PARKINSON’S DISEASE SOCIETY BORDERS BRANCH
NEWSLETTER
September & October 2010
IT’S GUID TAE BE BACK!!!
Yup it’s guid tae get back into the swing oa things, what wi’ the September Drop
In an the Monday meetings recom
reekom starting up again!! It was good to see everyone back after the summer
break and I thoroughly enjoyed catching up, it was doubly nice to see a new face
amongst everyone who attended the chaplaincy meeting.
It was business as usual with all the blethering going on and teas and coffees
courtesy of Gloria. Cheers Gloria. Poor Lesley hadn’t even got her jacket off as
members jumped in to get a heed massage they hadnae hud since May!!
Well the next Monday meeting is on
och well you'll have tae read the rest oa the newsletter to find that out.
Please take note this a double newsletter as am awa’ on ma hols wi’ Hils tae
sunny (I hope) Corfu, so wanted to get this oot afore we go. So enjoy yer
newsletter an I’ll show ye ma white bits when I return!!
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CHEERS TONY!!
Tony reminded me last week that in the June Newsletter we had printed info from
Steve Richardson and it ended with the words get the next bit in yer next
newsletter!! Aye it wisnae Tony was it . Ten oota tenfur noticing Tony here it
is …….
Vehicle tax for disabled people
You may be entitled to a free tax disc if you're a disabled
person who gets the higher rate of the mobility component of Disability Living
Allowance, War Pensioners Mobility Supplement or you have an invalid carriage.
To claim exemption from paying vehicle tax, the vehicle must be registered in
your name or registered in the name of someone you nominate to drive for you (a
nominee).
The vehicle must only be used for your purposes, for example shopping or getting
prescriptions.
If it is being used by the nominee or someone else for their own personal needs,
then the exemption will be lost.
To
claim an exemption from vehicle tax you must be receiving at least one of the
following:
higher rate of the mobility component of Disability Living Allowance
War Pensioners Mobility Supplement
The leaflet DLA403 will be included with your Certificate of Entitlement. This
will tell you how to get your free vehicle tax disc, if you need a leaflet or
more information please contact the office below.
If you currently get a free Vehicle Tax Disc using the
Certificate DLA404, you should continue to use the certificate DLA404 at the
Post Office®, DVLA local office on online to get your free vehicle tax disc.
When your Certificate DLA404 is full you should contact the Disability Living
Allowance Unit and ask for a Certificate of Entitlement to carry on getting your
vehicle tax discs.
The address is:
Disability Living Allowance Unit
Warbreck House
Warbreck Hill
Blackpool
FY20YE
Telephone: 0845 712 3456
Textphone: 0845722 4433
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If you are waiting to hear about a decision on your Disability Living Allowance
claim, the Disability Living Allowance unit will send you a Certificate of
Entitlement to claim a free vehicle tax disc with your decision notice. The
Disability Living Allowance Unit will then automatically send you a Certificate
of Entitlement every year to get your free vehicle tax disc. The unit will only
do this if you continue to be entitled to the higher rate mobility component.
A final word from Steve………….
…………...he has been very busy of late and had his latest figures sent to Gary but
Gary’s printer wisnae well so I couldnae pass the figures on but Steve will be
at the October Monday meeting and will update everybody then….
MONDAY MEETING DATES
The October meeting will be held on Monday 25th October 2-4 in the Chaplancy,
Steve Richardson will be giving us his update and There will also be the Parky
Brain oa ra Borders Quiz!!
Novembers meeting will be on Monday 29th November 2-4 in Chaplancy, at this
meeting Rita Thomson will be showing a slide show from the World Parkinson’s
Conference held in September in Glasgow.
So remember those dates I know they seem awfy far away but it saves me rushing
to try and get them oot to you all so
remember remember the 25th October
and 29th November!!!
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THE DROP IN DATES OR DATES FOR THE DROP IN!!!!
Jill has given me dates for our next two drop ins in October and November, firstly October the drop in will be in ward 10 dayroom on Wednesday 20th October 2-4 and there will be a chat from the speech therapy dept.
Novemberz drop in will be on Wednesday 10th November
2-4 in Dayroom in ward 10.
Speaker to be announced nearer time.
Next year that’ll be the year two thoosan an eleven!! Jill is planning to book
the Chaplancy centre for the drop ins that’s guid news fur oor tired wee legs!!
Cheers Jill.
Lifestyle Maintenance Group
This will be on Tuesday 5th October 1030 till 1230 Darnick Village Hall.
With the November meeting to be held on Tuesday 2nd November as above 1030 till
1230 Darnick Village Hall.
…………… and finally courtesy of Norman
Lyle
What did the fish say when it swam intae a wall????
DAM!!!
(NOW WHERE’S MA PASSPORT!!)
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