HAVERING OVER 50’S FORUM

AGENDA

8^th NOVEMBER 2022

• Welcome from the Chair
• Guest Speakers:

Kim Smith LBH

Climate Change Community Champions Programme

Rebecca Mazrekku  –  Havering  Volunteer Centre –

Recruiting Champions

• Events / Lucky Number
• Members Question & Answer session

President/Chairman/Champion

• Guest Speakers:

Nick Kingham  – LBH Climate Change Programme Manager

Council’s Climate Change Strategy & Action Plan

Debbie Lee – LBH Waste Minimisation Officer

Waste & Recycling, Waste Minimisation & History of Rubbish

• Information from partners/police/voluntary sector

(when available)

• Any other business
• Date of Next Meeting :

Tuesday : 13^th December

“Learn, Laugh and Live!”

Havering U3A has a change of venue: Our monthly meetings now take place in the Hall of Romford Baptist Church, Main Road, RM1 3BL.

We meet on on the second Wednesday of each month at 14.15

Wed Dec 14th

Christmas With the Rat Pack – Presented by Howard Slater

Swing into Christmas with The Rat Pack. Festive classics performed by Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr and Dean Martin. What better way to get into the holiday spirit?

For more information see our website https://u3asites.org.uk/havering

SGH overview

As a Core20plus5 NHS Community Connector you will share your time, experiences and knowledge with our communities, the NHS and council to ensure that we can help shape a healthcare system that meets your needs. You can also help your neighbours and community access services such as cancer screenings and health checks!

By becoming a Core20plus5 NHS Community Connector you will be making a difference not only to your community but also to vulnerable individuals who are finding it challenging to get the right support from the health and social care services.

You will be a part of the Core20plus5 programme, which has been established by the Government to ensure the local community have a greater input to shaping and designing local services for them.

The aims of Core20plus5 are:

• For local people to influence the way services are planned, designed, commissioned and delivered
• To build a cohort of Core20plus5 NHS Community Connector volunteers to gather views and experiences from local people and feed back into the NHS and council.
• To engage with local people, putting YOU at the heart of decision making where health is concerned.
• To work with our Community Connectors to provide information and support about local services and signpost to people to where they can seek support.

Havering wants to improve health outcomes for people in Harold Hill.  We want to see

• An increase in people registered with their Local GP and able to access the services they need.
• More residents accessing an Over 50s health check
• Improving awareness and attendance for preventative cancer and hyper-tension screenings

Benefits

Becoming a Core20plus5 NHS Community Connector is a rewarding, flexible and influential role.

Some of the benefits volunteering will give you:

• Build Confidence, improve wellbeing, and gain valuable knowledge!
• Make friends, become part of the wider community
• Gain new skills, new qualifications or build on the knowledge you already have
• Improve your job opportunities, with the skills gained
• You choose when to give your time

Some of the benefits to the Harold Hill Community:

• Being part of the building and delivering change around the health care system in Harold Hill
• The Community working together will strengthen services and shape them to where it is needed.
• Increased understanding between different cultures and religions
• overcoming barriers to health and social care services for all

Who to contact?

This is the exciting part

If you have decided that we are the team for you then please contact the Havering Volunteer Centre to register.

Havering Volunteer Centre details

32-34 The High Street, Romford, RM1 1HR

Telephone Number 01708 922214

Website http://www.haveringvc.org.uk

They will forward your interest onto us and then an invite will be sent to you for an informal discussion

If you have any questions on the Community Connector volunteering role, please contact Kelly McBride, who will be happy to go through these with you.

Contact Details

Email: Kelly.McBride@havering.gov.uk

Telephone number: 01708 432285

We look forward to welcoming you to our team

Wills and LPA Seminar

Why now is the time to make sure
your affairs are in order.

We are delighted to announce that we will be hosting Wills and LPA seminars in November.

The seminars look at why having a Will and Lasting Power of Attorney in place is so important and why people should not delay in putting them in place.

The seminars will take place on:

• Friday 25 November 09:45am – 11:30am
• Saturday 26 November 09:45am – 11:30am

After the seminar you will be given the opportunity to speak with members of our Private Client team and ask any questions over a cup of tea and a biscuit.

To register for this free seminar please email John Wilcox on Marketing@pinneytalfourd.co.uk specifying which seminar you wish to attend.

If you have any questions please call John on 01708 255189

For the full report and Fraud prevention advice please read the full report,

KD Fraud Report and Advice

As part of our funding conditions imposed on TfL by Government, the Mayor has outlined a number of fares proposals which he was having to explore in order to generate income. Among several options being considered were the proposals to increase the age of eligibility for the 60+ concession.

Under this proposed option, the age of eligibility for the 60+ photocard would increase by a month, every other month. This would result in the age of eligibility rising by six months every year. Any existing 60+ card holders will not be impacted.

We recently updated stakeholders in our newsletter and are keen to continue to engage with stakeholders about this proposed change as we also undertake an Equalities Impact Assessment. If this is something that you would be interested in discussing with us please contact me so we can arrange a meeting. We will also accept any responses via email until 26 October 2022.

For more information on the fares proposals, TfL is progressing separate options to achieve further savings in line with the Government’s funding conditions. These are further explained in the press release here.

If you have any further questions relating to the changes, please do get in touch.

Many thanks and best regards