Living Well with Dementia roadshows

Three ‘Living Well with Dementia’ roadshows will be held locally in 2016/17.

This initiative is part of Better Care South Gloucestershire, the programme to improve and enhance health and care services in our area. It’s run by the NHS and local authority, but it involves everyone: individuals and their carers, community and voluntary groups, health and care providers and their staff.

The first roadshow is on Tuesday 27 September 2016 2pm – 4.30pm at Ridgewood Community Centre, 244 Station Road, Yate BS37 4AF

The roadshows are intended for anyone who has recently been diagnosed with dementia, and their carers or families.


They will cover practical, emotional and health advice and information, plus reassurance that you’re not on your own.

Further events will be:

Wednesday 12 April 2017 2pm – 4.30pm at Hanham Community Centre, 118-124 High St, Hanham BS15 3EJ

Monday 10 July 2017 6pm – 8.30pm at BAWA Community Centre, 589 Southmead Road, Filton BS34 7RG

Contact details:
Email: cchengagement@southglos.gov.uk
Web: www.southglos.gov.uk/dementia
Phone: 01454 862356

West of England MS Therapy Centre Triathlon

The West of England Multiple Sclerosis Therapy Centre is organising its first annual triathlon to raise funds for the Centre. The Players Sprint Triathlon is taking place on Sunday 2nd of October 2016 at The Players Golf Club, one of the region's most prestigious golf courses.

The sprint triathlon will consist of:

• 750m swim in the golf course’s open-water lake
• 20km cycle through the picturesque country lanes
• 5km run on the championship golf course itself

You can enter as an individual or you can grab a couple of friends and take on one component of the triathlon each.

The event includes:

• Secure bike racking
• Chip timing
• Support with training
• Free swimming hat
• Medal and goody bag for all finishers
• Changing and showering facilities
• Free parking

The event is limited to 120 places so register today to avoid disappointment at mstherapybristol.org.uk/triathlon. For more information contact Emma on 01454 628725 or email triathlon@mstherapybristol.org.uk

Careers Fair next week aimed solely at deaf and disabled people

A careers fair aimed solely at deaf and disabled people will held in Southmead next week. Bristol Community Transport offering free transport and the event itself is free.

The evnt will run from 10am to 4pm on 9 September 2016 at the Greenway Centre, Doncaster Road, Southmead, Bristol BS10 5PY

The careers fair is open to all Deaf, Hard of Hearing People, and Disabled People. It will be fully accessible. A range of employers will be seeking to engage with Deaf and Disabled People from apprenticeship to experienced. Further details can be found here

Please book your place via Eventbrite here

Yate Spur cycle path update

Work on the section of the cycle path between Nibley Lane and the Shire Way railway viaduct (pictured above) was completed earlier this summer. It'll make more sense, of course, when it's joined up at the ends.

In recent weeks, it’s been confirmed that South Glos has secured £400,000 for further work this financial year.

In September the council will be starting a consultation on a pedestrian refuge at the Nibley Lane junction, the path under the viaduct and the Shire Way section. The council is also working towards securing land for the Westerleigh Road to Broad Lane section.

While it’s good to see further progress being made, more funding will be needed in future years for the construction of the path between Dodmoor Crossing and Nibley Lane, to complete the "Westerleigh cycle bypass". This is arguably one of the parts of the route that will bring the biggest safety improvements.

We need to keep up the pressure to make sure this important cycle route is completed. If you haven’t done so already, you can sign our petition at tinyurl.com/cyclelink

Tour of Britain in our area Thursday 8 September

The Tour of Britain cycle race will be coming through our area on Thursday 8 September. As well as being spectacular, there will also be short-lasting road closures.

The riders will be coming through broadly north to south:

• Wickwar
• B4060 Wickwar Road
• High Street, Chipping Sodbury
• Culverhill Road
• Bowling Road
• Dodington Road
• Claypit Hill
• Gibbs Lane
• Sodbury Lane
• B4465 Codrington Road
• B4465 Westerleigh Road
• Pucklechurch
• Heading towards Bitton and Bath

This will be a "rolling type" road closure starting at around 2.30 pm at Wickwar and finishing at around 3.30 pm in Bitton. At any one location the event is likely to last around 25 minutes - blink and you'll miss it!

Bank Holiday rail disruption

Network Rail is carrying out further work in South Wales and the South West this August Bank Holiday weekend, to install new signalling as part of their Railway Upgrade Plan.

The work will take place from 27th to 29th August and will require a temporary closure of the lines in both directions between Bristol Parkway and Swindon, Newport, Bristol Temple Meads, Gloucester and Severn Beach. Trains will be diverted and in some cases replaced by buses. More information is available here.

Ring Road closures this weekend postponed due to weather

The Gazette reports that the Ring Road closures this weekend are being postponed. Full details here