On 19th of April Theresa May won backing from parliament for a snap general election on June 8th 2017.
We thought it was odd because the next general election should have been in 2020.
But the conservatives are in such a strong position that they hope to increase their number of MP’s, which could be risky as nobody knows what people will vote.
To find out why the main political parties think you should vote for them and what they are promising to do, please click here
The April 2017 Our News Our Views is available to download now from the link below in colour. Meanwhile, if you receive your copy by post it will be with you soon.
The April edition has articles on the future of Council day services, the history of Victoria Bridge, Gay Pride and more. Also there are the regular features such as What’s On, jokes and puzzles.
Whilst the newsletter is Our News Our Views we would love to hear your stories and opinions – please email them or contact us
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You may remember we recently told you of our plan to raise some funds through our very own collection pots.
The good news is we have had three pots accepted by three kind supporters.
Our thanks then to Dave and Alicia Roberts at Hereford Fire Protection Service, and the managers at Wye Leisure in Fownhope and at the Wye Inn, which is just round the corner from us at St. Martins.
If you would like to host a collection pot or know of a public venue that might take one please contact us
On March 21st it was World Down Syndrome Day. I saw a video made by people with down syndrome asking if they had ‘special needs’ or just ‘human needs’.
I thought it was good that the video challenged the idea that people with disabilities have ‘special needs’ The people in the video said they needed ‘education, jobs, opportunities, friends and some love’.
You can see the video at www.youtube.com/watch?v=kNMJaXuFuWQ
Let us know what you think. Do people with disabilities have different needs to everybody else?
Tracy Roberts
We have put together a Living Places survey about where you live and the support you get, what you like and what you would change.
Have a go at it and let us know what you think!
Click here…
On the front page of our March edition we gave the wrong email address for Herefordshire Carer Support. Unfortunately, it was the email we had been supplied with. The correct email is
help@herefordshirecarerssupport.org
However, the phone number printed was correct We are sorry if you were not able to get in touch to leave a comment.
Meanwhile, Herefordshire Carer Support have advised Our News Our Views of meetings for carers with Laura Ferguson, Senior Commissioner with Herefordshire Council, to discuss the proposed changes to funding for services to support carers. These will not be a formal sessions but an opportunity for people to come and talk to Laura about the proposals.
The sessions will be on:
1. Wednesday 8 March, 10.30am at the BUPA Care Home, Leominster
2. Tuesday 14 March, 11.40am at the Great Western Staff Association Club, Hereford
3. Monday 27 March, 1.30pm at the Burton Hotel, Kington
If you would like to attend any of these sessions, please confirm your attendance by calling the office on HCS 01432 356068.
Please feel free to share this information with any other Carers you know
The ONOV Editorial Team
The March 2017 Our News Our Views is available to download now from the link below. Meanwhile, if you receive your copy by post it will be with you soon.
In this edition the team reports on cuts for services to unpaid carers, how to get a good night’s sleep, Inclusive Football for young people, puzzles, jokes, information and more.
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Our News Our Views are always looking for new ways to raise funds to help produce future editions. Our latest idea is to put collection boxes in public venues like Leisure Centres and Pubs.
We have bought some eye catching yellow boxes and designed our own label to go on them. We hope to start getting them into venues in the week or so.Here’s Lisa with some of the pots.
We’d love to hear from you to see what you think about this idea or if you have any suggestions where we can place one of our boxes.
The February 2017 Our News Our Views is available to download now from the link below. Meanwhile, if you receive your copy by post it will be with you soon.
In this edition you will find articles on worrying news about cuts for the National Forum of People with a Learning Disability, the history of Ludlow Castle, reviews, puzzles, jokes plus what’s on in February and much, much more!
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The New Year is well under way and so is the hard work at Our News Our Views. We’ve spent this morning planning our work for the year, looking at fundraising and getting the next edition ready for printing – it’s our deadline day next week.
The really good news is that Mary is back with us, having been off at the end of 2016 after breaking her leg. She’s well on the way to full recovery, if still struggling a bit to get around!
We hope you enjoy Our News Our Views this year and thank you for your interest and support.
The Our News Our Views Editorial Team
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