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 Parish Council Meetings
Location: Monthly meetings at the Meeting Room, Blind
Lane, Breaston starting at 7.30pm.
All meetings take place in the
meeting room on Blind Lane. Parish email address:
breastonparish(at)btconnect.com.
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Local Councillor Information for Breaston
Councillor: Robert Parkinson (C)
Derbyshire County Council, County Hall, Matlock. DE4 3AG
Further info: Contact 01629 580000 ext
6022, Home 01332 872793. robert.parkinson(at)derbyshire.gov.uk
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A selection of Breaston
gardens are to be opened to the public in July. The Breaston branch
of the Erewash Conservative Club has organised the event which takes place
from 1:30pm to 5:30pm on Sunday 13th July. Passports will be
available to gain entry to those gardens which are open for viewing - and
these will be on sale for £1 in advance or £2 on the day.
Refreshments will also be avalable. To buy a passport, call Derby
872349 from July 1st, or write to 1a Maylands Avenue, Breaston,
Derbyshire. DE72 3EE from 1st July onwards.
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Breaston Highlanders
Marching Band require members of all ages to join them. Free
tuition, uniforms and instruments are provided, including trumpets, alto /
tenor saxes, euphoniums, trombones, tenor horn, glockenspiel and side
drums. Members meet regularly at United Reformed Church, Midland
Street, Long Eaton (near Asda) and on Sunday mornings from 10am – 11.30am
at West Park, Long Eaton. Practices are held on Tuesday evenings and
Sunday mornings. For details phone either 0115 9725282 or 0115
9469765. Please mention the Erewash Sound website when you call!
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A scheme to make vital medical information
readily available in the event of an emergency is taking off in Erewash,
thanks to funding support from Erewash Borough Council. The ‘Message
in a Bottle’ scheme, which has been organised in Erewash by the Long Eaton
Lions Club, helps individuals who feel most vulnerable to have necessary
medical evidence inside a special bottle in their home, such as:repeat
prescriptions; contact details of carers and/or family members;
information about any pets that need looking after if you get taken into
hospital; and; information on any known allergies.
The scheme also provides the individual with a
sticker for their window to show the emergency services that they have a
‘Message in a Bottle’. The details in the bottle could be of real
assistance to the emergency services as they attempt to assess the medical
situation quickly and accurately. Residents in Breaston,
Draycott, Long Eaton, Risley and Sawley, will benefit from this scheme
thanks to the Long Eaton Lions Club, who obtained part of their funding
from Erewash Borough Council. The funding of £750 was awarded through the
Community and Voluntary Fund.
Long Eaton Lions Club launched ‘Message in
a Bottle’ on 2 October at Sawley Community Hall, from 6.30pm. Councillor
Carol Hart, Deputy Leader and Lead Member for Community Services, said:
“This scheme could be a real comfort to those who live alone and may find
themselves in need of assistance from the emergency services one day.
It will also make the job of
those medical professionals treating patients that bit easier, as they
will have a basic knowledge about a person’s condition and will be able to
make decisions about their immediate care based on this evidence.”
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A variety of health
services will be delivered locally to thousands of patients in Allestree, Borrowash, Breaston, Oakwood, and Spondon. Five medical
practices have joined forces under the governments “Practice Based
Commissioning” scheme to deliver health services, in the community that
would normally be carried out at hospital. Stoneleigh House was
officially opened by Liz Blackman MP on 20th September. The
centre on Victoria Avenue has four consulting rooms, two physiotherapy
suites, a minor operations room and offices for running the centre and the
consortium. There will be ample free car parking.
Brian Bates Chairman of the First Commissioning Group, told Erewash Sound.
“The theory behind Stoenleigh House is that when it comes to seeing a
hospital based clinician, it’s who you see, not where you are seen. For
example, most people seeing a dermatologist need a dermatologist, not a
hospital”. Currently, three projects are to be delivered from
Stoneleigh House all of them different in the benefits they bring, but all
of them having a shared and huge benefit. In short the services will be
better for patients care and a more pleasant enviroment. This is the
first centre of its kind in Derbyshire and over 58,000 patients will
benefit from its services. “We believe it makes more sense to bring a
consultant out into the community to run a clinic than it does to send 15
or more patients into the hospital to see the same consultant”, said
Brenda Greaves- Nurse Practitioner, Overdale Practice.
This
is all part of the Government’s / NHS Practice Based Commissioning
initiative to bring health care closer to its patients. Under PBC, groups
of GP practices are able to get together and decide what types of services
are required and where they should be provided. Colin Dorman, one of
the patient representatives who attend the First Commissioning Group
meetings told us “As one of the patient members of the group, I am able
to give my views from a patient’s perspective. We wish the project every
success.”
To
start with the brand new centre will deliver the following services.
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Dermatology. We intend to have consultants providing the bulk of
the service supported by a specialist GP in dermatology and one that
specialises in minor operations. The patient will get as good a
service as before but will be within two weeks of referral and they
will not have to go to hospital.
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Diabetes. We are developing a network including consultants,
GPs, nurse specialists, podiatrists, dieticians, educationalists and
practice nurses to deliver a diabetes service that is going to be
one of the best in the country. The group has been awarded a
national award from the Department of Health.
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Physiotherapy / Orthopaedics.
For every 100 patients referred to orthopaedics at least 60 do not
need surgery. By using highly skilled and experienced physiotherapists
this 60 can be identified and managed more appropriately and quickly.
We intend to have all our orthopaedic referrals go through this
process within two weeks of referral at Stoneleigh House. This will
reduce orthopaedic waiting lists to within the 18 week target as well
as saving lots of NHS money as the cost of the treatments of the 60
patients will be considerably less than if they had gone on to
surgery.
The
five practices are Park Medical Practice.(Borrowash, Chaddesden, Derby
University) Overdale (Borrowash & Breaston), Chapel Street (Spondon)
Oakwood Medical Centre, Park Farm (Allestree, & Vernon Street), and they
all see many benefits for patients with Stoneleigh House. Apart from the
obvious ones such as, more convenience for patients and free parking. It
is less stressful than going to hospital, more efficient and cheaper than
doing it at hospital, freeing up more money to reinvest in patient
services.
"GP Practices have
historically worked independently.”
Said Heather Simpson, Practice Manager at Park Medical Practice. “This
is an exciting opportunity to share skills and expertise in a way we have
not been able to do before.
Jeff
Martin Chair of the Park Medical Practice Patients Participation Group is
sure Stoneleigh House will be a success: “Patients are
talking about the new service and can already see the benefits of having
their treatment locally without the need to go to hospital. There is
still plenty of room in Stoneleigh House and other services are already
being looked at, in the knowledge that if we can develop a better service
for our patients we have somewhere to deliver it. The ultimate
vision is that, as we bring more and more services into the community we
will develop other premises similar to Stoneleigh House so that these
services will become even more local to the patients own practice."
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The Community Response
Plan for Civil Emergencies is a confidential document listing individuals
in a specific area who have skills that could be utilised in the event of
a civil emergency. Every parish, town and city in the UK should have
such a plan in place. The parish council clerk, Sam Cheshire, is
updating the plan for Breaston and asks that any of the following who
would be agreeable to being named on the Breaston list, contact her with
their details.
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Individuals trained
in first aid
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Practicing or
retired doctors, nurses and firefighters
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Individuals or
organisations with equipment that might be useful (electric generators,
pumps, ladders, boats, tractors etc)
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Individuals who are
not qualified in any of the above but would be willing to assist (help
with moving people, preparing food, distribution of emergency supplies
etc)
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Individuals or
organisations with pastoral skills to offer support to people in a
stressful situation.
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Organisations with
halls, kitchen facilities etc
Anyone willing to be included on the list should contact the clerk by
either telephoning 01332 870119 or by email at
Breaston-parish(at)btinternet.com with their name, address, telephone
numbers and the capacity in which they wish to be on the list.
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Dance classes run at Breaston
Methodist Church every Monday. The classes include I.S.T.D ballet, Tap and Modern and run from 2:50pm for pre-school dance
and 4:00pm for children aged 4 years and over. For more information,
contact Vicky Lee on 01332 873689. Please mention the Erewash Sound
News Page when you call!
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Aerobics
classes are being held at Breaston Scout Hut every Tuesday from 11:00am
until 12noon and cost just £3 a session. For further details, contact Vicky Lee on 01332
873689.
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Places are available at the Breaston Evergreen Club for ladies and
gentlemen aged 60 plus. The club meets weekly on Tuesday from
1.30pm – 3.30pm in the Methodist Hall on Blind Lane
to take part in activities along with occasional guest speakers.
Monthly day trips and annual holidays are also organised. For
further information please contact Mrs Schwenk on 07974 041833.
Please mention the Erewash Sound News page when you call.
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St.
Michael’s Church Hall is hosting Salsa dance classes Tuesdays (6.30-7.30pm
for beginners, 7.30-8.30pm for intermediate). Cost is £4 per session.
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Breaston Scout Hall is available for regular
or one-off bookings during Thursday and Friday evenings and also at
weekends. For further information, please contact Mike Hone on 0115
9725843 or Wendy Redfern on 01332 872936.
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Parents of children aged
0-5 are reminded about
Mini Zone
which meets in the
Methodist Church
on
Wednesdays between 1.45 and
3.00pm. It includes stories, games and an
opportunity for mums and dads to have a cup of tea and a chat.
All are welcome.
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Breaston
WI
meet 3rd Monday of the month, at 7.30pm in St. Michael’s Church
Hall. For further information telephone 01332 873149. Please
mention that you read about this item on the Erewash Sound website!
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Activities for the Young in Breaston
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Sundays 9.30am: St Michael's Young Church: Children 3 years and over
(except on 'Family Service' days) Creche also provided. Further
details: contact 01332 872242.
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Mondays 6.30pm:
Brownies: Methodist
Hall - vacancies for girls aged 7-10. Contact Margaret on 01332
873948.
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Mondays 7.00pm: Scouts - Breaston Scout Hut.
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Tuesdays 5:00pm: Rainbows - Breaston Methodist Hall.
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Wednesdays 7:00pm: Cubs for 8-10 year olds in the Scout Hut.
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Thursdays 6:00pm: Beavers for 6-8 year olds in the Scout Hut.
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Fridays 3:45pm: Friday Club: St Michael's Hall - reception to year 5
children (during term-time only)
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St Michael’s
Parish Church
Sunday
services: 8am,
9.30am and 6.30pm, Thursday Holy Communion 9.30am. Family services
are usually at 9.30am on the 2nd Sunday of the month.
Open to visitors: Wednesday 2.30pm – 4.30pm, Saturdays 10.30am –
12 noon.
For further details see the notice board, visit
www.stmichaelsbreaston.org.uk or contact Rector: Reverend Chris
Smedley on 01332 872242.
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St Michael’s
Parish Church Women's
Fellowship:
Meetings held on the last Wednesday of the month at 2.30pm in St.
Michael’s Church Hall.
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Breaston Methodist
Church:
Sunday services
are held at 10.30am.
For further details see
the notice board or contact Minister Reverend Judi Smart on 0115 973 4474.
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