Leeds City Council say YES! to Bramley Baths takeover.
We are really happy that Leeds City Council have said yes to Friends of Bramley Baths taking over Bramley Baths from Leeds City Council. BARCA have been working with the group to draw up a sustainable business model to allow the community group to take over the baths and will continue to support the group for many years to come. For information on how we have helped the group please go to the community pages and Bramley Baths:
http://www.itv.com/news/calendar/update/2012-05-16/bramley-baths-to-stay-open/
BARCA-Leeds First Breakfast Morning
We are really happy to have just finished our first breakfast morning. The purpose of the monthly breakfast mornings is to bring local businesses and local people into BARCA to find out what we do and how we can work together to help people in Leeds, as well as a tour of the Manor House.
Thank you to Keith Madeley MBE and Louise Blamires from Torque Logistics Ltd for coming to the first one and making it an absolute success.
For more information on Torque Logistics: http://www.torque.eu/
For more information on Keith Madeley MBE and the Yorkshire Society: http://www.yorkshiresociety.org.uk/
If you would like to attend a breakfast morning please contact cathryn@barca-leeds.org
posted 24/4/2012
We need help!
BARCA needs a volunteer bus driver to cover driving our young people to events/ football practice.
Due to staff sickness BARCA are short of people able to drive our minibus and we are desperate for a good hearted volunteer to help us out and be on call if staff call in sick so that we don’t have to let our young people down.
If you are a retired bus driver or have a category C1 diving licence we need your help. If you are interested then please get in touch with Amanda Ogg – 01132559582 or amanda@barca-leeds.org.
posted 17/04/2012
Fairfield Community Centre Spring Family Fun Day
Spring family fun day
at Fairfield Community Centre
on April 3rd April
11-2pm.
mountains of free fun activities
Hook-a-fruit to win
free raffle for a food hamper
Arts and Crafts
Face painting
Relaxing Hand massage
Family financial advice
enjoy making your own hot potato filling for lunch
Leeds lets change stall.
much, much more!!
Phil Edwards from Platform – young peoples substance misuse service in the news again today.
Phil Edwards Manager of Platform the young peoples substance misuse service run in partnership with DISC has been in the news again today talking about legalising drugs. To read the full story click on the following link:
Platform is the first recognised by OFSTED as an example of good practice.
The Platform project supports young people in Leeds lives have been affected by substance misuse. it operates as a partnership between DISC and BARCA-Leeds and was founded on a mutual passion and drive to support people achieve their full potential. The service is commissioned by Leeds City Council, with monies pooled together from the National Treatment Agency, NHS, the Youth Justice Board and also smaller funding pots.
To read the full report please click on the below link:
BARCA-Leeds Platform Service and Community Drugs Treatment Service in the news.
Sometimes the work that we do reaches the news. We have had two of our services in the Yorkshire Evening Post in the last couple of days highlighting the work that we do with children, young people and adults with substance misuse problems.
Platform is run in partnership with the charity DISC.
Girls Group win poster design competition to publicise Leeds Peace Poetry Competition 2012.
The girls group rum by Angela webb, Sophie Cherry and Angela Brady – in partnership with Bramley Library has proved to be extremely successful. the group were lucky enough to be asked to take part in a competition to design a poster to publicise Leeds Peace Poetry Competition 2012.
Two of our girls were chosen as the winner. the posters will be distributed and shown throughout all schools in Leeds as well as Leeds City Council Libraries and buildings. Four of the young people have compiled poems that will be entered into the competition and all the girls and staff members have been invited to attend a civic reception at Civic Hall on 20th June 2012 when the winner will be announced.
Whilst completing the programme we have also accredited six young people through Leeds Youth Achievements Awards. This is a hug achievement -well done everyone.
Download the winning poster by clicking on the below link.
BARCA opening charity shop
BARCA are planning to open a charity shop in the next few months selling children and young peoples clothes and furniture. If you have anything that you could donate please either take to the ManorHouse or call Cathryn Thom 01132209036 and we can collect.
All donations will be used to raise funds for BARCA.
Bramley Baths News!
Friends of Bramley Baths (which includes Cat and Mark from BARCA) carry on our plight to ensure that Bramley Baths doesn’t reduce hours further.
See the article in today’s Yorkshire Evening Post:
posted 05/12/2011
Friends of Bramley Baths including BARCA-Leeds plan to take over local swimming baths:
See the story in The Guardian newspaper:
posted 10/10/2011.
BARCA Big Bike Ride
Well done to all staff that took part in the bike ride on Saturday. The weather was beautiful and we have raised around £1500 through Just Giving and are waiting for people to collect in their sponsorship money through forms. Thanks to everyone who sponsored us and thanks again to Get Cycling for lending us the bikes.
BARCA Open Day
Thanks to everyone who made the Open Day a success, it was really nice to see everyone come into BARCA and talk to our staff and get information about what we do. Look out next for the business breakfast mornings! – Photo’s to follow soon.
BARCA’s Bikes Get Stolen from Lock-Up
We are sorry to announce that 4 of our bikes have been stolen from the lock-up. Thieves broke in at some point over the night and took 4 bikes that Richard Hedges had been fixing in his own time ready for staff to borrow on the sponsored bike ride on Saturday.
If anyone in Bramley notices anything suspicious about anyone suddenly owning 4 bikes that all look identical – please call the police.
We have very kindly been lent 4 bikes from Get Cycling a charity based in York after furious twitter retweets about our bad luck and kind people offering suggestions and loans of bikes, so that the staff do not have to miss out on the bike ride and the sponsorship money. Thank you so much for coming to our rescue and thank you to everyone that helped us.
http://www.getcycling.org.uk/index.php
posted 28/09/2011
ESP awarded 2500 euros from the North Face Explore Fund for outdoor education equipment.
BARCA are happy to announce that we have received funding from the North Face Explore fund for money towards updating our outdoor education equipment and giving the young people enrolled on the ESP programme more access to outdoor education activities.
These activities are central to the ESP programme which works with young people who are temporarily excluded from school to re-engage them back into education with accredited courses and outdoor education activities to increase confidence and challenge their way of thinking as well as getting them to work as a group.
For information on North Face please see:
http://uk.thenorthface.com/tnf-uk-en/explore-fund
updated 27/09/2011
BARCA-Leeds Open Day
Come and see what we actually do in all of our sites. Come in and have a cup of tea and talk to our staff and service users about what we do and why we do it.
Friday 30th September 10am – 4pm across all sites.
There are still some places on the tours e-mail cathryn@barca-leeds.org if you would like to book a place. They start at 11am and 1pm. Download the below flyer for addresses and more details.
Aramark Sponsor Fairfield Community Centre Action Day
Thank you so much to Aramark for sponsoring Fairfield Community Centre Action Day.
By completely transforming a tired and old centre, we have created a real space for the good of the community which can be used and loved for many years to come.
Simply Health Donate £100 to BARCA-Leeds
Thank you so much to Simply Health and Richard Hayes for donating £100 through the Leeds Community Fund. All money donated to BARCA-Leeds goes towards ensuring that we continue our work in our communities for many years to come.
Free Line Dancing classes at Fairfield Community Centre
If any of you have fancied having a go at line dancing then you can for free at Fairfield Community centre:
Line dancing for beginners
at Fairfield Community Centre
starting on Tuesday 13th September 2011
1.45-2.45pm
Free for Ltd time
for more details phone Mandy or Ben on 0113 2555759
Posted 07/09/2011
BARCA-Leeds staff and local resident Jean volunteer own time to decorate and spruce Lumley Fee.
Thank you so much to Elaine Harris, Sue Dean, Sheila Wood and Cathryn Thom who very kindly gave up their weekend and volunteered to clean, polish and paint Lumley Fee so that it looks bright and new.
Also a big thank you to local Bramley resident Jean who came and helped, she is a decorating master and we have all learnt some new tricks this weekend.
posted 07/09/2011
Torque sponsor New Wortley Fun Day.
Thank you so much for Torque for sponsoring New Wortley Fun Day, a great time was had by all and lots of local residents came out and joined in the fun.
See photograph of some of lovely food that was served at the centre.
Torque sponsor New Wortley Fun Day – for more information on Torque:
Youth Work provision at YIP respond creatively to riots:
One of the young people from our youth work provision has responded to the riots by making music not violence, and we think it is great.
BARCA-Leeds first staff fundraising event – BARCA-Leeds Big Bike Ride
Join the team on our first sponsored event to raise money for BARCA-Leeds.
It will be the bike ride to end all bike rides as we cycle from Bramley to Skipton down the Leeds Liverpool canal all wearing orange.
The route is about 23 miles and we will pass many historic landmarks on the way such as the Sir Titus Salt Mill in Saltaire and Bingley 5 rise locks.
The event is on the 1st October 2011 , meeting at 9am for a quick bike check at The Manor House, we will be leaving soon after and arriving in Skipton no later 6pm. There is £50 minimum sponsorship money to be raised, with a prize for the person that raises the most.
To take part in the bike ride contact Cathryn Thom – Funding and Development Manager (Cathryn@barca-leeds.org) ext 238 or Richard Hedges – CDTS Drugs Worker (richard.hedges@barca-leeds.org) ext 317 for a sponsor form or details how people can sponsor you through Just Giving website or call into the Manor House.
The bike ride is also open to any friends, supporters or family members that would like to take part.
New BARCA-Leeds Website
BARCA-Leeds Open Day and Website launch
BARCA-Leeds will be opening its doors on the 30th September 2011 from 10am-4pm to anyone wanting to come and find out more about what we do, why we do it and why we love doing it.
All sites will be open and staff and service users will be availble to speak to about the services we offer and all the good things that we do in West Leeds. There will also be refreshments available.
A minibus will be doing a tour of the sites away from Manor House leaving at 11am and 1pm, if you would like to book a place please contact cathryn@barca-leeds.org. places will be booked on a first come first served basis.
For more information on the Open Day or any other query please contact Cathryn Thom on 0113 2209036 or cathryn@barca-leeds.org
