That was the week that was MIRID update 23 – 29 March 2015
Here’s the latest adult social care update brought to you from Making it Real in Dudley.
Latest news
- Dudley CCG News is now available
- AGE UK Dudley New dates for the free twenty minute legal advice surgery available May – August
- Dudley Urgent Care Centre set to open
- Partnership Makes Plans to Improve Mental Health Care in Dudley
- Dudley Library has been shortlisted for the Bookseller Library of the Year Awards
- People looking to rent a flat in the Lye area are being urged to get in touch with Dudley Council’s housing services.
- The latest edition of the DFTRA newsletter is now available!
- News from DFTRA: Jewson is giving away £100,000 to help build better communities! They are awarding £1,000 and £50,000
Local events
- Djembe Drumming and Music Workshops at the New Testament Welfare Association*
- Springboard to health and wellbeing activity programme January – April*
- Free Dudley event on Fri 10 April in Churchill Shopping Centre. Family activity & fitness classes, plus facepainting
- Age UK Dudley Walks with a difference programme Walk and Talk Book Club April – June
- Personal assistant? Individual employer of a PA, thinking of Direct Payments – event 10 April 2015*
- New yoga course – saturday mornings in Upper Gornal, starts 18 April 2015*
- Need help with applying for Big Lottery Funding (Awards from All) – 22 April 2015
- Two new Yoga for Health and Wellbeing courses starting in April Dudley and Gornal
- Age UK beginners badminton coaching course from “No Strings Badminton” starts end of April 2015
- Learn to play badminton from Age UK & No Strings Badminton course starts end of April
- Age UK swimming lessons for the over 50s – Dudley Leisure Centre, starts 28 April
- Autism awareness courses May & June 2015
National events
- State of Caring Conference, from Carers UK 20 May 2015 london*
- Dementia Challenge 2015 defeating the disease 2 June London*
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