If you passed by our office this week you may have noticed lots of activity. We are having some work done to make the space better for events and activities.
We are still around while this is going on, and you can still also contact us by email or phone on all the usual numbers.
And the wall has gone!!
Our Autumn Newsletter has gone out to our members and supporters. There’s lots happening as you can see in the newsletter and the many inserts below
Issue-101-Autumn-2023
Just a reminder that we are closed for a long bank holiday weekend and will be back on Wednesday 30th August
Fortunately we managed to pick a dry day for our recent outing to St Aidans.
The reserve was looking lovely, as always, and it was wonderful to be able to escape the hustle and bustle and reconnect with nature for a while. A short talk from one of the rangers kicked off our visit and then some went off to explore before relaxing in the cafe, and others stayed on the cafe terrace and soaked up the atmosphere, enjoying the amazing view across the lakes.
5 July 2023 marks 75 years of the National Health Service.
Treating over a million people a day in England, the NHS touches all of our lives. When it was founded in 1948, the NHS was the first universal health system to be available to all, free at the point of delivery.
We want to say Thank You to the NHS and all it’s staff on this milestone day and long may it continue to look after us
Have a look at the milestones through the history of the NHS https://www.england.nhs.uk/…/about-the-nhs…/nhs-history/ or see more about the 75th birthday celebrations https://www.england.nhs.uk/nhsbirthday/
If you get a disability benefit you should have received a £150 cost of living payment in the last two weeks.
The payments were to anyone who gets:
You must have received a payment (or later receive a payment) of one of these benefits for 1 April 2023 to get the Disability Cost of Living Payment.
This should have been paid into the bank account where your benefit is normally paid automatically between 20th June and 4th July.
If you think you should be entitled to this payment but haven’t received it you can report the missing payment here: https://secure.dwp.gov.uk/report-a-missing-cost-of-living-payment/welcome (please check your bank account before reporting it.)
As the cost of living continues to impact so many households, this week-long programme of free events will give useful advice on a range of money matters to people in Leeds.
Organised by Leeds City Council with the Money and Pensions Service and other partners there is a series of free online webinars wth help and tips on subjects including keeping energy costs down, money and mental health, budgetting advice and handling financial difficulties.
Details of the programme and how to book can be found here
You could also find more help and guidance at the Money Helper website: http://www.moneyhelper.org.uk/
Volunteers week comes to a close today and we are reflecting on how much our volunteers do to help Caring Together.
Just in this last week our volunteers have:
This is just a snapshot of one week, our volunteers are here to help every other week of the year too.
Thank you to each and every one of you!!
A great team effort meant that our Summer Newsletter was packed into envelopes and either hand delivered to many members and supporters or in the post to others within a couple of hours of being printed this afternoon.
Thank you to all who helped!
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