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Jeff MartinA variety of health services will be delivered locally to thousands of patients in Allestree, Borrowash, Breaston, Oakwood, and Spondon. Five medical practices have joined forces under the governments “Practice Based Commissioning” scheme to deliver health services, in the community that would normally be carried out at hospital. Stoneleigh House was officially opened by Liz Blackman MP on 20th September. The centre on Victoria Avenue has four consulting rooms, two physiotherapy suites, a minor operations room and offices for running the centre and the consortium. There will be ample free car parking.
A scheme to make vital medical information readily available in the event of an emergency is taking off in Erewash, thanks to funding support from Erewash Borough Council. The ‘Message in a Bottle’ scheme, which has been organised in Erewash by the Long Eaton Lions Club, helps individuals who feel most vulnerable to have necessary medical evidence inside a special bottle in their home, such as: repeat prescriptions; contact details of carers and/or family members; information about any pets that need looking after if you get taken into hospital; and; information on any known allergies.
Breaston Highlanders Marching Band require members of all ages to join them. Free tuition, uniforms and instruments are provided, including trumpets, alto / tenor saxes, euphoniums, trombones, tenor horn, glockenspiel and side drums. Members meet regularly at United Reformed Church, Midland Street, Long Eaton (near Asda) and on Sunday mornings from 10am – 11.30am at West Park, Long Eaton. Practices are held on Tuesday evenings and Sunday mornings. For details phone either 0115 9725282 or 0115 9469765. Please mention the Erewash Sound website when you call!
Breaston is to be the home to a new puffin crossing after a successful campaign by local residents. Derbyshire County Council received a petition calling for an existing crossing on Main Street to be turned into a puffin crossing. A subsequent survey established that there were significant numbers of pedestrians using the crossing to warrant the new installation. Work will be carried out as part of a programme for 2009-10, but could be installed sooner if funding becomes available.
£25m is being invested to prevent a local river from bursting its banks. The Environment Agency hopes to prevent flooding on a 17 mile stretch of water along the Lower River Derwent including an area to the south of Draycott, Borrowash and Breaston. Work is to begin in five years time on improving flood defences with the next three years given over to collecting ideas on how to spend the money from communities affected.
Local Police are to hold a consultancy meeting on Sunday 31st May to give residents a chance to discuss issues of concern, or just chat about local policing with officers.
Councillor: Robert Parkinson
Further info: Contact 01629 580000 ext 6022, Home 01332 872793. This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Location: Monthly meetings at the Meeting Room, Blind Lane, Breaston starting at 7.30pm. All meetings take place in the meeting room on Blind Lane.