Working in the Community
Services:
Training
- Swansea Bay Training
- Courses by Partners
- Employment Agency
(Under Development)
- see below for recruitment
Projects:
Cyrenians Outdoor
Not only do we provide activities in and at our numerous projects, we also give people the opportunities to participate in many, varied activities and elsewhere and in the great outdoors!
These comprise of
Up and Coming events
Down to Earth
There are three new courses with DOWN TO EARTH coming up in August and September.
The earth oven course is running Saturday August 9th and is open to those who can get themselves there. Deposits and forms still need to be filled in.
The open day, September 15th, will be a taster day of many different courses such as cobbing and green woodwork, with food provided. No deposit is needed for this day. However booking forms will still need to be filled. Click here for the Open Day Poster.
The third course is the green woodwork, running Sunday 28th and Monday 29th September, participants will have the chance to make and take away their own wooden stool. Deposit and booking form required. Transport can be arranged according to demand.
Please note
- £10 deposit is required when signing up for any down to earth courses, apart from the open day, which does NOT need a deposit.
- Your deposit is refundable when you complete the course.
- Lunch will be provided.
- Transport will leave from the dragon arts centre at 9.30am, and you will return by 3.30pm (OWN TRANSPORT WILL BE REQUIRED FOR EARTH OVEN COURSE)
- If you attend both days of the two day course you will achieve an OCN.
- There is a maximum of 11 per course (first come first served)
- A booking form and disclaimer need to be filled in prior to attending the course.
Download Sign up sheet and Courses Poster.
Sailing Courses
There are a number of Sailing courses coming up in August.
The first date, the 6th august is for beginners, to give those who have not had a chance to sail before a go, and will be staffed by John Butler (please note that this date clashes with the instructor training programme, so please don't sign people up for both).
The second date, the 20th August is for those who have tried sailing before, to give them a chance to further develop their skills.
There are six place only for each day. Those who get their consent forms, disclaimers and deposits in first will be given the places. If a service user books a place and doesn't show, without good reason, they will forfeit the opportunity to come on the next sailing course.
Please find below the documents you need to apply or these courses.
Pilot Projects
Down to Earth
(Click on the images below - a larger image will appear in a new window)
Down to Earth is the name of the centre for practical and sustainability and natural building, based in Bishopston in Swansea. All Cyrenians clients are offered the opportunity to access a variety of training courses with the organisation, ranging from cob benching to dry stone walling.
Information and dates for these courses can be obtained from the Down to Earth website at www.downtoearthproject.org.uk or by contacting Lois Woodward on loiswoodward@cyrenians.co.uk , or by phone 01792 470127.
Transport will be arranged to and from the site by Cyrenians staff.
See above for more details of the latest courses.
ESDGC
Staff Training Course with Down to Earth Project.
Three members of staff attended a staff training course to obtain an OCN in Educational Sustainable Development and Global Sustainability at the Down to Earth Project in Bishopston Valley. These were Julie and Fay from tenancy support and Lois the activities coordinator.
They enjoyed participating in practical workshops such as cob building, earth oven building, using the woodland as a teaching environment and cooking outdoors.
They also attended informative workshops on identifying and linking global issues, and how these can be brought to the attention of service users through work activities.
The course was very enjoyable, interesting and you should see new ESDGC activities on the Cyrenians programme soon!
Outdoor Activities Training
The Cyrenians are now offering clients the opportunity to train as outdoor activities instructors, beginning in July 2008.
The course is initially available to 12 service users.
Informal Interviews will take place on the 21st July at the Cyrenians Community Centre at St Matthews Church, High Street Swansea.
Applicants will need to hand in a £5 deposit at their interview.
Lunch, Transport, Equipment and food for overnight stays, will be provided for the course.
Following completion of the 3 week training course, 6 participants will have the chance to continue on to a 2-3month intensive training programme to gain outdoor qualifications in Kayaking, Canoeing, Climbing, Hill Walking, Sailing and Power Boating.
This exciting opportunity has been made possible via a partnership with Swansea Water sports.
Initially the training course will be open to all Cyrenians clients who are interested in pursuing a career in the outdoor industry.
12 will be selected via an interview process to go on to complete a programme of outdoor activities over three weeks. Of these 12 clients, 6 will be selected to continue onto an intensive instructor training programme which will give them access to qualifications in kayaking, sailing, hill walking, power boating and climbing.
If you have any queries or clients in mind for this training programme, please contact Lois Woodward on loiswoodward@cyrenians.co.uk , or by phone 01792 470127.
The Programme is available to download here as a Word Document.
The signing up sheet is available to download here as a Word Document.
The poster to advertise the Outdoor Training is available to download as an image.
New Dates for Courses
Monday 11th- Climbing and abseiling, meet at community centre, back at 5pm
Tuesday 12th- Hillwalking, coasteering, overnight stay at Port Eynon, bring camping gear, comfy warm clothes and towel and swimming costume
Wednesday 13th- Gorge walking, bring warm clothes, towel and swimming kit, wet suit if you own one
Climbing and Abseiling
4th August 2008
The Cyrenians outdoor training course went climbing and abseiling at devil’s Truc, Mewslade, south Gower. Ben, Dave, John and Jules enjoyed developing their climbing and abseiling skills with the help of Ceri from Swansea Watersports and Lois from the Cyrenians.
They all braved the wet weather forecasts and were rewarded with a dry day’s climbing.
5th and 6th August 2008
The Cyrenians outdoor training course planned and undertook a hill walking trip from Pont-Nedd-Fechan to their campsite near Porth-yr-Ogof in the neath valley. 
They passed many waterfalls along the way, and made a fantastic Spaghetti Bolognaise and fried breakfast ( despite the campsite dog stealing their sausages!)
Those who took part were Ben, Dave, Cori, Ceri, John, Carys and Lois.
Congratulations
On Friday 29th of August 2008 Phillip Hall, completed his competent crew yachting qualification
Regular and Seasonal events
Beach Olympics 2008
The Cyrenians Annual Beach Olympics took place on the 2nd July 2008.
The weather managed to hold out for the two hour fun event, and teams from Wallich Clifford, Syshp, Dragon Arts, Tenancy support and St.Matthew’s community centre took part.
Participants (staff and service users alike) showed great team spirit by participating in events such as a fancy dress assault course, gutter run challenge, space hopper time trials, welly wanging and tug of war.
It was a close call, but Dragon arts took the trophy for this year, and reign champions of the Cyrenians Beach Olympics 2008!
Cyrenians would like to thank all staff and participants in the event and also would like to thank Swansea market engraving service for providing the trophy and Leisure Quest, Vue Cinema, The Leisure Centre and RokSport for donating prizes for the event.
We hope to see you all again next year for another CYRENIANS BEACH OLYMPICS!!!
Cyrenians Cymru,
Head Office, 124, Walter Rd,
Swansea SA1 5RG
Phone - 01792 467926
Fax: 01792 464978
cyrenians@cyrenians.co.uk
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