Worsley and Boothstown Neighbourhood Quarter 3 October - December 2014 salfordcommunityleisure.co.uk
Salford Community Leisure (SCL) is responsible for the provision and management of sport, leisure and cultural services in the city. SCL manage a wide variety of facilities across the 8 neighbourhood areas within the city, including sport and leisure facilities, community centres, libraries (plus 2 books@home libraries), museums and community use high schools. SCL s vision is Everyone Active and all SCL employees work towards achieving this vision. Welcome to the 3rd quarterly report for 2014 for the Worsley and Boothstown neighbourhood area. Within the Worsley and Boothstown neighbourhood area, Salford Community Leisure (SCL) provides the following sport, leisure and cultural facilities and officers: Paul Bland Sport and Leisure Manager Carol Prettyman Lowth - Neighbourhood Library Manager Chris Carson - Neighbourhood Library Manager Danielle Morecroft - Assistant Sport and Leisure Manager Amy Morris - Sport and Leisure Officer Louise Sword - Active Lifestyles Development Officer Philip Carey - Community Librarian Sara Mountford - Community Children s Librarian Boothstown Community Centre Beesley Green Community Centre Worsley Village Library Boothstown Library The aim of this quarterly report is to highlight the work that has taken place during October, November and December within the Worsley and Boothstown neighbourhood area and demonstrate how Salford Community Leisure is performing. Neighbourhood Sport and Leisure Manager: Paul Bland e. paul.bland@scll.co.uk Neighbourhood Library Manager: Chris Carson e. chris.carson@scll.co.uk Carol Prettyman-Lowth e. carol.prettyman-lowth@scll.co.uk salfordcommunityleisure.co.uk
Introduction Quarter 3 (October - December 2014) has been a very successful quarter, some key highlights include: Successful half term sport and leisure programme at Walkden High. Due to popular demand, Boothstown Library held more computers classes for beginners. Worsley Village Library hosted community events, including many of the Community Association s events during the Christmas period.
Community Centres Beesley Green Community Centre Activities/events Three new groups have started at the centre, a mother and baby yoga and a pregnancy yoga group. Also Slimming World will start on Tuesdays in January. The centre was host to its second Holistic Event in October. It was very well attended and looks like becoming a regular part of the Beesley calendar. Boogie Tots held a Halloween party, playing games and dancing to scary music. Peppa Pig made a special appearance. An engagement party was held on 1 st November. It was a lavish event that saw the centre transformed. Worsley Intimate Theatre Company rehearsed their latest production (three complete episodes of Faulty Towers) in the small hall. During December several groups enjoyed Christmas celebrations at the centre including choir and kurling. 26 parties took place at the centre with over 1,900 adults and children attending. 3 SCL sessions took place: Fun Community Tots, Health Hips and Hearts and Salford Leisurely Singers. Attendances Attendances have decreased slightly this quarter due to the loss of two long term groups, there has been a lot of interest in the free spaces and one has been filled. It is hoped that more new bookings will come in the New Year. Boothstown Community Centre The centre once again received a 5 star rating from the Food Standards Agency. Leigh Art group held an exhibition of their work on Saturday 6 th December; visitors were able to view and purchase the artwork. The exhibition was a great success. A number of art lovers visited the centre and several exhibits were purchased on the day. Boothstown Local History Group will finish at the end of the year due to a lack of volunteers. This group has been running a monthly Wednesday evening meeting for over 30 years at the centre. Several parties have been booked at the centre including Halloween and Disney Frozen themed parties. December Christmas Celebrations Volunteers from the Luncheon Club cooked a Christmas dinner, which everyone enjoyed. The meal was followed by St Andrew s School choir singing carols. The local Churches Together Carol Service was held at the centre. Over 130 Adults and 40 children joined the annual service held outside the centre under the band stand, with carols from the Ellenbrook and Boothstown Brass Band. After the service everyone was invited to come into the centre for drinks and mince pies. There was also a special visit from Father Christmas. 56 pensioners sat down to a hot cooked Christmas dinner cooked by the Café 55 volunteers. Father Christmas and his little helper attended with presents for everyone. This was followed with a sing-a-long and local funny memories sung by a local entertainer. Tiny Tots and the Kurlers group both enjoyed Christmas parties at the centre. Caterers were hired to serve the over 60s club a special Christmas dinner, followed by entertainment from a singer. A presentation was given for Maureen who has run the club
for many years, followed by a raffle where everyone received a gift; everyone had a wonderful afternoon. Mini Maestros had their Christmas party with the group s 3 sessions all rolled into one. Father Christmas arrived with surprises for the children and they had plenty of Christmas songs to sing along too; even mums and dads enjoyed themselves. The last party for the year was childminders, they had a festive feast for the children, playing games and singing songs; a good time was had by all. One off events The Guides and Scouts held a Sound of Music fundraising event at the centre on Saturday 4 th October, in which 43 people attended. The evening was a great success. Most people dressed up in different costumes from the film and sang all of the songs in the film. The uniformed groups raised over 200 which will go towards their summer camp next year to Austria. Attendances Attendances at the centre have decreased slightly on last year s quarter 3 due to 2 groups having an extended festive break and the loss of the local history group. Community Sport and Leisure The sport and leisure October half term holiday programme was held at Walkden High School where a large range of multisports, art & crafts, and dance workshops were delivered. The sessions ran from 10am 4pm for 1 per child per day. Throughout the week various themed Halloween activities were delivered including spooky clay modelling, face paint and glitter tattoos, as well as a fancy dress day on the 31 st October. Over the 5 day programme, 155 young people took part, resulting in 760 attendances. Through Street Games funding a door step sports club has been established at Bridgewater Youth Centre, in partnership with IYSS and Lancashire Cricket Club. The club is aimed at young people aged 16 years and over. This is an opportunity to provide a sporting offer to young people that is designed to grow their motivation and ability to adopt a sporting habit for life. Friends of Boothsbank Park hosted a family Halloween event outside the shops on the precinct; SCL supported this event, which attracted over 100 families..
Libraries Boothstown Library Computer classes have proved popular and have been held on Mondays and Wednesdays for most of the quarter. 657 individual computer sessions took place. The reading group held three meetings, on the first Friday of each month. The stock in the Children s Library has been refreshed, with an attractive selection of titles on offer. 43 people joined. 3,746 books were issued. Worsley Village Library Community use was impressive, with many events held during the Christmas period, such as the Tinsel Fair, Quiz Night and Carols arranged by the Worsley Village Community Association. 243 computer sessions took place. 19 people joined. 1,289 books were issued. The short story group continued to meet and discuss stories from the New Penguin Book of American Short Stories.
Forthcoming Events / Activities in Quarter 4, 2014-15 A new series of computer classes will take place at Boothstown Library. The short story group will meet throughout this period at Worsley Village Library and continue with a whirlwind tour of American Literature through the medium of the short story. At Worsley Village Library further use of the community facilities will be made by a range of organisations. In addition to the existing user groups, The Bridgewater Canal Project group is to hold several meetings, and Salford Community Culture s Inside Out art sessions for families will be based there in January and February.