Are you finding it hard to make ends meet over the school summer holiday? You may be able to get food vouchers to help!
You may be eligible for the Warwickshire Local Welfare Summer Support Scheme if your children were registered for free school meals before 14 July 2017.
Funds for this scheme are limited and applications will be considered on a first come first served basis.
To apply please call Please call 0800 408 1448 or 01926 359182
NHS Warwickshire North, NHS South Warwickshire and NHS Coventry and Warwickshire Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCG) have been working with clinicians, NHS staff and NHS England to progress the improvement of stroke services in Coventry and Warwickshire. The process has been extremely thorough and from the feedback we received from patients, the public and our leading clinicians, we have evolved our initial scenarios around acute configuration of services into proposals for
One of the other factors we have taken into consideration in the proposals we are currently engaging on, is the need to have a sustainable specialist workforce for stroke care, and our proposal describes developing a team of stroke professionals working together to improve stroke care irrespective of whether they work in the hospital or home.
As the organisations that buy services for stroke patients, the three Clinical Commissioning Groups know that if the best care in the right place at the right time is provided, in line with the National Stroke Strategy and regional best practice, lives can be saved and disability reduced for many people who survive a stroke.
Many of you will be aware that our current services in the area do not meet national best practice and the CCGs have therefore been working with the three local hospitals and rehabilitation staff to look at all of the possible ways to deliver stroke services and stroke rehabilitation across Coventry and Warwickshire. Other areas have already made changes to improve stroke services, and we would like to start to achieve this for our population as soon as possible.
The current proposals have been co-produced from engagement previously undertaken with local clinicians, patients, carers, community groups and our dedicated Patient and Public Advisory Group.
We are now carrying out this second stage of formal engagement to understand the views of as many people as possible on all aspects of stroke services.
We have asked the Stroke Clinical and Operational Leads in each NHS provider, to discuss the proposals with their stroke teams and others in their organisation, and to raise awareness of the proposals and the survey to provide their feedback.
We are taking forward another round of engaging people in patient and public groups, Health and Wellbeing Boards and other formal meetings, and we have set up a series of face to face public events to gather views to help inform any future decisions:
Friday 14 July 2017, 10am – 12pm, The Civic Hall, High Street, Bedworth, CV12 8NF
Tuesday 18 July 2017, 3pm – 5pm, Benn Partnership Centre, Railway Terrace, Rugby, CV21 3HR
Wednesday 19 July 2017, 1:30pm – 3:30pm, Warwick Gates, Community Centre, Cressida Close, Heathcote, CV34 6DZ
Friday 21 July 2017, 10:30am-12:30pm, Koco Community, Resource Centre, 15 Arches Industrial Estate, Coventry, CV1 3JQ
To register for an event call 0121 611 0231 or visit: www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/stroke-events
I would like thank all those who have contributed to the proposals in order to get us to this stage. I want to encourage all patients, carers, stroke survivors and wider members of the public to take part in the survey or come along and share their views on our proposals for the future stroke services in Coventry and Warwickshire. Our aim is to get a really rich picture of local views about the proposals for us to take into account in determining what is next for achieving the improvements to save more lives and reduce disability after a stroke.
To read the full details and proposals you can visit the engagement page and download a copy of the engagement document by visiting:
www.warwickshirenorthccg.nhs.uk/Get-Involved/Get-Involved/Stroke-Engagement
Many thanks in advance for taking the time to share your views with us.
It has recently been announced that an offer to buy The Avon by the Avon Dassett Community Benefit Society has been accepted.
Completion of the purchase will take place on 21 July 2017 and the Management Committee are now actively seeking to appoint a tenant to run the pub and to involve the wider community.
For more details see: https://www.avondassettcommunitybenefitsociety.co.uk/
Luna, who went missing from Avon Dassett at the end of May was found and captured near Farnborough last night. She is safe and well apart from some sores where her harness rubbed her. The local village community put in a tremendous effort to keep reporting sightings and looking for her. Luna’s owners say:
“We’d really like to thank everyone who helped in so many ways and it’s great that there are still so many good people in the world willing to help others.”
Thanks to everyone who helped!
DEMENTIA FRIENDLY COMMUNITIES IN WARWICKSHIRE: FREE TRAINING FOR FRONTLINE WORKERS IN WARWICKSHIRE OFFER
Warwickshire County Council, through Public Health are offering your organisation / team access to free dementia awareness training as a way of raising awareness and understanding of dementia and creating a more Dementia Friendly Warwickshire*. In summary:
Further details are given on the ‘Expression of interest form’
which should be returned to Vivien Mershon, Learning & Development Service, Warwickshire County Council, by Friday 7th July 2017. If you have any queries about the dementia training, please contact Vivien by email: vivienmershon@warwickshire.gov.uk or Tel: 01926 418132
Warwickshire County Council is proposing new ways to offer services and support to children and their families, and in particular children under 5.
The council is putting forward changes to how services are provided to local children and their families by remodelling its Children’s Centres and is considering different ways to make sure families who use them get the right support for the right issue at the right time. The proposals aim to save £1.12m from council budget and also fit plans to transform children’s services.
The consultation commenced on Thursday 29 June and will run through to Monday 11 September.
We understand how passionately people feel about their local services and we appreciate that these proposals will attract widespread attention. As part of the consultation we want to hear from as many people as possible including local families, staff, service providers and local residents. To assist in any enquiries that you may have, I would ask that you visit the consultation information available on www.warwickshire.gov.uk/ask
For those who want to complete the questionnaire online please go to https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/FamilyHubs and for further information go to www.warwickshire.gov.uk/familyhubsconsultation
The consultation information is also available in alternative formats via familyhubs@warwickshire.gov.uk or phone 01926 742350
Public meetings will also take place across the county starting on 20 July, and the dates and times will be made available on the consultation website.
This year’s Open Gardens took place last Sunday, 2nd July. The weather was kind and, although visitor numbers were down on last year, it was still a busy day, particularly on ‘teas’ where over 300 portions of cake were sold!
The day raised £2,529 for National Garden Schemes and £248- for the Parish Council towards the upkeep of the tubs in the village. A breakdown of this year and last years results are attached.
So, thank you to everyone who contributed by opening their garden, helping with getting things ready for the day, or helping on the day. And certainly not forgetting everyone who donated our lovely cakes!
AVON DASSETT OPEN GARDENS 2 JULY 2017
SUMMARY OF DAYS TAKINGS AND DONATIONS
NGS OPEN GARDENS SCHEME 2017 2016
Paying Visitors £ 1,775.00 £ 2,125.00
Tombola etc at Reading Room £ 113.62 £ 111.76
Teas £ 581.00 £ 542.00
Plant Sales £ 38.00 £ 25.00
Donations £ 22.00 £ 27.00
£ 2,529.62 £ 2,830.76
AVON DASSETT PARISH COUNCIL
Percentage of Teas £ 248.00 £ 230.00
TOTAL RAISED £ 2,777.62 £3,060.76
Summer Open Evening being held this Summer at Ball Colegrave.
Our Trials Grounds will be open, for one evening only, to the Public on the evening of Wednesday 19th July 2017 from 4pm to 8pm.
This is a unique opportunity for home gardeners to not only enjoy the spectacular trial grounds, colourful gardens, patio displays and possibly the largest display of hanging baskets and containers in the UK, but to preview new plant introductions to be released into Garden Centres from Spring 2018!
There will also be a number of craft stalls, The Great Tew Choir, Adderbury Ukes, Adderbury Morris Men & Barrel Organ and Alpacas joining us for the evening.
Light refreshments are available for purchase, although you are welcome to bring your own food and drink if you prefer or even a picnic.
The entrance charge on the day is £3.00 and no advance bookings will be required this year. Children under the age of 12 are admitted free. Coach parties are welcome.
A contribution from the admission fees will be made to our local hospice, Katharine House, and to the David Colegrave Foundation.
The Engage festival will kick off on 30th Sept with an information fair at King Edward School, Stratford. Over the next week there will be various events & activities, some being one off events organised specifically for the festival and others will be activities that happen regularly. The idea is to give people lots of info and ideas about activities they can get involved in as well as the various support organisations & relevant businesses that are out there for older people to access when they need to. We’re aiming to prevent people become socially isolated and encourage people to get involved in something in their community. The festival will take place mainly in Stratford on Avon but with events happening across the district.
If Avon Dassett would like to get involved in the festival by hosting an event – an afternoon tea, a watercolour class, a board game afternoon or something even better – please do get in touch. Creative, interesting, innovative ideas may receive financial support.
Eleven local gardens will be opening this Sunday from 1-5 pm. There will be teas, plant sales, book sales and a tombola.
Please come along and support the National Garden Scheme charity.
For a full list of gardens that will be open and other attractions see: https://www.ngs.org.uk/?bf-garden=17913