Southern Brooks Community Partnership has launched two new initiatives aimed at making Patchway a better place for people with dementia and their carers to live. Following the launch of the Patchway Dementia Action Alliance in September, monthly dementia awareness sessions are being staged at various venues in the town and a monthly ‘memory café’ is being held at the Casson Centre. Dementia Awareness
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Patchway Youth Centre was re-opened with a bang last month by Cllr Ian Boulton, Chair of South Gloucestershire Council. The building, on Consiton Road, is now being run by Southern Brooks Community Partnership (SBCP), with financial support from South Gloucestershire Council (SGC) and Patchway Town Council. Attended by scores of local residents, young people and councillors, the opening was preceded
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Local businesses and organisations will publicly pledge their support to make Patchway a dementia friendly community at Coniston Community Centre on Friday (20th September). The event, which runs from 10am to 1.30pm, will mark the launch of the Patchway Dementia Action Alliance. The occasion will see over 60 key people representing businesses, statutory services, and community and voluntary organisations, as
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On Monday 3rd June, Coniston Community Centre and Brooks Café are holding a joint open day to showcase what they have on offer. Many people are surprised to find this modern community building and friendly great value café to be in the heart of Patchway, a short walk from Aztec Business Park and the shops and homes in Patchway. The
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Patchway-based Southern Brooks Community Partnership is celebrating the award of new three year funding from the Big Lottery. The money will help support the organisation’s work with local families and promote volunteering as a way of learning new skills. Director Julie Close said: “We are thrilled that we are going to be able to continue to work with families to
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People living with dementia are being asked by Southern Brooks Community Partnership to come forward and give their views on how Patchway could be made a better place for them to live. Their views will inform the formation of the Patchway Dementia Action Alliance. The consultation will be launched this Wednesday, 22nd May, during national Dementia Awareness Week, with a
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The Patchway Food Co-op has been set up by volunteers at Brooks Cafe. It’s a new way of buying fresh produce in Patchway. Bags of mixed seasonal fruit or/and vegetables are available to buy at cost price, to ensure everyone gets the most value for money. Vegetable bags are just £5 for approx eight items and fruit bags are £4
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The world did not end on 21/12/12 the way some interpreters of the Mayan calendar had anticipated, but new opportunities for growth are certainly on the way in Patchway. As the festive season ends and we all come to terms with the reality of our new year’s resolutions, Southern Brooks Community Partnership has designed a range of courses which can
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Sue Mountstevens, the newly-elected Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) for Avon and Somerset, visited Patchway last Friday (7th December) to learn first hand about the work being carried out by Southern Brooks Community Partnership (SBCP). This visit was part of a whistle stop tour of South Gloucestershire, during which Ms Mountstevens also met the area’s District Commander, Chief Superintendent Sarah
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Patchway Town Council has agreed to give “sympathetic consideration” to a proposed £45k project for youth work in the town in the next financial year (2012/2013). A document entitled “Patchway Young Community Project” was circulated at the October meeting of the Finance Committee by Mark Seed, Children’s Services Manager of Southern Brooks Community Partnership. The project would include individual support
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