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Community Sewing/Textiles Project
Our Community Sewing/Textiles project is very popular among members from all sections of the community where learners gain hands on experience in various aspects of dressmaking.
We ran Sewing/Textiles project previously. However, due to lack of funding and Covid-19 pandemic, we were unable to continue. Now, thanks to the grant from Health Lottery London East -Active Communities Funding Programme we were a given completely fresh start.
As is well-known in the community, the ownership of our centre belongs to the community and our service users. The project idea came from our clients that they meet weekly and do some worthwhile activity in order to bring community members together and learn some skill. The participants run this project and freely choose the module with tutor and Coordinator consultation. All members, who are involved in the project delivery at our centre are passionate and put every effort into it.
Through this project we intend to provide learners the opportunity to become Sewing/Textile Champions and put their knowledge back into the community. This spread of knowledge will help to build strong links as the process will be continuous. The project will provide customised training suitable to individual learners. Learners will also be able to use the ICT facilities that are provided at our centre to further enhance their skills in order to develop their learning to match the present trends and needs of the textiles industry.
We are all inclusive and welcome members from all sections of the community. We expect majority of our clients to come from the surrounding area within walking distance.
Expansion of this Project & Further Information - Valentine Day Launch
Keeping up with our ambitious aim to improve our services, we have moved this project to a new venue with a Valentine Day 2023 Launch. Following are the details.
The New Centre
The centre is known as Slade Centre (Address: Slade Hall, Erindale, Plumstead, London SE18 2QQ). The Slade Centre is very close to our fundable neighbourhood and for some members within walking distance. It’s on the ground floor with wheel chair access with plenty of free off-street parking and good transport links.
Project Timings & Extra Services
We will be running this project on Tuesdays from 12noon till 4pm with the following timetable.
12 noon till 12.30pm – Exercise session
12.30pm till 1pm – Lunch
1pm till 4pm – Sewing/Textiles session
In addition to exercise and lunch, we will be inviting guest speakers to provide information and run workshops about healthy eating, cost of living crisis, community safety matters in neighbouring streets, diabetes, keep warm during winter, mobility, stress management and self-care etc.
Please watch this space for more information
For further information, please contact our Coordinator Mrs Kulvinder Rayat on 07930397021.
Two-year Project completed successfully
Copy of the Email from the Partnership Officer
Dear Ameen,
Thank you for submitting the end-of-funding update, which reflects that the project has been completed successfully, with good outcomes on the social determinants of health. Thank you for sharing the case studies, the feedback and the lovely photos. Thank you for your feedback; it has been great working with you.
I wish you and everyone at Greenwich Coalition for Equality & Human Rights the very best for the future.
Best wishes,
Partnership Officer
Morale Boosting Visit
Morale Boosting Visit
On Tuesday, the 4th April 2023, we were very pleased to welcome two Officers Ms Katie Styles (Senior Partnership Officer) and Elaine Battson (Director of Finance and Operations) from the Peoples Health Trust. We regard the visit as a morale booster for us and our service users. We are very grateful to both the officers for spending their valuable time with us as they travelled all the way from central London to reach us. Everyone at the Slade Centre was impressed by their courteous and polite approach and the way they made enquiries about the project as evident from the photos.
Thank you letter from St. Thomas' Hospital
Joint Effort by Our two Projects
Thank you letter from St. Thomas' Hospital
Dear Bal,
Apologies for not getting back to you sooner. Please thank all of the team for the amazing job they did providing so many gifts for us to share this Christmas. We were able to provide quilts for all the babies across the unit and the teddy bears were a huge hit with the families. We really appreciate all of the effort that everyone has gone to. Please send best wishes to all.
Sister | Neonatal Unit
St Thomas' Hospital
The Teddies were made by our Community Crafts Skills Project and
The Jumpers and blankets were made by our Community Sewing/Textiles Project.
Well done!
User comments
About Community Sewing/Textiles Project
"The Sewing class held at the Island centre, Woolwich is friendly & diverse. I have learnt a lot of sewing skills & also taught how to pattern design a garment to fit properly."
"I love the diverse community spirit at the Sewing class. We all help and support each other learning new skills all the way."
"I always feel welcome at this centre as there is a community spirit. We help each other, we share ideas and enjoy our time. Definitely, we want to spend more time in the centre as time passes very fast. Hope this project will continue."
"I used to spend lot of money buying garments. Now, I buy material and design and sew the garments myself, saving me the visit to the shops in Green Street and also I make sure that the garments are the right size."