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In Touch 07 05 Supporting Watford Mencap... In Touch Spring/Summer 2006 102 High Street The Magazine of Watford Mencap Bushey Herts WD23 3DE Tel: 020 8950 3384 If you want to find out more and have your tea cup read contact: Mags: Contact Dean Cook on 07950 941739 01923 219001 or 07720 846262 You owe it to yourself to speak to Kleanwell Q U A L I T Y · R E L I A B I L I T Y · C A R E Latest Beryl Cook The Birthday Cake If you’re happy, £250 Available to order from we’re happy! www.berylcook.biz Unlimited Distribution is a local family or business and understands the importance tel: 01727 848887 of having a removal company you can trust to take maximum care of your personal belongings.After all, moving house can sometimes be a stressful time. Traditional Contact Trevorr Jones today on: Thai Yoga Massage 01923 679543 mobile. 07801 961647 Melanie Ashley BSc (Hons) UNLIMITED THERAPIST removals TheFamily With Vans Who Can mobile. 07968 823166 Watford & District Mencap Society – Charity Reg.No.1004431 17/18 MAY 2006 Welcome to Russell BUSINESS DESIGN CENTRE, LONDON InTHE MAGAZINE Touch OF WATFORD MENCAP SOCIAL CARE STUDY DAYS AND EXHIBITION Watford Mencap has a new Head of Operations. Russell Lincoln joined in March and will be responsible for man- aging the Residential, Community and PRTL Children’s Services.This is a new post in POST-REGISTRATION TRAINING AND LEARNING the organisation and will help Watford Mencap move forward with its services. Russell has worked in the voluntary OUR LOCAL MP – Claire Ward is very kindly hosting a sector for over 20 years and has experi- fundraising lunch for Watford Mencap at the Palace of ence in both the mental health and Westminster on 3rd May.At the lunch we shall be launch- learning disability fields. He is looking ing our first Watford Mencap awareness week,which will ARE YOU WORRIED ABOUT HOW SOCIAL WORKERS IN YOUR LOCAL AUTHORITY forward to an exciting and challenging take place from 5th –12th June 2006 WILL COMPLETE 15 DAYS POST-REGISTRATION TRAINING AND LEARNING? time in his new job. We hope that our awareness week will raise the profile of Watford Mencap within South West Herts and help us To help your employees do this we have • They simply RECORD their LEARNING outcomes raise much needed funds whilst also giving people the identified learning outcomes on the from the sessions they attend at Community Care chance to meet up and have some fun. programme for workshops and have devised a Live, on the Community Care PRTL Record of Many different events are being planned ranging from form, approved by the GSCC, that can be kept Achievement- a form approved by the General In Touch for reference when it is time for you to renew Social Care Council. They then keep this record a sky dive, to a golf day and a pamper evening.Please do with their GSCC form for reference when they get in touch if you can help out in any way – perhaps you your registration. In Touch magazine is published by re-register or refer to it when you set up their free could help with a street collection, have an event in your Watford Mencap “Recording what you have gained from online training log at work place or bring your friends and family along to our Langwood House,Suites 1 and 2 learning opportunities at conferences such as www.communitycare.co.uk/prtl dance. Community Care Live is important for social 63-81 High Street We need your support to help us raise £160,000 to workers to meet the requirements of • It’s easy – they can download a PRTL record of Rickmansworth,Herts WD3 1EQ keep projects like Leisure Together and the Lemarie registration.” achievement or collect one at the event, attend tel:01923 713620 fax:01923 713620 sessions, record the learning outcomes and keep Centre open for the next 12 months. Lynne Berry, Chief Executive, General Social Care Council [email protected] them for when they re-register website:www.watfordmencap.org.uk Best wishes Join us and help celebrate • The GSCC are running a session on 18 May to A company limited by guarantee Jane Pattinson, Director the event’s 10th birthday! help social workers understand the training Company No.263705 and learning requirements of registration and Editor:Alison Mills Register free today online at how they can meet them. www.communitycare.co.uk/live Advertising:Charlie Kenny ** NEW ** tel:020 8421 9398 fax:020 8386 7454 or call 0870 787 3815 for a ANOTHER EXCELLENT REASON FOR SOCIAL ‘Making the Most of Life’ T-Shirts registration form. WORKERS TO ATTEND COMMUNITY CARE LIVE! email:[email protected] Eye-catching, fashionable and an absolute must Please support the local businesses for your Summer wardrobe collection. appearing within In Touch,without For further details contact Becky on 01923 713622 Sponsored by whose generosity this publication would not be possible. or e.mail [email protected] Endorsed by Organised by In Touch Spring/Summer 2006 3 News How I am making to the older person and hear their wishes for Support for older parents the future.A major concern for many families the most of life... ADULT CARE SERVICES recently appointed 3 is the future home and support for the person support workers to help parents of a person with a learning disability.The support worker Hello.This is Colin Loose and with a learning disability who are still looking will help parents and carers to make those I am making the most of life as a service after their son or daughter at home.The aim is wishes known. user but I also like to work. My aim is not for them to work with parents or carers who If you are such a parent or know of some- just having‘‘ fun and not just being with are over the age of 65 particularly if they do one who could do with some help contact DEAR READER people like myself.I like to get myself not have a social worker or have had a bad 0208 327 4875 on a Monday, Tuesday or involved in all sorts of events and activities experience with Social Services in the past. Wednesday to speak with either:Claire Carter, This is your week, our week, in fact every- Their job is to listen to the things that matter Heather MacMillan or Nikki Glantz. one’s week! An opportunity to raise the pro- like the Day Activity Scheme but I have file of Watford Mencap, by either taking part been a service user for a long time.Now in an organised activity or encourage friends, I like to do something for other people with Andrew celebrates with the Hornets disabilities and having Mencap in my life family or work colleagues to organise their helps me and them too. LOYAL HORNETS’ FAN Andrew Pargeter from own event and help local people with learn- I love communication.That’s where my Bushey celebrated his 50th birthday with ing disabilities to make the most of their lives working life starts.That’s why I like to come family and friends in the club lounge at a and enjoy greater opportunity and social into the Mencap office and talk to recent home game. To cap his big day,Ashley inclusion. everyone.I get on very well with all the Young and Joel Grant popped over to the We need all of you to help make this a real Mencap staff.But I don’t just talk! I help put Rous to wish Andrew a great time. success. This is the first time we have had a papers in envelopes, frank letters and send A Watford supporter for over 40 years,Andrew special ‘awareness week’ – if it works then it faxes and that’s why everything fits in with has visisted more than 80 away grounds on could become an annual event but it really what I am reporting. And it also helps me his travels following the boys, so there’s no does need your participation and support. with my college work. doubting his commitment to the club. Andrew with Ashley and Joel Claire Ward MP for Watford is hosting the My Dad as everyone knows is Alf Loose. launch of Making the Most of Life Week, He has done a lot for Mencap and my Full details have yet to be published but with a reception at the Palace of Westmin- brother Peter has worked for Adult Care The Learning Disability please make a note to be at Watersmeet on ster, kindly sponsored by Baker Tilly. Services in Hertfordshire.But now they are Saturday 15th July at from10.15am till 1pm. Enclosed is a flyer with a lot more detail not the only ones...I am helping too!! Parnership Board about what’s going in during the week. As THE LDPB will hold their annual meeting in Roger Crucefix we write,the list of events continues to grow Rickmansworth this year at Watersmeet. The so do please either visit our web site on ’’ Partnership Board works with people and IT IS WITH GREAT SADNESS that we record the www.watfordmencap.org.uk or look in the agencies to improve services for people with death of Roger Crucefix on 18th March 2006. Watford Observer who are also putting their learning disabilities and their carers. The Roger will be remembered as an ever willing support behind this campaign. We will be annual meeting is your opportunity hear from volunteer, helping out at both Balmoral and running a series of advertisements from members of the board what they have been Shepherd Centre, Rickmansworth Gateway Friday 5th May for one month.
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