Uckfield Matters Magazine - August 19 #144
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NEWS<br />
community<br />
GUIDES VISIT POLICE<br />
<strong>Uckfield</strong> Guides had a fantastic evening at<br />
<strong>Uckfield</strong> Police Station recently meeting<br />
police Officers Dan and Scott. The guides<br />
were shown around the station seeing<br />
the remaining cell, and also got the treat<br />
of sitting in one of the police cars and<br />
hearing a siren demonstration!<br />
The evening was set up to finish off their<br />
Girlguiding Laser Met Police Badge, for the<br />
final part of the evening they managed to<br />
fit in a quick Police led beat around the<br />
high street.<br />
NEWS FROM THE MEADS<br />
The Meads held its first Dementia review<br />
clinic on 29 June with Dr. Ellis and the<br />
Dementia Nurse Specialist. These clinics<br />
are held fortnightly and the Doctors are<br />
training up more Health Care Assistants to<br />
help us with the reviews.<br />
Waiting times - the waiting time for routine<br />
appointments with a Doctor is currently<br />
down to just two weeks. At one time last<br />
winter it was six weeks or more.<br />
Telephone numbers - patients are being<br />
encouraged to check if the phone numbers<br />
the surgery has on its records are correct<br />
and up to date<br />
Appointment reminders by text - patients<br />
need to give the Surgery their express<br />
consent before the surgery can text them -<br />
consent can be in writing or given over the<br />
phone.<br />
CHAILEY REPAIR CAFÉ<br />
CELEBRATES ITS FIRST<br />
BIRTHDAY ON 10TH<br />
AUGUST!<br />
One of this year’s most successful<br />
local initiatives celebrates its first<br />
birthday on 10th <strong>August</strong>. Chailey<br />
Repair Café, is part of the worldwide<br />
movement where volunteer<br />
experts repair things free of charge,<br />
(donations are invited to cover<br />
running costs). They opened<br />
their doors for the first time on<br />
<strong>August</strong> 11th 2018 and now have 37<br />
volunteers who have repaired over<br />
500 items in the past 12 months.<br />
The café opens from 1000 – 1300hrs<br />
on the second Saturday of each<br />
month at Chailey Village Hall on the<br />
A275 next to the Five Bells pub. For<br />
more information, contact them at:<br />
chaileyrc@gmail.com<br />
FRENCH'S FANCY DRESS<br />
WINS UCKFIELD FESTIVAL<br />
BEST DRESSED WINDOW<br />
Donna French collected the award<br />
for best dressed window during<br />
uckfield festival. French's Fancy<br />
Dress created a "Wizard of Oz"<br />
themed display and Donna collected<br />
the award, presented at the Civic<br />
Centre, on Sunday 14 July.<br />
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