Getting better health information for people with learning disabilities and family carers.

What information do we have and how can we use it?

 A free all day event March 22nd 2012

at The Pitt Building, Trumpington Street, University of Cambridge. CB2 1RP

Please see attached flyer for details 22nd March 2012 Getting Better Health Information for People with Learning Disabilities and Family Carers

Are you a family carer in Liverpool of someone with a learning disability?

Are you someone who would like to make a difference?

Do you want to make things better for all people with learning disabilities?

If the answer is  “yes” then why not come along to our Open Day.

We are looking to identify 10-20 young people who are about to go through this change during 2012 so we can start to ease/introduce this process to them. In doing so this will allow them to meet new consultants and ask any questions they may have concerns over.

My requests for this element of the project are as follows:

• Please can you help communicate this Open Day to any consultants/carers/parents of a young person who are about to undertake transition to Aintree? We are planning for 10-20 young people between the ages of 15-17 years (this may be older if they have special needs) and their parents/carers are welcome too.  Please find an invitation template attached.
• We would like to invite any relevant 3^rd party to the Open Day so a young person and their carer/parent may get an understanding of the full transition. Please can you help identify any groups (for exampleMersey Travel), who you feel would be beneficial to a young person in this situation?
• On the day we are running 2 workshops (1- creative arts and 2- creative writing), which will form the basis of the content within the Roald Dahl book. Please could you feedback your opinion as to key messages that would be useful to extract from these workshops? The titles for the sections within the workshop correlate to the chapters in the book: Why do I have to change, Change is Scary, Change is Different and Change is fun.

The current deadline for application to the Open Day is the 31^st December 2011.

I would be grateful if you could forward this information to the Roald Dahl nurses, Laura Neely and Anne Sweeney.

Many thanks and I look forward to hearing from you.

Anita Butterworth

Volunteer Disability Manager

Volunteers Department

Telephone: 0151 529 5029

Fax: 0151 529 2979

Email: anita.butterworth@aintree.nhs.uk

Meet at Heswall Dales/Dale Farm entrance off Oldfield Road.

Please wear suitable clothing.

Sorry no dogs.

For further enquiries:-

Cost: Free

Time – 10:30am – 12:00pm

Location: Heswall Dales, Dale Farm Entrance off Oldfield Road, Heswall Wirral CH60 6SN

Telephone: 0151 677 7594

Meet at Heswall Dales/Dale Farm entrance off Oldfield Road, Heswall.

Please wear suitable clothing and a packed lunch is recommended.

Sorry no dogs.

For further enquiries:-

Cost: Free

Time:  10:30am – 3:30pm

Location: Heswall Dales/Dale Farm entrance off Oldfield Road, Heswall, Wirral. CH60 6SN

People First Merseyside is organising a special half-day conference expected to attract up to 300 people from across the region – all working to one aim.

We want to bring together all the fantastic hate crime work being done across Merseyside and develop a plan for joining up this work so it has an even more powerful impact in the years ahead.

The Merseyside by side event is at the Devonshire House Hotel, Liverpool, L7 9LD (www.devonshirehouse.co.uk) from 10.00am to 2.00pm.  More details about the day will be sent out during December and January.

Please use the booking form attached and return it to us as soon as possible. Booking Form for 2012 hate crime conference

This is about real lives, real work (in partnership) and real action.  This co

Merseyside by side Hate Crime Conference, Devonshire House Hotel

If, like us, you are working to tackle hate crime then Wednesday 25th January 2012 should be in your diary.

People First Merseyside is organising a special half-day conference expected to attract up to 300 people from across the region – all working to one aim.

We want to bring together all the fantastic hate crime work being done across Merseyside and develop a plan for joining up this work so it has an even more powerful impact in the years ahead.

The Merseyside by side event is at the Devonshire House Hotel, Liverpool, L7 9LD (www.devonshirehouse.co.uk) from 10.00am to 2.00pm.  More details about the day will be sent out during December and January.

Please use the booking form attached and return it to us as soon as possible. Booking Form for 2012 hate crime conference

This is about real lives, real work (in partnership) and real action.  This co

Nelson Street, Berry Street, Great George Street and Great George Square
Liverpool
Merseyside
L1 5DN

Tel: 0151 233 2008

Overview

China’s cultural heritage is alive and well all year round in Liverpool, which is home to one of the oldest Chinese communities in Europe.

Today, Liverpool’s Chinatown is busy and vibrant, complete with a magnificent Chinese arch, the largest Chinese Arch in Europe and the largest outside of mainland China.

The arch is the perfect backdrop for Chinese New Year celebrations this January, as the city waves goodbye to the Year of the Rabbit and welcomes the Year of the Dragon.

Celebrations will take place January 22 in the Liverpool Chinatown area including Nelson Street, Berry Street, Great George Street and Great George Square.

The celebrations are always a riot of colour and excitement and 2012 will be no exception. Why not wander through Chinatown and soak up the atmosphere?

With something for all ages, don’t miss:
- Traditional Lion, Dragon and Unicorn Parade
- Firecracker Display
- Taste of China Sunday Street Market
- John Collins Funfairs

Did you know?
The Dragon is magnificent. He is flamboyant, attractive and full of vitality and strength. In China the Dragon is the imperial symbol, the sign of the emperor, or the male element Yang. The Dragon is the symbol of power and wealth.

It would be right to say that people born in the year of the dragon have a natural charisma and are certainly gifted with power and luck.

Famous Dragons include… Jeffrey Archer, Michael Barrymore, Count Basie, Julie Christie, James Coburn, Bing Crosby, Neil Diamond, Matt Dillon, Placido Domingo, Kirk Douglas, Michael Douglas, Marlene Dietrich, Tom Jones, John Lennon, Nick Nolte, Al Pacino, Elaine Paige, Gregory Peck, Cliff Richard, Martin Sheen, Ringo Starr, Shirley Temple.

‘Liverpool Overhead Railway’ an illustrated talk by Mike Murphy.

Cost: £2.50 (Friends £2.00)

Location: Upton Library Ford Road Upton CH49 0TB

Telephone: (0151) 677 5677

Email: upton@wirral-libraries.net

Daisy UK will be hosting a Disability Hate Crime training course at Brockman Hall, 1B Snaefell Avenue, Tuebrook, Liverpool, L13 7HA.  The course will run from 10am until 4pm; registration will be at 9.30 – 9.45am. The course offers fantastic quality and value for just £49.00 per person. This accredited course includes refreshments throughout the day plus a hearty lunch, unique information packs and certificates. More importantly this course will give you the information and knowledge required for you to address the problem that is disability hate crime. The aim of this training is for participants to understand and recognise incidents of disability hate crime and methods of intervention and support mechanisms. The objectives of the disability hate crime training are as follows:

 Understanding the pathways from ignorance to negative actions (‘from bullying to hate crime’).

 Disabled people personae and images of vulnerability.

What is disability and terminology?

Communication skill development (a tool for change).

Greater understanding of victims of disability of hate crime (reasons for non disclosure).

6. Actions and interventions, signposting to services currently available.

If you wish to make a difference towards a more inclusive society please book a place on our course by emailing us at info@daisyuk.com or calling 0151 220 2319 before 30^th December 2011 places will be reserved on a first come first serve basis.  Please find letter to download attached 17th January 2012Disability Hate Crime Training Opportunity