Peasedown St John Residents' Association

These latest figures highlight the importance of the flu vaccination. Have you had yours yet?
You can find out more about the flu jab and how it can help protect yourself and others here: http://bit.ly/2GVEV6U

Are you in a mixed-age couple?
New benefits rules are coming on 15 May for couples where one is over state pension age and one under.
Use the Independent Age benefits checker to see if you could be affected: https://independentage.entitledto.co.uk/h ome/start

Our application to the Charity Commission was submitted this morning 🙂
A huge #thankyou to Mike Auton from Michael Auton Consultancy for all his help, support and advice. We couldn’t have done it without him!
We’ll hear within the next 8 weeks whether our application to become a charity has been successful or not 🙂
... #Peasedown #Charity
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Thanks to Karen Bourne, one of our volunteers, for planting these in our new Community Garden at the weekend.
They are going to look great this summer 🙂
#Peasedown

What a happy bunch! 🙂
Thanks to everyone who came along to our Community Library Volunteers’ Meeting this morning.
We’re just waiting for a decision from B&NES Council on the opening date.
... Here are some of our volunteers with Cllr Karen Walker today after a Monday morning catch-up over a cup of tea!
#Peasedown
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We're pleased to be supporting the Department for Health and Social Care's new 'Every Day Is Different' campaign!
Becoming a care worker, where you look after someone in their own home, can be the most rewarding thing you every do.
For more details visit www.everydayisdifferent.com for employment opportunities!
... #everydayisdifferent #workincare #Peasedown
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‪Peasedown grant scheme to give away another £500 to the community https://www.bathecho.co.uk/…/peasedown- grant-scheme-500-co…/ ‬

Thanks to Quartet, Wansdyke Play Association and Cllr Karen Walker, we’ve received a £300 grant this week to pay for new outside equipment!
The money will be spent on helping to turn the outside of St John’s Community Hall into a child-friendly play space 🙂
We’ve now secured £2,600 in grants since last August towards our Community Development work!
... #ThankYou #Peasedown
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Why is talking about death so difficult?
We're supporting the #IndependentAge #TalkAboutDeath campaign.
Watch this short film to find out more...

Thanks to everyone who came along to our #TrueSpeed drop-in event yesterday afternoon 🙂
New people have now signed up to the broadband initiative, meaning #Peasedown is one-step closer to ‘making the change’!

TrueSpeed are here today between 1pm and 3pm to help you by answering any questions on their superfast broadband.
Hope to see many of you this afternoon 🙂
St John’s Community Hall, St John’s Close (BA2 8JG)

Thanks to Neil from TrueSpeed for coming to meet us today.
We’re working with the internet provider to bring high quality, super fast broadband to our community!
#Peasedown

It’s #RandomActsofKindness Week this week!
What are you doing to make a difference?
#Peasedown #Somerset

‪’Peasedown residents invited to find out more about fibre optic broadband’
https://www.bathecho.co.uk/…/residents- invited-find-out-fi…/ ‬