2002
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November
Spooky fun at the Halloween party
Cowboys, fairies, witches, elves and a whole range of bright characters and costumes could be found at the recent Halloween party in Durham Street. With games like apple dunking, arts, crafts and music over 40 children from all over the West of Scotland made the party a memorable event.
Patrick Brown from Sense Scotland said: "It was great to see children, young adults and their families all coming together for the afternoon. The piles of empty food plates and the wonderful selection of drawings and paintings were evidence of the success of this year's party."
And here's the evidence
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Healthy Living for Deafblind People
A new Healthy Living Centre project called Healthy Living for Deafblind People has just been launched in Scotland. The project is the result of a joint New Opportunities Fund bid from Deafblind Scotland and Sense Scotland and is about health in the broadest sense and maximising the opportunities for deafblind people to lead an active life. This ground-breaking project will work with health and leisure centre staff across Scotland to facilitate access for deafblind people to the wide variety of mainstream leisure opportunities. The project will also work to help deafblind people access health promotion information about food, exercise and other healthy lifestyle choices.
The Healthy Living for Deafblind People project aims to:
- Work with people throughout Scotland who have either congenital or acquired dual sensory impairments.
- Provide information on health issues and lifestyle options in an appropriate communication format.
- Provide training courses on healthy eating and cooking, or one-to-one support enabling participants to make use of leisure facilities or join activity groups.
- provide awareness training to professionals working in the health and leisure industries.
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For further information about Healthy Living For Deafblind People contact:
Linda Long, Health Development OfficerSense Scotland43 Middlesex Street
Kinning Park
Glasgow G41 1EE
Tel: +44 (0)141 429 0294
Fax: +44 (0)141 429 0295
Text: +44 (0)141 418 7170
Helen Keller Award 2002
The winner of the Helen Keller award 2002 has just been announced.
Gill Horn from Southampton won the £1000 prize and the Helen Keller
Trophy for her striking submission ‘I Don’t Know’. The work
comprised of a series of heads with veils, glasses and headphones offering
a very direct look at deafblindness but with some very subtle touches such
as hand written braille round the veils. The awards were presented by Mike
Watson, Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport.
The winner of the award Gill Horn had travelled from her home in Southampton
to attend the presentation. Like the other five shortlisted artists she did
not know until the ceremony who had won. Since taking on responsibility for
the award in 1989, Sense Scotland has transformed it into a multi-media arts
competition on the subject of deafblindness.
Mike Watson, Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport, said:
“I am pleased that art is playing such a positive part in helping people
discover and develop their talent and skills. Awards such as this promote
inclusion, diversity and enjoyment of the arts.”
Gillian Morbey, Chief Executive of Sense Scotland said:
“ The Helen Keller Award is an amazing event. It is growing in reputation
and is unique in the arts calendar. The award views deafblindness as a source
of inspiration rather than as a barrier.”
The Helen Keller Award 2002 has been generously
sponsored by Barclays.
Helen Keller Award 2002: Monday 11th – Sunday 24th November 2002
Art Gallery and Museum, Kelvingrove, Glasgow G3 8AG
Award Winners
(catalogue numbers listed)
Winner (receives the Helen Keller Trophy plus £1000)
- Gill Horn from Southampton for her submission "I Don't Know" (Free Standing Figures - No. 105)
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Highly commended (each receive certificate and a cheque for £200)
- Tom Allan from Glasgow for his submission ‘Senses’ (Marble Head - No. 111)
- Paul Hickin from Birmingham for his submission ‘The Clock’ (Relief Painting /drawing - No. 40)
Commended (all the commended entries receive certificates)
- Angela Dodds from Edinburgh for her submission ‘Finespun’ (Poem – No. 5)
- William McCormack from Lochnaw near Stranraer for his submission ‘Towards the Light’ (Painting - No. 63)
- Sarah Turner from Road Erith, Kent for her submission “Okay let’s Talk Helen Keller” (Video - No. 1)
You can view images from the award in the exhibition catalogue PDF. You will need Adobe's PDF Reader installed on your computer system to open the catalogue.
Mongolian Horse Riding Challenge 2003
Jenny McKenzie (senior practitioner at the Family Centre) and Viv Galbraith (advisory worker) are taking on the Mongolia Horse riding Challenge and hope to raise thousands of pounds for Sense Scotland’s children’s services.
Beginning in the country's capital, Ulaanbaatar they will ride for seven days with the challenge drawing to a spectacular close after reaching the 100km 'Sand Strip', which stretches out to the Gobi Desert.
Between now and the start of the adventure they will be looking for help to raise £6000 for the venture.
Viv said, “The money will give deafblind children the chance to enjoy a summer holiday in 2003. Our aim is to raise as much money as possible through sponsorship and we would value any support.”
You can help them by donating online to Jenny and Vivs' cause.
For more information on how to help them on the challenge contact:
Viv GalbraithSense Scotland43 Middlesex Street
Kinning Park
Glasgow G41 1EE
Tel: +44 (0)141 429 0294
Fax: +44 (0)141 429 0295
Text: +44 (0)141 418 7170
October
Sun shines for this year's holidays
All of this year's holiday trips proved that once again the groups who visited Ayr, Edinburgh and Prestatyn know how to enjoy themselves. Whether they were sunning themselves (yes there was sun) on the beach, cruising down a river, visiting the zoo, or taking a ride at a holiday park all the children and young people made the most of their week long break.
Jackie Reid who went on the Welsh holiday said, "We all had a great time on the holidays and they gave the children and young people a welcome change form their usual routine. Everyone got to try something different, friendships were renewed and people are already asking about next year's holidays."
The Dreams, ambitions and realities conference a success!
“Wonderful atmosphere, as ever. Scotland has been welcoming and full of fantastic ideas.”
Over 200 delegates attended the conference with participants visiting from around the world. The conference received high praise from many of those who took part over the three days at Glasgow Caledonian University. The unique atmosphere of the event was largely due to the enthusiastic involvement of the children and adults using Sense Scotland’s services and their families.
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Helen Keller Award 2002 Update
November will see the opening of the exhibition, which is being held from Monday 11th to Sunday 24th at the Art Gallery and Museum, Kelvingrove, Glasgow. Over 180 entries were judged at a preview during the recent conference held at Glasgow Caledonian University. The winner receives the Helen Keller Trophy plus £1000 while two further prizes of £200 will be given for highly commended entries. All winners will be announced and awarded their prizes at a ceremony on Monday 18th. The Helen Keller Award 2002 has been generously sponsored by Barclays.
The shortlisted entries for the Helen Keller Award 2002 are (in alphabetical order):
- Tom Allan from Glasgow for his submission ‘Senses’ (Marble Head - No. 111)
- Angela Dodds from Edinburgh for her submission ‘Finespun’ (Poem - No 5)
- Paul Hickin from Birmingham for his submission ‘The Clock’ (Relief Painting / drawing - No. 40)
- Gill Horn from Southampton for her submission ‘I Don’t Know’ (Free Standing Figures - No. 105)
- William McCormack from Lochnaw near Stranraer for his submission ‘Towards the Light’ (Painting - No. 63)
- Sarah Turner from Road Erith, Kent for her submission “Okay let’s Talk Helen Keller” (Video - No. 1)
You can view exhibition catalogue PDF. You will need Adobe's PDF Reader installed on your computer system to open the catalogue.
For more information about the Award visit the Helen Keller internetional award pages.
September
Smiles all round at summer playschemes
The under 5’s summer playschemes in Glasgow have come to an end and everyone involved feels that they were the most successful yet. Whether children were based at Scotstoun Leisure Centre with the Sense Scotland and Home is where the help is partnership, or were at the family resource centre, they all had a full and exciting couple of months.
Linda Annan, (Assistant Director of Sense Scotland) said:
" The under 5’s summer playscheme has been a great success. During the six weeks it has been running the children have enjoyed a huge range of activities from art, swimming and storytelling to visits to the park, museums and the Science Centre - all ordinary pursuits for children but activities which disabled children don't often get the chance to experience. With positive feedback from both the children and their families we are already looking forward to next year."
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Cathcart Road wins shop of the quarter
Glasgow’s Cathcart Road charity shop was the best performing branch for the first part of the new financial year and was presented with the shop of the quarter award by Gillian Morbey, Chief Executive of Sense Scotland.
Gillian said:
“ The money raised from our shops is vital to help Sense Scotland develop and enhance its services. We really appreciate the work done by all the staff and volunteers throughout our Scottish branches. I would like to congratulate the Cathcart Road team and I look forward to meeting our next winning shop.”
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