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As you will know from my piece in the June Newsletter we had applied for £1,000 from Yorkshire Coast Homes’ Your Choice Your Vote 2015 funding scheme to enable us to offer three sessions of Accessible Cycling as part of our ‘Befriending through Sport’ project. Well, a nervous Kelly and Sally attended the results event on 11
th
June – along with other local groups – to hear that we had been successful.
A week later as we were digesting that news and starting to arrange the cycling sessions, we got the news that we had been awarded £1,000 towards accessible cycling from Persimmon Community Champions, again for three sessions. When we held our Sports Taster Day back in March the accessible cycling was
July 2015 ISSUE 211
DAG News Newsletter of Whitby, Scarborough & Ryedale Disability Action Group
This Newsletter is available by e-mail
(PDF), in large print, and on tape
Whitby, Scarborough & Ryedale DAG Church House Centre, Flowergate, WHITBY, YO21 3BA T: 01947 821001 E: [email protected] W: www.whitbydag.org.uk
Reg. Charity No: 1131037 Company Reg: No: 6956837 Patron: The Marquis of Normanby
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incredibly successful. Unfortunately, the cost of hiring the bikes and the expertise to show people how to use them was too expensive for us to include in our original funding application, but we remained determined that cycling should be part of the project; and now we can, and twice as much as we’d hoped.
So where do you come in? We would really encourage you to have a go. Anyone can participate and it is tremendous fun. Please contact Kelly or Sally at the DAG office.
You are also, of course, welcome to try any of the sports in this project which aims to bring people together to make friends, and to just enjoy taking part. Maybe cricket is your thing, or sailing. Again, please give Kelly or Sally a call. We are trying to get funding to continue this project, but if it finishes at the end of September please don’t be saying “I wish I’d tried that”.
On a more sombre note, details of the Government’s proposed changes to welfare spending, in order to make £12bn of cuts, are starting to leak out in advance of the July announcement. We would advise everyone to keep calm and wait for the actual proposals. Then we can help anyone who is affected by the changes: Mo in Whitby, and Paul in Ryedale, will provide advice, information and support.
Finally, Whitby DAG is on a shortlist of three to become Sainsbury’s Whitby Charity of the Year, - we need your votes! You can vote on line or in store - details on page 2.
Until the next time, when I hope that summer will have finally arrived. Richard
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Annual General Meeting
Sleights Village Hall
Wednesday 29th
July 2015 starting at 3pm promptly
Refreshments provided.
Contact Judith at the DAG office if you would like to attend
PLEASE NOTE - the DAG office will be closed from
1.30pm on 29th July and will re-open at 9am on
Thursday 30th July.
Sainsbury’s Local Charity of the Year
Whitby, Scarborough & Ryedale DAG is one of the three charities which have been shortlisted by the Whitby Sainsbury’s store and customers are now being asked to vote. Voting is open now.
The charity with the most votes will be supported over the next 12 months through fundraising and volunteering. So make your vote count - vote for DAG!
You can vote on line, www.sainsburyslocalcharity.co.uk and in the Whitby store.
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DAG Fundraising Day
“Books and Bakes” (& Tombola)
Tuesday 25th &
Wednesday 26th August Church House Forecourt
10am – 4pm
Donations of books, bakes and tombola prizes should be brought to the DAG office, or contact us if you would like us
to collect the items from you. No bric-a-brac. Thank you.
Volunteers needed - help on the stalls or tombola. Contact Judith at the office.
Volunteering Opportunity
As a Volunteer Befriender you could make all the difference for local disabled & elderly people who are Feeling lonely or isolated Are unable to get out Vulnerable In need of support to access statutory & local services
We have some people who are waiting to be matched with befrienders, so don’t hesitate. Get in touch. Contact Kelly at the DAG office.
Befriending through Sport 2015
Activity Days - Spaces Available
8th July a full day at Teeswheelyboat and Preston Park. Cost £5 – Bring a Packed Lunch. 16th July a full day Canoeing on the Esk. Cost £10 – Bring a Packed Lunch. 22nd July an afternoon Sailing at Scaling Dam. Cost £5. Inclusive Cycling Dates: 30th July, 6th Aug, 13th Aug, 20th Aug - Times & Venue TBC. Cost £2.50
Booking for all activities is essential. Book early.
To find out more contact Kelly or Sally at the DAG office on 01947 821001 or email: [email protected]
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WHAT’S ON?
Whitby Whalers - Meditation & Relaxation Group Every Thursday, 2.30pm at Whitby Library For more information please ring the U3A Curriculum Organiser Bruce Russell on 01947 605016.
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Whitby RAF Association The next meeting , which be a social gathering, will be held at the Tearooms in Goathland, 12 noon on the 10th July.. It may be possible to arrange lifts and we need numbers for the catering. Contact Alan Rodgers on 01947 810734.
NHS Wheelchair Services
Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson has been appointed to lead The Wheelchair Leadership Alliance. Representing wheelchair users, their families, carers and other organisations,
the Alliance is working to strengthen connections between key partners in order to help shape NHS wheelchair services into a system that works better for its users.
"The difficulty is there's not one NHS anymore. There are 209 devolved Clinical Commissioning Groups that can all run wheelchair services the way they want to. They're trying really hard but it's just not high enough up people's priorities”.
More information about the work of the Alliance is available on www.rightwheelchair.org.uk .You can contact the Alliance directly on [email protected]
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Proposed Reduction to Bus Service Subsidy
North Yorkshire County Council is currently consulting on proposals to reduce the amount they spend subsidising local bus services to £1.5m every year from April 2016. They have put together proposals which are designed, they believe, to make the best use of the funding available to provide services which meet the day-to-day transport needs of local communities. In April 2014, NYCC implemented proposals to reduce the amount spent on subsidising bus services by £2m every year. This was part of a requirement to reduce overall expenditure by £92m by the end of March 2015. Further announcements by the government over future funding means NYCC now needs to find a further estimated £75.9m between 2015 and 2019. You can get full details about the proposals to reduce spending and take part in the consultation by visiting www.northyorks.gov.uk , ringing 01609 780780 or visiting any North Yorkshire Library. The closing date for responses is Friday 14th August 2015.
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FREE to a good home
Attendant push wheelchair. Tel: 07813 186 139 Stairlift. New owner to collect. Tel: 07974 006 628
FOR SALE
Beevers Electric Bed (4ft wide). Excellent condition. £250 ono; Candy Fridge Freezer, £30 ono; Hoover Automatic washing machine, £30 ono. Buyer collects. Tel: 01947 841501 Bathmate Inflatable Bathlift from Nationwide Mobility. Comes with carry case and all parts, as good as new. Bought for £500. Vendor open to offers and will provide demonstration. Contact: 01947 601352
4 Wheeled Walker with seat and storage area. Reasonable offers accepted.
Contact: 07980 614 486
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SHOPPING & LAUNDRY SERVICES
We collect your list, deliver your shopping with your itemised till receipt. We can also unpack and put your shopping away for you.
Contact Paul on: 01947 604839.
Your laundry will be collected from your home, washed, dried and even ironed if requested. Contact Eileen on: 01947 606104.
There is a small charge for these services.
For Sale from the DAG office
We have seven plastic coated steel straight grab bars, unused, 61cm/ 24” long. With concealed fixing holes. Suitable for indoor and outdoor use. Cost £15 new. Accept £5 ono. PLUS Volito 4 wheel Rollator with seat, net basket & tray. Transfer Bath Bench with back rest and hand rail. Two pairs - Adjustable Aluminium Sticks Folding walking sticks. Height adjustable. Comfort cushion. To prevent pressure ulcers. Bath board. Unused. Fixings included.
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ESK VALLEY MOBILITY UNIT B3, ST. HILDA'S BUSINESS CENTRE,
THE ROPERY, WHITBY, YO22 4ET
Telephone/Fax: 01947 825555 Mob: 07584220247 E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.mobilityemporium.com
Mobility Scooters and Wheelchairs
Sales – Servicing – Repairs Accessories – Hire
Stair Lifts Installation - Servicing - Repairs
Authorised Dealer Insurance and Warranties. All work guaranteed
Part-Exchange considered
For a FREE, no obligation home demonstration, contact Colin Thirkill
Send us your articles for our newsletter e.g. book, film or theatre reviews, holiday experiences, helpful hints, and information about local and national organizations that support disabled people and carers.
Small ads for Items for Sale/ Items Wanted cost £2.00 per month.
Contact Judith at the DAG office.
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Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the
information in this newsletter. However, Whitby, Scarborough &
Ryedale DAG can accept no liability whatsoever for any matters in
any way connected or arising out of use of this information. No
recommendation is implied by the insertion of such information.
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