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Cardiac Youth Forum
Next Youth Forum - Thursday 8th December 18.30 - 20.30
******A Night of Music, Entertainment + Fun Activities*******
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Exciting news!! we will be having the Youth Engagement team from Unity Radio coming with their double decker bus!!! Check them out at www.unityradio.fm
We will have a resident DJ + MC. There will ge a street artist joining us who will be getting you involved in producing a big "graffiti piece of art" for the hospital - spray paint included !!! (protective clothing supplied!!!). You will get your own T-shirt and will be able to put your own transfer on to it. Plus loads more!!!!!
If you want to know more or would like to register so please contact Linda below. Places are limited so book early. You WILL need to book for this event as the bus holds a limited number of places.
Tel: 0161 276 7959 or email
Once we know who is coming we will be sending you a promotional CD out to you nearer the time - just to wet your apetite.
Future Events
19th April 2012 - We have secured some free tickets to go and see "Diversity" live at the MEN Arena. Watch this space for more details.
19th November - Some of us are going to the Children's Heart Association "Ball of Hearts" at Formby Hall. See you there if you are going.
Safe + Sustainable
For a copy of the young person-friendly summary and for further information on the consultation please visit www.specialisedservices.nhs.uk/safeandsustainable
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Forthcoming events organised by the Children's Heart Association
2011
2011 Ball of Hearts ( 19th November )
This is a fantastic night out and one of the main fundraising events for the Children's Heart Association. Some of our hearts4teens group came last year and had a ball dancing the night away!!
If you come to the hearts4teens meeting on 15th September we will be able to tell you more about this
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19-Nov-2011 19:00 until 00:00 |
Please contact Val on 0151 733 1396 if you would like tickets to this year's ball. Tickets are £35 per person. |
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Museum of Science + Industry & Manchester Christmas Markets (Saturday 26th November 2011)
Free trip - book in advance and get entrance to the 4D theatre. Meeting at 10.30 picnic lunch at 12.30
for more information contact Anne on 0161 224 3901
Children's Heart Association Meeting - 5th November at 10am
They are meeting at Macdonald House (Conference room) in the grounds of Alder hey Children's Hospital in Liverpool.
They are looking for people to join them and bring along their ideas. They want to know how they can attract new families, what should they be concentrating on? How can they support families and also the hospitals. They would love to see you.
Please email to book your bacon buttie to movingforward@heartchild.info
To book places on each of these trips/events please contact Val on 0151 733 1396
or for more information contact Anne on 0161 224 3901
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GUCH has joined up with Brighthearts and the Children's Heart Federation to put on a fun weekend for young people
22nd + 23rd October 2011 in Cardiff
Click here for more details and how to book a place
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Events organised by The Children's Heart Federation
Children's Heart Federation are happy to once again be teaming up with GUCH PA to deliver an action packed conference and social weekend for young people with Heart Conditions aged 13-24..
Click on the link above for more details......
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Staying Positive Workshops
epilepsy......diabetes......heart conditions...asthma......juvenile arthritis......sickle cell.....ME......Crohns.....cerebral palsy....... etc
*Staying Positive has won a Guardian Public Services Award for long-term conditions* Read more at www.guardian.co.uk/winners-report/common-ground
Are you 15 to 23 years old?
Are you living with a long-term health condition?
Do you spend lots of your time at the Doctors or Hospital?
Do you get nagged by adults, friends and parents about what you should and shouldn’t do? (they mean well but it can be hard to deal with!)
Staying Positive is a great new project for young people just like you!
We run workshops for young people aged 12-18 and we need your help!
What’s it all about?
- Having fun and meeting new people!
- We asked lots of young people and they told us what was important and we built the workshops around their ideas- medication, school, feeling down, talking to Doctors and parents, exercise, sex and alcohol and drugs and puberty for younger people
Why should I get involved?
- Make friends who have similar experiences to you!
- Get trained up to deliver workshops and use your experiences to help other young people
- Get paid for your time! (we pay £40 per workshop once you have been trained and delivered one set of workshops)
Follow this link to find out more www.staying-positive.co.uk
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Events Organised by Meet@Teen Heart - The Youth Branch of The British Heart Foundation
Speak Up is the BHF's fun, one day workshop for young people aged between 13 and 19 who are living with heart conditions.
The next one in Manchester is on 26th November 2011
At Speak up you will learn:
- How to feel more confident
- How to communicate with others
- How to talk to others about your condition in a supportive and creative way
You will also meet other young people with heart conditions.
The Speak Up workshop is completely free. We will also pay for you to travel to and from the workshop.
Dates of Speak Up workshops in 2011:
Time: 10am – 3pm (includes lunch and a fun activity)
Here are the dates for 2011 - reserve your place now!
- 26 March - Leicester
- 16 July - Newcastle
- 10 September - Belfast
- 24 September - London
- 15 October - Edinburgh
- 12 November - Southampton
- 26 November - Manchester
- 10 December - Cardiff
It is a fun and relaxed workshop – you won’t have to do any tests or give any presentations.
If you would like to learn more about how to express yourself and build your confidence, all you have to do is fill out this form and post it back to the BHF.
If you have any questions, email meetatteenheart@bhf.org.uk or phone 020 755 40404
You can also read our frequently asked questions here.
Weekend Stunner 2010
The Weekend Stunner 2010 was an amazing success! Check out the first video of all the fun, and find out what everyone thought of their trip to the BBC.
