Final reminder for adult social care event

People are being reminded about a free event taking place on Friday 4 April 2014 to promote the variety of adult social care support on offer in Shropshire.

The “Personalisation: Our stories” event will take place at Shirehall, Shrewsbury, on 4 April 2014 – and anyone who uses or has an interest in adult services is warmly invited to attend.

A wide variety of voluntary and community organisations and charities will be sharing information about their services and how they can help people at the event, which will run between 10am and 2pm.

There will also be information and practical demonstrations of equipment aids and assistive technology so people can get an idea of what is available and how to access it.

Presentations will take place from People2People and the Community Directory about their work, at the following times:

• People2People – social work – 11am
• Community Directory – 11.30am
• People2People – peer support – 1.30pm

People who come along to the event will also be able to share their experiences of using adult social care in a “Big Brother”-style video diary room, with all comments being used to help improve the way adult services are provided in the future.

Councillor Lee Chapman, Shropshire Council Cabinet member for adult services, said:

“The event is a great chance for people to come and share their experiences of using support services in Shropshire, and finding out about the kind of support being provided by a wide variety of organisations.

“We hope it will be and enjoyable and useful event, and look forward to seeing lots of people there.”