TRC supports the North West Recovery Walk Today

  
TRC is supporting this wonderful event, many of the women we support are on their own personal 'recovery journey'. This is the day to CELEBRATE and promote RECOVERY!
Please join us today!

Trafford Recovery Forum supported by Trafford Council have organised the North West Substance Recovery Walk and Celebration, this event will take place TODAY Saturday, 15 September 2012 at Longford Park and Longford Park Athletics Club, Stretford M21 9TA (3pm-7pm)

The athletics track will be the focus for the day's main event, the celebration walk. With around 1500 people either in recovery from substance misuse, currently recovering or supporting someone expected to walk the track, it promises to be an extremely emotional and symbolic celebration for everyone involved.

There will be entertainment for all the family. Afternoon highlights include the official launch of Trafford Recovery Forum, a live satellite link to Hartford, Connecticut, USA to join their 12th Recovery Walk, live bands such as Tom Hingley and The Lovers, Raucous Caucus Recovery Choir, Steel Bands will be there and many more.There will be food, information stalls, Holistic Therapies, Yoga, Artwork and a Recovery Wall. For the children there will be face painting, circus skills, penalty shoot-out, bouncy castle and goodie bags in fact something for everyone.

TRC will have a stall near the car park end of  Longford Park selling organic soaps and handmade cards made by women at our drop in. Children can stop by and make a FREE gift card for someone.

We hope to see you down there.  Please follow the link below for further information.

 http://www.nta.nhs.uk/uploads/recoverywalkleaflet120712.pdf


Best wishes from all at TRC
 

TRC Events and Outreach: Trafford Rape Crisis Stakeholder Event...a lovely ...

TRC Events and Outreach: Trafford Rape Crisis Stakeholder Event...a lovely ...: Nazir Afzal- Chief Crown Prosecutor for the North West  agreed to show his support to Trafford Rape Crisis and the work we do by speaking...

Trafford Rape Crisis Stakeholder Event...a lovely day within our Community

Nazir Afzal- Chief Crown Prosecutor for the North West  agreed to show his support to Trafford Rape Crisis and the work we do by speaking at our Stakeholder Event.

A stall of the wonderful art produced by TRC resident artist Donna, some of it in conjunction with TALKSHOP (http://www.talkshoptrafford.co.uk/) . Donna is available to do Outreach work with groups/ agencies please contact us by email or phone  for more information.

Some of our fabulous volunteers at Trafford Rape Crisis

The WAST (Women Asylum Seekers Together) Nightingales performed some of their delightful songs at the event. For more information please visit;  http://www.wast.org.uk/ .

TRC delights on sale! Helen and Barbara who facilitate the womens Drop-in's were there along with some of the women who attend these sessions,to sell some of the handmade goods made.

TRC enjoys working with other agencies, and were supported on the day by The British Heart Foundation, Greater Manchester Fire Service, Victims Support, 42nd Street- supporting young people under stress, News from Nowhere Bookshop.

Ice and Fire who explores Human Rights Stories through performance Asylum Monologue was performed by Sue Buchan on behalf of ice and fires outreach project, Actors for human rights, a network of more than 500 professional actors dedicated to drawing attention to contemporary human rights concerns. At the Stakeholders event Sue performed the moving account of  'Marjories Testimony',  an amazing woman from Uganda who after surviving torture and rape in an army prison, escapes to UK to face further challenges and the emotional torture of 'waiting for the Home Office' to decide her fate.

Remember the muslin squares everyone decorated personally at the TRC Conference back in March? Well it has now been made into a quilt, which was unveiled at the stakeholder event...

... and here it is!!! A beautiful piece of art created by over 100 people  which captures the moment of the Black Asian and Minority Ethnic Conference which TRC organised back in March 2012.We are now planning for the quilt to travel and it has already begun it's journey having been exhibited in Windsor  at the British Psychology Society's Psychology of Women's Annual Conference. Please contact us if you have an event where you would like the quilt to be displayed.

Pamper Yourself Sessions

Helen will be running the pamper yourself sessions throughout the Summer.

Please come and join her at The Womens and Childrens Centre - No 33 Cross Street, Sale.

11.30 until 1.30pm

You can  enjoy learning new skills such as lip balms, face creams, bath bombs all made with organic products. The bonus is that you get to take home something which you have created just for you to pamper yourself.

Go on...you deserve it!!

 

Love from all at TRC
(N.B. Images provided by Google)

Arts Drop-in All Women and Children Welocme

Women and Childrens Drop- In Sessions 

held at The Women and Childrens Centre No 33 Cross Street, Sale.    

                    

Every Friday   11 30am to 1 30pm

Come and learn a new skill, we are very informal and welcoming group.

Friday 17^th Aug    Card making, make a card for someone special or start your    Christmas cards.

Friday Aug24^th        Hearts, make a decretive heart to hang around the home or for someone special

Friday Aug 31^st        Buttons and Beads play around with these to make jewellery

Friday Sep 14^th   Stitch Sampler, learn some new embroidery stitches

Friday Sep 21^st    Make a needle case or pin cushion

Friday Sep 28^th     Knit one Purl one, learn to knit

Saturday Pamper Day on 30th June 2012

Dear Friends,

Unfortunately the Pamper Drop-in will not be running this Saturday (30th June 2012).

Sorry for any inconvenience.

See you all next week, on the 7th July.

Best wishes
Helen

TRC will be at Trafford Carers 'Annual Carers Event' on Saturday 23rd June 2012

 Trafford Carers  'Annual Carers Event' on Saturday 23rd June 2012

The event will be held at Manchester United football stadium, from 12pm until 4pm. 

Trafford Rape Crisis will be there to support this amazing event where there will be lots going on. Including refreshments, light entertainment, information stands, pamper sessions, face painting, balloon modelling and lots more!

To book your place phone the Trafford Carers Helpline on 0161- 848 -2400.

We hope to see you there!