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Drop-in Sessions: Learn About Dementia and Support Available

7/9/2018

Dementia Friendly Pentlands is a volunteer organisation committed to improving the lives of people living with dementia within Juniper Green, Currie and Balerno.

They will be hosting drop-in sessions throughout July and August. The drop-in sessions will be run by Petra Lipnik, DFP development worker, and will provide an opportunity for anyone who would like to learn more about dementia and support available locally to come along and have a chat.

They will be held on two Saturdays in July and August:
July 14th and July 28th, August 4th and August 18th - 10.30am – 2.30pm at Currie Library

For more information contact Petra by email at [email protected] or call 07587 034 535.

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Healthy Ageing Research Study

7/9/2018

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Are you over 65, wanting to take up a new activity, and interested in taking part in a Heriot-Watt University research study? Read on for more information:

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Are you aged 65 or over? Do you want to take up a new activity?
As we get older, some of us might experience changes in our thinking or memory skills. Research has suggested that taking up a new activity, especially one we’ve never done before, might help maintain our thinking skills.

We are a research team at Heriot-Watt University exploring how taking up a new activity might benefit our thinking skills and wellbeing. We are looking for people aged 65 and over in Edinburgh and the Lothians to take part.

If you or someone you know might be interested, or you would like some more information, please contact us on 0131 451 8009 or [email protected]. We’ll give you full details about the study and answer any questions you might have.

You can also find some more information about the research at https://healthyageing.hw.ac.uk/contact.html

We look forward to hearing from you!

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Secure Your Home Whilst on Holiday

7/9/2018

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An important message from the Neighbourhood Watch:

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Secure your home whilst you're on holiday.

Follow the advice below to help keep your home safe while you are on holiday:

Fit good quality kite marked British Standard locks or bolts to all outside doors. Lock all windows and doors and remove the keys to a safe place when you leave the house.
If you have an intruder alarm, make sure it’s set. If you don’t have one consider having an approved alarm system installed. Ensure keyholders are updated and contactable.
Make use of timer plugs with lamps and radios to make your home seem occupied. Arrange for a relative, trusted friend or neighbour to check your home, collect post, open and close curtains.
Don’t leave valuable items such as laptops and jewellery in view of windows. Lock valuable items in a ground anchored safe or you could consider leaving important documents and valuable items with other family members whilst away.
Make sure all access points are secured such as gates and activate any external security lighting that you may have.
Ensure gardening equipment, tools and ladders are put away and securely stored. Don’t leave them lying around in your garden as they could aid offenders.
Ensure your garden is well maintained, grass cut etc. prior to going on holiday and during holiday if away for a longer period.
Ensure that sheds and outbuildings are locked and secured. Use good quality locks on garages and sheds (ensure screws on latches and hinges cannot be undone easily from the outside) and where possible ensure that they are alarmed
Mark your valuables such as jewellery and electronic equipment including your gardening equipment, tools and other valuables stored in sheds and garages with your postcode. Visibly marking items with your postcode offers more of a deterrent, and ensure that you use window stickers to show items are marked and identifiable.
Photograph and keep detailed records of expensive items.
Cancel any regular deliveries and only tell people who need to know you’re going away.
Don’t post or comment on social media about going or being on holiday. You wouldn’t display a sign in your window advertising that you’re going on holiday, so don’t advertise it online.
Make sure that you have up-to-date contents and buildings insurance.
Don’t have your home address showing on your luggage for the outward journey. Put this only on the inside of your cases.
Consider joining or starting a Neighbourhood Watch / Rural Watch – further information atwww.neighbourhoodwatchscotland.co.uk
Cars can be a target. Secure cars in a locked garage or if in driveway consider additional visible steering lock (Thatcham tested / approved ) If you have a keyless car, secure keys as far away as possible from accessible doors/ windows and keep in a signal blocking wallet

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