The Shaw Lane Foundation is a registered charity (no 1140880). The role of the charity is to provide activities and facilities for the benefit of the local community – with an emphasis on activities that improve physical or mental health and wellbeing.
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We are delighted to announce that we have been awarded three year funding by Reaching Communities / The National Lottery to support our development of the Community Cafe and our Work Skills/ Employability work with adults with a Learning Disability.
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We worked with local schools to design a new logo for the Shaw Lane Foundation.
Competition winner, Anna, from Holyrood School was presented with a digitised copy of her winning design.
Community Projects are based at Shaw Lane Sports Club, and include:
Cancer Awareness / Early Intervention project – Summer/ Autumn 2024
We are supporting the #Takeactionlivelonger campaign in conjunction with Barnsley CVS. Activities around the Shaw Lane site include Cancer Awareness events and coffee mornings. For further details contact Fiona Hall f.hall@shawlane.com
Monthly Learning Disability Disco – Second Wednesday of every month.
New for Spring 2024 – Volunteering Project
Encouraging Older volunteers to come on site to do gardening, painting and general maintenance tasks, and to help show younger volunteers how to get involved. This project is funded by The National Lottery – Awards For All. To get involved, please contact Fiona Hall f.hall@shawlane.com 07341 265319
Remembrance
Shaw Lane Foundation hosts an annual Remembrance Service each November to remember the war fallen, with particular focus on the former pupils of Holgate Grammar School. Funding from the Heritage Lotter Fund enabled us to rededicate the War Memorial board, previously located at the now demolished, Holgate School, and also to create a Heritage display dedicated to the school.
Remembrance Service as part of our National Lottery Heritage Project
Our local schools, Holyrood, Shawlands and Joseph Locke, take part in the service , and for produce some lovely remembrance poppies, dedicated to the former Grammar School pupils who died in World War 2.
Heritage Display
The Shaw Lane Community Cafe
We are now trialling our Community Cafe which is open to the public Mon-Friday 10am-3pm. Staff and participants from Opening Doors serve hot and cold snacks, in our Members Bar area. Here you are welcome to sit and chat or access the internet. (Access to Amazon Tablets available for browsing whilst you stay). Our dedicated “Warm Space” is supported by the Barchesters Foundation and Household Support Fund.
Work Skills/ Employability Project for Adults with a learning disability
Our Work Skills Course for 2024 resumes in March and is once again funded by South Yorkshire Community Foundation.
The 12 week course is suitable for adults with a learning disability who want to learn work skills in a low pressure environment.
Tasks include:
Gardening, weeding, planting, maintenance, painting, cleaning, food preparation and service, venue set up and take down.
For details and a registration form contact Fiona Hall f.hall@shawlane.com 07341 265319
Outdoor Activities/ Social Prescribing Project for people with Anxiety/ Mental ill Health
Social Activity Drop in for Older Isolated People
Our Social Drop in takes place in the Community Cafe on Thursdays at 1pm. It’s a great place for people to meet and have a chat.
Usually there’s a quiz, followed by Bingo and other games. Many of our participants live alone, so come to enjoy the company of others in a warm and friendly setting.
Famliy Fitness Project
Working in partnership with PiP and the local schools we are offering whole family fitness sessions which include physical activities, exercise advice, healthy eating advice. Each family takes home a healthy meal at the end of the weekly session. Access to this project is via referral from the local schools. Enquiries Fiona Hall f.hall@shawlane.com
Volunteering Project for Older People
An opportunity to come and spend time on site at Shaw Lane, accessing the allotment or tinkering about with gardening/ painting jobs.
We are delighted to have been awarded Lottery funding via Awards For All, and local funding via BOPPA to support this project which will commence in Spring 2024. Volunteers who wish to be involved in gardening, painting, planting, mechanics, maintenance etc should contact Fiona Hall 07341 265319
Community Library / Book Exchange
Community Sensory Garden
Our Sensory Garden was officially opened on 12th September 2023 by the Mayor of Barnsley , Councillor Mick Stowe.
Many items have already been created by participants on our Work Skills/ Mental Health Projects, as well as some interactive boards constructed by Barnsley Men in Sheds. Participants on our Work Skills Course and our Older People’s Volunteering Project have been working on the installation of the Sensory Garden throughout 2023, and its maintenance will be ongoing as we start new courses and projects in 2024.
Contact Details
For further details about our activities, contact Fiona Hall, Community Engagement Manager 07341 265319
f.hall@shawlane.com
Our Supporters
Shaw Lane Foundation would like to thank the following Organisations for their support, be it financial support by way of grants, or partnership support.
The South Yorkshire Community Fund
Barnsley Council
Sported / Barclays
Barchesters Foundation
Shawlands Trust
Bruce Wake Charitable Trust
Awards For All
Baily Thomas Trust
The Arnold Clark Community Fund
The Lawn Tennis Association
BOPPA
Reds in The Community
Scurrah Wainwright
McCarthy Stone
Nineveh Trust
James Neill Trust
Shawlands Trust
Barnsley CVS
Sported
Barclays
Together Fund
Baily Thomas Trust
Bruce Wake Charitable Trust
PiP
Active Barnsley
Cloverleaf Advocacy
Coalfields Regeneration Trust
Greenacre School
Opening Doors
Barnsley Council Employment Support Service
The National Lottery Community Fund
The Heritage Fund
Sport England