Help On Your Doorstep hosts another fantastic Summer Community Party

More than 200 local residents enjoyed last Saturday’s Summer Community Party organised at Jean Stokes community centre by Help on Your Doorstep.

Based at Jean Stokes, HOYD is one of Cally’s most trusted community organisations working to improve the health and wellbeing of people in the neighbourhood. It has a partnership with the Council to work with people who may need early support and connect them to services. It’s a model of “early intervention” that the Council strongly backs – helping to identify and solve individuals’ challenges to avoid problems escalating. HOYD offers activities and services in and around Bemerton: a gardening club, dance for kids, zumba sessions, ‘gentle’ exercise classes, a monthly lunch club, and a very popular weekly coffee morning.

HOYD’s Summer Community Party featured a bouncy castle, facepainting, glitter tatoos, football and boxing for the kids outside on Perth Green. Inside Jean Stokes, there were arts and crafts, massage, henna tattoos and nail techs for adults. There was a fabulous range of free food and refreshments.

The ward Councillors were available in a “speak to your Councillors” session too.

Partner organisations present included: Cally Connects Us, Barnsbury Parish, West Library, Cook For Good, Healthy Generations, Age UK (Islington) and Stuart Low Trust.

Cllr Sara Hyde said: “Congratulations to HOYD and partners for an absolutely brilliant day. I can’t really put into words how incredible it was to see everyone enjoying themselves – the joy was contagious. Thank you for your essential work with Cally residents.”