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Arty Party: Secret Lives

Start Date:
16th February 2022

End Date:
16th February 2022

Start Time:
1930

End Time:
TBC

Event title: Arty Party: Secret Lives
Venue: The Place, Limes Walk, Oakengates, Telford TF2 6EP
Weblink: https://www.theplacetelford.com/
Name: Arty Party with The Place Telford
Email: theplace@telford.gov.uk
Telephone: 01952 382382
Event description: Some of SDN members belong to the group “Arty Party” which is a group of over 100 people with learning disabilities, meeting in Telford and Shropshire to explore, perform, create and celebrate art

This is an opportunity for you to go to an evening of powerful, thought-provoking short fantasy films produced by Arty Party.

Arty Party creates award winning films starring actors with learning disabilities which are shared at film festivals world-wide.

‘Secret Lives’ are an enticing and surreal trilogy of films adapted from original stories by best-selling fantasy author Jeff Vandermeer.

The evening includes a chance to explore a digital installation ‘The Cabinet of Secret Lives’, a curated selection of short films including ‘Secret Lives’ and a Q & A with the ‘Secret Lives’ actors.

The event will finish with a chance to dance your socks off with Arty Party members and DJ David Rickard.

Arrangements: Cabaret Style seating.

Tickets: cost £10 each. To book tickets click the link below: https://www.theplacetelford.com/bookevent/arty-party-secret-lives/271411ARHSNBGNGPVNPDVRLBJVTTLDBLK

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.

Oswestry -Church Street area experimental parking restrictions

Start Date:
1st February 2022

End Date:
31st March 2022

Start Time:
0001

End Time:
2359

This consultation may be of interest to SDN members who need to use disabled parking spaces-Church Street, Oswestry.

The experimental prohibition of waiting and loading restrictions, together with the provision of additional disabled parking and loading bays, will further trial a revised parking layout which is intended to enhance provision for disabled parking in Oswestry town centre. It will also provide improved dedicated loading facilities, whilst managing traffic and indiscriminate parking.

The above aims to provide improved safety for all road users, as well as an enhanced quality of life and environment for the local community, and will be applied on an experimental basis for up to 18 months.

One-way street restrictions and a 20mph speed limit are also proposed for this area, and are covered by separate traffic regulation orders.

For full details: On 25 November 2021 Shropshire Council made an experimental order to place the following parking restrictions on Church Street, Oswestry giving details to loading bays, waiting restrictions, disabled parking spaces: Click here: https://shropshire.gov.uk/get-involved/oswestry-church-street-area-experimental-parking-restrictions/

Further information can be found in the deposited documents at Oswestry Library, Arthur Street, Oswestry, or you may request copies of them by:

  • Emailing traffic.engineering@shropshire.gov.uk
  • Writing to: Traffic Engineering Team, Shirehall, Abbey Foregate, Shrewsbury SY2 6ND
  • Calling 0345 678 9006

If you wish to raise an objection, express support, or make any other comments about these experimental restrictions, please send us an email or letter by 6 June 2022 (contact details as above). You may also ring the above phone number for more information.

Please note that, for legal reasons, objections must be made in writing or by email, and should state the grounds on which the objection is made. Objections cannot be accepted over the phone.

Highways England partner with AccessAble – Motorway Access Guides

Highways England Partner with AccessAble to provide Motorway Access Guides.

Highways England has partnered with AccessAble, the UK’s leading provider of detailed accessibility information, to help motorists plan where to stop for a break at any one of the 114 motorway service areas across England, for better, safer journeys.

This is good news as for many years disabled people and carers using AccessAble have been asking for these guides, so it will make a  huge difference to have comprehensive accessibility information to help when planning a trip.

The new guides, available online at this link https://www.accessable.co.uk/searches?query=Motorway+Services&location_query=&commit=Search  or via the free AccessAble app, providing 100 per cent facts, figures, and photographs to help motorists plan their visit. They cover key areas including parking, toilets, petrol stations, shops, and restaurants, with detailed information on everything from staff training and hearing loops, to walking distances and Changing Places.

In addition, the two organisations have worked together to create virtual route guides. This new type of guide, which uses 360-degree imagery, will enable visitors to ‘virtually’ explore routes to key facilities like accessible toilets and Changing Places, so they can find out exactly what to expect when they arrive.

People with disabilities and carers know how important it is to plan their journey and to know where there are facilities that they can access. Highways England encourages everyone to plan before setting off. Planning for some people isn’t as easy as for others so these guides will help many of the UK’s disabled people and their carers. Disabled drivers represents five per cent of the driving population, so it is encouraging that these access guides are one of many new services Highways England is introducing to break down barriers and help people reliably plan and feel confident about their journeys.

“The new access guides will not only give people all the information they need to plan a trip but also support Highways England and motorway service operators to see how facilities could be improved in the future.”

All Access Guides are available free of charge on the AccessAble website. and on the AccessAble App.

You can watch and listen to a YouTube video here on what these Access Guides will mean to people https://youtu.be/MeV-08LSxLc

National Garden Scheme

Albrighton Moat and Gardens are delighted that they have been accepted in the National Garden Scheme for 2021. They are looking forward to welcome a broader range of visitors to their gardens for the first time and know they have a lot of hard work ahead of us them to ensure the gardens fully represents the hard work and determination of the many who turned a disused field into the beautiful gardens of today.

Thee National Garden scheme dates are Friday 25th & Saturday 26th June and Friday 30th & Saturday 31st July 2021. They will be open from 11 am to 3 pm. Come along and walk around our accessible landscaped and natural gardens including, sensory and cottage gardens and ponds. There will be refreshment’s and homemade cakes available to purchase.  They will also be selling handmade woodcraft items on their woodcraft stall.

Why not put these dates in your diary now and make sure to visit and see the wonderful work that goes on at Albrighton Trust and Moat. You can book your tickets on-line at this link https://ngs.org.uk/view-garden/42148?fbclid=IwAR3t5QnC64pHy5NlEwXzvhv8J1zZ0VxnkjcqlT1J3NHzivrbBiUyRinsL_Y

For further information call 01902 372441 or email moat@albrightontrust.org.uk or visit their website.

To find out more about the work of Albrighton Moat and Gardens, click here:  https://shropshire-disability.net/albrighton-moat-and-gardens-including-the-me-you-project-2/

To find out more about the National Garden Scheme click here: https://ngs.org.uk/

National Garden Scheme (Albrighton Moat & Gardens)

Start Date:
29th July 2021

End Date:
30th July 2021

Start Time:
1100

End Time:
1500

Event title: National Garden Scheme (Albrighton Moat & Gardens)
Venue: Albrighton Trust Moat & Gardens, Blue House Lane, Albrighton, Nr Wolverhampton, WV7 5FL
Weblink: https://www.albrightontrust.org.uk/
Name: National Garden Scheme
Email: moat@albrightontrust.org.uk
Telephone: 01902 372441
Event description: Albrighton Moat and Gardens are delighted that they have been accepted in the National Garden Scheme for 2021. They are looking forward to welcome a broader range of visitors to their gardens for the first time and know they have a lot of hard work ahead of us them to ensure the gardens fully represents the hard work and determination of the many who turned a disused field into the beautiful gardens of today.

Thee National Garden scheme dates are Friday 25th & Saturday 26th June and Friday 30th & Saturday 31st July 2021. They will be open from 11 am to 3 pm. Come along and walk around our accessible landscaped and natural gardens including, sensory and cottage gardens and ponds. There will be refreshment’s and homemade cakes available to purchase. They will also be selling handmade woodcraft items on their woodcraft stall.

Why not put these dates in your diary now and make sure to visit and see the wonderful work that goes on at Albrighton Trust and Moat. You can book your tickets on-line at this link:  https://ngs.org.uk/view-garden/42148?fbclid=IwAR3t5QnC64pHy5NlEwXzvhv8J1zZ0VxnkjcqlT1J3NHzivrbBiUyRinsL_Y

For further information call 01902 372441 or email moat@albrightontrust.org.uk or visit their website.

To find out more about the work of Albrighton Moat and Gardens, click here: https://shropshire-disability.net/albrighton-moat-and-gardens-including-the-me-you-project-2/

To find out more about the National Garden Scheme click here: https://ngs.org.uk/

National Garden Scheme (Albrighton Moat & Gardens)

Start Date:
25th June 2021

End Date:
26th June 2021

Start Time:
1100

End Time:
1500

Event title: National Garden Scheme (Albrighton Moat & Gardens)
Venue: Albrighton Trust Moat & Gardens, Blue House Lane, Albrighton, Nr Wolverhampton, WV7 5FL
Weblink: https://www.albrightontrust.org.uk/
Name: National Garden Scheme
Email: moat@albrightontrust.org.uk
Telephone: 01902 372441
Event description: Albrighton Moat and Gardens are delighted that they have been accepted in the National Garden Scheme for 2021. They are looking forward to welcome a broader range of visitors to their gardens for the first time and know they have a lot of hard work ahead of us them to ensure the gardens fully represents the hard work and determination of the many who turned a disused field into the beautiful gardens of today.

Thee National Garden scheme dates are Friday 25th & Saturday 26th June and Friday 30th & Saturday 31st July 2021. They will be open from 11 am to 3 pm. Come along and walk around our accessible landscaped and natural gardens including, sensory and cottage gardens and ponds. There will be refreshment’s and homemade cakes available to purchase. They will also be selling handmade woodcraft items on their woodcraft stall.

Why not put these dates in your diary now and make sure to visit and see the wonderful work that goes on at Albrighton Trust and Moat. You can book your tickets on-line at this link:  https://ngs.org.uk/view-garden/42148?fbclid=IwAR3t5QnC64pHy5NlEwXzvhv8J1zZ0VxnkjcqlT1J3NHzivrbBiUyRinsL_Y

For further information call 01902 372441 or email moat@albrightontrust.org.uk or visit their website.

To find out more about the work of Albrighton Moat and Gardens, click here: https://shropshire-disability.net/albrighton-moat-and-gardens-including-the-me-you-project-2/

To find out more about the National Garden Scheme click here: https://ngs.org.uk/

TNS Walking Football sessions have resumed in Oswestry

The New Saints (TNS) FC Foundation provides a range of diversionary activities to ensure that all in the community have the opportunity to participate, adding enrichment to their lives regardless of gender, disability, age or social-economic factors.

Walking Football has started again at The TNS Foundation at Oswestry. Their disability projects increase the self-esteem, health, personal and social skills of all participants. They also provide activities and a Healthy Living Programme that uses exercise to fight age-related illness.

They can provide multi-sport sessions in house and in the community to disability service users. They include:

  • Football
  • Dodgeball
  • Tennis
  • Cricket
  • Rounders
  • Smash-up Badminton
  • Football Mash-up
  • Boccia
  • New Age Kurling

Take a look at this page on The TNS Foundation to see if there are any activities you would like to do. Here is a link to the page: https://www.tnsfc.co.uk/foundation/disability-sport-and-senior-saints/ Activities take place in other areas apart from Oswestry!

They also hold activities weekly for children and teenagers. Download a leaflet here: TNS_ALL_IN_MultiSport_5_2_18

For more information, please contact shelly.mcglinchey@gotothevenue.com

Derwen College Summer Virtual Open Day

Start Date:
26th June 2021

End Date:
26th June 2021

Start Time:
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End Time:
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Event title: Derwen College Summer Virtual Open Day
Venue: On-line
Weblink: https://www.derwen.ac.uk/
Name: Derwen College
Email: enquiries@derwen.ac.uk
Telephone: 01691 661234 ext 401
Event description: On Saturday 26th June we will be holding two online open day events.

Both events will take place on GoToWebinar.

We look forward to seeing you at the summer Virtual Open Day events.

If you have any questions about other virtual events we are attending, or for more information about applying to Derwen College, please visit the Admissions page https://www.derwen.ac.uk/about-derwen/admissions/. You can also contact the Admissions team on: 01691 661234 ext 401.

Coached Angling sessions

Start Date:
5th August 2021

End Date:
26th August 2021

Start Time:
10am or 1pm sessions.

End Time:
1300 or 1600

Event title: Coached angling sessions
Venue: Albrighton Trust Moat & Gardens, Blue House Lane, Albrighton, Nr Wolverhampton, WV7 5FL
Name: Albrighton Trust Moat
Email: moat@albrightontrust.org.uk
Telephone: 01902 372441
Event description: It looked like everyone enjoyed themselves, catching plenty of fish at our recent coached angling sessions. This means we are running coached angling session during August.

The dates are as follows:

  • Thursday 5th August,
  • Thursday 12th August,
  • Thursday 19th August and
  • Thursday 26th August.

Booking Essential: Choose between a 10am or 1pm sessions, to book your place please contact us on 01902 372441 or email moat@albrightontrust.org.uk