February and March activities details and information
Our Contact Numbers
Liz West: 0779 2545813
Julie Wilkins: 0779 2545603
Office: 01452 530184
Free phone: 0800 2949249
Ian Weyman: 0779 2574667
Lynne Greig: 0779 2545334
Office address:
Gloucestershire Lifestyles Ltd.,
The Business Centre,
Suite 5,
Innsworth Technology Park,
Innsworth Lane,
Gloucester.
GL3 1DL
E-Mail; liz@gloslifestyles.co.uk
Hello All
We would like to wish you a belated happy and healthy New Year.
Firstly a piece of bad news to start the year, unfortunately, Fran is no
longer with us. We wish her all the best for the future. We will be
advertising for new staff shortly but in the interim Ian, Julie, the
volunteers, and I will be filling the gap. I hope you will bear with us if we
have to make changes to times or events over the next few months but
we will try and keep disruption down to a minimum.
Now for the good news we have had our funding secured until September
2012. In March the County Council will be putting the Carers Service
contracts out to tender. Hopefully our project, services, reputation, and
business plan will stand us in good stead for winning the contracts.
I hope you find February and March programmes meet you needs and
likes but events and activities are always a bit tricky to source, at this
time of the year, as places close for the season I would be grateful if you
can return your selection sheets to us by Thursday 26th January
The Introduction to painting & drawing group, which started in January,
will run each week for the term but I haven’t added it to the programme
as people won’t be able to join part way through.
The garden group, at Dundry Nursery, is a free group where people can
learn skills surrounding plant and vegetable growing, garden landscaping,
and much more.
The weekly sewing group is run as a self- help group. There is a tutor who
will support you with techniques and ideas but we only drop in every
couple of weeks, or so, to check everyone is ok and touch base. We don’t
provide transport but please don’t let this put you off going. It’s a very
friendly, happy group and it doesn’t count as part of your respite
allocation.
Information exchange
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We are now able to refer people who have disabilities and think
they are entitled to benefits, or allowances, to the Department of
Works and Pensions for a review. This is a free service carried out
by trained DWP staff.
Please contact the office if you would like to be referred.
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NHS Gloucestershire is currently seeking the views of patients,
carers and key stakeholders regarding the musculoskeletal services
in Gloucestershire. Musculoskeletal services include, among others,
those relating to arthritis, osteoporosis, hip and knee conditions,
lower back pain or fibromyalgia.
As stakeholders, we would like to invite you to a workshop on
Monday 30th January, 1pm to 4pm, at the Churchdown Community
Centre.The event will introduce our outline proposals for a new
countywide service and enable us to listen to your feedback, which
will in turn help us to develop the model.
The event is by invitation only and places are limited. We should be
grateful if you would register your interest with Sue Baker –
sue.baker2@glos.nhs.uk tel: 08454 221461 – by Friday 20th
January 2012.
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Positive Caring Programme
Provider: Gloucestershire County Council in partnership with Carers
Gloucestershire
The Positive Caring Programme is a free series of learning and
support sessions for carers. It is open to all adult carers whether
you are looking after a relative, friend, neighbour or child with a
disability. There are 6 sessions, each of which focuses on a different
caring topic. These include: health and well-being, the practicalities
of caring, accessing and receiving services, finance and entitlements
and how we juggle caring with other demands in life. The
programme is run across the county at local venues and offers the
opportunity to meet with others in similar situations and gain
knowledge, information and skills in an informal and supportive
environment.
Carers who have attended the programme say it has helped them
to:
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Gain knowledge and skills to help in their caring situation
Find out about services and sources of support in their local area
Receive personal and accurate advice on benefits and entitlements
Share experiences and gain support from others
Focus on their own health and well-being
Consider the impact caring has on their life
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Develop the confidence to take more control of their life
For more information please contact;
Christine Cam
Email: christine.cam@gloucestershire.gov.uk
Telephone: 01452 500885 Mobile: 07920560650
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The Harbour Counselling Service
Are based in Bristol see people from anywhere in the south west as
long as they are able to go to them at their centre in Central
Bristol.
Their service is free of charge and is for people living with a physical
life threatening illness, people close to someone with a lifethreatening illness such as carers and close family members and
friends as well as those who have been bereaved through a life
threatening illness in the last 2 years.
They offer individual work, and also work with couples and run
groups as well. They currently have spaces on a therapeutic carers
support group which is due to start in February 2012. This is for
carers as well as people who are close to someone with a life
threatening illness and will run weekly for 6 months on Wednesday.
There are still a few spaces in this group if you know of anyone who
may be interested.
Please contact 0117 925 9348 or email info@the-harbour.co.uk
I hope this information is useful.
Best Wishes
Liz and the Team
Activity Details
January 31st
Aqua stretch £3.70
Dursley
The Aqua Stretch exercises are a series of stretching exercises done in
varying depths of water, with and without 2 to 10 lbs of weights attached
to your body.
Aqua Stretch exercises are benifial for - lower back pain, hip/knee
replacement, neck pain,
tension headaches, anxiety, frozen shoulder,
February 3rd
7pm Slimbridge Wetland Centre, Mark Carwardine ultimate wildlife
experiences.
Tickets cost £15 for adults
Mark Carwardine – award-winning writer, TV and radio presenter,
zoologist, wildlife photographer and outspoken conservationist will talk
about his favourite places in the world to watch wildlife. It will be a
personal selection of the wildlife hotspots that have made the greatest
impact on him over the years.
He'll wax lyrical about everything from jaguar watching in the Pantanal
and bat watching in Zambia to searching for spirit bears in the Great Bear
Rainforest to whale watching in his favourite place in the world.
February 4th
7.30 Hardeep Singh Kohli
Sundial Theatre Price: £12.00
Grab a seat and tuck in, as a guest of Hardeep Singh Kohli, star of BBC’s
The One Show. This celebrated broadcaster, raconteur, writer, and cook
combines comedy with inventive cuisine in a wonderfully funny, laid back
evening's entertainment.
Just think Ready Steady Cook but with great cooking (Hardeep was
runner-up on the first series of Celebrity Masterchef) and funny
anecdotes, all delivered by Glaswegian Hardeep in his own unique,
articulate and charming way. Having debuted at the 2009 Edinburgh
Fringe Festival, where the show played to sell-out audiences, this is an
extended, two-course version of The Nearly Naked Chef, combining more
of Hardeep’s winning talents and recipes.
February 7th
Cooks Chapter
Tips on buying, preparing, and cooking with fish
These monthly events will be held in the Restaurant between 3 and 4 pm.
Chef and the team will take you through some answers to the questions
they are regularly asked. With demonstrations, these are relaxed sessions
with the opportunity to socialise and learn a little too!
There is a £5 cost per person for these events, which can be redeemed
against a restaurant purchase.
February 9th
7.30
Chinese State Circus
Concessions: £19.50
This unique extravaganza showcases only the best in entertainment;
witness acrobats defying gravity in an array of elaborate, explosive and
highly choreographed presentations of power, poise and agility.
‘Yin Yang’ will not only keep the audience on the edge of their seats but
show the more delicate and beautiful side of Chinese tradition with the
silk aerial act, parasol juggling, eye catching Lion Dance and the amazing
legendary ‘Bicycle Act’ in which 10 talented artistes manoeuvre onto a
single bicycle.
The show features traditional Chinese acts with the amazing legendary
‘Bicycle Act’ which will keep the audience on the edge of their seats as 12
artistes manoeuvre onto a single bicycle.
Witness the unpredictable and exhilarating twists of foot juggling with
drums, the famous swinging poles, the sensational contortionist, and the
dynamic hoop divers with their amazing somersaults, leaps, and jumps
which all go towards completing this action packed programme.
February 10th
7.30pm Jackson – Live In Concert
£19 Michael Jackson
Amir Sharma’s portrayal has to be the most vocally and visually accurate
tribute to the King of Pop to have ever toured UK theatres.
Amir is joined on stage by a cast of musicians, singers, and dancers who
work their way through all the hits that we instantly recognise.
He’s got the look, the moon walk, and above all, the voice.
February 11th
2pm Gloucester Rugby
Tickets £21
v
Northampton Saints
February 17th
7.30pm
Circus of Horrors
£16
The Ventriloquist
Inspired by the Evil Ventriloquist movies Devil Doll and The Dead of Night
the story twists and turns, sending a shiver down your spine as the
demonic dummy seems to take on a life of its own
With a brilliant and awe inspiring supporting cast The Circus of Horrors
features some of the greatest, most bizarre & beautiful Circus acts on
earth. Where else can you see a dare devil sword swallower swallowing a
lit neon tube? Where else can you see a beautiful creature hung upsidedown while a dare devil trapeze artist performs a exquisite ariel act hung
solely from her partners hair? Where else can you see a contortionist
contort her body while firing a arrow from a long bow with her feet?
All this and a whole lot more. Without a doubt a musical masterpiece with
the pulsating Devil driven Rock n Roll of Dr Haze & he Interceptors from
Hell. Without a doubt the most sinister and sensational Circus of Horrors
shows to date.
February 18th
7.30 The Rat Pack Is Back
£18
Join us for a musical journey to Las Vegas...
This is the hit show that perfectly captures the music and comedy of the
original legends, as well as the personalities of the stars who ruled the
entertainment world in the 1950s.
The Rat Pack Is Back is Britain’s longest running tribute to Frank Sinatra,
Dean Martin and Sammy Davis Jnr. This heart warming evening full of
sparkles and show biz, sees the Rat Pack backed by the fabulous Don
Hunt Band, who worked with the real Sammy Davis Jnr for over thirty five
years.
Filled with favourite numbers including ‘I Got You Under My Skin’, ‘Lady
Is A Tramp’, and ‘The Candy Man’, and featuring special guests Bobby
Darin and The Vegas Show Girls, this is a unique night out with the kings
of cool – Vegas Style.
February 24th
7.30 Showaddywaddy
£15
With twenty three top 40 hit singles, Showaddywaddy are one of Europe’s
most successful exponents of retro-inspired rock & roll.
In 2006 the band released their first album in fifteen years, entitled ‘I
Love Rock & Roll’. Back on the road again since 2009, the band have
performed a series of unique concerts across the UK, which have seen the
band delve into their formative years, with selected songs from The Sun
album in an exclusive opening set, full of the stirring second half full of
the band’s many hit singles.
After an incredible 37 years of rock & roll music, you’ll be in safe hands
with this amazing band with the original line up.
February 25th
3pm Football Cheltenham V Burton Albion
£15
March 1st
11am Malvern Showground Stitch and Creative Craft.
£6.95
March 1st
7.30pm Yes Prime Minister
£11
Following two sell-out West End Seasons, Yes, Prime Minister comes to
the Everyman Theatre for one week only.
The original writers of the classic BBC TV series, Antony Jay and Jonathan
Lynn have reunited for this anniversary production and now the Prime
Minister Jim Hacker played by Graham Seed (Nigel Pargetter - The
Archers) and his cabinet secretary Sir Humphrey Appleby played by
Michael Simkins (Trial & Retribution) are back in this hilarious new play.
In a world of spin, Blackberrys and 'sexed up' dossiers, the PM is staring
disaster in the face. The country is on the brink of financial meltdown and
the Government's only apparent salvation comes from a morally dubious
deal with the Foreign Minister of Kumranistan. Will Jim Hacker and his
team of advisers be able to rescue the country from the edge?
March2nd
7.30pm ABBA Voulez Vous
£16
Voulez Vous are captivating audiences with The Mamma Mia Concert
The brand new production features a video projection of clips of Abba and
the smash hit film ‘Mamma Mia’...these are cleverly merged into Voulez
Vous' own live interpretations of Abba’s hits. Also featured are some of
Abba's less familiar tracks.... a treat for the diehard Abba fans!!
The audience can expect to be able to sit back and enjoy Abba's beautiful
ballads such as Slipping through my fingers and Chiquitita sing along to
the timeless classics such as Fernando and Thank You For The Music
and enjoy dancing in the aisles to Abba's greatest hits, such as Mamma
Mia, Voulez Vous, Super Trouper, Waterloo, Dancing Queen and many
more!!
March 6th
7pm The King and I £25
Starring Ramon Tikaram and Josefina Gabrielle
The King and I is loved as one of the greatest musicals of all time. Seen
by millions of people across the world since it was first performed in
1951, when it was showered with awards and became a blockbuster
Hollywood movie, its glorious soundtrack is still a best seller today.
The heart-warming story of the British governess brought to the court of
Siam to tutor the King's many children is told using one of the most
beautiful scores ever written with sweeping melodies such as The March
of the Siamese Children, Shall We Dance, I Whistle a Happy Tune, Hello
Young Lovers and the unforgettable Getting to Know You.
This breath-taking new production from Leicester's Curve, directed by
Paul Kerryson, is a lavish, grand-scale spectacle. With giant gold
Buddha's, sumptuous costumes, a chorus of adorable children, acrobatic
dancers and live music this beautiful production guarantees standing
ovations.
The King and I stars Ramon Tikaram as the King of Siam, whose West
End credits include Bombay Dreams, Judas in Jesus Christ Superstar and
Ramayana at the National Theatre. Television credits include Wired, Silent
Witness, The Mighty Bush and This Life and Josefina Gabrielle as Anna
whose musical highlights include The Witches of Eastwick, Sweet Charity,
and the lead in Oklahoma! at the National Theatre
March 7th
7.30 One Night with Elvis
£20
Don't miss this remarkable Elvis show. It’s like no other Elvis Presley
show with the remarkable tribute artist Lee 'Memphis' King - awarded the
ultimate accolade of World Champion Elvis Tribute Artist at the
Collingwood Elvis Festival held annually in Canada - the largest and most
respected Elvis tribute contest and Elvis festival in the world today.
The show takes you from the 68 comeback special to the Vegas years.
With a big band to recreate the Elvis Vegas years and Multimedia screens
and projection, this is the biggest Elvis show to tour theatres in the UK.
March 8th
7pm Flower Arranging Workshop
Flower Arranging Workshop £5
Organised By: Under The Edge Arts
Bring a touch of spring into your home - Learn to create a floral display
using spring flowers and foliage. Participants should bring secateurs or
scissors and any spring foliage from their garden, although this is not
essential as flowers, some foliage, and equipment will be provided.
March 9th
7.30 Buddy Holly - A Legend Reborn £13
Buddy Holly – A Legend Reborn’ is coming to Stroud! The lead role is
played by the UK’s number one Buddy, Marc Robinson. Marc revives
classic hits like Peggy Sue, That’ll be the Day and Oh Boy. Backed by a
band reminiscent of the Crickets in their Fifties heyday, ‘Buddy Holly – A
Legend Reborn’ is an authentic slice of rock ’n’ roll nostalgia that ensures
Buddy’s incredible legacy of unforgettable hit songs lives on. The all-star
cast has appeared in Royal Variety Performances and include winners
from TV’s ‘Stars in Their Eyes’. ‘Buddy Holly – A Legend Reborn’, book
your seats now for this superb extravaganza – that’ll be a very special
day, guaranteed! Sit back, relax and enjoy the show.
March 13th
7.30pm dreamboats and petticoats £19
Inspired by the smash hit selling albums dreamboats and petticoats one,
two and three, the west end sell out sensation dreamboats and petticoats
the musical, features some of the greatest hit songs of the rock n' roll
era.
featuring classic tracks from Roy Orbison, The Shadows, Eddie Cochran,
Billy Fury and many more including let's dance, to know him is to love
him, shaking all over, bobby's girl, three steps to heaven, little town flirt,
only sixteen, run-around sue, happy birthday sweet 16, let it be me, great
pretender, c'mon everybody, let's twist again and many more hits from
music's golden era!
March 14th
12pm Cheltenham Racing
Please be prepared for a long day. This will be a very busy
crowded venue
Price From
£20 per
person
Price on the day £25
A true sporting high
The Festival at Cheltenham is the shining jewel in Jump racing's crown. It
is four days of magic, madness, and magnificence, played out on a stage
framed by the breathtaking vista of the Cotswold Hills.
It features a cast of the best horses, jockeys, and trainers playing to an
audience of 220,000, all of who are determined to have the time of their
lives. For racing's professionals, victory at The Festival is how greatness is
measured and how careers are defined. Witness the sheer elation of
winning connections as they return to the cheers of the crowd and you
are seeing dreams fulfilled and years of planning and effort coming to
fruition. The Festival is one of those rare events that exude pleasure,
passion and fun in equal measure. For anyone who appreciates top class
sport and the opportunity to share a special experience with like-minded
people, it truly is a life affirming four days.
March 20th
2pm How Does Your Garden Grow £5
As spring will soon be decidedly upon us, it is time to think about getting
our gardens ready for the summer.
Everyone’s garden has a 'feel', they change and evolve, surprise and
frustrate but most of all, they give us pleasure to all our senses. Garden
design is all about a journey of discovery.
This talk by garden designer Ernest Bratt is about how you yours from
where it is now, to where you want it to be.
This is a fundraising event in aid of raising money for The Roses and
complete with a complimentary cup of tea or coffee and a slice of cake.
March 21st
11am Museum in the park The Jewellery of Nora Fok
FREE admission, donations welcome
This is the first ever touring solo exhibition by the extraordinary jeweller,
textile artist, and 3D designer Nora Fok. The artist has established herself
as a pioneering maker, transforming organic forms into wearable,
ethereal sculpture. Her delicate, intricate forms are woven from an
ordinary material, nylon microfilament. The processes Nora uses –
knitting, weaving, crocheting and knotting – transform the linear nylon
into simple and complex structures inspired by her fascination with the
natural world and the mathematical models that underpin it.
March 22nd
7.30pm Jethro 2012 £20
Cornwall’s ambassador of comedy, Jethro, brings his latest laughterloaded show to Stroud for another hilariously funny evening of slightly
naughty entertainment. Jethro is the world’s funniest Cornishman and he
brings his unique brand of irrepressible and irresistible West Country wit.
With his very own, uniquely irreverent, style of delivery, Jethro is one of
the cheekiest comedians around and his latest tour sees the popular
comic regaling audiences with the best of his classic stories from his
successful career, alongside his new material, as he undertakes a journey
through his mischievous repertoire of adult material. Be sure to hold onto
your seats, hats and horses as you are entertained by one of the funniest
story teller’s to date. Contains slightly naughty adult material. Over-16s
only
March 29th
2pm Cinderella On Ice £15.
BRAND NEW 2012 SHOW
Awe and wonder awaits as Theatre on Ice producers, Wild Rose, present
the internationally acclaimed Russian Ice Stars in a truly magical
production of the well loved fairytale, Cinderella.
The Russian Ice Stars deliver a dazzling interpretation of this enchanting
story loved by all ages and a treat for the whole family. The high-speed
combination of extraordinary skating and breath-taking aerial feats,
beautifully staged, will leave you mesmerised
March 30th
7.30pm Roy 'Chubby' Brown £20
Roy Chubby Brown is back in town….
Get ready for a barn-storming night of jokes, banter and hilarious Mickeytaking from Britain’s most outrageous comedian, bar none!
Laugh till it hurts as Chubby rips into his live audiences with a non-stop
battering ram of laugh-out-loud comedy guaranteed! Get the hottest
ticket in town but be warned – If easily offended please stay away!
February
Mon
30
Tue
31
Wed
1
Thu
2
Fri
3
Sat
4
10am Garden
centre &
Coffee
11am Aqua
stretch
11am Sowing
Group
1pm Free
Bingo
10am Dundry
Nursery
7.30 Hardeep
Singh Kohli
7pm Treasure
Seekers
1pm Pub
Lunch
6
7
2pm
Painswick
Short Mat
Bowls Club
3pm cooks
Chapter
1pm
Swimming
6.30pm
pub night out
Eat/darts
/pool
8
10am
Fun and
fitness GL1
7pm
Slimbridge
ultimate
wildlife
experiences.
9
10
11
11am
Ladies Group
7.30pm
Jackson –
Live In
Concert
2pm
Gloucester
Rugby v
Northampton
Saints
17
18
7.30
Chinese State
Circus
16
6pm
Chinese meal
1pm Cinema
13
14
15
1pm Pub
Lunch
11am
Rococo
gardens
snowdrops.
9am Car boot
20
21
22
23
7.30pm
Circus of
Horrors
24
1pm Snooker
Shopping Trip
to the New
ASDA in
Cheltenham
10am
Fun and
fitness GL1
11am
Daffodil walk
Dymock
7.30
Showaddywa
ddy
3pm Football
Cheltenham V
Burton Albion
1
11am
Malvern
Showground
Stitch and
Creative Craft
2
3
7.30pm
Yes Prime
Minister
7.30pm ABBA
Voulez Vous
7pm Treasure
Seekers
5pm Ten Pin
1pm
Swimming
11 am
Walking
Group
6pm Evening
Meal
1.15pm
Karaoke Club
7.30
The Rat Pack
Is Back
25
6.30 Pub
Skittles
27
28
29
7pm Treasure
Seekers
11am Aqua
stretch
1pm Cinema
6pm
Danters Fun
Fair
6pm Evening
Meal
11am
Aunt Martha’s
Victorian Tea
Rooms
March
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
5
6
7
8
9
10
1pm Pizza Hut
11am
Shopping trip
to Cirencester
9am Car boot
7pm Flower
Arranging
Workshop
11am
Aunt Martha’s
Victorian Tea
Rooms
12pm
Ten Pin
Bowling
7pm The King
and I
7.30 One Night
with Elvis
7.30 Buddy
Holly - A
Legend Reborn
12
13
14
15
16
17
1pm Pub
Lunch
11am Aqua
stretch
12pm
Cheltenham
Racing
11am
Ladies Group
1pm Snooker
3pm Football
Cheltenham V
Gillingham
7pm Treasure
Seekers
7pm Italian
meal
7.30pm
Dreamboats
and Petticoats
19
20
21
22
23
24
1pm Pub
Lunch
2pm How Does
Your Garden
Grow
11am
Museum in the
park The
Jewellery of
Nora Fok
1pm Free
Bingo
1.15pm
Karaoke Club
Gloucester
Rugby v
Exeter Chiefs
7.30pm Jethro
2012
6pm
Trampoline
Club
29
30
6.30 Pub
Skittles
26
27
11am
Hair and
beauty therapy
Gloucester
College.
10am
Morton on the
marsh Market
7pm Treasure
Seekers
1pm
Swimming
28
9am Car boot
7pm pub night
out
Eat/darts/pool
2pm Cinderella
On Ice
1pm
Walking Group
7.30pm
Roy 'Chubby'
Brown
31
11am Roller
Skating
Buddy Activity Selection
Month
PARTICIPANT NAME
February
Week
Beginning
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
30/1/12
6/2/12
13/2/12
20/2/12
27/2/12
Have your care and support needs change and do you require a review of your Buddy Scheme carer or
participant care plan? Yes
No
Do you have any Concerns (niggles) / Compliments
Activity suggestions
Carer’s activity Selection
Saturday
Buddy Activity Selection
Month
PARTICIPANT NAME
March
Week
Beginning
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
5/3/12
12/3/12
19/3/12
26/3/12
Have your care and support needs change and do you require a review of your Buddy Scheme carer or
participant care plan? Yes
No
Do you have any Concerns (niggles) / Compliments
Activity suggestions
Carer’s activity Selection
Saturday