Page 31 - link magazine

The Link Magazine • August 1996
31
Local Lives SWINDON Freshbrook

FAMILY CHURCH Evangelical
Church
If you care for someone Love wholeheartedly Worsley Road
Live with integrity
Trust God in all things
- who cares for you? SUNDAYS AT THE Will give YOU a warm
welcome
LINK CENTRE Sunday I Qam Family Praise
(Community Suite) with children's Covenanter
It is estimated that there are around 19,000 people in the Thamesdown Movement & creche
area that are looking after someone who is frail, old, ill or disabled, I0.30am & 7.00pm 630pm Evening Worship and
writes Gillian Barber, coordinator of the Swindon Carers Centre. All ages of children & teens cared for Communion
Information: Call Brian For details of mid-week
Many people do not even con- Thamesdown Carer Relief
sider themselves as carers. But if (TCR), established as Homecare at the Church Office: 849731 meetings, house groups and
you are a parent looking after sick Thamesdown in 1980, provides in association with other activities, telephone the
or disabled children; a child look- paid carers to come into the home NEW FRONTIERS INTERNATIONAL Church Office, Tel: 873050
ing after sick or disabled parents, to help the carer, or to allow him/
brothers or sisters; an adult look- her to take a break from the physi-
ing after elderly parents, or a neigh- cal and emotional stress of looking
bour - then you are a carer. after someone. g1job1b.-LOCAL CHURCHES
A carer does not have to care full The service is available for short
time or even live in the same house or long term care and staff will
as the person being cared for. They undertake whatever task a carer All Saints'Lydiard Millicent - 10:30am Revd Peter Knight
' .1
may only pop in once a week or do would normally carry out, whether 772417 (for the Village and Roughmoor)
some shopping - if they didn't do peeling potatoes or changing a St Mary's Lydiard Tregoze - 9:00 & 10:30am Revd Rob Bues
it, who would? stoma bag. 870244 (for Freshbrook, Grange Park & Hook) '
Holy Trinity Shaw - 10:30am Revd Andrew Hetherington 770568 \ I
(the Church is at Shaw Village Centre)
Toothill Church - 10:45am Revd George Gibson 692620 "
(meeting in the Community Centre during rebuilding)
Westlea Church - 10:00am Revd Peter Walker 872932
(this Church meets in West/ca School Hall, Langstone Way)
The Parish of West Swindon and the E.ydiards
Baptist • Church of England • Methodist • United Reformed Church

The Health Matters and TCR team. Left to right, front, Margaret Smith, C
Maddy Tanner, Vanessa Shahani, Doreen Jackson. Rear, Deb Bignell, Sue
Whitcher, Barbara Hendon, Gillian Barber by our toaii
Carers now have the legal right Barbara Hendon, TCR Care sinaJi
to have their needs assessed at the Manager. says, "we're not a nurs-
same time, but separately, from ing agency. Our aim is to relieve
those of the person they are look- the carers of their responsibility,
ing after. But if they do not see allowing them the freedom to do o jakeed by
themselves as carers how can they something for themselves for a
access the help available to them? change -whether its having a bath,
In Swindon The Princess Royal reading a book or going on holi- ØRA CILE4
Trust for Carers has sponsored The day."
Swindon Carers Centre, in Morley Caring for another person is
Street, which houses two well-re- something that can happen to any- Fully trained
spected organisations, each dedi- one at any time. By the end of this Alan Trask of Ultra Clean & insured operators
cated to helping and providing care decade, it is estimated that one in
for carers: three of us will be a carer. Then we * Dupont Stainshield * Conditioner
Health Matters (established too will know the feelings of tired- Protects against spills and dirt Re-Textures your carpet
1989) provides support for carers ness, isolation, anger, embarrass- * Deodorlslng Treatment & upholstery
by giving advice and information ment, upset and guilt so commonly
on what is available to them, help- expressed by carers. However, we Leaves carpets & fabric * Anti Allergy Treatment
ing them find the right services in Swindon are fortunate in hav- smelling fresh For Asthma & Allergy sufferers
and giving emotional support. ing Health Matters and TCR to DISCOUNTED PRICES AVAILABLE
Staff work alongside policy mak- fight for our rights and provide
ers and service providers in health practical support. PLEASE PHONE FOR DETAILS
and social services to ensure that Both organisations have in- * Stains treated free of charge * We move furniture
carers are consulted and their creased publicity to identify the * Commercial Rates Available * Mondex Retailer
views taken into consideration in many hidden carers. We want
the planning of local services. every carer in Thamesdown to be Phone now for free no obligation quotation on
Health Matters has a second role aware of the help available and
which is to work with local sup- how to get it, even if not needed 01793 870756
port groups which allow people to immedidately.
meet others in a similar position, For more details, contact The ULTRA CLEAN (WILTSHIRE)
and give them strength to cope Swindon Carers Centre on 618558
with their situation. or 485350. Open: Mon - Fri 900am - 700pm • Sat 900am - 100pm.