Minutes of NUCF
Date: 30/04/2015
Location: Plummer
Court
Chair:
Martin
Apologises:
Terry
and Cliff
Update
on Client Advisory Groups and Events
Trading
Places – Update from Dave and explanation of TP to
new members. A great way to volunteer and a very rewarding experience.
Monday
Plummer Court – New group Monday 11.00-1.00 in the day
centre with forum members sharing their experience with people on their first
day of alcohol or drug detox. Well received by clients in Plummer. Members of
the forum will be there on Bank Holiday Monday.
Wednesday
Plummer Court – Group continues on a Wednesday and is well
established now and well attended by forum members. Chris gave an update on the last Plummer group and some good
relationships being built with 1 client attending the afternoon and evening NA
meeting.
Recovery
Clinic – Generally all going well. Important for the
forum to maintain a presence there. No update was available on the Tuesday
group.
Question was raised as to whether NUCF
volunteers have to be abstinent to volunteer? The NUCF supports recovery in all
formats and members do not have to be in abstinence based recovery to attend
the forum or the client advisory volunteer groups. However, volunteers must be
stable in their recovery to ensure a positive image of the forum and of
recovery is shown whenever we are representing the NUCF.
Planning
meetings are the last Friday of every month in Durham. The forum is involved in
the planning and are members of the festival and events team which is looking
after the stage events at the walk. Anyone who would like to go contact Andy
07812672803 or andy.hackett@Newcastle.gov.uk
There
is a planned sub-committee meeting on the 14/05/2015 so the same applies let
Andy know of you want to go along. Lunch is provided at the monthly meetings
and transport will be provided too.
Sponsored Events and
Summer Stuff!
It was agreed at the previous forum that we would do some
sponsored events and summer activities in the next few months.
Ideas: Camping, BBQ, Park visit, Canoeing, Kielder forest via
the Calvert Trust (Martin will investigate this and communicate back the forum)
BBQ in the park to be
the first summer event:
Leases Park 31/05/15
Friends and families including children are welcome
Karen to share with Recovery Centre and invite volunteers
from there.
Richie – to source sports equipment
Christine and Chris – to source the meat
Andrea and Gillian – items for salad
Terry and Chris P – BBQ’s, plates, cups etc.
Gary to help with food preparation
NUCF Blog
Some questions about accessing the minutes and the blog.
Chris gave the blog address (http://nucf-group.blogspot.co.uk/) to members and it will be sent out by text when the
minutes are sent.
Sponsored Events
The charities the forum supports be decided on a rota basis and the first sponsored event will be a
walk.
2 routes were suggested: Newburn to Wylam or St Mary’s to
Tynemouth to be decided at the next forum.
Chris will design the sponsor sheets
Andy to print them all to be handed out at the next
forum.
Questions for the Housing Team
The format for Sarah Blakey’s next visit to the forum on
28th will be different. There will be specific questions/feedback
for Sarah gathered by the forum and passed on to Sarah before the 28th
so she (or her colleagues) can source the answers and give specifics back to
the forum.
The questions will be part of the agenda for the NUCF on
the 14/05/2015
AOB - None
Next NUCF 14/05/2015 at Brunswick Church – to be
confirmed.
Chair: Christine.
