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Greater Shankill Senior Citizens Forum 14 SHANKILL MIRROR January 2010 GreaterGreater ShankillShankill SeniorSenior CitizensCitizens ForumForum The next meeting of the Forum will take place at 10.00am on Thursday 28th January 2010 in Church of God, Conway Street, Belfast. Extra Free Home Forum Reviews Rest The Forum is also taking part in training on lobbying and advocacy for older people – this is being delivered by Insulation Measures Garden Plans the Workers Educational Association as part of the The Northern Exposure programme has announced that it Members of the Greater opportunity to scatter Changing Ageing Partnership. If you would like to join has an additional 20 opportunities for free insulation measures Shankill Senior Citizens the ashes of loved ones the Forum or find out more about its activities please available for homeowners or private renters in North and West Forum recently met with in this area and to have contact Jean Kennedy Chairperson on 028 90 238977. Belfast. This may be suitable for older people as well as others Stephen Quinn from the an inscription put onto who qualify - you need to meet the following criteria: City Council Parks the memorial stone. This You live in North or West Belfast Department and is an issue close to the And You are an owner occupier or private renter Councillor Hugh Smyth heart of members of the Concerns about Cold Snap And If single, have income less than £18,000 to look at the plans for Forum who have lobbied Or If a couple or single parent, have income less than £25,000 the new memorial stone hard on this issue over At the start of the year Age last year’s excess winter deaths Or If over 70 years of age, regardless of income to be erected in the the last couple of years. Concern and Help the Aged recorded among people aged Householders will be asked to provide proof of income and Shankill Rest Garden. It is also hoped that local urged people to be good 75 or older. proof of ownership or tenancy agreement when the surveyor The stone and a people will learn more neighbours during the current Advice and information is visits their home. There is about a 6 week timeframe from point landscaped area around about the long history cold snap. The Charity is available on this and a range of of referral to the surveyor’s visit. this should be ready for and importance of the calling on everyone to keep an issues affecting older people via The deadline for enquiries is the end of January 2010 - the end of January 2010. graveyard to the local eye out for older family, friends SeniorLine on 0808 808 please contact Angela Gracey at National Energy Action Local people will have the area. and neighbours amidst 7575. Northern Ireland for more information on 028 90 239909 concerns that the extreme The following websites also or e-mail [email protected] temperatures could result in a have dedicated information for repeat of last year’s excess older people about coping with winter mortality 10-year high. cold weather. For many older people www.helptheaged.org.uk Stamp out cold with fuel protection against the cold can www.ageconcern.org.uk savings be a matter of life and death, www.direct.gov.uk savings with around three quarters of www.nhs.uk Householders are being advised to beat the big freeze by using fuel saving stamps to pay oil bills. With the recent very cold spell and rising fuel prices Belfast City Council is reminding everyone, especially older people, that they can pay fuel bills by saving Cold Weather Payments £5.00 stamps using the council’s ‘Be Warm’ scheme. Stamps are available across the city from leisure centres and The Department of Social Development has announced retailers as well as a number of local credit unions. additional cold weather payments for eligible individuals, Councillor Diane Dodds, Chairman of the council’s Older following the sub-zero temperatures. The £25 payment is paid Persons Reference Group said: “It is timely to remind everyone, Members of the Greater Shankill Senior Citizens automatically by the Social Security Agency to qualifying but particularly older people, that they needn’t skimp on heat for Forum discussing plans for the new memorial stone groups. If you get any Pension Credit, you will get an extra fear of fuel bills when there is an easy way to pay towards them. to be erected in Shankill Rest Garden in January 2010. payment each complete week that the weather is very cold. “The reason we originally introduced the ‘Be Warm’ scheme Standing centre is Councillor Hugh Smyth with This Cold Weather Payment is £25 a week and is made for any which allows anyone to buy £5.00 fuel savings stamps to go Stephen Quinn, Parks Manager, Belfast City Council. period of seven days when the temperature is freezing or below, towards oil bills is so that people wouldn’t face large fuel bills. or it is forecast to be that cold. This payment will be sent “The cards are available from participating retailers, and a automatically - you do not have to claim it. Visit large number of oil companies have signed up to accept the card www.nidirect.gov.uk to check if you are entitled to a payment. so people aren’t limited in their choice of oil supplier. Shankill History Programme Since the scheme first began as a pilot in January last year, savers have put by more than £35,000 towards fuel bills. Do you want to learn more about the history of the For more information please call Belfast City Council Shankill area? There will be a course on the history of Winter Fuel Payments on 028 9027 0428 or email [email protected]. the Shankill running from January onwards in the Further information can also be found at common room, Habinteg, Conway Street, Belfast. For You may get a Winter Fuel Ireland www.belfastcity.gov.uk/bewarm more information on dates and times please contact Payment if you are aged 60 or Eligible people aged 60 -79 Jean Kennedy on 028 90 23897. over to help pay for keeping can get up to £250 and up to warm in winter. The tax-free £400 if they are aged 80 or over. annual benefit is normally paid Couples both aged 60 or over Seniors Information Directory from November - most who qualify and who are Lyric Theatre Offer for payments should have been receiving Pension Credit or The Seniors' Info directory contains a wide range of Community Groups made by Christmas. income-based Jobseeker's valuable advice and contact numbers for older people in Community Groups You may get a Winter Fuel Allowance will get one payment Belfast including information on staying warm e.g. energy Are you part of a Women is a funny and Payment (WFP) for winter made to the person receiving efficiency and hypothermia. It can be accessed via the community group, older poignant play about the life 2009-2010 if the following that benefit, the other person is Belfast City Council web-site at persons group etc – then journey of two ordinary apply: You're aged 60 or over not entitled to the payment. www.belfastcity.gov.uk/seniorsinfo/index.asp or the Lyric Theatre has a and lonely Belfast men. during 21 to 27 September More information about the telephone 028 90 320202 or e-mail very special offer for you. It This offer applies on the 2009. You normally live in winter fuel payment is available [email protected]. is providing a £5 ticket 8th, 9th and 10th February Great Britain or Northern from www.nidirect.gov.uk offer for eligible groups to for the 7.30pm see the world premiere of performance. To book Belfast Parks Photo Owen McCafferty’s new please phone the Box Office Roselawn Bus Timetable: play – “The Absence of on 028 90 385673 and Competition Women”. The Absence of quote Community Offer. February 2010 Belfast City Council is launching its third annual Don’t forget to take advantage of the older persons bus Parks Photographic Competition and with a theme service to Roselawn provided by Belfast City Council from entitled ‘Belfast Parks’ the field is wide open for you Over 75 – Get your free pick-up points across Belfast and weekly from the city to choose a scene that best represents parks to you. centre. To book a seat please telephone 028 90 270296. The competition is open to all amateur TV LIcence FEBRUARY 2010 TIMETABLE photographers and prize money will be awarded for It is estimated that more than 40,000 people in Tuesday 9.45am pick-up: the best photo by a club photographer, best photo Northern Ireland bought a relative aged over 75 a 2nd - EAST Dee Street Community Centre by a member of the public and best under-16 photo. TV this Christmas. TV Licensing is reminding 9th - SOUTH Donegall Pass Community Centre Bloomingdale Nurseries are the sponsors again. people 16th - WEST & SHANKILL Spectrum Centre, Organiser, Alice Blennerhassett, said: “Parks and if they are aged over 75 that they are entitled to Shankill Road (and on to Twin Spires Centre, open spaces play an important part in the lives of a free TV Licence and over 88,000 people in Falls Road for 10.00 am) the people who live and work in Belfast and we are Northern Ireland are already taking advantage of 23rd - NORTH Loughside Recreation Centre very keen that everyone makes use of the green the concession.
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