Welcome to the 2016 Summer Edition of The Gos Magazine!

Summer is finally here, and the whole community is in holiday mode!Our pre-schoolers in the Jigsaw Centre are getting prepared to move onto the next stage of their educational journey as they get set to move into primary school. Our Golden Years members are busy planning day trips and summer events and the rest of the community are planning holidays and fun days out for the family. The last 6 months have been very productive for us in the Village Centre, planning many projects and upgrades to the centre which will take place over the coming months. We are currently updating the Village Centre with a fresh coat of paint and adding some flowers and shrubs. Inside this edition:- Preparing For Life Evaluation Results- Jigsaw Centre News- Farewell to Noel Kelly- Congratulations to our Graduates- A Night in the Mansion House- Community Bring a Brush Day- Bell Centre Art Gallery- Discovery Centre is now Recruiting- Welcome Suaimhneas Clubhouse- Golden Years News

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Linda HaydenCEO

Edition 37| June 2016

Inside this Edition

Golden Years Women’s Group Trip to WaterfordPhoto by Audrey O’Reilly

Pictured above: The Preparing For Life Team at the Mansion HousePhoto by Magloire Kue

Dramatic Results From Preparing For Life EvaluationOn 17th May, the Preparing for Life programme hosted the first in a series of seminars to share the findings from the independent evaluation of its home visiting programme by the UCD Geary In-stitute for Public Policy. The evaluation results announced on the day showed the programme had a dramatic impact on children’s IQ, obesity levels and social behaviour, as well as parenting skills and the home learning environment. From 2008 to 2015, over 200 families in Dublin 5 and 17 took part in the ran-dom control trial study to evaluate the impact of the home visiting programme on child development and school readiness. The evaluation showed that by age four the IQ scores of children who received the home visiting programme were 10 points higher than the control group. Just 13% of children who received the programme scored below average for cognitive development at age four compared to 57% of the control group. The children whose parents received the intervention were also less likely to be overweight (23% compared to 41%) and had fewer behavioural problems (2% compared to 17%). Further findings show that intervention children were more likely to receive their recommend-ed dietary allowance of protein (33% compared to 23%) and were immunised earlier.

On 31st August, UCD will host an academic conference, “Preparing for Life - The Results” from 9am to 3.30pm. On 6th September, Preparing for Life will host a community celebration event for all of the families and community partners who supported the project. For more information about these events or Preparing For Life’s services, contact us on (01) 8771509 or on our web-site: www.preparingforlife.ie

THANK YOU!We would like to thank Orla and Christine from An-gels Love for their donation of €150 which they kindly raised from a raffle in aid of Golden Years at their Holistic Fair event in the Carnagie Court Hotel on 17th April 2016. Angels Love Shop and Holistic Centre is based in the Village Centre, located beside the main car park of the Bell Building.

Activities & EventsMonday:Mens Bowls 11am - 1pm New Members Wanted!Choir 3pm - 4pm Starts back in SeptemberTuesday:Dance Classes Start back in SeptemberWednesday:Art Class 10:15am - 12:30pmCarer’s Group 3pm - 4pm Starts back in September Knitting Group, Fun and Games 2:15pm - 4pmThursday:Men’s Club 2:15pm - 4:15pmFriday:Women’s Club 2:15pm - 4:15pm

Chiropody Appointments:30th June & 8th July

Sale of Work Dates:8th July & 19th August

Golden Years Christmas Party Ayrfield Club:Wednesday 14th December 2016

Golden Years Split the Pot Game Rules1. Open to staff, club members and the community.2. Envelopes available at Golden Years and Bell Building Reception.3. Weekly pay-out (no roll-over) 50/50 split (if we raise €100, €50 goes to Golden Years and €50 goes to the winner).4. Envelopes will be counted by women’s club every Friday and the draw will be conducted by them.5. If an envelope is picked and has not got the required amount inside, it will be deemed to be invalid and another envelope will be drawn.6. Draw takes place every Friday and winner notified immediately.7. Winner is paid by cheque.8. Notification of funds raised and paid out will be posted in reception areas.

Join in our newSplit the Pot GameOnly €2 to enter!

Funds raised go towards the development of Golden Years

Envelopes Available inMain Reception!

Golden Years Women’s Group Trip to WaterfordPhoto by Audrey O’Reilly

Pictured Above: Orla and Christine from Angels Love, with ourPublic Relations Officer and Quality Manager Nicko Murphy

Meet Our New Manager!We would like to introduce the newest member of our Manage-ment Team, Catherine O’Meara.

Catherine came to us in January 2016, to take on the role of Manag-er for our Golden Years Centre. We are delighted to welcome Cathe-rine onto our team and we have no doubt Golden Years will continue to thrive with her guidance.

For all our services, call us on:

(01) 8771600

DID YOU KNOW?During 2014/2015, we engaged with

235,189 people on Facebook!

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Want to work with Darndale Belcamp

Initiative?We are currently recruiting

participants for ourCommunity Employment

Programme!

If you are over 21 andwould like to gain valuable

work experience andtraining to the highest

standard in many differentareas of work, contact us:

Tel: (01) 8771535 Email: info@villagecentre.ie

You can also drop into us in the Bell Building, Darndale

Belcamp Village Centre.

Farewell to Noel Kelly After 14 years with Northside Partnership, Noel Kelly will be leaving on 22nd June to take up his new position as Director of Educational Welfare Services with Tusla, Child and Family Agency.

Noel set up the groundbreaking Preparing for Life programme, which he has managed since 2007. Noel will be replaced by Emma Byrne MacNamee as act-

ing Programme Manager in Preparing For Life. Emma previous-ly managed the Local Childcare Resource for the Dublin North Central Area and has also managed the Preparing for Life Early Years Programme since 2013.

Northside Partnership will be in touch with all of our commu-nity partners in the near future with details of Noel’s farewell event. In the meantime, we would like to wish both Noel and Emma the best of luck as they assume their new roles.

Jigsaw Centre News The Jigsaw Centre After School Summer Programme will start on Monday 4th July 2016. The cost is €110 per week for full-time places, or €60 per week for part-time places.The programme is filled with fun activities including baking, arts and crafts, science, treasure hunts, day trips, games and much more. For further information and application forms contact the Jigsaw Centre reception or Ciara Lambe.

We will be saying “goodbye” to some of our preschoolers over the next few weeks as they set off on their transition into Primary School. We would like to wish them all the very best

of luck in their move and we hope they still pop in to say “Hi” to us! We also have some availability for toddler and pre-school places for September 2016, so please drop in and fill in an application form and we will do our best to accommodate you.

Finally, we are looking for more people to take part in the Sporting Proud Triathalon in Brittas Bay on 5th September 2016. For more information on how to register, drop into the centre or contact Kelda Barnes, Centre Manager on (01) 8771690.

A Night of Music and Dancing at the Mansion House! The Lord Mayor of Dublin Críona Ní Dhálaigh, invited the community of Darndale to spend an evening with her in the Round Room of the Mansion House on Friday 17th June 2016. The evening was packed with entertainment, starting with a brilliant performance from local ukelele group, made up of participants from the RASP Rehabilitation Programme, ‘The Ukes of Hazard’. There was also a fantastic dance perfor-mance from ‘Samba Dance Brazil’, who were dressed in beau-tiful authentic Samba costumes. Their performance consisted of traditional Brazilian Samba Dancing and some capoeira. The group took a short break and came back to interact and get the entire audience involved in their act. The evening was

a great success and it also provided an opportunity for local organisations and residents to meet in a fun and lively at-mosphere. On behalf of the entire community, we would like to extend our thanks to Lord Mayor Críona Ní Dhálaigh for her invitation and for hosting such a great event. More photos of the evening can be found on Darndale Belcamp Village Centre’s Facebook page.

Community Bring a Brush Day! On Friday 12th August 2016 at 10am, Darndale Belcamp Village Centre, in partnership with Ingersoll Rand, will hold a community “Bring a Brush Day” on The Link Road. The day will con-sist of a full clean up of The Link Road (weeding, strimming, edg-ing) and putting a fresh coat of paint on the walls facing the road. We would like to encourage the whole community to get involved on the day, we will provide the paint and some brushes and roll-ers, all we ask you to bring is a paint brush or sweeping brush if you have one and yourself! There will be plenty for everyone to do and we will also provide music and refreshments for everyone.

We also promise there will be a great atmos-phere! So, find your community spirit and come over and give us a helping hand on the day. Remember, many hands make light work! For more information contact us on (01) 8771600.

BRAND NEW HAIR AND BEAUTY SALON OPEN IN COOLOCK VILLAGE!

Michelle’s Beauty Room and Envy Hair Care have joined forces and opened up a brand new Hair and

Beauty Salon in Coolock Village,located above Cool Tanning.

We specialise in a wide range of hair and beauty

treatments. We also run a cosmetic clinic and teeth whitening clinic once a month.

For more information, contact us:Michelle’s Beauty Room: 086 309 2604

Envy Hair Care: 085 863 3199

We are also on Facebook!

Bell Centre Art Gallery Official OpeningThe Bell Centre Art Gallery was officially opened at the beginning of Arts Week 2016 on 25th March, by Lord Mayor of Dublin, Críona Ní Dhálaigh. The launch was a great suc-cess for the whole community and gave the Village Centre the opportunity to open our doors to many fantastic local artists and art enthusiasts. The gallery, which is the only one on the north side of Dublin, has become so popular that we have had to suspend hanging any further work for 6 months. We will be able to accept more work from artists in September 2016, so if you, or anyone you know is interest-ed in displaying some artwork, please contact us and we will take your details. Meanwhile, you are very welcome to come and visit the gallery and see the work we currently have on display. A lot of the pieces we have on exhibition at the moment are for sale. If you would be interested in purchasing a particular piece, please contact us or ask at the main reception in the Bell Building for more information.

A Big Welcome toSuaimhneas Clubhouse!

We would like to take this opportunity to announce our newest service provider in the

Village Centre, Suaimhneas Clubhouse.

Suaimhneas Clubhouse is a dynamicprogramme of support for individuals embark-

ing on their journey towards mental health recovery. We are delighted to welcome Suaimh-neas to the Village Centre and we are sure they will enjoy their time with us. Suaimhneas are

located on the ground floor of the Bell Building behind the main reception.

If you would like more information about Suaimhneas, contact us on (01) 8479911

Congratulations to all our Graduates!Darndale Belcamp Village Centre would like to congrat-ulate all of our graduates from our second QQI Level 5 Healthcare Support Course. A total of 12 participants graduated, with 10 (88%) going on to find employment in this area. If you are over 21 and would be interested in training in childcare or healthcare while gaining valuable work experience through our Community Employment Programme, contact our HR Team on (01) 8771535.

Local Artist Paddy McGowan with Lord Mayor of Dublin Críona Ní Dhálaigh and CEO of the Village Centre Linda Hayden

Photo by Magloire Kue

Lord Mayor Críona Ní Dhlaigh, Linda Hayden CEO & Nicko MurphyPublic Relations Officer & Quality Manager from the Village Centre

with Members from Samba Dance Ireland. Photo by Magloire Kue