St Albans & Dacorum Local News

Updates from the local districts

Please use this page to promote any local events or webinars. Please send an email with the subject: FF News - Local News page with a link to your event and short description to familiesfirst.support@hertfordshire.gov.uk

• Services for Young People (SfYP) youth work projects enable young people to develop their personal and social skills and increase their confidence, self-esteem and resilience. Get details of SfYP projects and information, advice and support services in your area here:

SfYP St Albans Team projects

SfYP Dacorum Team projects

Services for Young People : Young People’s Hub - view the drop-in sessions here

• Families in Focus are pleased to announce another free in person Parent Network support and information group starting on the last Wednesday of every month, 10am-12pm at St Albans Cycle Hub Cottonmill Community Centre Cottonmill Lane St Albans AL1 2EF. More info can be found here
  
  
• Emotional Based School Avoidance - DSPL 7&8 and Services for Young People are organising some coffee mornings, which are aimed at parents and carers who have a child in year 7 - 11 who is not attending school as a result of emotional, mental health and wellbeing issues. The children and young people can also attend.  Find out more here

• Community Action Dacorum Spring term: We have the following courses to offer from January 2024 

  • ESOL Speaking & Listening (Beginner)
  • ESOL Speaking & Listening (Elementary)
  • ESOL For Work (Pre-Intermediate)
  • ESOL Speaking & Listening (Beginner/Elementary) ONLINE
  • Smartphone Photo & Video Editing for Beginners
  • Getting started with Excel
  • Healthy Cooking on a budget
  • Stepping back into Work
  • Building a creative business online (Dates TBC)
  • Introduction to volunteering (Dates TBC)
  • Working from Home Effectively (Dates TBC)

  Please contact Simeon Dunlop, email: simeon@communityactiondacorum.org.uk for more information on these courses.

• Dacorum DSPL8 - Delivering Special Provision Locally:-The Spring 2024 Parenting Courses and Support Brochure for Dacorum is now available to be viewed or download from our website, via: 

  https://dacorumdspl.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Dacorum-Parenting-Course-Brochure-Spring-2024.pdf

• Festive Community News
  
  

These events are open to all and there will be the following activities in addition to the free meal that has been prepared by local pubs and restaurants:

• • - children’s storytelling 
  • - biscuit decorating 
  • - live music 
  • - winter coats for adults and children 

We would like as many residents as possible to benefit from this service, here is the booking link for your convenience:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScDnfbCFvk32RPAq6d5me-4ak5vErYfe9hxboajCbb8cfeSpA/viewform