ISSUE 16 March 2012 ROSE HILL news GOOD HEALTH ONFOLLOWING years of frustration ROSE HILL and repeated requests to GP’s surgeries and the Primary Care Trust, residents of Rose Hill are about to see the beginnings of health care services being offered right in the centre of the estate. OCHA’s successful bid to the BIG Lottery Fund highlighted the urgent need for health care services on Rose Hill. The application points out that “the three mile round trip to the nearest GP practice, presents access issues for the elderly, infirm and disabled and travel cost issues for those on low incomes.” The BIG Lottery agreed to fund a five year project enabling OCHA’s Rose Hill community team to work with local GPs and NHS to bring a range of services to the estate, reducing the number of times residents have to travel to their GP surgery. Initial discussions have taken place with the Oxfordshire Clinical Commissioning Group, GP’s Practice Managers and NHS Practitioners. LAUNCH To launch the project the Health Bus will come to The Oval on Friday 24 February 10.00am – 3.00pm and will be offering free Health MOTs. This is a 15 minute private consultation tive; the Health Bus is a good way there will be fruity fun and games Health Initiative and help raise for residents’ to show that there is with an NHS nurse who will offer to bring services close to where from 3.00pm onwards on the Bus awareness of the importance of a need here for substantial health blood pressure testing, BMI and people live. Rose Hill is an area and face painters will be ready healthy eating.” care services.” weight management advice, where we know health needs are and waiting to give kids a fruity Fran Gardner, Rose Hill diabetes testing, smoking status higher than other parts of Oxford face. Goody bags for the kids have community worker said: “The tests, glucose and cholesterol and local residents could benefit been sponsored by Sainsburys at Health Bus will come to Rose Hill For more details: testing as well as general advice from taking advantage of the health Heyford Hill. every month – if residents show Phone or text Fran on screening. services and advice that will be Duty Manager Simon Coldwell an interest and support the project on 07770 324 277 Dr Peter von Eichstorff, Ox- made available.” said: “We are very happy to be then a wider range of services OCHA Customer Services fordshire Clinical Commissioning In order to capture the attention given the opportunity to help the will be made available and more Freephone 0800 980 9272 Group, said: “This is a great initia- of the younger Rose Hill residents Rose Hill Community with their frequently. This is a real opportunity or 01865 773000 Also in this issue CHERYL WHAT A IS HERE PARTY Advice Centre : 2 TO HELP! WE HAD! RH Police Team update: 8 Children’s Centre: 8 See what she Rose Hill Recipe corner: 10 can do on Christmas tree Your Local representatives: 11 page 5 switch on, Church news: 11 centre pages Sport: 12 2 | Rose Hill News March 2012 ROSE HILL NEWS Citizen’s Advice ISSUE 16 MARCH 2012 KEEP WARM AND WELL THIS WINTER ROSE HILL NEWS is a not-for- ARE you struggling to pay your fuel lives and help with costly fuel bills and help l Oxfordshire Community Foundation profit newspaper dedicated to bill this winter? Are you sure you are to keep them warm in the winter months.” will be expanding its ‘Surviving Winter providing news and information to getting all the help that’s available? General help and information is Campaign’ offering financial support to the whole Rose Hill community. Oxford Citizen’s Advice Bureau, in available by calling the Warm Homes nominated individuals who are on low partnership with Oxford City Council, is Healthy People helpline on 0844 887 0005. incomes or having to use a high proportion We are not affiliated to any political offering quick checks of benefit entitlement There will be someone there to answer of their income on heating bills. party, and we operate an equal to see if you might be able to claim your call from 10am until 7pm Monday to l Energy awareness sessions explaining opportunities policy. We encourage extra support to help you keep on top of Friday. how to get the best out of your energy any resident to get involved in our payments. supplier. If you are interested in receiving work. Sessions will be held every Tuesday Other initiatives include: training to share this information more from 2pm until 4pm until the end of March l Top tips on how to stay warm and healthy widely in your community, please e-mail Produced with help from the Leys in Oxford City Council’s Customer Services and where to get extra help will be shared [email protected]. News Editorial and Design team Centre in St Aldates. This is part of a with hundreds of local groups across the county wide initiative which was recently city and county over the next few months, Last year, in the UK as a whole, 25,700 Rose Hill News management and awarded £160,000 by the government to ensuring that more people are reminded to more people died throughout the winter production team help vulnerable residents this winter. wrap up warm, eat well and get advice on months than equivalent periods during Stephen Richardson Gill Tishler, Director, Oxford Citizens saving money on fuel bills. the rest of the year, a toll higher than the Advice Bureau said: “Many people are l Offer of free interactive talks for social number of people killed in road traffic Ali Hall struggling to pay their fuel bills and this is groups on how to keep fuel bills under accidents each year, and many more were Asha Rogers one way we can help.” control while keeping warm and well over hospitalised with problems attributable to, Michael Kline Councillor Gill Sanders, who is winter. For more information and to book or exacerbated by cold temperatures. Kasia Bus spearheading a campaign to encourage a slot for your group, please email dale. Those most at risk include the elderly John Collins people to look out for their neighbours in [email protected] or telephone 01993 and the very young, those with long term Normalisa Chasokela the winter, said: “The service that Oxford 894 834. health conditions, especially heart or lung Peter Wilkinson CAB is offering within our Customer l Oxford’s Home Improvement Agency conditions and the disabled. Services Centre will be able to highlight and similar organisations in other districts what benefits people may be entitled to. will be able to do a bit more work to help Acting Editor: This could have a massive impact on their draught proof hard to heat homes. Fran Gardner of my job is to see the children grow up, develop and see the A helping hand for dads relationship change with their dads. Some dads initially have no By Michael Klimes while the oldest can be 57. The tries to organise 50 sessions each connection but you see how they make-up of the groups who attend year which are mainly directed at For further information or if change their relationship with their IT’S not just mothers who need is diverse. five to nine-year-old children. children. This is the best thing”. you would like to get involved, support with their parenting, Rafa said: “We have fathers The children write, build and please contact: and every Saturday Rafael from Pakistan, Turkey, Russia and paint but they can also do other Rose Hill News Borja, known locally as Rafa, the Czech Republic who come things as well. “We have an c/o Fran Gardner helps fathers and children come here.” amazing sandpit, really good OCHA together at the Rose Hill and The aim of the scheme is to variety of push bicycles and toys. 244 Barns Road Littlemore Children’s Centre in a help the children communicate, If a family wants to come they can For those who want to get in OX4 3RW scheme called Saturdads. develop and bond with their come all together. We have great contact with Rafael Borja about ( 07770 324 277 Rafa is a Senior Children’s fathers, who may live separately facilities,” said Rafa. Saturdads, they can email him E: [email protected] Care Worker and the scheme he from their mothers or are absent Rafa said his main target “is to at Rafael.borja@oxfordshire. organises takes place from 10am for other reasons such as work. engage with young people. The gov.uk or call at 01865 716739. to 1.30pm. The youngest dads “We try to have a major activity priority is the younger dads”. He also offers one-to-one who attend the project can be 17, each time,” Rafa explained. He He loves his job. “The best part family sessions as well. 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