Feedback from Folkestone and New Romney Speaking Up

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

We have made posters and advertised at lots of different

places

This is it!

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

SKYPE We have downloaded

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

Campaigning! We have written a letter to Mark Spratt

about providing training for the bus drivers on how to have better communication with people

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

Hate Crime

• We have been talking about hate crime

• We watched a DVD made by people in Speaking Up Group in Deal

Hate Crime DVD

We invited the policeMick Cronin, Community Liaison Officer and Jo, PCSO came because some of us are worried about the problems with school children on the buses

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

Human Rights

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

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

New Romney We organised an

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

New Romney• A local Councillor

came to our open day

• We have discussed the Single Equally Scheme and taken part in the consultation

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

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