Thursday 4 January 2024
Contact: 01427 891376
LAST CALL – MISTERTON SENIOR CITIZEN’S ANNUAL LUNCH
Now is the last chance to sign up for the lunch and entertainment put on for those of pensionable age and above in Misterton is on Saturday 13 January at 1.30pm (doors open at 1.00pm) in the Methodist Hall. Those who have been before will automatically get an invitation. If you’re newly retired or new to the village, contact Nikki on 891679 for an invitation and details. After lunch, there’s entertainment by a local contemporary singer. The lunch and entertainment are free, supported by grants from Misterton Parish Council, Bassetlaw District Council, and Notts County Council.
HOSPITALS ENACT ‘WINTER PLAN’
NHS managers at Bassetlaw and Doncaster hospitals have put in place their winter plan. It is in the early weeks of the new year that hospitals are at their busiest. And the six-day strike by junior doctors (Wednesday 3 to Tuesday 9 January) has put at risk plans to cope with the winter surge in emergency activity and cut local NHS waiting lists. The strike means that much routine care was stopped, with consultants doing the work of junior doctors.
Added to this, with around 99% bed occupancy, there is just a handful of beds available for admissions. So patients are asked to use A&E Departments at Doncaster Royal Infirmary and Bassetlaw Hospital only in an emergency. Unless patients have a life-threatening emergency, there are lots of other services available:
- local pharmacy (chemist)
- NHS 111, a 24/7 service phone service
- Minor Injuries Unit at Montagu Hospital, open every day from 9.00am to 9.00pm
- local support in Bassetlaw – Bassetlaw Community & Voluntary Service has a useful guide on local support this winter, including food banks, support for the vulnerable, and warm spaces. Go to www.bcvs.org.uk or call 01909 476118.
MISTERTON’S BIG GARDEN BIRD WATCH
With numbers of British birds falling, there’s no better time to see how they’re doing in our area. Between 26 and 28 January, choose just one hour to record the birds that land in your garden. Record the highest number of each bird species at any one time. Go to the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) website to sign up. Those who do, get an exclusive RSPB shop discount and a free digital or printed Birdwatch guide (www.rspb.org.uk).
Nationally, over 500,000 people took part in Big Garden Birdwatch last year, counting 9.1m birds. House Sparrows took the top spot, but counts of these were down by 57% compared to the first Birdwatch in 1979.
BASSETLAW ACTION CENTRE: UPDATE
Bassetlaw Action Centre (BAC) is continuing to provide:
- community transport for essential journeys – health appointments and shopping, for example
- housing advice services, which are telephone-based primarily but face-to-face appointments are also available
- a menu of Befriending services – including group befriending, telephone befriending, face to face and peer befriending
- the Staying Well Programme (6-week self-management course for people with a long-term condition) available both virtually and face to face
- Get Out Get Active (GOGA) service encourages people to become more active and will continue to offer one-to-one support
- home support service – a domiciliary service to help people who are just starting to struggle at home (this is a paid-for service)
- minibus trips – including the newly launched lunch club trips.
BAC would like to hear from anyone with a few hours to spare, who would like to volunteer to support the Action Centre to deliver essential services to local older and vulnerable people. In particular, BAC is looking for more local volunteer drivers to help people to get to health appointments and for shopping. Volunteers are paid 45p per mile for every mile they drive on behalf of the scheme.
For further details on any of the above please contact BAC on 01777 709650 or by e-mail (enquiries@actioncentre.org.uk). Further information can be found on the website: www.bassetlawactioncentre.org.uk.
DIARY DATES
2nd Tuesday each month
Coffee morning, Church Room, 10.30am. Freshly baked goodies—and friendly faces! £2 plus raffle. Christmas event in December
Thursday 11 January
Coffee Morning, Misterton Methodist Hall, 10.00-11.00am
Mobile community shop, 10.30am – 12 noon, outside the Parish Church
Saturday 13 January
Misterton senior citizen’s annual lunch and entertainment, Methodist Hall, 1.00pm. Ring 891629 for invitation and details
Sunday 14 January
Service of Holy Communion & Plough Service, Clayworth Parish Church, 11.00am
Wednesday 17 January
Service of Morning Prayer, Church Room, 10.00am
Rhyme Time session for pre-school children and parents/carers, Misterton Library, 2.30-3.15pm (and every Wednesday)
WEST STOCKWITH NEWS
Thursday 4 January 2024
Contact: 01427 891376
BASSETLAW ACTION CENTRE: UPDATE
Bassetlaw Action Centre (BAC) is continuing to provide:
- community transport for essential journeys – health appointments and shopping, for example
- housing advice services, which are telephone-based primarily but face-to-face appointments are also available
- a menu of Befriending services – including group befriending, telephone befriending, face to face and peer befriending
- the Staying Well Programme (6-week self-management course for people with a long-term condition) available both virtually and face to face
- Get Out Get Active (GOGA) service encourages people to become more active and will continue to offer one-to-one support
- home support service – a domiciliary service to help people who are just starting to struggle at home (this is a paid-for service)
- minibus trips – including the newly launched lunch club trips.
BAC would like to hear from anyone with a few hours to spare, who would like to volunteer to support the Action Centre to deliver essential services to local older and vulnerable people. In particular, BAC is looking for more local volunteer drivers to help people to get to health appointments and for shopping. Volunteers are paid 45p per mile for every mile they drive on behalf of the scheme.
For further details on any of the above please contact BAC on 01777 709650 or by e-mail (enquiries@actioncentre.org.uk) Further information can be found on the website: www.bassetlawactioncentre.org.uk.
DIARY DATES
2nd Tuesday each month
Coffee morning, Church Room, Misterton, 10.30am. Freshly baked goodies—and friendly faces! £2 plus raffle
Thursday 11 January
Coffee Morning in the Methodist Hall, 10.00-11.00am
Mobile community shop, 10.30am – 12 noon, outside Misterton Parish Church
Meeting of West Stockwith Parish Council, Village Hall, 7.30pm
Sunday 14 January
Holy Communion & Plough Service, Clayworth Parish Church, 11.00am
Wednesday 17 January
Service of Morning Prayer, Church Room, 10.00am