News & Events
Turn Up The Volume
The project was undertaken in May 2006 and was funded by the Community Media Association and Produced by volunteers from Age Concern Rotherham's Computer Centre.
Jill Cooper from Adult Community Learning talking on issues that older learners face when accessing learning.
Stephen Hewittson from Rotherham Community Transport talking on issues that people face when traveling on community transport.
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One-Stop-Shop Update
Work is now complete on our One-Stop-Shop and we had a grand opening on Tuesday 16th January 2007. Guests included The Mayor and Mayoress, trustees, councilors, business people, volunteers and other supporters. We had a lot of interest from the media and the story has been aired on Rother FM. BBC Radio Sheffield were also present interviewing people about what the new premises means to them.
The Age Concern Rotherham One-Stop-Shop for older people will provide a central location to enquire about any of our products and services. Situated in The Old Town Hall with easy access we are able to offer primarily Insurance and Advice and Information but customers will also be able to enquire our other services like Cleaning, Handy people, Day Care facilities etc.
One-Stop-Shop Unit 15, The Old Town Hall, Howard Street, Rotherham, S60 1QX
Rotherham World War 2 memories kept alive by Heritage Lottery Fund
Age Concern Rotherham has just been successfully awarded a grant of £39,100 from the Heritage Lottery Fund to deliver a project through Age Concerns Day Services called Rotherham Reminiscences.
The project aim is to bring local history to life by collecting and preserving people's memories of community life during the war years.
The Reminiscence project will preserve real factual experiences of World War Two in an interactive method. These recordings and stories will then be shared with key stage two school children in Rotherham.
The aim is to bring to life an understanding of how real local people and familiar places were affected by the war.
Fiona Spiers, Regional Manager for the Heritage Lottery Fund said "Heritage is not all castles, museums and old buildings. Memories, stories and reminiscences are a very popular way of learning about our past and sharing this with future generations. Much has changed since 1939 and its important that young people learn first hand what life was like in Rotherham 65 years ago. Learning from the past will help secure a confident future."
Yvonne Cherry Day Services Manager commented: this is a fantastic way to preserve local heritage through reminiscence work, both for the younger generation by learning what life was like during 1939-1946 in the community of Rotherham and also for the older people who feel they can contribute to the education of the young.
Anybody interested in supporting the project should contact Yvonne direct on 01709-786952 for further information.
South Yorkshire Community Media Fund is administered by the Community Media Association with the support of the European Regional Development Fund delivered through the South Yorkshire Objective 1 Programme and Yorkshire Forward, the Regional Development Agency for Yorkshire and The Humber.
Marathon Run To Raise Money For Age Concern Rotherham
Helen Hawley has run both the Sheffield half marathon and the Berlin marathon during September 2007 and has to date raised £350 for Age Concern Rotherham. There is still time to sponsor her by visiting her fundraising page at justgiving.com.
Sneak Burglaries
(Article by Andy Robinson)
House burglary across Rotherham, it's a game of two halves. I couldn't resist a football analogy with the season just about to start, but the first statement is very true. Over the last three years figures show that the number of house burglaries across the borough has fallen, which is great news. However conversely, of those burglaries that remain, an increasing proportion can be classed as sneak ins. These are crimes where the offender does not need to force entry to a home; he just reaches in through an insecure window or opens an insecure door. This crime is quick and easy to commit and can prove difficult to detect. Happily, however, it's pretty easy to prevent. If you follow the tips that are listed below you will significantly reduce your chance of becoming a victim of sneak in crime. And if we can crack sneak ins then we're well on our way to cracking burglary as a whole.
- When you're in your house or flat, drop the latch on your door. This means that callers will need a key to get in but because you only need to turn a knob, you can quickly and easily get out in the event of emergencies. To do this you'll need to have and use a rim latch (commonly called a Yale lock) on your door. If you don't have one then they cost about £10 from DIY stores. Of course you could always use your door chain, applying it when you are at home. If you also fit a door chime then not only will the chain restrict the opening of the door but also the chime will tell you that someone is trying to open the door. Door chimes cost as little as £3 and can be bought at the Rotherham Community Safety Advice Centre on Howard Street.
- If you are working outside and leaving your home unoccupied whilst doing so, secure the door. You can easily get back in with the key when you need to, but as they don't have a key, offenders cannot gain entry.
- If you are leaving a room unoccupied (especially a ground floor room), ensure that the windows in that room are closed and secure.
- Don't leave small valuable items (mobile phones, purses, wallets, car keys) on open view. The temptation may prove too great for offenders to resist.
- When you go to bed, take your car keys upstairs with you. Don't leave them on display downstairs. Offenders may see them, break in and take them to then take your car.
If you have any concerns about security, call your Crime Reduction Officer Andy Robinson on 01709 832663
3rd Place Energy Cup
Age Concern Rotherham's Insurance office was presented with a silver cup for 3rd place for energy sales during 2006/07.
Neil Saddington from Powergen and David Griffin from Age Concern Enterprises called into our One Stop Shop in Rotherham to present the cup to Dean Harrison, Insurance Supervisor and Trevor Nickson, Insurance Clerk.
There are over 300 Age Concern branches selling insurance and energy products nationwide and to get 3rd place is a real achievement. 1st and 2nd places were taken by Age Concern Hull and Age Concern Wolverhampton respectively.
Older People's Strategy
This is the first Strategy dedicated to improving the health and wellbeing of older people in the Borough.
If you are aged 50 or over and live in Rotherham, this Strategy will make a difference to your life.
Older people make a significant positive contribution to the quality of life in Rotherham in many different ways - as volunteers, as employees, as carers and as community leaders, to name but a few. Over the coming years, Rotherham's population profile will
undergo considerable change, with a significant increase in the number of older people living here. It is therefore important that we anticipate the challenges that this will present in terms of the services and opportunities we provide for older people, and how we meet their many and varied needs.
This Strategy describes how agencies across Rotherham will achieve this and has been developed in genuine partnership including partners such as Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council, Rotherham Primary Care Trust, Rotherham Age Concern and Plus50 Rotherham.
Calendar's Got Talent
Joan Davis who attends Age Concern Rotherham's Day Centres in South Yorkshire appeared on Calendars Got Talent Contest.
Joan has played both instruments from being very young and has appeared at many venues including the Lyceum in Sheffield.
Click the play button below to see Joan playing banjo and harmonica.
Left to Right: Neil Saddington, Dean Harrison, Trevor Nickson