primary Care Trust and

Neil Charlesworth from Community 1^st (the contractors) will be available to answer your questions about the new health centre. 

Don’t miss out on the opportunity to get an update on the project, find out what services will be delivered and share your views about the future of the new health.

Things to consider:

1. What services would you like to see on offer?
2. What healthy lifestyle activities could run from the centre?
3. How can the centre become a focal point for family health in Darnall?
4. When will the building be open to the public?
5. How can the community have a say in the running and delivery of the centre?
6. What will be available for young people / families / older people / BME communities?
7. How will the centre ensure it responds to the health needs of the community?

Light refreshments on arrival. We look forward to seeing you there.

Lucy & Neil

Lucy Melleney

Development Manager, Darnall Well Being

Neil Bishop

Manager, Darnall Forum

Smartening Up The Neighbourhood

On Tuesday 10 April at 11am a group of volunteers sponsored by Marks & Spencer will be doing a litter pick and tidy up on the green space opposite Shirland Court. We invite you to come and help us smarten up your neighbourhood. Tools, equipment and wild flower seeds will be provided for us to use. 

Sponsored by Your Marks & Spencer

Delivered by the River Stewardship Company & Groundwork Sheffield

Choosing a name for the new health centre

NHS Sheffield is inviting the residents of Darnall to suggest a name for their new Health Centre. They have suggested one of the following

• Main Road Health Centre 
• Darnall Primary Care Centre
• High Hazels Health Centre

But other suggestions are also welcome. 

Darnall Well Being has suggested that it should be called a Healthy Living Centre, because it won't just be a place where we go when we have a problem with our health.

Please send your comments and suggestions to emma.reeve@nhs.net no later than Wednesday 11 April.

The final decision will rest with NHS Sheffield.

Work at Darnall Neighbourhood Park

Work is about to be carried out on Darnall Neighbourhood Park, off Greenland Close and Greenland View, next to the cemetary - http://g.co/maps/xebge  

Last year, The Friends of Darnall Neighbourhood Park were successful in securing funding to remove some of the mounds surrounding the new multi use games area on Darnall Neighbourhood Park through the Living Streets programme. The group have long felt that the mounds obstruct views across the site and that local people do not feel safe walking through the park at night.

Streetforce will be starting next week and aim to complete the work in three weeks. There will be machinery and excavated material on site during this time. Please take extra care and keep away from the work areas. The multi use games area will remain open during this time unless a risk to safety becomes evident.

Please contact Chris Roebuck if there are any problems during this time on 0114 205 3772
or by email: christopher.roebuck@sheffield.gov.uk

There is one week to go until the first deadline for Community First grants

• The deadline for this round is Friday 2^nd March 2012.

• You can apply for amounts of £500 to £2500

• You apply directly to your local ward panel using a simple application form, the panels are being run by local volunteers and they will make the first funding decisions by the end of March.

• All requests for funding must be matched by volunteer hours, gifts in kind, cash donations or another funding stream.

• The application form is online at http://www.dfenterprise.org.uk/

The current priorities for the Darnall Panel are:

1. Safer & Stronger Communities
2. Children & Young People
3. Improving Health & Well-Being
4. Environment
5. Increasing Employability Skills & Reducing Poverty

Your application should explain how you will help to meet these priorities. Your group will also need its own bank account and, preferably, a constitution or set of rules governing the way it works. The staff at Darnall or Tinsley Forum can help you to put this together if necessary.

Redevelopment of Land at Infield Lane

There will be a consultation event from 6 till 8pm on Wednesday 22 February from 10 till 12 noon on Saturday 25 February at the Church of Christ Station Road so that local residents can comment on proposals to redevelop land at Infield Lane in Darnall for a mix of different types of houses and a number of small business units. The consultation will be a drop-in session where the developers can hear from residents about their views, and where residents can ask questions. It is being organised by the development company, DLP Planning of 11 Paradise Square in Sheffield. They have prepared a questionnaire which can also be completed on line at http://www.dlpconsultants.co.uk/question.php

Valentine's Day

Why not visit our post office to see our wide range of Valentine gifts and cards?

We also offer 

• passport check and send
• foreign currency
• travel insurance
• home, car and business insurance
• moneygrams
• parcelforce guaranteed next-day delivery
• the full range of parcel and postal services
• stamps
• cards, stationery, toys and confectionery