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1. Page 2 The Gateway Project is a member led project.
Yoga will take place most Mondays between 3.45pm-4.45pm. The class Minutes of the Members Meeting of the Gateway Project on the 9th of
entails stretching exercises, breathwork and relaxation. Come along and get August 2010, the Community Room, Mount Drummond Court, Mount
fit. Drummond Avenue, Harold’s Cross, Dublin 6W.
In recent Arts & Crafts classes we have done tie-dye, painting hats and Minutes: Martha G / Chairperson: Valerie M
stencil art. The class takes place each Thursday 2.30pm-4.30pm. Come Meeting Start: 1.35. Time Meeting Finished: 2.15.
along and give it a try!! Minutes: The Minutes of the members meeting of the 29th July 2010
was passed.
Welcome to all recent new members to the Gateway Project. Dublin South FM: A discussion took place about Dublin South FM it
was agreed that members should contact Dublin South FM to
There is Indian Head Massage on Monday 27th of September. It is on a discuss individual programmes. It was agreed that a programme
first-come-first-served basis. Come along, it’s very relaxing. about Gateway to be discussed at the See Change meeting of the
23rd of August 2010.
Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not
Intercultural Day: A date was set for Gateway’s Intercultural Day for
love, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal. And though I
the 14th of October 2010 in drop in.
have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all
Public Meeting on Stigma and Mental Health 27th July 2010 in the
knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains,
Three Patrons Church Hall: It was noted the meeting was well
and have not love, I am nothing. And though I bestow all my goods to
attended, it went on longer than scheduled, there was a mixed
feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, and have not
attendance – people with self experience, family members and
love, it profiteth me nothing. (King James version). Thanks to Nessa.
people working in the area of mental health. The aim was to
develop a charter for Mental Health. Action: Martha to inform
There are members meetings on Monday 6th and Thursday 23rd of
Gateway if there are any developments on this.
September both at 1.30pm.
World Mental Health Day: It was agreed to celebrate World Mental
Our monthly social event for September will tie-in with Culture Night 2010. It Health together with Gateway’s Intercultural Day on the 14th of
takes place on Friday 24th of September. We will meet at 6pm in The Irish October 2010. Action: Martha to find a speaker.
Film Institute (I.F.I), 6 Eustace Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2. If you are Computer Training: Martha to look into computer training for Gate-
attending check out their brochure where it will show the many venues involved way members in classes in RPCP. Action: Martha to check.
in Culture Night!! Come with an idea and we will do something in the city Funding Sub Group: A sub group in relation to funding is to be
centre. All events are free. Bring a couple of euro for refreshments. formed – Martha asked if anyone had an interest in learning about
Project Workers will be working until 8pm and the Gateway mobile will be on funding to attend the meeting on the 9th of September at 3.30 in
until then. If you wish to continue later there might be other gateway members RPCP.
staying around town. Advisory Committee: It was suggested from the Project Team that the
notes from the Advisory Committee Meetings be displayed in
A Gateway Clean Up – 21st September 2010 drop in for members. Action: Valerie to take responsibility for
The room we use in Gateway is getting a little grubby so at the August members displaying information in bullet point form.
meeting it was agreed that there would be a clean up of the room from
11.00 – 2.00 on Tuesday the 21st of September 2010. If you are a member of the
Members Meeting 26-8-2010 at 1.30pm
Gateway Project we would love you to come along and make our space beautiful
again – please bring rubber gloves if you have them and we will have the Chairperson: Valerie Minutes : Richard
cleaning materials in Gateway – we can finish up with a cup of tea and a yummy • Read recent minutes of members meeting.
pastry or for the health conscious some fruit. • A brief discussion occurred about a student working with Gateway
in the near future. Those present at meeting agreed to allowing this.
The National Service User Executive (NSUE) needs your help! Details will follow later.
Later in the year the NSUE is hoping to survey people with experience of being
• A short discussion took place about Gateway maybe holding a “SEE
an inpatient in the Mental Health Services so that a quality review of the
inpatient services can be carried out. At this stage the Mental Health CHANGE” related event in the future. There wasn’t much interest
Commission are hoping to bring together a small number of services users to currently but we will discuss it again later on.
help develop the questions and to test the questionnaire before the survey begins. • A clean-up of the Community Room in Mount Drummond Court
The focus group will take about 2 hours and each participant will be given a €25 was agreed for Tuesday 21st September. If you’re willing to help
voucher for taking part. If you would be in interested in this early stage of on the day see the article elsewhere in this Newsletter for further
developing the survey please contact Susan McFeely (Shine) on 0868525221 details.
before the 3rd of September 2010. • It was agreed that that our monthly social event will occur on Friday
24th of September. The full details of this can be found elsewhere
Tools for Wellness Programme on this page.
Tools for Wellness programme will be an eight week programme taking place in
• It was agreed that we would try to get a meditation practioner to be
Gateway during October, November and December. The Tools for Wellness
Programme is to empower participants to develop their own recovery and our October guest speaker. Further details to follow!
self- management resources for dealing with mental health symptoms. The pro- • Martha spoke about an National Services User Executive (N.S.U.E)
gramme is based on Mary Ellen Copeland’s Wellness Recovery Action Plan®. focus group. If interested please refer to the article beside this.
To find out what the Tools for Wellness Programme is all about there will be two • Read dates to be noted for September. These are within the schedule
information sessions (both will be the same so if you are interested you only and newsletter.
need to attend one). They will take place on the Thursday the 16th of
September from 5.00 – 6.30 or if you miss that one Monday the 27th of
• The next members meeting will take place on Monday
September from 5.00 – 6.30. You need to attend one of these sessions to do the 6th September at 1.30pm.
eight week Tools for Wellness Programme.
Please note that the Gateway Mobile Phone (085)7521220 is only switched on
You can also post your If any of your contact details during drop-in hours or on group outings. You can phone (01)4965558, Mon-
contributions to: change please inform us a.s.a.p day-Friday otherwise.
Gateway Newsletter,
so we can update our records.
C/O Rathmines Pembroke
Community Partnership, Thanks. There is a contribution box at Gateway. If you can afford a small amount of
11 Wynnefield Road, money you can leave it there. Please note that this is completely voluntary.
Rathmines, Dublin 6 When I was young I used to pray Any money collected contributes to Gateway activities such as Yoga and
Tel: (01) 4965558 for a bike, then I realised that God Indian Head Massage.
Tel: (085)7521220 doesn’t work that way, so I stole a
E-mail: bike and prayed for forgiveness. Information on Gateway’s recent activities can be found at:
richardgatewayp@gmail.com www.projectgateway.blogspot.com.

2. September 2010
GATEWAY PROJECT Issue 37
MOUNT DRUMMOND COURT The views expressed or otherwise
MOUNT DRUMMOND AVENUE stated in this newsletter are the
HAROLD’S CROSS, D6W. views of the contributors and are
not necessarily the views of the
WWW.PROJECTGATEWAY.BLOGSPOT.COM Gateway Project.
Alex “Like a Hurricane” Higgins Please note that Creative Writing Classes will recommence on Friday 1st of October 2010 for 11 weeks
(b.1949-d.2010,Belfast) with a week mid-term break on 22nd of October. This class is free and will take place on Friday between
Everyone in the sport of snooker agrees that 2pm-4pm in The Community Room, Mount Drummond Court, Mount Drummond Avenue, Harold's Cross,
Alex ‘the Hurricane’ Higgins was one of the D6w.
greatest players ever to pick up a cue.
Watching him was like watching a ‘thriller’, Gateway Funding Sub Committee
while watching the others, such as Steve During the strategic planning for Gateway it was found that the project needs long term funding to
‘Boring’ Davis or Stephen Hendry deliberating continue to become a stronger community based member led project.
over each shot was more like watching At the 20th of July Advisory Committee (which is made up of members and professionals with an
‘Countdown’. interest in mental health) it was decided that a Funding Sub Committee be formed to work on securing
With Alex, there was no waiting around. funding for the project, it was also decided that Gateway members should be in on this sub committee.
Thinking 10 shots ahead, his shot selection was If you have an interest in funding or in learning about funding and would like to be involved in this sub
instant, only hesitating over safety shots. He committee please contact Martha. Our first Funding Sub-Committee Meeting will be held on the 9th of
preferred to go for the pot. Being a genius September at 3.30 pm in our office at Rathmines Pembroke Community Partnership.
strategist and risk taker, he went for it, causing
gasps and near heart attacks in his followers. It was Christmas in the boarding house. The landlady had decorated the turkey with the colours of Man. City
It was at once, an elation and a danger to watch on one drumstick and Man. United another drumstick. There were 3 men at the dinner. The first man took the
him play. He, almost single handily, popular- Man. City drumstick, the second man the Man. United drumstick as they were fans of these soccer clubs. She
ised the game, making it compulsive television asked the third man whom he supported. “Arsenal”, he said “and I’m not hungry thank you”!! Michael.
viewing. He was twice winner of the World
Snooker Title at the Crucible in Sheffield, Sarah Lavin from Dublin South FM Community Radio Station visited Gateway on 5th August. She spoke
lifting the trophy in 1972 and again in 1982. about the activities and opportunities for people to become involved with the station.
You couldn’t take your eyes off him even when If you feel you would like to become involved with community radio she can be contacted on (01)2960939/
he was in the chair with his twitches, tics and sarahdsfm@gmail.com. You can listen to the station on www.dublinsouthfm.ie and on 93.9FM within 5 KM
unpredictability. He was penalised and lost from Dundrum.
ranking points for some rule breaking
behaviour. Love Poem Would you like to learn about Gardening?
Louis Copeland was his tailor and he wore Beyond watching eyes
flamboyant hats and spats; when he entered a With sweet and tender kisses Would like to get involved in the Rathmines Pembroke
room it bristled with electricity. Community Plot in Crumlin next year?
Our souls reached out to each other
He had 2 children, Lauren and Jordan and he If so then you would be very interested in the
will be missed by all who knew him and In breathless wonder gardening course starting on Thursday 30th of
watched him play snooker. Ken Doherty acted October from 5.00 – 6.45 for six weeks.
as pall bearer at his funeral on 2nd July and And when I awoke The tutor is Willie Brennan and topics will include:-
Lauren recited a poem as an homage to her From a vast and smiling peace Introduction to gardening,
father. His best friend Jimmy White was also I found you bathed in morning light How plants are important to us,
present, among others from the world of Quietly studying Soil preparation and garden planting,
snooker. All the messages on my mobile phone Growing plants from seed,
He came in like a hurricane, inspired many, and What to plant and where,
went out like a lamb. May he rest in peace. Soil fertility and plant propagation,
The Rathmines Pembroke Community
Nessa. Partnership 11 Wynnefield Road, Rathmines, Keeping a gardening diary and the gardening year,
Dublin 6 provide a range of services which could Composting,
August Speaker’s Corner: 16 August 2010 Growing fruit/tress/shrubs,
be useful to you.
Training & Education Options These include citizens information, services for Weeds, pests, diseases.
With Mary Baker and Agnieszka Leschik RPCP the unemployed, enterprise services, community If you would like to do this course please contact
development (such as Gateway) and education & Martha on 01 4965558 before the 17th of
“When planning for a year, plant corn. training assistance. September 2010.
When planning for a decade, plant trees. You can visit them at the above address,
When planning for life, train and educate Monday—Friday or phone (01) 4965558. “Head Space” is currently broadcasting Wednesdays
people!”
at 12.30pm on Dublin City FM on 103.2FM. It deals
Thank you to Mary and Aga for delivering an Gateway Advisory Committee Reps. with Mental Health issues such as OCD, Depression
informative and useful talk on educational Our current advisory committee representatives are
etc.. .It started on 18th August and will run until 22nd
options for the coming academic year. We got Valerie M, Enda M, Gregoria G, Michael H and
September. So tune in some Wednesday if you’re by a
the low down on a range of qualifications and Paul J. Their photos are displayed at the drop in if
radio or by computer on www.dublincityfm.ie
training available from FETAC, HETAC, VEC you wish to chat with them on any issues around the
and Fás. Check out the national learning Gateway Project.
database on www.qualifax.ie and funding In This Issue
potential on www.studentfinance.ie for further Trip to Newbridge Demesne, Donabate.
info or consult the hand-outs provided from the Recently some members of Gateway visited Tribute to Alex Higgins
talk. We also have the new Dublin Guide to Newbridge House and Farm in Donabate. We
Donabate Review
Evening Classes 2010-2011 (recently donated went by train and had a good look at the farm.
to us by a kind member). This is currently There was loads of different animals such as Speakers Corner Review
available for reference at drop-in for those pigs, sheep, birds and kid goats. Also there was a
interested in part-time and hobby courses. variety of old farm equipment. It is an Gateway Funding Sub Committee
Any members seeking assistance with impressive set-up and I wasn’t aware until
education and training are invited to contact recently of its existence. Later we ate in the café A joke by Michael
Mary or Aga in Rathmines Pembroke Commu- there.
Aware Lecture In September
nity Partnership, 11 Wynnefield Rd, Rathmines Thanks to Derek for choosing the venue and for
- so if you’re interested in expanding your organising the event. Also thanks to those who Dublin South FM and much more!!
educational horizon, please phone for an indi- attended on the day.
vidual appointment on 01-4965558. Fionn. Richard. Dtp by Richard