ACE NEWS

A new Service at ACE

The Housing and Council Tax Benefit Department at Eastbourne Borough Council will be offering an outreach service at the Venton Centre on the first Tuesday of every month starting Tuesday 1st June 2010 at 12.00 midday to 1.30 pm for clients who want to check their Housing or Council Tax benefit entitlement or who need advice or help in completing the forms. This will be run on a similar basis to the sessions run by the Department of Work and Pensions (though monthly as opposed to twice weekly). Clients will be seen on a “first come, first served” basis. This will provide an all encompassing service as clients who have checked their entitlement to DWP benefits on a Tuesday morning can then, later in the day, check their Housing/Council Tax entitlement.

Your Charity Needs You.

Do you have a few hours each week that you would like to donate to help us with our work in the community. The time you spend with us will be rewarded with some good company a few laughs and the knowledge that you have made a difference.
We have a number of vacancies and one may be just right for you !
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Tap Dancing For Beginners

A new tap dancing class for beginners is now availble. It takes place in the Prince of Wales room on Fridays between 11.10 am and 12.10 pm following on from the intermediate class. The cost is £3.00. Call Christine on 01323 638 474 Ext.26 to book your place and start those feet tapping!

Dancercise Starts Wednesday 21st April

Do you love to dance or simply enjoy having a bop? A fun sociable class to improve fitness, strength and stamina working with a wide range of music, rhythms and dance styles. Meet in the Prince of Wales room. Please wear loose clothing and thin non slip shoes (dance pumps or bare feet) and bring some water. We meet every Wednesday from 2.00 pm – 3.00 pm. £3.00 per session.

How Good Are You !!

Join us for a Charity Quiz Night at Bibendum's in Grange Road on Monday 5th July at 7.30pm. Entry is £2 per person with a maximum of 6 people per team by ticket only which can be purchased from Emma at the Venton Centre or our Hampden Park shop. The winning team will receive £30 cash and the proceeds will help with our work in the community.

Don't Bin It - Recycle It !

We are always in need of donations for our charity shops. Books, CDs', DVDs', Videos', Clothing, Furniture, Jewellery, China & Glassware, Toys, Pictures, Photo-frames and any other Bric a Brac items! Please feel free to drop any items into our shops or if you would like them collected, contact Pearl Smith on 01323 638474 All monies raised locally, stays locally !

New Therapy Services

A Back Pain, Arthritis and Joint Mobility Treatment offering remedial massage
and manipulative therapy is now available in the Venton Centre.
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Age Concern Eastbourne Doing Its Bit To Reduce Waste

The UK dumps more household waste into landfill than any other EU state, according to figures released by the Local Government Association. That amounts to a staggering 27m tonnes of waste each year - 7m more than any other country. This makes the UK the 'dustbin of Europe' according to the report.
Help us to reduce waste.
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Free Collection And Delivery Service
Now Available At Age Concern Eastbourne

We now deliver prescriptions and Shop Goods to the following areas free of charge: Eastbourne, Polegate, Westham, Hailsham, Wannock

How does our prescription service work?
Place your prescription request form in the secure Seaforth Pharmacy prescription request box, located in the reception area at Age Concern Eastbourne. Request forms will be collected daily at 3pm by Seaforth Pharmacy. They will be taken to the relevant surgery and when ready the prescription will be picked up and delivered to your home usually within 48-72 hours. If you would like to use this service, all you need to do is complete a consent form available at Age Concern reception and place it in the request box along with your prescription request form.

Age Concern Eastbourne Garden Share Project

With the lengthening wait list for allotments and ever increasing food prices, Age Concern Eastbourne are looking to start a “Garden Share” scheme. There are hundreds of schemes like these that are running successfully throughout the country, giving both growers and garden owners a sense of community, being part of a sharing initiative and a chance to grow new friendships.

How does this work? Well it’s fairly straight forward. This service matches and introduces committed, enthusiastic and respectful growers with local garden owners who want to see part of their garden being used more productively. In return for the loan of your garden, we would expect the grower to give you a percentage of the produce that they grow and perhaps some very basic garden maintenance.

Our scheme will be for:
Growers aged 18 and over who live in the Eastbourne and Hailsham areas.
Garden owners who are aged 50 or over who live in the Eastbourne and Hailsham areas.

Garden owners must have a side or rear access to their gardens, the scheme does not permit access through the house/bungalow.

This service is NOT for those who are looking for a gardener to carry our tree lopping, garden clearance, tending of flower borders etc. If you have some free garden space or are a budding Alan Titchmarsh, then we would like to hear from you.

For further details, call Emma on 01323 638474 or Email Emma