FREE CHAIRS AVAILABLE
Lockharts in Theale are giving away 800 stackable chairs to voluntary and community groups, village halls and community centres.
If you are interested phone Mike Dunsbee on 0118 9303900 for further information.
A WEST BERKSHIRE WILDLIFE TRUST WATCH GROUP has formed for 7-12 year olds. It meets 1 x month on a Saturday in Newbury. If you would like to know more contact Emma Wilding of Berkshire, Buckinghamshire & Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust on 01865 775476
FARMERS MARKETS are operating in Newbury Market Place on the First Sunday of every month 10.00am – 2.00pm Come along and shop for locally produced food and meet local farmers and growers.
TRAVEL TOKENS (Concessionary fares ) are to continue
Good news for those people who were concerned that travel tokens were going to be withdrawn! West Berkshire |Council has decided to operate a scheme that allows each individual a choice between a bus pass and the existing value of the tokens. West Berkshire Council will be contacting those people who at present receive tokens, to discover which scheme individuals wish to use.
SOCIAL ENTERPRISE EVENT
Saturday 8th September 9.45-1.45 at The Frank Hutchins Community Centre Thatcham A series of workshops where participants can get abroad overview of the mechanics of setting up a community enterprise.
Further details from Laura Cooke CCB 0118 9612000
INTERESTED IN CHILDCARE?
Childminding is challenging, rewarding and most of all, enjoyable. You can make a career out of it, yet it is flexible enough to fit around your lifestyle. A good childminder can make a huge difference to the lives of children and their families. Childminding is particularly suitable for parents with young children, who want to combine paid work with looking after their own children. We also hope to recruit people – men and women from the wider community.
Registered childminders are self-employed and take care of their own tax and national insurance, charging parents a fee for their service. If you are receiving benefits, then childminding could be an idea; career move. Only one third of your earnings as a registered childminder is taken into account when calculating your benefits.
More and more parents are looking for affordable, quality childcare, whether this is with a childminder or other provision such as a day nursery or after school club. The new Childminder Start Up Grant could give you up to £300 of help towards the cost of setting up a childminding business. Where can you find out more?
If you are interested in finding out about how to become a registered childminder, or considered a career as a childcarer in a day care facility, please contact:-
The Day Care Advisory Service 01635 519748
SHOPMOBILITY NEWBURY
Do you have Mobility Difficulties?
Do you live in the Rural Areas of West Berkshire?
Would you like to be collected from your home, come into Newbury on a Thursday, visit the shops, market or do what you wish and be returned home for a little as £3.
If you answer yes, you will have free use of a wheelchair or scooter from Newbury Shopmobility to assist you in whatever you decide to do.
The length of time you would be away from your home would be approximately from 10.30am until 3.30pm.
This service will be initially available once a month in your area, because of the need to cater for the whole of West Berkshire. This could change to a more frequent timescale dependent on the demand from the other areas.
If you are interested contact the Co-ordinator of Newbury Shopmobility on 01635 523854
Produced by CCB’s Rural Networks Project in partnership with West Berkshire Council for Voluntary Service – contact Sarah Ward Project Worker on Tel.No: 01635-523857