Dementia Awareness Week 15th - 21st May 2016

 

Do you know what is happening near you?

There are Dementia Action Alliances in:

Area	Contact
Blackburn with Darwen	Zoe.aldcroft@ageukbwd.org.uk
Blackpool	Jennifer.burgess@alzheimers.org.uk
Burnley	gareth.dowling@alzheimers.org.uk
Central Lancashire	Jennifer.burgess@alzheimers.org.uk
Fylde and Wyre	Jennifer.burgess@alzheimers.org.uk
Hyndburn	Jennifer.burgess@alzheimers.org.uk
Lancashire	Jennifer.burgess@alzheimers.org.uk
Lancaster	Jennifer.burgess@alzheimers.org.uk
Pendle	Jennifer.burgess@alzheimers.org.uk
Rossendale	Jennifer.burgess@alzheimers.org.uk

Do get in touch and see what is planned in your area.

Could you help in any way?

Are you a Dementia Friend?

We can provide:

Training as a Dementia Friend

Help with becoming a Dementia Friendly Church (it's not difficult)

Just get in touch with:

Revd Ed Saville, Diocesan Offices, Clayton House, Walker Park, Blackburn BB1 2QE Tel: 01254 503271 email: ed.saville@blackburn.anglican.org ; mobile 07912227144

Resources on the CUF website

A reminder that the CUF  website is full of useful resources and information that can be used to support you and your church with engagement in your local community:

• Poverty look-up tool: learn about the level of poverty in your parish and how this compares with other parishes locally and nationally.
• Resources for churches: this whole page is dedicated to resources that churches might find useful.
• Working with volunteers: from managing the formalities to building good relationships, these resources will help you work well with your volunteers.

Loneliness maps

 

How big an issue is loneliness among older people in your area?
Is this something you are already working to address – or could it be?
Age UK has created 'heat maps' which show, at a detailed local level, how different areas compare with each other in terms of how lonely people feel.

 

http://www.ageuk.org.uk/professional-resources-home/research/loneliness-maps/

 

Fw: 10 Commandments for Public Bodies engaging with Faith Communities

worth a read

 

https://storify.com/FaithActionnet/10-commands-for-public-bodies-engaging-with-faith-

 

 

 

Fw: Tesco Bags of Help Programme

 

http://www.tesco.com/carrier-bags/

 

Tesco Bags of Help Programme Open to Applications (GB)

Tesco offers grants through its Bags of Help Programme which is funded by Tesco customers from the proceeds of the 5p charge for plastic carrier bags as a result of a government carrier bag levy.

Grants of £8,000, £10,000 and £12,000 are available for capital improvements to local community greenspaces that have free and open access to all members of the community for a minimum of six days a week, during daylight hours. 

Projects that would typically receive funding include: 

• Parks, pocket parks and urban green spaces.
• Green corridors, such as river and canals, cycle ways.
• Formal and informal play areas.
• Open access sports facilities within public parks and recreation grounds, such as football pitches, tennis courts and cricket pitches.
• Informal outdoor recreation facilities, such as gym equipment, trim trails and woodland walks.
• Nature reserves, community woodland, ponds and village greens.
• Churchyards.
• Seafront improvements.
• Community allotments, community gardens, orchards and city farms.
• Spaces in the grounds of hospices and day centres.
• Allotments.
• School grounds.
• Community spaces on housing estates or residential.

Voluntary/community organisations, registered charities, health bodies, Parish/Town councils, social enterprises, Community Interest Companies, community councils, local authorities and housing organisations in England, Scotland and Wales can apply. Other not-for-profit organisations might also be eligible.

The deadline for applications is 3 June 2016 (noon).