Some good positive things happening!

Posted By: Jean Ashworth
Date Posted: 26/10/2008

What a busy but pleasant informative day I had on Friday I was invited to the Official Opening of Littleborough Children’s Centre on Denhurst Road. What a fantastic centre this is not only for the children but for all the busy mums & dads in the area  well done to all the staff, parents and children I had to think how wonderful this service would have been in “my day” of bringing up a family how much easier it would have been To have had this fantastic support and information.

This is a most welcome service in the Pennines area, and let’s not forget the Youth Opportunity Fund & Youth Capital Fund, Are you aged between 13-19?

Got an idea about somewhere to go?

Something to do?

Someone to talk to/

Need money to make it happen?

Young people can apply to the fund for financial support to help them develop on a project, which will improve things to do and places to go in their area, the Youth Opportunity Panel is made up of young people aged 13-19 who have completed training to become panel members. The panel represents young people living in the Rochdale Borough, write phone or email

Youth Opportunity Fund / Youth Capital Fund

Waterside House,

WATER Street

Rochdale

OL12 ITL, Telephone 924295, www.rochdale.gov.uk/youthmatters

Then I went on to another Celebration at the Gateway Centre to mark the name change from Family Welfare Association to" Family Action "this is a group I have been very proud to support and been a member of for many years.

It has been involved in supporting families since 1869 they provide practical / emotional and financial help this organisation provides so much help to families in need they build on a families strength and support them to build on their potential and help them make a positive contribution to their community., the people they work with include domestic abuse, mental health problems, learning disabilities and severe hardship. They also work with the Rochdale Young Carers Service, Family Action Rochdale School Admissions Service Admissions, Family Action Rochdale Parent Partnership, Family Action Rochdale Parent Power & Family Action Rochdale Primary Intervention Team .

Family Action Rochdale 37 St Alban’s Street, Rochdale OL16IUT 648997

Rochdale@family-action.org.uk

Lots of good work going on in our Borough these are just 2 of our unsung services not promoted enough but do some fantastic work in our areas.

Cllr Jean Ashworth.