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Bury Lane Community Field – Discussion document

A first stab at thoughts for a possible development of the Bury Lane Community Field has been documented and is available for download below. Residents’ views on this and any other ideas for uses for the space are very welcome. If you wish to contribute to the discussion, please contact Bryan Casbourne at: casbourne@btinternet.com

community field proposal may 19 v.5 (1)

 

Volunteers needed for Onside

Onside, a local charity which works across Herefordshire and Worcestershire, is looking for people to take on the role of a Relevant Persons Representative (RPR).

As an RPR the volunteer would be visiting a person just once every 6-8 weeks for no more than 1 hour. Volunteering would be local to where the volunteer lives. Volunteers as an RPR are safeguarding the rights of vulnerable people who don’t have the mental capacity to consent to care or treatment.

Onside’s Volunteer Manager, Claire Watkins, said “Our volunteers give their time, their passion and enthusiasm, this role is very worthwhile and rewarding.”

Volunteers are ordinary people of all ages and backgrounds they just need to be good listeners and have some time to give. We also have further opportunities with other advocacy projects.

If you can picture yourself in the role of an Onside volunteer please call Claire Watkins – Volunteer Manager on 01905 27525 or email claire.watkins@onside-advocacy.org.uk to find out more. This type of volunteering is flexible to fit with your life and circumstances. Free training (throughout the year) is provided and all expenses paid.

Background on the charity:

• Onside improves the lives of over 3000 vulnerable adults every year in Worcestershire and Herefordshire.

• We provide free services to support adults facing disadvantage through mental and physical ill health, learning disability and old age. Eg. Depression, autism, learning difficulties

• Onside employs over 50 people and has 150 active volunteers

• Onside is a Worcestershire based charity established in 1993 stemming from a belief that everyone has the right to be a valued human being and to be treated in a just and fair manner.

Registered Charity no. 1102022

Onside contact: Volunteering: Claire Watkins 01905 27525 volunteering@onside-advocacy.org.uk

Web: www.onside-advocacy.org.uk.

WIGMORE ANNUAL PARISH MEETING

Wigmore Group Parish Council

WIGMORE ANNUAL PARISH MEETING

The Wigmore Annual Parish Meeting, under the chairmanship of Dr Nick Davidson (Vice-Chairman of Wigmore Group Parish Council), will be held at:

Wigmore Village Hall on 13 May 2019

 The meeting will commence at 6.30 pm

All Wigmore residents are warmly invited to come along and hear about the work of the Parish Council over the last year, and to ask any questions or discuss matters of interest to Wigmore Village. It would be helpful to have written notice of any matters to be raised but it is not essential: matters can be raised at the meeting without prior notice.

For any queries, please contact the WGPC Vice-Chair, Nick Davidson (Tel.: 01568 771939).

AGENDA

  1. Introduction and Welcome
  2. To approve the minutes of the Wigmore Annual Parish Meeting, held on 14 May 2018
  3. Annual Report of the Wigmore Group Parish Council
  4. Continued closure of Castle Inn, Ford Street
  5. Wigmore Charities Report
  6. To invite the public to raise any matters of interest

Dr Nick Davidson                                                                                                 

(Cllr for Wigmore and Vice-Chairman, Wigmore Group Parish Council)

 

The Draft Minutes of 2018 Annual Parish Meeting can be downloaded here

Puzzling Request

Image result for jigsaw puzzleFollowing the recent Jumble Sale at Wigmore Village Hall we have managed to get a few jigsaw puzzles which have been added to the Book Swap.
However, it would be great if we could get more puzzles so that, as per the books and a few DVD films, there will be free exchange of jigsaw puzzles. (Even though we can’t guarantee that all the pieces will be there!)

So, if you have any jigsaw puzzles to donate please drop them off in the foyer of Wigmore Village Hall at any time.

Many thanks for your continued help.

 

Wigmore Castle Steps

The following notice has recently appeared at the entrance to the castle, posted there by English Heritage. Unfortunately there is still no date for full access to be restored.

Citizens Advice Herefordshire – Volunteer Recruitment

Citizens Advice Herefordshire has been working hard to rebuild the service after a period of uncertainty and they are now working with Worcester CAB and WHABAC. Sonya Gregory, Volunteer Operations and Training Manager has been increasing the team and opening hours over the past year.

“Our aim in Herefordshire now is to develop the service in local communities countywide with outreach face to face services. These services are invaluable for meeting the need of the most vulnerable in the community, particularly for those who cannot travel into Hereford city. We appreciate the continuing support of Ross Town Council in maintaining a part of the Herefordshire wide service. We are commited to developing this service further and have recently appointed Lynsey Flight as Quality Supervisor and Co-ordinator for Ross on Wye, to work with our volunteers and partners for this outreach”.

Lynsey Flight said she will be responsible for publicising the service in Ross Town and delivering a strategy to increase the number of bookings and attendance at the outreach; as it seems many people are not aware of the services that are available both in Ross and countywide.

As part of their overall strategy, Citizens Advice Herefordshire needs to recruit and train new volunteer advisers and reception staff. This will help them react more promptly to client demand. Sonya Gregory is to oversee training for new volunteers.

“Volunteering with us is challenging, varied and often very rewarding. We’re a local charity, helping people in our community with all sorts of everyday problems by giving free advice and information, face-to-face, over the phone and by email. Our clients tell us that the work we do really does make a difference,” she said. “We provide full training, ongoing support and development, so you don’t need any particular qualifications or experience. We are looking for like-minded volunteers, to help us with this valuable work. The training is based at the Hereford Office and volunteer advisers participate in the outreach services on a rota basis.

“Whatever your background, whether you want to gain new skills, enhance your CV, meet new people, give something back to your local community or just keep your brain active, this could be the volunteering opportunity for you.”

Citizens Advice Herefordshire currently offers telephone advice and appointments at the Hereford office: Monday, Wednesday and Friday between 10.00am and 3.00pm and the Ross Outreach service is held every second Monday at Ross on Wye Library by appointment.

A round of recruitment is due to start. Anyone interested in finding out more can attend an information morning at the Hereford office on Thursday March 21st at 10.30am.

To find out more, contact Sonya Gregory on 01432 37758