As we represent so many towns and villages we wanted our bi-monthly to visit as many venues as possible so that our constituency would get to know about us as soon as possible. So far we have met in nine different halls and there are to be a further two this Spring.

Our activities are summarised below.

April 2002,
Lyndis Walk, Holbeach: “Local Policing and the Holbeach Community Vehicle Project”

June 2002,
Whaplode (first AGM): “Patients’ Advice and Liaison Service”

September 2002,
Holbeach St Marks: “Workers’ Educational Association (computing for the retired) and Green Waste Disposal”

November 2002,
Gedney Hill “South Holland District Council’s Community Service and Regeneration Policy and Help the Aged” At this meeting we also had a representative from The Home Office.

February 2003,
Sutton St James: “Lincolnshire County Council Highways and Road Safety and the New Scheme for Social Service Charges”

April 2003,
Lyndis Walk, Holbeach (second AGM): “Sport England’s Vitality Project and The Fenland Policing Project”

June 2003,
Gedney: “Share the Care and the Citizen’s Advice Bureau”. We were visited, at this meeting, by MP John Hayes, who spoke about the problems facing rural communities.

September 2003,
Moulton: “Better Government for Older People and the New Pension Payment Plans”

November 2003,
Sutton Bridge: “NHS Dentistry in Lincolnshire and Recently Introduced Charges by SHDC”

February 2004
Long Sutton "Council Tax and the East Lincolnshire Social Footcare Service"

April 2004
United Services Club, Holbeach (3rd AGM): "Hearing, Hearing Aids and Tinnitus"

June 2004
Whaplode: "Intermediate Care, Community Home Visiting Service and British Red Cross"

September 2004
Gedney: "New GP "Out of Hours" service and Energy Conservation"

November 2004
Sutton Bridge: "Medicine Management and Lottery Scams"

February 2005
Long Sutton: "Foot Care" "Recycling" and "I T for Seniors"

April 2005
Moulton: (4th AGM) "Rethink, (support for carers of mental health patients")

June 2005
Whaplode Village Hall: "The New Ambulance Service", "Anti-Social Behaviour Orders" and "Independent Age"

September 2005
Holbeach: A Local Transport Forum with representatives from Dial-a-Ride, Connect Plus, Holbeach Community Vehicle Project and Community Car Scheme

November 2005
Long Sutton: New Spalding Hospital; Out of Hours Service (an update) and The Problem of MRSA.

February 2006
British Legion Hall, King Street, Sutton Bridge: "Advocacy in Lincolnshire", "The New Meals on Wheels" and "Council Tax 2006-7"

April 2006
(5th AGM)
"Policing in the Holbeach Area", "Planning matters in South Holland"

June 2006
Whaplode Village Hall: Slips and Falls, South Holland Hospital Update

September 2006
Holbeach, United Services Club: Support for Carers, Accessibility Issues

November 2006
Sutton Bridge: Osteoporosis and Panic Alarms

February 2007
Gedney Hill Village Hall: Pensions and Benefits Issues

April 2007, Gedney
Sleep Related Problems, Local Bus Services

June 2007, Whaplode
Migrant Workers, Offshore Wind Farms

September 2007
Holbeach: GP Access, "Book and Choose", The Holbeach Parish Plan

November 2007
Long Sutton: Independent Complaints Advisory Service, Driving Standards
Agency
 
February 2008
Moulton: Fire Safety, The New Mental Capacity Act
 
April 2008
Gedney (7th AGM); LCC Customer Services, "There's No Business Like Show
Business"
 
June 2008
Weston: Joint Meeting with Welland Seniors on Policing and the Cost of
Policing
 
September 2008
Sutton Bridge: Arthritis Care, Alzheimers Society
 
November 2008
Whaplode: First Contact, The Handy Person Service
 
February 2009
Holbeach: Deaf Links, Mental Health Services
 
April 2009
Long Sutton (8th AGM): South Holland Community Furniture Recycling,
"Energy matters"
 
June 2009
Sutton Bridge: A Presentation by the Probation Service, First Contact Update
 
September 2009
Gedney: South Holland Health Trainers, LCC Good Life Guide, Community
Cohesion
 
November 2009
Whaplode: Income Maximisation, Recycling, "How well do you know your
councillors?"
 
February  2010,
Moulton: "Hate Crime" & Various News Items
 
In the Pipeline
 
April 28 2010, (9th AGM) W I Hall Holbeach
Pensions Service Update plus "A Himalayan Trek"
 
Also planned during 2010 are presentations by Parish, District & County
Councillors, our Local Registrar, one of our local GP Practices and
finally a talk about Age Related Macular Degeneration. Details of dates
and venues will follow shortly.