Time Credits Quarterly Update November 2015

Highlights

• Launch of the PHE video featuring Time Credits in Chorley. 715 people have watched the video which was shared extensively centrally and across all our regions.

• Chorley Evaluation results two page overview and infographic created.

• The Chorley Conversation - report now finalised .

• Chorley Time Credit Spend survey launched mid September. Over 50 responses. Results now in and plans to respond to feedback underway.

• Increase in Community Spend activities set up by groups involved in Time Credits.

• A great Christmas spend offer to use Time Credits to ride the Big Wheel made available by the events team at Chorley Council

• Expanded spend offer from Merlin in Blackpool.

The Chorley Conversation

5 workshops varying from schools, service user advocacy groups , community groups, rural groups and general members of the community.

8 in-depth interviews with individuals who care for services users, are low level and / or long term service users, don’t use services and work with those who access multiple services.

The final report was based on three strong themes of:Complex Lives Case StudiesRelationships with Public ServicesCommunity Cohesion

New Community Groups

Harmony Hub

Initially joined as a spend partner but now using Time Credits for their existing volunteers but also to attract more new volunteers.

The Hub is a holistic community centre that offers a range of groups, courses and events alongside holistic therapies .Their aim is to work with more members of the community who are traditionally less likely to use holistic therapies to improve their wellbeing .

People will be able to earn by facilitating or assisting in the running of groups, meet and greet, general maintenance jobs and other organisational duties.

New Community Groups

Clayton Brook Grow to Share

Set up by local residents in Clayton Brook with the main aim of to grow food to eat and share and to grow individuals and the community.

They intend to use Time Credits to support long term sustainability of the group and to support individuals to become more active in creating a strong and vibrant community.

They will be running a mix of classes from jam making and baking to building raised beds and using power tools.

New Community Groups

Help the Homeless

Volunteers will be earning Time Credits by giving advice; helping to organise and assemble food parcels and household effects packages; planning and performing fundraising events; helping with administrative and receptionist tasks .

Spend: People will be able to access mediation sessions provided by a qualified volunteer. Access to sessions are flexible and uncapped.

New Community Groups

Weight Management Peer Support Group

Set up by Gillian Welsh, member of Chorley Peer Support Group and who also featured in the recent Public Health England video.

The group meet weekly to offer each other support and motivation to manage their weight. They share recipes, ideas and talk about how they are progressing.

The group aim to link with other community activities to increase physical activity and many attendees will use their credits to access other exercise opportunities.

Start up support including 12 weeks of room hire kindly provided by Chorley Council Community Development Team.

Council led Time Credit activity

• Buttermere community centre consultation (pictured)

• Denham Quarry Clean up

• National Citizenship programme

• Tapestry & Sewing Projects

• Clayton Brook Clean up

Spend Update

New Spend Partner - Ravat and Ray.

Introduced through the Chorley Council Economic Development team.

Check-ups and Scale and Polish

Offering appointments for members with 1 Time Credit

Members of the community already taking advantage of this new offer.

Spend Update

• New Spend Partner - Nutritional Coach

• Offers advice on weight loss and diet in your home or at their sites in Chorley and Preston

• 1 Time Credit per session

Spend Update

• Christmas Spend Activities

• Christmas Markets trip on 12th Dec.

• Chorley Council: Big Wheel – 1 ride with 1 Time Credit

• Duke Street Children’s Centre – Christmas Party, access with 1 Time Credit

Spend Update

Continuation and extension to existing offer.

Merlin Entertainments have confirmed their involvement with the Time Credits programme for 2016.

The offer will be extended to include the Dungeon and Jungle Jims.

Merlin are also opening up Sea Life and Madame Tussaud’s from April 2016 to Time Credits

Spend Update

Chorley Live was made available to Time Credit volunteers for a 2nd year running.

The feedback was very positive from members with 64 wristbands tickets sold equating to 512 Time Credits received back in to the system.

Huge thanks to the Union St front desk triage team for carrying out the transactions!

Spend Update

Community Spend

Home-Start co-hosted a First Aid Community spend for Time Credit volunteers

The session was delivered by Chorley Angels who are also part of the Chorley Time Credit programme.

Over 20 members attended the event that had been advertised to the network. Attendance was 2 Time Credits per person

A follow-up event is being planned for early next year in response to very positive feedback received from participants.

Groups noticing the benefit of hosting and delivering events to increase awareness of their group and network with other groups.

Spend Update

Community Spend

Home-Start also hosted a Craft Event delivered by Chorley Play Partnership who recently joined the Time Credits network.

This session was delivered in half term and was themed around Halloween.

28 Time Credits were taken in over 4 hours.

Lots of families attended both from very local areas to those in parishes outside of the town centre.

Member with similar interests shared knowledge and the session helped to raise awareness of services and facilities available at host organisation venue.

Spend Update

Community Earn and Spend

Charnock Richard Scarecrow Group used Time Credits to thanks volunteers who helped to set up and this years Scarecrow Festival.

To encourage spending the group lead exchanged the Time Credits for wristbands for Chorley Live knowing that it would be popular with all the volunteers

For their spend offer the group ran a How to Make a Scarecrow event at Tatton Community Centre.

With scarecrow festivals becoming more popular across Chorley the sharing of these skills proved really helpful and best of all it was reported to be a really fun session.

Network Growth project totals

FY 15-16 Project to date (12-15)Orgs 12 72Hours 10,691 41,038Members 317 1,614