Tuesday 1 August will see the start of our BBC Children In Need delivery.
The project which will initially run for 12 months will engage young people aged 11-18 in Sport and physical activity whilst educating them on topics around health and wellbeing.
Young people will be invited to join us for 10 weeks to cover topics such as healthy eating, exercise and the body, smoking, alcohol and drugs, CSE, sexual health, body image and eating disorders, water safety, bullying and internet safety.
The project which will focus on engaging participants from 4 key areas of the borough Canklow, Eastwood, Ferham and Masborough and will target 400 young people over the 12 month period. 80 of these will be invited to take part in health advocate training and 60 will be invited to volunteer with the Trust to help spread the messages around health and wellbeing to their peers.
August will see delivery start at Ridge Road Mosque, Winterhill Youth Centre and Eastwood Village Community Centre. September will see us expand into Ferham childrens centre, Cranworth Road, Canklow woods school and Myplace.
We will be working with a variety of partners on the delivery of the project including South Yorkshire Police, SYEDA, The Anti Bullying Company, RDASH, and South West Yorkshire NHS partnership.
We will also be celebrating the launch of the project at our Open Day on Tuesday 29 August at New York Stadium.
If you would like further details about getting involved in the project please contact Emma Slater-Clayton eslaterclayton@rotherhamunited.net
INCLUSION | innovative community wellbeing hub launched!
The correlation between mental ill-health and chronic physical health issues, is now well-documented. By using sport and physical activity to augment improvements in emotional coping and stress management, good holistic outcomes could be achieved early with improvements in physical, social and emotional well-being preventing future reliance on services.
A partnership between Rotherham Care Group and Rotherham United Community Sports Trust intends to address the needs of those members of the Rotherham community who struggle to sustain good mental and physical health as a result of challenging social circumstances, poor coping ability, lack of support network, and poor quality of life.
The outcome of this partnership has led to the development of The Wellbeing Hub. As part of this, interventions will be delivered via therapeutic and educational classes, which will be supported by a broader programme of sport based activity. Opportunities for peer support, voluntary work and preparation for employment are also key objectives of the hub.
If you would like to find out more information please contact Christos or Trudi on 01709 827767.
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FLY THE FLAG | We have availability for the following fixtures for groups of flag bearers, please call 01709 827767 to book!
Saturday October 28th - Gillingham
Saturday February 3rd - A.F.C Wimbledon
Tuesday February 13th - Oxford Untied
Saturday March 10th - Rochdale
Friday March 30th - Peterborough United
Saturday April 7th - Fleetwood Town (individual participants)
Saturday April 21st - Bristol Rovers
Saturday May 5th - Blackpool
FUNDING | Our project has been shortlisted for a public vote in Tesco’s #BagsofHelp initiative! Vote for us to win the top prize in store!
