Community – Page 5 – Uttlesford Community Action Network

CraftAbility Thaxted need your help and support

CraftAbility are keen to meet people that are interested in supporting their work. This could be to help manage, to assist in the day-to-day administration and organisation; or to help mould the future of the centre as a trustee.

CraftAbility (previously known as Thaxted Disabled Centre) are looking for new volunteers and members

Right now they are keen to meet people that are interested in supporting their work. This could be to help manage, to assist in the day-to-day administration and organisation; or to help mould the future of the centre as a trustee.

To find out more about the part you can play in the continuing success of this much-valued local service email craftabilitythaxted@gmail.com or telephone 01371 830752

Police and Crime Plan. Do you feel safe in Uttlesford?

If you know of a public place in Uttlesford that makes you feel unsafe, you can have your say through the Home Office’s StreetSafe website.

Investing in activities and initiatives that prevent crime from happening in the first place and keeping communities safe, are key priorities in Roger Hirst’s Police and Crime Plan

If you know of a public place in Uttlesford that makes you feel unsafe, you can have your say through the Home Office’s StreetSafe website.

The data received will go to councils and the police, meaning they can work together on the best solutions for issues in Essex. From this, councils can review whether the area needs more streetlights or CCTV, or local officers can look at patrol plans and target hotspots.

Have a say here: https://www.police.uk/pu/notices/streetsafe/street-safe/

WECAN Bereavement Support

Do you feel like you are struggling to come to terms with loss? Do you want support to process your feelings around grief? Would you benefit from some extra support with day-to-day life?

Do you feel like you are struggling to come to terms with loss? Do you want support to process your feelings around grief? Would you benefit from some extra support with day-to-day life? WECAN Bereavement Support could help.

WECAN are offering free bereavement support to adults, children and young people in Epping Forest, Harlow and Uttlesford. We can provide local help, information and advice – whatever you need.

We provide a person centred, brief solution approach to supporting children, young people and adults who are experiencing grief and seeking some additional help.

Early Days Support
Home/Living Support
1-2-1 Adult Grief Coaching
1-2-1 Child/Young Person Grief Support
Befriending and Community Signposting

For further information email bereavement@westessexcan.org or call 07967 726851

Your can also make a referral or submit a callback request using Frontline Referrals:

https://uttlesford.essexfrontline.org.uk/Library/ServiceDetail/62d5383c273a15ba2e95b812

Showcasing the very best in Assistive Technology

Support 4 Sight and partners would like to invite you to another of their award winning Zoom sessions showcasing the very best in Assistive Technology for people with sight loss

Sm@rt Technology’s systems of beacons and sensors use Bluetooth technology to enhance the lives of people with sight loss by giving them audible commands relating to their surroundings via a variety of sensors incorporated into the systems.

They can be alerted to objects that may pose a hazard and can be told what the object is so they are aware of the hazard. Also by using the Sm@rtVi app links to all kinds of technology can be achieved.

The session will go through several of their advanced technologies, including.

• SmartCane

• SmartWrist

• Smart Beacons

• Smart Toilet Beacon

• SmartCross Traffic light system

• SmartBus

• SmartApp VI

Smart Technology has many patents and designs continually improving the way a visually impaired person may experience their environment.

Thursday August 25th at 10.00 am, tell your friends and family!

Meeting details are as follows.

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/4580437872

Zoom ID: 458 043 7872

For those without technology or the internet, you can join with your normal landline phone very easily, details below.

FOR THOSE ON LANDLINE PHONE

dial 0203 481 5237 and when asked put in the

Meeting ID: 458 043 7872

You might be asked to enter hash at the end also (bottom right button on phone dial).

The call may be charged at a local rate, however if like many people you have a free calls package it will probably be free, if in doubt please check with your phone provider.

Energy Rebate Exceptional Hardship Fund

Residents who qualified under the Council Tax Rebate scheme or the discretionary scheme will have already received their £150 payment or been contacted on how to claim it. What help is there for those that weren’t eligible?

Residents who qualified under the Council Tax Rebate scheme or the discretionary scheme will have already received their £150 payment or been contacted on how to claim it. What help is there for those that weren’t eligible?

If you did not qualify for either and are struggling to pay your bills, you may be eligible for the Energy Rebate Exceptional Hardship Scheme.

To qualify you must:

• Be the person liable for paying Council Tax at the property

• Have not already received an energy rebate on this or any other property

• The property must have been listed between bands E-H in the Council Tax valuation list in the Uttlesford area on the 1st April 2022

The application must be for your sole or main residence.

You have until 31 October 2022 to apply for the scheme.

To find our whether you are eligible, visit our website: www.uttlesford.gov.uk/energyrebate-ehf

Chat Cafe Dunmow – Saturday 3rd September 2022

The Chat Cafe will be open again at the Uttlesford Community Hub on the first Saturday in September

Mind in West Essex are looking forward to welcoming local residents to the next Chat Cafe session, which for September is on Saturday 3rd between 10.00 a.m. and 12.00 p.m.

This is a free drop in session and everyone is welcome.

The Chat Cafe is a space to share a hot or cold drink, have a chat and make new friends.

Uttlesford Community Hub, 45 Stortford Road, Great Dunmow. CM6 1DQ. There is accessible parking at the front of the building.

We hope you can make it!

Food Share Pop-Up in Elsenham Today

TouchPoint are holding a pop-up Community Food Share in Elsenham this morning, Tuesday 23rd August, 9.30-11am, outside the Memorial Hall (off Leigh Drive near the Bowls Club / football pitches).

Bring a bag and help to reduce food waste!

All welcome.

Understanding Dementia Better

Dementia Adventure’s next Understanding Dementia Better session for friends and family supporting someone with dementia is on 6th September, 6pm – 8pm.

The training takes place on Zoom and is free.

Book your place here: http://ow.ly/WcRF50KmajK

Food for Thought starts 7th September 2022

Do you want to reduce the food you throw away and save money in the kitchen?

If so, join this friendly four-week series of online discussions – Food for Thought! The sessions will start on Wednesday 7 September and run until 28 September, each lasting an hour from 7:30pm until 8:30pm.

Discussions will run through the various steps you can take at home to help you throw away less food. During the month, participants will have the opportunity to interact and share their experiences to keep the conversation going outside of sessions.

The group is open to all, whether you don’t know anything about making the most of your food or consider yourself an expert.

To get involved visit:

https://www.loveessex.org/…/august…/food-for-thought/