Leeds Forward came and finished the shed on the Caring Together allotment yesterday. It now has doors!! Many thanks to them for this. This will make a great difference to the allotment team in helping to keep the plot tidy.

The C.T Lounge was back in action last week. Singing in the rain was the musical chosen and as expected it was footstampingly amazing and well received. The cinema afternoons are continuing to be a success with ice cream and popcorn available as part of the experience. Many different suggestions were made as to which films to show in future, though of course, nobody attending knows what the film will be until it starts. A big thanks to Little London Community Primary School for the loan of the projector and speakers.

The second session of the LUUMIC Societies Ukulele sessions took place at Little London Community Centre recently. These have been a great success with our members many of whom never had the opportunity to learn an instrument before. The group moved up to using 3 chords and singing and playing at the same time much to the delight of all of the members.

Leeds University held its annual party for members of local Neighbourhood Networks recently and a great time was had by all. Students delivered a fantastic performance of jazz standards.  Many thanks to the students and the university for maintaining this annual event which can only help in fostering community spirit and improving the links between the local communities and the local student population.

The Leeds Benevolent Society for Single Ladies (registered charity No 1155794) visited the Caring Together offices last Thursday to hand over the first cheque to us as part of their commitment to provide funding towards our work with older people in Woodhouse and Little London. Pictured are Anona Everett and Jill Richardson of LBSSL and our own Valerie McGregor. A big thanks to LBSSL for this. We look forward to working closely together in the years ahead.

Some time ago students from Leeds Beckett University helped Caring Together erect a shed on our allotment. However, before we had time to secure it properly, along came the winter winds and tossed it around the plot leaving it in a sorry state. We contacted Hyde Park Source who along with a partner project, Forward Leeds,  set about repairing the damage and making sure that it was secured.

Many thanks to Hyde Park Source and Forward Leeds for their assistance which is greatly appreciated by Caring Together. There is still  more work needed on the shed which they are both planning to return to carry out. We hope to continue our partnership working in the future

Hyde Park Source are a Leeds based cooperative who work with local communities to improve their surroundings, designing and creating attractive, exiting, safe and useful places for people to live, work and play.

Forward Leeds is the new alcohol and drug service in Leeds for adults, young people and families.

‘Thanks again to another wonderful partnership with Leeds Beckett University, Adult Nursing and School of Health and Community Studies we were able to offer some Everyday Basic First Aid skills again to our volunteers by volunteers. Three 3rd Year Nursing Students: Hayley Williams, Roisin Condon and Hayley Jackson joined us yesterday to help deliver our annual Awareness Session to our volunteers.

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They had never delivered the training before so this proved a wonderful opportunity for them, and for us to be able to afford the same. Our volunteers felt the session was relaxed, friendly and fun as well as informative, with an opportunity to have a go if they wished. It also enabled them to share their own experiences including their fears in a supportive caring space.

I wish to thank School of Health and Community Studies, Hayley, Roisin and Hayley, APNA Day Centre for the venue, and our own volunteers for taking part and for being so supportive themselves to the next generation’. Lisa Argyle Community Resilience Worker/Health Amaze Project Worker