Carers - Kilwinning Medical Practice
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Carers - Kilwinning Medical Practice
North Ayrshire Carers Centre CarersNews Unity Enterprise North Ayrshire Carers Centre 174 High Street, Irvine KA128AN Tel 01294 311333 [email protected] I S S U E : 2 0 1 6 / ( J A N U A R Y ) Easter Fun Day Friday 18th March / 10am—1pm This Spring we have planned a fun morning of Easter activities and lunch for Carers. If interested, then call now to reserve your place. Easter Egg Decorating Fun Easter Activities Lunch & Refreshments Served Cost: £3 DEMENTIA AWARENESS SESSION Friday 26th February 9.30am—12pm A Dementia Awareness Session will take place in the Carers Centre on the above date. If interested in coming along then please contact us on 01294 311 333, as places will be limited. Creative Breaks grants are available to those Carers in North Ayrshire who meet the criteria. The grants can be used to provide a personalised, tailored choice of short break, e.g. a leisure activities, gym membership, season ticket to local attraction, or on some occasions a short break away from home. Staff members will be able to assist you with choosing your short break and completing the Opening Hours Monday - Friday 9 am - 4 pm If you require an appointment out with normal office hours, then please telephone the Carers Centre on 01294 311333 in order to arrange this. Home Visits can also be arranged. application form with you. The maximum grant award is set at £300, however the final amount awarded will be at the discretion of an independent panel. Please Note: Certain criteria must be met in order to qualify for this grant. Please contact us if you are interested in receiving more information. Therapies—Price Increase From week commencing 1st February 2016, the cost of a therapy will increase from £3 to £5 per session. First three therapies will continue to be offered free of charge. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause . Keep up to date with Carers Centre Activities by following NORTH AYRSHIRE CARERS CENTRE on Facebook. Carers Events & Outings BARGE TRIP Carers enjoyed a great day out on the Unity Barges. Many of the Carers even got a go at steering the barges along the waterway at Auchinstarry, on the Forth and Clyde Canal. We were joined by KA Leisure who offered Health Checks to Carers and provided lots of great advice and tips to those looking to follow a healthier and more balanced lifestyle. Taster therapy sessions and beauty treatments were also offered as well as a delicious lunch. BRITAIN’S BEST BREAKFAST is an awareness and fund raising initiative. For the second year running North Ayrshire Carers Centre took part in this event and we would therefore like to thank all those who came along and supported the event. A further thank you must go to the Health and Social Care Partnership at North Ayrshire Council who raised over £120 from their morning tea trolley round. Thank You ! CHRISTMAS LUNCH RAFFLE: As always, we are sincerely grateful for all those raffle prizes kindly donated by carers and local businesses. This resulted in yet another successful raffle. An additional thanks to Sainsbury’s, Morrison’s, Boots, Frankie & Benny’s Restaurant and Marion Bennett Hair Salon who all donated prizes. PAGE PAGE Christmas Lunch 2015 3 The Carers Lunch at the Lauriston Hotel was a great event for those who managed along - so a big thank you to all. A further thank you to the professionals and dignitaries who came along and joined us for lunch. Craft Sale THE INTERNATIONAL CRAFT & HOBBY FAIR Carers from both North and South Ayrshire headed to the SECC in Glasgow to attend the Craft Fair. It was an amazing day with loads of interesting and inspirational ideas. The Craft Group who meet in the centre every first Tuesday of the month have raised over £250 from craft sales. A marvellous well done to everyone who helped achieve this fantastic amount. A Festive Lunch for Arran Carers also took place at Auchrannie. We would like to take this opportunity to thank them for making it a great day and well worth the bumpy boat journey See next page for dates of upcoming craft groups. The group is open to all those interested in taking up a craft, regardless of experience or ability. The emphasis is more on fun and time out! SHOPPING DAY OUT AT LIVINGSTON DESIGNER OUTLET AGE 3 Carers headed to Livingston for the day for some serious retail therapy at the Designer Outlet Centre. 3 Discounted Membership For Carers As a new year beckons, this is a reminder to our registered Adult Carers that KA Leisure are continuing to offer Adult Carers living within North Ayrshire the opportunity to access discounted Multi Use Subscription. With your help, the Carers Centre hopes to produce a book of Recipes. Whether it’s a recipe that has been passed down through the generations or just a personal favourite, then let us know. We would be happy to publish it in the recipe book. Each subscription will allow the Adult Carer to access unlimited swimming, unlimited access to the gym and fitness classes plus discounted access to table tennis and badminton and available in all KA Leisure facilities and sites across the local authority. We look forward to hearing from you! The discounted rate for registered Adult Carers is £15 per month (normally £34 per month). Carers Drop-in Sessions: KILWINNING Ayrshire College, Kilwinning Campus (Lecture Theatre 4) 10am—12pm North Ayrshire Tues 12th Jan and Tues 8th Mar No Appointment Necessary Carers To access this offer from KA Leisure, contact North Ayrshire Carers Centre for a Carers Card which you will need when setting up your KA Leisure Subscription. When setting up your subscription you will also be able to set up one additional adult from the same address . This will be offered at the same Carers Discount rate of £15. Craft & Chat Carers Centre Monthly: Every 1st Tuesday 1.30pm— 3pm Reminiscence Group 5th January PAGE 2nd February 1st March 4 5th April 3rd May Carers Centre Monthly: Every 3rd Tuesday 1.30pm— 3pm - 19th January - 16th February - 15th March - 19th April - 17th May PAGE National Autistic Society Benefits Advice including benefits maximisation and help with form filling Advice on Carers Rights Relaxation in the form of alternative therapies and beauty treatments Outreach including alternative therapies Counselling Access to funding opportunities Training and Workshops Home Visits Evening Appointments Support Groups NAS Support Services available or an opportunity to meet like-minded people then Advocacy 1:1 Support Information on Carers issues contact Clare on 01563 520317 or Young Carers Support and Groups The National Autistic Society’s One Stop Shop – Ayrshire will be operating an appointment based session in North Ayrshire Carers Centre with limited appointments available to carers. The Ayrshire One Stop Shop offers a wide range of ‘all under one roof’ autism support and information services from a single, local location. If you would like to find out more about local autism information relevant to you and your family, learn more about links to the [email protected] to make an appointment. PLEASE DO NOT HESITATE TO CONTACT US FOR ANY HELP, ADVICE OR SIGNPOSTING YOU MAY REQUIRE. FOR THE ATTENTION OF ALL CARERS PAGE 5 A CHANGE IN CIRCUMSTANCES Please advise the Carers Centre of any changes to your circumstances, i.e. change of address, contact details, caring responsibilities or other information you think may be relevant. CONTACT US ON: 01294 311333 REVIEW QUESTIONNAIRES Review letters and questionnaires are periodically sent to all Carers registered with ourselves. This is a requirement of North Ayrshire Council and is to ensure the health and well-being of Carers within North Ayrshire is at an optimum and support is in place where most needed. We therefore thank you for taking the time to respond to these. 5 North Ayrshire Carers Centre can help you with the following: PAGE Did You Know? 5 DVD - In Production A group of our Young Carers have been busy working with a film producer to make a promotional DVD, the purpose of which is to raise awareness of Young Carers in NORTH AYRSHIRE YOUNG GROUPS our communities and the issues that theyCARERS— may come across. The DVD will be ready for production nearer the end of March 2016 and will be screened in all nine Below are some recent photographs of the children secondary schools in North Ayrshire, as well as to other agencies and professionals.. Young Adult Carer Respite Break - Peebles enjoying group time, including a visit from the local Police. Please note that all YC groups are due to restart in January following the Festive Break. Letters have been issued with the relevant dates enclosed.. In November Young Adult Carers had the opportunity to attend a weekend respite break in Peebles, where they took part in a variety of workshops which focused on interview and presentation skills. All who took part in this exercise did extremely well and should be very proud of themselves. We would like to take this opportunity to thank the Carers Trust Events Fund for enabling us to carry this training out, as we were awarded funding specifically for this event. PAGE 6 PAGE Christmas Activities We therefore had a range of activities take place from an adventure outing to Pirate Pete’s, trips to Lazer Quest and Bowling etc. The Young Adult Carers opted to enjoy a night in the Carers Centre playing traditional party games and followed this with a Chinese Meal. We at the Young Carers are most grateful to the Annick Spiritual group for their kind donation, which they have presented to the Carers Centre on a yearly basis, in Memory of Debbie Collins who was a former Carer. A further thanks must go to all those at the Family Nurse Partnership, Child Health Department at Ayrshire Central Hospital, who carried out a series of fundraisers within their team and very kindly donated over £100.00 to our Young Carers Service. Special thanks to Marylyn Gibson for organising the event. Sheila & Deborah 7 Each of the Young Carers Groups chose their own Christmas Activity and needless to say thoroughly enjoyed the outcome. PAGE 8 alternative THERAPIES SUPPORT groups Our Support Groups are set in an informal and relaxed environment. They can offer a wide range of help and support to Carers. ARRAN: Ormidale Sports Pavillion, Brodick 11am - 12.45pm Next scheduled meetings: Wednesday 3rd February, Wednesday 2nd March, No Meeting April due to Easter Break. The venue for meeting on 4th May has still to be confirmed. KILBIRNIE: Social Work Offices, Craigton Rd, Kilbirnie Monthly—First Thursday of the Month 10am—12pm Next scheduled meetings: Thursdays— 4th February, 3rd March, 7th April, 5th May LARGS: Brooksby Resource Centre, Brisbane, Largs Massage & *Beauty Treatments Every Tue 10am—12pm Every Wed 10am —12pm *Every Wed 1.30m—3.30pm Every Thurs 1.30pm—3.30pm Irvine: Carers Centre 174 High St, Irvine Kilbirnie: Massage Monthly: Every 1st Thursday 10am—12 pm Social Work Offices Craigton Rd Largs: Massage Monthly: Every 1st & 4th Wed, 10am—12pm Brooksby Centre Brisbane Road Largs group meets 3 times monthly – every first, second and fourth Wednesday of the month, 10am – 12pm. Staff from the Carers Centre attend on the second Wednesday only of each month If you wish to speak to a member of staff on a one to one basis, then this can be arranged by calling us on 01294 311 333. THREE TOWNS: Ardeer, Ardrossan and Saltcoats Ardeer: Neighbourhood Centre, Shore Road, Stevenston. (Please note that this group is Carer led, Carers Centre Staff attend every second month only) Monthly—Third Monday of the month, 10.00am- 12.00pm Next scheduled meetings: Mondays—18th Jan, 15th Feb, 21st March, 18th April, 16th May Ardrossan: Civic Centre, Ardrossan (Please note that this group is Carer led, no Centre Staff in attendance) Monthly—First Monday of the month 10.00am- 12.00pm Next scheduled meetings Mondays—1st February, 7th March, 4th April, 2nd May Saltcoats: Saltcoats Library, Springvale Place Saltcoats: Massage Monthly: Every 2nd Monday 10am—12pm Saltcoats Library Springvale Arran: We very much regret that we can no longer offer therapies in Arran. This is due to a poor uptake of the service but will be reviewed at a future date. Therapies are available to book at both the centre and at the outreach locations as listed on this page. Each therapy lasts 30 minutes. First three therapies are free, and £3 thereafter (rising to £5 from February). Please note that your first appointment will include a consultation. Contact us on 01294 311333 to make your appointment. Monthly—Second Monday of the month. Staff attend these monthly meetings. 10.00am- 12.00pm Next scheduled meetings: Mondays 11th January, 8th February, 14th March, 11th April, 9th May CANCELLATIONS If for any reason you need to cancel your appointment, then please call us to let us know by contacting us on For Craft Group and Reminiscence Group details, please refer to Page 4. 01294 311 333. Even last minute cancellations can be filled. Unity Enterprise is a Registered Charity (SC20039)