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Powys Carers Service Newsletter - Christmas 2004 -
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Young Carers Halloween Party at CARAD, Rhayader
One of
the most asked for activities for all our Young Carers, right
across the county, is for all of Powys Carers to join together
for an outing, which we managed to do during October Half Term.
We all met up at CARAD in Rhayader for a Halloween Party. Great
success for networking for everyone, lots of shared info, ideas
and friendships sealed. Our next joint outing is hopefully going
to be planned for January look out for details coming soon.
‘One of our Chill Club meetings was to carve
out pumpkins. Doing this was a fun but messy job – John
Parratt cut out the pumpkin and started the first design based
on ‘The Scream’ but the shape of the pumpkin wouldn’t
fit the shape so we went with a more traditional design with
a more “kick-ass” look, which was great. I carved
into it and John cut it, Team Work’
Carl
Ferris
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Annabel carved another one with a really unusual
character face but on the reverse she carved
YOUNG CARERS - Really innovative
“I liked talking to my friends, doing art, but I didn’t
like the dancing”
Gavin Hardman
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“I
can’t wait for the next trip out so that I can talk to
all my friends from all over Powys, but I think that there should
have been more Halloween games and that the party should have
been more Halloweenish, but it’s really great to meet
in groups each week now”
Naomi Hardman |
Thanks to Marie and Kate for organising
such amazing gruesome food, the labels were fantastic, just sorry
that more did not get dressed up. Maybe they would have done if
it had been an evening party?
Jane
Halloween came and went like any other time,
We had great fun playing games and eating slime,
We dressed up as ghouls and ghosts of the night,
And hoped we’d scare someone through the night.
It was fun to join up with our friends and play,
It was a fun and enjoyable way to spend the day,
If I go again I’m going to be a zombie,
And scare my best friend only.
I danced about and had loads of fun,
Nonni, Leah and I had so much fun,
I am so glad I had my friends around me,
Cause it matters when hard times get tough for me.
The flashing lights of the disco lights gave me a headache,
But even though I had a headache, we had to make,
Masks and outfits for the dancing of the night,
But then it all ended when they turned on the light.
I do miss seeing my best friends Leah and Nonni,
They make me enjoy the day with funny faces pulled by Nonni,
Nonni is great and fun, all the same Leah is too,
I love them both and can’t wait to see them again soon.
This poem was dedicated to my bested friends Nonni and Leah
By Annabel Grosvenor xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx to u 2 girlies!
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The Powys Community Transport Forum
Brings together organisations involved in, or having an interest
in, Community Transport in Powys. Its aims include:-
- Holding quarterly meetings
- Facilitating an exchange of information, mutual
support and policy development
- Through a partnership approach to develop regionally
and locally a better provision of community transport for people
having transport difficulties due to ill health, old age or disability
and for people disadvantaged by social exclusion and/or geographical
isolation
- To lobby for, and work with, other organisations,
particularly the statutory authorities to develop an integrated
transport system in Powys
- To raise awareness of community transport issues
(including funding) at a local, county and national level.
- To help develop and implement good practice in
Powys Community Transport Schemes.
Some achievements of the Forum are:-
- In partnership with Powys Association
of Voluntary Organisations to continue to acquire funding to employ
a Development Officer, a Project Officer, a Training Agency Manager
(job share) and three administrative officers.
- To assist in the development of new/expanded
C.T. schemes in seven areas of Powys with a high transport need.
- To develop a training facility (the Powys
Transport Training Agency) to deliver a wide range of training
to the Community, Public and Commercial transport sectors in Powys
and the surrounding area.
- To develop Service Level Agreements which
give greater funding security from the local authority in return
for an agreed service.
- To form a Transport and Health partnership
emphasising the link between transport and wellbeing and developing
and implementing a transport strategy to realise this goal.
Co-ordinating a number of successful funding
applications for the C.T. sector in Powys. In Powys there are several
successful Community Transport schemes in operation. The majority
have developed to meet the needs of disadvantaged groups especially
older and disabled people.
These schemes include:-
- Dial-a-Ride Schemes
- Taxi Card Schemes
- Community and Voluntary Car Schemes
- Community Minibus Schemes (Powys C.C.)
- Community Buses (Section22)
- Group Hire Scheme (PAVO)
Information and membership application forms can be obtained from
individual schemes.
For more information contact: 01597 824494
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