Feedback from Folkestone and New Romney Speaking Up Groups

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Feedback from Folkestone and New Romney Speaking
Up Groups

• We are working together to meet peoples
  individual goals and make the community a better
  place

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We have made posters and advertised at lots of
different places
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This is it!
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Folkestone Speaking Up Group

• We now have two computers, one laptop and a
  projector
• We also have internet access. We have been able
  to buy this equipment from funding we received
  from Shepway District Council

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SKYPE

• We have downloaded SKYPE so that we can
  communicate for free with other people in
  different Speaking Up Groups

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Campaigning!

• We have written a letter to Mark Spratt about
  providing training for the bus drivers on how to
  have better communication with people

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Campaigning!

• We have been trying to get a ramp for wheel
  chair access to the building we meet in, by
  talking to the landlord and writing letters to
  the council

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Hate Crime

• We have been talking about hate crime
• We watched a DVD made by people in Speaking Up
  Group in Deal

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Hate Crime DVD
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We invited the police
Mick Cronin, Community Liaison Officer and Jo,
PCSO came because some of us are worried about
the problems with school children on the buses
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Independence

• We have made arrangements for the Broker in
  Shepway, Elvis Cudjoe to come and talk with us
  we want to know more about personal budgets

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Human Rights

• We regularly discuss our human rights, and
  support each other to be individual and
  independent.

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New Romney
We meet every Wednesday at 10.30 am, Phase 11,
Youth Centre, the Marsh Academy Site, Station Rd,
New Romney
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New Romney

• We organised an open day and gave out
  invitations to several residential homes and a
  person in SUG made cakes for everyone

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New Romney

• A local Councillor came to our open day
• We have discussed the Single Equally Scheme and
  taken part in the consultation

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New Romney Speaking Up and good health

• We have talked about the importance of good
  health
• We have looked at different types of health
  action plans
• We want to visit Residential homes to talk about
  health

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SUG and Regional Forum

• We want to work with Voice 4 Kent and the
  Regional Forum
• We have filled in a questionnaire from the
  Regional forum about how to support Speaking Up
  Groups to get stronger

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You are very welcome to join the Speaking Up
Group. Come and meet everyone!