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Oswestry & District Access Group

Campaigning for easy access for all


Shropshire Council    Shropshire fire and Resue Service  Shropshire County NHS

                                                                                                                    Primary Care Trust

                               Are holding involment Workshops for

                              Equality Improvements in Shropshire

Shropshire  Council,  Shropshire primary Care Trust and Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service

are joining together to get your views on how to improve equality for the creation

of their Single Equality Schemes and action plans.

14th July 2010 3.15pm-6.00pm @                   15th July 1.30pm-4.15pm @

Oswestry Fire Station                                         Ludlow Assembly Rooms

                                                                                 

          3.15pm-4.15pm                                                              1.30pm-2.30pm                                                             

Age, Disability and Gender                                      Age, Disability and Gender

          Break 4.15pm-4.30pm                                                    Break 2.30pm-3.45pm                                                      

                4.30pm-5.30pm

Race, Religion/ Belief and Sexual                           Race, Religion/Belief and Sexual

                         Orientation                                                             Orientation

       

                5.30pm-6.00pm                                                       3.45pm-4.15pm

               Feedbck and close                                                      Feedback and close        

          Parking accessible spaces available please confirm if required

We want to hear about your views, experiences and what's important to you

in the following areas:

                   Age                                       Religion

                Disability                                Sexual Orientation

                Gender                                    Race

                Transgender

Please come along to one of the workshops to participate as this is your chance to get involved and make a difference to your community.  We will be discussing all of the above areas and look at things we are doing well, gaps in our services and ways we can improve.

We will be providing refreshments on the day so please come along to a workshop or just pop in any time to join in.  if possible please confirm attendance on 01743 260189.

                                                We look forward to seeing you there!

if you can't come along look at our websites for other ways to get involved:

www.shropshirefire.gov.uk wwwshropshire.gov.uk  wwwshropshirepct.nhs.uk

SHROPSHIRE VOLUNTARY HELPING HAND ASSOCIATION FOR THE DISABLED
OSWESTRY & DISTRICT BRANCH Thursday March 12th afternooon tea/entertainment@ Ellesmere Methodist Church.

Telephone number for all transport arrangements please contact:- Mrs Eira Williams 01691 657022

Committee meets first Monday in the month, except Bank Holidays, 2.30pm in Whittington Senior Citizens Hall.


Simple Exercise for 1 hour for £4.00 every Thursday starting @ 11.30 until 12.30 followed by lunch at Carreg Llwyd Church, Larburnham Drive, Oswestry. Not during half term school holidays. Restarting 14th Jan 2010


Shropshire Disability Network 2010 @ Mereside Community Centre.

If you are interested please contact GeoffForgie@ talktalk.com janworthington@aol.com kathleensmith77@aol.com , sophie.crane@btinternet.com servicedirector@shropshirecab.cabnet.org.uk Malcolm.marsh@southshropshire.gov.uk cosy.corner@virgin.net

Thank You.


Good news for small pavement scooter users you can now @ the drivers discretion use a small shopper scooter on buses, as long as they fold up, heavier ones that go on the road, still cannot go on the bus.  This came into force on Arriva Buses on February 1st 2010.


Coffee Morning and Extend Exercise

Cornerstone Roft Street Oswestry every Wednesday until 12 noon cost £2.00

Excerise is gentle not strenuous.