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W/C 3.3.2025
Hello Everyone
How are you. Here is this week’s bulletin I wish to share with you.
- Learning Disability Partnership Board, Self Advocates Group – please see the attached poster for our next meeting being hosted kindly at the Guild in Wilmslow on the 27thMarch 2025 at 6.30pm, new members are very welcome to come and listen , get involved and have your voice heard.
- Community Learning Disability Team, Annual Health Checks – please see the attached information the team have shared about having annual health checks and what you need to know for both the young person/ adult and carer. I hope you find them useful.
- Carers Hub Newsletter – please follow the link to the latest carers newsletter covering March – May 2025 with groups, activities and the support available over the coming months for parents, carers and young carers Cheshire East All Aged Carers Hub Newsletter March - May 2025
- Time out Group, Sandbach Drama Sessions – please see the poster with the attached information on the drama sessions taking place February and March at Sandbach Town Hall.
- YMCA Community Services, Crewe – I have attached the information about the community activities taking place weekly at the YMCA open to everyone.
- Cervical Screening testing- The Living Well Service will be providing drop-in cervical cancer screening sessions, on numerous dates across Retail and Supermarket Car Parks across Crewe, I have included the poster for when and where this is taking place, but I have also included some easy read guidance about this too which you can get to by following this link Cervical screening: an easy guide - GOV.UK
- Green Spaces for Wellbeing with ANSA and Everybody Health and Leisure at Crewe Park – run several programmes at Queens Park, Pilates with nature, wellbeing creative connections, wildlife friendly gardening, mindful meander sessions and lots more please follow the link for more details. Green Spaces for Wellbeing • Everybody Health and Leisure open to all abilities
- Wingate Centre, Masked Venetian Disco – please see the poster with all the details about their latest disco coming up and how to book tickets. Also the Wingate Centre have shared some useful information about Travel without limits, Exploring Europe with Accessibility in mind please follow the link Travel Accessibility Europe SEND: Explore with The Wingate Centre Guide
- JDI, ‘What is it really like living with autism’ – a talk delivered by Ben Simpson from Space4autism please see the poster with more information on when the sessions are taking place.
- Disability Information Bureau DIB, Macclesfield – offer brilliant support and help to all residents of Cheshire East from their welfare rights service to useful information and things like Radar Keys and lots more including recently they have updated their accessible taxi list. Please follow their main link for all this information Disability Information Bureau | Disability Information Bureau
- Artspace, Macclesfield – the annual general meeting is taking place on the 18thMarch 2025 everyone is welcome and there will also be an exhibition of artwork you can also view on the night by done by one of their talented members Rosie.
- What’s on, Cheshire Agricultural Chaplaincy – please see the latest newsletter with the details on the meet and eats and the retro disco for farmers, their families or agricultural workers, retired or working to access.
- Silky Sunday’s March 2025 – please see the attached details with dates for your diary of the discos for March including details on what will be happening on the 16thMarch celebrating St Patrick’s Day.
- Cheshire East Rangers Events – I have included the latest newsletter with the ranger events for March 2025.
- Holmes Chapel Partnership Community Newsletter – this months newsletter which I have put the link for has lots of information groups and activities taking place like the Tuesday Friends group and lots more Community Newsletter | Holmes Chapel Partnership | Holmes Chapel
- Multiply – have an Easter Floral Basket session coming up and the poster we shared last week for the Fakeaways session at Crewe YMCA is on Thursday 13th March we have now added the poster with the correct details on, these are free brilliant sessions open to all abilities.
- Cheshire Cheese, All About People – story circle for trans and non-binary people and allies (all welcome) for people to come and share stories being hosted on the 11t March at the YMCA I have attached the poster with all of the details.
- Wellbeing First with Plus Dane - Wellbeing First is commissioned by Plus Dane Housing, delivered by Making Space. It is to offer low-level wellbeing support and guided self-help to clients aged 16 plus within the Cheshire area, who are tenants of Plus Dane Housing Association please see the information they wish to share with you .
- Space4autism – have shared with us all of their services for everyone, parent carers, young people and our adults for more information please follow the link of what is coming up for March there is lots going on What's on at Space4Autism in March 2025? The team are dedicated to support and reach out to support you in whichever way works best for you.
- Autisk, Family fun Day – please see the poster attached for an event taking place in April that may be for some that wish to attend and learn more about some of the services and support in our neighbouring authorities.
- Family Board Game Afternoon, Macclesfield – please see the poster for games afternoon coming up this Saturday which I have attached with all the information open to all ages to get involved.
Regular updates included.
- SUSO – I have shared their calendar for sadly this last month so here is what is coming up for March they have lots of fun stuff to celebrate and be together.
- Wishing Well – I have attached the new Let’s Get Social for March and their Wellbeing Wednesday’s.
- Time out Group – have shared with us this week’s activities and TOG Trips but I have also included the Media Sessions starting in Poynton
Cost of living help and support
IMPORTANT LINK Cost of living (cheshireeast.gov.uk)
- CRE8 Grocery – have shared their latest information on what their offer is which I have attached the details on.
Have a good week, please take care and stay safe.
Kind Regards
Sarah
Sarah Jacklin | Local Area Co-Ordinator | Adult Social Care Learning Disability and Preparing for Adulthood Team
Cheshire East Council | Adults, Health and Integration Directorate
Floor 2, Macclesfield Town Hall, Macclesfield, SK10 1EA
Time Out Group - Drama Sessions Sandbach March 2025.pdf
Time out Group - TOG Trips March 2025.pdf
TOG_media Poynton Flyer.pdf
Wellbeing First Visual - Community Partners.pdf
Wellbeing Wednesday.pdf
Whats on - Agricultural Chaplaincy March 2025.pdf
Wingate Centre - Venetian Disco 18th March 2025.pdf
YMCA Crewe Community Services - March 2025.pdf
Family Board Game Afternoon - Macclesfield .pdf
Having_a_HealthCheck_-_Information_for_people_who_use_our_services.pdf
HavingaHealthCheck_Carer_Leaflet_2023.pdf
JDI - ASC Talk 13th March 2025.pdf
LGSMar2025.pdf
Multiply - Easter Floral Basket Session.pdf
Screening.updated.pdf
Self-advocates meeting flyer 270325.pdf
Silky Sundays - March 2025.pdf
SUSO March 2025 Calendar.pdf
Time Out Group - 3rd - 8th March.pdf
2085 Multiply Fakeaways Poster A4 PRINT.pdf