Minutes of Meeting
Wednesday 25 September 2013
People whowere there: Florence Garland (HCC), Tanya Kiff (Lig Rep), Alison Ridley (Safeguarding, HCC), Rita and Albert Kinsey (parents/carers), Jan Mills (Chair LIG and SFHT), David Smith (New Forest Mencap), Kate Stone (PRTFC)< Jill Honeybun (parent), Mike Dutton (Romsey and Waterside day service) Della Beach (Romsey and Waterside day service), Hayley Dean (Carers Together), Sarah Chatley (Choices Advocacy), Rachael Crockford (You at Hazelgrove), Tolu Olaniyi (West Hampshire LD Team), Iga Marczak (HCC Community development officer), Laura Lowe (New Forest LD Team – HCC), Madeleine Durie (Minstead Training Project), Martin Lenaerts (Furzey Gardens), Ophelia Matthias (Choices Advocacy), Rachel Webb (HCC), Kevin Ings (HCC)
Apologies: Mary Bergin, Jacqui Blackman, Bev Smith, Jo Olford, Andrea Fawcett, Katie Wilson, Emma Denton
We had a safeguarding talk between 10.00 am and 10.30 am with Alison Ridley from HCC.
Minutes of the last meeting and matters arising
Minutes approved and added to website.
Supported employment: 2 new referrals, 1 paid kitchen assistant at Fordingbridge School, 1 work experience at Calmore Tesco, 1 paid at Ferry crofts Scout Activity centre and 1 voluntary at British Heart foundation charity shop. Supported employment team undertook person centred risk training yesterday very good and will be using the tools we learnt in the future – Ana Felsted
Transport Matters
Kevin Ings and Rachel Webb- from Community transport Hampshire County Council
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Local buses are private operators and they decide where and when the service is needed.
HCC is responsible for home school and special schools transport. About £30 million is spent every year for home school transport.
Community transport side works with the voluntary sector – some services are operated under contract and some are under volunteers with advice from HCC.
Any money is generally targeted to use for day time services where the bulk of the users are.
Travel Line:
Concessionary fares are dealt through Hants Direct.
Madeleine queried the training of taxi drivers. Kevin said there is a framework in place and conditions of contract are very clear about training. Monitoring is generally done if someone raises issues so please ring if there is any problem. Generally, contracts are for four years but it can vary with school terms. One of the challenges is to find enough taxies to meet the demand.
Rachel can be contacted for a list of approved taxis.
Partnership Board matters
LIG finances: the LIG Chairs met and there will be redistribution of LIG money between the LIGs (about £3000+ each) to last til April 2015. So we need to be careful with money when we put on events etc.
Health Event: we agreed to move the LIG meeting forward to 10 am next month, to finish around 11.15 am so that people can go to New Milton for the Health Event. We agreed £50 from LIG money to go towards the refreshments. Flo will email Anthea.
The next Partnership Board will be in October and we will have mini workshops for the LD consultation.
We have elected Emma Denton as Becci has stood down. Well done to Emma.
LD Plan draft consultation
We have a mini consultation in Totton and a big consultation in New Milton
And we have now enough people to help out on these events.
Friday 18th October2 pm to 4 pm / Totton & Eling Com centre, (the Lilac Room) Library Road Totton
Yellow LIG local event / Flo (?)
Linda
Laura Lowe (HCC)
Jan Mills
Bev Smith
Jo Olford (no)
Jacqui Blackman
Ophelia
Jill
Rita and Albert ot come as parents/carers not helpers as they are helping in Eastleigh
Monday 25th November
(10 am to 12 noon)
Set up at 9.15 am and clear by 1 pm / New Milton Community centre
(lounge room on the ground floor)
Osborne Road
New Milton
BH25 7EA
Main yellow LIG event
Mencap advertising table / Flo
Jan Mills
Linda Burgess
Andrea
Dawn Harris
Jacqui Blackman
Jo Olford by 9.30 am
Ophelia
Hayley
Tanya
Sarah
Jill
Anything else:
Grants programme: Jan said there is no plan to run FestAble this year but Minstead and SFHT may jointly run a music festival (Friday to Sunday), with camping. Avoid equinox week end (14/21 September – weather changeable).Possible venues: field near Furzey Gardens, Avon Tyrrell, Fox lease Nr Lyndhurst, New Forest Show site, New Park
Duke of Edinburgh scheme (Guides/Scout might want to be involved?).
Nightclub: Southampton now on every month – Fast Track worked time round.
Touching Base New Milton – still running. Some funding for next year through a parents/carer’s business donation
Princess Royal Trust for Carers can do some training safeguarding. Please speak to Kate.
Mike would like more people from the day service involved. We agreed that Tanya and Emma would go and talk again to the day service. Ophelia to arrange.
West Totton community centre: self advocacy group starting. They will listen to people’s views.
23 October10 am to 11.15 am
20 November 10.30 am to 12.30 noon
11 December –10.30 am to 12.30 noon
then
2014 - 15 Jan, 19 Feb, 19 March, 16 April, 14 May, 18 June, 16 July, none in August, 17 Sept, 15 October, 19 November, 17 December
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