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Herts Help
This the new network of community organisations working together to help people find the practical support, guidance and information they need to get the most out of life.
There are lots of excellent sources of information in Hertfordshire but the overall picture about the sort of help people can get from the thousands of voluntary organisations and the hundreds of public sector organisations can be complicated. Herts Help was set up to help make sure all providers were networked together with a common understanding of how they should work to ensure people get the quickest and best informed response they can with extra help in making use of the information/advice if they need it.
The aim of Herts Help is to get people the help they need as quickly and as simply as possible by:
- Running a single phone number to help you find your way around the support that may be available
- Keeping excellent up-to-date information and sharing it through our network
- Working together through the network to make sure the quality of our service is high and continues to improve
- Listening to what you need and helping you find it
- Making sure people get the information in the way that is most accessible to them, and, if they need it, someone to help them understand the information and use it.
Herts Help is a group of 130 plus charities working in partnership with Herts County Council and the NHS to help people stay well and active in their communities. We know that people are more likely to stay independent if they get the right information and advice about the help that may be available. Some people need extra help to use that information and advice which is why advocacy is also part of what the network guarantees.
To contact Herts Help, telephone: 0300 123 4044; e-mail info@hertshelp.net or look on the website: www.hertsdirect.org/hertshelp.
Tennis for Visually Impaired People
Starts: January 8th 2012, (4.45pm to 7.00pm) at the Letchworth Sports and Tennis Club. Minibus from, and returning to, Letchworth train station at 4.30pm and 7.05pm respectively.
Free introduction session, all equipment provided, beginners welcome! Check out YouTube channel: BlindTennis1. To join contact: alex@Visualimpairmentawarenesstraining.org.uk or call Alex on 07745 343 948
New HSB office now open
HSB now operates from an additional location and this is in Waltham Cross. This is at 60-61 Bartholomew Court, High Street, Waltham Cross, EN8 7JU (above the Pavilion Shopping Centre).
To arrange a visit to view specialist equipment to assist with daily living and get practical help and advice, phone Vanessa on 07825 992950 or 01707 324680 or email: vanessa.macdonald@hertsblind.com
New social club in Waltham Cross
Four Swans Vision is a newly formed group based in Waltham Cross, serving South East Herts. They aim to encourage various social activities as a group, such as visiting Theatres, Museums and outings. They will meet on the 1st and 3rd Wednesday in each month in the HSB offices above the Pavilion Shopping Centre. Members are encouraged discuss any activities members they are interested.
If you are interested or know someone who suffers from any form of eyesight loss and is finding isolation a problem, contact Fiona Musgrove on 07508360882 (Monday - Saturday 9am - 5pm) Email: fourswansvision@gmail.com. Website : www.fourswansvision.webs.com