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Maldon & District CVS FREE Learning Disability Awareness training offered to local businesses Local businesses and organisations are being offered the opportunity to fi nd out more about how to extend excellent customer service to people with learning disabilities in the Maldon District. This free training session is being organised by the More2Life project which aims to expand the opportunities for adults with Learning Disabilities to engage in leisure activities. It is aimed at members of staff in local businesses, leisure centres and shops that come into contact with members of the public as part of their daily role and will cover an introduction to learning disabilities the best ways to communicate and how to respond to people with learning disabilities. The training will take place on Monday, 23rd April at the Minerva Centre in Mundon from 9.00 am – 1.30 pm (with lunch to follow). For more information or to book a place for this FREE training, please contact Lynn Marston at more2life@maldoncvs.org.uk or tel. 01621 851891 A selection of volunteering opportunities Committee Members for Children’s Centre Buddies Children’s Centre is a registered charity providing care and education to pre-school children of all abilities. They are looking for a volunteer to fi ll the committee role of company secretary as well as volunteers to become general committee members. Trustee meetings are held six weekly at the Centre and trustees are expected to take on some roles outside of the meetings, this is not envisaged to be more than a few hours per month Deliver Emergency First Aid Community First Responders are volunteers who are trained to assist the Ambulance Service on certain categories of 999 calls. The most common calls are to people with chest pains or breathing diffi culties. The critical call is to a cardiac arrest, when the prompt arrival of a First Responder can save a life. Full training is provided which assumes no previous knowledge or experience. Volunteers with a fl air for ingenuity Remap is a very special charity, working through a nationwide network of dedicated volunteers. These inspiring people use their ingenuity and skills to enable people with disabilities to achieve much-desired independence in some aspect of their lives, or to enjoy leisure opportunities previously closed to them. Volunteers are needed to design and make or adapt equipment to help people with disabilities that is not available commercially. Mentor a disabled person Essex Coalition of Disabled people are looking for volunteers to support disabled people of all ages to achieve a range of goals. Volunteers are matched to people according to their interests and skills and goals can range from attending a social group, taking the bus, learning a new skill - such as cooking or using a computer - or completing an adult learning course Volunteers needed at Junk Swap event The Maldon Baptist Church holds Junk Swap events twice a year to give people in the town the opportunity to get rid of some of their unwanted things and often see something they would like. No money changes hand it is just a simple exchange to help people recycle and stop waste going into landfi ll. Volunteers are needed to help run these events, simply being there to help lay out the swap, receive items as they are brought in and tidy away at the end. Swaps take place twice a year in November and April. The Forthcoming date is Saturday the 28th of April 10am until 11:30am. The Maldon and DIstrict CVS may be contacted at: The Square, Holloway Road, Heybridge CM9 4ER. Telephone 01621 851891. 12 For editorial call 01206 386666 | For advertising call 01621 854333 or email enquiry@estuarylife.co.uk | via website at www.estuarylife.co.uk
The Rotary Club 0f Maldon From Alan Higgs The Queen’s Head on The Quay, was the venue for a reunion between two members of our twinned Rotary Club The Rotary Club of Almere Weerwater, in The Netherlands and our local Rotary Club of Maldon. The members were M/s Inez de Rooij who is their club International Chairperson, accompanied by their President Ger Bakker. They visited the club to discuss aspects of the forthcoming Maldon Mud Race, together with renewing old friendships. Almere Weerwater have a number of entrants for this year’s race and if the weather even approaches last year’s, we are in for an enjoyable event from which our Charities should benefi t greatly. The Club also presented Ger Baaker with a painting of The Mud Race - painted by a member, Rotarian Eddie Foster from St Lawrence. Three Rotarians, Rtn Brian Olley of The Rotary Club of Witham with President Tony Newton and Rtn Alan Higgs of The Rotary Club of Maldon, were pleased to present (on behalf of The Friends of St Peter’s) a coffee maker and radio for staff and patients of the ARU Unit in St Peter’s. Photo - top right - rom left to right Rotarian Brian Olley, Staff Nurse Anne Brown, Sister Jeanette Pratt, Staff Nurse Marilyn Gowen, Rtn Alan Higgs and Rotary President Tony Newton. We Now Stock BENEFIT - MAC - DIOR makeup at up to 50% less than shop prices! This is a typical example of how Rotary Clubs work together to benefi t all. The photographer was Mrs. Doreen Higgs of The Inner Wheel Club of Maldon. On 20th March, representatives of 3 charities were invited to our meeting at The Queens Head, with each being presented with a cheque for £1000 for their organisation. They expressed their gratitude and explained how these sums would be put to use. Photo - Left: Grant Peters of Little Haven Hospice, centre: James Clarke of Maldon Carers, right: Tony Newton - President of The Rotary Club of Maldon and seated: Julia Wingfi eld of SWANS. These donations are only possible because of the generosity of local people and we thank all who support our events. Further guests that evening were Karen Fisher - Designer and Associate Editor of Maldon <strong>LIFE</strong> and David Raynor. Our annual Senior Citizens Party on 25th March at West Maldon Community centre - provided by our members - saw over 112 senior citezens and their carers enjoy a full tea, topped off with a glass of sherry and good old sing song with duo IT Takes Two. Special thanks to the ladies of the Inner Wheel club of Maldon for preparing the meals, St Johns Ambulance,Viking Buses and Arrow Taxis for their great help. With any treatment given, receive either FREE 30 Minute Crystal Collagen Eye Mask or 1 hour’s free trial with a fi tness instructor (Bodymax). All you need to be beautiful, under one roof! Hair Styling Spray Tans Gel Nails LCN GEL Nails £30 full set! Shellac Botox & Dermal Filler Injections Minx Nails Hen Partys catered for Semi permanent Make Up Micro Ring Hair Extensions (www.microextensions.webs.co.uk) All treatments are carried out by our friendly, experienced and confident Therapists. GIFT VOUCHERS AVAILABLE... the perfect treat! 171 High Street, Maldon. CM9 5BS Telephone: 01621 852142 email: essexgurls@btinternet.com www.essexgurls11.com Maldon deli puts the kettle on for Helen Rollason Cancer Charity m.deli in Wenlock Way (off of the High Street) is the fi rst ever café to hold a Tea for Helen week. From 1st to 7th April, m.deli will donate 40p to the charity from every drink sold and is also holding a raffl e for a giant Easter egg. Owner Liz Murphy said: “Helen m.deli’s Liz Murphy and Natalie Potter Fatloss Pro Course of 10 Just £40 (£4 each!) Rollason Cancer Charity supports local people living with cancer so we are proud to be part of the Tea for Helen campaign. What better incentive to come to m.deli and enjoy a relaxing drink?” m.deli’s qualitly Easter eggs are handmade by Stas Chocolatier in Kent. The giant 1.2kg chocolate egg normally sells for about £70 but raffl e tickets are available from m.deli for only £1 a strip. The draw takes place on 7th April, so the lucky winner will be able to enjoy their prize on Easter Day. For details of how to join the Tea for Helen campaign visit: www.helenrollason.org.uk For editorial call 01206 386666 | For advertising call 01621 854333 or email enquiry@estuarylife.co.uk | via website at www.estuarylife.co.uk 13
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