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Hi, there. | 0:00:05 | 0:00:06 | |
You are very welcome to this first episode of our brand-new programme Community Life. | 0:00:06 | 0:00:11 | |
This is where you'll hear the latest TV charity appeal | 0:00:18 | 0:00:21 | |
and community news from around Northern Ireland. | 0:00:21 | 0:00:24 | |
I'll be finding out more about one of the best wildlife | 0:00:26 | 0:00:29 | |
volunteering roles around this year. | 0:00:29 | 0:00:32 | |
We visit the Oasis Youth Centre in Portadown, where teenagers | 0:00:32 | 0:00:35 | |
from migrant families explore their culture and make friends. | 0:00:35 | 0:00:40 | |
And we'll hear about an unusual volunteering role | 0:00:40 | 0:00:43 | |
in our police stations. | 0:00:43 | 0:00:44 | |
More on that later. | 0:00:48 | 0:00:49 | |
First, today's appeal is presented by Ireland rugby international Chris Henry. | 0:00:49 | 0:00:54 | |
My Ireland rugby career was thrown into doubt just over a year ago. | 0:00:57 | 0:01:01 | |
I suffered a mini stroke the morning of a Test match. | 0:01:01 | 0:01:03 | |
I was due to play the Springboks and had to pull out last minute. | 0:01:03 | 0:01:07 | |
I had an operation to fix the problem, | 0:01:07 | 0:01:09 | |
but it brought home to me just how devastating a brain injury can be. | 0:01:09 | 0:01:12 | |
A brain injury can mean a dramatic change in a person's life. | 0:01:13 | 0:01:17 | |
Every year more than 2,000 adults and 1,000 children | 0:01:17 | 0:01:19 | |
in Northern Ireland are affected by a brain injury. | 0:01:19 | 0:01:22 | |
Many live with the long-term effects. | 0:01:22 | 0:01:25 | |
Families and friends are affected too. | 0:01:25 | 0:01:27 | |
But with the help and support of the charity Brain Injury Matters, | 0:01:27 | 0:01:30 | |
individuals can rebuild their lives | 0:01:30 | 0:01:32 | |
and reach their full potential in family and community life. | 0:01:32 | 0:01:35 | |
We're just going to place the foot and the heel onto the ball. | 0:01:37 | 0:01:40 | |
And what I want you to do is just bring your knee up towards you... | 0:01:40 | 0:01:43 | |
Rene sustained her brain injury after suffering a stroke four years ago. | 0:01:43 | 0:01:47 | |
Since my accident, I find it very hard to get around. | 0:01:47 | 0:01:51 | |
My vision has suffered. | 0:01:51 | 0:01:53 | |
I can't get up the stairs, so I have to sleep down the stairs. | 0:01:53 | 0:01:56 | |
And whenever we go to stand, you want to come forward and then up... | 0:01:57 | 0:02:00 | |
Since my injury, my neuro physio has helped me an awful lot. | 0:02:00 | 0:02:04 | |
She's improved my walking. | 0:02:04 | 0:02:06 | |
She taught me how to stand and I'm walking a lot better. | 0:02:06 | 0:02:09 | |
The charity has helped me an awful lot. | 0:02:09 | 0:02:12 | |
I meet people with similar circumstances | 0:02:12 | 0:02:15 | |
and I'm growing in confidence. | 0:02:15 | 0:02:17 | |
Well, we'll play charades, | 0:02:18 | 0:02:20 | |
so we're going to have a volunteer to go first. | 0:02:20 | 0:02:22 | |
-Any...? -I'll go. -Right, Rob, up you get. | 0:02:22 | 0:02:25 | |
'A brain injury impacts on individuals in different ways. | 0:02:25 | 0:02:28 | |
'For some, this is only a small bearing on their daily lives. | 0:02:28 | 0:02:32 | |
'For others, it has a drastic, life-changing impact.' | 0:02:32 | 0:02:34 | |
APPLAUSE | 0:02:34 | 0:02:36 | |
Scott suffered his brain injury after an attack in Lisburn. | 0:02:37 | 0:02:41 | |
He was in a coma for three months. | 0:02:41 | 0:02:42 | |
And you stand up there on your left foot. That's fantastic. | 0:02:44 | 0:02:46 | |
I have to get along for the rest of my life like this and... | 0:02:46 | 0:02:49 | |
It does kind of depress me sometimes, | 0:02:49 | 0:02:52 | |
but I have to get on with it, get on with my life and enjoy it. | 0:02:52 | 0:02:56 | |
And each time Scott pulls the rope down, the slack... | 0:02:56 | 0:02:59 | |
Through Brain Injury Matters, I enjoy doing the activities | 0:02:59 | 0:03:02 | |
and I've made some very good friends. | 0:03:02 | 0:03:04 | |
At the summer camp, we do clay pigeon shooting, archery | 0:03:05 | 0:03:09 | |
and kayaking and the charity helps me believe in myself. | 0:03:09 | 0:03:14 | |
Acquired brain injury is often a hidden disability. | 0:03:16 | 0:03:19 | |
Peter, it can mean unseen challenges in people's lives. | 0:03:20 | 0:03:24 | |
It can and it does. It... | 0:03:24 | 0:03:26 | |
It affects how people interact with other people. | 0:03:26 | 0:03:29 | |
It's intrusive, it's subtle, | 0:03:29 | 0:03:31 | |
you can't see it in the way in which you can see a physical injury. | 0:03:31 | 0:03:34 | |
So, how can the public help Brain Injury Matters? | 0:03:34 | 0:03:36 | |
Chris, our services are provided through | 0:03:36 | 0:03:38 | |
a combination of professional clinicians and others with | 0:03:38 | 0:03:42 | |
a knowledge of specialist knowledge of brain injury rehabilitation. | 0:03:42 | 0:03:46 | |
This year that will cost about £0.5 million. | 0:03:46 | 0:03:49 | |
And anyone can help, because all of that money will be raised through fundraising. | 0:03:49 | 0:03:53 | |
So, for me, it's very rewarding | 0:03:54 | 0:03:55 | |
when you see goals that may initially seem very small | 0:03:55 | 0:03:58 | |
but actually have a really big impact on that person's life. | 0:03:58 | 0:04:02 | |
So, knowing that we can actually help them | 0:04:02 | 0:04:03 | |
achieve those goals is really rewarding. | 0:04:03 | 0:04:06 | |
The charity has changed my life and I can't thank them enough. | 0:04:07 | 0:04:10 | |
I have something to look forward to and I'm building myself a new future. | 0:04:11 | 0:04:14 | |
Go! | 0:04:15 | 0:04:16 | |
APPLAUSE | 0:04:21 | 0:04:23 | |
If you'd like to donate or volunteer to Brain Injury Matters, | 0:04:23 | 0:04:26 | |
you'll be making a dramatic and positive impact on people's lives. | 0:04:26 | 0:04:29 | |
Thank you. | 0:04:29 | 0:04:30 | |
If you'd like to contribute to Brain Injury Matters, | 0:04:32 | 0:04:34 | |
visit our website and click on the "donate" button. | 0:04:34 | 0:04:37 | |
Visit their website or call them for more information. | 0:04:37 | 0:04:40 | |
Now, migration remains a big talking point today, | 0:04:43 | 0:04:46 | |
but we don't often think about what people leave behind in terms of | 0:04:46 | 0:04:50 | |
their culture when they move to new countries. | 0:04:50 | 0:04:53 | |
The Oasis Youth Centre in Portadown is helping Portuguese | 0:04:53 | 0:04:56 | |
teenagers to reconnect with their roots. | 0:04:56 | 0:05:00 | |
RHYTHMIC MUSIC PLAYS | 0:05:00 | 0:05:02 | |
Families are moving abroad into our society and find it difficult | 0:05:04 | 0:05:08 | |
to adapt for a variety of reasons. | 0:05:08 | 0:05:10 | |
In our club, we have about 12 different nationalities, | 0:05:10 | 0:05:14 | |
and in that environment they can develop new | 0:05:14 | 0:05:17 | |
cross-community friendships. | 0:05:17 | 0:05:19 | |
We're always looking for new volunteers | 0:05:19 | 0:05:22 | |
that'll come and fit into the diverse programmes we run. | 0:05:22 | 0:05:25 | |
We get to know new people and people get to know my culture. | 0:05:25 | 0:05:29 | |
Oasis was the best thing that happened to me. | 0:05:29 | 0:05:32 | |
It's not just the club, it's a family thing. | 0:05:32 | 0:05:35 | |
I love Oasis. | 0:05:35 | 0:05:36 | |
Now, a police cell can feel a lonely place | 0:05:42 | 0:05:45 | |
if you're unfortunate enough to find yourself in custody. | 0:05:45 | 0:05:49 | |
We've been meeting with two volunteers who help | 0:05:49 | 0:05:51 | |
to ensure that detainees are well supported. | 0:05:51 | 0:05:54 | |
Makes a big change, now. | 0:05:56 | 0:05:58 | |
Well, custody visitors perform a very important | 0:05:58 | 0:06:01 | |
and critical public role. | 0:06:01 | 0:06:03 | |
The custody visitor's role is one which is the eyes | 0:06:03 | 0:06:07 | |
and ears of the Policing Board. | 0:06:07 | 0:06:09 | |
Where we can't be, custody visitors can be. | 0:06:09 | 0:06:11 | |
Custody visitors make sure that those that are in custody | 0:06:12 | 0:06:17 | |
can get their entitlements and their rights | 0:06:17 | 0:06:20 | |
while they're in custody of the police. | 0:06:20 | 0:06:23 | |
Have you had any food or have you had anything to drink at all? | 0:06:23 | 0:06:27 | |
Yeah, I had a cup of tea and a glass of water, | 0:06:27 | 0:06:29 | |
but I haven't had anything to eat, but I'm all right. | 0:06:29 | 0:06:32 | |
We arrive unannounced. | 0:06:32 | 0:06:33 | |
We're given access to the detained person and we're given access | 0:06:33 | 0:06:37 | |
to the custody record, depending on the detained person's permission. | 0:06:37 | 0:06:41 | |
I feel that the whole report that will go in on each | 0:06:41 | 0:06:45 | |
visit to the Policing Board helps rubber-stamp either | 0:06:45 | 0:06:48 | |
the governance or the processes that are being carried out | 0:06:48 | 0:06:52 | |
by the police in detention. | 0:06:52 | 0:06:54 | |
You're also reassuring the public out there that | 0:06:54 | 0:06:57 | |
if they are unfortunate enough to find themselves in a... | 0:06:57 | 0:07:02 | |
to be detained, that their welfare is constantly being monitored | 0:07:02 | 0:07:06 | |
by the independent custody visitors. | 0:07:06 | 0:07:08 | |
We would see somewhere in the region of about 9,000 people per year | 0:07:09 | 0:07:12 | |
coming through our doors. | 0:07:12 | 0:07:13 | |
Of that particular group, | 0:07:13 | 0:07:15 | |
about one in ten will have some kind of mental health issue | 0:07:15 | 0:07:17 | |
and about one in five will have tendencies towards self harm. | 0:07:17 | 0:07:21 | |
So, that means that their care in this suite can be extremely challenging. | 0:07:21 | 0:07:25 | |
And, again, having additional external scrutiny, in terms of the approaches | 0:07:25 | 0:07:28 | |
that we take towards safeguarding that is really vital to how we go about maintaining that. | 0:07:28 | 0:07:32 | |
This is one very important cog in the big wheel of policing | 0:07:32 | 0:07:36 | |
and I would encourage anyone that would like to give of their time | 0:07:36 | 0:07:40 | |
and do this public service. | 0:07:40 | 0:07:42 | |
We need volunteers. | 0:07:42 | 0:07:43 | |
Please come forward. | 0:07:43 | 0:07:45 | |
Training will be available and contact the Policing Board. | 0:07:45 | 0:07:48 | |
Now, how about volunteering here on Rathlin | 0:07:55 | 0:07:58 | |
in Northern Ireland's largest sea bird colony? | 0:07:58 | 0:08:01 | |
Colin Graham, you are in charge of volunteers for the RSPB. | 0:08:01 | 0:08:05 | |
Breeding season really kicks off next month, | 0:08:05 | 0:08:07 | |
but how do volunteers help yourselves and the birds? | 0:08:07 | 0:08:10 | |
OK, well, what they do is they really show or visitors what | 0:08:10 | 0:08:15 | |
they're looking at and they help them down through the centre here. | 0:08:15 | 0:08:18 | |
We get about 15,000 visitors through the gates. | 0:08:18 | 0:08:21 | |
So, what makes a good volunteer? Do you have to really love birds? | 0:08:21 | 0:08:25 | |
No, not necessarily, as long as you love people | 0:08:25 | 0:08:27 | |
and you love talking to people, then that's really what we need from you. | 0:08:27 | 0:08:31 | |
If, er... | 0:08:31 | 0:08:32 | |
If you like the birds, then that's an added bonus to us, | 0:08:32 | 0:08:34 | |
but we get people travelling from all over the world to come here and volunteer with us. | 0:08:34 | 0:08:39 | |
So, if people want to find out more, how do they contact you? | 0:08:39 | 0:08:43 | |
So, the best way is going on to our website and all the information | 0:08:43 | 0:08:46 | |
is on there and then they can apply directly through that. | 0:08:46 | 0:08:49 | |
We're looking for people for, sort of, two-weekly slots | 0:08:49 | 0:08:51 | |
from now through until the end of September. | 0:08:51 | 0:08:55 | |
Colin, thank you. | 0:08:55 | 0:08:56 | |
Contact details for Community Life | 0:08:56 | 0:08:58 | |
are on our website's community notice board. | 0:08:58 | 0:09:01 | |
Thanks for watching. | 0:09:01 | 0:09:03 | |
I'll see you next time. | 0:09:03 | 0:09:04 |