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Prom Night Success

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SPIN Prom 2012
On Saturday evening, 6th October the SPIN Club (Special People in Need) held their annual Prom at Hopwas Social Club, which was funded by the Staffordshire Community Fund. The funding also provided much needed disco equipment for the club, and our picture shows three of the five county councillors who supported our grant with the equipment that was purchased.

During the evening some 50 members enjoyed an evening of disco and dance and a large number were presented with certificates of achievement for attending our summer activities week in August, which was supported by the Big Lottery Fund.

Those in the picture left to right are SPIN Member Charlotte Mawdsley, Councillors Lee Bates, Mick Oates and John Wells, and SPIN Member Andrew Forest with DJ SPIN Member Stephen Reynolds front centre.

ASDA ‘Bag Pack’

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On Saturday and Sunday, 10th and 11th November, there will be a ‘Bag Pack’ at ASDA in Tamworth. Tips given will help to raise funds for SPIN.

Club members who feel they will be good at packing away shopping for customers are required as volunteers. We want to cover as many checkout tills as possible. Tips are normally given for doing this, which will help with fundraising for SPIN.

If you feel this is something you could do and have time on one or both those days, email leader@spin-tamworth.co.uk giving the time/s you are available and Sylvia will put you on the rota.

Canwell Show Produce Auction

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At the end of last year’s Canwell Show exhibitors donated their produce to an annual Charity Auction at the Three Horseshoes pub in Fazeley.

Prize-winning vegetables, homemade cakes, chutneys, jams and wine all went under the hammer to raise money for charity. In August this year, a cheque for £1,051.00 from this auction was given to SPIN.

We thank all involved in this for their kindness and generosity, especially Karen Welch from Hints Farm and Barbara Baldwin, the landlady of the Three Horseshoes pub.

Activities week a success…

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The SPIN Activities Week (Monday 20th to Friday 24th August) was a great success. Held at Tamworth Youth Centre, around 30 members accessed the week and took part in various craft and sewing activities, sports, food hygiene and cooking for one, money management, gardening in a pot, internet safety, personal hygiene (hair, skin, nail and foot care), simple first aid, relationship training, money management, line dancing and a talk on benefits and work opportunities available for those with special needs from Chris Mortimer from Tamworth Jobcentre Plus.

SPIN was pleased to have a visit from Mayor Tina Clements on Tuesday. She had a go at some of the sports being played and had her photo taken with some of the members. SPIN is one of the Mayor’s charities.

Mid-week SPIN members were joined by a group of teenagers from Tamworth Youth Centre who hosted the day for them, running the ‘SPIN Olympics’ in the form of a ‘Spinathlon’ – a five-sport event for anyone who wanted to take part. The group also gave out healthy eating advice and cooked a healthy lunch. At the end of the day that went really well the group presented certificates and medals to those SPIN members who had taken part.

Volunteering to run the day was used as part of an award being done by the Tamworth Youth Centre young people, and SPIN was pleased to help them run activities that could be used as evidence towards achieving their award.

The two groups integrated so well that on the final day the teenagers joined the SPIN group again for lunch and an afternoon disco.

Big Lottery Fund Supports SPIN

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Thanks to a grant from the Big Lottery Fund SPIN are provided a ‘Life Skills Week’ commencing on the 20th August at Tamworth Youth Centre. The objective of the week was to provide an opportunity for members of SPIN (Special People in Need) which comprised of young people of 14 and over and adults who had special needs, to broaden their life skills experience and have taster sessions in activities most of them will not had taken part in before.

Over the week there were courses in basic food hygiene, cooking, healthy lifestyle activities including keep fit, sports played according to rules, dancing and exercises to music. Personal hygiene and relationship training was covered along with money management, first aid and identification of hazards in the home, in the workplace and outdoors. There were hobby opportunities such as photography, gardening, sewing and computer basics, all of which were aimed at increasing their confidence, self-esteem, co-ordination and sense of well-being.

Those attending also received breakfast and lunch, and refreshments during the course of each day.

We wish to also thank Staffordshire County Council for allowing us to hire their premises for this purpose and for all the help from staff and volunteers of the SPIN club.

SPIN is a charity and we are reliant on donations.

Anyone wishing to make a donation please contact the Treasurer on 01827 65264.

ASDA foundation presents cheque for £200

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Cheque from ASDA
When SPIN was nominated as a charity, ASDA in Tamworth was asked to support and they very kindly agreed.

Collection boxes were put out in the store for SPIN and the other charities and customers could ask for a token at the end of their shopping to put into the charity box of their choice. The SPIN box actually had to be emptied once because it gained so many tokens!

At the end of the specified quarter SPIN was one of the charities that got the most tokens, so we were given £200, which was the share of the amount given out by ASDA each quarter.

A big thanks to ADSA and all those shoppers who chose us for their token!

In the picture are Rachel Drinkall, Sylvia Geldard, Charlotte Mawdesley, the Asda manager and Nathan Baldwin.

SPIN Tombola

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Sunday, 2 September is the Tombola in the Castle Grounds to raise funds for SPIN.

We urgently need prizes for this event, so please bring them to:

Tamworth Youth Centre on 18 July 7.00pm-9.30 pm (we break up for the summer holidays after this date)

Alternatively please deliver to Sylvia Geldard’s house, 80 Comberford Road, Tamworth on any day, but no later than 31 August. If taking to Sylvia, please ring her first to arrange delivery on 01827 65264.

Everyone is welcome to come to the event, which is part of the Carnival/Heritage Weekend.

SPIN Activities Week

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Monday 20 August to Friday 24 August from 10.00 am to 3.30 pm will be the SPIN Activities Week.

Crafts, Cooking, Sports, Photography and IT are just a few of the activities planned.

It is open to anyone over the age of 14 who has a special need.

Contact Sylvia on 01827 65264 or
Lindsey on 01827 64391 for more details.

The day includes a light lunch.