Events
SENIOR COUNCIL for DEVON AGM
will be held on
OLDER PEOPLE'S DAY
Thursday 1st October 2009 at Exeter Corn Exchange
AGEING WELL IN DEVON
Devon County Council and Devon Primary Care Trust have
recently published the document
"Ageing Well in Devon"
This document covers such issues as health and wellbeing, quality of life, economic wellbeing and choice and control, and will form part of an ongoing dialogue between older people and the statutory agencies in Devon.
Most local Senior Council for Devon groups organised opportunities for people aged 50+ to find out more and comment on the proposed changes to health and social care in Devon, during October and November 2008. These public meetings are an opportunity for people to have their say and will be the start of an ongoing exchange of views and and partnership between older people and the statutory agencies. It is an opportunity to ask questions and also help shape the future of services for older people in the County.
The local meetings will provide an opportunity to meet the newly appointed Health and Social Care Cluster Managers for the local Senior Council areas across Devon. The meetings also provide time for discussion in small groups and the event will conclude with an agreed action plan.
The Senior Council Assembly has considered the outcome of the local discussions and will then be talking to Health and Social Care Commissioners early in the new year about improvements that may be made. Each local group will liaise with the Cluster Managers and will monitor develoments in their areas.
Senior Council Local Group Dialogue Meetings:
Tavistock - 6 March 2009 at 10am - Archway Centre Tavistock followed by an Information Fair 2 - 4pm
Devon Senior Council meetings and events
Senior Council Assembly Meeting - 18 March 2009 at 10.30 am, Isca Centre, Exeter
Senior Council Board Meeting - CVS, Wat Tyler House, King William Street, Exeter - 16 January, 13 February, and 13 March - all at 10.30am
Culm Valley - 28 January 2009 at St Andrew's Church Hall, Church Street, Cullompton
'Protecting Ourselves' with a talk from John Bullen, Trading Standards
Kingsbridge 22 January 2009 at Age Concern, Kingsbridge
Exmouth 26 January 2009 at 2.00pm - Exmouth Council Chamber (ring for confirmation) with speaker Jerry Moore on Care in the Community
Sidmouth - 11 February 2009 - 2.30pm at the Methodist Hall, High Street, Sidmouth
Seaton - 21 January 2009 - 2 - 4 pm Methodist Church Hall, Scalwell Lane, Seaton
Dawlish - 24 March 2009 at 2.30pm at Dawlish Methodist Hall
Ilfracombe - 21 January 2009, 2pm at the Pathfinder Centre, Ilfracome
Bideford - 28 January at 2.15pm, Bideford Town Hall
with speaker Phillip Plucknett
Totnes - 4 February at 2pm, Methodist Church Hall, Fore Street
Totnes
Holsworthy 10 February 6.30 - 8.30pm, Holsworthy Memorial Hall,
Holsworthy
Ivybridge - Information Fair, 18 February 11am - 5pm
The Watermark, Erme Court, Ivybridge
Okehampton - 10 February, 10 March and 14 April 10.30am at the Ockment Centre, Okehampton
Teignmouth - 25 February 1.30pm for 2.00pm at the Carlton Theatre with speaker Lucie Burnell from Care Direct
Barnstaple - to be confirmed
Great Torrington - to be confirmed
Exeter - to be confirmed
Braunton - to be confirmed
Honiton - to be confirmed
Tiverton - to be confirmed
South Molton - to be confirmed
For further information about meetings in local areas see local area section of this website or contact info@scfd.org.uk