Peppard News

Learn more about you own eye health on 30 January 2020 at Sonning Common Health Centre

According to the RNIB at least half of all cases of sight loss are avoidable yet more than 14 million adults in the UK have not had an eye test for more than 2 years. To help you better understand your own eye health, the Patient Participation Group of Sonning Common Health Centre has arranged for Neil Frost and Catalina Borneo of Frost Borneo opticians a give a short talk on eye health at the Health Centre on 30 January 2020 commencing at 13:30.

All patients of the surgery are welcome to attend. The event is free, but numbers are limited so please confirm your place by contacting the PPG by email to schcppg@gmail.com or by completing a PPG contact form in reception at the Health Centre.

Residents across southern Oxfordshire who are signed up for brown bin collections can put out twice as much garden waste during extra garden waste weeks next month. Crews will collect the equivalent of one extra bin’s worth of garden waste (around three large bin bags) on Wednesday 20^th November

Residents should leave their extra garden waste out in bin liners or sacks beside their brown bins on Wednesday 20^th November. Trade waste bags cannot be accepted.

Cllr David Rouane, cabinet member for environmental services at South Oxfordshire District Council, said: “At this time of year, people are clearing their gardens ready for winter so the council is pleased to offer them the option of recycling extra garden waste. This goes to make compost for local farms.”

In 2016 Henley Lions launched a new initiative – a Winter Fuel Project – designed to reduce fuel poverty in the Henley area. Since then Henley Lions have helped 33 families (with a total of 116 adults and children) and 20 individuals get through difficult times when they were unable to pay their fuel bills.

This was achieved with the generosity of Henley senior citizens who feel they do not need all their Government Winter Fuel Payment and prefer it goes to benefit someone trapped in fuel poverty.

Citizens Advice Henley and local family charity NOMAD identify and qualify recipients for help through their work advising local people on their problems.

Money donated is ring fenced for this project only and payments made direct to the recipient’s fuel supplier.

Henley Lions are appealing for donations now from anyone who feels they would like to help a local family or person facing financial difficulty. Weather forecasters predict a cold winter and the country faces uncertain times. Quite often the poorest suffer the most. Please help them keep warm and have enough fuel for cooking, heating and keeping the family warm.

Donations can be made online via www.henleylions.org.uk – click on ‘Donate’ and please identify your donation as ‘Winter Fuel Project’ Please Gift Aid if you are a taxpayer increasing your donation by 25%.

Donations can also be made by cheque or bank transfer. Please email donate@henleylions.org.uk or telephone 0345 833 7387 for information

If you know of someone who is in need of help, they should first approach NOMAD or Citizens Advice Henley for help and guidance to ensure they are receiving benefits due to them and assistance in starting to manage debt or in some cases help to move back into employment

Thank you for your support

For more information Contact: Ian Tritton, Henley Lions Community Service: 07789 201760

communityservice@henleylions.org.uk