feedback from folkestone and new romney speaking up groups we are working together to meet peoples...
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Feedback from Folkestone and New Romney Speaking Up
GroupsWe are working together to meet peoples individual goals and make the community a better place
Folkestone Speaking Up Group
• We now have two computers, one laptop and a projector
• We also have internet access. We have been able to buy this equipment from funding we received from Shepway District Council
SKYPE We have downloaded
SKYPE so that we can communicate for free with other people in different Speaking Up Groups
Campaigning! We have written a letter to Mark Spratt
about providing training for the bus drivers on how to have better communication with people
Campaigning! We have been trying to get a ramp
for wheel chair access to the building we meet in, by talking to the landlord and writing letters to the council
Hate Crime
• We have been talking about hate crime
• We watched a DVD made by people in Speaking Up Group in Deal
We invited the policeMick Cronin, Community Liaison Officer and Jo, PCSO came because some of us are worried about the problems with school children on the buses
Independence We have made
arrangements for the Broker in Shepway, Elvis Cudjoe to come and talk with us; we want to know more about personal budgets
Human Rights
We regularly discuss our human rights, and support each other to be individual and independent.
New RomneyWe meet every Wednesday at 10.30 am, Phase 11, Youth Centre, the Marsh Academy Site, Station Rd, New Romney
New Romney We organised an
open day and gave out invitations to several residential homes and a person in SUG made cakes for everyone
New Romney• A local Councillor
came to our open day
• We have discussed the Single Equally Scheme and taken part in the consultation
New Romney Speaking Up and good health
• We have talked about the importance of good health
• We have looked at different types of health action plans
• We want to visit Residential homes to talk about health