The Welsh Refugee Council has compiled a list of resources for people learning English.
There are video conferencing courses, online courses, and other resources.
Find them here:
There are loads keep scrolling down for more!
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His Excellency L’ubomír Rehák visited SRCDC – Director Neil Binnell welcomed the ambassador to the centre – in Brunel St.
SRCDC is always open to forging new links from all countries of the world and communities.
The abassador has been prominent in visiting places in Cardiff and has been keen to learn about the education system and cultural aspects of living in Wales.
Previously he has visited Corpus Christi High School and had delivered a lecture to the staff and students at Cardiff Met, Slovakia has a number of students studying in Cardiff.
Meet make friends, share a brew, bring some food
The Project will work with over 150 BAME girls in the community aged 10-16 to build their skills in sports activities which are traditionally male sports such as Cricket, Golf, Football, Cycling, Taekwondo, Baseball and Ice Hockey.
SRCDC with thanks – to funding from the Tampon Tax Community Fund
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This will help girls identify future opportunities and enhance their aspirations beyond traditional gender roles.
The Project will develop interests in coaching and raise aspirations eg currently there are no female cricket umpires in Cardiff at present, coaching is presently promoted as a male only option.
The taster workshops will be over 10 weeks and facilitated by a Sports Coach (female) and accompanied by a Female Sessional Youth Worker.
Trips to matches and events will also take place after the workshops.
Thursday 10:00 – 1 pm
Due to anticipated demand Citizens Advice will be providing a drop-in each Thursday in Brunel St.
South-Riverside-Community-CentreWhat do you want from the community facilities in Riverside?
Come along let us know.
Chief, arriving as a seaman; as many did; and settling in Wales – Danielle re-tells scenes of discovery; memory; and events that resonate greatly today.
The tension within families, generations and cultures – ultimately dividing a family.
Now a third generation migrant Danielle draws from a rich vein of episodes from her families’ story.
Many of the scenes evict both an emotional and introspective response within the audience.
Danielle Fahiya’s family came on a journey to Wales and Danielle ended up here in Cardiff she now is a professional actress and playwright. She is of Jordanian, German, Welsh and Somalian descent.
With the support of many people: she was awarded an @Arts_Wales_ grant for her play telling the story of her family’s migration to Wales.
Footsteps in a Foreign Land promises to be a powerful reminder and redolent of the present world.
This play in development is shortly to be shown in a community setting at the Riverside Warehouse in Cardiff on the 13th September at 11 am.
Chapter will host a later showing at 4pm.
SRCDC has at each at each Building in the Ladies Toilets a ‘give or take’ sanitary products box – countering period poverty.
Please feel free to make a donations.
Many Thanks
Sharon Krause
Project Worker
Believe/ Credu Project are hosting -A cookery demonstration from recipes from around the World. Every Wed weekly at 1 pm. on Zoom. Come and join us, contact Sharon sharon@srcdc.org.uk for more details.
Many criminals are looking to take advantage of the COVID-19 pandemic.
There are a host of new scams circulating:
E-mail claiming to be HMRC – delete these HMRC will contact via post.
Bank loans – banks will not contact you via email or phone unsolicited.
Callers (Wales) has had a number of people targeting the vulnerable members of society offering to ‘help’ or provide PPE.
Some have asked for donations to ‘Charities’. Others to offer ‘tests’ for Coronavirus.
More information can be found here. https://www.south-wales.police.uk/en/advice/fraud-and-scams/
And here https://www.homeinstead.co.uk/swansea/news-events/recent-voucher-scam-in-the-swansea-area
If you are a relative or friend of a vulnerable person – please let them know these scams are taking place – ask them to phone you, if they are called or contacted. Help protect them. Reassure them you are able to help them.
Some of the clients receiving the deliveries from the Pantry have been kind enough to send some pictures of the meals they have prepared ….
PLEASE SHARE WITH PEOPLE WHO MAY NEED IT.
The Wyndham Street Pantry has been set up to help local residents to get great quality food at a brilliant price! We were already planning to start a pantry at SRCDC this year because we’ve seen first hand what a difference it has made in other parts of the city but we decided to speed up our opening to respond to the Covid-19 crisis.
As a community anchor organisation we wanted to set up something that would make a real difference to people in our local community on a day to day basis. Before the crisis, the cost of living had never been higher, now we face a community where many of our most vulnerable are even more isolated, where family members may have suddenly lost some or most of the income and where people are having to provide additional food costs to fill the gaps of educational providers.
We’ve set up the Wyndham Street Pantry because despite these struggles we think everyone should be able to access a wide selection of healthy, exciting food!
For people thinking about ordering from the Wyndham Street Pantry, we charge £2.50 per package and for that you get over £15 worth of shopping (3 full bags). We get our food from Fareshare Cymru who provide us with fresh fruit and Vegetables, tinned good, dried goods such as cereals, crisps and rice, dairy products, Meat, Vegetarian dishes and desserts.We don’t know exactly what we’ll get each week but we know it will be high quality, a great selection and you will be able to plan A LOT of meals form it.
In our first 2 weeks we have sent 73 deliveries out to local residents and we are happy to say we have had great feedback, Ms E, a single Mum currently self-isolating said, “Little one and I received our first order and we’re overwhelmed! Incredible! thank you so so much, this is so incredibly useful to us!” Another Pantry customer reported back ” We are over the moon with the food, we will get so many meals out of this food, we really do appreciate it.”
We would like to thank FoodCardiff, the Martin Lewis Fund, Cardiff Council as well as the Helping Working Families Fund from The National Lottery for helping us set the Pantry up and The local Probation Team, Oasis, Women Connect First and Horn Development Association and ACE for providing staff to help us run so smoothly! A great community effort to help people struggling to access food for themselves or their family.
If you are think a pantry delivery would be of help at the moment or you know someone in Riverside, Grangetown or Canton who you think could benefit just text your name and address to 07399810653. We will confirm your delivery slot on Monday and we make our deliveries on a Wednesday. If you would like to get involved in any other way you can also contact us on the same number.
Free online workshops (for adults)
More info in English: https://community.rspb.org.uk/getinvolved/wales/b/wales-blog/posts/urban-buzz-workshops
More info in Welsh: https://community.rspb.org.uk/getinvolved/wales/b/wales-blog/posts/gweithdai-urban-buzz
Free activities for children, families and schools
Over the past few weeks we’ve also been developing a number of online resources for children, families and schools:
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Although COVID has interrupted the FAN groups both here and in wider Cardiff FAN is restarting some groups using digital tech.
Any one with access to the internet can take part – whether you just want to chat or improve your English – or reduce isolation – this could be for you.
A list of Virtual FAN meetings is here(click).
In addition to our virtual FAN groups friendly informal support continues to be given by Facilitators and staff by phone, text and email.
We anticipate that when the emergency is over many virtual FAN groups will continue and will enable far more people take part in FAN, both at home and away.
If you have any questions or are unsure how to link into a virtual FAN group, please do get in touch(click here) and please do encourage anyone who may be feeling isolated or lonely to join a virtual FAN group.
If you are Facebook more info here –
https://www.facebook.com/THEFANCHARITY/ .
http://www.grangetowncardiff.co.uk/home.htm
For those needing assistance, see the map on above link and then the coordinators can be contacted as follows:
Leaflets are also being delivered to people and will be put in local shops and businesses.
