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G a t e w a y

Newsletter

OCTOBER THE 9th IS GATEW AY’S 10th

Sept 2014

I s it myself or is it this year flying by? September

already , and a time of change is upon us once

again. Leaves will be falling soon, back to the

earth, to become food for next year’s forest floor’s

growth. What a magical world!

There is a special mention of Gateway’s 10th Birthday

Party on page 3. Take notice of it and please join Helen

and other members in Gateway to plan what way you

would like to celebrate this fantastic milestone in

Gateways existence.

Last of all, we at the Newsletter team hope you enjoy

this months offering. Don’t forget the Newsletter team

meet each Thursday in the back room from 2.30 till

4.30. Feel free to join us each week for an easy

enjoyable gathering. -The Newsletter Team.

Greetings

It ’ s a k inda

magic

F or the last 18 months I have been fortunate to

have lived in a house in County Meath, with a

huge garden and a big poly-tunnel for growing

vegetables. Over this year and a half I have spent most

of my time planting and growing all types of flowers

and vegetables. It is amazing how much I have learnt, I

being a city-slicker. Here are a few lessons I have learnt.

1. The main thing I learnt was that I am not in control

in the garden. There is a force much greater then I at

work here.

2. Slugs love baby lettuce, baby beetroot, baby spinach

and any other green baby that I plant.

3. Hens do not need to be told when it is their bedtime.

They know best.

4. Some plants don’t like other plants and will not

grow if planted beside each other. I’m serious.

5. Pigs can jump fences and destroy your neighbours

flower gardens. I knew they could fly...but jump...

6. Tomatoes picked warm and fresh from the vine are

heavenly to eat, as so are all the other fresh

vegetables that grow here.

7. Weeds are very clever and can hide so well among

the vegetables.

8. When I put a seed into the soil and water it, it is

nothing short of magic what happens next.

Ciarán

CRITICAL VOICES NETWORK

Would you be interested in exploring

alternative viewpoints on mental health, mental

illness and diagnoses? The Critical Voices

Network are hosting their 6th annual

conference this November in UCC. The title

this year is Critical perspectives on and

beyond psychiatric diagnoses. It will be held

on the 12th and 13th of November and is free

of charge, however early booking is essential. I

highly recommend attending, and I think it

would be great fun if we could get a group

together and enjoy a couple of days (or one,

you don’t need to attend both days) in Cork.

Sound interesting? Give me a call (01-

4965558) or email ali@rpcp.ie if it does, we

can figure out how to make it work financially/

practically/whatever-your-obstacle-might-be

for all! -Ali

CULTURE NIGHT 2014

Culture Night comprises of hundreds

of events across Ireland and

overseas. From nation’s capitals to

county towns, everyone’s getting

involved!

Arts and cultural organisations open

their doors until late with hundreds

of free events, tours, talks and

performances for you, your family

and friends to enjoy. So get

involved.

It takes place on Friday, September

19th from 5pm—11pm. Check out

www.culturenight.ie for full details.

MY MIND in Ranelagh is

offering discounted

counselling services.

Vouchers are available to Gateway

members at €10 per session for 5

sessions. Contact Gateway on 01-

4965558. Thank you to the ESB for

supporting this service.

Arts & Crafts

Check out some of the lovely artwork

done during August by Ger and Yvonne.

Join the gang in September for some

party decoration creation, as well as

some possible video fun!

Thank you to the CDETB for

supporting this

programme.

GATEWAY PROJECT HOURS

As much as we would love to be open all day every day,

we just haven't the resources, funding or insurance to be

operating outside of our fixed opening times.

This means that the Project is open only from 1 to 5pm

on Mondays and Thursdays, excluding courses that run

outside of these times. Members are also always

welcome to attend and participate in Project Team

meetings every Monday from 12pm.

Gateway Project closes at 5pm to allow project workers

to have their closing meeting and leave for home. We

ask members to help us observe these times to help the

Project function as best it can and so that our amazing

and supportive peer workers can finish up and head

home. Thanks for your support and understanding :)

Mental Health Reform

...have been busy, and

Gateway have been getting

involved. By the time we go to

press Lara (from MHR) will

have been over to talk to us

about their pre-budget

campaign which they will be

launching shortly. They are

trying to keep the government

to their promises of funding for

mental health services (which

they have previously not

kept!).

MHR are also looking for

people’s positive experiences

of the services. Was there a

time when you needed them

and they were of help? Let us

know in Gateway or contact

Lara yourself

lkelly@mentalhealthreform.ie

And did you notice their

twitter campaign? Check out

pics sent by Gateway members

(and many others) of what

their #mentalhealthlifesaver is.

www.mentalhealthreform.ie/

mental-health-services-can-be-

a-lifesaver.

Mindfulness for Daily Living

8 week course to learn the practice of

Mindfulness and how to apply it to your everyday

life with Jennifer Kelly. Starts 7th October and

will take place every Tuesday in Parker Hill for 8

weeks. Weekly class is 2 hours in duration.

Register with Fionn or a project worker during

drop in to book your place. Course fee is €20 to

be paid in advance.

Apologies to both Oliver R and Oliver D. Last month

we printed a piece about the new rules for the pool

table. In some editions it was incorrectly credited to

Oliver R. It was in fact Oliver D who wrote it.

C rea tive W ritin g

New term starts Friday 19th September 11-1pm with

Maria Jones. Please register in advance for a place.

Classes are free for people living locally but are not

drop in - pre-registration required via Project Work-

ers or call Fionn in the office on 01-4965558.

R E IK I O N GO IN G

There are Reiki sessions still

available to Gateway members. Geraldine has kindly

extended her volunteering until the end of September as

she received such great feedback from

members so far. It is on in Mercer Street

in the city-centre, and it’s free of charge!

Ask any member of staff for details.

FREE

Super Fun Tr ip Away! ! ! !

The Gateway Project was delighted to hear some good news recently! Following our

application to Íarnrod Éireann for possible awarding of funding to Community Projects,

we are delighted to announce that we were selected for funding for FREE return trips

for up to 50 people to anywhere in the country!!!! We are now in the process of planning a nice trip down the

country, (somewhere to be decided), for sometime later in the year. It will be lovely and we hope everyone will be

interested in going on the trip.

An ant on the move does more than a dozing ox.

It's amazing that the amount of news that happens in the world every day always just exactly fits the newspaper.

O C TO B E R

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It ’s Party Time !!!!

It is hard to believe Gateway celebrates 10 years this year! As a way to celebrate this and the success of

the Gateway Project in the Rathmines Community we are thinking a party is in order!!!! There is excitement

brewing in Gateway about our 10th Anniversary Birthday Party! We have a provisional date of Thursday, 9th

October set as this coincides with Mental Health Day on the 10th October. We are forming a party committee to

help organise this fab event and everyone is invited to submit ideas and what they think will make this a great day

for all members. Ideas big or small everything will be welcome! We will be meeting for an hour a week during

drop-in. Get in touch with Helen if you want to be involved!

A f ew o f

my

f avour i t e

th in g s

by…

Helen

Colour: Green

Season: ..Autumn

Sound: Waves

Clothes:

Comfortable and

expensive

Music: 70’s and

80’s

Film: Jane Eyre

Book: Jane Eyre

Hero: Enda Kenny

Members Meet -ups

Big thanks to Michael D for organising the July—August meet-ups in

Café Moda! John L has kindly offered to follow on from Michael and

host the Wednesday meet ups for the month of September from 1—

2.30pm upstairs in Café Moda. If anyone is interested in taking over for October,

please let us know as it is always nice to be able to meet up with people mid week for a

coffee and a chat. Also Olivier D. has offered to be available for meet-ups on bank-

holiday Mondays.

UPCOMING SPEAKERS: This Autumn we will have guests coming to speak to members on budgeting from

MABS (Money Advice and Budgeting Service) on 15th September, and fellow WRAPPER Angela from

Threshold in Tallaght will be in to share some info on the work they do in October.

Hello

The Newsletter Team is getting

together a special commemorative

booklet to celebrate Gateway’s 10th

birthday, and we would love

contributions from as many people as

possible. So if you have a poem, a

story or just a thought that you

would like included in this special

booklet, please contact get in touch!

P eer Support at

Gateway

What is peer support?

Why is it so important?

How can we mind ourselves while

supporting others?

Are you interested in meeting to

learn more about peer support and

how to give and receive it in

Gateway?

Fionn will be

organising

training for

interested

members,

volunteers and workers. Let her

know if you'd like to be involved or

want more info on 014965558 or

fionn@rpcp.ie

***THANK YOU***

Thanks and appreciation to all our funders! As

well as those mentioned elsewhere in this

issue, thank you to... 11 Wynnefield Road, Dublin 6. Ph. 01-4965558

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