Ottery Help Scheme
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www.otteryhelpscheme.org.uk Supporting local people in Ottery St Mary and the surrounding Parishes We help where we can.
Ottery Help Scheme is a Registered Charity No: 1150898 (Company Registration No: 8354771)
It is based at Ottery Station in Ottery St Mary and serves the Parishes of Ottery St Mary, Aylesbeare, Talaton, Rockbeare, Feniton, Buckerall, Newton Poppleford, and Gittisham.
'A Helping Hand When You Need it Most’
Around 100 volunteers are coordinated from The Station, Mill Street, Ottery St Mary, some being drivers and many helping in numerous other ways. The Ottery Help Scheme serves across the communities and across all age groups.
Transport: We provide transport to and from medical appointments, day-care, opticians and dentists, hospital visiting, therapy sessions and any other facilities that promote health and wellbeing
Wheelchair Hire
Hospiscare liaison and support: We work closely with Hospiscare nurses, providing support to patients and families, closing the gaps in provision of services where possible
Voluntary Nail Cutting Services: For those who have a need, but fall outside of NHS services
Bereavement Support: Our service offers individual home visiting and a monthly support group
Memory Café: for those with memory loss and their carers We host the Ottery Memory Café, an informal monthly drop-in for people with memory loss and their carers
Visiting/Befriending: For those who are housebound Visitors are provided for those who are housebound. A chat over a cup of tea can make all the difference to someone who lives alone
Sitting for carers: Sitters can enable carers to attend medical appointments or that special event
Tuesday Group: The monthly Tuesday Group supports people who are feeling lonely or isolated, providing an opportunity to meet with others and build up friendships over a cup of tea.
Other: There are many other individual requests for help, from young families to the elderly. We help where we can
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Dear all An email to say a huge thank you to all those who supported and helped to organise our Jazz Evening on 23rd July. Alas I was in Spain but I have it on good authority that a lovely time was had by all and we managed to raise nearly £300 for the Help Scheme which is fantastic. An extra big thank you goes to all those involved in helping out on the day and disseminating posters. With many thanks and best wishes Helen
Last reminder for the Ottery Help Scheme Jazz Concert tonight at 6.30pm at The Tumbling Weir. Don't worry about the weather it's going to be fine with sunny spells this evening. We have a Marquee in the garden, (thank you to Tony Pugh, Tom Robinson, John Ratcliffe and Lui Mason for your help in putting it up) and we have the indoor dining area at the Tumbling Weir for those who want to be inside and/dance to the music.
This Sunday is the Annual Concert to raise some funds for Ottery Help Scheme. Ottery Help Scheme is your local Charity which does so much for the people of Ottery. Please come along and support us. We are in the beautiful gardens of the Tumbling Weir Hotel, courtesy of Paul and Lyn Thurgate, who provide their facilities for this wonderful evening. This year we have Maggie Reeday with Craig Milverton on Piano, Kevin Sanders on Bass and Coach York on Drums. Maggie Reeday is a fine singer of jazz standards who really swings. Maggie has has had a long and varied career. Starting out as a resident singer with a local band she later appeared in a succession of shows for ITV, alongside household names such as Paul Daniels, Jim Davidson and Atomic Kitten amongst others, has performed at a Royal Variety show for the Queen Mother at the London Palladium. She will be performing some of the great Jazz and Swing standards and it promises to be an evening to remember.
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A massive thank you to all those who helped out at Cadhay yesterday and also to those who worked behind the scenes in the run up to the day. I think it's safe to say that lots of children (and grown ups) and a great deal of fun and we were extremely fortunate to avoid the torrential rain which came in at the end of the event(!) Now the bit you've been waiting for....overall takings were approximately £1,500 which is a fantastic amount, making all the effort worthwhile! Thank you again to everyone who worked so hard to make the event such a success. We will of course be passing on our sincere thanks to Rupert, the owner of Cadhay, for so generously sharing his stunning grounds, and to the rest of the Cadhay team. With many thanks and best wishes Helen Helen Harms Chief Officer
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Reminder - Cadhay Family Fun Day on Tuesday 30th! 10am - 2pm!.....
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Family Fun Day at Cadhay
Tickets at the Entrance on the Day £1 per person.
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FAMILY FUN DAY AT CADHAY HOUSE 30TH MAY 10:00AM TO 2:00PM
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Free Information and Advice Clinic at Ottery Station
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