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GREASE
Shine Northern Ireland
PO Box 132, Cushendall BT44 OWA
Email: [email protected]
Contact no: 01733 555988 www.shinecharity.org.uk
NI NewsletterRegistered Charity No. 249338
From curtain up to the nal encore we thoroughlyenjoyed our night
at GREASE in the MillenniumForum. The show was action packed with a
fewsurprises in the production including an explodingcar exhaust
and plenty of special effects to keepus entertained!
The cast was brilliant and worked hard to put ona fantastic
version of the GREASE story. But themoment we all looked forward to
see was ourvery own Mary Byrne appearing, white curly wigand
glittery suit and singing her heart out from a
raised platform. And thats not all ...
Following the show, we were given a Meet &Greet with the
cast and production team andevery one of them, after a long night,
came tospend some time talking to us all and posing forphotographs
(we werent posing of course!). MaryByrne was in big demand and
nobody was in anyrush so we made the most of photo opportunitiesas
you can see!
I have written a letter of thanks to the MillenniumForum staff
and to the cast of GREASE for makingsure we had a great night out.
Keeping an eye onAutumn programme CHICAGO on its way!
Peace Bridge EventMeet at Ebrington Square at 11am for a
really exciting event and WEAR SOMETHING
YELLOW. We will be doing a lm for YouTubeon the day and it will
be posted on to our site
at shinecharity.org.uk
Saturday 5th May 2012
Peace Bridge - Londonderry/Derry
11am - 12pm
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I was thrilled to be appointed as a project workerto the Spina
bida Hydrocephalus Information Networking Equality - SHINE NI team
on5th March. It is an honour to work with such a
decitated, hardworking, and committed team andmembers. My role
as project worker will involvedeveloping services-user groups
according tointerest/need, supporting existing groups, andproviding
any relevant training that is seen to bebenecial.
In addition I am here to offer condentialsupport and information
on any concerns orissues members may have, through home
visits,telephone contact etc. I am looking forward tomeeting
members, families, carers, and welcomeyour calls, ideas etc.
My background is in social work. I have workedas a social worker
in both adult and childrensdisability teams for 15 years.
Subsequently Ihave gained a level of understanding into thestresses
and issues that people with disabilitiesof all ages, their families
and carers have to dealwith on a daily basis. Throughout my many
yearsexperience I have identied a gap in services for
Magherafelt Parents GroupA group of parents of children who have
spinabida and/or hydrocephalus from Magherafeltand surrounding
areas have been meeting in theMeadowvale Leisure Complex in
Magherafelt.
This provides an environment for parents todiscuss various
topics related to their childrens
condition. Siblings are also welcome.
We are organising an outing to a local donkeysanctuary in July,
for more details contact Pamelaon: T. 028 25652273E.
[email protected]
Dolores Black
young people making the transition from schoolto further
education/employment. I carried outmy own research and found that
there is a lackof communication, information, training,
andunderstanding between agencies and resourceswhich can limit
options.
In addition to my social work role I have beenworking as a
learning support mentor. This has
provided me with the opportunity to work on aone-to-one basis
with young people who havelearning and physical disabilities. By
Identifyingneeds, I provide advice and information to
otherprofessionals about implementing reasonableadjustments to
ensure inclusive learning.
I left social work in 2008 and joined the voluntarysector. I
worked for two years as a family supportworker with the National
Autistic Society. Thisprovided me with the opportunity to
develop
services and training to meet needs that thestatutory sector are
unable to provide.
I have personal experience of having a sister witha disability.
Experiencing rst hand some of thesocial barriers, negative
attitudes and stigmafaced by people with disabilities, has given
mea drive to empower and enable people to reachtheir potential and
achieve their goals.
I am really looking forward to getting out there inthe eld, so
to speak, meeting you all and hearing
about the everyday issues that are relevant to you.I am hoping
to assist with arranging a family funday on the 16th June in the
Valley Leisure Centre.If you have any queries please do not
hesitate tocontact me on:E. [email protected].
02890814116 M. 07816966866
Best Wishes
Dolores
Mid Ulster Adults Group.Shine Adult members from the Mid Ulster
andsurrounding areas have met on a number ofoccasions in the past
few months in Cookstown.We have held events such as Bowling,
Boccaccio,New Age Curling and a social night out. Membershave
enjoyed these nights and have requestedthat there are more of these
events organised in
the future. Some of the group attended BloodBrothers in the
Opera House in Belfast withShine Members from other adult groups in
April.Any member interested in joining this group cancontact Pamela
on: T. 028 25652273E. [email protected]
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Hello! For those of you who dont know me
already my name is Lisa Law. I wanted to take
this opportunity to introduce myself as a new
member of the Shine Adult Members Council
(SAMC), representing Northern Ireland.
It is my responsibility to act as a communication
channel between the adult members here in
Northern Ireland, and at national level. This is
an exciting development as it is the rst time
NI adult members have had a representative. I
have witnessed rst-hand the eagerness of the
members in Northern Ireland to get involved in
and support the work of Shine and as a fellow
member who benets from the Shine NI team I
want to say thank you and keep up the momentum.
I am here to work for the adult members too.
Since taking my place on the council I have
had productive discussions as to how I can
communicate with any adult member here in
Northern Ireland and encourage the promotion
of Shine throughout the province, both with
members of the council and locally. So far this
has included the promotion of the work of Shine
through fundraising through sponsorship for the
upcoming Shine Across the Bridge event on 5th
May, encouraging primary schools in my local
area to hold a Benny Bear Birthday Party and
possibly a province-wide media work involving
interested members willing to share their stories.
I will be getting out and around our adult groups
in the coming days to meet as many of you as
possible; in the meantime anyone who believesthere is something
we are missing, or feels we
should be directing our energies towards any
other issue, can contact me on 028 94464435 or
07851142111 or nd me on Facebook. An email
address will follow in my next update.
Coleraine Young Adults Group
During the month of February 2012, a four-weekcourse took place
between the Lodge Hoteland the University of Ulster Sports
Complex,Coleraine. This course was aimed at youngadult members of
Shine from Coleraine andsurrounding areas.
The course was well attended with 8 Shinemembers taking
part.
Week one looked at the conditions of spina bidaand
hydrocephalus, and how each person can beaffected individually.
There was lively discussionamong the group on their experiences and
timewas allocated for individuals who had morepersonal questions at
the end of the night.
Week two looked at the importance of diet andhealthy eating.
Continence, skin care and folicacid were also discussed briey.
Members hadan opportunity to try out Pamelas home-madesmoothies
which went down very well!
Week three was held in the University SportsComplex. Once again
members had theopportunity to try out different sports
includingtable tennis, basket-ball and new age curling.Everyone
enjoyed the night and requested thatmore events like this be
organised.
The nal week looked at self-esteem and theimportance of looking
after our mental health aswell as our physical health. Two
volunteers fromthe Beauty Department in Coleraine College ofFurther
Education gave a demonstration on goodskin care. Hand massages, and
nail painting werealso available.
The evaluations were very positive and newfriends were made
among the group. It is hopedto repeat a similar programme to this
in otherareas of N. Ireland
Lisa law
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Fundraising round-up
Fundraising - Eglinton Vintage rally. TheEglinton Classic Car
Rally was held on 1 April inthe City of Derry Rugby Club. There was
a brilliant
Challenge Karen
Shine supporter Karen Tilson is raising money for the charity
byundertaking a variety of unusual challenges.
So far Challenge Karen has included learning 100 words ofGerman,
swimming 100 widths, and reading 100 books. Withmore challeges and
a fundraising Cinema Night planned Karenis well on her way to
raising her target of 1000 for Shine.Thank you Karen!
2 Foyle Toddlers Group3 Omagh Group
5 Foyle Peace Bridge Event and Fun Day
9 Lurgan Group10 Enniskillen Group
24 Foyle Parents Group
27 Belfast Forum
31 Multi sports - Magee
turn out at the event and some amazing cars. Wewere chosen by
the Club as their Charity of theYear - more information later about
how muchwe received. Thanks to Martin Henderson ourMember who is
also a member of the Eglintonclassic Car Club.
For more information on any of these eventsEmail:
[email protected] Contact no: 01733 555988
Forthcoming Events
May 2012 June 2012
2 Wheelchair Basket ball - Magee
6 Foyle Toddlers Group
7 Omagh Group
13 Lurgan group
14 Enniskillen Group
16 Wheelchair Basket Ball Magee
16 Fun Day Valley Leisure Centre
21 Multisport - Magee
28 Foyle Parrnts group
30 Wheelchair Basket Ball
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