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Bishops Castle-Community Connectors Meeting

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Start Date:
28th April 2021

End Date:
28th April 2021

Start Time:
1500

End Time:
1600

Event title: Bishops Castle-Community Connectors Meeting
Venue: On-line
Name: Helen Vaughan
Email: helen.vaughan@handstogetherludlow.org.uk
Telephone: 01691 656882 via The Qube
Event description: If you haven’t already been along to a Community Connectors’ meeting, they are well worth an hour of your time. It’s a chance for people working in your local community to meet (online for now) and share news, updates and ideas. Each local community has its own meeting and you can go along to as many as you like. 

Please email Helen Vaughan helen.vaughan@handstogetherludlow.org.uk for further details.

New pick up points set-up for free Covid test kits-Shropshire

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Everyone across Shropshire will now be able to pick up free lateral flow Covid-19 home testing kits from sites across the county. 

The new collection points for the lateral flow tests will be available at libraries and leisure centres across the Shropshire from Monday 12th April. 

Libraries 

  • Shrewsbury Library 
  • Oswestry Library 
  • Whitchurch Library 
  • Bridgnorth Library 
  • Church Stretton Library 
  • Market Drayton Library  
  • Bishop’s Castle Library 
  • Ludlow Library 

Leisure Centres 

  • Church Stretton Leisure Centre, Shrewsbury Road, Church Stretton SY6 6ER
  • SpArC Bishops Castle Leisure Centre, Brampton Road, Bishops Castle SY9 5AY
  • Much Wenlock Leisure Centre, Farley Road, Much Wenlock TF13 6NB
  • Roman Road Sports Centre, Longden Road, Shrewsbury SY3 9DW
  • Idsall Sports Centre, Coppice Green Lane, Shifnal TF11 8PD

Opening times for the above can be by clicking on this link found here 

Other collection points include: 

PCR Testing Centres: 

  • Shrewsbury COVID-19 Testing Centre at Shirehall overflow car park (opposite the White Horse Pub), London Road, Shrewsbury SY2 6NS 
  • Oswestry Covid-19 Testing Centre at Beatrice Street car park, Oswestry SY11 1QW 
  • Ludlow Smithfield Car Park at 25 Lower Galdeford, Ludlow SY8 1RN 

Walk in, symptom-free testing centres 

Shropshire Council are also encouraging anyone who collects a home testing kit to complete a test on site to gain an understanding of what you need to do.  

  • Theatre Severn, Frankwell Quay, Frankwell, Shrewsbury SY3 8FT 
  • The Lantern, Meadow Farm Drive, Harlescott, Shrewsbury SY1 4NG 
  • Halo, Craven Arms Community Centre, Newington Way, Craven Arms SY7 9PS 
  • Stage Door Theatre, Aston Street, Wem, SY4 5AY  (From Saturday 10 April)
  • Bridgnorth Community Centre, Severn Street, Low Town, Bridgnorth WV15 6BB
  • Raven House, 129 Cheshire Street, Market Drayton TF9 3AH 
  • The Victoria Centre, Victoria Road, Oswestry SY11 2HT 

 Pharmacies –Several Shropshire pharmacies also offering in person testing, as well as collection. Several Tests can be booked online using  www.1centralhealth.co.uk/shropshirelft   

The lateral flow kits can provide results in around 30 minutes. 

If you are unable to collect testing kit in person, you can order them for home delivery.  

Adults over 18 years of age can pick up a maximum of two kits each per visit for their own use. 

Instructions on how to use the tests and record results are included with the kits. 

People with symptoms of COVID-19 should NOT take a rapid test. Instead, please stay at home and book a PCR test online or by calling 119.      

Anyone who tests positive with an LFD at home must self-isolate immediately and arrange to have a further PCR test.  To book a test visit gov.uk/get-coronavirus-test or call 119. 

For local advice and support during the pandemic (especially if you are self-isolating), call Shropshire Council’s COVID-19 Helpline on 0345 678 9028 (lines open throughout the week 9am-5pm, and on the weekend on Saturdays from 9am-4pm and Sundays 9am-12pm) or visit our website at www.shropshire.gov.uk/coronavirus.

The above information is courtesy of Shropshire Council

Your Voice Christmas 2019

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Accessible church services leading up to Christmas, accessible films and pantomimes, and Shropshire Disability Network’s own Christmas meeting – they all feature in this edition of Your Voice.

Find out, too, about the progress of the Safe Places Shropshire scheme, a new caring initiative in North Shropshire, and the next open day at Derwen College, whose vision is ‘a world without barriers for people with special educational needs and disabilities’.

There is also information about the work of National Trading Standards’ Illegal Money Lending Team to stop loan sharks, the help available from Citizens Advice to claim Universal Credit, and more.

Log in to the Members’ Area at the top right-hand side of this page, and then download your copy of Your Voice by clicking on the link below. If you have any feedback or suggestions, please email newsletter@shropshire-disability.net . We would love to receive your comments or ideas.

Your Voice Christmas 2019

Book your Free Electric Blanket Test

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Stay safe this winter, book one of the FREE appointments by calling 01743 260200 office hours. Testing of your electric blanket will take place on the following dates, times and places.

  • Tuesday 1st October-Shrewsbury Fire Station SY1 2 HJ, 9 am-5 pm
  • Wednesday 2nd October- Wem Fire Station SY4 5DR, 9 am-1 pm
  • Wednesday 2nd October-Oswestry Fire Station SY11 1BB 10 am-12.15
  • Wednesday 2nd October-Market Drayton Fire Station T9 3AL, 2 pm-5 pm
  • Wednesday 3rd October-Church Stretton Fire Station SY6 6AZ, 9 am -1 pm
  • Wednesday 3rd October-Bishops Castle Fire Station SY9 5AF, 2pm-5 pm and
  • Thursday 4th October Leegate Community Centre, Leegomery TF1 6 NA, 9 am -1 pm

Book that appointment now and be ready for colder nights ahead.

Electric Blanket Testing

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Start Date:
1st October 2019

End Date:
4th October 2019

Start Time:
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End Time:
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Event title: Electric Blanket Testing
Venue: See Content for details
Weblink: www.shropshirefire.gov.uk
Name: Shropshire Fire and Rescue
Email: N/A
Telephone: 01743 260200 office hours
Event description: Stay safe this winter, book one of our FREE appointments.

  • Tuesday 1st October-Shrewsbury Fire Station SY1 2 HJ, 9 am-5 pm
  • Wednesday 2nd October- Wem Fire Station SY4 5DR, 9 am-1 pm
  • Wednesday 2nd October-Market Drayton Fire Station T9 3AL, 2 pm-5 pm
  • Wednesday 3rd October-Church Stretton Fire Station SY6 6AZ, 9 am -1 pm
  • Wednesday 3rd October-Bishops Castle Fire Station SY9 5AF, 2pm-5 pm and
  • Thursday 4th October Leegate Community Centre, Leegomery TF1 6 NA, 9 am -1 pm

Please book your appointment by calling 01743 260200 office hours

Free Electric Blanket Shropshire Testing

Bishop’s Castle Leisure Survey ( SpArC Centre)

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Shropshire Council are keen to hear from you on the changes to the way that the SpArC Centre is operated. Changes will take place over the coming months, and they want to better understand the way the leisure facilities in Bishop’s Castle are currently being used and to gather views concerning opportunities for the future. This survey is open to everyone.

To take part in the survey, click on this link: https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/Bishops-Castle-SpArC-survey

Note: It will take about 10 minutes to complete the survey. The survey will close on Thursday 31st October.

If you need access to the survey in an alternative format, please email secretary@shropshire-disability.net or call 07970 816030

Bishop’s Castle Leisure Survey ( SpArC Centre)

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Start Date:
1st September 2019

End Date:
30th September 2019

Start Time:
00.01

End Time:
23.59

Shropshire Council are keen to hear from you on the changes to the way that the SpArC Centre is operated. Changes will take place over the coming months, and they want to better understand the way the leisure facilities in Bishop’s Castle are currently being used and to gather views concerning opportunities for the future. This survey is open to everyone.

To take part in the survey, click on this link: https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/Bishops-Castle-SpArC-survey

Note: It will take about 10 minutes to complete the survey. The survey will close on Thursday 31st October.

If you need access to the survey in an alternative format, please email secretary@shropshire-disability.net or call 07970 816030

Bishop’s Castle Leisure Survey ( SpArC Centre)

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Start Date:
22nd August 2019

End Date:
31st October 2019

Start Time:
00.01

End Time:
23.59

Shropshire Council are keen to hear from you on the changes to the way that the SpArC Centre is operated. Changes will take place over the coming months, and they want to better understand the way the leisure facilities in Bishop’s Castle are currently being used and to gather views concerning opportunities for the future. This survey is open to everyone.

To take part in the survey, click on this link: https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/Bishops-Castle-SpArC-survey

Note: It will take about 10 minutes to complete the survey. The survey will close on Thursday 31st October.

If you need access to the survey in an alternative format, please email secretary@shropshire-disability.net or call 07970 816030

Polling Districts, Polling Places. Polling Stations Review-Shropshire 2019

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Shropshire Council is due to undertake a Review of Polling Districts and Polling Places in accordance with the Representation of the People Act 1983 (as amended by the Electoral Administration Act 2006) and carry out a review of the voting arrangements in our area by 31st January 2020.

Stakeholders, partners and other interested parties are being asked to comment on polling districts, polling places and polling stations within Shropshire’s parliamentary constituencies.  They have asked Shropshire Disability Network to promote and contribute to the review  

Click this link for a Notice of the Review of Polling Districts. Polling Places and Polling Stations. Notice of Review of Polling Districts, Polling Places and Polling Stations 2019

Click here to download a current list of Polling Stations: Current List of Polling Stations

Comment should be made either by email to registration@shropshire.gov.uk or in writing to the Returning Officer, Elections Office, Shirehall, Abbey Foregate, Shrewsbury, SY2 6ND before the consultation deadline of Monday 12 August 2019. Alternatively download this form to complete and return Submission Form

The link to Shropshire Council website is: https://www.shropshire.gov.uk/elections-and-electoral-registration/voting-and-elections/review-of-polling-districts-polling-places-and-polling-stations/

SDN Members who would like to contribute to a response from SDN as the “Collective Voice” can send comments us by using this form https://shropshiredisability.net/contact/ or by emailing secretary@shropshire-disability.net

 

Bishops Castle Community Connectors Meeting

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Start Date:
22nd May 2019

End Date:
22nd May 2019

Start Time:
1000

End Time:
1200

Event title: Bishops Castle Community Connectors Meeting
Venue: Enterprise House, Station Street, Bishops Castle SY9 5AQ
Name: Kim Thompson-Lawrence
Email: k.thompson-lawrence@qube-oca.org.uk
Telephone: 01691 656882
Event description: The network is for voluntary and community groups, professionals, public sector providers and businesses who operate in the Bishops Castle and surround areas.

For further information please email k.thompson-lawrence@qube-oca.org.uk or call 01691 656882

Click this link to download a PDF of the event: Bishops Castle Poster