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Seasons greetings and best wishes for the New Year from all at NDVA
News from...
Another Dementia
Friendly Community
Dronfield 2gether
continues to support
people/activities in
Dronfield including the
inter-generational work between local
schools and care homes. Technology is
being used to take the community to
people who cant or wont leave their
home and it is hoped this idea will be
expanded in the future (details can be seen
in next years Network)
Dementia touches the lives of millions of
people across the country. Dementia
Friends was launched to tackle the stigma
and lack of understanding that means many
people with the condition experience
loneliness and social exclusion. Its all about
learning more about dementia and the small
ways you can help. From getting in touch
with someone you know living with
dementia to wearing your badge with pride,
every action counts.
Alzheimers Society want there to be a four
million Dementia Friends across England and
Wales with the know-how to help people
with dementia feel understood and included
in their community. The work in Dronfield is
a great example of how people can come
together to help build a Dementia Friendly
Community.
Dementia Friends and volunteer Dementia
Friends Champions can sign up through the
Dementia Friends website
www.dementiafriends.org.uk
or for more information email
DementiaFriends@alzheimers.org.uk
or call 0207 2642662
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people are
looking at this
model of
support which
enables people
to keep active
in body and
spirit, try out
new activities,
meet other
people and
ultimately
combat loneliness
and prevent health issues.
Jane went on to say, At Chesterfield Care
group we understand the value older people
bring to our community and society and by
working with Derbyshire County Council and
Clinical Commissioning Groups we provide
services which promote independence,
enhance health and well-being and enable
people to stay in their own homes for as long
as possible. This also enables family to have a
break from the caring role.
Services are available Monday to Friday based
at Chesterfield Community Centre Tontine
Road, which has fully accessible personal care
facilities, including a bathing service on
request. They also offer 8 other outreach
services, 2 of which are specialist Dementia
support groups.
For more information call Chesterfield
Care Group on 01246 274812 or email
enquiries@chesterfieldcaregroup.org.uk
News from...
Buxton TN's
gone digital
Buxton Talking Newspaper, staffed by
volunteers, is a free service for the
visually impaired sending an audio
version of the Buxton Advertiser and
other local publications to listeners
throughout the High Peak.
When I first joined the organisation three years
ago, it was as a reader. Since then we have
gone through major changes and expansion,
which have been very engaging and exciting.
When it was my turn on the rota, I would buy
an Advertiser first thing on a Thursday morning,
then going home to read as much of it as
possible out loud, whilst recording it onto a
cassette tape and a CD. In the afternoon these
masters were taken to be copied and sent out
to the listeners. As time went on it became
more and more obvious that things needed to
change. Cassette tapes were becoming
obsolete, so it was more and more difficult to
get hold of good quality ones. We could fit only
an hour of material on to them, 90 minutes onto
a CD. We were steadily losing listeners.
We decided that if we were going to continue
providing this service, we would have to go
digital. A great deal of help and advice was
provided by the National Association of Talking
Newspapers and by local groups such as
Macclesfield TN. The more we found out, the
more the possibilities opened up. Yes, we
would continue with our weekly recording of
the local newspaper, but we could do other
things as well: podcasts, more local publications
and our own monthly magazine.
The first thing we had to do was raise money,
as we would need a whole new set of
equipment. Memory sticks were now going to
be sent out to the listeners, and they would
News from...
60 years
on Insulin!
The Compassionate Friends - Support
and friendship for bereaved parents and
their families by those similarly
bereaved.
Every parents worst nightmare is to lose a
child. This phrase may be a clich but for
thousands of parents and siblings, the
nightmare becomes a reality.
For over 40 years, The Compassionate Friends
(TCF) charity has been offering support to
families in their time of greatest need from the
only source that really understands other
bereaved families. With mutual support they
guide each other. Whatever the age of the
child you have lost and whatever the cause,
they are there for you and can truly say: I
know how you feel.
The Compassionate Friends offer a telephone
helpline which is available for support and
information 365 days of the year and the line
is always answered by a bereaved parent; a
website and forum; local contacts and support
groups; weekend gatherings and other local
events; a postal library; legal support;
specialist sibling support and lots of
information leaflets and journals.
Why not go along to the Drop-in from
2 - 4pm, first Tuesday of the month at
The Education Centre, Royal Hospital,
Calow, Chesterfield.
Or for more information contact Jan on
07986 595315, email:
mikechessman@btinternet.com or
Helpline: 0345 1 23 23 04
Website: www.tcf.org.uk
Spotlight on...
Someone for you
- Spodas new project
When someone you care about
uses drugs, this often can bring
stress, anxiety, isolation and
social stigma - Spoda are there
to help.
Some 16 years ago, a group of mums in
Chesterfield discovered they all had a
common problem - their children were
addicted to 'hard' drugs. Sadly these Mums
discovered there was very little appropriate
help around other than the national and
distant organisations who were trying their
best but could not offer the direct support
they desperately needed. As the illegal use of
Heroin was a growing problem and having
devastating effects on families all over the
country, they became determined to organise
their own support group for people in the
local area.
Spoda Staff
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News from...
than those reared in the care system,
despite suffering similar adversities.
Providing this type of support for these
families is vital to the long-term wellbeing of
these children.
Chesterfield FC Community Trust have
recently collaborated with Spoda helping
them to promote their new project set-up
to help support those in recovery from
drug and alcohol use. The aim of the
project, called A Spire Right and running
from the Proact Stadium in Chesterfield, is
to use both physical activity and education
to help maintain healthy recovery in the
community.
Clients will be encouraged to attend three
mornings a week where topics such as
healthy eating, smoking cessation and budget
setting will be covered followed by a
physical activity. Football, Boxing, Martial
arts, Gym and Swimming will be available
with clients accessing two weeks of each
sport over a ten week period.
Last, but by no means least, the team at
Spoda headed by Dot Inger project manager
said: We were blown away by the surprise
of winning the Organisation of The Year
award (income over 100,000 category) at
this years Voluntary Sector Awards and
would like to thank everyone who has
supported us on the journey so far. Spoda
are using this win as motivation to ensure
our survival in the future, as time and time
again its proven that recovery is more
achievable if the family and loved ones seek
relevant support and are on board too.
For more information Tel: 01246
210176; Support Line: 0845 600 3320
www.spoda.org.uk
Facebook.com/spodaderbyshire
Twitter @spodaderbyshire
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News from...
Your health and social care services are
changing significantly over the next 5 years
The Government is currently planning
how to redesign health and social care
services in your area and throughout
England. The aim of these changes is to
make services ready to meet the needs
of the 21st Century. The National
Health Service (NHS) and Social Care
were designed in 1948 when England
was a very different place; there were
fewer people and our needs have
changed drastically.
Why are services changing? People living
longer is cause for celebration especially as
many remain highly active members of
society. However, because we are living
longer services have to deal with the
increasing management of chronic or ongoing
conditions, for example, chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease (COPD), coronary heart
disease and dementia. As people age they
are also more likely to be living with multiple
health conditions.
There are now significant financial constraints
for both health and social care, which mean
that services cannot continue to be provided
in the same way. More money needs to be
put into preventing ill health and helping
people early on, before they get seriously ill,
as this is when services cost the most.
How are services going to change?
Fortunately there is now national agreement
on what a better future should look like and
the Five Year Forward View, published by NHS
England in October 2014, sets out a clear
Rate a Service
You can also now leave feedback about
your experience of using a health or care
service by going to
http://www.healthwatchderbyshire.co.
uk/rate-a-service/.
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News from...
Advertise your Group in the Market Hall - FREE!
Age Concern Chesterfield and District are
pleased to announce that they have secured
the temporary Free use of a room on the
ground floor of Chesterfield Market Hall as
a Voluntary Community Hub. The room
allocated is to let by the Chesterfield
Borough Council but is being used on the
strict understanding that if let to a paying
business, Age Concern will clear the room.
The Council have stated that if this venture
proves beneficial to the Voluntary Sector
and the public, they will examine the
possibility of making other similar space
available.
This is a unique opportunity for
Chesterfield charities and community
sector groups to showcase their work and
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News from...
Isolation can be as much a killer as
smoking 15+ cigarettes a day!
Deaf and Hearing Support, Derbyshire
Deaf Team and other Hearing
organisations are popping up all over
Derbyshire with their new Deaf
Community Cafes.
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News from...
Information for disabled
people and their supporters
Three years ago, four people got
together to form Disability Assist as,
having relevant experience in a
professional capacity and being
disabled themselves, they found it
wasnt always easy to get information
that was useful to them. So Disability
Assist was formed. A couple more
volunteers are now involved and via
Facebook they are reaching people
further afield than they ever thought
possible.
holidays,
mobility aids,
grants,
counselling,
direct payments,
accessible transport (community and
private hire) or anything disability related!
Julie Smitham, a trustee of Disability Assist,
gave NDVA three recent examples of how
theyve helped people We assisted a
lady to claim her credit card protection
payment back as it was mis-sold; we
obtained 400 funding from the Bruce
Wake Charitable Trust for one of our
High Peak members to put towards a
wheelchair. This has enabled her to
participate in the Derby Community Sign
Choir, promote sign language and access
to songs for Deaf people and to assist
the Peak Park and Yorkshire Water to
improve access to Damflask Reservoir.
Although the service is for Derbyshire
people, we discovered we reach
disabled people from all over the globe,
thanks to Facebook - We've put an
African gentleman in touch with an
organisation who is now assisting him
to get a prosthetic leg!
She added Disability Assist would like
to take this opportunity to thank
everyone at NDVA for their continued
support.
For more information call:
07922 771863 or visit
www.facebook.com/disabilityassist
Twitter: @DisAssist
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News from...
Dicky Tickers support Cancer Centre appeal
A local group of people whove been
affected by heart conditions have
raised 2000 for the Macmillan
Chesterfield Appeal, which is aiming
to raise 2.5 million towards the cost
of a new Cancer Centre at
Chesterfield Royal Hospital.
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News from...
Everybody Hurts - Organisation of the Year!
Everybody Hurts is going from strength
to strength helping with support and
confidence building for anyone affected
by child-parent abuse. They won
Organisation of the Year (income up to
25,000) at the prestigious Voluntary Sector
Awards on 14th October held at the
Pomegranate Theatre in Chesterfield.
They meet once a month on a Wednesday
morning at Staveley Fire Station, Crompton
Road, Speedwell Industrial Estate, Staveley
S43 3PG. All services are free of charge and
a new Bolsover group will be starting on
Monday 7th December in Bolsover Library.
For more information contact Sarah Swift, the founder of the group on:
Tel 07582 175435 or E-mail: everybodyhurts-derbyshire@hotmail.com
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News from...
Winter Is Coming...
Its hard to believe its almost Winter
again, but as Game of Thrones keeps
telling us, it is coming. Long dark cold
nights, bad weather... its the time of
year we need to look out for our
vulnerable neighbours, relatives and
friends.
Helens Trust provides support to anyone
with any terminal illness, anywhere in
North Derbyshire; providing services which
complement existing support such as a
statutory package of care, hospice services
and those of other charities.
A short spell of night sitting and a few
hours each week for the carers of their
beneficiaries can be a real lifeline, especially
through the long winter period. If you
know someone who you think might
benefit from some extra support this
Winter, please get in touch with Helens
Trust.
Heres an example - a 93 year old lady was
referred to Helens Trust for support with
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News from...
Do you suffer from Fibromyalgia or
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome?
Maybe you care for someone affected
by either illness. High Peak
Fibromyalgia ME/CFS Support Group
invite you to go along and have a
cuppa and a chat and socialise with
others who emphathise with your
predicament. As well as being in good
company for a few hours a month
they occasionally have interesting
demonstrations and speakers.
They meet on each 2nd Thursday of the
month from 1-3pm at Glossop Cricket &
Bowling Club.
Theyre always open to new ideas and the
latest was from Sheila Webster, the Chair,
who now runs a thriving craft group on
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News from...
Voluntary Sector Awards Night
- bigger & better
each year
Over 300 people attended the
evening to celebrate the
achievements of the Voluntary
Sector. The night began with a
sparkling performance from
students of Chesterfield College
which included dances and some
great singers; proving that
Chesterfield really does have talent!
Volunteer Centre Manager Dave Radford
said, This event is designed to recognise and
reward the tremendous work done by
volunteers and voluntary organisations and
once again we have had some wonderful
winners. It is wonderful to be a part of
something that recognises the Voluntary
Sector as a whole, and it is important we take
time out to pat ourselves on the back a little.
More nominations than ever were received
for this years awards, and with more people
attending it would appear this event is going
to get bigger and better every year.
Dave Radford
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News from...
Derbyshire Safe Places for all with
learning disability
The Safe Place Scheme is part of
Derbyshire County Councils Hate
Crime / Keeping Safe project. It's
supported by Derbyshire Learning
Disability Partnership Board,
MacIntyre and Derbyshire police
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News from...
World Stroke Day at
Chesterfield Royal Hospital
To mark World
Stroke Day on
29th October
and to raise
awareness of
stroke, the
Stroke Association hosted a Know
Your Blood Pressure event at
Chesterfield Royal Hospital in
partnership with the stroke unit.
The event was a real success and 55 blood
pressures were taken over the course of
the day, with 13 people advised to followup with their GP. Lots more people picked
up prevention leaflets and spoke to staff
and volunteers about reducing their risk of
stroke.
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Funding
USER INVOLVEMENT
FUND
The Fund is designed to cover out of
pocket expenses of service users,
carers and voluntary group
representatives who have been
invited to participate in a variety of
planning groups and consultation
exercises relating to health issues in
Derbyshire; where funding is not
available from the meeting
organiser. For example:
Travel expenses
Personal assistance costs
Taxi fares or community transport
charges for people for whom public
transport is not accessible or cost
effective
Room hire for meetings
Photocopying costs, telephone costs for
user/carer reps to carry out work on
behalf of the planning group
Funding to support user group/forum
as a way of increasing user involvement.
The group must have direct
representation on the relevant planning
group if one exists.
Additional Funding may also be available to
support service user involvement in
planning, e.g. conferences, workshops,
consultation exercises, surveys and
questionnaires.
Please contact NDVA for further
information.
NDVA Small
Grants Scheme!
The Scheme, designed to offer
funding to support the running
costs of small health related
voluntary groups, now includes
support to mental health
groups, thanks to additional
funding from Hardwick CCG.
There are four application rounds
each year: February, May, August and
December. The next closing dates are
4th December 2015 and 26th
February 2016.
NDVA will continue to prioritise
voluntary groups that have limited
sources of alternative funding. The
maximum grant available is 1,000.
Support to new groups: please
note that NDVAs Start-up Grant is
now 200. Its to support new or
potential groups (or individuals
trying to start a group), at any point
in the year.
For more information on the
Small Grants Scheme or
Start-up Grant call NDVA on
01246 555908 or email:
info@ndva.org.uk
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Chief Executive
Administrator
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VSPA Manager
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VSPA Liaison Worker
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NDVA Directors
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(Vice Chair)
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Angela Parnell
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Peter Shaw
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