Village Agents try to provide easier access
to services and information for the over fifties. In reality we
act as signposts to put clients in touch with people or organisations
who may be able to help with their particular problems.
Among the services we are able to connect
with are the Fire Home Safety
Officers from Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue
Service, who can come to your home at a
time and date convenient to you,
and fit free smoke alarms as required and
carry out fire safety checks in your
homes. The Care and Repair Service
who can undertake small jobs such as fitting security
door chains to your external doors or fitting shelving and other
small works in your home, providing it is
not at height.
Village Agents have contacts with
services such as the Forest of Dean
CAB, Forest of Dean Age Concern, various
volunteer transport services such as Dial a Ride or Bream Transport. We can
find services that will help with
benefits and other claims.
Many of you may not know that
there is a service run via the District
Council which provides Cardiac Rehabilitation exercise classes at
various local venues and also runs falls prevention classes as
well. These last two services must be with the consent and referral
of your own <5P. Village Agent support services such as
luncheon clubs and will assist in
setting up such clubs with help
from the 'In Touch' group at Gloucestershire Rural Community
Council (GRCC), for whom we all work.
If you
wish to contact me in confidence for help with any problems
or to be directed to a particular service, please telephone
me on
number 07776 245712 or email:mike@communityagents.grcc.org.uk.
All
Village Agents have CRB
(Police)
clearance so that we can visit you in the privacy of your
own home if
you wish.
Should
anyone wish me to visit their club or organisation to talk about this work,
please contact me as listed above.
Thank you for taking the time to
read this. Mike Morgan
Village Agent, West Dean Area.
