Activeyes has teamed up with Action for Blind People and will be running a Free of charge 5 week Living with Sight Loss course   Thursday 5th March Thursday 12th March Thursday 19th March Thursday 26th March Thursday 2nd April All days 10.30am – 3pm   The course is informal and friendly. It is open to people with all levels of sight loss. We cover topics such as eye health, emotional aspects of sight loss, technology, benefits, housing, leisure and being independent as much as we can. This list is not exhaustive and the course will be tailored as much as possible to the group of individuals taking part.  We will also have guest speakers coming in giving relevant presentations to us all, letting you know what is available to you and how to access help and support especially with welfare benefits.   We would particularly like to encourage those new to sight loss who may need advice, guidance and support with any of the issues outlined above.   For more information or to book a place please get in touch.   Tim Jukes Community Support – Lead Officer | Beacon Centre for the Blind Wolverhampton Road East, Wolverhampton, WV4 6AZ. T: 01902 880111 |D: 01902 880111 | W:...

Employing a Personal Assistant (PA) can provides people with a more flexible way of managing their support and gives greater choice and control regarding outcomes. The Personal Assistant Directory www.dudleyci.co.uk from Dudley Council contains a wealth of advice on safe recruitment steps including how to interview people and how to check their references and qualifications before offering them a job. The links and guidance notes also explain how to meet the legal requirements of being an employer. As well as being able to search from a list of Personal Assistants on the directory, prospective employers can now take advantage of a new free service and can post their own vacancies in the Job Vacancies...

The following Dudley Council Adult and Community Learning workshops are running at Artspace Dudley during January, February and March 2015 Friday 30 January             Button hole Flowers Thursday 5 February         Fantasy Art Friday 6 February              Glass Flowers Thursday 12 February       Fantasy Art Friday 13 February            Candle Making Thursday 19 February       Family Crafts Friday 20 February            Pastel Art Thursday 26 February       Fantasy Art Friday 27 February            Seasonal Easter Crafts Thursday 5 March             Jewellery making Friday 6 March                  Mothers Day Crafts Thursday 12 March           Ceramics Friday 13 March                Rag Rugging Thursday 19 March            Sewing craft Friday 20 March                Wire Sculpting Thursday 26 March            Jewellery making Friday 27 March                 Flower arrangements   The cost of all the workshops is £3.50 per session Time of all workshops is 10.30am to 12.30pm For more information or to book a place please contact Lisa Darby on 02384 814227 or visit: www.artspace.com Artspace Dudley 4 Birdcage Walk, Dudley DY2 7AE...

Get Cooking! course This six week course is designed to help you develop the skills to produce healthy affordable meals. You will also receive advice on how to reduce the risk of developing conditions such as heart disease, stroke and cancer. The course is FREE and available to anyone over the age of 50 and living in Dud Monday 2nd Feb 2015 1.30pm – 3.30pm Brierley Hill Methodist Church, 24 Bank Street, Brierley Hill Contact: Suzanne Hemming, Eat Well Coordinator on: Tel: 01384 354651 or email:...

Friday 30th January 2015 – Free Bereavement Support Taster Session 2:30pm-4:30pm, St James’s Church Hall, Belfry Drive, Wollaston, DY8 3SE.   Come along and find out more about the full programme of 3 free sessions designed to help you: share experiences and learn from others in similar situations, discover and develop your coping skills and begin to focus on the future, and develop your own plan for moving forward with life after caring. Come along to the taster session for an informal, no-obligation chat. Contact Omega care for life for bookings and information:   Phone 0845 259 3163 Email carers@omega.uk.net Web...