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News and vacancies
Latest entries Bucks Mind launches comprehensive mental health news service A redesign of the National and International news centre on our web site brings you possibly the most comprehensive listing of mental health news headlines on the web.
VOLUNTEER GARDENER REQUIRED Ideally we would like someone to come for a couple of hours perhaps every fortnight however we are flexible and would be grateful for any help. If you are interested or know someone who might be please phone Vicky on 01494 792244
Organisational changes
Celebrating 60 years of the NHS Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust (OBMH) is marking the 60th anniversary of the NHS in July by talking to the people who have helped make the NHS the success it is today, our staff.
Web site updates We have added a 'Downloads' page containing cards, leaflets, flyers, and reports for personal interest or promotion.
LIFE SKILLS - GUIDANCE INTO WORK The prospect of starting work presents everyone with new challenges. These are not so different from those you tackle any other day of your life. Course runs 18 July - 22 August.
Horses break down barriers. Posted 24th June. HORSES Helping People, a non-profit organisation based near Aston Clinton that offers therapeutic horsemanship and equine facilitated learning, opened this week.
Buckinghamshire Mind Befriending Services Starting on 30th June and 29th September 08
Changes To The Buckinghamshire Mind Management Structure. Posted June '08. A letter from the Chief Exec about upcoming staff and management changes.
Relief Staff needed at Bucks Mind Relief staff are required at Park Cub, Chesham and Pippin Club, Prestwood from 9.15am -2.45pm to help staff with activities and the care of older people. This is a varied and satisfying role which would suit someone who enjoys the company of older people and is perhaps looking to gain experience within day care services. Please contact Julia on 01494 771131 or Vicky on 01494 792244
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED AT BUCKS MIND Park Club is one of our Older People’s Services and we require a cook for 2 hours on a Thursday at Sun House in Chesham. The ideal person will have experience of cooking for 10-12 people and have some knowledge of food safety procedures. ( Bucks Mind will pay for training for this which normally takes 1 day.) If you have an interest in mental health, would enjoy working with older people and love cooking this would be an ideal opportunity for you. Please contact Julia on 01494 771131 or Vicky on 01494 792244
Bank Staff required This interesting and varied role requires an understanding of mental health issues and the problems faced by service users. Good communication skills and the ability to motivate are vital and if you can bring new ideas and skills to the job even better. We go on trips, do art courses and sport and leisure activities. We aim to support service users to achieve the things they may otherwise find difficult, helping them regain confidence in themselves. We hope to reduce social isolation and empower people to live more independent lives. For more information please contact Vicky Royal at vicky.royal@bucksmind.org.uk or phone 01494 792244 For an application form please contact Daphne Welford at daphne.welford@bucksmind.org.uk or phone 01296 437328
Christmas is coming… The Goose is getting fat
Success for OBMH at regional health awards November 29th, 2007 Bucks Football League won the Health Improvement and Reducing Inequality award at the regional Strategic Health Authority awards held on November 27th in Newbury. Read the full article at the NHS news site here… More links:
Aylesbury fundraising stall report
In recent weeks Bucks Mind has held a couple of fundraising stalls, both of which I volunteered on. We had a spot underneath the clock tower in Market Square, Aylesbury. There were two different types of sale; a 50/50 in which people brought in a wide variety of good quality items and received half of the sale amount, Bucks Mind received the other half. The other stall was made up of donations we’d received, including a generous lot of home knitted clothing and humpty dumptys which went very quickly! We were in quite a busy spot even though it was quite chilly it didn’t stop us and the interest in our stall. We chatted to neighbouring stalls as well as passers by, many of whom one or other of us already knew. My book and video section was quite busy and I found myself going back to the office on a couple of occassions to restock. Adam Makeham
Bingo night report Recently Sue Cato (Bucks Mind Fundraiser) organised a Bingo Night at the library in Wendover. I (Adam) along with dozens of other people including the staff from Bucks Mind office turned up on the saturday night and enjoyed many activities like a raffle, tombola, tea, coffee and chocolate treats as well as the bingo. Everyone enjoyed themselves and lots of people won some lovely prizes. I didn’t actually take part in the bingo but had an excellent night and took lots of photos to put on here. Sue’s husband was our bingo caller for the night, something he’s done many times before, and lots of jokes were shared. The evening went without a hitch and raised £380. Everyone went away with smiling faces. By Adam Makeham
Bucks Mind AGM 2007
I really enjoyed the whole day. Meeting people that I had not seen for some years brought back some memories of the good old times that we had. The pictures I took are going to be displayed on this page. Article and Photos by Adam Makeham (Bucks Mind Volunteer) More photos:
World Mental Health Day 2007 World Mental Health Day, which started in 1992, is held every year on October the 10th. Your writers Adam Makeham and Matt Phillips both attended this years celebrations in Aylesbury. The Fairford Leys Community Centre was host to a number of stalls and a football tournament. Adam…
The ex-Arsenal and England footballer Martin Keown came along and mingled with everyone, and I got a photo as you can see. I then videoed him presenting trophies and medals to the participating teams. I’m looking forward to next years event, as well as taking more photos for Bucks Mind. And hopefully next year (as I am a supporter) they will have a QPR celebrity. Matt…
I also spoke to people on a couple of stalls. The Simply Walk initiative, and Artscape.
Go Green to beat the blues Mind launches new green agenda for mental health. Read more…
New consortium wins £18 million bid to fight growing problem of mental health discrimination “We’re 20 years behind race discrimination… We have to take this on.”
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I was invited to attend the Bucks Mind AGM which was held at the St Johns Ambulance HQ in Aylesbury, on the 15th Oct. The meeting itself started at 12. Before this people were arriving and mingling. Then we all went into the training room (where lovely Daphne got everyone to sign in). Many people came along including service users from Chesham (Monday Club).
I was standing at the back of the room filming the AGM, I also took some pictures of some of the people that attended (with permission). Once the meeting had finished we all went into the dining room to have a wonderful slap up buffet and drinks. The food was so great that I went up for seconds. I also took some pictures of people mingling and of a Bucks Mind display board. While eating I spoke to a number of people which I remembered from over the years.
I too enjoyed the World Mental Health Day at Fairford Leys. It was the first one I’d been to. I went along as a player for the Aylesbury Academicals football team. For quite a long time now I’ve benefited from playing football every week as part of an O.T. group and members of this group made up a couple of teams on the day. It was great to get together with so many other players from Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire for the tournament which I believe was enjoyed by all. A lot of effort had gone into setting it up by Steve Bell and others whose names I don’t know. It is hoped that a league can be started up locally but some funding is needed. If you may be able to help or get involved with this then please contact me here.
Our team scraped through to win the tournament in the end by just the one goal. Every player was then presented with a medal by Martin Keown, who also presented trophies for ‘most enthusiastic player’, ‘golden boot’ and for the overall winning team.
Buckinghamshire Mind is a registered charity (1103063), a company limited by guarantee (5000185), and is affiliated to Mind. As a member of BACP we are bound by its ethical framework for good practice in counselling and psychotherapy, and subject to the professional conduct procedure therein.