community activities at the albany centre
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Community activitiesat the Albany Centre
Autumn / Winter 2013
44 Ashley Street, Glasgow, G3 6DS
A vibrant range of activities for the localWoodlands community and beyond!
A face-painting class from earlier this year
Always wanted to learn sign language?Can’t find the time to go on a full timecourse? Then why not come along to ourtaster session!
No previous knowledge is required. Thisworkshop is for absolute beginners.
In three hours, you’ll learn from a nativesign-language user, in a fun and supportiveenvironment, and by the end you’ll be ableto spell your name and have a basicconversation in sign language - and you willknow if learning sign language is for you.
The session is interactive and practical,and there’s nothing to write down. Justbring your hands!
Dates: Saturday 12th October, 10am – 1pmor Saturday 9th November, 10am – 1pm.
Cost: £12 payable on the dayAdvanced booking is required - contact [email protected] tell us the name of the activity you wish to book onto plus the date
Introduction to British Sign Language
““IItt’’ss aammaazziinngg wwhhaattyyoouu ccaann lleeaarrnn iinnjjuusstt tthhrreeee hhoouurrss!!
Learn simple and easy to remember first aid skills. Relaxed and informal, usingeveryday scenarios and items. Delivered by British Red Cross.
Baby and Child First AidThursday 24th October or Thursday 28th November, 6pm – 8pm
Everyday First AidThursday 14th November, 6pm – 8pm.
Cost: £5.00 per person
Advanced booking is required - contact [email protected] tell us the name of the activity you wish to book onto plus the date
Baby and Child First Aid / Everyday First Aid
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Tom Donald is a professional photographer who is widely publishedand exhibited frequently in the West End. You can check out his permanent exhibition at the Kibble Palace or on Flickr –www.flickr.com/clearwood
This November, he brings his expertise and knowledge to the AlbanyCentre in a series of six classes that will take your photography wellbeyond point and click. Subjects covered include:• computing for photographers• the biology of image perception• resistance in the medium: why photos fail• opportunistic photography: recognising the good shot• cooperative photography: opportunities to share your work
Dates: Six Thursdays from 7th November. 6.00pm - 8.00pmCost: £6 per session
Advanced booking is required - contact [email protected] tell us the name of the activity you wish to book onto plus the date
Photography classes by Tom Donald
Saturday Seminar - Photography Today by Tom Donald
Aikido is a non-competitive martial art, based onthe principles of non-violence and harmony. Thisweekly class is suitable for children aged 5 – 12.Led by teacher Naoko Ueda.
Dates: Every Saturday until 21st December, 10am - 11am Cost: £3 per personAdvanced booking is required - contact [email protected] tell us the name of the activity you wish to book onto
Aikido
An easy-to-follow, calorie-burning dance fitness class that’s moving millions ofpeople to happier and healthier lives. Weekly class led by Azumi MacDonald.
Dates: Thursdays from 3rd October 2013, 6:30pm - 7:30pm Cost: £3 per classAdvanced booking is required - contact [email protected] tell us the name of the activity you wish to book onto
Zumba
This Saturday session will be a chance for people to listen to Tom but also net-work with other photographers and exchange ideas and techniques. We will also explore the chance to start up a photography club.
Date: Saturday 23rd November, 1.00pm - 3.00pm Cost: FREE Advanced booking is required - contact [email protected] tell us the name of the activity you wish to book onto
Community councils serve to represent local views to local and central government. Visit www.woodlandsparkcc.org.uk for details.
Dates: Second Wednesday of each month. 7:30pm - 9pm
Woodlands & Park Community Council meetings
Welfare Reform Workshop
Are you a Personal Assistant or Support Worker employed to support someone inthe community? Do you feel isolated and want to meet with others doing the samejob? Do you want to find out more about your employment rights? Then come tothis drop-in clinic with Lynne Rankin from UNISON at the Albany Café
Dates: Wednesday 9th and 16th October, 4.00pm-6.00pmFriday 25th October and 1st November, 9.30-11.30am
Contact Lynne directly for more information:Tel: 0141 342 2881 M: 07903 853022
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.unison-scotland.org.uk/socialwork/personalassistants.html
UNISON support for Personal Assistants and Support Workers
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Delivered by Maryhill Citizens Advice Bureau, this session gives anoverview of the Welfare Reform changes which are currently taking place.It is open to all members of the local community and is free to attend.The workshop covers:• Benefit cap• Housing benefit and the bedroom tax• Council tax benefit• Universal credit and personal independence payments
Date: Thursday 7th November, 6pm – 8pmCost: Free
Advanced booking is required - contact [email protected] tell us the name of the activity you wish to book onto
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Albany Centre Outreach has partnered with Aspire Higher* to deliver a CVworkshop on how to write an effective CV.
Being offered a job interview is anachievement. However, in most casesapplicants fail to be offered an interviewand don’t understand why. More oftenthan not, it is because their CV has notdone the job.
A good CV must attract attention, givethe required information in a structuredand concise way - and make the employer want to meet the person.
This workshop has been designed for pupils, school leavers, students, graduates and jobs seekers who need guidance on writing an effective CV. Increase your chances of gaining an interview by understanding the selectioncriteria and what an employer is looking for. We look at:
1. What is a CV and why is it important2. CV components, structure, style and length3. What makes a good CV – 5 keys steps to make your CV stand out4. Key mistakes when writing a CV
There will be a question and answer session and CV templates will also beavailable to take away. The workshop will be delivered by Suleman Dar, a Recruitment Specialist from Monster – ‘worldwide leader in successfully connecting people to job opportunities’. Suleman has over 8 years recruitmentexperience and has helped many organisations from various industries recruitkey personnel into their business.
*Aspire Higher is a voluntary project sponsored by Al-Furqan Mosque and supported by The Transformation Team.
Effective CV Writing Workshop
Date: Saturday 26th October, 12.00 noon – 2.00pmCost: Free
Advanced booking is required - contact [email protected] tell us the name of the activity you wish to book onto
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The proven techniques developed by The Fat Loss Coaches are aimed espe-cially at people who have the desire to change their current situation but who can’t seem to break through to anew level. Rather than a quick-fix diet, where evenmore weight piles back on as soon as you stop di-eting, Fat loss Coaching focuses on the processand not the outcome, using a programme that en-compasses fitness training, nutritional eduction andbody fat analysis. Acquire simple tips and tools tobuild the good habits that achieve real, long termchange!
Each of the eight classes in the program will begin with a jargon-free, short talkon one aspect of weight loss or keeping well. For instance, how important is
sleep in weight loss, and what foods promote goodsleep? What type of exercise should I be doing.How and where should you massage to help fat toshift? What other simple things can I be doing toimprove my health and shape.
After the talk, the class will take part in a series of simple exercises aimed at their individual levels, each proven to help burn caloriesand tone up muscle.
Dates: Eight consecutive Thursdays from 24th October, 7.45pm - 9.00pmCosts: £65 for all eight classes. Or £10 for individual classes.
Advanced booking is required - contact [email protected] tell us the name of the activity you wish to book onto
Change your health, body shape and mindset!
Weight loss stalled?Nothing seems to work?Want to look good in the new year?
Albany Centre Outreach has teamed up with Glasgow-based organisationThe Fat Loss Coaches to host a series of eight evening workshops thatcould be the key to you getting back to the shape you want to be.
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Albany Centre Outreach presents a 90 minute workshop that could change your life! Presented byGraham Angus and Michael Glancy of Glasgow-basedorganisation The Fat Loss Coaches (see also page 6),the workshop uses a series of short lectures on variousaspects of keeping trim and well, interspersed with interactive demonstrations of fat-burning exercises that you can easily perform at home.
Dates: Saturday 9th November 2.30pm - 4.00pmCosts: £8 per person. Unwaged £5
You must pre-register for this lecture. Advanced booking is required - contact [email protected] tell us the name of the activity you wish to book onto
Take 90 minutes to change your mindset - and your body shape.
Fitness and nutrition workshop
Meta-fit classes
Do you want to change your shape? Build strength from within? Feel challenged and empowered?
Then Metafit is for YOUL
Salena Boyd does Metafit Thursdays 5:30pm. Don't miss it.
Dates: Every Thursday from 24th October, 5.30pm - 6.30pmCost: £3.50 (£3 students and unwaged)
Advanced booking is required - contact [email protected] need to book - just show up and pay on the night
Created by a former Royal Marine Commando and a national gymnast Metafit™combines traditional bodyweight exercises with the latest interval and Tabatatechniques to set the metabolism on fire!
Graham Angus, one ofthe Fat Loss Coaches
On the run up to Christmas we can begin tofeel a bit jaded and in need of some self-care. Aromatherapy oils are wonderful forpromoting relaxation and wellbeing.
In this workshop you will use one or two safeoils to give and receive a hand massage.You will learn some self-massage tech-niques for stress relief and how to use oils tosupport restful sleep. Participants are askedto bring a small towel for their own use.
Date: Wednesday 20th November 2013, 6.00pm - 8.00pm
Cost: £5.00 per person
Advanced booking is required - contact [email protected] tell us the name of the activity you wish to book onto
An evening of luxurious relaxation with Aromatherapy
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Create your own Masterpiece
See our day-course training programme at
www.gcvs.org.uk/learning_and_development
This is a six week programme that allows you to experiment by using acrylics and watercolours on canvas to create your own masterpiece!
You can also bring along your own materials if you wish. At the last class, invite your friends and family to show off your masterpiece.Works will also be displayed in the Albany Café for the public to view over the coming months.
Cost: £4.00 per sessionDates: Six Wednesdays from 23rd October 2013
6.30pm – 8.30pm Advanced booking is required - contact [email protected] tell us the name of the activity you wish to book onto
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The Broken Biscuits cookery club
Massage therapy with April Higgins
A monthly family cookery club, hosted by Tom Shields.This is a community project on a tight budget, supported by help from local chefs and businesses.
Families with children aged five or more are able towork in hands-on demonstrations with top visitingchefs and expert local cooks. Broken Biscuits goes ona journey taking in the Mediterranean diet, the Andalucian diet, the Fife diet... ...and the Woodlands diet!
Next Date: Saturday 5th October featuring Chef Guillermo from Malaga TapasCost: £10 adult & child ticket. Eat what you make!
Advanced booking is required - contact [email protected] tell us the name of the activity you wish to book onto
“Learning to cook new types of food has been so much fun for both me - and my kids!”
Licenced Massage Therapist April Higgins has practised both in an NHS setting and as a private consultant, for almost 20 years.
Choose between seated massage or Indian head massage when you make your booking
Dates: Saturdays 12th and 26th October, 9th and 23rd November12 noon – 3.30pm
Advanced booking is required - contact [email protected] tell us the name of the activity you wish to book ontoBook early to avoid disappointment
There is no need to undress with either therapy and no oils are used.
Cost: 30 minutes - £15.00 20 minutes - £10.00 15 minutes - £7.00
Laryna shares her love for felt making with fluffy andcolourful sheep’s wool fibres in four sessions, whichcan be booked separately. This is a great opportunityto learn a new skill, or improve your felt skills and cre-ate a beautiful gift for yourself or a loved one.
All workshops are for adults and children from 8 years upward. Children should be accompanied by an adult!
Learn how to needle felt using natural wool and dyed wool. Create autumnal objects, like leaves, fruits, mushrooms, little animals and more.Dates: Saturday 12th and 26th October 1.30pm - 3.30pmCost per session: £6 including material
Learn how to wet felt using merino wool, and sparkle. Make a flat felt andturn it into a flower brooch or hair piece. Date: Saturday 9th November 1.30 - 3.30pmCost per session: £7 including material
Learn how to wet felt around a resist to create a unique phone case, orpurse, using merino wool.Date: Saturday 23rd of November 1.30 - 4.30pmCost: £12 including material
Advanced booking is required - contact [email protected] tell us the name of the activity you wish to book onto and the date
All 4 workshops are lead by Laryna Wuppermann
Felt workshops
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Wise Women, in partnership with GCVS are providing a series of Free PersonalSafety Workshops for women in Glasgow. Learn simple but effective techniquesand shock tactics that will help you identify, avoid and escape potentially dangeroussituations. Open to women of all ages, fitness levels and abilities.
Dates (runs twice): Thursday 7th November, 6.30pm till 8.30pmSaturday 23rd November, 1pm till 3pm
Cost: FreeAdvanced booking is required - contact [email protected] tell us the name of the activity you wish to book onto and the date
Personal safety workshops
Christmas fun at the Albany Centre
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Bring the kids to the Albany Centre on saturday 7th December! Everychild will receive a small gift from Santa, and there will be Christmasmusic, card making and crafts activities for kids of all ages, as well asface painting - and cake and juice for everyone!
Parents can have an onsite massage while they are in the building, andwe will have stalls where local charities will be selling Christmas cardsand stocking-fillers. Get some of your Christmas shopping done, helplocal charities, and entertain the children - perfect!
Date: Saturday 7th December , 12 noon - 4.00pmCost: £3.00 per person
Advanced booking is required - contact [email protected] tell us the name of the activityyou wish to book onto
With Christmas just around the corne, learn to upcycle your unwantedgoods into gifts for your friends and family.
Add those personal touches that you can’t buy anywhere. An ideal wayfor children to make their Christmaspresents for the family without the cost.This is a free session, as part of theChristmas fun at the Albany day.
Bring the kids to meet Santa!
Also - learn to upcycle Christmas with Susie
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Getting to the Albany Centre
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Contact us by phone 0141 354 6521or email us [email protected]
Visit the what’s-on section of the GCVS website: www.gcvs.org.uk or scan this QR code
The Albany Centre is on Ashley Street, just off Woodlands Road.
www.gcvs.org.uk/events/getting_to_the_albany
The Albany Learning and Conference Centre is operated by Glasgow Council for the Voluntary Sector
Bookings and further information
To find out more about room hire
Call: 0141 332 2444
Email: [email protected]: www.gcvs.org.uk/albany
The Albany Centre is available for your own meetings and events