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Carers Rights Day 2017
Are you a carer? Do you know your rights?
Call in to Carers Northumberland Carers Rights Day Event
This year’s theme is: Make Connections, Get Support!
Come along for information and advice on Carers Rights, Benefits, Employment, Carer Training, Volunteering, Dementia, Local Care Support and much more. There will be the chance to have a go at a relaxing therapy or a craft and have a scone and a cuppa.
The event will be followed at 1.00pm by the Carers Northumberland AGM – everyone is welcome to stay and attend.
Winter Warmer – Ponteland
The second roadshow from Ageing Well in Northumberland. Come along for a cuppa and a chat and find out more about staying safe and well. There will also be advice on using iPads and mobile phones and dealing with nuisance phone calls.
Financial Life Laundry
This session is from the WEA Finance Branch and West Northumberland Food Bank and is an opportunity to get your finances and paperwork in order.
Bring along the letters you haven’t opend and the policies you don’t understand, get up to date and have a good clear out. There will also be a chance to shred any papers for free; just bring those along too!
Hate Crime Event
In support of National Hate Crime Week, Northumbria Police are holding a Hate Crime Event at Hexham Abbey on Tuesday 17th October.
The event will run between 10.00am and 3.00pm and will consist of various displays from different agencies and partner organisations.
The displays will represent a wide spectrum of local populations, with the emphasis on hate crime and how we can work together to support, educate and liaise with one another.
Agencies and partner organisations have been invited along to promote what they do and link in with one another and the members of the public who attend and Healthwatch Northumberland will be there with an information stand.
Acting Neighbourhood Inspector Jill Hall, Northumbria Police said: “This is the first time this event has been held in Hexham and what an amazing venue. It is a perfect place to host this fantastic event which is an opportunity for our communities to come together and show support.
“Being you is not a crime and it is a message we strongly believe in and reinforce. We encourage everyone who feels targeted or who is suffering to get in touch with police- we are here to help.”
NHS Northumberland Clinical Commissioning Group Patient Forum
NHS Northumberland Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) is inviting local people to its county-wide Patient Forum to share their experiences of the NHS and help influence the design of future local health services.
The CCG for Northumberland has always valued patient feedback and has used it to improve local health services. The meeting will provide an excellent opportunity for the CCG to share important information and to discuss issues currently impacting the health of the people of Northumberland.
The meeting will be held on Tuesday 31 October at Northumberland Hall, Market Place, Alnwick, NE66 1TN between 2pm and 5pm.
If you would like to attend or for further information please email: melodyprice@nhs.net or call 01670 335 185.
Winter Warmer at Belford
A health roadshow from Ageing Well in Northumberland focusing on different aspects of keeping healthy for older people. There will be lots of stalls giving information and advice – including Healthwatch Northumberland! Plus there’s a free lunch of soup and a sandwich.
Free transport is available on the day. For more information or to book transport please call: 01668 219220.
Caring Crafters Session – Wooler
Do you like having a dabble with crafts? Do you have a skill you’d like to share? Would you like to meet others with similar interests?
Everyone is welcome at the Carers Northumberland Caring Crafters sessions, where so far the group has enjoyed making silk paper, notebooks, felt bowls, noticeboards and glass painting. The group is also open to non-carers.
This next session is at the Cheviot Centre, Wooler where there will be the chance to make a macrame bracelet.
To book a place at the session please call: 01670 320025.
Northumberland County Blind Association: Information and Equipment Day
A chance for blind and partially sighted people to come along and try the latest equipment from some of the leading suppliers of low vision aids and solutions. There will be free information, advice and support from organisations including:
- Associated Optical
- Enhanced Vision
- HumanWare
- Optelec
- Pamtrad
- Royal National Institute for the Blind
- British Wireless for the Blind
- Blind Veterans UK
- Macular Society
Everyone is welcome.
For more information visit Northumberland County Blind Association or call: 01670 514316.
LGBT Community Culture training session
Are you a member of the lesbian, gay bisexual and/or trans community? Do you have an interest in social inclusion, health and wellbeing? Would you like to be a part of a network that listens and provides opportunities for you to share your values? Would you like to be an LGBT community role model?
Our community culture project (managed by Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust and funded through the National Lottery Big Lottery Fund) aims to raise awareness of topics and build more inclusive networks and peer support in Northumberland.
These training events will help you to better understand the things that LGBT people have in common, and how homophobia and heterosexism can make LGBT lives more difficult. The events are mainly aimed at LGBT people or people who have a strong personal understanding of the LGBT experience.
Order of Day:
12:30pm Delegate arrival/registration (teas/coffees on arrival)
12:45pm Course Start
14:30pm Break
16:00 Close
Register for this free event here.
SEND Information Roadshow – Alnwick
These roadshows from In It Together Parent Carer Forum and Northumberland County Council are for the families of children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) in Northumberland and the professionals who work with them.
The events, which are also at Ashington on 14 September and Hexham on 25 September will have information stalls from a wide range of services and organisations, including Healthwatch Northumberland, plus workshops including the topics: Special Educational Needs and Preparing for Adulthood.
Booking isn’t required, just come along any time between 1pm and 6pm.
For more information please contact In It Together by emailing: info@in-it-together.org.uk or call: 0772 919 2909.
Healthwatch Northumberland
We are your local health and social care champion. We’re here to make sure your views on NHS and social care services in Northumberland are heard.
