Tag Archives: Dementia Friendly

On Moonlight Bay (Dementia Friendly)

Start Date:
4th April 2022

End Date:
8th April 2022

Start Time:
1330

End Time:
1510 approx

Event title: On Moonlight Bay (Dementia Friendly)
Venue: Wem Town Hall, High Street, Wem SY4 5DG
Weblink: https://www.wemtownhall.co.uk/
Name: Wem Town Hall
Email: N/A
Telephone: 01939 238279
Event description: On Moonlight Bay is part of our Dementia-Friendly Movie Matinees season: these screenings are relaxed screenings with the lights left on at a low level throughout the film, teas and coffees served midway through the film so we can all have a cuppa and a catch-up, and specially-trained ushers on hand to help with anything you may need.

  • There are two opportunities to go to this event:
    Monday 4th April 2022 and
    Friday 8th April 2022

About the movie: When tomboy Marjorie moves with her family to a new house in a small town in Indiana, she begins a romance with William. While she transforms from a tomboy to a young lady, her father is not so sure about William.

Tickets: £5, Carers Free (not available online) – includes tea or coffee

Mamma Mia (Dementia Friendly)

Start Date:
7th March 2022

End Date:
11th March 2022

Start Time:
1330

End Time:
1510 approx

Event title: Mamma Mia (Dementia Friendly)
Venue: Wem Town Hall, High Street, Wem SY4 5DG
Weblink: https://www.wemtownhall.co.uk/
Name: Wem Town Hall
Email: N/A
Telephone: 01939 238279
Event description: Mamma Mia is part of our Dementia-Friendly Movie Matinees season: these screenings are relaxed screenings with the lights left on at a low level throughout the film, teas and coffees served midway through the film so we can all have a cuppa and a catch-up, and specially-trained ushers on hand to help with anything you may need.

  • There are two opportunities to go to this event:
    Monday 7th March at 1.30pm or
    Friday 11th March at 1.30 pm

About the movie: Donna (Meryl Streep), a headstrong hotelier in the Greek islands, is preparing for her daughter’s wedding. Meanwhile Sophie, the bride, secretly invites three men from her mother’s past in hope of meeting her real father and having him escort her down the aisle.

Tickets: £5, Carers Free (not available online) – includes tea or coffee

Sing 2 (U) (Relaxed)

Start Date:
26th February 2022

End Date:
26th February 2022

Start Time:
1100

End Time:
1250

Event title: Sing 2 (U) (Relaxed)
Venue: Old Market Hall, The Square, Shrewsbury SY1 1LH
Weblink: www.oldmarkethall.co.uk
Name: Old Market Hall
Email: info@oldmarkethall.co.uk
Telephone: 01743 281281
Event description: Notes about this relaxed show: The Old Market Hall Relaxed screenings create a more comfortable and less formal environment in which to enjoy a film. The sound is lowered, and lighting levels are raised, alongside unreserved seating. You are welcome to move around the cinema during the film, and bring your own food and drink. Relaxed Screenings are Autism Friendly and open to all.

About the film: With big dreams and spectacular hit songs, ever-optimistic koala, Buster Moon, and his all-star cast of performers prepare to launch their most dazzling stage extravaganza yet! There’s just one hitch; they must persuade the world’s most reclusive rock star – lion rock legend Clay Calloway (played by music icon Bono) to join them.
Watch a trailer by clicking this link: https://youtu.be/AAnkc01ITpw

There will be an Audio Description available.

Booking: To book Wheelchair/Disabled concessions and groups of 10 or more, please contact the Box Office on 01743 281281.

Virtual House Tour

Telford Independent Living Centre Virtual House is ready for you to view. This interactive tour showing examples of Occupational Therapy, Assistive Technology and Sensory aids, equipment and solutions that may be helpful to you or a family member to do daily activities around the home.

Within the tour you will find information about these items including where they can be purchased*.

  • You should carefully consider whether items would be suitable for you and you are confident that they will meet your needs; especially if you are considering equipment that will affect your safety, balance, mobility or ability to summon help.
  • If you purchase an item, we cannot reimburse you for this.
  • Please follow the instructions provided with the product including weight restrictions on the item.
  • You may be eligible for VAT relief on some items, visit the GOV.UK website to find out more information about VAT relief 

If you would like to view and try some of this equipment in person before purchasing you can do so by clicking this link https://livewell.telford.gov.uk/Services/3117 where you can talk to a member of our team about the items. 

*Please note: the tour contains examples of items that are available, other items are available that are not displayed in the virtual house tour. The Council does not recommend or endorse any items or the retailers suggested in the tour. Prices are included as a guide and were correct at the time the tour was created and may be subject to change.

Guidance on viewing the tour:

  • the navigation is smoother if you view the tour in Google Chrome
  • try to view the house while you are connected to the internet (WiFi), rather than mobile data (4G)
  • the quality of the tour can depend on the strength of your internet connection.

Click here to watch the Virtual Tour and read further information:  https://www.telford.gov.uk/info/20792/independent_living_centre_ilc_and_virtual_house/5264/virtual_house_tour

 

The Truth about Disability Hate Crime

Have you or are you the victim of Disability Hate Crime? If so, please report it.

The Truth about Disability Hate Crime was shown on BBC 2 on 20th January 2021. The film which cam be watched for the next 11 months at the link below, reveals the abuse and aggression faced by disabled people in everyday life, from verbal name-calling to violent physical attacks. Made by disabled filmmaker Richard Butchins and featuring a wide range of testimony from survivors themselves, it asks why this happens.

You can watch the film here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m000rh4p/ad/targeted-the-truth-about-disability-hate-crime Click on sign language to see the film with BSL.

Shropshire Disability Network does not tolerate Hate Crime of any type, neither should you.

The Facts: 

  • A hate crime is any criminal offence that is motivated by hostility or prejudice based upon the victim’s disability or perceived disability.
  • Disability Hate Crime is massively underreported as many people don’t know who to talk to or how to report incidents. On a national level, hate crimes are under reported; it is estimated that three in five incidents are not reported. West Mercia Police is committed to addressing this issue by giving victims of hate crime the confidence to come forward and report their experience.

Hate Crime could be: 

  • physical attacks such as physical assault, damage to property, offensive graffiti and arson
  • threat of attack including offensive letters, abusive or obscene telephone calls, groups hanging around to intimidate, and unfounded, malicious complaints
  • verbal abuse, insults or harassment – taunting, offensive leaflets and posters, abusive gestures, dumping of rubbish outside homes or through letterboxes, and bullying at school or in the workplace.
  • Disability
  • Transgender
  • Sexual orientation
  • Religion
  • Individual characteristic that makes someone appear different
  • Race (including nationality, national origin, ethnic origin, race and colour)

Any type of crime can be a hate crime. Here are a few examples:

  • Physical attacks, Damage to property, Arson Offensive letters, Offensive language and harassment, Offensive graffiti, Threats of attack, Abusive or obscene telephone calls, Arson, Anti-social behaviour and intimidation.

Have you or someone you know been a victim of a hate crime or hate incident?

It is important that if hate crime happens to you or someone you know, that you report it.

You can find out more about hate crime here via True Vision www.report-it.org.uk/home  This link takes you directly to the hate crime page to report a hate crime  http://www.report-it.org.uk/your_police_force

If you feel you cannot report it yourself, then tell us & Shropshire Disability Network will do it for you. Contact hatecrime@shropshire-disability.net or call 07780 852229

Telford and Wrekin Customer Strategy Consultation

Telford & Wrekin Council are asking residents and stakeholders for their views on the Council’s new Customer Strategy and new Customer Contract, which outlines their aims for how they want to serve their customers and sets out the standards of service that customers should expect to receive.

The consultation will give customers the opportunity to tell them about their previous experiences of contacting the Council, which will help them understand what they are currently doing well and what areas they need to improve.

The consultation starts on 25th September 2020 and 16th October 2020 but the deadline has now been extended by one week. Note the deadline for this consultation has now been changed to Friday 23rd October 2020 as Telford & Wrekin Council wish to receive as much feedback as possible.

To take part in this consultation please visit www.telford.gov.uk/customerconsultation .’

If you or someone you know would like to receive this survey in an alternative format, please email customer.insight@telford.gov.uk or telephone 01952 382006. Telford & Wrekin Council want this survey to be inclusive and would like to hear from SDN members.

To review the draft Customer Strategy and Customer Contract please visit   www.telford.gov.uk/customerconsultation this page also contains a link to the online survey.

For further general information about the consultation or would like to receive the consultation in a different format please email customer.insight@telford.gov.uk.

Telford and Wrekin Customer Strategy Consultation-Deadline extended to 23 October

Start Date:
25th September 2020

End Date:
23rd October 2020

Start Time:
0001

End Time:
2359

Telford & Wrekin Council are asking residents and stakeholders for their views on the Council’s new Customer Strategy and new Customer Contract, which outlines their aims for how they want to serve their customers and sets out the standards of service that customers should expect to receive.

The consultation will give customers the opportunity to tell them about their previous experiences of contacting the Council, which will help them understand what they are currently doing well and what areas they need to improve.

The consultation starts on 25th September 2020 and ends on Friday 16th October 2020 but the deadline has now been extended by one week. Note the deadline for this consultation has now been changed to Friday 23rd October 2020 as Telford & Wrekin Council wish to receive as much feedback as possible.

To take part in this consultation please visit www.telford.gov.uk/customerconsultation .’

If you or someone you know would like to receive this survey in an alternative format, please email customer.insight@telford.gov.uk or telephone 01952 382006. Telford & Wrekin Council want this survey to be inclusive and would like to hear from SDN members.

To review the draft Customer Strategy and Customer Contract please visit   www.telford.gov.uk/customerconsultation this page also contains a link to the online survey.

For further general information about the consultation or would like to receive the consultation in a different format please email customer.insight@telford.gov.uk.

Managing Pavement Parking

Start Date:
1st October 2020

End Date:
31st October 2020

Start Time:
00.01

End Time:
23.59

The Government has produced a consultation on whether pavement parking should be banned and local authorities given more powers to challenge those who park on the pavements. 

Off-road parking causes major challenges for people with disabilities ie people who use mobility aids, mobility scooters and wheelchairs, have sensory impairments as well as parents and guardians who have babies and children in prams and buggies. Pavement parking can also be a hazard to children and elderly citizens as they also have to step off the pavement and into the road.

SDN says “This consultation is long overdue and we would encourage all our members to take part to bring change. This all comes at a time when disabled people are experiencing numerous challenges accessing towns due to increases in seating for diners on pavements, temporary changes to pavements and cycle ways, removal of parking bays, and cars being excluded from some streets as local authorities attempt to introduce new social distancing measures. We need government to show stronger leadership on ensuring inclusive streetscapes.”

Consultation Description:

Consultation asking whether a change of existing pavement parking legislation should occur.

We are proposing 3 options:

  1. Improving the Traffic Regulation Order (TRO) process, under which local authorities can already prohibit pavement parking.
  2. A legislative change to allow local authorities with civil parking enforcement powers to enforce against ‘unnecessary obstruction of the pavement’.
  3. A legislative change to introduce a London-style pavement parking prohibition throughout England.

Click on this link to access Pavement Parking: options for change: https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/managing-pavement-parking/pavement-parking-options-for-change

Click here to download in PDF Annex A impact assessment pavement parking restrictions: annex-a-impact-assessment-pavement-parking-restrictions

Have you say on this consultation by clicking on this link  https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/managing-pavement-parking

You can also respond to this Consultation by: 

Completing the response that is available to download at this link response form or by emailing  Pavement.parking@dft.gov.uk

Note this consultation closes on Sunday 22nd November 2020

Shropshire Libraries -available services

Shropshire Libraries had to close due to lockdown, but will open as soon as they can. If you are missing visiting your local library or using the mobile library, help is available. They still have many services to offer us. We share a selection below.

  • CloudLibrary CloudLibrary is available for borrowers to download e-books and e-audio books. CloudLibrary works in the same way as a physical library so once one person ‘takes out’ a book it is not available for anyone else to borrow.

Shropshire Library shares their e-library with other library authorities providing lots of choice, if a title belonging to Shropshire Libraries is on loan you will be able to place a hold on it (request it). Please note to receive email notification when holds are available you will need to add your email address in your settings. Holds are held available to download for 3 days.

All you need is your library card number and PIN to access CloudLibrary.

  • e-Newspapers and e-Magazines on PressReader You can access over 2000 e-newspapers and e-magazines, including most of the UK national papers, through Library PressReader.
  • Shropshire Libraries Reading Group Facebook Page They also encourage those users that are on Facebook to join the Shropshire Libraries Reading Group page. Members of this group frequently discuss titles that they have been reading and offer recommendations to others. 

For non members

Do you know someone who would like to become a member of Shropshire Libraries? If so, please tell them about what Shropshire Libraries have to offer. It’s easy to join and they will immediately be able to use our e-library services.

Shropshire Libraries also have a You Tube channel especially Books Aloud and Memory Corner  ( for people living with Dementia) -Click this link to access our You Tube channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIJXSGNRknFIQbBOSXeno4A

News from Wem Town Hall

Each month Wem Town Hall hold Dementia Friendly shows as well as Songs from the Movies: Interactive Singing sessions for People with Dementia. From March 2020 they will be adding in a dementia friendly movie matinee on different day to allow for greater opportunity to take part. Their first additional film showing will be Sister Act on Friday 6th March, also part of Wem Town Hall’s 10th Birthday celebrations so please come and help us celebrate. Tickets: £5, Carers Free (not available online) – includes refreshment.

At Dementia Friendly movie matinees Wem Town Hall staff hope that you enjoy a laid back informal way, view and experience films. The seats are set out on the flat floor around small tables in a cafe style. The lights are kept on at a low level and they always make sure the sounds levels aren’t too high. They have an interval so everyone can have a chat over an all important cuppa and a biscuit before catching the end of the film. Wem Town Hall have specially trained ushers are on hand to assist and help navigate the venue. 

To find out more about what is on offer at Wem Town Hall, click here:  http://www.wemtownhall.co.uk/whats-on/