Monthly Archives: January 2017

100 Years of Music

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Start Date:
6th April 2017

End Date:
6th April 2017

Start Time:
7pm

End Time:
9:30pm

Event title: 100 Years of Music
Venue: The Place, Oakengates Theatre, Limes Rd, Telford TF2 6EP
Name: Shirley Vaughan
Email: lion.vaughan@btopenworld.com
Telephone: 0845 8339 585
Event description: As part of the celebrations for our organisation’s centenary Telford Lions are promoting a concert – 100 years of Music at 7.00p.m. The Place, Oakengates Thursday 6th April 2017.
We are inviting local groups of senior citizens and carers to attend, tickets cost just £1 and admission costs will be returned to attendees via a free seat number raffle.

Music will be provided by Jackfield Brass band and Shifnal Male Voice Choir.

Free tea, coffee and cakes will be served at the interval.

Tickets are available from The Place although as the theatre charges a fee per booking it may be advantageous for groups to block book their tickets. Please inform the booking office if anyone needs a wheelchair space.
Any group who would like to promote themselves can have a listing in the programme- simply complete the attached pro forma and return it before 28th February.

Click here for pro forma: programme listing application

The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust Special Edition Newsletter

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The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust have issued a special edition of our “Putting Patients First” newsletter. This edition focuses on our Sustainable Services Programme and provides a greater level of detail around the preferred option re Royal Shrewsbury Hospital and Princess Royal Hospital .The newsletter explains, under the preferred option, what would be on each hospital site as plans are being made to provide two vibrant hospitals for today & future generations.

The newsletter can be viewed by clicking on the link below:

 http://www.sath.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Putting-Patients-First-Jan-2017.pdf

or here: Putting-Patients-First-Jan-2017

 

Autism Training-positive Approaches to Autism Spectrum Conditions

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Start Date:
15th March 2017

End Date:
15th March 2017

Start Time:
9.30 am

End Time:
1.00 pm

Event title: Autism Training-positive Approaches to Autism Spectrum Conditions
Venue: The Lantern, Meadow Farm Drive, Harlescott, Shrewsbury, SY1 4NG
Weblink: www.autismwestmidlands.org.uk
Name: Autism West Midlands
Email: shropshire@autismwestmidlands.org.uk
Telephone: 01743 250 962
Event description: Please note: This training is for professionals working with children in Shropshire in non-educational settings. Please make sure you complete the organisation box when booking to indicate that you are a Shropshire Professional.

Please note: This training is for professionals working with children in Shropshire in non-educational settings. Please make sure you complete the organisation box when booking to indicate that you are a Shropshire Professional.

Refreshments will not be provided but they can be purchased from the facilities on site.

Booking Information: to book this event please visit the online shop: http://shop.autismwestmidlands.org.uk/collections/events/products/positive-approaches-to-autism-spectrum-conditions

For more information please contact Shropshire Services by telephoning 01743 250962 oe emailing shropshire@autismwestmidlands.org.uk

Join us for this FREE half day professional training course on positive approaches to autism spectrum conditions for professionals in Shropshire.
The course will cover:

  • • Autism as a spectrum
  • • How autism is diagnosed
  • • Supporting parents of children on the spectrum
  • • Strategies to use with children and young people

The “Me & You” Outdoor Activity Project-May/June 2017 -Book your place

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Start Date:
28th April 2017

End Date:
2nd June 2017

Start Time:
Contact for details

End Time:
Contact for details.

Event title: The “Me & You” Project-May/June 2017 -Book your place
Venue: Albrighton Trust Moat & Gardens, Blue House Lane, Albrighton, Nr Wolverhampton, West Midlands, WV7 3FL
Weblink: www.albrightontrust.org.uk
Name: Emma & Ruth at Albrighton Trust Me & You Project
Email: moat@albrightontrust.org.uk
Telephone: 01902 372 441
Event description: Bringing another course from our “Me & You” project. Open to anyone aged between 15 & 25 who has a learning difficulty, special need or physical disability?
And you would like to learn something new? read on-

You are being invited you to take part in a 6 week (6 one day sessions) to build confidence and self esteem through the teaching of outdoor activities.
Throughout the course, you will have opportunity to learn new skills, gain qualifications, take on leadership roles, make new friends & have fun plus plan your future.

This course takes place on the following Fridays:

  • 28th April
  • 5th May
  • 12th May
  • 19th May
  • 26th May
  • 2nd June

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Shrewsbury Sight Loss Opportunity Group

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Start Date:
24th April 2017

End Date:
24th April 2017

Start Time:
2 pm

End Time:
4 pm

Event title: Shrewsbury Sight Loss Opportunity Group
Venue: Battlefield Centre, Battlefield, Shrewsbury SY4 3DB
Name: Rachel Whitney
Email: shls@shropshire-rcc.org.uk
Telephone: 01743 342168
Event description: SLOG groups offer all kinds of interesting and adventurous activities to encourage people who have sight loss to keep active, stay confident, meet and make new friends and have some fun. Please contact us for a programme.

Usually we meet at Roy Fletcher Centre, 12-17 Cross Hill but today we will meet at the Heritage Centre at 2 pm for a walk. Please bring some money for a coffee if you’d like to join us for one at the café after. The Heritage Centre is located just off the A49 at Hall’s roundabout just north of Shrewsbury SY4 3DB.

For more information call Rachel on 01743 342168 or email shls@shropshire-rcc.org.uk

 

Viceroy’s House (12 A) Subtitled

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Start Date:
5th April 2017

End Date:
5th April 2017

Start Time:
8 pm

End Time:
10 pm approx

Event title: Viceroy’s House (12 A) Subtitled
Venue: Old Market Hall Cinema, The Square, Shrewsbury SY1 1LH
Weblink: www.oldmarkethall.co.uk
Name: Old Market Hall Cinema
Email: info@oldmarkethall.co.uk
Telephone: 01743 281281
Event description: The Old Market Hall regularly screens films with captioned subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired. These screenings are open to both hearing and hearing impaired audiences.

Viceroys’s House: After 300 years, British rule of India is coming to an end. As the political elite wrangle over the birth of an independent country, conflict erupts and leads to the largest mass migration in human history. From a deeply personal perspective, director Gurinder Chadha examines those events through the prism of both a marriage and a romance.

Gurinder Chadha (2017) UK/IND Starring: Gillian Anderson, Michael Gambon, Hugh Bonneville

To book tickets please contact the Box Office on 01743 281281 between 10 am and 7 pm, Monday to Saturday.

For more information about access click here: https://www.oldmarkethall.co.uk/your-visit/access

When booking remember to ask about concessions.

Full Price £9.00 Child under 16, State Pension, Student, Income Support and Unemployed cost £7.50

Informal Hearing Support Group-Evening

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Start Date:
22nd March 2017

End Date:
22nd March 2017

Start Time:
7 pm

End Time:
9 pm

Event title: Informal Hearing Support Group-Evening
Venue: Heathgates Pub, 2 Whitchurch Rd, Shrewsbury SY1 4DW
Name: Sally Joyner
Email: sallyjoyner24@gmail.com
Telephone: 07905 955 841
Event description: Have you had difficulty getting to a support group during the day? If so, a new evening group is starting in Shrewsbury!

Sponsored by Sally Joyner -In the Loop, Shropshire RCC and the support of The Heathgates, Pub tonight is the first meeting of this group. It will give you opportunity to get the help you need & be with others in a similar situation.

Do you need help to service and re-tube your hearing aid?
Would you like to meet with others who understand your hearing difficulties, then come along.?You can ask questions, talk and enjoy a couple of hours with other people.

Cost £1 per person. Lots of parking on site.

Click here for poster: Informal hearing support group 2017

Coffee Mornings -Autism

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Start Date:
13th June 2017

End Date:
30th June 2017

Start Time:
10 am

End Time:
12 noon

Event title: Coffee Mornings -Autism
Venue: See Content for venues
Weblink: www.autismwestmidlands.org.uk
Name: Autism West Midlands
Email: shropshire@autismwestmidlands.org.uk
Telephone: 01743 250 962
Event description: 4 opportunities for you to get support & advice over a coffee! Shropshire PACCs & Autism West Midlands are hosting these Coffee Mornings so if you would like to seek advice from other parents and carers in a relaxed and informal setting this is an opportunity for you?

You have chance to meet up with other parents who have children with disabilities or additional needs, who are in mainstream or specialist educational settings or are home educated. This is an opportunity to share information, experiences and offer support to each other.

Cost: Free. No need to book, just turn up.

Coffee Mornings take place on the following dates at the venues as stated below:

  • Market Drayton- Tuesday 13th June, 10 am -12 noon at Coffee Shop, Festival Drayton Centre, Frogmore Road, Market Drayton, TF9 3AX,
  • Oswestry –Thursday 15th June, 10.00 am -12 noon at The Whole Life Centre, Cabin Lane, Oswestry SY11 2LQ,
  • Ludlow-Tuesday 27th June 10.00 am-12 noon at The Café Ludlow Mascall Centre, Lower Galdeford, SY8 1RZ
  • Bridgnorth –Friday 30th, 10.00 am-12.00 pm at Cartway United Reformed Methodist Church, Cartway, Bridgnorth WV16 4BG

Our coffee mornings are funded by Shropshire Council.

Shrewsbury Town in The Community-England Talent Trial Day

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Start Date:
6th April 2017

End Date:
6th April 2017

Start Time:
5 pm

End Time:
7 pm

Event title: Shrewsbury Town in The Community-England Talent Trial Day
Venue: Sundorne Sports Village, Sundorne Road Harlescott Shrewsbury SY1 4RQ
Name: Shrewsbury Town in the Community
Email: amy.edwards@shrewsburytown.com
Telephone: 01743 289177 Ext 216
Event description: England Talent Day is an integral part of The FA’s Disability Talent Pathway, identifying young players aged between 12-16 years old and is one of several days which will be taking place. The programme is quality assured to support the development of young talented disabled players, offering a clear pathway.

The pathway aims to recruit players that can progress to FA Regional Talent Centres, FA Emerging Talent Programme, England Development Squads and England Elite Squads as highlighted within The FA’s Disability Player Pathway and as shown below:

  • Learning Disability
  • Cerebral Palsy
  • Partially Sighted
  • Blind
  • Deaf (Male and Female)
  • Amputee

If you are interested in taking part, please click on poster and registration forms below to down load: 

For poster:  England Talent Day 2017

Registration Form: Talent Day Form

Registration Form Talent Day Form completed forms must be returned to Shrewsbury Town in the Community Hub, Greenhouse Meadow, Oteley, Shrewsbury SY2 6ST by Friday 31st March 2017

For more information contact Amy Edwards, Health & Inclusion Officer on 01743 289177 Ext 216 or email amy.edwards@shrewsburytown.com

Loving (12A) Film with Subtitles

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Start Date:
23rd March 2017

End Date:
23rd March 2017

Start Time:
8.15 pm

End Time:
10.20 pm approx

Event title: Loving (12A) Film with Subtitles
Venue: Old Market Hall Cinema, The Square, Shrewsbury SY1 1LH
Weblink: www.oldmarkethall.co.uk
Name: Old Market Hall Cinema
Email: info@oldmarkethall.co.uk
Telephone: 01743 281281
Event description: The Old Market Hall regularly screens films with captioned subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired. These screenings are open to both hearing and hearing impaired audiences.

Loving: With the Civil Rights movement still in its infancy, Richard and Mildred Loving were sentenced to prison in 1958 for violating state law prohibiting interracial marriage. When they decide to fight back, their decade-long struggle leads to a landmark Supreme Court decision, in this deeply tender story of romance of injustice.
Jeff Nichols (2016), Starring Joel Edgerton, Ruth Negga, Marton Csokas

To book tickets please contact the Box Office on 01743 281281 between 10 am and 7 pm, Monday to Saturday.

When booking remember to ask about concessions.

Full Price £9.00 Child under 16, State Pension, Student, Income Support and Unemployed cost £7.50

For more information about access click here: https://www.oldmarkethall.co.uk/your-visit/access