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elcome to Norwood Now. Look out for these Easy English sections at the
top of the page, which contain shorter versions of the stories below.
Welcome
What’s
inside
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The difference we make
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How we help to change lives
The funds we raise
Highlights from our fundraising activities
The support you give
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The job we do
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Read our inspiring volunteer stories
Meet the staff who make a difference
Welcome to our Summer 2012 edition of Norwood Now.
Despite the current challenging economic climate, Norwood has
continued to innovate and we are driven to continually improve our
services. We are immensely proud of our achievements over the
last six months, and we hope you will enjoy reading about some of
our recent exciting projects and developments.
Our ground-breaking Birthright trip to Israel was certainly one of
our most inspirational highlights, allowing young people who use
our services to access a trip which has been available to the wider
community for many years, but which they had been excluded from.
We are also proud that Norwood’s service excellence was
recognised internationally as the sole UK winner of one of the 10
Ruderman Prizes in Disability, awarded to organisations promoting
inclusion and public awareness for Jews with disabilities.
Our new Rabbinic Co-ordinator, Rabbi Stanley Coten, will allow us
to continue to cultivate our Jewish identity, and develop enhanced
Jewish experiences for all those we support.
We are delighted to welcome Lady Elaine Sacks as a member of
our Board of Trustees. She will join 11 other Board members, who
are responsible for the strategic direction of the Charity.
Norwood has a longstanding reputation for the quality of its
services and for safeguarding the most vulnerable members of
the community. We always ensure that the support and welfare
of people who use our services is at the forefront of our work,
which aims to give people choice and control over their lives. We
are delighted to report that eighteen of Norwood’s residential care
homes underwent key inspections in the last year with the Quality
Care Commission (QCC), and all (100%) were assessed as being
compliant.
Wishing you and your’s health and happiness in the New Year.
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A message from
the President
As President of Norwood, I am
extremely proud of the way in
which we continue to make such a
difference to the lives of the people
we support.
In March, I attended our annual
Patrons Cocktail Party where a
group of hugely talented artists,
all with learning disabilities, were
given the opportunity to exhibit their
work alongside world-famous glass
sculptor, Dale Chihuly. I was inspired both by the quality of
the art, and the enthusiasm displayed by the artists as they
showed their creations to the appreciative guests.
I was also extremely heartened by the way leading figures
from the property industry came together in June, at our
annual Property Lunch, to raise over £400,000 for the Charity.
There are still difficult times ahead, and there is a lot more
that everyone can do to support Norwood. The Charity will be
relying on donors to continue to dig deep and help overcome
its funding shortfall. But it also needs supporters to help
promote Norwood’s life-changing work within the community,
attract new donors and volunteers, and to highlight its vital
importance to the lives of thousands of the most vulnerable
members of the Jewish, and wider, community.
Best Wishes for the New Year.
Bernie Myers
Chairman
Elaine
Chief Executive
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Richard Desmond
Front cover image: Matt Barbet, Alesha Dixon and Jeff Brazier
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service news: the difference we make
•There was a party at Ravenswood to celebrate our Majesty’s 60 years of being Queen.
•Norwood is running a course to teach people how to cook and eat healthily, and run their
own dinner parties.
Come Dine at Mine
People supported by
Norwood celebrate the Jubilee
Norwood celebrates
Queen’s Jubilee
In May, people living at Ravenswood, staff and volunteers,
were joined by The Mayor of Wokingham, Cllr Bob Wyatt,
to mark the Diamond Jubilee of our Patron, Her Majesty
the Queen.
The celebrations included a traditional street party, along
with an assortment of games and challenges. Each home also
participated in a Jubilee hat competition, which was judged by
The Mayor. There was also a huge banquet and live music to
help the festivities along.
Following the great success of the pilot project
launched at Ravenswood at the beginning of last year,
Norwood has received funding from the Wokingham
Learning Disability Partnership Board to support its
healthy living course, ‘Come Dine at Mine’. The course
focuses on teaching the people Norwood supports the
skills required to independently organise and host a
get-together with friends.
In addition to learning about technology and practical life
skills, participants are taught a number of transferrable
skills, including social, self-expression and communication
skills, which build confidence and promote independence.
Areas covered include creating invitations, healthy eating,
meal planning, personal appearance and money skills.
At the end of the course, each person is presented with
a certificate, apron, and their folder of work
which evidences their achievements.
In May, a group of enthusiastic learners
demonstrated their newly acquired skills by
helping to serve refreshments at both the
Norwood Celebration of Achievement event
and the Wokingham Learning Disability
Partnership Board AGM, during Adult
Learners Week.
Anna Lane made savoury
muffins on the course
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•Norwood has opened new flats in Edgware, called Somers Court, for people who can
live on their own with some support with day-to-day living.
•Norwood and UJIA ran a trip to Israel for people with learning disabilities.
•Norwood is running a project in schools to help children who need extra support.
Norwood runs new
Early Intervention
and Prevention
Project
Norwood is currently running an Early
Intervention and Prevention Project, in
partnership with Kisharon and Ezer NW.
As part of the initiative, the service will
offer group work in schools for children
experiencing emotional and behavioural
difficulties. Norwood’s specialist play service
will aim to provide outreach for families
and children with additional needs and/
or disabilities up to the age of 19 years.
Services offered for pre-school children will allow
parents to work in conjunction with the service
to identify their child’s strengths and goals for
future learning. The project produces detailed
assessments and establishes targeted play
plans tailored to each child’s individual needs.
Many of the children who use the service
have an overall delay in their development,
or experience specific difficulties or anxieties
around issues such as feeding or toileting.
Many different methods are used to help tackle
these problems, including pre-language play,
Makaton sign language and messy play.
‘Limitless’ participants at the Western Wall
Somers Court
In February, Norwood acquired a new block of supported living flats in
Edgware, for people with learning disabilities, which will house up to 14
tenants in two-bedroomed apartments.
The service is designed to support day-to-day living skills and promote maximum
levels of independence for residents. Assistive technology has been installed
throughout the property to promote the privacy, dignity and independence of the
people who will live there. A number of devices have been installed to protect
the safety of tenants, including flood detectors for the bathrooms and specialist
electrical kitchen equipment to prevent kitchen accidents.
The official opening in September will be an “At Home” event, for tenants to
welcome guests to their new home.
Norwood is ‘Limitless’
Norwood, UJIA and Birthright joined forces to lead the UK Jewish community’s
first trip to Israel for young people with physical and learning disabilities. The
10 day ‘Limitless’ branded programme took place in March, following two years
of meticulous planning.
Eight young people from Norwood participated, together with 12 support
workers, two UJIA Israel Experience educational leaders, a specialist Israeli tour
guide and Norwood’s Jewish Cultural Manager, Shoshana Bloom.
They visited a number of key sites around Israel including the Galil, the Western
Wall and the Dead Sea, all with specialist programming, accommodation and
transport adapted for their needs. Utilising the expertise of both organisations,
the partnership initiative overcame previous barriers to make the trip accessible
for all.
One of the participants, Shalev Nymark, said: “It was really good and I had a
nice time going around Israel. The staff for the trip were very friendly and it was
moving to visit the different places with different people. I had so much fun.”
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service news: the difference we make
•The Adoption team at Norwood received a good report from OFSTED the government
inspectors.
•Staff, volunteers and people who use Norwood’s services all work together to make sure
that people are given the money they need from the government.
•Norwood celebrated Adult Learners Week by giving certificates to people who finished
a course at the Karten Centre.
•Norwood sold jewellery at the Jewish Living Expo at Wembley Stadium.
Norwood celebrates
Adult Learners Week
As part of Adult Learners Week in May, Norwood held a “Celebration of
Achievement” at Ravenswood. Certificates were awarded to 47 people who
completed courses through the National Open College Network at the
Karten Centre.
The Increasing Independence Project, supported by Wokingham Borough Council, offers
adults with learning disabilities life skills courses, to help learners gain confidence
and increase their independence. Some of the subjects taught are internet essentials,
computer communications, memory skills and digital photography.
Courses are open to people who live at Ravenswood, as well as adults living
in the local community.
Focus on: Norwood’s Welfare Benefits
Department - a model of best practice
Norwood strongly believes in the
importance of inclusion in the work
place. The Charity encourages
people from different backgrounds,
and with different abilities, to work
together in a mutually supportive
manner, as is done in our Welfare
Benefits Department (WBD),
managed by Amanda Nyandoro.
Paid staff rely on the additional
manpower provided by people
drawn from various areas and
departments, including volunteers
and people supported by Norwood.
The Department champions a
sense of community, by providing
valuable work experience for the
people we support and a real sense
of purpose for its volunteers.
People supported by Norwood are
given the opportunity to work in a
professional environment and gain
valuable skills needed for their
future employment. They are usually
introduced to the Department through
Norwood’s Workhub and Job Coaches,
as part of a programme providing
hands-on office experience in a live
working environment. For some of
the people, it represents their first
Martin Kirsch
A mother and child at the
Norwood Adoption party last year
Norwood gets
thumbs up in
adoption report
Norwood’s Adoption Society (NAS),
has been highly praised following a
recent external review by Ofsted, the
Office for Standards in Education,
Children’s Services and Skills.
exposure to an office, so it is helpful
for them to work in a supportive
and understanding environment.
Martin Kirsch has volunteered at
Norwood for over 14 years. He ensures
that all filing is correct and up to date,
and processes benefit assessment
forms and all general correspondence.
He says of his experience, “I really
enjoy volunteering at Norwood; it’s a
really pleasant working environment,
and I gain inspiration from working with
the various groups of special people.”
This model of working represents best
practice as it provides a cost effective
method of executing the work of the
Department whilst delivering concrete
benefits to both the people who
use our services and the volunteers
who give us their valuable time. A
real case of winners all round!
The report stated that, through the
Charity’s service, children ‘benefit from
very good and stable family placements,
which meet their needs’, and that, ‘the
agency’s preparation of prospective
adopters is thorough and of an
exceptionally high standard’.
Last year, Norwood placed 12 children
with approved domestic adopters, and
20 children from overseas with approved
inter-country adopters.
Norwood’s
jewellery exposure
Norwood’s jewellery workshop social
enterprise was just one of the highlights at the
inaugural Jewish Living Expo held at Wembly
Stadium in March.
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•The Mayor of Barnet opened a new special garden for children at the Kennedy Leigh
Centre.
•Headmaster of King Solomon High School, Spencer Lewis, talks about how schools and
Norwood work together.
•Staff are being trained to help people who use Norwood’s services do things for themselves.
A Partnership Made in Heaven
Headmaster of King Solomon High School (KSHS),
Spencer Lewis, tells us about the school’s special
relationship with Norwood.
The relationship that King Solomon has always enjoyed
with Norwood helps us create a very special school
community. Norwood has worked in partnership with the
school for many years, offering professional counselling to
vulnerable students and families.
Over the last three years, we have set
up a specialist team which works with
those students who display real needs,
both socially and emotionally. The team
meets weekly to review particular
cases, with a Norwood counsellor
playing an important role in the
team, offering their own professional
expertise and knowledge. This
programme has helped us transform
the way we work with students with emotional or behavioural
difficulties. It is this kind of work that has enabled us to
ensure that all King Solomon students achieve the highest
possible academic grades, both at GCSE and at A Level,
with students getting into some of the best universities in
the country.
A week does not go by without a difficult family situation
coming across my desk. Norwood provides me with
support, advice and practical ways to move
forward. We discuss issues very regularly,
and the close relationship I and other senior
colleagues have with key Norwood staff
most often provides what other social
service providers cannot. Norwood’s
role in supporting students and staff is
invaluable, long may it continue.
S Lewis
Head Teacher - KSHS
Active Support Training
delivers active results!
In the 18 months since launch, Norwood’s Active
Support project has generated extremely positive
results for adults with learning disabilities, supported
by the Charity. The initiative aims to train staff to
support those who use Norwood’s services to engage
in, and learn to perform for themselves, everyday tasks
such as cooking and cleaning.
Former Mayor Lisa Rutter with
Elaine Kerr and children at the
Norwood Nursery
Nursery garden offers
a feast for the senses
In March, a new state-of-the-art inclusive sensory garden for
children and young people who use Norwood’s Kennedy Leigh
Family Centre in Hendon, was officially opened by the Mayor
of Barnet, Councillor Lisa Rutter.
The ‘Natural Garden’, has been designed to be child friendly, and
provides learning opportunities for developing fine and gross motor
skills, language development and an understanding of how food
is grown.
The sensory garden, which was funded by the London Borough of
Barnet, Waitrose and the parents of children who use the Centre,
will be used regularly by those who attend the Norwood Nursery,
Binoh and Family Support Services.
Diana*, who lives at a Norwood residential home in Harrow,
has complex learning disabilities, an autistic spectrum
disorder and a number of phobias, including confined spaces,
unfamiliar people and new environments. These difficulties
have often prevented her from taking part in activities
around the home and from pursuing leisure interests in the
community. However, since the introduction of the Active
Support Programme, Diana has exhibited vastly improved
behavioural patterns and has experienced a number of
extremely positive changes in her lifestyle.
She now prepares her own lunch, tea and snacks, and is
also heavily engaged in other day-to-day activities such as
laundry, cleaning, tidying up and shopping. She pursues
these with great enthusiasm and commitment, combined with
encouragement from the support staff in the home.
Diana is now a much happier and more confident person,
increasingly accessing amenities in the community, pursuing her
hobbies, and enjoying life to the full.
Based on the positive results to date, Norwood is expanding
its Active Support programme to all its staff in residential care
and supported living homes.
*Name has been changed to protect confidentiality
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service news: the difference we make
•Boys who use the Norwood Binoh service went on a fun trip to the Isle of Wight.
•Ruth tells us about her favourite things.
If you ask me...
Ruth is 38 and lives in a Norwood
residential home in Stanmore.
What is your favourite hobby?
Dancing and listening to music
What is your biggest wish?
To be able to see my family more often,
as they live in another country
What is your favourite colour?
Pink
What is your favourite food?
Fish & Chips
What is your favourite film?
Terminator
What do you like best about Norwood?
My friends
Do you have a favourite animal?
Horses
If you could go to any country, where
would it be?
Switzerland, because my Mum
and Dad live there!
Daniel Kravetz, Dean Wolman and
Joshua Kleinman went on the trip
Binoh Boys take a trip
to the Isle of Wight
By Victoria Hayward, Assistant Tutor at Binoh
Just before Pesach, the Binoh 16+ Boys’ Group went on a two night field
trip to the Isle of Wight, as part of their BTEC curriculum. Over the last
two years, they studied relevant topics including ‘Researching a Tourist
Destination’ and ‘Introduction to the Hospitality Industry’, so the trip was
designed for them to gain an understanding of what they had learnt and
an opportunity for them to put it into practice.
It was the first time the boys had been away overnight on a school trip and they
could not have hoped for a more fantastic few days. Bundled into the car with
all their bags, food, pots and pans, they headed to Portsmouth to catch the ferry
across the Solent.
On the first night, after a long walk around the beautiful Garlic Farm, where they
rented a self-catering cottage, the boys cooked a fantastic dinner of “Pitta Pizzas”
for themselves and the staff before having a traditional boys night in, watching
DVD’s late into the night!
The following morning they visited the Amazon World Zoo Park, an attraction which
the boys had researched and presented on, earlier in the year, where they enjoyed
seeing a wide variety of extraordinary tropical creatures.
The highlight of the trip, however, was a visit to The Royal Hotel in Ventnor. The tour
was fascinating, and provided an opportunity to meet the head of each department
and really begin to understand how the hotel is run. All the staff were welcoming,
enthusiastic and professional, and the passion for their work at “The Royal”
was evident.
The following morning the group headed back to Norwood’s Kennedy Leigh Centre
in London, tired but happy. The trip was a wonderful experience for all involved
and both the staff and students were left with enduring and fond memories of the
beautiful Isle of Wight and their experiences there.
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•Norwood is named after the original
orphanage in south London where a
time capsule from 1962 was found.
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orwood held a party for its Patrons at an art
gallery, which displayed works made by the
people who use Norwood’s services.
Norwood’s roots
nourished by the
discovery of a
time capsule.
The original Jewish orphanage was built around 1860 and
was located in the suburb of Norwood in South London,
hence the name of the Charity today.
Dr Lawrence Cohen, a former
resident of the Orphanage
between 1950 and 1955, is
now a successful historian.
He obtained an MA and then
a PhD from Southampton
University for his research
on The Jewish Children’s
Orphanage between 1876A gymnastics display outside
the original orphanage
1961. He elaborates, “In the
second half of the nineteenth
century, the Jewish community, conscious of the pressing need to
deal with the large number of homeless children, embarked on a
major charity amalgamation when children from the overcrowded
Jews’ Hospital in the East End, and children from the Jews’
Orphan Asylum in the City of London, were all moved to new
spacious premises in West Norwood.”
Following the demolition of the Orphanage 50 years ago, the
land was retained by Norwood, and in its place an Assembly
Hall/Synagogue was built as a meeting place for the children
who were by then, attending state schools and living in family
homes, under the care of house parents.
Recently there has been a flurry of activity at the old site, as
the now redundant buildings make way for a new health centre
being built on behalf of Lambeth Council and Lambeth NHS.
The Norwood Old Scholars Association (NOSA), an alumni
group made up of former orphanage residents, have arranged
for the preservation of the original mosaic Star of David, which
decorated the front of the Assembly Hall building.
In addition, during the demolition works, a 1962 time capsule
containing artefacts including old coins and publications,
was discovered.
Since the 1960’s, Norwood has continued to support
vulnerable children through the development of a broad range
of services including a nursery, Family Support Services at
centres in Hendon, Hackney and Redbridge, recreational
groups, special educational services such as Binoh and Hope,
short breaks and respite care, as well as adoption.
If you would like to find out more about the history of Norwood,
and the orphanage, please contact Martin Rayment, Norwood
Records Manager at [email protected] or on
0208 420 6895.
Property Lunch
Over 550 professionals from some of the country’s most
prestigious firms attended this year’s Property Lunch in June, at
The Lancaster Hotel. Guests of honour were Mary Portas, retail
brand communication expert and TV personality, Ashley Blake,
from Land Securities and Patrick Dunne, from Alliance Boots.
The event featured a highly topical panel discussion, moderated
by Jones Lang LaSalle’s Guy Grainger. One of the subjects
discussed during the afternoon was the Government scheme
which Mary Portas is fronting to regenerate Britain’s failing
high streets.
Patrons Cocktail
A group of talented people supported by Norwood, from London
and Berkshire, were welcomed by the Charity’s President, Richard
Desmond, at the annual Patrons Cocktail Party in March, held
at the Halcyon Gallery in Mayfair. The Norwood artists exhibited
a number of examples of their own work during the evening,
alongside glass sculptures crafted by
international artist Dale Chihuly.
One exhibitor, Peter Girvan, was
particularly enthusiastic about the
experience, “I am happy that you
have all come to see our art work;
this has made me feel very proud.
I really enjoy learning new skills
and having new opportunities.”
Peter, who lives at Ravenswood,
Norwood’s residential community
in Berkshire, was joined by more
than 150 Norwood patrons and 28
people who use Norwood’s services,
who exhibited more than 40 pieces,
including canvasses and glass
objets d’art.
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fundraising news: the funds we raise
•Norwood held several business events to raise money for the Charity.
•Young people who support Norwood raised lots of money for the Charity by taking
part in sponsored treks, runs and bike rides.
YN Sicilian challenge
participants on Mount Etna
YN raises nearly £250k
Laura Nymark,
Mary Portas and
Shalev Nymark
Party
James displays his artwork at the
Patrons Cocktail Party
YN celebrated emerging talent at the YN
Property Awards in March, which raised
an impressive £80,000 for the Charity’s
vital work. More than 350 young property
professionals attended the dinner at
the Hilton London Metropole, which was
generously sponsored by Derwent London
and Pilcher Hershman.
The networking event also featured a lively
discussion on a range of topics from guest
speakers, Simon Silver of Derwent London,
Simon Allford of Allford Hall Monaghan Morris
Architects, and Giles Barrie of Property Week.
In May, YN professionals were given an offer
they couldn’t refuse, as they took part in
the Sicily cycling and trekking Challenge.
60 participants received over £75,000 in
sponsorship money in the run up to the off-road
adventure. In line with Norwood’s belief in the
importance of inclusion, participants were
joined by people supported by Norwood,
which gave the energetic
trekkers and cyclists an
opportunity to learn more
about the Charity’s work,
first hand.
In the same month,
David Tyler, Chairman of J
Sainsbury plc. and James
Averdieck, founder of dessert
company Gü, took to the stage
for the YN Business, Finance,
and Entrepreneurs Dinner
which raised
£44,000 for
the Charity. The
panel, chaired by
Daniel Franklin of
The Economist,
discussed a
number of topics
including the impact
of the current
economic recession
and the high costs of
energy and petrol on
the British consumer.
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YN Lawyers helped
raise a further
£30,000 in June,
as over 170 people
attended the seventh annual YN Lawyers event
at the London Film Museum. The event, entitled
‘The Law v Social Media’, included a thought
provoking panel discussion featuring leading
members of the
legal profession
and media and
entertainment
personalities,
including
renowned British
actor, Larry
Lamb.
Anthony and Jodi Meyerstone, with Jessica
and Alistair Marks at the YN Business,
Finance and Entrepreneurs Dinner.
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•P
eople raised lots of money for Norwood by taking part in sponsored treks,
runs and bike rides.
Capital to Coast
Gets Eye for talent
The annual Capital to Coast bike ride in July was sponsored by LA
fitness for the first time, and is on target to raise £300,000 for
Norwood and the Down’s Syndrome Association.
Singer and Britain’s Got Talent judge Alesha Dixon, waved off the first
600 cyclists from the London Eye on the Capital’s Southbank, while a
further 800 cyclists set off from Hampton Court and other points along
the route to the Brighton finishing line. TV presenters Matt Barbet and
Jeff Brazier also took part in the ride, which covered part of the 2012
Olympic route via Box Hill.
Junior Bike Ride
adds fun to
fundraising
Cyclists prepare for the Capital to
Coast challenge with Alesha Dixon
New in 2012 - 10 Bridges Walk
On a bright Sunday in May, 53 keen
walkers pounded the pavements of
central London as part of Norwood’s
inaugural 10 Bridges sponsored walk.
The 6.5 or 13-mile route, which began
at Chelsea College of Art, raised more
than £15,000 for the Charity.
The group included people who live
at Ravenswood. Participants enjoyed
wonderful views of the Thames and many of London’s iconic landmarks,
including the London Eye, Houses of Parliament, Big Ben and St Paul’s
Cathedral. All participants were rewarded with goody bags containing
designer perfume, make up and cosmetics.
Over 450 cycling enthusiasts across all age
groups took part in Norwood’s Junior Bike Ride
in June. Under-fours also joined in the fun by
taking part in a Toddlerthon. Gifts and prizes
were offered throughout the day, including
free cycle shirts for all participants, as well as
certificates and medals for every rider.
Tandem teams took part in the event, and
included people supported by Norwood. The event
raised £43,000 towards Norwood’s vital work.
London Marathon
A group of 22 Norwood runners took to
the Capital’s streets for the Virgin London
Marathon on Sunday 22 April, which raised
£80,000 for the Charity.
Assistive technology funding
Norwood has received a donation of over £42,000 from the Estate
of Fred Wolffing, in order to fund a number of Assistive Technology
projects. A range of safety equipment including bed occupancy
monitoring devices, user friendly power sockets and telephone points
have been installed in several Norwood homes.
Somers Court is just one of Norwood’s supported living homes which has
benefited from this funding. Where appropriate, new flats have been set up
with Assistive Technology, designed to give tenants more independence.
The Green family took part in aid of Norwood
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fundraising news: the funds we raise
•Norwood has been given money for a new van for the Norwood Future Clean car wash.
•Ian Fagelson tells us about his Sahara Trek.
•Norwood hosted a reception and golf day to raise money for the Charity
Van-Tastic
Donation
In March, Norwood received the keys to a
new commercial van, which will be used to
help run its employment projects for adults
with learning disabilities. The van was made
possible thanks to a generous £50,000
donation from the Patsy Bloom and Robert
Blausten Charitable Trust.
Norwood Future Clean, an eco-friendly hand valet
and car wash service based in Stanmore and
Hatch End, is one such project based on social
enterprise principles. It is largely staffed by
people with a learning disability, and trainees are
taught important work skills which will help them
to make the transition into employment, either in
the open market or within the project itself. It is
intended that once trained, staff will be able to
earn an income.
Norwood hosts
M&A reception
Piccadilly hotel Le Meridién, played host to a high powered M&A reception in
May, which raised an impressive £40,000 for the Charity. More than 130 key
players from the mergers and acquisitions, private equity and corporate finance
industries attended the fundraiser, which was generously sponsored by J.P.
Morgan and FTI Consulting.
The economic outlook and key success factors in the current climate were
explored in a lively discussion between its panel of industry experts, Mark
Florman, Richard Clarke, Michael Kalb, Claude Littner and John Waples.
Hardy Norwood Golfers raise
£40,000 in rain.
Around 80 golfers from more than 20 companies from the construction
and property industries, clubbed together to help raise £40,000 for
Norwood at its annual Golf Day in June. Held at Dyrham Park Country
Club, participants enjoyed a round of golf followed by Pimms and a buffet
lunch. The event was generously sponsored by C J O’Shea Group Ltd and
associate sponsor Howard Kennedy.
Focus on Fundraising:
Ian Fagelson – Leading from the Front
Ian Fagelson, a Norwood Trustee, was amongst the 37
people who took part in the Sahara Trek at the end of last
year, and raised £150,000 for the Charity. Ian founded
Norwood’s Hope Centre in London in 1996, partly to
help his son, Jonathan, who
was born with a profound
language disorder and was
diagnosed as being on the
autistic spectrum. He tells
us about his experience:
The best part of the Challenge
was the people I trekked with.
We were a very mixed bunch
and some were old friends
that I’d trekked with before,
others I had met for the first
time when we checked in for
our flight to Morocco. But they
were all great company and we
were all totally supportive of
one another on the trek. Julian Primhak, who lives at Ravenswood,
was a particularly charming and popular member of the
group, and his involvement epitomised the principles
of social inclusion that Norwood is well known for.
I found the trek breathtakingly
beautiful, hard work, hugely
inspiring and loads of fun, but the
overriding factor was the funds
we raised for the Norwood Hope
Centre.
I’m looking forward to my next
Norwood Trek - The Grand Canyon in
October 2012. Why not join me for
a life enhancing experience?
Ian Fagelson
If you would like to find out more
about Norwood Challenges,
please vist www.norwood.org.uk/
challenges, call 0208 420 684 or
email [email protected].
12 Norwood Now
•Jewish youth groups visited Ravenswood for fun volunteering activities to
celebrate Passover.
•The Volunteering Team is going through exciting changes and is now called the
Community Engagement & Volunteering Team.
•A group of people make new outfits from clothes donated to the Norwood Barkingside shop.
Jewish youth
movement
volunteering
over Pesach
Community
Engagement and
Volunteering Team
undergoes restructure
Amanda Hinde
n
with Sara Silv
erman
The volunteering team has been restructured and
renamed, ‘Community Engagement and Volunteering’.
The new team combines staff who have been with
Norwood a long time with new members, as well as a
new Head of Community Engagement and Volunteering.
See next page for article on Sophie Wellings.
During Passover, the LJY Netzer
Movement Worker Team
brought together a group
of 27 young people from
across a number of youth
movements including LJY
Netzer, RSY Netzer and
Habonim Dror, to arrange
an afternoon of fun at
Ravenswood.
The group activities included an interactive recitation of the Passover
story with music and singing.
The event marked the start of a strong volunteering relationship
between the Jewish youth movements, Norwood and LJY Netzer.
The organisations have since arranged opportunities to return to
Ravenswood and lead Shabbat and festival services as well as more
fun and cultural activities. They are also planning to visit and run
activities at Norwood’s other homes and services.
Engagement
The Community
g team
and Volunteerin
Norwood Fashion Circle enjoy a Passion for Fashion
A group of volunteers have been working after hours at the
Norwood Charity shop in Barkingside, customising donated
clothes to create bespoke fashion pieces to sell in store.
The Norwood Fashion Circle was established off the back of
the highly successful Norwood fashion show, which took place
in February 2010, and featured vintage clothing made from
stock re-crafted by designers including Robert Taylor, Store
Manager at the Barkingside shop.
Robert, 30 from Goodmayes, who heads up the sessions, is
confident that the social enterprise will continue to develop,
“The group can vary from week to week although some
weeks we get up to 15 people. Some volunteers are fashion
students, whereas others just enjoy coming along to unleash
their creative side! Norwood charity shops are moving with
the times and we are constantly trying to get young people
enthusiastic about our shops.
The sessions are fun, exciting and creative. We never get
bored here as fashion is always changing and there is
always something to do as we are literally creating oufits
out of nothing.”
The Norwood Fashion Circle
The group meets every Wednesday between 5 and 8.30 pm
for open sessions, so volunteers are free to come and go as
they choose.
If you would like to donate stock to Norwood Charity shops,
please contact Carole Levy, Business Development Manager for
Trading, on 020 8420 6810 or at [email protected].
Norwood Now 13
volunteering news: the support you give
•Sophie Wellings is the new Head of Community Engagement and Volunteering at Norwood.
•Muriel Kauffer has been volunteering at Norwood for over 20 years.
•Kennedy Leigh Family Centre in Hendon is supported by up to 150 volunteers.
Meet
Sophie
Wellings
Sophie joined Norwood as Head of Community
Engagement and Volunteering in May. Prior to this,
Sophie freelanced for five years in the voluntary
sector, carrying out a number of roles including
working as an assessor for Investing in Volunteers.
Sophie has headed up volunteering for the young
people’s charity Catch22 for over seven years.
Tell us about your role
My role is to build and manage a brand new team at
Norwood that includes a Volunteering Development
Manager, a Placements team and a Community
Engagement Manager. Together, our aim is to
revolutionise Community Engagement and Volunteering
at Norwood. Although as a team we are in our
development phase, my predecessor, Jamie WardSmith, has left a very impressive legacy in reshaping
volunteering, and our responsibility is to pick up the
baton and run with it. We want to work very closely
with people across our service provision, developing
community engagement initiatives, developing training,
identifying exciting and innovative opportunities for
volunteering, and promoting the significant contribution
that volunteers make to the delivery of our services.
What made you want to work for Norwood?
I first encountered Norwood when I was allocated
the Charity as one of my assessments for Investing
in Volunteers. I came to deliver the workshop and
could see that the organisation was serious about
its commitment to volunteering. A few months later,
the job was advertised and it seemed like the perfect
opportunity. Fortunately Norwood thought so too!
What do you like best about your job?
There is so much I enjoy about my job. Working with
such a great team is definitely a highlight! Having worked
in and around volunteering for a very long time I have
often seen the struggle that Volunteer Co-ordinators
and Volunteer Managers go through in order to get their
voices heard within organisations. What I really like is
that Norwood is listening and learning. People know
that change is needed and certainly the current climate
demands it for those who we support. I feel that the
organisation is genuinely committed to bringing about
those changes.
Norwood celebrates
20 years of
volunteers
Staff and volunteers gathered in
April to celebrate Muriel Kauffer’s
20th year of volunteering at
Norwood. The finance team
arranged a buffet of sweet
treats at the Norwood
offices in Stanmore, to
mark the occasion.
Muriel said: “Norwood is a
Charity which is extremely close
to my heart, and I would like to
thank all the staff for throwing
such a lovely party in my
honour, for making me feel
so appreciated
and for
making the
past 20 years
so enjoyable.”
Muriel Kauffer
Volunteering at Kennedy Leigh
The Norwood Nursery and Binoh are just two of the services run
from Norwood’s Kennedy Leigh Family Centre in Hendon, which rely
on a number of volunteers to support permanent staff.
Some volunteers work as support staff within the groups, enabling
permanent staff to give more individual attention to the children and
students. Others have specific roles, leading special activities such as
clay modelling, art, craft work, and sewing/knitting.
Our Nursery is a busy and challenging environment to work in and the
Volunteers enable the staff to offer a high quality provision for children
with a wide range of abilities.
There are also a number of volunteers who work at Norwood’s Binoh
service, both in Hendon and Hackney, to enhance and support the work
of permanent staff.
Some of the volunteers have been with Norwood for many years and
are considered regular members of the team. Others have joined more
recently, but are highly valued as the service could not function
without them.
Binoh also has volunteers who work in schools as Learning Support
Assistants, in order to offer critical support for children who may
otherwise not have maintained their places in school.
If you would like to volunteer at Norwood, please contact Sophie Wellings
at [email protected] or on 0208 420 6816.
14 Norwood Now
•Business Development Manager for Challenges, Ian Tate, spends a day
at Buckets & Spades.
•Norwood has introduced internet-based training for staff.
•Rabbi Stanley Coten is the new Rabbinic Co-ordinator at Norwood.
A day in the life of….
Ian Tate at Buckets & Spades
Ian Tate, Business
Development Manager
for Challenges, tells us
about his day volunteering
at Buckets & Spades,
Norwood’s overnight shortbreak respite service for
children and young people
with physical and learning
disabilities. His visit
was part of Norwood’s
‘operational roles for nonoperational staff’ initiative
which encourages staff to spend the day at a Norwood
service to understand more about how it is run.
Describe your role as Business Development Manager
for Challenges:
I manage between 10 and 12 sporting sponsored events every
year, most of which are exclusive to Norwood, although we do
also buy into events, such as the Virgin London Marathon and
the Royal Parks Foundation Half Marathon. This year we are
celebrating our 20th anniversary of Challenges, which began in
1992 with a Bike Ride in Israel.
What do you like best about your job?
I love to see our service users taking part in, and enjoying
our Challenge events. Whether they are riding tandem on our
international bike rides, taking part in the Capital to Coast Cycle
Challenge, trekking over 10 London Bridges or the through
Sahara desert, it is incredibly rewarding to see the enjoyment
and the interaction with other participants, and this is very much
a two-way street. Oh, and it’s quite nice to see so many cheques
coming in every day too!
Tell us about your day at Buckets & Spades:
The highlight of the day was an amazing trip to the London
Aquarium, which everyone at Buckets & Spades really enjoyed. We
headed back for lunch and had a nice quiet afternoon reading and
playing games, and before I knew it, it was time to go home.
It was my first experience of working closely with people with
such specific needs and I am full of admiration for the staff with
whom I spent the day. I went home happy with the knowledge
that the people who used the service that day had enjoyed the
experience too. If I had more time on my hands, I would love to
go back and help out again ….. maybe one day!
Has the experience changed you?
I have always tried to encourage colleagues to get away from
their desks every now and again to visit services, meet fellow
workers and service users. It is always incredibly refreshing and
motivating to see our services in action and our service users
benefitting from the work we do. Fundraising is harder than ever
now, but we will continue to do everything we can to meet our
fundraising budgets, knowing what a difference this makes to so
many people.
Norwood launches Norwood welcomes
E-learning
new Rabbinic
The Learning & Development team at
Co-ordinator
Norwood launched a new e-learning
programme in April to train staff across
the organisation. Themes included in the
programme range from Managing People
and Teams, Problem Solving, Managing
Difficult Behaviour, Assertiveness and
Customer Service.
The guides are available on the Learning
& Development Intranet page, and can
be downloaded and worked through at an
individual pace. The 10, brand new Personal
Development Guides, are easy to use and
contain lots of learning resources for staff.
Norwood is pleased to welcome our new
Rabbinic Co-ordinator, Rabbi Stanley Coten.
Rabbi Coten, of Ruislip Synagogue, has over
25 years’ experience as a communal Rabbi,
and has worked with people of all ages and
levels of observance throughout his career.
As a qualified teacher, he has a great deal of
experience working with young people, many with special educational
needs including learning disabilities, emotional difficulties and challenging
behaviour.
If you have any questions for Rabbi Coten, please email him at rabbi.stanley@
norwood.org.uk or call 07711 385 186.
Norwood Now 15
staff news: the job we share
•Staff are fundraising for Norwood.
•Jonathan Lauguico is a Support Worker at Ahava.
•Sohail Faruqui has joined Norwood as the new Business Manager for Education.
Fun Run for Norwood
Learning & Development Manager Sarah Rosen and her two children,
Ethan, age 6, and Talia, age 3, took part in the Maccabi Community Fun
Run in May in aid of Norwood. Together, the family raised £150 for the
Charity. Ethan said: “We are extremely proud and took our medals into
school for ‘Show & Tell’!”
Staff get fit for fundraising
Stuart Walsh, Human Resources Business Manager at Norwood, took
part in the Charity’s Junior Bike Ride & Fun Day in May, with his son
Tommy, aged eight.
‘It was a great day and we are both pleased to be helping Norwood! It was
really hard work and we feel proud that we finished it. I definitely want to do it
again next year.’
“
Tommy Walsh.
We decided to take part in the ride as we marshalled at last year’s event
and were both really impressed! It inspired us both to take part. We started off
by setting up a Just Giving page (which was very easy) and sent out a couple of
emails to work colleagues and family.
The ride was amazing. It had rained the day before but luckily the rain held off
on the day and the conditions were perfect. We loved it from
start to finish, particularly the refreshments stand! As we
approached the finish line Tommy zoomed off ahead
of me and found extra energy to finish in style. It was
really well organised and the marshals do
a fantastic job. We loved it and will be
looking to participate again next year.
“
We raised £364 for Norwood and
easily exceeded our £100 target. We
really appreciated the support from
everyone who sponsored us!
Stuart Walsh
Norwood appoints
new Business
Manager for
Education
Norwood has appointed
a new Business
Manager for Education,
Sohail Faruqi, who will
be responsible for a
range of education
services such as
Binoh, Hope and the
integrated nursery
provision.
Sohail’s career began in
Sohail Faruqui
teaching, before he
embarked on various
management roles
mainly within local government, but also as a Senior
Civil Servant.
He has held a number of posts as Director of
Education and Leisure Services in both England and
Scotland. More recently, Sohail decided to refresh
his operational experience and has spent the last
year and a half as Head of Special Needs and
Primary Education with a Scottish council.
In his new role he will develop a refreshed vision for
education services working with staff and volunteers
to develop greater integration across our Binoh and
Hope services. As part of his remit, he will also
explore opportunities to develop new services for
the people supported by the Charity.
Profile: Jonathan Lauguico, Support Worker at Ahava
What do you do on a typical day?
My main role is making sure that
the needs of our residents are
met, and that they receive the
necessary support. I work as part
of a team, and at the end of every
shift we meet to discuss the day’s
events and anything that can be
improved for our residents.
What do you like best about
your job?
My job changes the way I look at
life. It allows me to appreciate every little achievement which
life has to offer, and to try my hardest to help the people we
support.
What inspires you?
My beautiful wife and my beautiful baby inspire me to work
hard. Working in Ahava is also inspirational, knowing that
I really contribute and make a difference to our residents’
everyday life and wellbeing.
If you could take only three things to a desert
island, what would they be?
I would take my family, a boat and a fishing rod!
16 Norwood Now
Patrons
Patron Her Majesty The Queen Patron of Children’s Services Cherie Blair Patron of Adult Services Norma Brier President Richard Desmond Chief Executive Elaine Kerr
Honorary Life Presidents Sir Trevor Chinn CVO, Clive Marks OBE, Sir Evelyn de Rothschild, Carol Sopher
Trustee Board Bernie Myers (Chair), Estelle Doctor, David Ereira (Deputy Chair), Ian Fagelson, Linda Goldberg, Elliott Goldstein, David Goldstone, Ronnie Harris (Patronage Chair),
Neville Kahn, Lady Elaine Sacks, Gary Sacks (Fundraising Chair), Andrew Viner (Treasurer).
Council Professor Simon Baron-Cohen, Norma Brier, Max Caller CBE, David Ereira (Chair), Ruth Fasht OBE, Gill Gallick, Dr Danya Glaser, Gillian Howard, Ruth Levere,
John Libson, Rabbi Alan Plancey, Jack Rabinowicz, Dr Valerie Sinason, Sir Harry Solomon, Michael Teacher, Dr Richard Trompeter.
Benefactors
The Milly Apthorp Charitable Trust
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Carole Broadley and The Louise Appeal
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We gratefully acknowledge our Benefactors,
Patrons & Friends who wish to remain anonymous.