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The Stanage Stumble 2012
Fancy a walk? Join us on Sunday 6th May
This year our sponsored walk will be bigger than ever with a choice of 3 distances; 10, 17 or 25 miles!
For more information please see the poster, entry form and sponsor form.
If you are able to display a poster in your workplace or community please contact us on 0114 2788377.
Fundraising Events for 2012
Following and building on the success of last year's events we will be having two choir concerts on 4th & 10th March and re-launching the Stanage Stumble sponsored walk on 6th May.
Christmas Card design Competition
We had some fantastic entries - here are some of our favourites:
Xmas trees by Niamh, Leonilee & Ashley
and our winner Lily Davies aged 10m!
The cards are currently being printed and will be available to buy soon - more details to follow.
Start-up Guide for Parents
Home-Start Sheffield feature again in The Sheffield Star exploring the benefits of Home-Start's 'Parents as First Teachers' programme. To read the full feature click here.
Lord Mayor helps Home-Start Sheffield
Home-Start have just received vital funds from the Lord Mayor's fund. Cllr Alan Law said "I am delighted to support the work of Home-Start Sheffield with this donation from the Lord Mayor’s Charity Fund. Home-Start’s vision is to see a society in which all parents have the support they need to give their children the best start in life. I am proud to be associated with this charity and to recognise the excellent work they do in helping local parents and families who are under pressure"
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(The Lord Mayor presenting a cheque to Karen Ritchie, Manager and Emily Morton, Chair of Home-Start Sheffield)
The Stanage Stumble 2011
Our Annual Sponsored walk took place on 1st May 2011 and we had nearly 80 entrants walking or running the 10 or 25 mile routes.
Home-Start Sheffield in The Star
Please read this article entitled Parenting lifeline on a knife-edge that appeared in the newspaper on 6th January 2011.
Children's Choir Concert 2011
Following the annual Home-Start tradition our next Choir concerts take place on 19th and 27th March 2011. If your school would like to take part please contact us on 0114 2788377.
Last year, enthusiastic young singers from seven junior and infant schools choirs across Sheffield reached their £2,000 target in aid of Home-Start Sheffield.
More than two hundred pupils joined forces with the Sheffield University Singers Society to take part in two choir concerts at St John’s Church, Ranmoor and gave a helping hand to children in need.
Talented Sheffield youngsters aged between five and ten, sung their hearts out when they came together to premiere the poem Yyyyyeeeeucccck which had been set to music by Robert Webb, the musical director of St John’s Church Ranmoor.
The schools which took part in the concerts were Broomhill, Greystones, Hallam, Woodseats, Ashdell, St Wilfrids, Nether Green Infant School and St John’s Parish choir performed a medley of songs from the Wizard of Oz.
Helen Jackson, CBE, former MP for Hillsborough and President of Home Start Sheffield opened the concert and was impressed by the heartwarming participation of the school children as well as the turned out of parents.
'I was delighted that Home Start, hosted for the fifth year the children’s choir event and raised £2.000, so we can continue to run our five groups in the city which provide practical and emotional support to families.' she said.
All proceeds made will be used to help us maintain our services in Sheffield.
A massive thank you to Barbara Walsh for helping to organise the event, Robert Webb for the musical direction and Elena Menelaou for the publicity.
Families appear to find Home-Start a very acceptable service. The volunteers are caring, supportive and non-judgmental. Work around play skills is particularly valuable.
Angela,
Health Visitor
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