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Derwen College Summer Virtual Open Day

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Start Date:
26th June 2021

End Date:
26th June 2021

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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.

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

Where to Get Medical Help During Easter Bank Holiday

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GP practices will be closed over the Easter bank holiday (Friday 2nd, April to Monday 5th, April 2021), NHS Shropshire and NHS Telford and Wrekin Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) say NHS services including GP appointments are available.

“The NHS is here for you if you need us, and different services are available depending on the medical help required.

For non-emergency health concerns, contact NHS 111 online at: https://111.nhs.uk or call 111, free from landlines and mobile phones. This service is available 24 hours a day, including bank holidays. Callers will be directed to where they can get the medical help and advice they need.

Pharmacies also offer health advice and over-the-counter treatments. To check if your local pharmacy is open as normal, or for limited times over the Easter bank holiday, visit the NHS website.

The Minor Injuries Units in Bridgnorth, Ludlow, Oswestry and Whitchurch treat minor injuries such as bites, cuts, foreign bodies in the eyes, nose and ears, minor burns and scalds, sprains and bruises, and wound infections. For opening hours, visit the https://www.shropscommunityhealth.nhs.uk/

Urgent Treatment Centres (UTC), which are located at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital and the Princess Royal Hospital in Telford, treat injuries which don’t need emergency treatment. For opening hours, visit the https://www.sath.nhs.uk/wards-services/urgent/

For life threatening emergencies, such as a stroke or heart attack, contact 999.

If you are showing any signs of COVID-19 symptoms such as a high temperature, a new, continuous cough or loss of taste or smell, please stay at home and use the dedicated NHS 111 COVID-19 service online at www.111.nhs.uk/COVID-19 for advice.

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Debt advice services in Shropshire survey-Deadline Extended

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Shropshire Voluntary and Community Sector Assembly (VCSA), Shropshire Association of Local Council (SALC) and Shropshire Council are working together to better understand the work taking place in Shropshire to provide debt advice and support those people who may have money worries, debt or facing financial hardship.

They hope this survey will help them to shine a light on the work that is already taking place, help identify gaps, and identify support needs and opportunities to develop further partnerships and collaborative working.

The Feedback and Insight team will support with survey analysis, and the aim is that the results will help form a baseline for future research. This survey is open to everyone.

To enable collaboration for the future, they would be interested to know if you would like to attend a money advice forum where they can share the results of the questionnaire and set out future priorities. In the space at the end of the survey you have opportunity to say if you would like to take part.

The ways you can take part in this survey are:

  • Click this link to go straight to the survey: https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/Debt-Advice-Services-Shropshire-2021

  • A pdf version of the survey is available on request, and if you’d like the survey in an alternative format please use the email below to request a copy and explain any support you need to allow you to respond. You can also respond with any supporting information in writing:

    Email: TellUs@shropshire.gov.uk
    Post: Feedback and Insight team, Shropshire Council, Shirehall, Abbey Foregate, Shropshire SY2 6ND.

Note: The closing date for this survey has been extended to Monday 26th April 2021

SALC Community Survey

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This survey has been developed in partnership by the Shropshire Association of Local Councils (SALC) and the Shropshire Voluntary and Community Sector Assembly (VCSA). This survey is designed to encourage community-based groups and organisations to highlight key local issues. A very similar survey has been designed for town councils, parish councils and parish meetings. SALC hope to use the survey to learn more about:

  • How local communities have responded to the coronavirus pandemic
  • Any concerns or issues currently being faced or identified community concerns for the future
  • Organisational support needs
  • How local partnerships are benefiting local people
  • Examples of good practice
  • Ideas, suggestions and opportunities for the future

Co-operation between community groups and town and parish councils has always been important, but the results local partnerships achieve have been recognised more than ever during the coronavirus pandemic. Understanding this joint working will be important as we work together to overcome future challenges and recover from the impacts of the pandemic.

Shropshire Council’s Feedback and Insight Team will support with survey analysis and they hope the results will help form a baseline for future research. They welcome any feedback groups have, so please use the open space at the end of the survey to add any issues not covered within the survey questions.

Ways to take part in this survey: 

  1. Take part in the online survey by clicking this link:  https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/SALCCommunitySurvey or 
  2. Email: alc@shropshire.gov.uk or
  3. In writing, via post: Feedback and Insight team, Shropshire Council, Shirehall, Abbey Foregate, Shropshire SY2 6ND.

If you would like the survey in an alternative format, please use the email above to request a copy or telephone Shropshire Council’s Customer Services on 0345 678 9000 and explain any support you need to allow you to respond.

This survey ends on Wednesday 31st March 2021

SALC Community Survey

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Start Date:
15th February 2021

End Date:
31st March 2021

Start Time:
0001

End Time:
2359

This survey has been developed in partnership by the Shropshire Association of Local Councils (SALC) and the Shropshire Voluntary and Community Sector Assembly (VCSA). This survey is designed to encourage community-based groups and organisations to highlight key local issues. A very similar survey has been designed for town councils, parish councils and parish meetings. SALC hope to use the survey to learn more about:

  • How local communities have responded to the coronavirus pandemic
  • Any concerns or issues currently being faced or identified community concerns for the future
  • Organisational support needs
  • How local partnerships are benefiting local people
  • Examples of good practice
  • Ideas, suggestions and opportunities for the future

Co-operation between community groups and town and parish councils has always been important, but the results local partnerships achieve have been recognised more than ever during the coronavirus pandemic. Understanding this joint working will be important as we work together to overcome future challenges and recover from the impacts of the pandemic.

Shropshire Council’s Feedback and Insight Team will support with survey analysis and they hope the results will help form a baseline for future research. They welcome any feedback groups have, so please use the open space at the end of the survey to add any issues not covered within the survey questions.

Ways to take part in this survey: 

  1. Take part in the online survey by clicking this link:  https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/SALCCommunitySurvey or 
  2. Email: alc@shropshire.gov.uk or
  3. In writing, via post: Feedback and Insight team, Shropshire Council, Shirehall, Abbey Foregate, Shropshire SY2 6ND.

If you would like the survey in an alternative format, please use the email above to request a copy or telephone Shropshire Council’s Customer Services on 0345 678 9000 and explain any support you need to allow you to respond.

This survey ends on Wednesday 31st March 2021

Age UK Shropshire Telford and Wrekin useful guide to shopping

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Age UK Shropshire Telford and Wrekin have created a useful guide for people who may have questions around the new processes of doing their shopping.

You can download a document in Word for full details of the latest advice here: Shopping and COVID A4 v2 Jun 2020

You can download a document in Word for full details of the latest advice here: shopping-and-covid-a4-v3-jun-2020

Please note the above documents that you can download is the newest version and details are accurate at the moment, they may change again so always check for further clarity at :  https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus 

Hearing Aid repairs and maintenance by post

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Shropshire Audiology Services are now offering a Hearing Aid repairs and maintenance service by postal service. Whilst face-to-face Audiology clinics are temporarily suspended due to the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic, Shropshire NHS Audiology continues to provide non face-to-face services including postal, online and telephone support.

Postal Service for broken hearing aids
If you are experiencing problems with your hearing aid/s, you can send them, with the correct postage, to Audiology at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital or the Princess Royal Hospital in Telford. A padded envelope containing two boxed hearing aids will cost approximately £3-4 to send from the Post Office.

So that they can return your hearing aids, you should provide a note in the envelope with your name and address, date of birth and a brief explanation of the problem with the hearing aid.

They will repair your hearing aid the day they receive it and send it back to you by first class post.

Shropshire Audiology Services can also offer phone and email advice for issues you are experiencing with your hearing aids, details of which can be found below.

Please note, due to social distancing measures there will be no drop–in repair service moving forward, the service will be available by booked appointment only.

Postal Service for Spare tubing, domes and batteries:

Telephone Consultations
Audiologist staff have continued to provide telephone consultations for Tinnitus and Hearing Therapy patients.

Sudden Hearing Losses:
If you have experienced sudden hearing loss, please ring your GP.

Please remember to have your hearing aids serviced and maintained regularly as it is important.

Coronavirus (Covid19) How to get a test (inc Easy Read)

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If you have symptoms of Coronavirus (Covid19) you can get a throat and nose swab test to confirm whether you currently have the virus. This is part of the 5-pillar strategy for coronavirus testing. Testing is most effective within 3 days of symptoms developing, so the sooner you book a test  by calling 119, the safer we all become. You can request a test at home and a carer can help you or you can go to a a local testing centre.

There is a new number you can use to book your test. It is NHS 119. Also take a look at the new website https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/

The following groups of people can ask for a test through the NHS website:

  • anyone in England and Wales who has symptoms of coronavirus, whatever their age
  • anyone in Scotland and Northern Ireland aged over 5 who has symptoms of coronavirus

The following groups of people can access priority testing through GOV.UK:

  • essential workers in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
  • anyone in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland over 5 years old who has symptoms of coronavirus and lives with an essential worker
  • children under 5 years old in England and Wales who have symptoms of coronavirus and live with an essential worker (this test must be performed by a parent or guardian)

For further information click on this link: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/coronavirus-covid-19-getting-tested#history

What are the symptoms of Covid19?

Do not leave home if you or someone you live with has any of the following:

  • a high temperature
  • a new, continuous cough
  • a loss of, or change to, your sense of smell or taste

How to get a test

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While there is now a new number to call (119) should you have symptoms of Covid19, remember in an emergency (ie you suddenly have breathing difficulties, you can still call 999. Remember, if you have symptoms you must self isolate for 7 days.

 

Autism Advice Sessions-Market Drayton

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Start Date:
13th March 2020

End Date:
13th March 2020

Start Time:
0930

End Time:
1230

Event title: Autism Advice Sessions-Market Drayton
Venue: Raven House, Cheshire Street, Market Drayton TF9 3AH
Name: Autism West Midlands
Email: info@autismwestmidlands.org.uk
Telephone: 0121 450 7575
Event description: Would you like some specific advice about autism and your child?
This is an opportunity for you to have Free one to one advice and guidance for parents/carers of individuals on the autism spectrum.

Please book a 45 minute appointment in advance. Please do not bring your child with autism to this appointment.

These sessions will also run on these dates:

  • Monday 13th January 2020
  • Monday 10th February 2020 and
  • Monday 13th March 2020

Cost: Free Booking Information: to book this event or for more information please contact the Helpline Team By calling 0121 450 75 75 or emailing info@autismwestmidlands.org.uk

This event is funded by Shropshire Council