Acclaimed mystery writer, Ann Cleeves officially cut the ribbon and opened Cedarwood's new Community Library for residents at the Cedarwood Trust in Meadow Well, North Shields.

​The Cedarwood Trust was featured on BBC Politics on 11th December 2022 in relation to the cost of living crisis, and how the charity is helping the community this Christmas, with a drive to get presents for families this year.

For those who can, please donate £5 to help us continue providing this essential support for the community by texting CEDAR to 70085.

For those who need help, please call us FREE on 0330 094 8454.

You can donate a custom amount here: https://www.cedarwoodtrust.com/donate

David Johnson will be available at the Cedarwood centre on Monday, 31st October, 🎃 from 10am till 2pm offering a drop-in for residents to come along and get financial advice - FREE. David will be able to offer advice and info relating to:

• Supporting with budgets and advising where to save on spends
• Reviewing utilities including gas and electric through Utility Warehouse
• Giving advice on Wills and reasons to have one in place. An appointment can be booked for writing the Will.
• Discussing mortgage end date, where I can refer to one of my colleagues for a call back if required.
• Reviewing loans and credit cards and offer advice.
• Reviewing current insurance policies and checking to see if written into trust. An appointment can be booked to review policies and I can rebroke if required.
• Also, able to offer a call back about pensions from a colleague too.

David is a Will writer for The Will Guys based in Wallsend. Everyone that works for the Will Guys are also FCA regulated protection advisors for The Financial Guys.

With the news that is circulating over the past few months about the cost of living crisis, they have been offering free financial well-being reviews to support people to navigate their way through it.

JOB POSITION: Strive to Thrive Group Facilitator
LOCATION: North Shields
HOURS: 37.5 a week
SALARY: £26,500 per annum
CONTRACT: 12 months Fixed Term, November 2023.

Cedarwood Trust is a fast-growing Charity, dedicated to improving the quality of life for residents living in the Chirton and Riverside Wards of North Shields, and the wider North Rast region. We are an established 40-year-old charity that has modernised and
become a lead innovator in the region over the last 3 years.

We are now expanding services into recovery from addictive disorders and are seeking to
recruit a highly skilled group facilitator to deliver Strive to Thrive - a group behavioural
change programme for people with gambling misuse disorder.

If you have the skills to motivate, encourage, and empathise with people seeking change
this is the role for you.

Job Purpose
Deliver the Strive to Thrive structured programme to complete recovery focussed change work via weekly facilitated groups and 1:1 support. The post holder will develop members’ self-exploration and self-empowerment themes within a setting that provides social contact and support, enabling client members to improve their recovery and reach personal goals. This will be done by creating a safe, non-stigmatising and welcoming environment for client members, a safe place where people feel able to express themselves.

Please email: louise@cedarwoodtrust.com or get in touch via the form below for an application pack

Note: This role will require an Enhanced DBS.

CLOSING DATE: 1st November at 1pm

We're looking for businesses to sponsor a shelf in our Nourish Store at Cedarwood. For £50 per week, you can sponsor a shelf in our community supermarket, which is used by over XXX people per week.

Sponsors will be highlighted in the store and promoted on social media, as well as potential local mainstream media coverage such as features in the Chronicle, BBC Look North and more.

Exposure
Alongside a static promotional poster in the Nourish Store for one week, we will feature, mention and link to your business on social media and in our newsletter. Our average social media reach across all platforms is over 122,000 people.

You can make a quiet donation, or we encourage you to visit the centre for a photo, representing your business and donation.

Cedarwood CEO, Wayne Dobson, recently spoke with a variety of news outlets about the recent mini-budget, the ongoing cost of living crisis and how the centre is helping the community through these difficult times.

Join us and create your own Pumpkin/flower Halloween table decoration! It's £5.00 to attend and booking is essential via the form below.

You can choose to attended one of two workshops on Thursday 27th October 2022. These are from 10:00am till 11:30am or from 1:00pm till 2:30pm.

Location: Cedarwood Trust, North Shields
Hours: 30 per week
Rate: £11 per hour

Cedarwood Trust operates an amazing, vibrant community hub on the Meadow Well Estate in North shields.

The hub has over 100 community visitors per day accessing a range of support and life enriching activities.

To ensure the smooth running of the hub, we require a sessional support worker to provide the extra resource in supporting the team at times of maximum capacity.

This is a demanding and physical role as you will be supporting the whole team as and when they need the extra capacity.

If you are a motivated individual who can work with little supervision, this maybe the role for you. 

​Please email info@cedarwoodtrust.com or get in touch via the form below:

Would you like to get advice and guidance when it comes to finances? Karbon Homes are providing a FREE workshop to help make your money work better for you. Come along on a Wednesday from 10:00am till 12:00pm for advice and help with money matters. Simply sign up using the form below to let us know you're interested.

Join us for Brunch Club every Tuesday from 9:30am to 11:30am for a FREE brunch! Enjoy great food, chat, socialise and have a laugh with us on a morning at Cedarwood. There are limited places, so please pop into the centre to book your spot, or let us know via the form below.