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Blog Archive
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#Speak Up Grant Applications Now Open
11 May 2023
Sheffield Healthwatch has announced the latest round of their #SpeakUp small grants scheme. This year Sheffield Healthwatch are looking for 4 voluntary or community sector groups or organisations to work on projects with a grant of £2,000, on issues in health and social care that are important to them which capture the views and experiences of the people they support. The deadline for applications is 9am on Monday 5th June 2023
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It's Our Community Conference
11 May 2023
Part of the Festival of Debate, this conference at Victoria Hall Methodist Church on Thursday 18 May 2023 from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm, focuses on the future of care and support being in our neighbourhoods. Citizen Network and the Neighbourhood Democracy Movement invite you to join them to meet the people who are taking action in their local neighbourhoods, and those working behind the scenes to create the systems we need for the future.
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Personalisation and Direct Payments Strategy Launch
10 May 2023
Tell Sheffield City Council and the Direct Payments Support Service what you think about Direct Payments and what ideas you have to make things better at the Personalisation and Direct Payments Strategy Launch Event taking place on Thursday 18th May between 10am-2pm at St Mary’s Church.
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IAPT Now Talking Therapies
10 May 2023
As part of a national rebrand Sheffield IAPT has changed its name and has a new website but its services remain the same.
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NHS Sheffield Talking Therapies ( for anxiety and depression ) is an easier to understand title which makes taking that first step more accessible as asking for help can be really difficult, especially if you aren’t sure what help you need. -
Sheffield Voices Newsletter
10 May 2023
Sheffield Voices self-advocacy group for people with learning disabilities and autism has released its latest newsletter to let you know what activities they held in April. Also mentioned is the upcoming “You Speak We Listen” event, which is taking part on May 26th at Hillsborough Arena including a session around the cost of living and how it is impacting the learning disability community.
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Round-up Of New Opportunities
10 May 2023
Opportunity Sheffield, the employment and skills service in Sheffield City Council, has released its latest news bulletin. It is made up of programmes which help employed and unemployed people advance their careers through new jobs, apprenticeships, work placements, courses and other training options and hosts a range of regular events.
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Prepayment Meter Latest
19 April 2023
Ofgem has announced that all British domestic energy suppliers have signed up to an updated Code of Practice and tougher Ofgem oversight of the forced installation of prepayment meters, strengthening protections for customers in vulnerable situations. Citizens Advice and Ofgem have opened a phone line to support the national evidence call to ask energy customers to share their experiences of moving to a prepayment meter.
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Touring Art Exhibition Celebrates Disability
19 April 2023
Acclaimed disabled Yorkshire artist Jason Wilsher-Mills taught himself how to use digital technology after disability caused by a childhood bout of chicken pox suddenly worsened. Lightbox installations, wall hangings and intricately decorated fibreglass and inflatable sculptures celebrating disability and Jason’s Northern working-class heritage will be displayed on the ground floor and gardens of Wentworth Woodhouse from Saturday 29th April to Sunday 18th June..
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Dignity Award Nominations
19 April 2023
The annual Dignity Awards celebrate outstanding examples of best practice in adult social care and support in Sheffield.
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Would you like to nominate someone for a Dignity award, someone who has gone the extra mile in the last year (April 2022 – March 2023) in supporting you or someone you know to achieve the outcomes in Sheffield’s Vision for Adult Social Care. The deadline for nominations is Wednesday 31 May 2023. -
Every Body Moves In Sheffield
15 April 2023
Every Body Moves is a fresh campaign to connect disabled people with more opportunities to get active . At the launch more than 150 disabled people took part in a ‘come and try’ session for different sports and activities from archery and dance, to wheelchair basketball and table tennis, at the English Institute of Sport in Sheffield. The everybodymoves.org.uk platform features more than 7,000 inclusive sessions and a range of virtual workouts, hints and tips and has been co-produced with disabled people.
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