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January 2012

Jo Brand and David Miliband MP visit TRCC and pledge their support

David Miliband MP (South Shields) and Jo Brand (Comedian) visited TRCC on 20 January to pledge their support.

Jo Brand (2nd from right), her PA Helen (right), and members of the TRCC team

Both Jo and David were interested to learn about the effect the current funding climate is having on the Centre and the important services it provides to women survivors of sexual violence.

Jo Brand showed an understanding of the need for a specialist women-only service like TRCC saying “I enthusiastically support the work of Tyneside Rape Crisis Centre”.

David and Jo spent time talking with the women who work and volunteer at the Centre discussing the value of its specialist counselling service and freephone sexual violence helpline.

David Miliband MP and Dawn Bowman, TRCC's Tyneside Development Worker

David Miliband said “I am pleased to be a supporter of Tyneside Rape Crisis Centre”.


October 2011

Abseil 2011 Update

TRCC Abseil 2011

Thank you to all 77 people who took part in our abseil in September! One participant commented: "I loved the abseil - and I hope you raised a lot of money - it certainly seemed to be a busy day with lots of people around."

We have raised at least £10,000 and will publish the final figure as soon as we have it.


September 2011

Annual General Meeting, 19 October 2011

4 pm to 6 pm at
Central Square, Forth Street, Newcastle  NE1 3PJ

Buffet and refreshments

RSVP by Wednesday, 12 October:  tel: 0191 222 0272 or email us.

Business meeting, followed by
Sexual Violence Survivors’ Experience of Childbirth by guest speaker: Kathryn Gutteridge, Survivor, Consultant Midwife and Psychotherapist

Kathryn will give a presentation and lead a discussion to examine:

Kathryn Gutteridge has been a healthcare professional for over 30 years.  A Consultant Midwife since 2003, firstly at University Hospitals of Leicester and currently at Sandwell & West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust, Kathryn is also the national chair of the Consultant Midwives Forum and former Royal College of Midwives Council member. 

Kathryn is a practising psychotherapist with women who have emotional and psychological problems in relation to their childbearing experiences particularly around past life issues with trauma.

Kathryn is a survivor of child sexual abuse and as such uses these past life experiences to examine the links between surviving these traumas and motherhood.

The transition of childbirth and parenting is fraught with difficulty and many women find this time overwhelming.  It has the potential to affect the relationship with their child, themselves and to incur a heavy cost in their lives.


April 2011

Woman takes on Great North Run and Sprint Triathlon for TRCC!

Jessica talks about what motivated her to take this step into athleticism . . .

Those of you that know me will be aware that I am no athlete.  This year, for a very good reason, I will find an athlete somewhere inside me and do a lot of long ol' training sessions.

Tyneside Rape Crisis Centre is, simply put, an awesome place.  You might feel like this has nothing to do with you, since sexual violence happens to other people in dark alleyways, but please take a moment to read why this does matter to you.

One in four women have experienced rape or attempted rape.  97% of women who call TRCC knew their assailant prior to an assault.  TRCC provides a vital lifeline for women.  This is not a fluffy, have a brew and feel better type of service - it genuinely saves and transforms lives. 

To help out in my own way, I will be running the Great North Run and completing a sprint triathlon in August/September 2011.  If I beat my £2k target, YOU can pick my next fundraising event, put a suggestion in with your donation and one will be picked from a hat in September!

Since it matters so much to me, I hope it matters enough for you to make a donation. Thank you from the bottom of my sweaty trainers and soggy swimsuit for sponsoring me.

Show your support and sponsor Jessica.


February 2011

Please sign the petition to stop the removal of Leonie and Stacey Mendo


Read the Evening Chronicle story, Community backing deportation-threat mam, published on 24 February

Read the Evening Chronicle story, 'Hundreds back asylum seeker to stay on Tyneside', published on 19 February


We are appealing urgently for your help

Sign the petition

Send letters to Theresa May and Nick Clegg

Leonie Mendo, a woman we have been supporting at Rape Crisis - and who has asked us to share her story - is facing deportation back to Cameroon.

Leonie experienced and fled the most horrific violence. Leonie’s story will be printed in the local press very soon.

Please would you support her by signing the petition and sending letters to both Theresa May and Nick Clegg. It is important that letters keep coming into their in-trays.

The petition and signatures can either be sent direct to Rt Hon Theresa May, MP, Secretary of State for the Home Office, 2 Marsham Street, London SW1 4DF | Fax: 020 7035 4745 | Email: Theresa May
   - or -
FAO Chris Carroll, Common Ground, Brunswick Methodist Church, Brunswick Place, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7BJ from where they will be sent en masse.

Common Ground have agreed to answer any queries regarding the letters, petition or where to send them: email East Area Asylum Seekers' Support Group or tel: 0191 262 2522.

Please help so we can get as many signatures as possible to support Leonie’s case and allow her and her child to stay safe.


June 2010

New website search facility

Following feedback from our recent website survey, we have placed a search box on our home page for a trial period. This facility is provided free by bravenet which means that you will see some advertising as well as your search results.

We are aware of a couple of issues:

Search results show relevant web pages but link to the top of the page (not the appropriate part of the page).

Links to all matches are displayed so, for example, if you search for "Annual Report", the results include one link which appears because the page contains "Procedures for reporting to the police".

If you use this facility and wish to give us some quick feedback about how useful you have found it, please email us.

Alternatively, you can search our website by typing your search text into Google followed by site:www.tynesidercc.org.uk

Thank you.

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Tyneside Outreach project: information for local agencies

If you want to find out more about the centre’s services or about the issue of sexual violence, please contact us.

We have a full-time Development worker who can come and visit your agency and provide a short informal talk to a group of workers or volunteers. For further details, call or email Dawn (tel: 0191 222 0272).


July 2009

Visual Media Exhibition on Sexual Violence

Our visual media exhibition on ‘Sexual violence: reflections on present realities and hopes for the future’ was held at Newcastle's art works galleries over 10 days in July 2009.

The exhibition went really well with over 70 people contributing to the ‘pledge tree’ (to work towards a world without sexual violence) and over 250 visiting the exhibition overall.

Some of the comments about the exhibition were:

“Excellent and very moving.”

“A wonderful thought-provoking exhibition.”

“You have raised my awareness of what TRCC work involves.”

Our thanks again to everyone who contributed and supported the exhibition.


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