Outreach & Engagement Work

SALT have teamed up with the Salford Health Improvement Team and Skills and Work to provide outreach and engagement work in the Pendleton area as part of the Working Neighbourhoods Team. SALT have been leading on drop-in sessions at the Pendleton Gateway Centre providing local people help by offering advice on employment, benefits entitlement, housing, training & learning opportunities as well as promoting local services and activities in the area. The drop-in sessions started in May and are provided once a week on Tuesdays from 10am till 12pm.

SALT also works in partnership with the Working Neighbourhood Team and the Weaste Area Forum in delivering outreach and engagement work in the Weaste area. This work is complemented by drop-in sessions provided from the Meadows Centre on Tootal Road including help and advice on employment, benefits entitlement, housing, training & learning opportunities as well as promoting local services and activities in the Weaste area. We will provide a drop-in service at the Meadows Centre on the following dates; 14th Oct 2011, 10th Nov 2011, 15th Dec 2011, 10am – 12pm . Please pop into the resource centre on the above dates if you need our help.

If you live in the areas of Pendleton, Seedley and Langworthy, Weaste or Ordsall, and need information and advice on employment, training, housing or benefits entitlement please, call into the SALT resource centre (based at the New Emmanuel centre) on 174 Langworthy Road. Alternatively ring the SALT shop on 0161 737 9918 or send an e-mail to admin@sali.org.ukAs well as advocacy services, the Seedley and Langworthy Trust also provide help and support to community groups and tenants associations with facilitating their meetings and identifying and applying for funding & grants. If you are thinking of setting up a new group or need help and support for your existing group, please get in touch with either Meral or Joyce at the Seedley and Langworthy Trust on 0161 737 9918.

Magnolia Court Coffee Mornings

SALT has been supporting the Magnolia Court Tara (Tenants and Residents Association) in partnership with the Salford Health Improvement Team and SALIX Homes, and provided the group with help and support in organising regular coffee mornings and afternoon teas which will take place at the Magnolia Court community room. These activities will take place twice a month and the Magnolia tenants will be provided with help and support on debt advice, housing, employment, training and learning opportunities. The Salford Health Improvement Team will also provide the tenants with free health check-ups whilst promoting healthy eating and well being.The group hopes that these activities will promote TARA within the block and encourage more tenants to get involved as well as providing the tenants with an opportunity to get to know each other in an informal setting.

Community Drop - Ins at Pendleton Gateway

The Gateway Community Drop-Ins take place at the community rooms in the Gateway centre every 2nd Wednesday of the month. Anyone is welcome to drop in for a cup of tea / coffee / juice and some healthy snacks and a chat.

The reason for this monthly community café is to promote well-being by giving us all a chance to get to know more people in our area and for local groups to promote what they’re doing!  We have seen drama performances from Ordsall Youth Group as well as Street Dance by St Paul’s Dance Group, choreographed by the group itself. In the coming months, there will be another dance performance by the dance groups as well as an Arts workshop facilitated by Ordsall Community Arts.

The dates for the next Wednesday drops-ins at the Gateway are: 14th September, 12th October, 9th November and 14th December from 4pm toll 6pm. Everyone is more than welcome to showcase their talents so please contact us if you would like to display your work or promote your activities. Please contact Meral on 0161 737 9918 or Ruth on 07554 438 570. The Drop-ins have been initiated and organised by Ordsall & Langworthy Health Improvement Team and SALT.