Aug 2016
Issue 11
Keeping you up to date
AgeINg WeLL Festival 2016
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To be included in the next edition of Torbay Community Development Trust News please contact the editor Sophia Sheridan on sophiasheridan@torbaycdt.org.uk
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Latest news from TCDT News from around the Bay Ageing Well & Community Builder News Feature - I’m a Dementia Friend Funding opportunities Neighbourhood Watch update What’s on!
News from TCDT
Torbay Community Development Trust AGM 22nd September Save the date!
Volunteering Opportunity of the Month! Knowing Me Life Solutions provide life books targeted at young children and adults with severe learning disabilities or who suffer from Alzheimers and other conditions which make Communicating difficult. These digital life stories capture and bring to life peoples experiences and feelings through the use of digital technology. They are looking for a Multimedia Advisor to make these personalised stories which convey past, present and future aspirations. Potential volunteers should have experience or an interest in creating multimedia presentations and feel competent in I.T. related matters. Contact volinfo@torbaycdt.org.uk
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Welcome! Matt Saunders, Marketing & Communications Apprentice I joined Torbay Community Development Trust, as I felt it was a good opportunity to take on a role that I could bring a lot to from my past experiences in volunteering and events, in an effort to contribute to the various communities of the bay, and also a good opportunity to learn a lot and build on what I already know and can do. At school I mainly studied the likes of Media studies and Drama, and would later take on a Foundation Degree in Performance, Arts and Events Management. I volunteered for various events, ranging from Plymouth University’s ICCI Arena at the 2012 Olympics Weymouth events, to iOrchestra’s Universe of Sound: The Planets, and more recently been a core team member for conventions run by Optimus Comic Cons. While I am at Torbay CDT, I will be working primarily on keeping the online assets (in particular, social media) up to date and active, as well as assisting with some event planning for the likes of the Ageing Well Festival, and even taking on some filming!
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2016, * 7pm till late
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News from the Bay
Torquay Neighbourhood Plan - Statutory Consultation Begins. Find out more and have your say on the future of Torquay here: http://torquaynp.org/#index
Play Torbay Celebration and Annual General Meeting Monday 19 September 6.00 – 8.00pm Coach Education Room Paignton Community and Sports Academy, Waterleat Road, Paignton,TQ3 3WA Drinks, nibbles and music on arrival To register for the AGM please email admin@playtorbay.org.uk or call 01803 850157
Paignton Library ~ Great Western Road ~ Paignton ~ TQ4 5AG Healthwatch Torbay ~ Company Number 8396325 ~ Charity Number 1153450
Community Builder News
The Community Builders have been busy this month, manning stands across Torbay. Including Gooseberry Fair in Galmpton - (pictured right) and Paignton Festival (pictured below).
Getting out and about is a brilliant way for the team to meet people and tell them about the project, including the ways Ageing Well Torbay can help them, their friends and relatives. If you see the Community Builders, don’t forget to say hi!
Did you spot the fantastic yarn bombing on Paignton Green, near the Geo Park? The very talented people from Crafty Cuppa, based at Great Parks Community Centre were behind the designs. If you would like to attend Crafty Cuppa get in touch with Community Builder, Nina Cooper. ninacooper@torbaycdt.org.uk
Ageing Well Festival 2016 is being held on the
1st October at Torre Abbey, Torquay, between 10am – 5pm. The free event is themed around storytelling and has been curated by older people. Although it is a celebration of ageing, whatever your age, you are invited, in fact the more the merrier. So don’t forget to put it in your diary and tell your friends and family too.
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At the festival there will be lots to do including music and drama workshops, woodwork and crafts, a tea dance, bed time story and even a question time style event, where a panel discuss questions from the public about ageing and the issues affecting older people living in Torbay. Because many people living around Torbay are isolated and lonely, the festival will have a mini bus service to help people attend events. On Sunday 2nd there will be a number of lunches being held across the Bay region, it will be a great way for people to meet new friends and enjoy good food.
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Details of all of the lunches and festival events will be available in the festival brochure, on the festival website www.ageingwellfestival.com and through the Torbay Community Development Trust 01803 212638.
Volunteer -
Ageing Well Festival needs you! Roles include - Stewards, help with refreshments, photographers, film makers, writers, leaflet distributors. Get in touch - Jess or Sophia 01803 212638 ageingwell@torbaycdt.org.uk
Find out all of the latest news on the brand new Ageing Well Torbay Facebook and Twitter pages!
Feature
I’m Deme Frie
What do Torbay Community Development Trust, Torbay Council, several local churches, Age UK, Carers’ Trust Phoenix and the Friends of Paignton Library have in common? One answer is that all these organisations have hosted Dementia Friends Information Sessions. Dementia Friends is an initiative of the Alzheimer’s Society which aims to change the way our Society thinks, talks and acts about dementia. The idea behind Dementia Friends is simple but effective. The Alzheimer’s Society trains Dementia Friends Champions to deliver free information sessions. Champions return to their communities and deliver the sessions in their workplaces, to their friends and family, in schools and colleges,
to all kinds of groups and to the public.
along to sessions, “People backed off when I mentioned dementia. There was a stigma attached. Of Everyone attending a session learns course, this was the very reason five key messages about dementia Dementia Friends was set up.” and is asked to commit to at least Over the past three years dementia one action, large or small, which has been in the news a great deal. can make a positive difference Its prevalence means that everyone to people living with dementia. is likely to come across someone Those willing to commit to such with dementia, so it’s important an action are called Dementia that each one of us knows a little Friends and receive a lapel badge about the condition and gains and information card. The aim is confidence in supporting people to create four million Dementia living with dementia”. Friends by 2020. That will mean that there will be four million Maureen really enjoys running the people across England and Wales, interactive sessions. In addition to each doing their bit to make their the standard session, suitable for communities dementia-friendly. people from the age of 11 upwards, there is a children’s session, which Local Dementia Friends Champion Maureen is looking forward to Maureen Chivers recalls that when taking into primary schools. Dementia Friends was launched in 2013 it was a struggle to get people
ma entia end On Tuesday 6th September at 2.00pm, Maureen will be running a Dementia Friends Information Session, to which everyone is welcome, at Paignton Baptist Church, Winner Street, Paignton. Those interested can register as a Dementia Friend and book onto the session by visiting https://www.dementiafriends.org.uk/ WEBSessionDetails?id=a052000000Q2ST6AAN Booking a place is helpful to give an idea of numbers, but it’s also fine just to turn up. You can search for other sessions near you by visiting www. dementiafriends.org.uk If you think that members of your group or organisation would be interested in attending a Dementia Friends Session, please contact Maureen on 07741 201591 or maureenchivers@onetel.com . There is no charge for the session; you just need to have an hour available and provide a room where people can sit comfortably. It’s estimated that there are over 2,700 people living
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with dementia in Torbay. One of the key messages that Dementia Friends promotes is that it is possible to live well with dementia. However, to live well with dementia people need support, not only from their family and friends but also as they go out and about in their local community, so do consider becoming a Dementia Friend. Maureen will be happy to provide further information on request. Anyone wanting to know about services provided by the Alzheimer’s Society in Torbay, including the Dementia Advice Service, Memory Cafés and Singing for the Brain should contact the Society’s Torbay Office on 01803 210333.
IN-BRIEF
latest funding opportunities Trust House Charitable Foundation Grants for running costs or one-off capital costs to charities and not-for-profit organisations undertaking projects addressing rural issues and urban deprivation. For example: work with young people; community centres; support for carers; older people’s projects; help for refugees; family support; community transport; sports projects; rehabilitation of ex-offenders; alcohol and drug misuse projects; domestic violence prevention and aftermath. Must be working in areas classified as most deprived 20% in England(Indices of Multiple Deprivation).Must also have secured 50% of cost of work or project you are applying for. Small grants up to £6,000 available for groups with income of up to £100k;for those over £100k up to £250k,capital projects below £6,000 are supported; over £250k to £500k grants of between £6,000 to £12,000 available for revenue and capital costs; over £500k grants of over £10,000 up to £45,000 available for one-off capital costs;for Village Halls and Community Centres there is no income restriction, with grants from £1,000 to £45,000 available for capital costs only. Current funding round closes in early September. http://www.trusthousecharitablefoundation.org.uk/
If you would like to find out about more funding opportunities contact Robin Causley robincausley@torbaycdt. Did you know? org.uk to join his regular mailing list. Small VCSE organisations based or operating in Torbay with a You can also check turn-over of less than £30K per annum can access much of our our website www. funding and advice services for free. torbaycdt.org.uk Price list: • Funding search: Free • Bid writing: Up to two bids free, £20.00 an hour thereafter. • Checking of draft funding applications/previous applications: Up to two free, £10-00 an hour thereafter • Fundraising strategy writing: £20-00 an hour • Organisational Health Checks: Free
WATCHWORD Neighbourhood Watch August Lewsletter TORBAY NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH WORKING TOGETHER This is the first time that NHW has held this event as part of the Paignton Festival. The weather was kind and it was a very good day. The Police sent their mascots – Bravo and Juliet – to take care of us all and amuse the children. The Fire Service brought a big, red fire engine, and the Street Pastors brought their van. A big thanks to them, and to:The Police and Crime Commissioner's Office (who were carrying out a survey) Anode(NHW's partner in the Feel Safe Scheme) Devon and Cornwall Community Watch Association (NHW's umbrella association) Crimestoppers (DaCCWA's partner) Police Crime Prevention Restorative Justice Victim Support Domestic Abuse Team – Sanctuary Housing Citizens' Advice Bureau Community Development Trust – Ageing Well Age UK Alzheimers' Support Trading Standards Centrepeace – Community Centre Parkfield – Young Carers' and Youth Services Torbay Neighbourhood Watch Torbay NHW's Feel Safe Scheme The Superintendent of South Devon, Jaqueline Hawley, re-organised her diary in order to come to the event. Superintendent Hawley spent time talking with every charitable group, and she said that she is “keen to collaborate with partners and voluntary organisations, to build capacity within communities and enhance early intervention”
One hand washes the other and Both hands wash the face. Collaboration - WORKING TOGETHER towards a common goal is the way forward. ..ooo00O00ooo.. POLICE MESSAGE Here is the usual message from the police, which we have all heard before, but which some people do not heed. BE AWARE, and TAKE CARE. It is tempting to leave all the windows and doors open in the summer, but it is also tempting fate ! DON'T MAKE IT EASY FOR THAT SHARP-EYED, OPPORTUNISTIC CRIMINAL TO FULFILL HIS GREATEST AMBITION TO PINCH YOUR STUFF !! Shut the windows and lock the doors. Secure the shed and the garage. Lock the car and wind up the windows. Don't leave something nice on the car seat. If “someone” wants it, they will smash the window to get it, leaving you with the consequences. Torbay Neighbourhood Watch, Contact us by Email: torbayneighbourhoodwatch@devonandcornwall.pnn.police.uk Web: http://torbaynhw.ourwatch.org.uk Telephone: 01803 218180 (Please leave a message and someone will call back)
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Find out about hearing loss & where to get help Saturday 22nd October 2016 from 9:30am to 4:15pm Torquay Academy, Cricketfield Road, Torquay TQ2 7NU
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These are startling statistics that must affect most members of U3A directly or indirectly. Hearing loss brings symptoms and consequences which many fail to accept or are unprepared to address. It impacts on daily activities and makes communication difficult. We have invited experienced professionals to provide information and advice that should inspire confidence to cope with this ageing process. Speakers will include: o Ruth Bizley – Lipreading Tutor (ATLA registered) o Haydn Crocker – Senior Audiologist, Torbay Hospital * o Claire Rockett – Head of Audiology, Torbay Hospital * o Amanda Sanders – Senior Audiologist, Torbay Hospital * o John Trett – Representative Representative, Hearing Link † and there will also be a presentation from The Sensory Team
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09:30 Arrival – Registration – Coffee 10:00 Welcome Diana Holdsworth: South West Trustee, U3A 10:15 Symptoms, Diagnosis & Types of Hearing Loss Claire Rockett: Head of Audiology, Torbay Hospital * 10:45 Hearing Aid Options – including AQP (Any Qualified Provider): What Does This Mean? Haydn Crocker:: Senior Audiologist, Torbay Hospital * 11:15 Break Opportunity to view literature and talk to representatives from hearing loss relat related charities 11:45 Tinnitus (A condition which affects 1 in 10 of the UK population) Amanda Sanders: Senior Audiologist, Torbay Hospital * 12:30 Support for Those with Hearing Difficulties The Sensory Team ‡ 13:00 Lunch Further opportunity to view displays; informal consultations with representatives; hearing screening sessions will be available 14:00 Effects of Hearing Loss on Relationships; Social, Emotional & Psychological Effects John Trett: Representative Representative, Hearing Link † 15:00 Lip-reading Explained and Demonstrated Ruth Bizley: ATLA Registered Lip Lip-reading Tutor 16:00 Summary Pam Jones: National Chair, U3A UK 16:15 Tea & Close
* Torbay Hospital is a part of Torbay & South Devon NHS Foundation Trust † Hearing Link is a leading UK charity for people with hearing loss, their families and friends ‡ The Sensory Team provides services concerning sight and hearing problems, and is a part of Torbay & South Devon NHS Foundation Trust
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