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August 2016
Margaret and her lovely set of… pans Our winner of last month’s PEAQ £50 Amazon Voucher Margaret (far left), spent her prize on a new set of pots and pans.
Here she is posing with them – lovely set Margaret! The CAREGivers on last month’s City & Guilds Alzheimer’s & Dementia
York & Ryedale CAREGiver website We are excited to announce that we will be launching our new exclusive York & Ryedale CAREGiver website on Monday August 22nd. Here you will be able to access your CAREGiver benefits, look at our online training prospectus, browse back copies of The Companion, print off useful documents and look at your live schedule through PeoplePlanner plus many more options. The week prior to the launch you will be sent your login details via email so you can access the site.
Course, also joined Margaret for the picture. The pose came far too natural to some of the team though!
New Recruitment Postcards The office team have been working on our marketing material and we now have two new postcards which advertise our services and recruitment opportunities. If you’d like some cards to distribute please collect them from our reception or contact Karen and she will send you a supply. Don’t forget if we recruit someone you referred to us you will get £250, just make sure they mention your name to Karen.
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What is Greening Grey Britain? Greening Grey Britain is a Royal Horticultural Society campaign to get the nation to transform hard, cold grey areas into living, planted-up beautiful places, to improve lives and help the environment. More than 1,300 people have already promised to plant up an area of grey to green, helping the RHS reach its target of 6,000 promises by the end of 2017. So why not join in and make a grey space a little greener. To learn more and get some hints and tips on how to do it have a look at the RHS website at www.rhs.org.uk.
Little Shambles Big Art is a friendly open-air art market in the heart of our city, next to York’s historic Shambles. Created by York artists, Sue Clayton and Hatti McKenzie, it is a showcase of quality local arts and crafts, providing a great opportunity to meet the artists and makers, discuss their work and inspirations, and buy handmade products direct from the maker. Every month there are art demonstrations, giving you the chance to try a new technique or craft. They have free children’s activities plus a chance to release your inner artist on a huge doodle sheet and live music adds to the vibrant atmosphere. Near the Shambles Market Street Food Courtyard, Little Shambles Big Art is a great place to browse, shop, eat and soak up the atmosphere. The Little Shambles Big Art market is held on the last Sunday of the month and you can find more information at www.littleshamblesbigart.co.uk, on Facebook (littleshamblesbigart), Instagram and Twitter.
Do you know your body age? Our bodies cannot escape the wear and tear of everyday life but we can limit the damage. If you’d like to know what your body age is v your actual age you can go onto the BBCs iWonder website – bbc.co.uk and do the quiz which will tell you just that! Take the test: What’s my real age? and find hints and tips about what changes you could make in your life to improve your health. You’ll just need to know your height and weight to get started.
Eat Weetabix and other whole grains for a healthier life Eating whole grains – such as brown rice, oats and Weetabix – could prevent an early death, research backed by Oxford University suggests. Experts at Harvard in the United States found just one 16g serving per day of whole grains cuts the risk of dying from any cause, heart disease or cancer. And, they argued, the more whole grains people eat, the bigger the benefits. When three servings of whole grains (48g) was eaten daily, people had a 20% lower chance of dying from any cause, a 25% reduced risk of a cardiovascular death and a 14% reduced chance of dying from cancer. A slice of whole grain bread acts as one serving, while two Weetabix (37.5g) is just over two servings. Half a cup of cooked brown rice or 100% whole grain pasta also count as one serving. Experts agree that people do not eat enough whole grain foods and fibre. The recent Eatwell Guide published by Public Health England (PHE) says people should consume 30g of fibre per day from fruit, vegetables and whole grain foods.
Welcome back Zoë! We are very happy to have Zoë Ziolkowski back working in the office after a year off on maternity leave. Here she is with her little one Isaac. Zoë has returned to her role as ‘Care Quality Coordinator’ and will be working Mondays and Thursdays in the office. You may see her out and about doing support visits, or providing support with Quality Assurance & Service Reviews. Be sure to say hello if you catch Zoë at the other end of the phone!
Recycling your clothes can save lives Believe it or not, your old textiles, clothing, shoes and mobile phones can help the Yorkshire Air Ambulance raise funds needed to keep both of Yorkshire Air Ambulance’s helicopters maintained and in the air. Working with their recycling partners, BIU Group, the Yorkshire Air Ambulance receive an agreed percentage of the sale of the recycled materials. It is as simple as that! Good quality items which can be reused are sold to second-hand clothing traders in the UK and worldwide. ‘End of life’ garments are recycled into industrial wipers and cloths, mattress filling, insulation and new fibres. The recycling bins are available at convenient locations across Yorkshire such as household waste sites, supermarket car parks, leisure facilities or pub car parks. To locate your nearest textile bank please use the bank locator at www.biugroup.co.uk/banklocator/ If you’d like to know more about the Yorkshire Air Ambulance have a look at their website www.yorkshireairambulance.org.uk
Malton Game and Seafood Festival – Saturday 10th September 2016 Malton Game and Seafood Festival is a celebration of Yorkshire’s finest produce and cooking with an emphasis on wild food. Expect game, seafood, foraged foods, fantastic fruit and veg as well as other popular Yorkshire harvests and autumnal produce. Enjoy a day of celebrity chef demos, cookery lessons, talks, tastings, family entertainment, festival bar, live music,
stalls and the best Yorkshire street food! This is Malton’s second food festival and the sister festival to May’s Food Lovers Festival. Visitors can expect street food of lobster rolls, steaming bowls of mussels, Kentucky fried rabbit and whole roast venison. The Festival is free to enter with amazing live music all day and is open from 9am until 5pm.
York’s Maize Maze is open! Created from over one million living, growing maize plants, York Maze is not just the largest maze in the UK, it’s an award winning, fun filled, day out in the country. Open until 5th September 2016, with over 20 different rides, attractions and shows to enjoy, York Maze offers an amazing fun-filled full family day out. It’s open daily from 10 am until 6.30 pm. Find them at www.yorkmaze.com and follow them on Facebook and Twitter.
CAREGiver Support As some of you may already be aware, we have introduced a CAREGiver Support team. It is made up of CAREGiver’s who carry out extra tasks such as support visits, on call, Care Certificate observations and introductions to name just a few. The role is primarily to offer extra support to our CAREGivers out in the field.
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