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Salt Way Children’s Centre Where do you begin with Social Services?
Pearl Road, Middleleaze If you think you need help, or know someone who does,
Swindon SN5 5TD how do you know who qualifies?
Tel: 01793 465364 To explain the complexities of the social
care system, Swindon Local Involvement
MALE CARERS GROUP - Saturday 23rd June, 10am to 11.30am Network is holding two open meetings on
For children aged 0-8 years Wednesday 30 May at the Pilgrim Centre,
‘Come and play with me Daddy, let’s make a rocket’…. ‘Uncle John, Regent Circus with four expert speakers.
can I take you to my playgroup, we can paint and get messy…!’ The same presentations will take place at 2pm and at 6pm.
‘Can you dress up with me and play in my house?’
You can do all of these things at our session, bring a daddy, uncle, Questions to be addressed are: Who monitors what private care
Who decides the policy?
agencies are doing?
grandad or other male that looks after you... This month’s session What does the council social
will have a safety theme running in it. Come and have some fun! Where do you begin? services department do now?
Why not bring a friend too…. What is Careline?
See our activities timetable at Who gets help (and who doesn’t)? What is SEQOL?
www.childrenssociety.org.uk/saltwaycc What is an assessment? What do HOSC, CQC and LINk
How long do you have to wait to stand for?
get any help? If you’re wondered about any of the
What help is there for family above, either of the two meetings
carers? on 30 May is the time to find the
Who decides how much you pay answers.
(and is anything free)? Let the Swindon Local Involvement
What help is there to manage the Network (LINk) know if you plan to
budget? attend by calling 01793 497777 or
What support is there to employ mail: [email protected]
your own carer? www.swindonlink.org

Trauma group
workshop with world
renowned expert

Swindon Trauma Group is holding a
day-long workshop on 13 June at Lydiard
House Conference Centre, aiming to con-
tinue their work in educating survivors,
carers and health professionals on the
psychological, social and physical effects
of traumatic events.
The workshop opens at 9.30am person including a two course
and throughout the day partici- buffet lunch and afternoon tea. All
pants will benefit from one-to-one proceeds after expenses will go to
consultations, information about support the work of the Swindon
the nature of post-traumatic stress Trauma Group.
and Gulf War Syndrome, and July meeting looks
about the different therapeutic ap-
proaches to cope with them. at air raids on Bath
In attendance will be consultant On 5 July Swindon Trauma Group
psychiatrist, PTS specialist and is hoping to bring together sur-
author Professor Gordon Turnbull, vivors and descendants of the
above, who spent his early career at Baedecker bombing raid on Bath
the Neuropsychiatric Centre of the during April 1942.
RAF Hospital in Wroughton, before Having sustained the loss of Ger-
going on to conduct unprecedented man beauty spots such as Lubeck
debriefings of British prisoners of and Rostock as a result of Bomber
war after the first Gulf War, and of Harris’ ruthless campaign against
British hostages from Beirut. the Nazis in March 1942, Hitler hit
Professor Turnbull will be speak- back by attacking British historic cit-
ing about post trauma growth, and ies, such as Bath, Canterbury, York,
how people can move on from Exeter and Cowes - targets were
traumatic experiences. gleaned from the Baedecker travel
Reflecting on the after-effects of guide to England, hence giving the
trauma, Swindon Trauma Group bombing campaign its name.
chairman Dick Hilling said: “It’s im- Lydiard Park Conference Centre
portant to remember the traumatic is offering up to ten Baedecker sur-
events in our lives that don’t receive vivors and relatives a free day out
a lot of media attention. It’s poten- including lunch and tours of the
tially more difficult for individuals house and garden to commemorate
to recover from events like traffic their experience 70 years ago.
accidents which don’t get a lot of To register for the June workshop,
coverage and recognition than it is or if you know of anyone affected by
from things like 7/7 which receive the Bath bombing and who would
as lot of focus and support.” like to attend the reunion mail:
The workshop costs £50 per [email protected].

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