Stone Community Hub News
Closed for Easter
Stone Community Hub will be closed on Good Friday 29th March and Easter Monday 1st April.
We will reopen on Tuesday 2nd April at 10am.
Easter fun in the Hub
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We've had a very successful visit from Stephanie and Pam our wonderful Samaritans in The Hub this morning.
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Jane Childs and St Michael's First School who have donated Easter eggs today.
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Beautiful flowers over 1 week old and still going strong. Thank you Marks & Spencer, Stone for helping brighten up our days.
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A Big Bunny thank you to Balfour Beatty, Swynnerton, today who gifted us Easter eggs, we are so grateful for your kindness.
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Saturday, 16th December 2023
Our thanks go to Matt from The Borehole for raising £40 from the raffle for us
CLOSED FOR CHRISTMAS
We will be closed on Saturday 23rd December 2023 and we will reopen on Tuesday 2nd January 2024
In case of emergency please contact the following organisations for help and support
Staffordshire Cares can be contacted on 0300 111 8010 or by emailing staffordshirecares@staffordshire.gov.uk
Staffordshire Together for Carers Call - 0300 303 0621
The Staffordshire Mental Health Helpline by Brighter Futures, is open as usual, 7pm-2am weekdays & 2am-2pm weekends. Call 0808 800 2234
If you are feeling worried or stressed and need somebody to talk to over the festive break. Click Here for more details
Staffordshire Social Services (out of Hours) Call 0345 604 2886
This is an emergency service available outside normal working hours to deal with high risk situations that cannot wait for the local office to open. Further details can be found here
Carers UK Adviceline Call 0808 808 7777
The Carers UK Adviceline is their expert telephone and email advice and support service. The Carers UK Adviceline has limited Christmas Opening times click here full details
The NHS 111 service Call - 111
This is the NHS non-emergency number. It’s fast, easy and free. Call 111 and speak to a highly trained adviser, supported by healthcare professionals.
The Samaritans Call -116 123
Open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. If you need a response immediately, it's best to call on the phone. This number is FREE to call.
Mind Call 0300 123 3393 or text 3393
Infoline and Bluelight line will be have slightly different opening hours over the Christmas period. Limited Christmas opening hours please here to see details
We wish all our clients, volunteers, staff and supports a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!!
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Saturday, 16th December 2023
Our thanks go to Matt from The Borehole for raising £40 from the raffle for us
Saturday @ The Hub
Saturday, 16th December 2023
FREE to all, no need to book! Warm space, hot and cold drinks with Bacon sandwiches! Access to IT equipment, Wi-Fi advice and good company.
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Saturday, 16th December 2023
Thank you to Stone Brownies for your wonderful shoe box gifts. They will be greatly appreciated!!
Hub Grub
Thursday, 14th December 2023
FREE two course meal (Tuna pasta bake with garlic bread) for those who need. Use our contact page to book on to the next Hub Grub session
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Thursday, 14th December 2023
Thank you to DRAC Logistics for providing toys for our clients little ones. DRAC support us with a weekly contribution to our food bank and play a huge part in helping us to help our local community.
Partnership - Samaritans
Wednesday, 6th December 2023
Samaritans visited us and gave advice, help and support to our clients. Keep an eye on the weekly page, for upcoming dates.
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Tuesday, 5th December 2023
We had the pleasure of meeting with Dan Hassall, Managing Director and Taylor Robinson, External Affairs Manager of Persimmon Homes who have supported us with a cheque for £2,000 to enable us to continue and grow our services for our local Stone community.
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Monday 4th December 2023
Our thanks go to Amey Rail for their very kind donation to the food bank last week
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To Natasha Coulson aka The Cleaning Fairy and her customers for donating toys at Christmas
To Shelly Jenkinson and Zac and the residents of Stone for their Christmas donations.
Breast screening @ The Hub
On Monday 27 November Gina Newman visited The Hub explaining the importance of breast screening. Watch this space for further sessions in the new year to include information on Bowel Screening and Targeted Lung Health.
SCH Holds AGM
On Thursday 16 November 2023 Stone Community Hub (SCH) held their Annual General Meeting for the year 2022.23.
Gill Wyatt (Chair of Trustees) reported that during 2022:23 SCH had provided the following services:
· 3,760 1-2-1 help sessions
· 1,182 food parcels
· 402 two course meals
· Helped71 clients apply for work
· A warm welcoming environment six days a week for 190 families.
The hub was supported by the local community through provision of roughly £58,000 in food donations and 1,446 hours of volunteer time. The trustees and manager thanked all the volunteers, staff, SCH members and members of the public for their time and donations throughout the year, without which the hub could not operate.