The Helpful Everyday Products Guide is packed with products that can make day-to-day life easier for people with dementia, including clocks, clothes and signs. Click here to download it from the Alzheimer’s Society website: https://shop.alzheimers.org.uk/21021-DLA_Catalogue_DIGITAL_FA.pdf
We want everyone affected by dementia in our community to get the support they need. Dementia Connect is a free personalised service that connects you to a range of support, so you’re only one call or click away from help: www.alzheimers.org.uk/dementiaconnect. Alternatively, you can speak to a dementia advisor at the Alzheimer’s Society on 0333 150 3456.
Leaflets about Great Torrington and it’s history – have you got yours? If not pick them up now from the Tourist Information Centre or the Library and many shops around the town centre.
Great Torrington Museum is a friendly, free museum run entirely by volunteers in the centre of Great Torrington, next to the Pannier Market entrance in the centre of the town. The museum has a remarkable collection of fascinating objects and reflects the diverse history of this ancient market town including exhibits about Glove Making, the Rolle Canal, Pottery and local inventor Thomas Fowler’s early computer.
Most exhibits have been donated by local people over the years, resulting a wonderfully eclectic collection of objects and documents which really bring Torrington’s people and stories to life.
The Museum is open on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays between 11am and 4pm (last admission at 3.30pm) until the end of October.
Further information can be found on their website http://www.torringtonmuseum.org.uk/
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Rehab 4 Addiction is an advisory and referral service for people who suffer from alcohol, drug and behavioural addiction, they work closely with rehabilitation centres and outpatient clinics throughout the UK and the admissions team match a patients’ addiction with an appropriately placed rehabilitation centre. Rehab 4 Addiction offers a variety of addiction treatment options in Devon and the wider South West of England region.
To discover how they can help, contact them today and they will help you better understand the various treatment options in Devon. They offer a confidential helpline, and specialise in ‘making sense’ of the often complex nature of seeking out professional drug and alcohol addiction treatment. Contact them on 0800 140 4690 or via their website:-https://www.rehab4addiction.co.uk/contact-us.
When walking your dog, always keep it under control and in sight. Check out these webpages for more dog safety tips: http://dc.police.uk/dogsafety #Dogtheftprevention
Please click the link below to view a list of dates that the van will be present in Sydney House car park, Great Torrington:-
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Neighbourhood planning is a new way for communities to have a say in the future of the places where they live and work. It gives you the power to produce a plan with legal weight that can influence the form and location of development in the neighbourhood area. After 6 years of preparation and community engagement, undertaken by the Town Council, the Great Torrington Neighbourhood Plan has reached a significant milestone. Following a successful formal examination, and agreement by Torridge District Council, a referendum on the Neighbourhood plan will take place on 17th June 2021.
The Referendum will be managed by the District Council; all registered voters within the parish of Great Torrington will be able participate in the referendum.
If you would like to look at the referendum Neighbourhood Plan, it can be found on the following links https://www.torridge.gov.uk/torringtonnp and https://www.greattorrington-neighbourhood-plan.org/.
If you would like to see a hard copy of the Neighbourhood Plan, please contact the Town Council on 01805 626135 or email: [email protected]
