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Shopmobility Takes on the Tall Ships
Friday 29th August 2010
What a weekend!
Middlesbrough Shopmobility were invited to provide a service at the North-East event of the year.
Armed with 20 wheelchairs, Gail and Mikey and 5 volunteers arrived to what can only be described as a festival site, except the mud was dust and rocks.
Through the chaos the charity provided a new element- "A wheelchair shuttle run", this involved 7 exhausted staff pushing any person needing help a quarter of a mile to the parking site in a wheelchair. Much to our relief, the real shuttle bus arrived on Sunday!
With over 150 hires from people all over the world, the charity had a huge success. Middlesbrough Shopmobility would like to thank all volunteers who helped.
Day 4 Team-Supporting each other up!
Yes, they are real people on the Ship!
Launch of Disability Plan September 2010
Friday 29th August 2010
By talking to people with disabilities we have written a strategic plan that shows the issues that are important. We would like to share this with you and talk to you about what we need to do next.
You will be able to find out how you can be involved in a new Forum that will give disabled people a colletive voice. This will make sure we develop services that people really need to enable them to live independantly in the community.
We will also be asking you to comment on a draft Sensory Support Plan that is being developed alongside people who have sensory impairments. These are exciting new developments that will only succeed if we work together.
The launch event will take place on 8th September 2010 at Middlesbrough TAD Centre 10am-1pm. Lunch is provided. If you are interested in attending please contact Gemma Gillespie on 01642 729253 or email gemma_gillespie@middlesbrough.gov.uk . Once you have registered your interest we will send out more information nearer the date.
Changes to Opening Times in Stewart Park
Friday 29th August 2010
From Monday 30th August 2010, Shopmobility at Stewarts Park opening times will change due to the arrival of autumn and winter season and Stewart Park gates closing earlier. To see when this takes effect and for more information, please visit the Parkmobility page on the website. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.
Welcome to our new website!
Friday 29th August 2010
Welcome to our redesigned website! Knowing that you depend on our information to keep you up-to-date with Shopmobility, we have rebuilt our website to make it much easier to find what you're looking for. As part of our commitment to keeping our work easily accessible, we have created a more navigable website with additional resources to suit your needs and requirements. Please take a look around our brand new website for any new information. Reflecting our commitment to continuous improvement, we welcome your feedback as we continue to update this site. We would like to thank Teesside University Boost Scheme 2010 for the relaunch of the website and a big thank you to Charlotte Bailey for the design of the website.
Events
Hartlepool Tall Ships Races 2010
The town will welcome a magnificent fleet of around 100 tall ships after being chosen by race organisers, "Sail Training International", to be the finishing point for the race- and want you to be part of it! Shopmobility will be located in the firezone area next to the mainstage. Wheelchairs can be purchased at £5 for the duration of your stay at the event. Unfortunatly due to health and safety reasons, we will be only equipped with Wheelchairs. To find out more information please contact us or visit the official Tall Ships website.
www.hartlepooltallships2010.com
Date: 07-10 August 2010 Time: All Day Event Location: Hartlepool Marina
Gazette Wish Campaign 10
The time has come again to start collecting. Every night from Wednesday 6th October. The Evening Gazette will print the Wish Tokens. At Middlesbrough Shopmobility every token counts toward a share of £50,000. So please start collecting and drop them into the Hillstreet Unit, or post to the main address Thank You to everyone who help in last year campaign, lets hope we can beat it this year.