Events
Please join us at our next event!
Announcing the launching of the Cafe Heroes in Heanor in Derbyshire. See attached download.
The UK Charity Gamelea Training Trust and FUTURES homescape are launching the Social Enterprise Cafe Heroes (supporting Local Heroes).
This event will take place on 16th November 2011.
The Guest Appearance of John Burton-Race Michelin Star Chef . Television personality and Restaurateur.
Also The opening of the Familt Trauma Centre for the UK . A training centre and therapy centre to train and also offer therapy to families of PTSD Sufferers the first in the uk for this much needed service. The Heanor Veterans Project will provide supported accomodation for up to eight homeless ex-service personnel and a advice and signposting service at the cafe. This project is the first of its kind in the Amber Valley and will provide desperately needed services to men and women and their families who have served their country.
Our next important event is the joining up with the Care Farming Charity of GAMELEA www.gameleactt.org.uk , This is being brought about to work together in helping and assisting Ex-Service personnel who have been in prison as a result of their behaviour with regard to PTSD issues. This particular group of exservicemen are often homeless after release from their prison sentences.
Gamelea and FTCUK are teaming up to help provide a number of places of accomodation accompanied by theraputic
input to help and assist them to settle back into civilian life. We are lanuching this scheme on the 21st June 2011 based in Mattlock at the County Council offices. This event will be a conference to present the scheme to the general public and also to the media. Full details can be obtained from the Gamelea web site.
The Family Trauma Centre is soon to co- located with this scheme in the Derbyshire town of Heanor.
A purpose built training centre is being provided to run and administer the F.T.C.UK at this base.All our accredited courses and other courses will be run from this centre
after the launch date of 26th June 2011 National Armed Forces Day.
Welcome to the first Derbyshire conference Supporting Local HeroesTuesday 21 June 2011 "Always a Veteran – never a Vagrant"Derbyshire County Council, County Hall, Matlock, Derbyshire, DE4 3AGGamelea Countryside Training Trust has brought together a multi agency project –each providing their own services to Veterans in needRegistration 9.15 am onwards for a 10.00 am prompt start.
Opening Song:- Bring Him Home - Soprano - Alicia Hill
10.00 - Welcome and brief outline of the day and introduce first speaker
10.05 - Opening Address - Rev. Dr. David Bennett (Veteran) One of the leading experts on Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in the Country
10.30 - Chris O’Neill - Ex Military Policeman - Forces for Good
11.10 – Coffee Break and Tea
11.20 – Capt. Anthony D Spacey co founder of "Fishing for Heroes" 11.45 - Nick Wood - Princess Royal Medal for Services to Veterans in Prison
12.10 - 12.30 - Alicia Hill and Digby Frank - short presentation about Forces Flavourite
12.40 – Lunch
1.20 - Return Song:- Soprano – Alicia Hill
1.25 - Cllr Kevin Parkinson (Veteran) - Experience Factor and Joined up Government Introduction
2.00 - John Roberts - Family Trauma Centre
2.15 - Rev. Gordon Gatward - Care Farming UK2.50 - Comfort Break and Tea3.00 - Paul Mulingani – Royal British Legion
3.20 - Elizabeth Hill founder of Gamelea Countryside Training Trust explanation of Hostels’ for Heroes’ project
3.40 - Question time and closeFinal Song:- Everyone Sings Jerusalem (We are literally singing from the same Hymn sheet!) – solo Alicia Hil
Report on the results of the First national conference on PTSD for homeless veterans conference in Matlock Derbyshire. I have to report it has gone very well and we had a good attendance at the conference and all speakers kept the attendees well informed about all different aspects of PTSD and how it effects sufferers and also their families including their children.
The comments of the deligates was that they all enjoyed the event and are looking forward to the next one we run.
Event Name: Short fully accredited certificated course in P.T.S.D
The latest course is now nearly over which has been provided in St Ives in Cambridgeshire. 18 students are about to finish this latest course.
The next course will be run in Heanor in Derbyshire at our new training centre.
Dates to be announced shortly.
Event description.
The only Short 30 hours fully accredited course in P.T.S.D Awareness and treatment in the UK. Accredited by the National College of Further education the British Government accrediting body.
For more details on the course including content and timings see course button above for more details or call 01902 784630 just leave a contact number and we shall get back to you asap.
