Herald - Issue 409

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CARS, VANS UP TO 3.5T, MOTORHOMES UP TO 30’ 023 8001 0029 Badminston Lane, Fawley, SO45 1BX 0800 028 7878 • 07866 041192 Free Online Group to Support People in Southampton living with Arthritis Free online Groups are taking place to help people in Southampton and around the South living with arthritis to manage their condition. e next group meeting, organised by UK charity Arthritis Action, will take place on Wednesday 11th August at 2pm, with further meetings planned every six weeks. e online groups are held over the video conference app Zoom, catering to those who still may not be comfortable socialising in-person with others. e meetings o er a safe and friendly environment for people living with arthritis to speak with each other, learn from one another and share their stories, questions and tips. ere are over 10 million people living with some form of arthritis in the UK, making it the leading cause of pain and disability nationwide. Stephen, Winchester- based member with osteoarthritis in both hips and knees, says: “I used to enjoy going for long walks, but my arthritis makes walking without aids impossible. Even with a four-wheel aid, I am limited to a few hundred yards, on easy surfaces, very slowly. Nor can I do any jobs around the house, DIY, or help with such jobs at my church, like I used to. It is very helpful to meet other people in a similar position, even if their difficulties are in different joints with different effects, to realise that I am not alone. It encourages determination with an “if they can keep going, so can I!” attitude. I also find it helpful to hear from an expert speaker, or watch a self-management video together - it’s easy to say the videos are online, but watching them at a set time with opportunity to discuss afterwards increases the value significantly.” is group was made possible by Arthritis Action’s partner, Western Power Distribution Plc (WPD), who is sponsoring the event. Stella Hayward, Corporate Communications O cer for WPD, said: “We are delighted to be working in partnership with Arthritis Action, we believe it is the responsibility of large organisations like ours to play a full and active role in the communities they serve. We hope partnering with the charity will help us reach out and support customers who are affected by arthritis, and increase awareness of our Priority Services Register (PSR). Our PSR is there to help customers who rely on electricity for medical equipment or who maybe elderly, very ill or disabled. It’s free to join, and helps us to look after customers who have extra communication, access or safety needs. It also helps us tailor our services to support households who may need extra help during power cuts. Sometimes power cuts can happen for reasons beyond our control and we know this can be particularly worrying especially for our vulnerable customers. We would encourage those customers to visit our website to find out more and to sign up to our free PSR Register: w e s t e r n p o w e r . c o . u k / psrAA.” For more information or to register attendance for the free Group, email info@arthritisaction.org . uk or telephone 020 3781 7120. A trial, to test how a healthier environment for young people walking and cycling to school could be achieved by creating low tra c areas at the start and end of the school day. Hampshire County Council’s Executive Member for Highways Operations, Councillor Russell Oppenheimer, has given the go ahead for the feasibility of the scheme to be tested, with three schools taking part in a pilot from the middle of July and continuing in the Autumn Term. Councillor Oppenheimer said: “This is a unique opportunity to encourage parents and schools to get more pupils travelling to school by walking and cycling, which will not only help to improve the physical and mental wellbeing of young people but, with far lower traffic levels at the beginning of the school day and at home time, should contribute to better air quality locally as well.” Trialling the ‘School Streets’ pilot in the Waterside area is Cadland Primary School in Holbury. e scheme will involve selected roads on the approach to school, being closed to non-essential tra c at school drop-o and pick up times on school days only (so will not apply during school holidays or at weekends). e closure will be managed by trained stewards in high-visibility vests between 8.15am-9am and 2.45pm-3.30pm. Certain exemptions apply, including residents, emergency services, school transport, blue badge holders, deliveries, and carers of residents on the street. Any parking restrictions will operate as normal. Unless exempt, parents will not be permitted to drive into the closure zone to drop o or pick up their children. Surveys will be undertaken to seek the views of those a ected by the schemes - residents, businesses, and the school community. is feedback will inform the decisions about potential future permanent School Streets schemes. Pilot Scheme for Active and Healthier ‘School Streets’