PRIZE CHRISTMAS QUIZ in Ottery Gazette in aid of Ottery St Mary

							      PRIZE CHRISTMAS QUIZ in Ottery Gazette in aid of Ottery St Mary Help Scheme

                                            Reg Charity No 1092189

          WIN A CREAM TEA FOR TWO AT THE ELEGANT DEER PARK HOTEL

What is Ottery Help? ‘A Helping Hand When You Need it Most’

Around 80 volunteers are coordinated from a tiny office in Coleridge Medical Centre, some being
drivers and many helping in numerous other ways. The Ottery St Mary and District Help Scheme serves
across the communities and across all age groups.

    Transport to and from medical appointments, day-care, opticians and dentists, hospital visiting,
      therapy sessions and any other facilities that promote health and wellbeing
Transport to and from medical and other appointments

    We work closely with Hospiscare nurses, providing support to patients and families, closing the
      gaps in provision of services where possible
Hospiscare liaison and support

    Voluntary Nail Cutting Services for those who have a need, but fall outside of NHS services
Voluntary Nail Cutting Services

    Bereavement Support - Our service offers individual home visiting and a monthly support
      group
Bereavement Support

   Memory Café - We host the Ottery St Mary Memory Café, an informal monthly drop-in for
     people with memory loss and their carers
Memory Café, for those with memory loss and their carers

    Visiting/Befriending - Visitors are provided for those who are housebound. A chat over a cup
       of tea can make all the difference to someone who lives alone
Visiting/Befriending for those who are housebound

     Sitting for carers - Sitters can enable carers to attend medical appointments or that special event
Sitting for carers

    The monthly Tuesday Group supports people who are feeling lonely or isolated, providing an
     opportunity to meet with others and build up friendships over a cup of tea.
A monthly Tuesday Group for people who are feeling lonely or isolated

   Many other individual requests for help, from young families to the elderly. We help where we
      can
Many other individual requests for help, from young families to the elderly

Enter our Christmas Prize Quiz and win a lovely afternoon treat to cheer the gloom in February – all in
support of your truly local community-wide charity.

All entries to be submitted by Monday 7th January. The winner will be announced in the February
edition of Ottery Gazette.
Place your completed quiz entries, plus your name, address and telephone number, and a £1 coin, in an
envelope marked ‘Ottery Help Scheme Christmas Quiz’. Envelopes can be taken to Jim Watts at 47
Claremont Field, the Tourist Information Office, or placed in the box at Coleridge Medical Centre.

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