Please note that the CVS offices will be closed 30 & 31 August for the Bank Holiday.
North Yorkshire County Council - Proposed Bus Service Reductions from April 2011 - NYCC is proposing that funding will no longer be provided for:
o Journeys which operate on Sundays and Bank Holidays.
o Journeys which operate Monday to Saturday in the evenings - generally after 7pm.
o Service 767 which operates between Harrogate and Leeds Bradford International Airport
For more details visit http://www.northyorkstravel.info/service_summary.html
Comments are welcome in writing only before 31st October 2010, please write to the following address:
Integrated Passenger Transport, County Hall, Northallerton, North Yorkshire DL7 8AH
Or E-mail: passenger.transport@northyorks.gov.uk
Equality Act 2010 Guides - What do I need to know?
'Equality Act 2010: What do I need to know?' is a series of summary guides to the changes in the law. It's been produced by the Government Equalities Office in partnership with the British Chambers of Commerce, Citizens Advice and the Equality and Diversity Forum. The guides set out clearly what the new laws will mean for business, the public sector, the voluntary sector and the public, helping people understand their new responsibilities and rights.
http://tinyurl.com/36dgn7o
New Social /Support Group for LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender) people of all ages in the Harrogate District
Yorkshire MESMAC are interested in hearing any suggestions to help create a group that is enthusiastic and keen to develop activities.
To find out more or if you have any thoughts or suggestions, please contact Pete Blackburn, Community Development Worker, Yorkshire MESMAC on Tel: 01904 620400 or Email: p.blackburn@mesmac.co.uk
Harrogate District Safer Communities Partnership: for further information about this partnership please go to their website
Age Concern has now merged with Help the Aged nationally and the new organisation is called AGE UK.
Age UK in Ripon is now providing a general information service for older people in the Library every Thursday between 10.00am and 2.00pm. Sue Mills will be available to offer information and advice on a wide range of issues and is also available in the office at Community House, Sharow View, Allhallowgate, Ripon every Friday from 10.00am - 2.00pm. Telephone 01765 606872.
'Quids for Kids' Toolkit provides practical advice about how to get benefits to the people who need them. Visit http://www.childpovertytoolkit.org.uk/Quids-for-Kids.
Essential Needs is a charity which helps people on low incomes and is looking for unwanted fridges, freezers and washing machines. Secondhand furniture charity Essential Needs is feeling the pinch as new government directives see such goods recycled. To donate call 01423 870040 or visit www.essentialneeds.org.uk.
CREDIT UNIONS - The Financial Services Authority has now approved the expansion of the Credit Union's Common Bond to include North Yorkshire.
Anyone living or working in North Yorkshire or York will be able to join the Credit Union. The proposed launch date is 16 May 2009. The latest Newsletter about the Project is attached and includes volunteer opportunities. Further launch details will be included in the next issue later in the month. For more information contact Nicholas Marshall, Project Development Manager on 01904 676664 or email - project@ycu.org.uk
RADAR KEYS - If you are disabled or are the carer for a disabled person, on completion of a signed declaration, you can purchase a key for £3 which will enable you to use some 4,000 accessible toilets throughout the UK. Contact Jill Lawson, Ripon CVS on 01765 603631 or call in to Community House, Sharow View, Allhallowgate, Ripon.
Rural Arts - Exhibitions, Arts, Performances & Training. For information about what's on in your area visit www.ruralarts.org or telephone the office in Thirsk on 01845 526536.
NIDDERDALE AONB - If you enjoy nature walks, Nidderdale AONB have a selection to suit all ages and abilities. For further details telephone 01423 712950 or visit www.nidderdaleaonb.org.UK/nidderdale-287.
VCS Directory - Do you need to find out what community groups are in your area? Do you want information about a particular organisation? Log on to the new VCS Directory, an A - Z of voluntary and community organisations supporting individuals and running activities throughout York and North Yorkshire.
The place to find local help, advice and support - www.vcsdirectory.org.uk
North Yorkshire Welcome Pack - The North Yorkshire Welcome Pack is a new web-based service information guide for those who are new to the area, both for UK residents and new arrivals into the country. The pack has been developed and sponsored by the North Yorkshire Strategic Partnership (NYSP) Equalities Task Group.
The guide is split into two sections, national and District information. It contains details of national and local services for example, leisure and training opportunities, how to register for work, a doctor, a bank, details on transport as well as more general information on advice services and community groups.
Information is currently available in English, Polish, Czech, Latvian and Lithuanian- the most frequently spoken languages within the county, with another 16 languages to follow soon.
The information can be accessed on-line and will be updated monthly to ensure contact details are up to-date. I will be the contact for any changes or additions. Please note that these have to be paid for due to the translation costs so need to be kept to a minimum.
Partners are encouraged to promote the pack to front-line staff to ensure that all members of the public who would benefit from the guide have access to it. If you have any ideas as to how this could be marketed further or any material required to do so please let me know so that I can feed this back to the group. Where possible could I ask that partners ensure links are made to the site from the home websites.
The Welcome Pack can be found at: www.nysp.org.uk/welcomepack
For any other information on the pack or the work of the NYSP please contact:
Ann Byrne
Corporate Partnership Development Officer
Department of Corporate Policy and Improvement
Harrogate Borough Council
Council Offices, Crescent Gardens
Harrogate, HG1 2SG
Tel: (01423) 556067
Fax: (01423) 556180
e-mail: ann.byrne@harrogate.gov.uk
Are you looking for an NHS Dentist? Register your details on the NHS Dental Waiting List - www.nyypct.nhs.uk
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The Primary Care Trust is working with dentists to increase NHS dental places in the North Yorkshire & York PCT area
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Please contact the Dental Waiting list and leave your name, address, postcode, date of birth and contact number
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Your contact details will be collated and you will be informed by the dental practice when an NHS dental place is available
Alternatively write to NHS Dental Waiting List, FREEPOST, NEA 13107, YORK, YO31 7ZX. Telephone 01904 724107 or email nyy-pct.DentalRegistration@nhs.net.