Bits 'N' Pieces :

National Valuing People Beacon Open Day

Norfolk is one of four national Beacons for our services for people with
learning difficulties and we are having an Open Day on 7 December, when
we hope to attract delegates from all over the UK. The aim of the day
is to share good practice and we would welcome carers at the event

http://www.norfolk.gov.uk

Alison Smith
Valuing People Beacon Co-ordinator
Norfolk Learning Difficulties Service
Aslake Close
Norwich NR7 8ET
Tel 010603 481137
Fax 01603 481142
alison.smith@norfolk.gov.uk



Support the Every Disabled Child Matters Campaign, get involved.

Every Disabled Child Matters has just launched two campaign actions, so
that supporters can lobby locally to get rights and justice for
every disabled child. The actions we want people to take are:

- Lobby your MP to sign up in support of the campaign

- Lobby your Councilor to sign our Local Authority Charter

You can take part in these actions on our website here:
http://www.edcm.org.uk/Page.asp?originx_1668sh_10946900132166z92d_2006972058f


You can contact me at info@edcm.org.uk for further information or
support with this.

Please send this information around and ask people to
take part in the above actions, and to sign up to support the campaign at
www.edcm.org.uk if they haven't already done so.

Every Disabled Child Matters is a new campaign to get rights and justice
for every disabled child. The campaign is supported by four national
organizations working with disabled children - Contact a Family, the
Council for Disabled Children, Mencap and the Special Education
Consortium.
We want 10,000 supporters to sign up to the campaign by December 2006.
Join the campaign at www.edcm.org.uk  - and ask everyone you know to do the
same.


Kate Williams
Campaign and Information Officer
Every Disabled Child Matters

Disability Sports for Haverhill & Bury St Edmunds area