YOUTH CLUBS & ACTIVITIES TUESDAY Blakeney Youth Club | 6pm-8pm Cinderford Rd, Blakeney GL15 4AE Open Access youth group for local young people ORGANISATION: Blakeney YC and FVAF Forest Youth Project | 4:30pm-8pm (alternate Tuesdays) The Main Place, Old Station Way, Coleford GL16 8RH LGBTQ+ young people 10-16yrs ORGANISATION: Wye River Festival and FVAF THURSDAY Forest Young Mums | 10am-12pm Hilltop Children & Family Centre, Latimer Road, Cinderford GL14 2QA Targeted support for young mums under 21 ORGANISATION: FVAF in partnership with NHS Coleford Youth Hub (Juniors) | 4pm-6pm The Main Place, Old Station Way, Coleford GL16 8RH Open Access youth group for Years 5 & 6 (Every Thursday) ORGANISATION: FVAF in partnership with Coleford Town Council Coleford Youth Hub (Seniors) | 6:30pm-8:30pm The Main Place, Old Station Way, Coleford GL16 8RH Open Access youth group for Years 7 & 8 (Last Thursday of month) ORGANISATION: FVAF in partnership with Coleford Town Council FRIDAY Mitcheldean Youth Hub | 4pm-8pm The Playing Fields, Mitcheldean GL17 0BQ Open Access Year 7+ ORGANISATION: FVAF in partnership Mitcheldean Parish Council OTHER ACTIVITIES Beezee Families| 4pm-6:30pm The Main Place, Old Station Way, Coleford GL16 8RH Healthy families 8 week programme (by referral; please contact FVAF for rolling start dates) ORGANISATION: BeeZee Maximus and FVAF Work It Out | TBC The Main Place, Old Station Way, Coleford GL16 8RH Targeted support for young people not in education, training and employment ORGANISATION: FVAF Youth Support Team ASTON | 6pm-8pm The Main Place, Old Station Way, Coleford GL16 8RH Targeted ASB and crime prevention (by referral; please contact FVAF for dates) ORGANISATION: PCSO’s and FVAF To find out more contact hi.ya@fvaf.org.uk or 01594 822073

Forest of Dean Digital Partnership FUNDED BY THE BARNWOOD TRUST A collaborative community partnership project, led by FVAF. This district-wide partnership, the first of its kind, was created to break down the barriers people face in relation to digital inclusion and unlock the many assets available within our communities and the digital world.   Forest of Dean Digital Partnership - Final Evaluation September 2024 Report - Download Forest of Dean Digital Partnership - Final Evaluation September 2024: APPENDICES APPENDIX 1: Forest of Dean Digital Partnership Application APPENDIX 2: Insight into Set up and Delivery of Local Digital Inclusion Pilot Projects APPENDIX 3: Healthwatch Gloucestershire - Access to digital technologies APPENDIX 4: Partner Claim Form APPENDIX 5: Instructions for filling in Partner’s claim form APPENDIX 6: Promo flier - Invitation to get involved APPENDIX 7: EOI Process Map APPENDIX 8: EOI Document A template APPENDIX 9: EOI Document B template APPENDIX 10: EOI scoring sheet APPENDIX 11:Forest of Dean Community Choir EOI Document 1 APPENDIX 12: Forest of Dean Community Choir EOI Document 2 APPENDIX 13: Virtual Sight Loss EOI Document 1 APPENDIX 14: Virtual Sight Loss EOI Document 2 APPENDIX 15: CVT EOI Document 1 APPENDIX 16: CVT EOI Document 2 APPENDIX 17: Outdoors, Indoors EOI Document 1 APPENDIX 18: Outdoors, Indoors EOI Document 2 APPENDIX 19: Forest Pathways EOI Document 1 APPENDIX 20: Forest Pathways EOI Document 2 APPENDIX 21: Project Engage EOI Document 1 APPENDIX 22: Project Engage EOI Document 2 APPENDIX 23: Forest of Dean Hybrid Choir Final Evaluation APPENDIX 24: CVT - Digital Inclusion Workshop Final Evaluation APPENDIX 25: Outdoors, Indoors Final Evaluation APPENDIX 26: Forest Pathways Final Evaluation APPENDIX 27: Forest Pathways Executive Summary APPENDIX 28: Reflection Session Presentation APPENDIX 29: Journey Reflection OTHER PROJECT PUBLICATIONS: EASY READ BOOKLET - How to use the computer and software EASY READ BOOKLET - Staying Safe Online

Mycelium My Networks Mental Health Project Mycelium - Forest Mental Health Project Structure The Forest Community of Practice Forest of Dean Mental Health Locality Partnership Recovery and Wellbeing Café The Resources Hub & Library The Forest Community of Practice Monthly face-to-face learning collaborative, reflective practice & peer supervision. 2nd Tuesday each month. The Forest Community of Practice is for individuals working and volunteering with members of our community where support for mental health is a significant part of their role. This has been set up in response to the My Networks Scoping Project. Many local social care practitioners stated that they wished to receive ongoing support to develop reflective practice, link with others and build skills that would help them to become more confident responding to mental distress, particularly with the increasing complexities that they were coming across in their roles. The C of P will be supported by clinicians, professionals and lived experience practitioners from the VCS & NHS who have been involved in the Community Mental Health Transformation programme. It will provide an opportunity for collaborative learning, peer supervision and professional development. We hope a community of Forest mental health practitioners will emerge from these sessions. If you, or a mental health champion from your team, are interested and able to join us, please get in touch. Please get in touch if you have any questions or want the most current information about scheduling details - simon@fvaf.org.uk or text 07394 945046 Forest of Dean Mental Health Locality Partnership The Locality Partnership offers VCS and faith-based organisations the opportunity to meet with other professionals and voluntary groups who are supporting people with their mental health in the Forest of Dean. The Partnership is a collective of social care practitioners who are working towards a community response to the My Networks scoping project findings. By coming together, we hope to keep abreast of developments, begin partnership projects or create collaborative opportunities that can address what is needed for better mental health in the Forest of Dean. We are now an integral part of the wider Forest Know Your Patch network. Regular online meetings as well as live, in-person events are held where topics and projects are discussed and highlighted. As well as this, the FKYP works closely with other statutory organisations offering a platform to disseminate up-to-date information about services available in the community. Recovery & Wellbeing Café “A Community Created Curriculum of Curious Conversations” Weekly Face-to-Face Discussions & Recovery Educational Sessions Each Wednesday (Term Time) at Café 16 in Coleford from 6-8pm. “A safe space to create who you are, not be told what to think.” Join conversations with a diverse range of people with professional & lived experience of different subjects, local people who have gained understandings about the impact current concerns have upon mental health, recovery and wellbeing. We are building a supportive space where, as critical friends, we can learn together and support each other with our individual understandings. All curious & compassionate folk welcome. Recovery & Wellbeing Café - Current Programme The Resource Hub, Research Room & Lived Experience Library Leaflets & literature on wellness, recovery, self-help & coping with mental distress. The group office, based above the Library at The Main Place in Coleford, is available for members to use as a safe and confidential space. We keep material that may be of use to members – and we are happy for people to provide us with leaflets that they would like shared. To read the My Networks Scoping Project Report please visit: www.fvaf.org.uk/publications

Topluluk Oluşturucular Açılır Merkezler The drop-in hub provides support to create, inspire and build stronger communities together Giriş merkezi, birlikte daha güçlü topluluklar oluşturmak, ilham vermek ve inşa etmek için destek sağlar Her açılan merkez, yerel sakinler için çeşitli destek, tavsiye ve rehberlik sunar. Örneğin; yerel hizmetlere destek ve imza gönderme, yeni bağlantı ve kurulum topluluk grupları, insanları istihdama veya daha fazla eğitime daha yakın olmaları için destekler, dijital dünyaya erişmeye yardımcı olur ve topluluk için fikirlerinizi hayata geçirmeye destek olur. Şu konularda yardım sunabiliriz: gönüllülük fırsatları İstihdam desteği Yerel aktivite grupları ve kulüpleri BT ve dijital destek Yerel etkinlik bilgileri Yerel hizmetlere imza gönderme For dates, times and locations for up coming FVAF Community Drop-in Hubs, contact Alex on community@fvaf.org.uk or call the FVAF office on 01594 822073.

KEEPING PEOPLE SAFE Young people who are moving towards adulthood have the right to make informed choices about how they connect to their local community. This can involve risk, for guidance read: Building Connections: One minute guide to Risk Assessment

Orman Pusulası Forest Compass, Forest of Dean'de bulunan düzenli aktivitelerin, destek gruplarının ve kulüplerin birçoğunu listeleyen fiziksel ve çevrimiçi bir rehberdir. Orman, bebek gruplarından öğle yemeği kulüplerine, erkek barakalarından hatıra kafelerine kadar her türden yüzlerce sosyal ve aktivite grubuna ev sahipliği yapıyor. Birçoğu, gönüllüler tarafından veya kâr grupları için değil, katılmak ve çalıştırmak için ücretsiz veya çok düşük maliyetlidir. Ne yazık ki, bu tür gruplardan yararlanabilecek birçok insan, kapılarının önündeki inanılmaz fırsatlardan habersizdir. Forest of Dean'de bir gönüllü liderlik etkinliği, kulüp veya destek grubu yürütürseniz, hem Forest Compass fiziksel dizininde hem de buradaki çevrimiçi dizinde reklam verin, aşağıdaki formu doldurarak ÜCRETSİZ olarak. Download OTHER USEFUL DIRECTORIES: YourCircle Check out a local directory to help you find your way around care and support and connect with people, places and activities in Gloucestershire

COMING SOON! Universal Youth Services We’re thrilled to announce our new partnership to bring Open Access Universal Youth Services to Gloucester and the Forest of Dean! Together with Gloucestershire Gateway Trust and The Venture Community Hub (TVCH), we’ve joined forces to make a real difference in the lives of young people. Guided by GGT, in the Forest of Dean FVAF will be leading on supporting a wide range of services for young people aged 11 to 19 (or up to 25 for those with special educational needs and disabilities). Our youth services will be available to everyone, focusing on the needs of the local community to create a more connected, supported, and engaging youth sector. Stay tuned for more updates and get ready to be part of something amazing! FIND OUT MORE ABOUT... Gloucestershire Gateway Trust The Venture Community Hub

Tekerlekli Yürüyüş: Sıkça Sorulan Sorular 'Tramper' nedir? Tramper, tüm arazilerde kullanılabilen, elektrikle çalışan bir mobilite aracıdır. Bisikletli yürüyüşçülere veya küçük çocuklara eşlik etmek için ideal olan 4mph'ye kadar sınırlı bir hıza sahiptir. Tramperlerin tam özellikleri şunlar olabilir: burada bulundu . Bu hizmeti kimler kullanabilir? Tekerlekli Yürüme, geçici veya kalıcı hareket güçlüğü nedeniyle yürümekte zorlanan 14 yaş üstü ve 25 taştan hafif herkese açıktır. Hangi rotalarda kullanabilirim? Mevcut rotalar arasında Forest Holidays ve Cyril Hart Arboretum'dan Symond's Yat Rock'a ve Symond's Yat'taki Wye nehrine, Mallards Pike'a ve The Speech House'dan Family Cycle Trail'in bazı bölümlerine kadar inilebilir. İşe alım sırasında rotaların haritaları sağlanacaktır. Ne zaman işe alınabilir? Tramper, haftanın 7 günü 9:00 - 5:00 arası kiralanabilir (Kış aylarında, gün batımından önce dönüş sağlamak için saatler daha kısa olabilir). Nasıl rezervasyon yapabilirim? Hayal kırıklığı yaşamamak için lütfen Tramper'ınızı o günden önce rezerve edin. Lütfen rezervasyon yapmak için doğrudan tramper siteleri ile iletişime geçin. Orman Tatilleri için 01594 837165'i arayın Konuşma Evi için 01594 822607 numaralı telefonu arayın Bir Tramper kiralamanın maliyeti nedir? Tramper, saatte sadece 2,50 sterline mal oluyor. İlk kez kullananlar için ayrıca Countryside Mobility'ye yıllık 10 £ veya iki haftalık deneme oturumu için 2,50 £ tutarında bir üyelik ücreti vardır. Ya bunlardan birini daha önce hiç kullanmadıysam? Endişe etmeyin! Çalıştırmaları çok basit ve güvenlidir ve her kullanıcıya muhteşem parkurlarımızda güvenli ve rahat hissetmelerini sağlamak için tam bir indüksiyon verilecektir. Ya ek yardıma ihtiyacım olursa? Her zaman yanınızda birilerinin olması için parkurlarda herkesin eşlik etmesini rica ediyoruz. Bir Tramper denemek isterseniz, kiralamadan önce lütfen merkezlerimizden birini arayınız. Neden Countryside Mobility üyesi olmam gerekiyor? Kırsal Hareketlilik, Tramperleri sağlamaktan sorumludur ve bu nedenle bu kadar uygun bir fiyata sunulmaktadır. Ayrıca, bir Tramper barındıran her sitenin bunu güvenli ve kolay erişilebilir bir şekilde yapmasını sağlamak için çalışırlar. Bu üyelik aynı zamanda Güney Batı'daki birçok Kırsal Hareketlilik sitesindeki Tramper'lardan herhangi birini kullanmanızı sağlayacaktır. Daha fazla bilgi için lütfen Kırsal Hareketlilik web sitesini ziyaret edin. Üyelik formlarını işe almadan önce merkezde doldurabilirsiniz. Bu projeye yardımcı olabilir miyim? Tekerlekli Yürüyüş, hizmetimizi tanıtmak için gönüllülere güvenir. Hizmetimizi duyurmakla ilgileniyorsanız veya başka bir şekilde yardım etmek istiyorsanız, lütfen 01594 822073 numaralı telefonu arayın veya walkwithwheels@fvaf.org.uk adresine e-posta gönderin. Tam eğitim ve destek sağlanacaktır. Bir rezervasyonu iptal etmem gerekirse ne olur? Tramper'ı başka bir kullanıcıya kiralayabilmemiz için en az 24 saat önceden iptal bildiriminde bulunmanızı rica ediyoruz. İptal etmek için lütfen rezervasyon yaptığınız siteyle iletişime geçin What is a Tramper Who can use this service What routes can I use it on When is it available to hire How can I book one How much does it cost What if I've never used one of these before What if I need additional help Why do I have to become a member of CM Can I help wit this project What if I need to cancel a booking

Help us create a mural celebrating the Forest of Dean's tradition of community action ! We're creating a mural to celebrate our incredible heritage of community action, mutual support, and resilience! From our mining traditions to welcoming Ukrainian families, from river fishing to friendly societies – we want to hear all the stories that matter. The finished mural will be painted on the side of Ow Bist - Forest Community Space, Dockham Road, Cinderford, creating a lasting tribute to our community's story. We've held two drop-in workshops, led by local artist Tom Cousins, where we invited the community to come along and share their amazing stories and ideas about what makes our area special. Couldn't Make It to the Workshops? We Still Want to Hear From You! We've created the below online survey – so you can still contribute your memories, stories, and ideas for the mural. Whether you've lived here all your life or recently made this place home, your perspective is valuable. What We're Looking For Personal stories that capture the spirit of our community Memories of local traditions, places, or events Examples of how neighbours have supported each other What makes you proud to be part of this community Ideas for images or symbols that represent our shared heritage Share your thoughts and ideas below: Your Forest of Dean Stories Your name (optional) How long have you lived in/been connected to the Forest of Dean area? 1. What does community spirit mean to you in the Forest of Dean? 2. Which of these themes resonate most with your experience of our area? (Tick all that apply) Food & Resources (traditional land use, fishing, growing food, sharing resources) Landscape & Environment (rivers, mining heritage, how place shapes community) Arts & Culture (music, festivals, creative traditions) Community Action (mutual aid, rights movements, defending our heritage) Settlers & Diversity (different communities who've made this area home) 3. What's a story, memory, or tradition from the Forest of Dean that you think should be celebrated in the mural? 4. Are there particular people, groups, or movements (historical or recent) that represent the community spirit of our area to you? 5. What would you like visitors and future generations to understand about the Forest of Dean community? Would you be interested in helping with the mural painting in August? Yes - I'd love to help paint! No, but I support the project Email details (if you'd like updates) Submit

COMMUNITY CONNECTORS’ FORUM/KNOW YOUR PATCH NETWORK In-person event 14 June 2022 at The Wesley, Cinderford Event Feedback \ Thank you for participating in our event! Tell us what you thought about it. Name & organisation Please indicate on a scale of 1 – 10, where 1 is the most negative and 10 the most positive What was your overall impression of the day? 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 What was your experience of the speakers? 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Please share any comments about your overall impression of the day and the speakers What was your experience of the activities? 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Please share any comments about the activities What was your experience of the refreshments? 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Was there anything else that you feel could have been provided? What would you like to see in future events? Suggested speakers/format etc Your email Send Feedback Thanks for your feedback!