Services Reviews
This page gives the results of recent reviews of services. They are in this order
- Women's Space
- Saturday Space
- Gay Men's Space
- African Space
1 Women's Space Review, March 2010
16/03/2010, review conducted by Amanda, 34 women took part.
What people like about the Women's Space
- Meeting people/socialising
- Seeing women looking well
- Information
- Activities
- Welcoming environment
- Good provision of service
- Mixing with people from different countries and learning about different cultures.
- Sharing problems and having a laugh
- Keeps us going
- Discussing issues
- New ideas
- Advice
- Gives me confidence
What people do not like about the Women's Space
- Still to find out
- Food
- People talking in their own language
- Talking over people
- Gossiping
- Women only socialising with women from their own country
- Concerns about confidentiality (workshop on confidentiality at next women’s space).
Activities people would like to see happening at Women's Space
- Lawn Tennis
- Volley Ball
- Netball
- A day out to Alton towers
- Pampering sessions
- Golf
- Walking
- Exercise classes
- Bingo
- More educational classes
- Group Discussions
Any comments on how comfortable / accessible the group feels
2 Saturday Space Quarterly Review April 2010
Reviewed April 17 2010, by Colin, 18 people attended.
What do people like about the space?
- Meeting people,
- Socialising
- Chatting with other people
- Mixed group – good to have people from different backgrounds mixing together
- Activities are enjoyable and good fun
- Volunteers are friendly
What do people not like about the space?
- Would be good to have hot food occasionally
- Food which is more culturally appropriate – e.g. some African food
- Not enough salad
What would people like to see more of at the space?
- More activities
- Knowing in advance when the spaces are scheduled for the year
- Trips out to places over the summer
- More Saturday Spaces over the year!
Any other comments?
People felt that the space was friendly and enjoyed the atmosphere
Next Saturday Space Quarterly Review July 17 2010
3 Gay Men's Space Review
Reviewed on March 8 2010, by Colin Armstead, 19 men were at the review
What do people like about the space?
Men said why they came to the space:
- To meet other people
- To meet and make friends
- To socialise with other HIV positive men
The art workshops were very popular.
What do people not like about the space?
There were no observations made about things that people specifically disliked about the space, although there was a request for different materials to be made available at the next art workshop.
What other activities would the men like?
There was a general agreement that the group would like more activities.
Suggestions
- pub quiz
- bingo
- skills sharing evening.
There was discussion with the men that the group could organise some activities amongst themselves – but with Dunkan’s help. Colin assured the group that there would be a programme of activities put in place by Dunkan for the next six month period.
Comments on how comfortable / accessible the space is
No comments made about this
Next Gay Men's Space review June 28 2010.
4 African Service Review - September 2009
Daniel did the review – 30 people took part on 22nd September 2009
Comments made on Post-It notes :
- African service has improved the way I communicate because it is so diverse and most of the time I have to speak English with everybody
- The African service is helpful / It takes care of our health and nutritional needs. I will not talk much but the shortfall which I know is above the capability of management is finance. I feel the finance side should be worked (?) out
- It’s good meeting other people at GHT is nice I like it
- I get motivation from coming to the group
- Capture the goodness and the badness and isolate the two. Improve the food especially the fruits. Quality of the food.
- Am happy with everything even the services of the group
- Happy I meet and share views with my new friends gather ideas and feel like I’m having a normal life not worried any more. To improve on havinf regular sports and also sponsor people who want to attend gym.
- Thank you for making us feel at home. We love you.
- The service keep me busy because I know that every Tuesday I have to go out to meet friends at GHT. Tired of eating same meals everytime. Introduce more activities, for example, belly-dancing etc
- For me I would love to see woman fitness going ahead. I will also love to see people respecting each other, special we got to learn to appreciate for all what has been done for us.
- More activities, for example, bingo, men’s gym
- Provide outdoor activities and road trips.
- It will be nice for one day to have a discussion with men around about relationships. Just to find out what makes it hard to hold on to a relationship or get one. Serious talk please!
- Want to see more of the fashion show happening it is interesting.
- We should bring our children and provide crèche for them. It does not matter the age and provide transport money for them as well.
- Creche on Saturday for Saturday space.
- More salsa dance please!
- I want to cook African food and dancing. More services like two days per week.
- African weekend away every month please! Please!
- The things which we would like, more outings, blind dates, teaching people to eat healthy.
- I would always like to see people welcoming others especially newcomers in the service. Use of one language is very important.
- People to be sociable
- I don’t like the food.
- Mixed people please ! Not people from same country always sit together.
- No division between people. We are one. We must love each other like brothers and sisters. Solving our problems.
- The main thing I would talk about is that are disappointed about the money which we ask and they don’t give us and we don’t have enough money to support ourselves.
- Would like to have more African food and hot food
- More activities please !
- Swimming for women please !
Previous African Space reviews