Chorley Quarterly Update

August 2015

Highlights

• New team members Sarah Taylor, Project Manager Lancashire and Becky Hedgcock, Senior Project Manager Lancashire joined the Spice Northwest team.

• 2015 Time Credits Impact on individuals report launched on 29th July and was communicated to members, groups, partners, local and national contacts during a two week communications campaign

• Further network event held for existing and new members and groups to celebrate success, share ideas and hold ‘surgery’ sessions for both existing and new groups. Thanks to Abi O’Brian and Natalie Holt for supporting.

• Time Credits report to the Chorley Council Overview and Scrutiny committee received positive feedback.

Time Credits Impact on individuals report 2015 This new report focusses on the impact on individuals and involved over 400 people nationally.

• The findings show significant impact for individuals in areas of health, levels of community

involvement and access to new opportunities and activities.

• Health: Time Credits have a positive impact on health and wellbeing and are a key tool for

prevention and enabling people to live healthier lives in the community.

• Community: Time Credits are supporting the development of stronger communities, creating

networks and enabling people to form new groups to meet local needs.

• Creating new opportunities: Time Credits open up new opportunities for people, with

individuals gaining valuable work experience, developing new interests and opening up access

to new services and activities.

Time Credits Impact on individuals report 2015 National Chorley

New Community Groups

Chorley FC Supporters Trust

The trust have joined the Time Credits programme to increase their number of volunteers and to attract new visitors and members to Chorley FC matches.

People will be able to volunteers in lots of ways from grounds maintenance to becoming the Time Credits match day administrator.

People will be able to access Chorley FC matches

New Community Groups

Goal Difference

Lancashire Care NHS Foundation Trust’s Mindsmatter team have set up the Goal Difference programme in Chorley to help men of all ages who may be experiencing mental health problems.

The programme uses football terminology to lead the ‘players’ (service users) through 11 ‘matches’ (sessions), one each week over the course of the 11 weeks, looking at different techniques that can be used to help improve their overall health and wellbeing.

Time Credits have been introduced to transition the group to a self managed peer support group

Ad hoc earning highlights

• Primrose Hill School Euxton Clean up - Natalie Holt

• Litter Pick at Highfield / Delamere and Whittle – Natalie Holt

• Upkeep of notice boards – Natalie Holt

• Coffee Club – Natalie Holt

• Highfield Litter Pick – Rachel Austen (Community Safety)

• Chorley East Leaflet distribution – Natalie

• Wheels for All – Abi O’Brien

• School Bowling competition – Pete O’Neill

• Denham Quarry Clear up - Natalie

Mawdesley Parish Time Credit Hub

The hub concept is a micro version of the way Time Credits is currently run across the network. The Parish Council are the Hub group and very local groups and partners sign up to be part of the Time Credits programme under the Mawdesley Hub. Information and encouragement to get involved cascades centrally through the Parish council and data reports although completed by individual groups are returned via the Time Credits administrator for the hub. Parish newsletters have been used to cascade information about Time Credits and so far four local groups have indicated they would like to be involved. These include a horse riding centre, local Church, folk group and the ‘Millennium Green’ group. The parish council will also use Time Credit to run community activities to encourage more new people to become involved and connected in the community. Natalie Holt, Community Development Officer who devised the hub concept has taken the role of developing the Mawdesley Hub with the parish council clerk. This is a really exciting time and evidence of Time Credits starting to embed within council service delivery.

Spend Update

New Spend Partner The Harmony Hub Reiki sessions at Queen’s Road, Chorley Offering entrance to Reiki sessions for adults with 1 Time Credit This partner offers health and wellbeing opportunities for volunteers who often request this type of activity

Spend Update

New Spend Partner SB Massage Offering massage sessions across Chorley for back pain. Sally worked with the GB Swimming and Cycling team at the 2012 Olympics 1 Time Credit per session This partner offers health and wellbeing opportunities for volunteers who often request this type of activity

Spend Update

New Spend Partner Cheetham Jackson Offering pension workshops for community groups in Chorley Brought into the spend network to encourage community spend and provide pension advice to the 50+ age group who volunteer in Chorley

Spend Update

Bolton Wanderers and the Bolton Wanderers Community Trust are supporting the Time Credit programme for a 3rd consecutive season. A selection of home league games are available for the 2015/16 season with 2 Time Credits per person. A feature on Time Credits will appear in a future edition of the match day programme

Spend Update

Merlin Entertainments joined the programme in March this year. We have already seen over 100 Time Credits being spent at the Tower, Circus and Ballroom as of June. In addition, The Dungeon and Jungle Jims will be joining the programme from October. Volunteers are starting to share their feedback on social media

Spend Update

The 1st Chorley Flower Show was made available to access with Time Credit. A big thank you to those involved for making this happen. The feedback was extremely positive from members with over 100 tickets purchased with Time Credits. Many members commented on the standard of the show, the beautiful park and hall and the fact they had been able to bring more friends and family, many from outside Chorley, as a result of having Time Credits. A big thank you also to the reception team at Union St for issuing the tickets.

Spend Update

Partner No of TCs

All Seasons Leisure 428

Lancashire Adult Learning 370

Duxbury Golf Club 284

Chorley Little Theatre 214

Puddletown Pirates 121

Blackpool Tower 116

Brinscall Baths 108

Wigan Warriors 96

Clayton Green Leisure 96

Theatre in the Park 60

Parking 60

Spend Update

Partner No of TCs

Holistic Enlightenment 52

Museums 40

Bolton Wanderers 40

Wigan FC 40

Tiny Rockers 40

Truly Therapeutic 12

Total 2,177

Network Growth project totals

FY 15-16 Project to date (12-15)

Orgs 6 68

Hours 4,482 30,714

Members 223 1,412

Includes all council earning activities

Other development work

• Coalition for Collaborative Care event

• National Volunteers Week

• Meeting to discuss working with the engagement team at the Chorley, South Ribble and Greater Preston CCG

• Programme milestones and progress now visible in Chorley Council Project Management System

• New Mailchimp style newsletters going out to members

• Time Credits re-established with Chorley CAB

• Volunteers meeting with Brother of Charity

Pictured National Volunteers Week celebration display on Chorley Market. Work led by Abi O’Brien, Community Development

Coming up

• Launch of Time Credits Spend survey for all Chorley members

• Roll out of encouraging spend and partner profiling plans

• Network event – October 2015 in conjunction with CVCFSN

• Help the Homeless to join the network