News & Developments

Achievements so far include:

• Removed restrictions preventing us improving the field
• Registered as a Charity
• Gained QE2 status to ensure our field is protected for recreational activities
• Carried out two consultations to get the views of the community
• Negotiated with the local authority to address obstacles preventing us taking on the lease

Going forward.....

COGS have a lot to celebrate now.  They have taken on the lease from HPBC which allows them to begin to transform the boggy, uneven ground into a useful open space with the leisure and sporting facilities that Furness Vale deserves.

Fundraising successes

COGS continue to raise valuable funds from an Annual Field Day, Comedy Nights, Coffee Mornings, etc.  and can now also report the following major funding achievements:

SPORT ENGLAND  £60,632 for drainage and landscaping and providing specialised surface for the football pitch.

BERNARD SUNLEY £5000 and FIELDS IN TRUST  £1250 to contribute to the drainage and landscaping costs.

WREN  £47,035 to provide a perimeter path, benches and outdoor gym equipment.

TESCO  £12,000 for picnic tables, flower beds, meadow area, fencing & hedging, and ornamental features.

By next year’s Field Day COGS hope to have all the above installed.   A big thank you to everyone who has helped and supported them through the years.

The Care Act 2014 is the most significant reform of social care legislation in more than 65 years, putting people and their carer’s in control of their care and support.

The new duties and responsibilities took effect in April 2015. Derby City Council is working with the NHS Derbyshire Local Education and Training Board to deliver development opportunities to different roles across the Health and Social Care communities of Derbyshire and Derby City to embed the Care Act 2014. 

We are offering free briefing sessions which are available toa wide variety of staff and people to provide an overview of the Act and the new regulations.

Session Overview:

• An introduction and overview of the Care Act.
• The new duties and responsibilities for local authorities.
• The wellbeing principle.
• New rights for people and carers.

Contact Chyna Burton to book your place on the workshop by telephone 01332 642771 or email chyna.burton@derby.gov.uk

• Suitable for adults whose first language is not English 
• Taught by experienced, well-qualified teachers 
• Classes will be held during school term time 

You are welcome to come along whatever your level of English.

To enrol:
Email  chatterbox4english@gmail.com   
Mobile078 456 49046 
Facebook chatterbox4english 

The charity has a clear vision, to fund the little things that can make a big difference to older people’s lives.

Groups, organisations and charities across the UK who work with the elderly can apply for a donation to fund an event, activity or pastime that will make their members smile.

For more information call 01925 730273 or email bringjoy@homestead.co.uk or visit www.bringjoyfoundation.org

As part of changes to the General Medical Services contract in England for 2015/16, GP practices are required to expand and improve the provision of online services for patients.  They are also required to promote the online services they provide, which should include:

• Appointment bookings
• Ordering repeat prescriptions
• Amending personal details
• Access to summary information held in patient’s records

A national GP patient survey carried out in England in 2014 found that 34% of patients said their preferred method of booking a GP appointment would be online. However, just a year on, the same survey found that only 6% of patients had booked a GP appointment online.

This questionnaire aims to gain an understanding as to what extent Derbyshire residents are aware of the on-line GP services that are available to them and to find out if people are actually using them.   The results will be analysed to identify possible causes of low-level engagement with online GP services, as well as to identify any potential barriers to accessing them. 

Survey - www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/GP-ONLINE-SERVICES

Held at Glossop Volunteer Centre on Friday 10 June to 8 July 6-9pm.

The sessions covers:
Session 1   Equality, diversity and inclusion
Session 2   First Aid
Session 3   Keeping yourself safe
Session 4   Health and safety
Session 5   Person centred approach

For more information contact the Glossop Volunteer Centre on 01457 865722 or email Janice@vcglossop.org.uk  

www.derbyshire.gov.uk/passport

Friday 20 May 13:00 – 15:30 at Buxton Methodist Church.

All Welcome. Chill out chat, meet your friends and make new ones.
Refreshments provided.

Forthcoming dates for 2016: 17 June, 15 July, 19 August, 16 September.

Over the last 3 years, Grassroots Giving has donated £241,500 to 483 clubs and groups.  Looking back at previous winners this has included cricket, football, hockey, swimming, triathlon, tennis, archery, athletics and cross country, sailing, netball, running, boxing, table tennis, rowing, roller hockey, croquet, rugby, Korfball, Disability Athletics… 

www.derbyshiresport.co.uk/news/2016/05/the-skipton-building-societys-grassroots-giving-scheme-is-back

Other recent Derbyshire Sport funding news items include:

• The M&S Energy Fund
• The Peoples Postcode Trust
• The Bring Joy Foundation
• Sporting Heritage funding

www.derbyshiresport.co.uk/funding-news

• Help raise awareness of dementia and make Derbyshire more dementia-friendly 
• Attend your local event
• Learn more about dementia
• Find out about local dementia services
• Find out how you can join your local Dementia Action Alliance

Events will be held all over Derbyshire:  

High Peak event: Wednesday 18 May (10am- 12noon), Dementia Friends Roadshow, Buxton Library, Buxton, SK17 9HW

Derbyshire Dales: Wednesday 18 May (1.30- 3.30pm). Dementia Friends Roadshow, Ashbourne Library, Ashbourne, DE6 1DA

For more information or to confirm your attendance for an event please contact Paul Miles by email paul.miles@derbyshire.gov.uk or phone 07966 993 596

To qualify for an award the applicant must be able to demonstrate that any funding from the Town Council will benefit the Parish, or residents of the Parish.

Applications can be downloaded from the Town Council's website in the Document Archive or from the Town Council Office, Spring Bank, New Mills, SK22 4AT

Closing date for applications is Wednesday 25 May 2016.