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VISIT

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Christmas

Fair

Results

NEXT QUIZ

JANUARY

16th 2014

PANTO TRIP TO

TEWKESBURY

CHRISTMAS &

NEW YEAR

OPENING TIMES

THE NEWENT LINK

Incorporating Sheppard House

CHRISTMAS EDITION 2013 V O L U M E 1 , I S S U E 4

A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL OUR READERS

AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR!

FROM ALL AT SHEPPARD HOUSE

ANNUAL

CHRISTMAS

RAFFLE TO

BE DRAWN

ON FRIDAY

20TH DECEM-

BER AT

2.30PM AT

SHEPPARD

HOUSE—

MAKE SURE

YOU HAVE

YOUR

TICKETS

We owe a HUGE thank you to Joan Jones and Phyllis Hemborough from the Charity Shop who have put in 23 and 13 years respectively. CONGRATULATIONS LADIES!

The Christmas decorations at Sheppard House would match any on Oxford Street—

call in and see for yourself. Thanks to Pam, Mel and Tony who made them happen.

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T H E N E W E N T L I N K

SHEPPARD HOUSE—WORKING WITH OTHERS Being a community based enterprise gives us the opportunity to work closely with others and we are particularly pleased to work with students from Newent school. Every Wednesday afternoon four students from the school join us to help with activities and crafts. They will be with us until well into the New Year. GCC Cabinet member for Health and Housing Andrew Gravells will be making a visit to

us in December to see the work we do and to gain an insight on what it means for Members to have Sheppard House to visit. Mr Gravells will be welcomed by Pippa English Penfold the Association’s manager.

P A G E 2

NEW! Parkinsons UK

North Forest Support Group

SHEPPARD HOUSE, NEWENT, GL18 1TL

10.30 – 12.00

ON THE SECOND MONDAY OF EACH MONTH

NEXT MEETING MONDAY 9th DECEMBER

COME & JOIN US!

DIAL-A-RIDE AVAILABLE CALL PAM

01531 821227

Any questions? Your local contact is:

Jane Henderson Branch & Volunteer Support

Officer 0844 225 3694

jhenderson@parkinsons.org.uk

Free National Helpline: 0808 800 0303 www.parkinsons.org.uk

STAFF NEWS Happy Birthday to STUART BEARD who celebrated his 21st on 25th November! The first 21 years are the hardest! We welcomed back Alyson following maternity leave and she is delighted with the new cooker! We said goodbye to Suzanne Blewitt at the end of October as she moves to warmer climes. Anne is undertaking Level 3 in Dementia Care and Glenda is attending a Skills for Care programme of training.

CLIENT NEWS

We were sorry to hear of the passing of Mrs Skrine at the end of November. We send our condolences to her family and friends.

We have introduced a 10 minute warm-up session for all Members when they come to Sheppard House. This helps with circulation and joint problems and provides us with a few giggles!

PLEASE NOTE THAT DIAL A RIDE

REGISTRATION FEES ARE NOW £5 PER

ANNUM. We will collect them automatically

when they become due. Please notify us if you no

longer require the service.

HOLIDAY TRANSPORT DETAILS Please note that Dial a Ride will cease at 1pm on 24th December 2013 and resume its services on Monday 30th December. There will be no transport on Wednesday 1st January 2014. Community Link Services will continue as per normal except Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day.

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ADVERT

Welcome to the Walk in

Bathing Company

The Home of Walk in Baths and Walk in

Showers

Freephone 0800 0935 668 or

www.walkinbathing.co.uk

Supplying Sheppard House bathing

CHRISTMAS RAFFLE PRIZES—We

would welcome contributions for our annual

Christmas Raffle. This takes place at

Sheppard House just before Christmas and is

always the highlight of the end of the

Christmas preparations before everyone goes

off for a few days holidays. Margaret Crisp

would welcome any offers and suggestions

so please get in touch. Your kindness is

greatly appreciated. It will be drawn on

20th December at 2.30pm

Thank you. Pippa English Penfold

FOREST OF DEAN DEMENTIA ALLIANCE—WORKING TO BUILD DEMENTIA FRIENDLY COMMUNITIES Five ways you can help 1 Be patient—give people time 2 A friendly smile goes a long way to put people at ease 3 Be clear—communicate clearly, use gestures and props to help, find a quiet place to go 4 Don’t make assumptions about what someone may want or need—be guided by the individual 5 Talk about dementia and remember the carer—you will be helping to reduce the stigma around dementia

In 2014 we will be holding a number of free dementia awareness sessions across the Forest of Dean—call us to find out more!

For more information please contact:

Andy Morgan-Watts, Forest Dementia Champion,

Tel: 01594 529 381

Email: andy.morgan-watts@live.co.uk

THIS YEAR’S PANTO TRIP IS TO THE

ROSES THEATRE IN TEWKESBURY

ON 30TH DECEMBER

Many thanks to those who supported our Christmas Fair. We made over £300 and will definitely be doing the same again next year. Many generous prizes were provided for the raffle and a very enjoyable evening was had by all.

100 club winners OCTOBER

1st Freda James No 8

2nd Evelyn Hale No 90

3rd Eileen Crossman No 7

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL

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The one stop shop for Older Peoples’

Services in the North Forest Area

Patron: Sir Peter de la Billiere TRUSTEES

Mr Tony Aldridge—Chair Mr Mike Edwards, Mrs Margaret Woods, Dr Ian Cocks Mr Wrig Jones, Mr Martin Brown, Mr John Oakman, Dr Tony Fawkes

Advisors to the Board: Financial—Mr Paul Reynaert Legal—Ms Lucy Yeomans Association Officers;: Pippa English-Penfold—Association Manager

Vanessa Millard—Services Manager Barry Thomas—Transport Manager Mark Shepherd—MiDAS Trainer Sandra Meek-Williams—Social Care Worker

Caroline Rogers—Administration Clerk Tony Parsons—Sites Manager Alison Keyse - Charity Shop Manager Pennie Gibbons—Assistant Shop Manager

Phone: 01531 821227

Fax: 01531 820078

E-mail: vanessa@newentbb.co.uk

www.sheppardhouse.btck.co.uk

Sheppard House

Onslow Road

Newent, Glos GL18 1TL

Day care services are an important

aspect of community care, making it

possible for many people to remain

in their own homes for longer. The

main purpose of day care is to give

short breaks for carers and their

families and to provide clients with

therapeutic opportunities and group

Newent Association for

the Disabled

SUCCESSFUL FUNDRAISING Pippa English Penfold has been successful in securing funding for the refurbishment of the second Bathroom at Sheppard House. Both Gloucestershire County Council’s ComBi grant and the Summerfield Trust have promised funds to complete this much-needed work. Demand for the bathing service is growing and with aids and adaptations for bathrooms outside the reach of many private householders, the service provided at Sheppard House is key.

CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR OPENING TIMES

CLOSED TUESDAY 24TH THROUGH TO SUNDAY 29TH DECEMBER

OPEN MONDAY 30TH DECEMBER AND TUESDAY 31ST DECEMBER

CLOSED WEDNESDAY 1ST JANUARY 2014

OPEN THURSDAY 2ND JANUARY THEREAFTER

Q: Why does Santa wear pink underwear?

A: Cos he’s a man and does all his washing in one load.

Q: Why does Santa have three gardens?

A: So he can go “ho, ho, ho”.

Q: What do you call Santa’s little helpers? A: Subordinate Clauses