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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.
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.
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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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.
Left to Right: Neil Saddington, Dean Harrison, Trevor Nickson
Age Concern invites you to come and join us at our coffee morning to be held on the second Monday of each month at St Anns Centre, St Anns Road, opposite the Cat and Cabbage pub
The 1st event will be Monday 1st March between 11 am and 2pm. Come and join us for tea, coffee and biscuits and chat to staff and ask about the services that could be available to you.
REACH ACCREDITATION ACHIEVED
Age Concern Rotherham is the only Age Concern in the country to be a V project.
A V project is a government funded scheme to promote youth volunteering for 16-25 year olds. We have recruited young volunteers to assist us in many of our Service areas such as Gardening; assisting in the Day Centre; helping at market stalls; IT training events (LoveIT); one off projects such as promotion events, nail painting, craft workshops and fundraising.
The V project is running for 3 years from March 2008 to March 2011 and has over-achieved in many areas in recruiting short term and part-time young volunteers, and is hoping in the next few months to achieve its target for full-time volunteers.
As an organisation funded by V we had to achieve a quality standard called Reach which was monitored by the Youth Action Network on behalf of V. We are pleased to announce that in March 2010 Age Concern Rotherham achieved its Reach status.
To visit the V Project website click here
To visit the Youth Action Network click here
Foot Care Service
Coffee Morning
Age Concern Rotherham now provides a foot care service at a competitive price
Includes:
- Nail Cutting
- Foot Massage
For Further Details or to make an appointment please phone:
01709 829621 ext 224
LOVE I.T.
Are you over 50 and want to know what computers can do for you?
Age Concern Rotherham are offering FREE taster courses in basic computing and introduction to the internet at The High Street Centre, Rawmarsh 16th-20th August.
You will receive one-to-one tuition with a volunteer IT Trainer, an information pack to take away and a course that is easy to follow and that works at your pace.
Morning sessions 10-12
Afternoon Sessions 1:30 - 3:30
Monday 16th Morning Podcasts and Downloading music from the internet
Tuesday 17th Morning Safe Shopping online
Tuesday 17th Afternoon Social Networking
Wednesday 18th Morning Basic Computer Skills
Wednesday 18th Afternoon Intro. to Internet/Email
Thursday 19th Morning Intro. to Internet/Email
Thursday 19th Afternoon Basic Computer skills
Friday 20th Morning Basic Computer skills
Friday 20th Afternoon Intro. to Internet/Email
To find out more and to book a place contact Gwen on 01709 386831.
Age Concern Rotherham put on a free nail painting event at Eastwood Community Hall on Tuesday 20th July and some of our talented young volunteers took part to add some glamour to our local ladies' nails.
The volunteers were Lauren Cusworth, Alveena Aslan and Emily Robinson. Thanks to them for their great assistance with this event.
Look out for other one-off events to either volunteer for or to take part in!
Nail Painting Event
