On Monday 22nd November, Southwick green revealed its first ever Christmas tree. The tree has been placed on the grassed area in front of Southwick health centre. It is 25ft tall and has been decorated in blue Christmas lights. On the night of the revealing there was a group of young people from Southwick primary school, who where singing Christmas carols to warm peoples spirits up in the cold weather. Local people gathered around the area to watch and join in on the event. Local businesses also contributed to the event, the butchers donated food to the people who where there and were very thankful. Also there was a special guest, Santa Claus, who greeted people and also gave out presents. Before the lights where turned on, the deputy mayor Norma Wright gave a speech and thanked everyone that had helped with the event and everyone that was there. Then her and Santa turned the lights on. We spoke to local councillor, Rosalind Copeland, who first had the idea of the Christmas tree. She told us there was a lot of prepara- tion work that had to be done before hand. They had to put a electrical supplies in so that they could have lights on the tree, which was very expensive. In total the whole event cost £6700, more be- cause of the electrical supply. When we were speaking to Rosalind she said she would like to see more decorations on the green over the next few years. When she was asked why, she said she feels that it makes the green look more brighter and more welcoming. It’s a sad time at the moment as a lot of local businesses are struggling and some have even shut down and the decorations are a way of making it more happy. Rosalind has been a councillor for 3 years, she is proud to be from Southwick and to work for Southwick. She works to help the community and is an ambassador for Southwick. The tree will be on the green until January and hopefully we will see more to come next year. Southwick's first Christmas tree Issue 11 The Southwick Hacks The Southwick Hacks Blacks Logo
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On Monday 22nd November,
Southwick green revealed its
first ever Christmas tree.
The tree has been placed on
the grassed area in front of
Southwick health centre. It
is 25ft tall and has been
decorated in blue Christmas
lights.
On the night of the
revealing there was a group
of young people from
Southwick primary school,
who where singing Christmas
carols to warm peoples
spirits up in the cold
weather. Local people
gathered around the area to
watch and join in on the
event.
Local businesses also
contributed to the event, the
butchers donated food to
the people who where there
and were very thankful.
Also there was a special
guest, Santa Claus, who
greeted people and also gave
out presents.
Before the lights where
turned on, the deputy mayor
Norma Wright gave a speech
and thanked everyone that
had helped with the event
and everyone that was there.
Then her and Santa turned
the lights on.
We spoke to local councillor,
Rosalind Copeland, who first
had the idea of the
Christmas tree. She told us
there was a lot of prepara-
tion work that had to be done
before hand. They had to put
a electrical supplies in so
that they could have lights on
the tree, which was very
expensive. In total the whole
event cost £6700, more be-
cause of the electrical
supply.
When we were
speaking to
Rosalind she said
she would like to
see more
decorations on
the green over
the next few
years. When she
was asked why,
she said she
feels that it
makes the green
look more
brighter and
more welcoming.
It’s a sad time
at the moment as a lot of local
businesses are struggling and
some have even shut down and
the decorations are a way of
making it more happy.
Rosalind has been a councillor
for 3 years, she is proud to be
from Southwick and to work
for Southwick. She works to
help the community and is an
ambassador for Southwick.
The tree will be on the green
until January and hopefully we
will see more to come next
year.
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Stained glass 2
Useful numbers 3
What’s on over Christmas 4 & 5
Baby think it over & Footbridge 6
Southwick lantern festival 7
Christmas puzzles 8 & 9
Just about respect day 10
Gentoo update & competition 11
Christmas recipes and boxes 14 & 15
Dingbats 16
Sunderland in bloom and garden-
ing guide
11 & 12
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Inside this issue
for food and drinks, and eve-
ryone enjoyed it.
We would like to say a big
thank you to everyone who
took part in the project, Kodie
Rochester, Rebecca White,
Sarah Hodgson, David Crann,
Demi Lumsden , Bree Lund.
Also we would like to thank
Harry for helping us make the
window.
but putting the lead on was
even harder’. Also Kodie, one
of the young people who made
the window, said she really
enjoyed it as it was
something new to learn and
enjoyed been able to show
her parents how hard she had
worked.
The window was unveiled on
the 30th October, the young
people who made the window
were there, parents of the
young people, Harry, and
other workers from the
project.
Everyone was asked to wait
outside until the time came
to show the window, everyone
was a amazed at how
wonderful the window looked.
After everyone had seen
the window we went inside
During the six weeks
holidays, a group of six young
people from SNYP made a
large stained glass window,
which is on display in the
window above the
entrance to SNYP.
The project started when
the SNYP decided to install a
new window. There where six
young people who worked on
the design who all choose
different designs to work on.
Some of the work was done
at SNYP but the rest was
done at Harry Ramsey's
studio. There was where
everyone's designs were put
together to create one.
The young people that were
involved learned a lot of new
skills, etching, glass painting,
cutting and leading.
One young person said
’cutting the glass was hard
Stained glass window By Sarah Hodgson
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Useful numbers.
Services which provides support, counselling and advice around various issues
Counselling Service: 0191 514 7007 http://www.sunderlandcounselling.org.uk/ Child Line (free phone): 0800 800 500 www.childline.org NCPCC Child Help Line (free phone): 0800 800 500 www.nspcc.org Samaritans : 0191 567 7177 www.samaritans.org
Services for young people who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless
Young Persons Housing Project : 0191 553 7357
YMCA Accommodation : 0191 567 6160
TZ Female Accommodation : 0191 567 0770
Shelter : 0808 800 4444 www.shelter.org.uk
Social Services (Out of Hours) : 0191 553 1991
Civic Centre : 0191 5205555
Services which provide information about contraception and sexually
transmitted infections.
GUM Clinic (for S.T.I.s) :0191 569 9021/2
Emergency Contraception (Bank holidays and weekends) : 0191 5656256
Sunderland Family Planning Services :0191 569 9966
Services that provide information, advice and support on pregnancy, miscarriage and
abortion.
Heartbeat Pregnancy Crisis Centre : 0191 26171111
Life Pregnancy Care Centre : 0191 5652816
Miscarriage Support : 0191 5656256
Marie Stopes Abortion : 0845 1203646 www.mariestopes.org.uk
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Opening And Closing times throughout Xmaz holidays
S.N.YP WILL BE CLOSED FROM THE 17TH DECEMBER AND REOPEN ON 4TH JANUARY.
OBLIVION WILL BE SHUT FROM 17TH DECEMBER AND REOPEN IN AUSTIN HOUSE ON
6TH JANUARY.
Saturday 20th November to Saturday 18th December
Send a letter to Santa at the city library. FREE
City library and arts centre .
Santa’s post box will be in the foyer and Santa's
helpers promise to reply to all children who remember
to put their addresses on their letters.
Thursday 25th November - Saturday 1st January
White Christmas at the Sunderland Empire
Between £16-£37 per ticket
This promises to be a dazzling musical full of tap dancing,
laughter and great songs.
The main stars are Tom Chambers and Bob Wallace
3D Cinema and Santa experience in Market Square
Thursday 25th November— Friday 24th December
Come along to meet Santa and see the exciting 3D film about Rocket
the reindeer. Tickets can be booked on line or at the on-site box
office. A partnership project between the bridges and Sunderland
city council.
Mowbray parks Lapland village
11th till 23rd December. FREE
Santa is making Mowbray park his base in
the very busy few days before Christmas!
Visit his reindeer in their pen and help
Mrs. Claus make up a batch of her famous
magic reindeer dust. She might even have
a story or two for you to enjoy in her
cozy hat kata tents.
Thursdays 10am-8pm
Fridays 10am-8pm
Saturdays 10am-8pm
Sundays 11am-4pm
ThePlace, Sunnyside
Young peoples winter village Fridays
Friday 26th November, 3rd,10th, 17th December
5pm—8pm
FREE
Activities for young people ages 13-17 including live mu-
sic, digital funfair and street dance workshops. Each
week will offer a different activity starting with live mu-
sic featuring bands programmed by Sunderland music
project. For further details visit:
www.letsgosunderland.com
Oblivion Has moved buildings and
will be held in Austin
House next Southwick
primary school!
It will reopen on 6th
January
4.30pm-6.30pm
Drop In
If you are aged between 11 &
17 years old and at a loose end
on these dark nights, then
why not come along to SNYP
Every Tuesday, Thursday
6pm & 8.30pm.
8pm on Fridays
What's on for Young People in Southwick every week “Do you
see
anything of
interest
down your
street”
“ Why not
visit one of
the youth
projects
and see if
its of
interest to
you”
Southwick Neighbourhood Youth Project
Junior Club
If you are aged between 8 & 11
years old then why not come to
SNYP
every Tuesday & Thursday
From 3.30 to 5.30 pm
Join in the Arts & Craft, Games,
Computers and much, much more
Girls night
Any girls are welcome
who are in secondary
school.
Monday night
5.30pm to 7.30pm
Salvation Army Austin House, Shakespeare St.
Every Monday & Thursday
4.30pm to 6pm
Youth Club
for 3 to 13 year olds
Newspaper Group
Every Monday
From 3.30pm to 5.30pm
For 8 to 17 year olds
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Southwick Sports Hall
Boys Group
Any boys are welcome aged
between 11-15yrs
Wednesday 6pm-8pm
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Baby Think It Over By Natalie Foster
A group of year 10 pupils
from Monkwearmouth School
have successfully completed a
course called “Baby think it
over”. Their course lasted 10
weeks and involved a number
of different elements.
One of the pupils had this to
say about her experience.
Our group was a mixed group
with boys and girls, and we
talked about how to take care
of a premature baby and a
drug baby. We also we
learned about what we can
catch after having
unprotected sex.
We learned about STI’s and
relationships and we talked
about how to get rid of
Chlamydia and other
infections.
When we learn how to
care for a baby, we had
to know how to hold
the baby properly so
we didn’t hurt it. We
leaned how to support
the head by holding it the
right way.
Fairbridge works with young
people aged 13-25 that other
organisations find difficult to
engage – giving them the moti-
vation, self-confidence and
skills they need to change
their lives.
Inside every disadvantaged
young person, there is a confi-
dent, positive, individual trying
to break out. Last year, Fair-
bridge helped more than 3,500
take their first step. Most were
classed as having ‘multiple
needs’, such as homelessness,
substance misuse or a history
of offending.
Yet over the last 12 months,
85% went on to achieve some-
thing tangible. They returned
to the classroom, started a col-
lege course, got a qualification,
found a job or chose to remain in
the Fairbridge programme to
continue their development. For
these young people, Fairbridge
was a new start – a chance to
show the world who they really
are. Fairbridge worked.
Fairbridge centres are based in
15 of the most disadvantaged
areas of the UK. Each
year over hundreds of young
people choose to engage with us.
For many it is their first step
back into education, training or
work.
The Spirit of Fairbridge By Josh Sanderson and Jonny
Fozzard
Unfortunately, because of
the high wind the parade was
cancelled. But the event still
went ahead and took place in
Southwick primary school,
where 400 young people,
parents and other local
people gathered in the hall.
There was a band playing
music and the young people
who attend the school sang
hymens. Also Deputy Mayor-
Norma Wright gave a
speech, then soup was
served to the
people there.
Some of the lanterns
that were made were, a
windmill, a large star, a
newspaper andtwo large
tower lanterns.
Also to make sure the
elderly people in the area
could take part and feel part
of the celebrations, children
worked with a residential
home to make paper shapes,
which where put on the
window to decorate the home-
for the festival.
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Southwick Community Lantern Festival
On Thursday 21st October
Southwick Community lantern
festival took place. The
lantern is a celebration of
friendship and community
spirit.
This year was their 8th
event. Over a two week
period a workshop was ran on
the making of the lanterns. A
lot of people took part,
different organisations also
took part, the police, the
salvation army, children's
centre, the cubs, the health
centre and youth projects.
Also the young people who go
to Southwick primary school
attended the workshops with
their parents.
This years theme was ‘home
is where the heart is’ and the
aim was to celebrate new
housing and buildings in
Southwick along with the old
areas.
Most of the lanterns where
in the shape of a house to
signify the pulling down of
the old houses and the
improvement of new houses
being built. Inside each
lantern is a candle,
representing the spirit inside
a house. Also the lanterns
had stars on them which
represented personal dreams
and wishes.
Christmas puzzles
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Christmas fare fact: a British tradition is for each member of the family to make while stirring
the Christmas pudding. However, it is believed the wishes will only come true if the pudding is
stirred in which direction?
Can you find the names of some traditional Christmas foods in the puzzle below!
Mince pies Turkey Trifle Gingerbread
Clementine's Walnuts Pudding Fruitcake
Candy Cane Yule Log Eggnog Cranberries
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Santa is lost! Can you help him find his way back to the North Pole?
Christmas puzzles
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Very big hit at our respect day.
Everyone had a go throughout the
Learn to respect the road, its not
as easy as it looks, shows people
how hard it is to drive, gives
them a chance to think before
jumping in a car.
Don't think anyone has had
these at a respect day, so we
invited them and everyone
loved having a go.
Every p
erson l
ikes to
dance a
nd a
lot of p
eople t
ook par
t in
learning
the dan
ces and
enjoye
d
it.
New to the XL mobile bus, com-
puters, WII console, telly you
name it this bus has got it, a lot
of fun and publicises the bus.
The Respect Day was all about celebrating young people, and to show people in the area
the good things young people do. Over a few months the forum spoke to lots of young
people in the area to see what they would like to do if there was a special celebration.
We organised this Respect Day because young people never have their say in what
happens in their area and if we do its never took in to consideration. But this occasion we
did and we were heard, and every young person who took part enjoyed the day .
A lot of young people commented saying “when is the next Respect Day?”
The day was a huge success with just under 150 young people attending and taking part in
the various activities that were provided.
SYF RESPECT DAY.
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On Monday 16th August Southwick Youth Forum held their first
Just About Respect Day for young people in Southwick. The
event was held at Thompson Park between 12-4pm, there was
lots of different activities for the young people to do on the
By James Hodgson (Forum Member)
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agreed to design and build
Grace House at cost price
within Southwick renewal area.
Grace House has no sustained
long term funding and
welcomes all support and
fundraising. Gentoo is proud to
be involved with this amazing
project.
This exciting new phase is
expected to start being
populated by early December
and completed by March 2011.
as with the previous phases,
the interest in the properties
has been overwhelming.
On the 18th November the
Duchess of Northumberland
formally marked the start of
the building of Grace House,
the children’s hospice which
will provide a home from home
for sick children. Gentoo
Gentoo Update
Prizes in our Great Competition
Kids-Design a Poster and WIN
Gentoo Competition
Children, as you may be aware Gentoo are currently carrying out a lot of work demolishing and rebuilding properties. We would like you to design a poster identifying the dangers to young children playing in and around empty properties and also building sites. We have a great prize for the winners. The top three will receive one of these building kits, with real bricks and mortar. They will also receive a VIP invitation to visit a Gentoo building site, plus lunch at McDonalds. The overall winner will have their poster printed and displayed at building sites. The competition is open to Primary School children only. Closing date is Friday Jan 7, 2011. Please include your name, age and address, then send your completed poster to me, John Hollinshead, Cornhill Centre, Goschen Street, Southwick, Sunder-land, SR5 2LR or you can drop your poster off at the Cornhill centre.
We have spoke to Jackie
Friars, the Neighbourhood
housing manager for
Southwick, and she gave us the
following update on the work of
Gentoo.
The 3rd phase of the
Southwick Leafield site is well
underway, and Gentoo have 79
properties for rent on the newly
redeveloped site. The site is a
mixture of 2 bedroom
bungalows, 2/3/4 bedroom
houses and apartments.
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Sunderland In Bloom By Tammy Proctor
In November me, Rebecca
and Julie went to the
Sunderland in bloom awards.
The event was held at the
Roker Hotel. When we
arrived we had tea and
biscuits, then went into a big
room where the minister of
gardening was waiting for us.
They called out Southwick
and they said we have
brought a lot of help, we
came second. We went up to
the stage and she gave us a
trophy and we got our
picture took. Then we had
some food. Then we went
home with the trophy it was
fabulous.
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Tammy’s guide to gardening
Dingbat Answer’s
1. the short straw 2. Back to square one 3. Full of beans
4. Blowing hot and cold 5. A lone wolf 6. Thinking outside the box
7. Pass with flying colours 8. Big Wheel 9. Round the bend
10. Bee in the bonnet 11. Lost for words 12. Banana split
Heres a guide to help you grow your own plants.
1. Buy some seeds any type you like.
2. Put some gloves on.
3. Put some soil in a little plant pot and make a hole with a finger.
4. Put a seed in the hole and cover it over with some soil.
5. Once you have done this keep watering it every day.
After a while you should see the seeds growing! Remember to keep it in some sunlight.
Good luck!
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Christmas treats
Peppermint creams
To make about 40 peppermint
creams you will need:
250g (9oz) icing sugar
2.5 teaspoons of egg white,
1 teaspoon of peppermint flavouring
2 teaspoons of lemon juice
Red and green food colouring
Small cutters
Baking tray
Chewy cherry crunch
To make about 50 squares of cherry crunch you will need:
25g (1oz) glace cherries
75g (3oz) rice crispies
100g (4oz) pink and white
marshmallows
25g (1oz) butter
And 18cm (7in) shallow square
cake tin
1. sift the icing sugar through a sieve into a large bowl. Then make
a hollow in the middle of the sugar with a spoon.
2. Mix the egg white in a bowl until stiff peaks form when the
whisk is removed. slowly whisk in the lemon juice, peppermint
and icing sugar to a stiff paste. Cut into two equals halves.
3. Put each half into a bowl. Add a few drops of red food colouring
to one, then green colouring to the other.
4. Using your fingers mix the red colouring in to the icing sugar.
Then mix the green colouring.
5. Sprinkle a little icing sugar over a clean work surface and rolling
pin. This will help to stop the mixture from sticking to them.
6. Roll out the pink mixture until it is about 5mm thick. Then, use
cutters to cut out lots of little shapes.
7. Lift the shapes onto the baking tray, squash into a ball and roll
them again. Cut out more shapes.
8. Cut out green shapes and put them onto the baking tray, too.
Leave the peppermint creams for an hour to harden.
1. Lay the tin on a piece of greaseproof paper. Draw around it, then cut
out the square, just inside the line.
2. Using a paper towel wipe cooking oil all over the inside of the tin.
Press in the paper square and wipe oil over it too.
3. Put the glace cherries onto a chopping board. Using a sharp knife,
carefully cut them into half, then into small pieces.
4. Put the chopped cherries into to a bowl, then add rice crispies. Mix
everything well with a wooden spoon.
5. Cut the marshmallows in half with a clean pair of scissors. Then, put
the marshmallows and butter into a large saucepan.
6. Heat the mixture on a low heat, until everything has just melted. Stir
it with a wooden spoon every now and then.
7. Take the pan of the heat, then add the cherries and rice crispie mix-
ture. Stir it in, until all the pieces are covered.
8. Spoon the mixture into the tin and chill it in a fridge for 2 hours.
Then loosen the edges with a blunt knife.
9. Turn the crunch out onto a chopping board. Peel off the paper, then
use a sharp knife to cut the crunch into squares.
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Here’s a template for a box to put your Christmas treats!
Cut along the bold black lines and fold on the dotted lines.
Here’s a box template for you to make for your Christmas treats.
Created by young people for all young people in Southwick
