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A special day out for Carers in Norfolk
The Olde Coach House Open Garden
The Street, Brockdish, Diss, Norfolk
Sunday 3rd April 2011
10.00am to 4.00pm
Daffodil walk in over 2 acres of woodland and garden, leading to the banks of the river waveney.
Refreshments, cake stall, craft stalls, tombola. In aid of Norfolk and Norwich Hospital “Sparks for Hearts”, The Big C, and Prostate Cancer. (sorry, no dogs)
Cost:
£2.00
How to get event passports:
At the gate on entry
Directions:
Brockdish is off the A143, between Diss and Harleston. Our entrance is about 100yards past the village hall – just watch out for the yellow balloons.
Location:
County: Norfolk
Postcode for Sat Nav: IP21 4JY (please verify before use)
Cash break for parents of disabled in Scotland
Families with severely disabled children could benefit from an extra £2 million to fund short breaks.
The money is in addition to £5 million already allocated over five years, the Scottish Government said.
Public health minister Shona Robison said: “Parents looking after children with complex or exceptional needs have exceptionally tough demands placed upon them. Severely disabled children can be entirely reliant on their parents for everything and families can be left utterly exhausted. Providing a short break – either for parents and their other children or for the whole family – can make a huge difference in sustaining families and keeping them going.”
Angry response to social care cuts
- by Sarah Bull, Huddersfield Daily Examiner Feb 25 2011
Consider the Examiner report on the protest by carers and disabled people against proposed cuts in services to vulnerable children and adults.
A group of desperate people, representing many others in similar situations, made their voices heard at Huddersfield Town Hall. According to councillors they were “rabble”, “loons’’ and “scaremongers”.
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