AprilMay 2018 Harry & Megan 19th May 2018 The Royal Wedding Local Lottery Outstanding Oaklands Set to Raise The Oaklands have been rated OUTSTANDING Thousands for following their recent CQC inspection. Good Causes More than 830 tickets were sold for the first Robin Hood Lottery draw which took place on 28th April 2018. The Oaklands in Warsop was set up by the local community 30 years Rob Assall-Marsden, CQC’s Head of Inspection for Adult Social Care ago and is still run as a charity to provide care for 20 adults with in the central region said: In the April draw a total of 420 supporters bought tickets for the disabilities. “Our inspection team was really impressed by the level of care and online draw to be in with a chance of winning a maximum prize It has previously been rated as “good” but at the latest inspection support offered to people at The Oaklands, which we found gave them of £25,000. in December, published March 27, they gave it the highest possible an enhanced sense of quality of life and well-being. There are a range of smaller prizes including free tickets for a grade. “People had excellent, meaningful relationships with the staff. They future draw and cash prizes from £250 to £2,000. The home’s manager for the past three and a half years, David Wint, treated people with respect and dignity and staff were very kind, caring Each ticket has a 1 in 50 chance of winning a prize. born and raised in Mansfield, believed the success was down to his and compassionate towards them Tickets are available to buy online at team and how hard they worked to be as inclusive as possible. “Independence was widely encouraged and innovative methods were www.robinhoodlottery.co.uk and cost just £1 each. In particular he thought the home benefited from the range of used to communicate with people to support this. Mansfield District Council established the local lottery to activities they put on such as discos, plays, pub lunches and bingo “People were able to contribute to decisions about their support needs support good causes that deliver a direct benefit to residents nights and said they were “more of a family than a care home”. and always felt staff acted on their wishes. All people were treated across the district. A total of 60p from every ticket sold goes to It is about being inclusive, and there is more to that than them equally with staff having an excellent awareness of how to respect charities, voluntary groups and support services. looking out of the window on their way to their day centre, it is people’s rights. A total of 48 local good causes have signed up to benefit from about being part of the community. “Residents, staff and health and social care professionals spoke highly the ticket proceeds so far including the Emily Harris Foundation, “We are absolutely delighted, it is the culmination of four years' of the registered manager. The provider was supportive in ensuring they Ladybrook Community Centre, AFC Mansfield and the Friends of hard work and I am so proud of the team - It’s them that make us had the resources they needed to carry out their role effectively. People Yeoman Hill Park. outstanding”. were encouraged to aim high and to succeed in life. The Executive Mayor Kate Allsop was the first to buy a ticket The Oaklands has three separate bungalows for residents with “All of this meant people received a high standard of care, which is why and chose to support the Robin Hood Community Fund so that mental health needs, learning disabilities or an autistic spectrum it has been rated Outstanding.” local groups can apply for funding via the council's grant in aid disorder with around eight also visiting for a short respite period. process. Inspectors from the Care Quality Commission (CQC) found staff were Pictured above are staff of The Oakland care home, Warsop and Among the good causes that have been attracting the caring and compassionate and people were being provided with pictured below are residents of The Oakland care home, Warsop most ticket sales so far and therefore the most funding are safe, responsive, caring, effective and well-led care. (Images: Kevin Cooper) John Eastwood Hospice Trust, SSG Suicide Support Group Mansfield, Nottinghamshire Search and Rescue Team, and Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust. The Mayor said: "We are delighted with the number of tickets sold and the number of good causes that have signed up to benefit. Ticket sales mean more than £26,000 of funding is already guaranteed for our local good causes over the next year. It’s not too late to buy a ticket – if you aren’t in, you can’t win!" PLEASE NOTE Copy deadline for the June 2018 issue is: Friday 4th May 2018 Anything received after this date may not be included. Please email your advertising or editorials to The Editor at the new email address below: [email protected] or for further information telephone: 01623 846011 Page 2 May 2018 www.warsopparishcouncil.co.uk GARDENING MONTHLY... Editor’s Letter Every Thursday 8am - 2pm Welcome to the May issue of your newspaper. There are no fake news stories gracing our front page this month. Thank you to those who left comments about our April fool and apologies to those who thought it was real and were concerned about it - although it was explained clearly in last month's paper! Congratulations to all at The Oaklands Centre in achieving an outstanding rating for the quality of care that they provide. General Tasks and Garden Maintenance It is scary to think that we're already in May which Beware treacherous late frosts and keep vulnerable plants and new shoots protected means that Warsop Carnival will soon be here - further at night if frost is forecast. Don’t be tempted to put out tender bedding until the middle of the month and even then be prepared to cover it if necessary. details are on the back page. Continue with the spring cleaning. Hoe your borders to get rid of weeds before Your Local Market It was interesting to read in the Chad recently that they take hold (ideally on a dry day to desiccate the victims) - annual weeds such offering high quality produce Mansfield will soon be celebrating the Mayor's as bitter cress and groundsel are enough of a nightmare without allowing them to Community Parade which she took inspiration for from go forth and multiply by seeding. 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