South Glos Council is encouraging everyone aged between 40 and 74 who has been invited to a free health check to take up the offer.
The aim is to help early diagnosis and the best treatment for high risk conditions including heart disease, type 2 diabetes, kidney disease and certain types of dementia, as well as reducing the risk of having a stroke. Anyone can be at risk of developing these vascular diseases, but the good news is that these conditions can often be prevented – even if you have a history of them in your family.
Nearly 40,000 people have had a NHS Health Check in South Gloucestershire since 2013. Everyone between the ages of 40 and 74, who has not already been diagnosed with one of these conditions or is otherwise ineligible, is invited to have a free NHS Health Check once every five years.
The check only takes around 20 minutes and will involve answering some simple questions about your family history and lifestyle choices along with a blood pressure test and an instant blood test to check your cholesterol level. The results will be discussed with you and further advice and support will be provided if needed. Additional tests and referral to your GP may also follow if required.
For more information visit www.southglos.gov.uk/nhshealthcheck or ask at your GP surgery.
Friday, 10 February 2017
Tuesday, 7 February 2017
Barn Dance for St Nicholas Family Centre
At 7.30pm on Saturday 4th March there will be a Barn Dance at St Nicholas Family Centre, Yate BS37 4LG. Tickets are £8 for adults and £5 for children under 12, with they money going towards making further improvements to the family centre. While there for the dance, you will have a chance to see the new kitchen plans. Phone 07788111626 or 07879680118 for tickets, or pay on the door.
Monday, 6 February 2017
Mining talk
The South Gloucestershire Mines Research Group are holding a talk, "Now we know their names", on Wednesday 1 March at about 9:00pm (after the group’s AGM) in the The Miners (Coalpit Heath Village Hall).
The talk is by DP Lindegaard, author of the book “Killed in a Coalpit – Lives of the Kingswood Colliers”. The book is a useful reference for anyone whose family were employed in the South Gloucestershire and Bristol coalfields; the index has over 2000 family names.
The talk is by DP Lindegaard, author of the book “Killed in a Coalpit – Lives of the Kingswood Colliers”. The book is a useful reference for anyone whose family were employed in the South Gloucestershire and Bristol coalfields; the index has over 2000 family names.
Friday, 3 February 2017
82 bus campaign continues
Your Focus Team is continuing to fight for a better 82 bus service, after the last bus of the day was cut in January. On Monday, local councillor Claire Young spoke out again at the South Gloucestershire Council Public Transport Forum.
Losing the last bus of the day is a blow not just to those visiting relatives in hospital but also to workers at the Mall, Cribbs Causeway. They are having to catch buses into the centre of Bristol and back out to places like Yate and Coalpit Heath, getting home very late at night. Your Focus Team is pushing not only for the last service to be restored but also for a later service that would come back from Cribbs after the shops have closed at 9pm.
First Bus said that they had changed the timetable to improve reliability. By reducing the frequency and not having drivers changing mid-route, they said it gave more time to recoup delays, especially at peak times. They admitted that due to roadworks, including the temporary traffic lights in Winterbourne, there had been problems in the first couple of weeks of the new timetable, but they claimed that reliability had improved since, though there was still work to do.
The poor reliabilty is having a knock-on effect on our highly valued Community Transport services. Because people don't feel they can rely on the 82 bus to get them to their hospital appointments, they are turning to Community Transport, while others are being referred by their GPs because they don't meet the strict criteria for the Patient Transport Service. Claire met Green Community Travel representatives on Wednesday to discuss this and other issues.
Losing the last bus of the day is a blow not just to those visiting relatives in hospital but also to workers at the Mall, Cribbs Causeway. They are having to catch buses into the centre of Bristol and back out to places like Yate and Coalpit Heath, getting home very late at night. Your Focus Team is pushing not only for the last service to be restored but also for a later service that would come back from Cribbs after the shops have closed at 9pm.
First Bus said that they had changed the timetable to improve reliability. By reducing the frequency and not having drivers changing mid-route, they said it gave more time to recoup delays, especially at peak times. They admitted that due to roadworks, including the temporary traffic lights in Winterbourne, there had been problems in the first couple of weeks of the new timetable, but they claimed that reliability had improved since, though there was still work to do.
The poor reliabilty is having a knock-on effect on our highly valued Community Transport services. Because people don't feel they can rely on the 82 bus to get them to their hospital appointments, they are turning to Community Transport, while others are being referred by their GPs because they don't meet the strict criteria for the Patient Transport Service. Claire met Green Community Travel representatives on Wednesday to discuss this and other issues.
Thursday, 2 February 2017
Try out library Open Access system
Last autumn we reported that South Glos would be introducing a new Open Access system to libraries, so that people can use them outside the staffed hours by using a swipe card and a PIN.
The system is being piloted at Bradley Stoke Library. You will need to upgrade your membership and have an induction to show you how the system works. You will then be able to enter the library from 8am to 9.30pm Monday to Friday, with staff on site 9.30am to 6pm every weekday apart from Wednesday. On weekends, Open Access is between 8am and 6pm and staff will be available 9.30am - 5pm on Saturdays and 11am - 3pm on Sundays. The changes will also see staff available earlier in the day, when it is busier, rather than the evenings.
The system is being piloted at Bradley Stoke Library. You will need to upgrade your membership and have an induction to show you how the system works. You will then be able to enter the library from 8am to 9.30pm Monday to Friday, with staff on site 9.30am to 6pm every weekday apart from Wednesday. On weekends, Open Access is between 8am and 6pm and staff will be available 9.30am - 5pm on Saturdays and 11am - 3pm on Sundays. The changes will also see staff available earlier in the day, when it is busier, rather than the evenings.
Overnight single lane closures on ring road
There will be overnight single lane closures on the A4174 ring road at Bromley Heath Roundabout for eight weeks from 6 February, taking place Monday to Friday. These closures will allow preparatory work to be carried out for the Bromley Heath Viaduct maintenance and widening work that will be starting in the summer.
Wednesday, 1 February 2017
Parish Councils to consider Woodlands Farm application
Westerleigh and Frampton Cotterell Parish Councils will be making their comments on the Woodlands Farm application next week. Parishioners are welcome at the meetings.
The Westerleigh Parish Council Planning Committee will be meeting at 7pm on Monday 6th February on Westerleigh Village Hall. Their full council meeting follows on afterwards.
Frampton Cotterell Parish Council will make their comments at their meeting starting at 7.30pm on Wednesday 8th February in the Brockeridge Centre.
The VALID action group are having a photo taken at 2.30pm on Saturday 4th February where a kissing gate leads to a level footpath going across the farm fields. The best way to arrive at this area is via the cul de sac at the end of Blackberry Drive, postcode BS36 2SL. All residents welcome.
The Westerleigh Parish Council Planning Committee will be meeting at 7pm on Monday 6th February on Westerleigh Village Hall. Their full council meeting follows on afterwards.
Frampton Cotterell Parish Council will make their comments at their meeting starting at 7.30pm on Wednesday 8th February in the Brockeridge Centre.
The VALID action group are having a photo taken at 2.30pm on Saturday 4th February where a kissing gate leads to a level footpath going across the farm fields. The best way to arrive at this area is via the cul de sac at the end of Blackberry Drive, postcode BS36 2SL. All residents welcome.
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