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OLDER PERSONS PROJECT
Shelter Cumbria run an Older Persons Project offering housing and benefit advice to anyone aged over 55.
The service is free and we are currently receiving referrals.
Shelter recognises that it is often difficult for older people to access services to help them deal with their housing problems. We can offer support and help by being available to give one to one advice either via the telephone, at surgeries or home visits.
We can help with lots of housing and benefit problems including;
Disrepair
Repossessions and evictions
Adaptations
Finding suitable accommodation
Landlord disputes
Housing Benefit
Pension credits
Attendance allowance
Carers allowance
Mortgage and rent arrears
The Older People's Project is part of the wider work that Shelter Cumbria does. Shelter Cumbria provides independent and confidential help and advice directly to people with housing problems in Cumbria.
How to get in touch: Phone our local rate number: 0845 120 45 65. Ask to speak to our Older Persons Worker.
Shelter Cumbria Housing Aid Centre
31 St Andrews View, Penrith,CA11 7YF. E-Mail hugh_stirling@shelter.org.uk
We are also planning to open a new office in Kendal soon.
Dear Editor,
Re. the letter from Brian Wright (July Lookaround). Further to the costs of E.U. Membership he mentions; it is not generally known, what the total cost of the U.K. of E.U. membership is.
Ian Milne, economist, of civitas, London, in his little booklet 'A Cost Too Far' puts it at £100 billion per year, which is over £16,500 for each and every U.K. citizen! If Mr. Farron supports this, he should tell us why. The benefits to the U.K., compared to the cost are infinitesimal.
We need to be friendly and co-operative with our European neighbours but not controlled by the E.U. as now. U.K. politicians of the three main political party's all want us to stay in the E.U. None will allow us a vote on it. It is not democratic.
U.K. politicians have signed away too many U.K. rights to the E.U.
The French and the Germans, erstwhile enemies of the U.K., have a majority vote in the E.U. England has a minority vote. They can now take us over by proxy through Brussels! U.K. politicians are allowing this to happen.
John Prescott's Regional Assemblies, set up on the pretext of more local democracy, are really about the E.U. plan to abolish England, split the U.K. into "Regions", all ruled from Brussels.
We need a vote on U.K. membership of the E.U. and we need it Now. Edwin Bateman
SOUTH LAKELAND CARERS ASSOCIATION
Sedbergh Carers Support Group
We are on the move from our previous meeting place at the Health Centre to Thorns Hall. Usual day and usual time, for more information call our office on 015397-42602.
In August we enjoyed a buffet lunch in the Dent Methodist Church Hall when we were joined by friends from the Kendal group. Some of us have been on outings to Hawes, and Dalemain and on a mystery trip. S.E. Woof, (Support Worker)
McMILLAN NURSES
McMillan Nurses are again holding the World's Biggest Coffee Morning throughout the country and Sedbergh is no exception.
This year, it will be held in Gladstone House on Fell Close from 10 am to 12 noon and all are invited to call in and raise money for this worthwhile cause.
An unusual addition to this years Coffee Morning is an invitation from Nora Capstick to join her to celebrate her 90th Birthday in Gladstone House where she requests no cards or gifts but you can make a donation to McMillan Nurses on her behalf.
ITALY TRIPS 2007
After very successful trips to the Rome and Naples area this year and last, it is hoped to organise two Sedbergh trips in 2007. We are so fortunate in having a lovely hotel to stay in with excellent food and a wonderful variety of excursions to places on the tourist map - like the Vatican and Pompeii - and lesser-known but highly interesting places like Fumone Castle with its medieval banquet! Party numbers are limited to 20. It is not essential to have learned the Italian language before joining the group - though optional lessons in Italy form a part of the visit. Please contact me if you are interested.
The dates for 2007 are May 23rd to 30th and October 23rd to 30th - both times when it should not be too hot in central Italy. If you would like to join a Beginners' Italian class, these will start at the Community Development Centre at Settlebeck on Tuesday 19th at 7.30 pm. (Enrolments Tuesday 12th from 6 - 8pm.) George D. Handley
NEIGHBOURHOOD FORUM
Because of staff changes it has been necessary to change the date of the next meeting of the Sedbergh and Kirkby Lonsdale Neighbourhood Forum. It will now be held on Wednesday October 4th at 7pm in Barbon Village Hall.
If there are any local issues people would like to discuss at the meeting, please contact Dianne Whitehead Cumbria County Council 01229 894103 dianne.whitehead@cumbriacc.gov.uk
SUPPORTIVE PARENTING
Calling all mums and dads of children aged 0 - 7 years in the Sedbergh area! Do you want to meet with other parents for a lively and supportive parenting course.
Barnardo's South Lakeland are organising a FREE course in the People's Hall every Tuesday from 1.15- 3pm . There is a high quality FREE creche available.
This course runs from September until November.
Please contact Diane Holliday at Barnardo's on 015394 43500 if you want to know more.
SUE & PETERS HOUSE GROUP
The Group had a party for Shirley, whose birthday it was. We all brought some food for it. Brenda shared a reading with the group. Everyone there is very nice and it was a good night and a lovely surprise for Shirley. I get a lot out of it and everyone enjoyed it. Georgina.
St MARK'S, CAUTLEY
Church Wardens' Walk.
We completed our walk along the Dales Way, (82 miles in six days) feeling fit and blister free! The scenery was wonderful and the weather was very kind to us. We had a lovely time, encouraged by friends and family who came to walk part of the way with us.
A big thank you to everyone who sponsored us, thanks to their generosity we have raised £1400, this will be used towards church repairs and a donation to World Vision. Linda Hopkins and Judith Bush
SEDBERGH SCHOOL CHORAL SOCIETY
The new season begins on Monday 11th September.
This year we are singing The Mozart Mass in C Minor and two shorter pieces by Haydn. We meet at 6:25pm in Powell Hall, Sedbergh School. We are giving two performances as usual on Saturday 3rd & Sunday 4th February 2007. Everyone is very welcome to join, the more, the better. If you enjoy singing do come along.
Please note as before, the first rehearsal begins at 6:10pm.
If you need any further information please contact Mrs Lesley Alban at The Old Vicarage, behind Sedbergh Primary School, or telephone her on Sedbergh 20233.
LADIES NFU
Our summer break has now come to an end and the next meeting will be on Tuesday 19th September in the Peoples Hall Committee Rooms at 7.30 pm.
This is the Annual General Meeting and Jacob's Join followed by a talk on the work of the Marie Curie Fund.
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