1 Jims Donated Mini bus gets a ‘REAL’ makeover August/Sept 2015 O.A.T.S. Charity 1159722 Oakdale Arts & Training Spaces Good and long term Collaborations are the way forward Charity Reg No 1159722 Supporng, Associated or Collaborang with We are always looking for good partners this could be your logo space “ I would maintain that thanks are the highest form of thought, and that gratude is happi- ness doubled by wonder.” G.K. Chesterton Students from the REAL projects step in to help the Disabled Soldiers Projects What’s really great is. Staff and Students gave a lot of their own holiday me to help us. (Bless em…) The minibus affeconately called ‘Big-bertha’ is used mostly for fund raising and assisng other community projects seen here at Calais and with newly fied Ladder and coat off paint. Following a quick recce of several Ski- facilies & other sporng acvies. Amongst other dues she completed a 5,000 kilometre 7 country trip safely and faultlessly...we say thanks mainly to the students efforts. Bertha has seang reduced from 15 to 8 passengers, in order to also transport the Dog Cages as part of the next phase of the disabled Soldier project. To train dogs for disabled and for comfort and companion dogs for terminally ill children amongst others. She also transports volunteers especially the markets teams for fundrais- ing. The bus donated by our projects manager but we are next looking to raise funds for a wheelchair adapted Mini bus. THANK YOU
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Jims Donated Mini bus gets a ‘REAL’ makeover
August/Sept 2015 O.A.T.S. Charity 1159722 Oakdale Arts & Training Spaces
Good and long term Collaborations are the way forward Charity Reg No
1159722
Supporting, Associated
or Collaborating with
We are always
looking for good
partners this could
be your logo space
“ I would maintain
that thanks are the
highest form of
thought, and that
gratitude is happi-
ness doubled by
wonder.”
G.K. Chesterton
Students from the REAL projects step in to help the Disabled Soldiers Projects
What’s really great is. Staff and Students gave a lot
of their own holiday time to help us. (Bless em…)
The minibus affectionately called ‘Big-bertha’ is used
mostly for fund raising and assisting other community
projects seen here at Calais and with newly fitted Ladder
and coat off paint. Following a quick recce of several Ski-
facilities & other sporting activities. Amongst other duties
she completed a 5,000 kilometre 7 country trip safely and
faultlessly...we say thanks mainly to the students efforts.
Bertha has seating reduced from 15 to 8
passengers, in order to also transport the
Dog Cages as part of the next phase of the
disabled Soldier project. To train dogs for
disabled and for comfort and companion
dogs for terminally ill children amongst
others. She also transports volunteers
especially the markets teams for fundrais-
ing. The bus donated by our projects
manager but we are next looking to raise
funds for a wheelchair adapted Mini bus.
THANK
YOU
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O.A.T.S. Charity
“No one is
useless in
this world
who lightens
the burdens
of another.”
― Charles
Dickens
OATS We are first and foremost a
COMMUNITY TRAINING PROVIDER (Not for profit)
‘Workless not useless’
Help us to help them
We are still actively seeking collaborations, Funding, volun-
teers and new team members, with skill sets in Mentoring,
Assessing, Quality assuring and motivating those furthest
from employability...
We need more fam-
ily volunteers and
trainers
National Growth programme updates Please find below the links to the National Growth programme up-dates. If you haven’t already done so we recommend that you subscribe to these essential ESIF ERDF programme bulletins. Follow this link to register for updates from the National Growth pro-gramme: http://us2.campaign-archive1.com/?
Remember this above? OATS paid for the setting up and running of
several Coffee Barista training courses as part of its employability projects and lat-
er helped youngsters from CATCH 22 Charity amongst others...some now employed
by well known coffee houses. Others we arranged local work experience slots.
It’s a moderate skill level training but with ample employment opportunities and
self employment possibilities locally and regionally. So don't worry about exam
grades or previous experience. Just enthusiasm and a steady hand and some basic
ability to follow a few hygiene and H&S rules and so was a great course for helping
particularly certain disadvantaged youngsters to get a start in their working lives.
JOB
CLUB
JOE
New Collaboration. Having met with and benefitted from the excellent work being done by the team at REAL’s new project
premises in Nottingham, OATS are pooling their employability skill sets with REAL’s education expertise and services, to offer
a complete long term and wrap around service for, in particular, those with multiple and complex needs and a variety of
socially disadvantaged backgrounds. This of course will be tempered with an excellent training capacity for all levels to move
closer or into sustainable employment…Languages/Social skills/Work Experience/Counselling etc a type of one stop shop.
Excuse the “speak” but the third sector can do that to ones brain! In its simplest form, we are here to help improve anyone’s
employment or education that need help, or maybe just boost their confidence in their job search or educational require-
ments due to being excluded. That starts with REAL mostly 14 -25 year olds and OATS up to 50+ ….SIMPLE !
The plan is to make OATS community Job club model dovetail perfectly with REAL’s own drop-in and community informal
approach. Once engaged, members will actively participate in planning their own learning and employment goals. This with a
mix of skilled tutors being parachuted in, where required and support from trained volunteers/Mentors/life coaches and
signposted to other organisations that can really help them as “individuals”. Not just ’bang them on a funded course’ that
ticks some boxes, mostly for the bums on seats syndrome ONLY to earn money. YES we need access to your and our funding
streams to provide such an individual level of help and training. We need partnerships and co-operation.... WE CARE...why
not join us or help us, to help them? Interested in co-operating or helping or us helping your own projects ... Contact us on