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:

• Sessions include raising awareness of dementia, supporting and communicating with people with dementia, Dementia Friendly Communities, dementia services and support Further details of course aims and outcomes are detailed on the attached sheet
• Sessions last up to three hours and are delivered at your workplace / venue
• Sessions are for 10-20 people
• All resources are provided
• Training must be delivered by end March 2018 at very latest
• Organisations requesting this free training will be supported to sign up to the local Dementia Action Alliance.

Further details are given on the ‘Expression of interest form’

• Dementia Awareness – group sessions – expression of interest June 2017

which should be returned to Vivien Mershon, Learning & Development Service, Warwickshire County Council, by Friday 7^th 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!

Summary of Accounts

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

Luna has been missing from farmland near Avon Dassett since the end of May. The last sighting of her was near The Slade, Fenny Compton over a week ago. Tonight (26th June) at 7.30 pm any locals are encouraged to join an organised search for her in the farmland around The Slade.  Meet at Grange Farm, Fenny Compton end of The Slade.

Please see the Facebook group set up for her safe return for more details.

It is just over a month to go to the Dassett Country Show which takes place on 29th July. Our ‘Grow and Show’ competition takes place again this year.  The latest time for entries to be registered is the same (later time) as last year – 12.15pm.

Categories are also much the same with the following changes: there is no photography category this year and ‘best cake’ becomes ‘best cut and share cake for afternoon tea’.  For more information please contact chairman@thedassettcountryshow.co.uk or Michele Gill 01295690987.  Dassett Country Show also have a Facebook page where more general information about the show can be found. @TheDassettCountryShow.

The Show Committee look forward to seeing you there and to lots of entries

The mowers are being fired up and the garden rollers are out in preparation for Avon Dassett Open Gardens next Sunday, 3rd July. Garden gates will be open from 1-5 pm.

For a full list of gardens that will be open and other attractions see: https://www.ngs.org.uk/?bf-garden=17913

You may have recently received a letter from the Chief Clinical Information Officer (CCIO) for Coventry and Warwickshire Health and Care Organisations. This contains information regarding a long-term project to improve the way Health and Social Care organisations share information about you.