Young Healthy Lives Project

Bullying

2010-09-21T12:22:00.003+01:00

One of the ideas that the Youth Project has had to write on this blog was to discuss topics that affects young people. Such as bullying....

Bullying is a form of abuse that takes place in all areas of life. There are three stages to bullying: emotional, verbal and then physical. Bullying normally starts off with teasing or mocking someone repeatedly until it is simply unbearable for the victim.

Victims of bullying tend to feel quite isolated and in need of help. Personally, I have gone through this familiar route. I used to get bullied for a few years and it got worse when I moved to this country. I would get verbal abuse from the older kids at school and it got to the point where I was being slapped. All this for something that wasn’t my fault even though I felt that at the time it was. I didn’t tell my parents for ages but my friends persuaded me to do so.

Bullying made me feel scared of going outside, made me feel useless and still now I have difficulty going to new places and meeting new people in case they say something. Bullying can lower your self-esteem and make you feel small.

Unfortunately, bullying doesn’t stop there. There are a whole lot of aftershocks to it taking for example stress, depression and even suicide. Britain has the worst suicide rates in Europe each year 5000* people die and a significant amount of this number is down to bullying. Who would have thought that teasing someone could force a victim to death?

Over the years the government seemed to have done very little about combating bullying however the current government are setting new plans to give head teachers more power in dealing with different branches of bullying for instance homophobic bullying.

If you are a victim of bullying then tell someone you trust AS SOON AS POSSIBLE! Don’t suffer in silence! You will feel much better once you’ve got it off your chest. Also there are activities to take part in to boost your confidence such as our youth forums, where in the last forum a theatre group came and showed us some games that we could play. This really helped to lift our self-esteem and put aside any troubles we were going through. Finally there are websites you can go on or organisations you can call for advice.

Semra

Childline:
childline.or.uk
0800 1111
Bullying UK
Bullying.co.uk
Beat Bullying
Beatbullying.org
*statistic obtained from bullyingonline.org

The end and a new beginning

2010-09-21T12:16:00.001+01:00

So the Summer Project is officially over, but this is not the end, as the title suggests your Youth Project is still running, in the near future the Youth Project has planned the forum (Date TBC), English language classes, sports activities (including football) and many, many more different activities.

To find out more information:
• Follow our blog,
• the Embrace UK twitter on www.twitter.com/embraceuk,
• go on the website www.embraceuk.org,
• Call Tom or Marisca on 0208 801 9224,
• email Tom or Marisca on yp@embraceuk.org,
• Find us on facebook by searching for Embrace UK.

So there is absolutely no excuse for missing out on any event that the Youth Project has planned.

In short the Summer Project has been great fun; the highlight has definitely to be the last event which was the Welcome to Thebes theatre trip which was definitely one that was thought provoking, educational and entertaining.

Hopefully those who attended enjoyed it and those who didn't, wish they had.

Sports Day

2010-08-23T15:54:00.002+01:00

Wednesday 25th August 2010 is the penultimate event that the Summer Programme have planned. So far its been great going to all the events and I'm sure that the Sports Day will be equally as enjoyable.

The Sports Day will be made up of loads of fun activities and drills. There will also be games of football, rounders and ultimate frisbee. The sports day is for people of any level.

If you would like to come to the sports day meet us at 10:45 at the Lordship Lane Recreation Grounds. Please bear in mind that you will have to register first, so if you would like to register or generally get more more information contact Tom or Marisca on yp@embraceuk.org or 0208 801 9224.

Matt

Sports Day Wednesday 25th August, Lordship Lane Recreation Ground

2010-08-17T17:28:00.004+01:00

Hello,

We hope that you are enjoying the last days of summer. Here at Embrace UK we are preparing for our sports day next Wednesday, 25th August, which will be at Lordship Lane Recreation Ground from 11am - 4pm.

We will be playing:

football (hopefully not like this, but more like this)
rounders
and Ultimate Frisbee (here is some dude, with what can only be described as an 80s moustache, kind of like Tom Selleck, introducing Ultimate Frisbee and here is an amazing bit of UF play)

This day is a fun skills day where you can try out new sports for the first time or just have fun playing the sports you love. If you are super-duper advanced in any of these sports then why not give us a hand teaching others by volunteering to help out on the day. If anyone wants to help in organising or coaching at these events then please give us a call on 02088019224.

Remember lunch is provided on the day. Please come prepared for playing sport in all weather, unfortunately we don't have changing facilities, so please come prepared!

Thanks,

Healthy Lives Team

Bowling, Nando's and Wednesday Capoeira class

2010-07-12T16:10:00.003+01:00

Heya,

Bowling and Nando's went well last Friday, nice group of people, really good to see people embracing bowling. The surveys showed that 66% found that the Bowling trip was very good. The only problem I found was that Nando's was way too hot. But other than that it was an enjoyable evening had by the people that came.

So a successful first event, the next event on the Young Health Lives Summer Calender is the Capoeria class which runs for six weeks, every Wednesday. Visit www.capoeiraworld.org where you can find pictures, videos and more information about the art that is capoeira. In case you didn't know all the Healthy Lives Youth Project events are 100% FREE.

If you would like any information about the Youth Forum or the Healthy Lives Summer Programme please contact Tom or Marisca at 0208 801 9224.

Thanks, Matt
Youth Forum Member

The Youth Forum and the Healthy Lives Project.

2010-07-01T16:41:00.004+01:00

Hello,

I am Matt, a member of the Youth Forum which takes place monthly in Selby Centre. The Youth Forum is part of Embrace UK which aims to help the disadvantaged community by providing advice, information and guidance (Click on the link for more information about Embrace UK on embraceuk.org).

The Youth Forum is a group of young people aged 11-25 who are sort of like a planning committee, and plan different events, training and helps young people develop different skills. The first event or more accurately series of events is The "Healthy Lives Summer Programme."

It has already started with bowling and Nando's trip, it then continues with the Capoeira class (which lasts for six weeks), trip to see a Movie, Sports Day, British Museum, Kew Gardens and a Sports Day.

If you would like any information about the Youth Forum or the Healthy Lives Summer Programme please contact Tom or Marisca at 0208 801 9224 or you can email them at yp@embraceuk.org

Thanks, Matt
Youth Forum Member