Wirral CVS Health and Social Care Network Sponsored by Home Instead Minutes of a meeting held on Thursday 25th September at 10.00am Home Instead, The Old Bank, 56 Shrewsbury Road, Oxton, Wirral, CH43 2HY Present: Liz Howard Pauline Sutton Cathy Wilson Emlyn Jones Marj Stirzaker Karen Horner Sylwia Mianowwane Eamonn Clabby Hannah Rapley Chloe Harvey Phil Barr Ross Matthews Paul Growney Karen Giner Memories of Yesterday W.O.P.P Nautilus Welfare Both Parents Matter Both Parents Matter Tomorrows Women Wirral Wirral Change CWP Alzheimer’s Society Wirral Mencap Headway Home Instead Wirral CVS Wirral CVS Apologies: Lindsay Marsden Sue Gladden Kath Postles Ian Grant Linda Hamilton Simon Legge Fliss Lightfoot Lynne Sedgwick Wyn Cooke Betty Jones Wellbeing Enterprises Carers Soup ‘n’ Support Wirral Townswomen Guild Community Champion (Asda) Wirral Community NHS Trust Penderels Trust Stroke Association Wirral Society for the Blind & Partially Sighted W.O.O.P Marine Lake Practice Presentation Marj Stirzaker- Families Need Fathers (FNF) Both Parents Matter A national Charity which provides information and support to parents, whether married or unmarried, and to both men and women. FNF is chiefly concerned with the problems of maintaining a child's relationship with both parents, during and after family breakdown. FNF helps thousands of parents each year and also supports members of the wider family if required. The local branch offers a warm welcome to all parents and family members who are affected by difficulties in maintaining contact with their children as a result of relationship breakdown. At monthly meetings there are Parents with similar experiences. The self-help group aim to support and guide each other in solving problems and regaining balance when things break down. The group help each other find information that enables them to make informed choices about how to move ahead. Birkenhead meetings are held on the second Thursday of each month, at Gallagher’s Pub, 20 Chester Street, Birkenhead CH41 5DQ at 7.00pm. Website address: www.fnf.org.uk Emyln Jones Family Court Help & McKenzie Friends Family Court Help is a Social Enterprise, providing support to parents in the family courts, a charge of £130 when appearing in court. One to one meetings are held with charging. McKenzie friends are volunteers and provide assistance and support for parents who because of the withdrawal of Legal Aid wish to represent themselves in court. Family Court Help (McKenzie Friends) provide experienced case workers to accompany the client to court and manage the hearing. Some are legally trained whilst others have extensive experience in the arena of Family Law. Website address: www.familycourthelp.org.uk Information Exchange Eamonn Clabby – CWP Information for Autumn Term for 2014 courses. Building Self Confidence – Wallasey Library Building Self Confidence - Rock Ferry Library Drop-In Sessions/Keeping in Touch Tesco Bidston Moss Fire Safety In the Home – Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service, Beaconsfield Being Safe with Medication – CWP Pharmacy – Beaconsfield Keeping Well – Wallasey Library – Rock Ferry Library Dangers of Loan Sharks/Money Management (dates, time and place yet to be confirmed) Art & Health Recovery through music & sing – Rock Ferry One Stop Shop For more information/enquiries contact Eamonn Clabby, Recovery College Co-ordinator 0151 488 7250, email [email protected] Karen Horner – Tomorrows Women Wirral – holding Mental Health Awareness Day at th Tomorrows Women on Friday 10 October 2014. Paul Growney – Wirral CVS,Wirral CVS are planning a region wide Carers Mentoring project. The aim of the project is to provide a peer to peer mentoring services for carers to provide advice / guidance/ support social inclusion/ signposting/training and general support. Wirral CVS would be most grateful if the short survey could be completed See link for survey monkey https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/S8JJH3T Anyone can complete the survey they do not need to be a carer in order to do this. Date of Next Meeting Thursday 27th November 2014 at Home Instead, 9.45 for a 10.00 start.
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