Category: Community

Dementia Adventure is a Finalist in the 2022 Silver Travel Awards and needs your help to win!

Please vote for Dementia Adventure in the Best Accessible Travel Provider category

Dementia Adventure believe that anything is possible with the right amount of encouragement and support. Holidays shouldn’t stop just because of a dementia diagnosis.

In fact, evidence shows that supported adventures are proven to have well-being benefits for both the person living with dementia and their friends and family.

So whether you fancy a break by the sea, or a getaway in the country, Dementia Adventure can support you to make it happen.

This fantastic local organisation has now been recognised for their accessible holidays and are shortlisted for an award. With your votes, they could be a winner!

Voting closes 11th September.

https://silvertraveladvisor.com/silver-travel-awards-2022/

Thanks to a very generous donation from one of the winners of the 2022 Flitch Trials, Chris & Helen Figg, who have now returned to New Zealand, St. Mary’s Church is holding a Flitch Barbecue

The event is on Saturday 3rd September starting at 5pm. Location – Vicarage Garden.

Tickets are £10 for adults, children under 10 years old are free; the entry ticket will include a free drink.

The proceeds will be donated to local food banks.

Any offers of help would be greatly appreciated, particularly with setting up and clearing away at the end of the event.

Tickets can be obtained from Mary Jensen (07539 947449), Anna Beecroft (07562 358409) or email: hello@smgd.org.uk

TouchPoint Stansted will be running their free lunch club for children and families on Friday 5th August between 12.00 p.m. and 3.00 pm

Come along and have a free hot meal and some games and activities.

The free family lunch club will be running on a weekly basis during the school holidays.

Location:

(just by the top of Chapel Hill)

For more information call 07572 114882 or email info@thetouchpoint.org

All households will receive £400 which will be paid as a credit onto your energy bill in instalments from October, and it won’t need to be paid back

While this will help ease the strain for a lot of households, it won’t cover the full cost of energy price rises.

The £400 energy grant will be rolled out in six instalments from October 2022

In England, Scotland and Wales, the £400 energy grant will be paid in six instalments, with households seeing £66 knocked off their energy bills in October and November, and £67 a month from December to March 2023.

However, the money will be paid differently depending on how you pay your bill.

If you’ve set up a direct debit, or pay by card, the money will be automatically credited to your account.

Customers with ‘smart’ prepayment meters will have the money applied to their meter each month, so they’ll have to add less credit to their meter.

Those with ‘non-smart’ prepayment devices will be given a voucher in the first week of each month, via text, email or in the post. The voucher will be redeemable at top-up points, such as a local Post Office.

For more information please visit

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-62338543

Free drop-in session this coming Saturday in Great Dunmow. Everyone welcome.

Everyone of all ages and genders are welcome to drop in this Saturday for our first CHAT CAFE!

We would love to create a safe and welcoming space for all our community members from ages 0-100!

Where: Uttlesford Community Hub 45 Stortford Road, Great Dunmow CM6 1DQ

When: Saturday 6th August 10am-12pm

Price: FREE!

There will be books aplenty, relaxing music and of course, lots to chat about! Hot and cold drinks will be available for an optional donation.

We can’t wait to welcome you!

Save the date! Essex Police and Essex County Fire and Rescue Services will be celebrating Emergency Services Day with a raft of activities on Saturday 10th September 2022

Between 10am-2pm officers from Essex Police dog unit, motorcycle unit, firearms unit and recruitment team, will be on Saffron Walden Common.

Please come along to meet all your local emergency services and celebrate Emergency Services Day with them.

*Vehicles will be dependent on emergencies coming in*

Are you worried about money? Our new leaflet can help you find the right support

The step-by-step guide will help you to find out where to get help in Uttlesford.

You can access the online interactive version here: http://www.worryingaboutmoney.co.uk/uttlesford

Or download a copy here: https://ifanuk.org/uttlesford-leaflet

With thanks to Independent Food Aid Network for their support in the production of this leaflet.

Fraudsters continue to use social media to target people. Don’t get caught out online. Be Scam Aware

Fraudsters are using fake accounts on Instagram to make recommendations or ask for help, which are made to look like they have come from one of your friends or followers.

You are asked to click on or share a link via the message function, which essentially will allow the fraudster to take over your account.

Your account will then be used to promote more scams, in an attempt to get your friends and family to hand over their money as they believe it has come from a trusted source – YOU!

Remember:

If something seems too good to be true or not quite right to you, always check. Especially if it appears to be from someone you know.

Give them a quick call before clicking on any links to make sure the offer or ask is genuine.

For advice about what to do visit if think you have been a victim of a scam visit www.essex.police.uk/CP

Do you receive Universal Credit? You may be eligible for the NHS Healthy Start Scheme that will help with the cost of buying food and milk

If you’re more than 10 weeks pregnant or have a child under 4, you may be entitled to get help to buy healthy food and milk.

If you’re eligible, you’ll be sent a Healthy Start card with money on it that you can use in some UK shops. We’ll add your benefit onto this card every 4 weeks.

You can use your card to buy:

• plain liquid cow’s milk
• fresh, frozen, and tinned fruit and vegetables
• fresh, dried, and tinned pulses
• infant formula milk based on cow’s milk

You can also use your card to collect:

• Healthy Start vitamins – these support you during pregnancy and breastfeeding
• vitamin drops for babies and young children – these are suitable from birth to 4 years old

Find our more and apply online here: www.healthystart.nhs.uk