1. art and entertainment
2. theatre

Contact
Keeping in touch with carers
Special Points of Interest:
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Carers Week Events
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Annual General Meeting
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Summer Outing
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Family Fun Evening
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Gardening Project
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Walking with Paula
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Cream Tea with Quiz
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Parent Carer Events
Bridgend Carers Centre
87 Park Street,
Bridgend CF31 4AZ
Tel: 01656 658479
[email protected]
www.carers.org/local-centre/
bridgend
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Charity No. 1125921
Issue 47 MAY 2015
Carers Week
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Bridgend Carers
Centre
Carers Week 2015 - Building Carer Friendly
Communities
Carers Week 2015 is focusing on communities which support carers
to look after loved ones while recognising that they are individuals
with needs of their own.
This year Bridgend Carers Centre are working with colleagues and
partners throughout Bridgend to raise awareness of what it’s like to
be a carer and help identify carers to be signposted to appropriate
support.
Come and meet us at: Princess of Wales Hospital Information Market with our partners
Tuesday 9 June 10 am—4pm
 Riversdale GP surgery– Friday 12 June 10am—12.00
 We will also be at Cefn Yr Afon Community Rehabilitation Centre
on Wednesday 10th June in the evening
Come along and help celebrate Carers Week at the
Carers Week Summer Fayre
at Bridgend Carers Centre
on Wednesday 10th June from 12.00 until 4pm.
Enjoy a variety of Craft Stalls, Cake Stall, Smoothie Bike, Y Olde
Sweet Shop, Body Shop and dance to the melodic tunes from ‘The
Shed Heads’. Treat yourselves to cream teas, coffee and cakes.
Raffles and prizes too!!
If you would like to sell handmade crafts or bric a brac and would
like a table at the fayre please let the Centre know. Cost per table
£10.00.
Help the Centre raise funds to support a trip for parent carers to
have a much needed break from caring.
FORTHCOMING EVENTS
Annual General Meeting
Wednesday 3rd June 11am
You are invited to join us
at our
Annual General Meeting
to be held at
Bridgend Carers Centre
Wednesday 3rd June 2015
10.30am
The meeting will be followed by a light lunch provided by the Carefree Community Café
All donations welcomed.
If you are not a member but would like to join to have your vote at the AGM please contact Sue on 01656 658479.
Membership is currently £2.00 per year.
Parent Carers Group
12.30 – 3.00pm
Tuesday 12th May – Come and join us for our own version of ‘Ready Steady Cook’. We’ll provide the ingredients
and you’ll work in teams to create a delicious masterpiece… Well that’s the idea anyway!
Tuesday 9th June – Cath from Beauty Spot will be coming along to treat you to some beauty therapies. Nail painting,
hand massage or an eyebrow tidy, take your pick. We’d like to thank Cath for her ongoing support to the Carers
Centre.
Tuesday 14th July – Feeling crafty? Come along to the centre to make a piece of jewellery and enjoy and coffee and
cake too.
Friday 24th July – Parent carer and kids trip to Parc in Cardiff. Meet us at Parc from 6-8pm for a play in a safe,
secure environment. Children must be accompanied by their parents and remain their responsibility at all times. For
information about Parc, check out their website http://www.parcplay.com/
Young people with disabilities and Emerging Sexuality
Thursday 30th June 12.30-2.30pm - Rhonwen Parry, Consultant
Clinical Psychologist
Exploring issues and dilemmas around emerging sexuality and young people with disabilities. As a group, carers will talk informally about
the transition to adulthood for their children. This discussion will also help to form ongoing work around this important, but often taboo,
subject.
Positive management of behaviour for children and young people with disabilities
Thursday 4th June 9.45 – 2.30pm – Paul O’Donnell
This training places emphasis on preserving and developing positive relationships between parent carers, or those with parental
responsibility, and children and young people.
It will cover:
Understanding why behaviours occur and establishing a common value base to respond to them
Be able to understand the principles of positive and negative reinforcement
To recognise the importance of managing behaviour and consider different responses
To recognise the need for consistency
To let participants reflect upon their own practises and behaviours
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To book on above activities or training please ring Davina at Bridgend Carers Centre on 01656 658479
Walking with Paula
Summer Walks
Friday 22nd May Roath Park and Conservatory.
Join Steve on a group tour of Roath Park and its wonderful Conservatory. You will be
given a guided tour of this beautiful haven of tropical plants. We will have ample time to
meander around the lake and stop off for a cuppa.
Friday 19th June Bridgend to Llansantffraid Church Sarn.
This walk will start in Bridgend at the Bridgend Rugby Club car-park, where we will walk
up Tondu Road and through Wildmill to join the cycle track which will take us to Sarn and
a local church seeped in history. This walk is 5 miles long and there will be a mini-bus to
take the group back to town after we have had our light refreshments in the church. This
walk is classed as strenuous as it is roughly 5 miles long and over rough terrain for people
with average fitness levels.
Friday 17th July Porthcawl Promenade and Rest Bay.
Join us on this summers’ day to take in the length and breadth of Porthcawl’s promenade.
We will begin the walk at the Fairground and walk to Rest Bay and back to the Pier. We
will enjoy refreshments in one of the café’s on the front to end the morning. This walk is
around 3 and half miles long and classed as moderate for people with average fitness
levels.
Friday 21st August Margam Park.
Join us to visit this local country park, visit the Castle, Orangery with ornamental gardens
and deer park set in 1000 acres of countryside. We will enjoy a cuppa at midday or maybe
bring a picnic to enjoy “Al Fresco”. This walk is classed as moderate for people with
average fitness levels.
Summer Cream Tea with Devonshire Delights Quiz
Thursday 20th August 5—7pm
We will be holding our Summer Cream Tea in the garden (weather
permitting) on Thursday 20th August. Why not come along for a relaxing
hour or two in the garden with other carers.
We will be having a quiz all about Devon along with a tasty strawberry
cream tea.
Please ring the Centre to book your place as we will need to know
numbers for catering. Suggested donation £2.00.
Bridgend Carers Centre Questionnaire
We want to know if you feel services and opportunities for carers are improving in Bridgend. Please
complete the enclosed questionnaire. The answers will be used to improve and shape services in Bridgend.
Change won’t happen if your views are not shared.
Please return the completed questionnaire to Bridgend Carers Centre by 31st may 2015.
87 Park Street,
Bridgend CF31 4AZ
Bridgend Carers Centre online
Keep up to date with what’s going on at Bridgend Carers Centre by Liking our Facebook page ‘Bridgend Carers Centre’ or
following us on Twitter ‘@bridgendcarers’. The social media pages are a great place to inform you of current events, share
information that may benefit you as a carer and share photographs of previous events and trips. If you need support to access
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these pages please contact Rhian on 01656 658479 or email rhian.bennett@ bridgendcarers.co.uk
Bowling and Brunch – Thursday 11th June at 9.30am
Let’s hit the lanes and strike it lucky!!! Enjoy this fun day of Ten Pin
Bowling at Hollywood Bowl, Red Dragon Centre, Cardiff. Thanks to a grant
from Carers Trust the Carers Centre has organised this fabulous event.
Get together with friends, have some exercise and later enjoy lunch at The
Old Post Public House.
Meet the bus at Hope Chapel at 10.00 we should arrive back in Bridgend at
2.45pm.
This trip is bound to fill up quickly so please book your place with a deposit
of £5.00. Priority will be given to current carers first.
Carers Summer Outing
Friday 10th July 2015
Historical Stratford-upon-Avon
Come along and join us on our annual Summer Outing. This year
we will be travelling to Stratford upon Avon, the birthplace of
William Shakespeare, steeped in culture and history. Set in the
beautiful rural Warwickshire countryside, on the banks of the river
Avon, it is one of the most important tourist destinations in the
UK. We will depart Bridgend at 9.15am and hope to arrive in
Stratford at approximately 11.30am. We will then have about four
hours at leisure before we re-join the coach and travel to
Symonds Yat West where we will stop of for a cream tea at The
Old Court Hotel. We will re-join the coach at approximately 6pm
and should be back in Bridgend by 7.15pm. Suggested donation
for this trip is £10.
Ring the Carers Centre now on 01656 658479 to secure your
place.
Men’s Health Awareness Morning- Small gland, big problem
Wednesday 8th July 11am-12.30pm
Come along and join us for our
Men’s Health Awareness Morning delivered by Keith Cass.
As a patient and researcher who has incurable prostate cancer myself I will talk about the Red Sock Campaign and
why I set it up. I will explain the function of the prostate gland. How to reduce your risk of prostate cancer.
Why it is the most prevalent cancer in men.
It’s symptoms and how it is diagnosed. How it is treated.
It’s impact on the whole family. The role of the media and internet.
To book a place please ring Bridgend Carers Centre on 01656 658479.
THERAPY THURSDAYS
Thursday 28 May, 25 June, 30 July, 27 August
After a very successful start to our Therapy Thursdays we shall continue to offer
this much valued and needed service.
Therapy Thursdays are held once a month and carers will have the opportunity to receive a 20
minute treatment from Denise. Therapies available include massage, reiki, head massage, etc.
To date we have been able to fully fund these sessions but would now like to suggest a donation of £5.00. This will
allow us to continue offering this service.
To book your place please ring 01656 658479.
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Community Voice—Young Adult Carers Group
Theatre trip
During February half term our Young Adult Carers got a treat by getting the opportunity to go to Cardiff to have a
break from their demanding caring roles. Six of our Young Adult Carers had a lovely meal at the Glassworks
restaurant in Cardiff City Centre and then went off to the New Theatre to watch an excellent performance of ‘Twelve
Angry Men’. We all had a wonderful time! If you would like to find out more about the Young Adult Carer Voice Group
please contact Rhian Bennett on 07718 244087 or email [email protected] . Like us on Facebook
‘Bridgend Young Adult Carer Voice Group’.
Carers Trust About Time Programme Guiders
Two of our Young Adult Carers have been lucky enough to be chosen to be About Time Programme Guiders for
Carers Trust. This is a two year project that allows Young Adult Carers to assess grant applications that will affect
the lives of young carers across the UK. Our two Young Adult Carers attended a training weekend at The Wellington
Academy in Wiltshire where they were trained in grant decision making and public speaking. The weekend was fun,
interesting and exhausting! We are looking forward to attending our next weekend away in May where we will get to
assess our first round of applications.
Community Voice Young Adult Carer (YAC) Forum
The group has been busy over the past few months with lots of activities going on. In February half term our young
adult carers had a wonderful trip to Cardiff to see the show ‘Twelve Angry Men’. We also held a Mindfulness course,
continued with our peer mentoring and carried out consultations on the benefits of a young carers ID card which is
now in the process of being created. Two of our YACs attended a residential to be trained as programme guiders for
Carers Trust and two of our YACs attended a young carers training morning for members in BCBC. The Young Adult
Carer Voice group takes place on the first Tuesday of every month. The next group will take place on 5 th May 2015
from 5pm – 7pm. Davina will be available from 4pm to offer one to one support. For further information about the
group please contact Rhian Bennett on 07718244087 or email [email protected].
Like us on Facebook ‘Bridgend Young Adult Carer Voice Group’
CINEMA NIGHT AT THE CENTRE
Thursday 6th August 3.30pm
‘SALMON FISHING IN THE YEMEN’ stars Ewan McGregor as Fred Jones, a fisheries expert who
is approached by Harriet (Emily Blunt) with a plan to introduce salmon into the waterways of Yemen.
Despite Fred’s protests, he soon finds himself working on a project that seems not only frivolous but absolutely
unfeasible in the arid land of Yemen. Yet as the mission begins, they find that hope can spring—even in the most
unexpected places!
Why not come along to watch this amazing tale of overcoming the odds? Suggested donation £3.00
NEW
Everyday First Aid Training
Wednesday 20th May 2015
10am—12
Everyday First Aid
Come along and join in our every day First
Aid training facilitated by British Red Cross.
Easy to learn, easy to remember
The British Red Cross wants you to feel
confident and willing to give first aid. Everyday
First Aid makes it easy to learn the skills you'll
need to help in an emergency. Ring the Centre
now to book on this invaluable course.
Tel: 01656 658479
Cruse
Bereavement Support Group
Starts Tuesday 5th May 2015
10.30—12.00
This is a drop in group for people who have been
bereaved and feel they need to talk to someone.
It will be held on the first Tuesday of every month
from 10-30 am to 12pm at Bridgend Carers Centre.
For further information please contact 01656658479
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DIARY DATES
COFFEE DROP-IN SESSIONS MON 10.00-12.00 & WEDS 12.30—3.30PM
Tues 05
Tues 05
Weds 06
Thurs 07
Tues 12
Tues 12
Weds 13
Thurs 14
Tues 19
Weds 20
Weds 20
Weds 20
Thurs 21
Fri 22
Weds 27
Thurs 28
Thurs 28
MAY
CRUSE Bereavement Support Group
Young Adult Carers Forum
Community Café (Hanging baskets)
Tai-Chi
Gardening Project (1)
Parent Carers Group—Ready Steady Cook
Community Café (Adult colouring workshop)
Tai-Chi
Gardening Project (2)
Everyday First Aid—British Red Cross
Legal Surgery
Community Café– Armchair Aerobics/REVIVE
Tai-Chi
Walking with Steve (Roath Park, Cardiff)
Community Café (Transformative writing)
Therapy Thursday (MUST BE BOOKED)
Tai-Chi
10.30—12.00
5—7pm
12.30—3.30pm
1—2pm
10—12.30
12.30—3pm
12.30—3.30pm
1—2pm
10—12.30
10—12.00
10—12.00
12.30—3.30pm
1—2pm
9.30am
12.30—3.30pm
9.30 onwards
1—2pm
Please note that the Carers Centre will be closed for May Day Bank Holiday Monday 4th May and
Whitsun Bank Holiday Monday 25th May.
Tues 02
Tues 02
Tues 03
Weds 03
Thurs 04
Thurs 04
Tues 09
Tues 09
Weds 10
Thurs 11
Thurs 11
Mon 15
Tues 16
Weds 17
Weds 17
Thurs 18
Fri 19
Mon 22
Tues 23
Weds 24
Thurs 25
Mon 29
Tues 30
Tues 30
JUNE
CRUSE Bereavement Support Group
10.30—12.00
Gardening Project (3)
10—12.30
Young Adult Carers Forum
5—7pm
Annual General Meeting & Community Cafe
11am
Challenging Behaviour Session for Parent Carers
9.45—2.30pm
Tai-Chi
1—2pm
Gardening Project (4)
10—12.30
Parent Carers Group—Beauty Therapies
12.30—3pm
Carers Week Summer Fayre Event at the Centre with Café
Carers Week Bowling Event
Departs 09.45
Tai-Chi
1—2pm
Book Cwtch
1-2pm
Gardening Project (5)
10—12.30
Legal Surgery
10—12.00
Community Café (REVIVE)
12.30—3.30pm
Tai-Chi
1—2pm
Walking with Paula—Llansantfraidd Church
9.30am
Book Cwtch
1—2pm
Gardening Project (6)
10—12.30
Community Café with Armchair Aerobics
12.30—3.30pm
Therapy Thursday (MUST BE BOOKED)
9.30 onwards
Book Cwtch
1—2pm
Gardening Project (7)
10-12.30
Young People with disabilities—Emerging Sexuality
12.30—2.30pm
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JULY
Weds 01
Community Café
(Willow Workshop)
Thurs 02
Tai-Chi
1—2pm
Mon 06
Book Cwtch
1—2pm
Tues 07
CRUSE Bereavement Support Group
10.30—12.00
Tues 07
Gardening Project (8)
10—12.30
Tues 07
Young Adult Carers Forum
5—7pm
Weds 08
Men’s Prostate Awareness Morning
11—12.00
Weds 08
Community Café
12.30—3.30pm
Thurs 09
Tai-Chi
1—2pm
Fri 10
Summer Outing to Stratford upon Avon
Departs 9.15am
Mon 13
Book Cwtch
1—2pm
Tues 14
Parent Carers Group—Feeling Crafty
12.30—3pm
Tues 14
Young Adult Carers—Over 18’s night
TBC
Weds 15
Legal Surgery
10—12.00
Weds 15
Community Café (Armchair Aerobics & REVIVE)
12.30—3.30pm
Thurs 16
Tai-Chi
1—2pm
Fri 17
Walking with Paula Porthcawl Promenade & Rest Bay
Departs 9.30am
Weds 22
Community Café (Adult colouring workshop)
12.30—3.30pm
Thurs 23
Tai-Chi
1—2pm
Fri 24
Parent Carers Family Trip—Parc Play Cardiff
6—8pm
Weds 29
Community Café with Quiz
12.30—3.30pm
Thurs 30
Therapy Thursday (MUST BE BOOKED)
9.30 onwards
Thurs 30
Tai-Chi
1—2pm
(Taste Buddies)
12.30—3.30pm
AUGUST
Tues 04
CRUSE Bereavement Support Group
10.30—12.00
Tues 04
Young Adult Carers Forum
5—7pm
Weds 05
Community Café
12.30—3.30pm
Thurs 06
Tai-Chi
1—2pm
Thurs 06
Cinema Night at the Centre
3.30pm
Mon 10
Book Cwtch
1—2pm
Weds 12
Community Café
12.30—3.30pm
Thurs 13
Tai-Chi
1—2 pm
Mon 17
Book Cwtch
1—2pm
Weds 19
Legal Surgery
10.00—12.00
Weds 19
Community Café
12.30—3.30pm
Thurs 20
Tai-Chi
1—2pm
Thurs 20
Cream Tea with Quiz
5—7pm
Fri 21
Walking with Paula—Margam Park
Departs 9.30am
Mon 24
Book Cwtch
1—2pm
Weds 26
Community Café
12.30—3.30pm
Thurs 27
Therapy Thursday (MUST BE BOOKED)
9.30 onwards
Thurs 27
Tai-Chi
1—2pm
Please note the Carers centre will be closed for August Bank Holiday on Monday 31st August.
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Macmillan Welfare Rights Advice Service
Macmillan Welfare Rights Advisor Debbie Murray
will be at the Centre fortnightly on a Wednesday
9:30 – 12.30 for all carers of cancer patients living in
Bridgend, regardless of diagnosis or prognosis.
To have a chat to Debbie regarding the benefits
you receive or could receive and further financial
help feel free to book an appointment by calling
the office or speaking to a member of staff at the
centre. Tel 01656 658479.
Legal Surgery with
Howells Solicitors
Forthcoming legal surgeries
will take place on Wednesday 20th May, Weds
17th June, Weds 15th July and Weds 19th
August. All surgeries are 10—12.00
If you would like to know more about legal
issues to do with your caring role please ring
01656 658479 to book an appointment.
Bridgend Carers Forum
The next meeting of Bridgend Carers Forum will be on
Tuesday 12th May at Oaktree Surgery, then Tuesday
7th July at Bethleham Life Centre.
Forums will be 11am until 1pm.
Coffee, Cake and a Chat Every Monday Morning
The Carers Forum are looking for new members who
Sometimes after a stressful weekend carers may
have time to attend bi-monthly meetings to raise
concerns and get their voices heard.
need to talk to someone. So every Monday morning
If you want to raise any points confidentially there will
from 10am Bridgend Carers Centre are holding a
be an opportunity at the end of each meeting to speak
Coffee, Cake and Chat morning, come along and
to staff.
meet staff and volunteers who run the morning. Come If you want to get involved or would like more
information please ring Jacquie White on 01656
along and meet other carers who understand too!!
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Finding support in your community –
Local Community Coordination
My name is Laura Semmens
and I am a Local Community
Cordinator for the Llynfi
Valley area
Tel: 07815579082
“What is your vision for a good life and how can we get
you there?”
Are you, or do you know someone in the Llynfi Valley
community who is vulnerable, frail, lonely or isolated, or
who lacks confidence to do the things they want to do.
Are you a carer?
A Local Community Coordinator (LCC) will work with
you, your family, friends and your local community to:
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get to know and understand you and your family
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assist you to set goals and plan for the future
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build and strengthen your support networks and
friendships
 connect you to other families to share ideas and
experiences
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look at ways for you to maintain or gain more
independence in your daily life
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identify how you can participate in social,
recreational or other interests and be part of
community life
Link you to practical assistance.
CONTACT ME ON: 07815 579 082
Email: [email protected]
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Diverse Cymru Benefits Advice Worker
at the Carers Centre
We now have a Benefits Adviser based at Bridgend
Carers Centre.
He will be at the Centre on Mondays, Tuesdays and
Fridays and can assist with all aspects of
benefit advice/assistance. This can include form
filling; help with appeals/reconsiderates and
representation at tribunals.
To access this service you have to be a carer within
the Bridgend area. Home visits can also be
arranged. Referrals can be made via
[email protected] or telephone Paul
on 01656 658479.
Mental Health Matters Wales
New Toning Suite at
Bridgend Recreation CentreWould you like to attend the
new toning suite at Bridgend
Recreation Centre. We have
been offered a free trial along
with a free gym induction for
carers. If you would like to
participate in this please ring
the Carers Centre to express
an interest as we would like to
put a group together.
Tel: 01656 658479.
‘Telephone Connections’ is a listening service providing
support to beneficiaries in their own homes. Older
people who have become/or are at risk of increased
isolation due to mobility, physical disability and serious
medical health issues often find it difficult to engage in
mainstream activities. A regular phone call from a
Befriender can reduce the feeling of loneliness and
isolation; improving wellbeing. Sometimes all we need
is to know that there is somebody there to talk to who
cares, understands and listens.
If you would like more information on this service please
contact The Befriending Team on 01656 679884 or
email [email protected].
Telephone Connections’ Telephone Befriending
service.
This service is provided by Mental Health Matters
Wales’ ‘Moving On’ Over 50s Befriending Project
(funded by The Big Lottery Fund AdvantAGE
Programme) supporting people 50+ living in the
Bridgend County Borough affected by mental health
illness, emotional issues and/or learning
disabilities. The befriending service provides volunteer
support to increase self-confidence, independence and
active engagement in the community through
1:1 mentoring, group based activities and now
telephone befriending.
Hospital Outreach
COITY carers &
Carers Emergency Card Service
Bridgend Carers Centre, in conjunction with Hafal,
are in attendance at Coity Clinic at the Princess of
Wales Hospital on a fortnightly basis.
We offer support and advice to friends, relatives
and Carers visiting on Wards 14, 15 and 21 from
6—8pm on Weds 13, 27 May, 10, 24 June, 8, 22
July, 5 , 19 August.
Steve from Bridgend Carers Centre or Pat or Luke
from Hafal, will be available at the entrance to the
ward for support, information and advice.
Carers Emergency Card Service
We also hold a Carers Emergency Card
information stall outside the pharmacy in Princess
of Wales Hospital on the last Friday of each month
10.0—12.00.
For more information on either of these services
please contact Steve on 01656 658479.
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Alternatives to Violence Project (AVP) – Wales
AVP workshops help people to deal with conflict positively – without resorting to or becoming the victim of violence. Come and try a workshop for yourself! They’re friendly
and fun – and they can change your life!
Workshops in 2015:
• 15th – 17th May – Bridgend
• 25th – 27th September – Cardiff
• 20th – 22nd Nov – Bridgend
Cardiff venue: Friends Meeting House, 43 Charles St, Cardiff
Bridgend venue: Friends Meeting House, 87 Park Street, Bridgend
For more info: 07756 016958
or [email protected]
Did you know there are offers, benefits and discounts available exclusively for carers and people with care needs?
CarerSmart is a new club from Carers Trust, the UK’s largest carers charity, and is open to carers, people with care
needs and staff and volunteers across the Carers Trust network.
Joining is easy and free, once you’re a member, you can benefit from a wide range of offers including:
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Cash back on shopping from numerous high street retailers.
Best rates from energy providers.
Reductions on insurance renewals.
Discounts on holidays and travel arrangements.
Reduced price lifestyle activities.
Free legal advice services.
And much much more……...there really is something for everyone.
Register (/Account/Register) today and use our online calculator to see how much you could save.
CarerSmart, making life a little easier for carers. www.carersmart.org (http://www.carersmart.org/)
Useful Contact Numbers
BAVO
01656 810400
(Bridgend Association of Voluntary Organisations
Social Services
01656 642279
All referrals & Enquiries
Porthcawl Counselling
01656 786486
Trinity Care & Support
01656 782104
Age Connects Morgannwg
01449 490650
Bridgend County Care & Repair 01656 646755
Carers Allowance Helpline
Mental Health Helpline
DWP
(Department of Work & Pensions)
CAB
(Citizens’ Advice Bureau)
NHS Direct
Samaritans
Crossroads
Bridgend Community Transport
Travel line Cymru
0345 608 4321
0800 132737
0800 055 6688
0844 477 2020
0845 46 47
08457 909090
01656 784100
01656 669665
0871 200 2233
Free NHS Breast
Screening—Maesteg
The Breast Test Wales mobile screening unit is returning
to Maesteg.
The mobile unit will be situated at Llynfi Road Car Park,
Maesteg from the end of March to middle of June, 2015.
Women aged between 50 and 70 this year, who live in
Wales will automatically receive postal invitations to
attend for screening,
if they are registered with the
following surgeries: High Street Surgery, Llynfi Surgery,
Woodlands Surgery and Bron y Garn Surgery.
Women who are aged over 70 will not automatically be
invited for breast screening, but can request an
appointment by telephoning Breast Test Wales on
029 2039 7222.
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Many Thanks—Nigel Hardaker, Bridgend Carers Centre
Chairperson would like to say Thank You all for your kind
thoughts and messages received during his recent
recuperation following surgery.
Carers Outreach at Maesteg and Porthcawl
Our aim is to get one to one advice and support as quickly as
possible to carers when and where they need it.
To access this service you can ring for an appointment. Steve can
still meet you at the same venues or if it’s easier he will visit you
at home.
Ring 01656 658479 to arrange your appointment.
G.P. Awareness Raising in the Borough
Is your GP aware of your caring role? Paula is working with all
G.P’s in the Borough to ensure that all Carers are getting the
support they need from their G.P. Please let us know if you
think you are getting enough support from your practice.
A carer has recently forwarded this beautiful poem and asked
if we would put in our newsletter as it may help others.
Alzheimer’s Request
Do not ask me to remember
Don’t try to make me understand
Let me rest and know you’re with me
Kiss my cheek and hold my hand
I’m confused beyond your concept
I’m sad and sick and lost
All I know is that I need you
To be with me at all cost
Do not lose your patience with me
Do not scold or curse or cry
I can’t help the way I’m acting
I can’t be different even though I try
Just remember that I need you
That the best of me is gone
Please don’t fail to stand beside me
Love me til my life is gone
Anon
Recent Donations received
We would like to say a big thank you to all of
you that have made donations to the Centre
and also to those of you that have supported
and continue to support our fundraising
efforts. Since January 2015 we have
received the following donations:
K Pontin in lieu of flowers
40.00
Eglwys Tabernacle
125.00
J McFetrich in lieu of flowers
600.00
M Smith (daughter) in lieu of
xmas cards
50.00
Walk Raffles
87.00
Trip Donations
290.00
Gloria Lake Donation
31.00
Raffles
108.00
Community Café Fundraising
68.00
General Donations
248.00
Carers Wales Bridgend branch
245.89
Lions Club of Bridgend
250.00
Tai-Chi Class
Every Thursday 1—2pm at the
Carers Centre. Come along and give it
a try. Suitable for men and women of
all ages and abilities.
Sun Style Tai Chi Chuan
This is a form of internal martial arts created by
Grand Master Sun Lu Tang.
It is the art of balance and the ability to stay balanced, this takes a lot of practise, to maintain
this you need to be fluid and relaxed. To do this
we address the body and mind, we initially discover, just how much tension we all hold onto,
in various parts of the body.
All people—men, women, old and young, may
practise this art and achieve a balanced state of
wholeness and wellbeing. The overall softness
and flow of movements, helps the flow of the Qi
which channels the internal energy.
To date we have been able to fully fund this
class but to continue to offer this we would like
to suggest a donation of £2.00 to attend
Tel: 01656 658479
You can help us to raise funds for Bridgend Carers Centre
We have now registered for Gift Aid. If you are donating to the Centre, or making a voluntary contribution
towards a Carers break, don’t forget to gift aid it!
A gift aid form can be completed at the Centre. To qualify for gift aid you must be a British tax payer.
For a gift aid nomination form please see Sue at the Centre.
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in this newsletter is correct. Bridgend Carers Centre can accept no liability for errors and omissions and can
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