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​Report Zoom Meeting 10am on 16th September2022 
 Host  Brian Wells  (BW) Joined by Hilary Sutton(HS), Robin Knowles(RK), Tony Powell(TP), Audrey Harnden(AH) , Cllr Sue Prutton(SP), Alivin Barwick(AB), Christine Chambers(CC) Pat Wilson (PW)    AH & PW had problems with microphones
RK said we should acknowledge the recent death of her majesty Queen Elizabeth
Minutes of Meeting 12th August were agreed as a correct record
 SP gave details of the response to the digital survey saying that only 12 persons had phoned in response to the survey. Problems mentioned included getting one to one training and internet security
 Meeting 21st October 2022 BW gave a report on getting publicity for the meeting. Blofield News had agreed to publish.  Emails from focal point on line had been missed so unable to publish.  A staff member of Just magazines had said she thought the meeting would be published.
 Meetings 2023 BW agreed to enquire about venues at Reepham 15th April and Wroxham 20th October
 TP raised the issue of a planned trip to Kew Gardens in 2023. It was suggested that a trip to a local garden open to the public might be more suitable.  BW agreed to ask BOPP members by email for their preference. It is hoped that the project would increase active membership of BOPP
Financial report Hilary reported (after meeting) current account £451.19
Any other items BW informed the meeting about a NHS domiciliary dentist operating from Drayton and agreed to email a link to the service
The meeting was timed out at 10.40 am


Minutes of the Management Committee held on 12th August 20222 at Thorpe Lodge.
Present:  Brian Wells(BW), Hilary Sutton(HS), Robin Knowles(RK), Tony Powell(TP), Audrey Harnden(AH) , Cllr Sue Prutton(SP), Alivin Barwick(AB), Christine Chambers(CC) and Cllr Michael Chenery.(MC)
Aplolgies: Pat Wilson and Sheila Tuffield.
Chairmans report 12th August 2022 Firstly some comment about the open meeting at Gage Road chapel  on the 22nd July  A lot of useful information was given. It was unfortunate that there were so few members present. Only18 had signed the attendance sheet and that included the committee and speakers. It may be that Covid still makes some elderly people reluctant to attend gatherings. Some of the intended publicity may not have taken place. I am pleased to announce that Sheila Tuffield has agreed to be a committee member.  I understand that she had been a committee member before. I have continued to email out most of the info I have received from Janine of NOPSPB.  I also sent an email from Mary Ledgard from Norwich Older Peoples Forum asking for a response to a proposed meeting in October but there was no indication of the possible dates or venue. I have had one request to be taken off the email list I have received an email from Able community care offering stickers to deter unwelcome callers
Minutes of last meeting: These were accepted as a true record.
Election of Officers:  
Chairman BW   proposed by TP Seconded by RK
Vice Chairman TP proposed by BW seconded by CC
Treasurer PW Proposed by HS seconded by RK
Assistant Treasurer HS Proposed by TP seconded by RK
Secretary HS Proposed by RK seconded by CC
Open Meeting:  The next open meeting is 21st October 2022 at Bolfield . Speakers have been arranged. AB has kindly agreed to chair the Meeting as BW and TP are away.
Treasurers Report: HS gave report saying that the Current Account IS £501.19
Open meetings 2023: The theme for meetings next year is Our Beautiful Broadland. It was suggested Topics:  Broadland Gems at Reepham, Natural History at Gage Road                                                                                                                                                                , and Social History at Wroxham.
Any Other Business: Digital inclusion Cllr SP to enquire about the survey and HS told us about her role as a Digital Champion. Funding from Norfolk County  Council was discussed
The next meetings are as follows:
Sept 16th Zoom, Oct 14th Live, Nov 11th Zoom, Dec 9th Live
The meeting closed at 11.15am.       

​ Report Open Meeting To bin or Not to bin 15th July 2022
 The BOPP chairman Brian Wells welcomed the audience and speakers to the meeting   and gave details of changes to the programme. After introducing the   speakers Caroline Davies, Heidi Beaumont-Preston and Anita Diaper he asked Caroline and Heidi to give the first talk.  They talked about Veolia’s new 10 year waste collection contract and stating what it was required to do and how they expected the service to change.  They gave details of what should be placed in the different types of wheelie bins.  The audience was asked to indicate which of presented items should go into a recycle bin
 The second talk given by Heidi and Anita gave details of the centres where the public should take materials for recycling. The operation of the reuse shops was also discussed.
The speakers had made meeting enjoyable and informative by working together to answer the many questions from the audience.
 The third talk was given by Brian Wells who, at short notice, had replaced a charity shop manager speaker.  He gave some statistics about charity shops in the UK and also a few local charities. He read notes that had been given to him giving details of how a Salvation Army charity shop dealt with material that that were unable to sell.
 As there was time available the chairman invited   David Button chair of NOPSP to talk to the meeting    He talked about the function of the NOPSP and how important it was to get the opinions of older people. He also spoke about the reorganisation of the NHS from the 1st July into an Integrated Care Board ICB which will contains an ICS, integrated care system and an ICP Integrated care partnership  He announced the NOPSP meeting of member organisations on Thursday 15th September 2022, at Breckland District Council offices.
 The meeting ended with a complimentary light lunch that had been expertly freshly prepared by Hilary Sutton and Audrey Harnden .
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Report  BOPP public meeting   Save energy Save Money held on the 22nd April at the  Scout HQ  Taverham
The meeting was attended by 23 persons
 Steve Nunn   Community Action Norfolk: Steve outlined the function of Community Action Norfolk. He presented statistics showing the large amount of fuel poverty in Norfolk. This was made worse by the rural areas not having access to main gas supply and many having to use heating oil, the price of which is unregulated. He recommended using community oil buying by joining the Thinking Fuel scheme organised by CAN.   He advised using the website www.simpleenergyadvice.org.uk. Mention was made of the Norfolk Household support fund .  There was a discussion between Steve and Christine about  Fuel Vouchers . The consensus was that they were not readily available.
 
 Caroline Mackinson Citizens Advice: Caroline stated that the Citizens Advice network was a charity and gave some of the ways that the organisation could help. Caroline explained why the energy price gap was introduced She said that anyone having problems in paying their energy bills should contact their energy company.  All of the major suppliers have a support programme but it is sometimes difficult to establish contact. To qualify for a winter fuel discount, operated by many of the main energy suppliers, must be receiving Pension  Credit or be able to prove low income.  Winter fuel payment is available to those born before 26th September 1955. Local charitable funds may be available if desperate need can be shown.
Joe Kydd & Gabrielle Hemmant  Broadland District Council: They introduced the Norfolk Warm  Homes scheme  .  It is available for improvements in insulation or replacing heating with Air or Ground source heat systems. To qualify household income must be below £30,000 and the dwelling having an EPC rating of D,F or G To find out more visit  www.norfolkwarmhomes.org.uk or call 01603 430103. Advice was given on obtaining an EPC rating. A post code can be used to find the EPC of nearby properties in a government register
 Jo and Gabrielle recommended using Solar Together bulk buying scheme if considering installing Solar panels.  Previous schemes resulted in a 41% reduction in installation costs.
At 12.30pm plates of sandwiches and tea or coffee were made available.

Report   BOPP zoom meeting 10am Friday 8th April 2022
Meeting hosted by Brian Wells    Attended by Audrey Harnden, Pat Wilson, Hilary Sutton, Anthony Powell, Sue Prutton, Robin Knowles, Christine Chambers
 Apologies received from Joyce Groves
 The meeting was changed to Zoom because of concerns about the supply of petrol and diesel  
Zoom meeting 11th March The report was agreed as a true record
 Matters arising Broadland news    Brian stated that extracts from a preprint had been sent on 15th March. Sue said that copies should be sent out after  Easter
Open meeting 22nd April 2022     Brian said that on the14th March he had sent meeting details to Age UK Norfolk,   Age  UK Norwich   Just magazines and Norwich Door to Door
He had a reply from AGE UK Norwich. Audrey said that the event was in the Just  magazines .  Brian had sent programme details to the speakers, only one had replied.
Audrey and Hilary to agree on food requirements
Public meetings 15th July.  Hilary said the booking at the Gage  Road chapel had been confirmed.  Sue to send Brian the contact details of waste disposal officer. It was agreed that other speakers could be from the new Norwich waste disposal site and a manger from Priscilla Bacon Hospice charity. Pat said she would try to share a taxi to the meeting with Joyce Groves
 Finance Pat gave the balance of the current account as £673.99p. It was agreed that Pat Hilary and Brian would sign the authorisation documents at Pat’s on Monday 11th April 
BOPP Newsletter 2022 Newsletters were taken to Thorpe lodge on 30th March. Brian has asked that the invoice be sent to Pat. The committee asked that they should be emailed the final document.
Any other business     Brian had received an email from  David Button chair of NOPSPB saying that  Michael Chenery NCC’s Older  Persons Champion would like to meet the BOPP committee  An invitation to attend the May committee meeting and the open meeting on 22nd April had been sent . 
 Next meeting 10am 13th May 2022, John Mack room Thorpe Lodge.
Meeting ended at 10.35am
 

Report   BOPP zoom meeting 10am Friday 11th March 2022
Meeting hosted by Brian Wells    Attended by Audrey Harnden, Pat Wilson, Hilary Sutton,
Anthony Powell, Sue Prutton, Robin Knowles, and Joyce Groves
 Brian apologised for having to cancel the planned meeting at Thorpe Lodge because he had recently tested positive for Covid 19
Zoom meeting 11th February The report was agreed as a true record
 Matters arising Broadland news    Brian stated he had sent copy and was told that it might be included. Sue said she may get a preview before publication on the 11th April 2022
Open meeting 22nd April 2022 Save Energy!  Save Money! At the Scout HQ Taverham    The meeting approved the programme that had been sent. Brian said he would prepare posters including the post code.  Hilary said she would prepare sandwiches at the meeting. Audrey asked Hilary for details of what she could provide.
Public meetings 15th July & 21st October   Brian gave Hilary details for booking Gage  Road  Chapel   Pat confirmed the  booking for the Court House,  Blofield  until 3pm    
Finance  Pat gave the balance of the current account as £690.15p Brian stated that documents for adding Hilary as a signatory and setting up internet banking had been prepared but require signatories of the account holders before being mailed to a London address .  Tony and Pat arranged payment for the insertion of notice in Thorpe St Andrew Parish Life in October 2021
BOPP  Newsletter 2022  Brian  informed that BDC had agreed to assist with mailing out of the newsletter .  He asked the committee members for contributions. He hoped to get it sent out before the April meeting.
Any other business   Sue gave details of the council tax rebate for band D and below properties. It would be automatic for those paying the bill by direct debit.  She had sent Brian details of a hardship fund that ends on 31st March. Brian agreed to email out to BOPP members
 Next meeting 10am 8th April 2022, John Mack room Thorpe Lodge.
Meeting ended at 10.35am
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Report   BOPP zoom meeting 10am Friday 11th February 2022
Meeting hosted by Brian Wells    Attended by Audrey Harnden, Pat Wilson, Hilary Sutton, Christine Chambers
Apologies received from Anthony Powell, Alvin Barrick, Sue Prutton, Robin Knowles, and Joyce Groves
 Brian read to the meetings the draft of an article for forthcoming issue of Broadland News.    It was said it should be less formal and more welcoming. Audrey and Christine agreed to send Brian possible changes
 The meetings advertisement was approved    after removal of the exclamation mark from Slow down climate change.  Pat had been unable to confirm the booking for the Court house Blofield 
Open meeting 22nd April 2022 Save Energy!  Save Money! At the Scout HQ Taverham
 Brian said that Steve Nunn CAN had agreed to speak at the meeting.  Brian had sent a request to speak to Lesley Penn CAB. It was suggested that a request for 3rd speaker should be sent to energy team Broadland District Council or Age Concern. It was agreed that a light lunch of sandwiches prepared on the day should be provided.
Digital Exclusion Survey   There was a long discussion about the documents from Dan Goodwin that had been forwarded by Sue.  There was general agreement with the project but where possible technical terms should be avoided, for example the term digital meaning the use of computer, tablet etc.
 The meeting was timed out and then continued after members had joined using the 2nd link.
   Finance
 Pat gave the balance of the current account as £690.15p
 It was agreed that if possible a meeting at Lloyds bank at the Heartsease branch with Hilary, Pat and Brian to take place after the committee meeting at Thorpe lodge on the 11th  March  to set up internet banking.
 Committee Meetings
 BDC had agreed that future BOPP committee meeting could be held in the John Mack room, Thorpe Lodge.   It was agreed that the formal agenda and minutes would be used.
 
 Next meeting 10am 11th March 2022, John Mack room Thorpe Lodge.

Report on the public meeting at the ROXLEY HALL
​Yarmouth Road Thorpe St Andrew 15th October 2021

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 The meeting was very poorly attended -a total of 17 including 5 speakers and the vice chairman. That said all agreed it was an excellent informative meeting.
Lee and Beca talked on Social Prescribing with good audience participation. Underlying many medical conditions are social problems, poor social housing, debt, loneliness, self-worth, anxiety etc. You can be referred by any health profession (including the GP receptionist) to the social prescribing team for help and assistance of various sorts. The team work with a number of charitable organisations and will signpost the patients according to requirements. Benefit checks are offered and the least claimed benefit is attendance allowance (not means tested).  
 The next speaker was Anne, an Occupational Therapist for over 26 years. She explained the changes presently taking place at the NNUH   Hospital. In patients who are declared medically fit to return home should be discharged within one hour. Anne asked the audience what they thought would be required for a patient returning home. Occupational Therapy is the only profession that accepts direct referrals from the public. Much of Anne’s time is spent making assessments in peoples home.
 Sujata, the next speaker, explained her new role as the patient representative to Norwich One (greater Norwich) Commissioning Group. She urged people to take an interest and make a contribution to their GP Practice by joining their Patient Participation Group
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There appears to be a wide discrepancy between the quality of service offered by different Practices. There was a debate as to whether we should manage patient expectations or whether the Practice should strive to meet reasonable expectations.
 Sit was our final speaker and was a bundle of fun. Firstly, she distributed pictures of rooms asking us to spot hazards. She then explained the importance of glasses followed by walking aid adjustments. She then went on to give advice on standing from a sitting position and then more pictures of rooms to study.
 We had an excellent lunch with grateful thanks to Hilary and Audrey.
 The AGM was brief. Tony Powell acted as Chairman.
Apologies were received from Robin Knowles Pat Wilson and Brian Wells.
Minutes of the previous meeting were not available as it was thought that they were not relevant because of Covid. This was accepted.
The Secretary gave a brief verbal report stating that committee meetings were on Zoom.
The Chairman’s report and the Treasures were tabled.
The committee were elected on mass without dissent.
There was no further business the meeting was closed at 14:00


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 OPEN PUBLIC MEETING
 Living well Health Matters and BOPP AGM
​PLEASE NOTE CHANGE OF VENUE
Friday 15th October 2021, Friday 15th October, Roxley Hall, Yarmouth Road Thorpe St Andrew NR7 0QF
Programme:
9.30 -10 am Registration
10.00 -10.45 Lee Brook &Rebecca Elliot: Living Well Social Prescribing Project 
10.45 -11.05 Tea, Coffee, Biscuits
11.05 -11.45 Anne Coomber-Briggs, Teri Rumford: Occupational Therapist, 
11.50 -12.20 Sit Al-Rujaibi, Strategic Clinical Lead – Ageing Well Programme
12.20-12.30 Sujata Vyas –Walkerly: Patient Representative
12.30 -1.30 Light Complimentary lunch
1.30 -2.30 BOPP AGM
AGM Agenda
Chairman’s Report Secretary’s Report Treasurer’s Report  Election of committee members  AOB  
 For more information please contact Brian Wells 07543882928 ,wellsbrian3@sky.com


Report   BOPP zoom meeting 10am Friday 17th September 2021
Meeting hosted by Brian Wells    Attended by Anthony Powell, Alvin  Barrick, Audrey Harnden , Joyce Groves,  Pat Wilson ,  Hilary  Sutton
 Apologies received from Sue Prutton
Soon after the start of the meeting Brian’s PC went into an unscheduled update. Whilst he was offline   there was a discussion on arrangements for the meeting.
 When Brian was back to the meeting he apologised for being away on the 15thoctober and thanked Tony for agreeing to be his deputy.  He also apologised for sending out details with the wrong venue   It was agreed to cater for 40 persons to attend, disposable plates cups and spoons were required.  Brian agreed to order cups from Amazon Tony agreed to organise sandwiches.  Audrey to provide sausage rolls.  Other items to be provided by Hilary  
Tony to provide transport for Hilary, Audrey will make her own arrangements.
Alvin agree to place a notice at St Andrews Hall informing about the change of venue
 Pat will post accounts to Brian, who will print accounts, programme and attendance sheets and deliver to Tony with the parking signs.
 The meeting was timed out   Brian hosted a restart that was joined by Alvin, Hilary, Tony and Joyce
Tony requested that Brian obtain from the speakers details for introductions and a brief description of the talks
 It was agreed that there should be a face to face committee meeting in 2022 possibly at the Diamond centre Sprowston .
 A zoom meeting to be scheduled for 19th November 2021
 The meeting was closed by the attendees giving   Brian best wishes for his visit to Greece 

Report  BOPP zoom meeting 10am Friday 16th July 2021
Meeting hosted by Brian Wells    Attended by Anthony Powell, Sue Prutton, Alvin  Barrick, Audrey Harnden , Joyce Groves,  Pat Wilson ,Robin Knowles  
 The meeting required a restart because of sound problems. Brian Wells opened the meeting by a report on the recent newsletter   He had received fifteen responses,   eight asking for deletions from the data base because of deaths or moving away. The cost of delivery of the newsletter arranged by BDC was £113.27p, the treasurer had not received an invoice. 
 Robin Knowles confirmed that cancellation of the July meeting had been published. A notice of cancellation had been placed on the gate of Gage Road chapel. 
 Brian Wells reported that the speakers that were arranged for the July meeting had agreed to attend the meeting planned for the 15th October.  Tony Powell said he would extend the booking time to allow for the BOPP AGM.
 Audrey Harnden reported that there was a delay in the planned survey of internet use, discussed at previous meetings. Cllr. Sue  Prutton agreed to raise the issue at a forth coming meeting
Pat Wilson informed the meeting of sum in the current account.  The recent expenditure was the annual fee for the   Weebly website.  It was agreed that the public liability insurance would be renewed before the public meeting planned for the 15th October. Concern was expressed about the rapid rise in the number of Covid 19 infections.
The possibility of holding future face to face meetings was discussed.
  A zoom meeting was scheduled for 10am on 10th September2021.   
Meeting was closed with thanks for attending at 10.30 am
 
Report BOPP zoom meeting 10am Friday 21st May 2021 Meeting hosted by Brian Wells Attended by Anthony Powell, Sue Prutton, Audrey Harnden , Pat Wilson . Robin Knowles. Apologies received from Alvin Barrick and Hilary Sutton Brian Wells apologised for not admitting Joyce Groves to the previous meeting. Brian Wells said that Hilary Sutton had been unable to make the booking for Gage Road chapel attempts will be made to find alternative contact details. It was agreed that final arrangements on the meeting will be made at the next committee meeting which will be scheduled for the 18th June when more information about Covid 19 restrictions should be known. It was agreed that public Liability insurance provision should be arranged after 21st June if the meeting is to take place. It was suggested that the possibility of having to wear a face coverings at the July meeting should be added to the newsletter. It was agreed that the newsletter should not be sent out until after the 14th June. It was agreed that distribution of the newsletter should be via Whistl using the kind services of BDC as it should be cheaper than using the services of imail. Brian Wells read to the meeting a letter that he had sent on the chief executive officer of Muller Uk concerning milk and more requiring all orders to be on line. He had not received a reply. Audrey Harnden introduced the proposed internet use survey that may be used by BDC. Brian Wells read to the meeting the questions. A discussion about including the survey in the newsletter was in progress when the zoom meeting was timed out
Report BOPP zoom meeting 10am Friday 16th April 2021 Meeting hosted by Brian Wells Attended by Anthony Powell, Hilary Sutton, Sue Prutton, Alvin Barrick, Audrey Harnden , Pat Wilson . Robin Knowles Brian Wells opened the meeting giving details of the preparations for the meeting on the 16thJuly. Speakers confirmed were Lee Brook to talk about Social prescribing and Bryony McLening on occupational therapy. Sue Prutton agreed to contact Dan Goodwin to take the other available slot. Hilary Sutton agreed to contact Gage Road chapel for confirmation of the booking. Brian Wells sated that Jonathon Pyle had informed him that future editions of Broadland News were to be published at dates after the BOPP public meetings but would consider publishing an informative note about BOPP. Brian Wells was waiting to hear if BDC could facilitate the bulk sending of a newsletter to BOPP members. Sue Prutton said she may be able to help, if required. It was agreed that Brian Wells should continue to email out useful documents that he received from Norfolk Older Peoples Partnership especially the Your Voice in Norfolk newsletters. Audrey Harnden and Pat Wilson informed the meeting about Milk and More’s decision to only accept orders on line. It was agreed that this decision was removing a valuable service from many who need to have a home delivery of some grocery items. Brian Wells agreed to send a letter to the parent company Muller giving BOPP’s view. It was suggested that Morrison’s provided a suitable alternative delivery service using an efficient phone based system Pat Wilson informed the meeting of the unchanged sum in the current account A zoom meeting was scheduled for 10am on 21st May 2021, after the expected announcement on the Covid19 restrictions Meeting was closed with thanks for attending at 10.40 am
Report  BOPP zoom meeting 10am Friday 12th March 2021
Meeting hosted by Brian Wells    Attended by Anthony Powell,  Hilary Sutton,  Sue Prutton, Alvin  Barrick, Audrey Harnden , Joyce Groves,  Pat Wilson . Robin Knowles  
Brian Wells opened the meeting saying that it had been the correct decision not to hold a public meeting before that planned for the 16th July 2021. He read emails stating that there should be speakers on social prescribing and patient representatives.  Brian Wells had not been able to get a speaker on occupational therapy via the NHS hub.   It was agreed that if we were unable to get a speaker via the NHS hub we should contact Dan Goodwin as suggested by Pat Wilson.
 It was agreed that the title of the meeting should be Well Being, Health Matters, as proposed by Tony Powell.   Brian Wells agreed to contact communications at BDC in order that a notice of the July meeting could be published in the next edition of Broadland News
 Mention was made of the National Census on the 21st March.  Audrey Harnden said  that Age UK were able to help with the filling in of the census form .
 Sue Prutton informed the meeting  that to apply for either a Postal Vote or a Proxy Vote at the  May local elections anyone should contact Election Services at Broadland District Council Phone 01603 430483, or Email. election.services@broadland.gov.uk 
 Pat Wilson informed the meeting of the unchanged sum in the current account
  A zoom meeting was scheduled for 10am on 16th April 2021, after the expected announcement on the Covid19 restrictions  
 Meeting was closed with thanks for attending at 10.30 am
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Report  Zoomed   BOPP committee meeting at 10am on 11th December 2020
  Host Brian Wells joined members Alvin Barwick, Tony Powell, Joyce Groves,  Hillary  Sutton   Pat Wilson,  Sue Prutton ,Audrey Harnden   Apologies received from Robin Knowles and Ron Townshend. 
 It was agreed that  due to the  problems likely to be caused by Covid19 epidemic the first open meeting 2021 should not be held until Friday16th July at  Gage  Road Chapel,  Sprowston. Topic  Health and Well being, to be followed by BOPP  AGM .
 The  open meeting on 15th October should have the theme of Money Matters at a venue to be decided.
 It was agreed that a newsletter  giving details of forthcoming open meetings would be sent out to BOPP members in 2021
 Hilary Sutton stated that BOPP should receive a grant from NCC in the near future .
  Pat Wilson reported that Emily Millington-Smith MBE had died in November 2020
  Sue Prutton said that it was unlikely that we would be able to hold committee meetings at Thorpe  Lodge in the near future   A zoomed meeting will be scheduled for Friday12th February 2021
 Topics to be discussed speakers for planned open meetings and venue for the  October meeting .
  Meeting ended at 10.30 am with messages of   Happy Christmas
  


OPEN PUBLIC MEETINGS 2020
THEME: LOCAL HISTORY
Friday 17th April, Scout HQ, Taverham
Joe Mason, A History of Taverham
Dr Sarah Spooner UEA, The Broads before the Broads,
Dr Andrew Tullett UEA, The Broads : a medieval history mystery
Friday 17th July, Gage Road Chapel, Sprowston
To be announced
Danny Buck UEA,Norfolk and the Hopkins Witch-Hunt
Dr Andrew Tullett UEA , The Broads : Of Mills and Marshmen
2.00pm BOPP AGM
Friday 16th October, St Andrews centre, Thorpe St Andrew
Dale Wiseman, From a Village to a Town Thorpe St Andrew 1900 -2000
Dr Andrew Tullett UEA, The Broads: From Highways to Holidays
Dr Jon Gregory UEA, The Landscape of Broadland 1700-1900
The meetings will be from 9.30 am to 1.30 pm with tea, coffee, biscuits and a complimentary light lunch.
​For more information please phone or text BOPP chairman 07543882928
 

​Please note that the meeting due to held on the 17th April at the Scout HQ Taverham has been cancelled  

As a result  of the continuing coronavirus pandemic all BOPP meetings  , public and committee, have been cancelled during the remainder of 2020 

​Unconfirmed Minutes Management Committee meeting 13th March 2020
 PRESENT: Brian Wells (BW), Hilary Sutton (HS),   Tony Powell (TP), Audrey Harnden (AH),   Ron Townshend (RT), Cllr.Sue Prutton (SP), Robin Knowles (RK), Pat Wilson (PW)
 The chairman welcomed us to the meeting
 APOLOGIES: Julian Rudd (JR), Alvin Barrick (AB), Joyce Groves (JG)
The chairman reported that Laura McCartney-Gray employment had changed so it was
 no longer appropriate to be member of BOPP committee. It was suggested that the chairman should contact Rebecca Champion to get replacement NHS representative
  MINUTES OF MEETING: held 14th February 2020 were signed by the chairman as a true record of the meeting
 MATTER'S ARISING BW had received a text message from Rebecca Howard, Virgin Money, stating that her job had changed and she had forwarded our interest to Amy  Williams
 TREASURERS REPORT:   
  PW reported that Current Account £932.80, Cash in hand £98.00 Contingency fund £2310.89.  The meeting agreed to a cheque to HS for her expenses incurred for mobile phone
 and to BW for purchase of envelopes  for the letters to be sent to members. RK thanked PW for her work as Treasurer
 OPEN MEETING 2020 and LETTERS TO MEMBERS   BW thanked SP for arranging that BDC would send out the letters via Whistl at 38p per copy ,estimated cost of £92.34 for 243 letters . It was agreed that 30 piece sandwich platter be purchased for the April meeting then being added to by local purchased sandwiches if required.  A local speaker for the Sprowston meeting in July was still required. It was acknowledged that the meetings may need to be cancelled due to the Covid 19 corona virus.
 WEB SITE   BW apologised for not having noted the recent visits to the web site. TP said that the website should be used to inform about any changes to the proposed meetings.
   REPORTS BACK TP had nothing to report on the Broadland Dementia Alliance
 SP informed us about her duties as an Older Peoples Champion.
 Any Other Business   HS showed the meeting the certificates that she had been awarded by Clarion as Digital Champion  
Date of next meeting Friday 3rd April 2020 HS and SP gave advanced notice of non-attendance.
  The Chairman thanked the members for attending and closed the meeting at 11.00 am
 
 
 

 

BROADLAND OLDER PEOPLE'S PARTNERSHIP Minutes Management Committee meeting 14th February 2020
PRESENT: Brian Wells (BW), Hilary Sutton (HS), Tony Powell (TP), Audrey Harnden (AH), Joyce Groves (JG), Ron Townshend (RT), Cllr.Sue Prutton (SP), The chairman opened the meeting saying he hoped it was not too late to wish members a Happy New Year APOLOGIES: Julian Rudd (JR), Robin Knowles (RK), Pat Wilson (PW), Alvin Barrick (AB),
MINUTES OF MEETING: held 13th December 2019 were signed by the chairman as a true record of the meeting MATTER'S ARISING None
​TREASURERS REPORT: BW gave the report from an email received from PW. Current Account £932.80, Cash in hand £98.00 Contingency fund £2310.89. HS had not sent expenses form to PW. SP explained that the councillor’s fund had to be spent in her ward and gave details of how it had been distributed. BW asked for permission to buy envelopes and stamps for the sending of letters to members. SP said she would ask BDC about bulk mailing.
OPEN MEETING APRIL 2020. TP reported that he and BW had a very successful meeting with Dr Sarah Spooner Senior Lecturer in Landscape History.BW had used the information contained in a recent email to write a new programme. BW reported that Taverham History group had declined an invitation to attend the April open meeting. It was suggested that Peter Purdy be asked to speak on the recent Roman finds at Aylsham. TP said he would ask Sarah if the proposed talk on witch craft could be put into the programme.
WEB SITE BW distributed a chart which showed the number of persons visiting the site
VIRGIN MONEY Rebecca Howard had agreed to attend the March committee meeting to explain more about the scheme. It was suggested if we were able to obtain a grant it could be used for the production and mailing of a newsletter, or a possible visit to the houses of parliament
REPORTS BACK TP had nothing to report on the Broadland Dementia Alliance JG had attended Community Involvement Panel meeting on the 3rd February. The main agenda item was the merging of the 5 CCGs. Rebecca Champion had produced a large document which had stressed the importance of local influence. JG had said that we were encouraged to join our local Patient Participation Group
Any Other Business BW said that he now receives many emails from NOPSPB but not sure how many are worth passing on. He said that South Norfolk Older Peoples Forum had changed its name to Your Voice in South Norfolk, Breckland Older Peoples Forum had changed its name to Your Voice in Breckland, both attempts to get a younger group of members. The committee did not want to change the name of Broadland Older Peoples partnership. BW had a long phone call with Paul Reeve, John Bracey’s son in law, about the development of Pétanque as a pastime suitable for older persons. BW had explained that with the absence of a regular newsletter he could not see how we could help, but agreed to stay in touch. SP read to the meeting a list of Pétanque clubs Date of next meeting Friday 13th March 2020 The Chairman thanked the members for attending and closed the meeting at 10.45am



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Minutes Management Committee meeting 13th December 2019
 
PRESENT: Brian Wells (BW), Hilary Sutton (HS),   Tony Powell (TP), Robin Knowles (RK)  Audrey Harnden (AH), Alvin Barrick (AB),  Joyce Groves (JG),  Pat Wilson (PW), Ron Townshend (RT)
The chairman opened the meeting by thanking AH for the mince pies
APOLOGIES: Julian Rudd (JR), Cllr.Sue Prutton (SP),
 
 MINUTES OF MEETING: held 8th November 2019 were signed by the chairman as a true record of the meeting
MATTER'S ARISING   TP stated he has made a booking for the St Andrews Centre for October 2020.
TREASURERS REPORT:   PW reported that Current Account £932.80, Cash in hand                                               £98.00 Contingency fund £2310.89 The hire fee for the October meeting at Acle  Methodist church  has been paid . PW commented on the very low interest we were receiving from the Contingency fund. We were asked to forward information on accounts with a better interest rate.  The meeting agreed that PW should pay HS her expenses on receipt of the completed expenses form.
OPEN MEETING APRIL 2020.  TP reported that following an email to UEA he had received an encouraging reply from Dr Sarah Spooner Senior Lecturer in Landscape History stating that they had helped other organisations in the past.  It was agreed that TP and BW should meet with Dr Spooner to work out the details of the meetings possibly including some local interest.
 
WEB SITE   BW distributed a chart which showed that on about the 29th November and 5th December there had been peaks of 25 persons visiting the website. Following a discussion on the problems with the delivery of the Broadland news BW to contact SP
 
 LETTER TO BOPP MEMBERS   The meeting approved the draft of the letter that had been written by BW .HS stated she had a supply of suitable envelopes.
 
  REPORTS BACK TP had nothing to report on the Broadland Dementia Alliance 
JG had attended the NHS Norwich CCG - Stakeholder meeting 18th November representing BOPP and Acle patients panel. As Norwich CC G does not cover Acle  JG has agreed to continue attending the meetings representing BOPP The stake holder meetings will be renamed as Norwich Community  Engagement Panel.  JG reported on a good NNCEP meeting The meeting received reports of the Supported care service and the similar Network of Escalation Avoidance Team  (NEAT)
 The meeting was also given details of the new of GP Assistant Role which will provide high level non-clinical support to GP practices by releasing the “administrative burden” to GP clinical professionals. The BOPP committee did not think it was a good project.
 
 
 
 
Any Other Business    P W had been informed that District Councillors had been allocated money to support local small groups. BW was asked to get more information from SP.  BW read to the meeting a text conversation he had with Rebecca Howard who was lounge manager of Virgin Money in Norwich.  She had suggested that BOPP may be eligible for some funding from the Heart of the Community fund .It was agreed that Rebecca should be invited to a future committee meeting. AH , TP and AB are taking part in a Quadram institute study programme following the talk by a member of Quadram in  April 2019
  Date of next meeting Friday 14th February 2020
 The Chairman thanked the members for the Christmas cards he had received and wished all a Happy Christmas and closed the meeting at 11.05am
 
 

 

ROADLAND OLDER PEOPLE'S PARTNERSHIP
Minutes Management Committee meeting 8th November 2019
 PRESENT: Brian Wells (BW), Tony Powell (TP), Robin Knowles (RK)  Audrey Harnden (AH), Alvin Barrick (AB),  Joyce Groves (JG),  Pat Wilson (PW), Ron Townshend (RT)
   APOLOGIES: Julian Rudd (JR), Cllr.Sue Prutton (SP), Laura McCartney Gray (LMG), Hilary Sutton (HS),  
 MINUTES OF MEETING: held 11th October 2019 were signed by the chairman as a true record of the meeting
MATTER'S ARISING   TP said that he had at the present time been unable to make a booking for the St Andrews Centre for October 2020. BW said he had made a booking for the Scout HQ Taverham for the April meeting
TREASURERS REPORT:   PW reported that Current Account £973.60, Cash in hand   £98.00 Contingency fund £2310.89   She had paid for some of the refreshments for the Acle meeting but was expecting a further bill from HS. AB said he was about to receive an invoice for the use of the Methodist church Acle  
 .  OPEN MEETING 18th October BW said that it had been a good meeting with excellent speakers at a very suitable venue.  It was agreed that the full report should be filed with the minutes of this meeting and placed on the web site. In response to a question from TP BW said that 16 persons attended.  This was disappointing has there has been considerable local publicity.  The That’s Norfolk company had filmed some of the meeting and had agreed to be present at future meetings.
  FORMAT LOCAL HISTORY MEETINGS 2020   TP was requested by the chairman to explain his ideas for the meetings. TP proposed a series of ‘Time Line’ talks on the history of  Broadland through the ages from ancient times to the present day .  BW proposed a talk by a local history group relevant to the venue followed by a presentation of general interest.
  He showed a list of possible subjects.   There were suggestions of other speakers from the committee members.  The meeting agreed that TP should contact UEA asking if they thought the project viable and if they could help providing speakers.  If there was a negative reply  the chairman’s idea could be used .
 WEB SITE   BW distributed a chart which showed that on some days 15 persons had viewed the website, on many days at least 5 persons had viewed the site.
  REPORTS BACK TP will forward the minutes of the recent dementia alliance meeting when they are available. TP had attended the Aviva Dementia Support Day on Thursday 7th  November, in the Marble Hall on Surrey Street .He and others had been impressed by the ‘magic table’ using hologram images .
BW had attended the forum chairs meeting on 17th October.  The minutes were changed to give the correct date for the BOPP meeting at Acle. The chair, David Button, had attended the Voluntary &  Community breakfast meeting at county hall. Each of the forums gave a report on recent activities .                        There was a presentation by Emily Bason Coordinator for the Norfolk Community Advice network. The full report will be filed with the minutes of this meeting.
 Any Other Business   TP said he would like the committee to arrange a self-funded coach trip for BOPP members, possibly to the Houses of Parliament if permission could be obtained. The proposal was discussed at some length and it was agreed to discuss it further in early 2020 .  BW said that it had been suggested that all members should be sent by post details of the meetings in 2020.  The minimum cost of 2nd class post is 61p so the estimated cost would be about £122.  BW hoped to have software that would enable printing of address labels from member’s data that is held on an Excel spread sheet.  He would also request members to send their active email address so as to obtain an accurate list.
 Date of next meeting Friday 13th December.
 The Chairman thanked the members for attending and closed the meeting at 11.15 am.
 

BROADLAND OLDER PEOPLE'S PARTNERSHIP
Minutes Management Committee meeting 11th October 2019
 PRESENT: Brian Wells (BW), Tony Powell (TP), Robin Knowles (RK)  Audrey Harnden (AH), Hilary Sutton (HS),   Cllr.Sue Prutton (SP), Alvin Barrick (AB),  Laura McCartney Gray
   APOLOGIES: Pat Wilson (PW), Julian Rudd (JR), Joyce Groves (JG),   
 MINUTES OF MEETING: held 13th September 2019 were signed by the chairman as a true record of the meeting
MATTER'S ARISING   RK asked SP if the delivery of BOPP news had been changed. SP replied that she was not in a position to know.  It was agreed that the matter would be reviewed after the next edition of Broadland News
TREASURERS REPORT:   BW gave PW report stating that Current Account £1002.30,  Cash in hand  £98.00 Contingency fund £2310.89 
 .  OPEN MEETING 18th October AB had arranged for publicity and would be at the venue early to make it ready for the meeting.  BW and AH reported that the NOPF meeting in Blackfriars hall had been filmed by That’s Norfolk.  By email That’s Norfolk had agreed to be at the Acle meeting. BW said that he had emailed the BOPP members that had an active email address. the details of the meeting  and the BDC document on dementia. HS will contact PW about provisions for the light lunch.
MEETING DATES 2020  14th  February Committee Meeting, 13th March Committee Meeting, 3rd April Committee Meeting, 17th April Open meeting, Local History
 Scout HQ  Taverham ,8th  May Committee Meeting, 12th June Committee Meeting, 10th July Committee Meeting, 17th July Open meeting, Local History and AGM, Gage Chapel  Sprowston, 14th August Committee Meeting, 11th September Committee Meeting, 9th October Committee Meeting, 16th  October Open meeting, Local History St Andrews centre  Thorpe St Andrew, 13th November Committee Meeting, 11th December Committee Meeting.
 The November committee meeting will discuss the format of the Local History meetings   BW will inform communication department of BDC of the open meeting details for inclusion in the winter /spring edition of Broadland news to be distributed at the end of November
WEB SITE   BW said that he had added the latest confirmed minutes to the website  BW distributed a chart which showed that on some days  25 persons had viewed the website,  on many days at least 5 persons had viewed the site . BW agreed to send to LMG information about BOPP that LMG may place on the sites that she controls.
  REPORTS BACK AH reported on the NOPF AGM and Celebrating the Older Person meeting held at the Blackfriars hall, Norwich on the 2nd October 2019.   The report will be filed with the minutes of this meeting.  BW had attended the Norwich CCG Community involvement panel meeting at the King Centre Norwich on the 16th September 2019.
 A report will be given when the minutes have been received .TP reported that the BDDA had held a successful event organised by the steering group at BDC offices .It drew together several interested groups throughout  Broadland and Norwich.  There was a good exchange of ideas and experiences.                                                                                 
It was agreed that similar events should take place two or three times per year. TP had been unable to attend the steering group meeting at the end of September and had not received the minutes.                                                            
 Another meeting had been planned for the end of October attempting to capitalise on the September event.   Notice was given of the Aviva Dementia Support Day at the Marble Hall on Thursday 7th November 2019.    The Aviva fund that has to be used for charitable purposes was referred to.  BW will attend the NOPSP forum chairs meeting on the 17th October 2019.
Any Other Business  BW showed a document about malnutrition that he had received from NOPSP   HS stated that she  would be unable to attend the October open meeting as she will be in London to receive an award as  Best Clarion Futures Digital Champion . Congratulations were offered to Hilary.
Time Date and Venue next Meeting:  10 am, 8th November 2019, Thorpe Lodge.
 
 The Chairman thanked the members for attending and closed the meeting at 10.55 am . 


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BOPP meeting Acle 18th October 2019
The Methodist Chapel in Acle was an excellent venue for the public meeting themed Wellbeing with the topic of Mental Health.  The three invited speakers gave very informative talks 
Steven Foyster,  a peer tutor of the Recovery  Centre,  
 After starting with a verse of an appropriate song Steven gave a moving account of the events that led up to his failed suicide attempt that had resulted in a large amount of  physical damage that after some thirty years still effects his life   Steven has used his experience of mental ill health to support others. Steven said that mindfulness helps him to cope with his problems.  He led the audience into a short trial of the technique.
Cllr. Emma Corlett, member champion for mental health Norfolk County  Council,  spoke of some of the many causes of bad mental health.
 She mentioned that recent research had shown that the bonding that occurs in a baby’s first 2 years was very important for future good mental health. She outlined the many ways that could be used to improve a person’s mental health by dealing with the problems that were causing the extreme depression or anxiety. She said that we should all adopt life style changes to protect our mental health in the same way as for our physical health
Before a short break   Jackie Thouless informed the meeting of Carers Matter Norfolk, a support organisation funded by NCC and NHS CCGs.
Lucy Bennett, older peoples mental health nurse for part of Norfolk, described the types of mental ill health including the various types of dementia.   She gave details of the response times expected according to the severity of the illness.   Lucy informed the meeting of a number of non-drug interventions that were available.  Two members of the audience said they benefited by joining ‘Singing your heart out’.  Lucy stated that dementia cannot be cured but there were a number of medications that could slow its progression.
The three speakers each wished that more money was available for research into mental illness and hoped that in the future treatment for a broken mind would be as available as for a broken leg.
A TV camera crew from That’s Norfolk, Free view channel 7, was present during part of the meeting.
A light buffet lunch was available after the close of the meeting.
 




​BOPP goes to Horstead!

On April 26th BOPP (Broadland Older Peoples Partnership) organised an open meeting in the Tithe Barn. Those attending were in for a great treat. In the absence of the Chairman Brian Wells, Tony Powell introduced the speakers.
First up was Mr Ian Saddler who is a Podiatrist who specialises in Bio Mechanics of the lower limb. He is Clinical director of BX clinic in Norwich. He started by explaining the difference (or not) between Chiropodists, Podiatrists and Foot Care Practitioner. Chiropodist and Podiatrist are the same and must be registered with their professional body. Foot care Practitioner is not a registered title and whilst many receive good training and do excellent work, anybody can use the title.
Ian then went on to describe how crucial our walking is; the main purpose is to keep the head stable. An enthusiastic audience fired many questions and Ian responded to all. Many subjects were touched upon like corns, bunions, high heels and toe nail cutting. An enthralling presentation much appreciated by those present.
Dancing for Health was the next and Sharon Sanderson gave brief introduction to the history and interim findings of the Fall Prevention Programme which clearly showed the value of the dance programme – there is a 44% reduction of having a significant fall in the group of people who regularly participate in Dancing for Health. Sharon also added that the overall cost of falls in the over 60's to the NHS ran into Billions.
The main event however was the practical dancing led by Charlotte. We all sat in a circle and after a brief warm up we were taught suitable choreography to “Oh what a beautiful morning” from “Oklahoma”. Next, we were all tapping our feet and hand jiving to” Reet Petite”. Charlotte clearly demonstrated her abilities to motivate and have fun. Another brilliant session enjoyed by all.
For our final part of the programme we went into Tai Chi. Our Leader was “Cosmo” (Costakis Stephanides) who looked every bit the part of a martial arts instructor. It was an immediate practical session and we all stood in our own space. Cosmos explained everything whilst doing various exercises. Fortunately, he appreciated how much exercise we had already done with Charlotte and he promised to be gentle. In Tai Chi it is important to be in and hold the correct positions. Cosmo would walk round the group moving an arm here and foot or knee there while everybody held the pose.  At the end of the session Cosmo was almost mobbed by people anxious to know more about Tai Chi.
The Tithe Barn was an excellent and interesting venue to hold our public meeting but we were disappointed by the lack of support from the locals of Horstead and Coltishall . Wake up!! You missed an opportunity to have a most enjoyable and informative time.
Many thanks to all who helped in any way, meetings like this take a surprising amount of planning and organisation, they don’t just happen. A final and most sincere thanks to our speakers – we could not ask for more and many thanks to Hillary Sutton who was constantly supplying us with tea and coffee.
The next Open meeting will be at Gage Road Chapel, Gage Road, Sprowston at 9:30am Friday 19th July and the wellbeing theme will be “Nutrition”. A light lunch will be served followed by a lightening quick AGM.
 
BOPP is always interested in feedback about the meetings and the organisation. Please email the Chairman Brian Wells   wellsbrian3@sky.com
   


BROADLAND OLDER PEOPLES PARTNERSHIP

EVERYONE WELCOME
Friday  19th July 2019
Open Public Meeting   Topic:  Nutrition
 Gage Road Chapel 34 Gage Rd, Norwich NR7 8BN
 PROGRAMME
9.30 -10 Registrations.  Coffee / Tea
10-10.45 Emily Smith, Simon Carding . Gut bacteria  
10.45 -11.05 Coffee / Tea
11.05-11.50 Dr Melanie Pascale ,  Diabetes Prevention
11.50-12.30 Nick Buck  Joy of Food
12.30 -1.30 Complimentary light lunch
1.30 -2.30 BOPP AGM  

BOPP AGM  19th  July 2019
 Agenda
1. Apologies for absence
2. Reading, acceptance of minutes AGM 20th July 2018
3.  Chairman's Annual Report .  It  will include a request for additional committee members.
4. Treasurer's Report 
5. Secretary's Report
 6. Election of Management Committee
7.  AOB  


Unconfirmed Minutes of BOPP AGM  20th July 2018
 
 The meeting was attended by about 12 persons
The meeting was open by the Vice Chairman   Brian Wells at 1.1 5pm who gave an apology from Julian Rudd
 Apologies for absence were also received from David Ward and Rebecca
Champion
  The minutes AGM held on 21st July 2017 were accepted as a true record and signed by the vice chairman 
The Vice chairman gave an annual report listing the meetings that had been attended and the newsletters that had been published .  He paid tribute to Jack  Sadler ,an important committee member who had died.  The vice chairman reported that the chairman Julian had said that he had enjoyed to support of the committee and looked forward to continuing as a committee member as he has to stand down as chairman after three years in post
 Pat Wilson explained some of the entries on the financial statement that had been distributed to the members present. Acceptance of the Treasurer's Report was proposed by Tony Powell, seconded by Joyce Groves and agreed by the meeting.
  The secretary's report was given by Hilary Sutton who outlined her duties as secretary and thanked the committee for their support when she was dealing with difficult family matters.
The full reports will be filed with the minutes of the meeting
 The members of the existing Management Committee; Julian  Rudd , Brian Wells, Pat Wilson , Hilary Sutton, Tony Powell, Joyce Groves , David Ward, had agreed to stand for another year.
 The committee be elected en bloc was proposed by Audrey Harnden
seconded by  Pearl Palmer and agreed by the meeting.
 Alvin  Barrick be elected as a committee member was proposed by Tony Powell seconded by Brian Wells and agreed by the meeting
  Audrey  Harnden be elected at a committee member was proposed by
Hilary Sutton and seconded by Tony Powell and agreed by the meeting
 AOB Audrey  Harnden suggested that the open meeting  19th October 2018  with the proposed theme  Coping with Loss should have a speaker from the Deaf Café organisation
  Brian Wells declared the meeting closed at 1.40pm



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​ROADLAND OLDER PEOPLE'S PARTNERSHIP
   Unconfirmed Minutes Management Committee meeting 14th June 2019
PRESENT: Brian Wells (BW), Tony Powell (TP), Pat Wilson (PW), Laura McCartney Gray (LMG)
 APOLOGIES: Julian Rudd (JR), Rebecca Champion(RC),Alvin Barrick (AB), Hilary Sutton (HS) ,Audrey Harnden (AH), and Joyce Groves (JG),
 MINUTES OF MEETING: Held 10th May 2019 were signed by the chairman as a true record of the meeting
 MATTER'S ARISING: Insurance   PW had received a proposal for Public Liability Insurance with Zurich for a premium of £99.31.  A condition of acceptance was that BOPP should have in place a Safe Guarding Policy and undertake risk assessment of events at future venues. The meeting agreed to put into place a Safe Guarding Policy based on a NCC template and carry out risk assessments as recommended by Zurich and accept the Zurich proposal.
  BDC member   BW read to the meeting an email received from Cllr.  Judy Leggett saying that the appointment of a member champion for older people would be in July and she would attempt to get a person as a representative to attend BOPP committee meetings
  NEWSLETTER: Jenny Mitchel had apologised for not being able to publish the material that had been sent in the next Broadland news. The meeting was shown proof copy of the proposed entry. The BOPP AGM had been added.   PW stated it should have shown a phone number.  
 WEB SITE : Following a request for  the present BDC maintained  BOPP web site to publish meeting minutes an email had been received recommending that we set up our own website .TP said we should have both .BW has started to set up a free Weebly web site
  MEMBERSHIP LIST: BW reported that he had phoned all the 360 entries on the printed copy that had been retrieved by HS. There were 52   incorrect numbers.  There was no reply to 70 calls. 56 former members asked to be removed from the mailing list. 95 persons wished to remain as members, 46 of these used email.  TP thanked BW for carrying out the review.
JULY OPEN MEETING: Confirmed speakers : Emily Smith and Simon Carding from the  Quadram Institute , subject Gut  Bacteria. Dr Melanie Pascale from the Quadram Institute,  subject Diabetes prevention. Nick Buck from Norfolk Community Learning Services, subject Joy of Food.
Agreed Programme 9.30 -10 Registrations. 10-10.45 Emily Smith, 10.45 -11.05 Coffee , 11.05-11.50 Dr Melanie Pascale , 11.50-12.30 Nick Buck  12.30 -1.30 Complimentary light lunch 1.30 -2.30 BOPP AGM  
 AGM: BW said he would write an agenda and ask for confirmation that existing committee members are prepared to stand from 2019 to 2020. PW would discuss with HS food for the complimentary lunch. It was agreed that there should be another request for additional committee members.                                                                 TREASURERS REPORT:   PW reported that the account balances at 14th June were Current a/c £779.78,   Contingency a/c £2310.89, Petty cash £98.00. PW had written to NCC giving a financial statement together with a request for money to assist with the predicted expenditure in the coming financial year.
 REPORTS BACK: TP stated he would be unable to attend the next BDAA meeting
The report by AH on the Compassionate Communities meeting held at the UEA on the14th May will be filed with the minutes of this meeting. BW read to the meeting feedback given by AH on the meeting
 BW stated that minutes of adult social care committee were no longer available
 LG explained that the committee no longer meets as NCC has changed to a Cabinet style of governance.
ANY OTHER BUSINESS: LG stated that the NHS Clinical Commissioning Groups are being reorganised, completion to be expected by December 2019. LG informed he meeting that persons with mental illness were being invited to have a general health check
Time Date and Venue next Meeting:  10 am, 12th July 2019, Thorpe Lodge.
Meeting closed by the Chairman at 11.20am

​Research and Advice at Gage Road Chapel

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A report on the BOPP organised open meeting at the Gage Road Chapel 19th July 2019
 With three speakers from the recently opened Quadram Institute on the Norwich  Research  Park research on nutrition was the main theme of the meeting  .
Emily Smith in a post meeting report said that Professor Simon Carding (SRC) had asked the audience: What do they understand by the word microbiome and where if anywhere have they heard it before? How do they think the billions of microbes living in our body affect their health?  What types of diseases or illnesses do they think they influence? SRC talked about how gut microbes are important for digestion of food, production of vitamins and overall health. He introduced concept of immunosenescence and how we become more susceptible to disease and conditions as we age.  He said it was possible to intervene and change gut microbes instead of just observing them.
SRC talked  about Faecal Microbiota Transplantation (FMT) and its success in treating C. difficile infection An interventional trial has been proposed to see if there are benefits of FMT to patients 65+ years such as boosting immune system, enhancing resistance to disease, improving cognition/preventing or slowing cognitive decline. Twelve persons said they would hypothetically be willing to take part. 
Finally, SRC introduced details of the MOTION study and explained that this will be an observational trial (no intervention) that has been funded and will be recruiting participants imminently.  Flyers were given out, along with postcards about the QIB participant database. (Emily Smith’s full report will be archived with reports of the meeting)
       The next speaker was Dr Melanie Pascale Clinical Research Facility Manager and Principal Investigator for the Norfolk Diabetes Prevention.  Melanie said that the HbA1c test was replacing the Fasting plasma glucose tests (FPG tests) as a measure of diabetes. She described the clinical trials that were taking place concerning Type 2 diabetes.  The trials taking place were with groups with normal blood sugar level, those that were described as pre-diabetic and others with established type 2 diabetes.  Each group was randomly split into 3 smaller groups. One group was a control with no intervention, another with light intervention, and the final group with intense intervention. In each trial it was shown that control of the diabetes was improved with intervention.  The largest improvement was with the intense intervention.  When asked if changes in diet could cure diabetes Melanie replied she thought not but diabetes could be controlled by changes in diet and life style.
    The final speaker was Nick Buck who is Subject Co-ordinator Health and Wellbeing who   told the meeting about the organisation the Joy of Food.   He informed us the funding now came from the Adult Learning budget.   The Joy of Food programme organises short course teaching small groups of people how to cook meals from fresh ingredients  Nick illustrated the need for the courses by asking some to list the ingredients in the once popular Pot  Noodles . He gave examples of recipes that could be cooked in about twenty minutes and did not contain any unnecessary artificial additives.
   The talks were followed by a complimentary light lunch


PUBLIC MEETING

WELL BEING   Mental Health
EVERYONE WELCOME

18th October 2019   9.30 am to 12.30 pm
Acle Methodist Church, Bridewell Lane Acle NR13 3RA
Invited speakers : Steven Foyster Peer tutor  Norfolk &Suffolk Mental Health Trust. 
 Cllr Emma Corlett Member champion for mental health for NCC.   
Lucy Bennett Older people’s mental health nurse for Broadland
Complimentary light buffet lunch at 12.30 pm
BOPP. Broadland Older Peoples Partnership
  Contact Brian 07543882928   email wellsbrian3@sky.com

BROADLAND OLDER PEOPLE'S PARTNERSHIP
   Confirmed Minutes Management Committee meeting 12th July 2019
PRESENT: Brian Wells (BW), Hilary Sutton (HS), Tony Powell (TP), Pat Wilson (PW), Joyce Groves (JG),   Robin Knowles (RK)
APOLOGIES: Julian Rudd (JR), Rebecca Champion (RC), Alvin Barrick (AB), ,Audrey Harnden (AH), and Laura McCartney Gray (LMG)
   The Chairman BW introduced Robin Knowles who was a district councillor, is a town councillor and had been a very good friend of the late John Bracey.
  MINUTES OF MEETING: held 14th June 2019 were signed by the chairman as a true record of the meeting
 MATTER'S ARISING: BW had received an email informing him that Cllr. Sue Prutton  (SP) had been confirmed as Member Champion for Older People . BW had sent SP details of future meetings.
  NEWSLETTER:  The July open meeting had been announced in the latest edition of Broadland News   It was a matter of concern that some areas of Aylsham and Blofield had not received copies of the publication .JG said that again she had not received a copy
 BW and PW will contact communication department of BDC.  BW suggested that we should consider at the start of 2020 sending by post a newsletter informing members of the calendar of events for the coming year.
WEB SITE:  BW had set up a free Weebly website for BOPP but there were problems in getting access to the site.   It was liked by those who had visited the site. BW agreed to pay the registration fee required to change the web address to www.broadlandolderpeoplespartnership.org which should give better access
  MEMBERSHIP LIST:   BW had sent 67 emails informing members of the July open meeting.  27 had failed. BW would try to correct these.
JULY OPEN MEETING:  HS and PW and TP to organise the refreshments for the light lunch before the AGM. BW will confirm the meeting with the speakers.
 OCTOBER OPEN MEETING BW will contact possible speakers Emma Corlett and Steve Foyster. HS will contact Nick Conrad and Norman Lamb.
 PUBLIC MEETINGS 2020    It had been suggested at a previous meeting that the theme for public meetings 2020 would be local history.  Possible venues   Taverham in April Gage Road in July and Thorpe St Andrew in October
AGM Agenda The meeting agreed to the agenda presented by BW which was as in previous year                                                                                                                                                                         
 TREASURERS REPORT:   PW reported that the account balances at 12th July were
 Current a/c £779.78,   Contingency a/c £2310.89,   Petty cash £98.00.   It was agreed a cheque payment of £99.31p to PW to refund her payment made to Zurich insurance for Public Liability cover.   It was agreed that the now obsolete lap top and printer owned by BOPP should be written off as having no value. PW had now received printed forms to allow change of signatories to the bank accounts.
REPORTS BACK: TP said he was not sure that the planed BDAA meeting had taken place
BW & JG had attended NHS Norwich Clinical Commissioning Group stakeholder event. 10am 8th July 2019 This meeting took place at the Wymer room at City Hall changed from the King Centre The format of the meeting was a round table discussion lead by the chairperson on a number of agenda items including what was the understanding about the new and planned changes to local health services; what is working well and what needed improving.   It was the general view of the meeting that what needed improving was the passing on of information.  It was agreed that another meeting should be scheduled for August.
JG had attended North Norfolk CCG Community Engagement Panel Meeting at Aylsham on the 15th May.  JG highlighted the presentation by Sarah Higson Patient Experience and Engagement Lead NNUH.    Sarah had recommended that there should be joint engagement between health/ care providers and commissioners.  Commissioners should go where the forums and groups already exist.  There should be more use of plain jargon free English.    More work is required in identifying and supporting ‘hidden’ carers.  Primary care should be used responsibly, for examples do not miss appointments.
 ANY OTHER BUSINESS BW reported that South Norfolk Older Peoples Forum had changed its name to Your Voice in South Norfolk and had held a meeting at Hethersett Village Hall.  HS said that because of close family serious health problems she may not always be able to respond to communications.
 Time Date and Venue next Meeting:  10 am, 9th August 2019, Thorpe Lodge.
 Meeting closed by the Chairman at 11.15 am
  

BROADLAND OLDER PEOPLE'S PARTNERSHIP
  Minutes Management Committee meeting 9th August 2019
PRESENT: Brian Wells (BW), Tony Powell (TP), Pat Wilson (PW), Joyce Groves (JG),   Robin Knowles (RK) Julian Rudd (JR), Harnden (AH), Ron Townshend (RT)
  The chairman introduced Ron Townshend who at the end of the AGM had expressed an interest in joining the committee; we welcome him as a co-opted member.
   The chairman noted with sadness the recent death of   Hilary’s husband John and asked for a few moments of silence
APOLOGIES: Rebecca Champion (RC), Alvin Barrick (AB), and Laura McCartney Gray (LMG) Hilary Sutton (HS),   Cllr.Sue Prutton (SP), 
ELECTION OF OFFICERS  
            Chairman   Brian Wells   Proposed by Tony Powell                      
                                                    Seconded by Robin Knowles
                                                    Agreed by the meeting
Vice chairman Tony Powell Proposed by   Brian Wells                                                                                                        Seconded by Audrey Harnden
                                              Agreed by the meeting
            Treasurer   Pat Wilson Proposed by Robin Knowles                         
                                              Seconded by Julian Rudd
                                                 Agreed by the meeting
            Secretary Hilary Sutton    Proposed by Tony Powell
                                                      Seconded by Audrey Harnden
                                                     Agreed by the meeting
 MINUTES OF MEETING: held 12th July 2019 were signed by the chairman as a true record of the meeting
 MATTER'S ARISING PW said that she had again contacted the BDC communications department concerning the non-delivery in some areas of the Broadland News.   She was told that it was because they were using a contractor.   It was suggested that the issue could be investigated by SP
TREASURERS REPORT:   PW reported that the account balances at 9th August
were Current a/c £582.30,   Contingency a/c £2310.89,   Petty cash £98.00.  It was expected that a grant of £500 from NCC had been paid in to the account.   Thanks had been expressed to  Hilary for her help. Cheques had been paid for refreshments at the AGM.  It was agreed to send a cheque £50 as a donation for the use of Gage Road Chapel and to prepare a cheque of £30 in memory of John Sutton.
 Forms for changing signatories on the bank account will be completed after the meeting.
  OPEN MEETING 18th October BW read to the meeting emails from Emma Corlett agreeing to attend the meeting and giving the name of Lucy Bennett as another speaker. Steven Foyster had also agreed to speak at the meeting.  As the speakers had been confirmed BW presented A5& A4 posters for the meeting. TP, JG and PW agreed to submit posters to local publications. Refreshment details to be discussed at the next committee meeting.
    WEB SITE    Problems getting access to the site seem to have been solved.  Changes to the structure of the site may be made at a later date.
  REPORTS BACK BW presented his report on the July open meeting. TP noted that one of the speakers had expected to have Audio Video facilities. Efforts will be made to determine speaker’s requirements before future meetings.
 TP reporting on the Broadland District Action Alliance said that a meeting had been arranged on the 5th September to plan for an invitation meeting on the 20th September. He hoped to attend both meetings. He was not sure where the BDAA was heading. The future may be an alliance of dementia cafes.  Full reports of the above will be filed with the minutes of the meeting.
JG reported on the NHS North and South Norfolk CCGs Joint Stakeholder Learning Event concerned with Primary Care Networks held on the 17th July 2019.  The agenda included follow up on the joint event in April 2019, understanding Primary Care Networks and a discussion on the Five Year Plan for Norfolk and Waveney.
The feedback from the April meeting was that the members had asked what should always be done to enable people to get the best start in life, help communities to live well and to help people to age well. Everyone wanted the same things regardless of age.
Primary Care Networks are groups of practices with a combined population of 30,000-50,000.  There are 17 primary care networks in Norfolk and Waveney
The Practices should work together to achieve greater results. Share staff and services and population health data to understand local health needs and appoint a clinical director role to lead each PCN.
Oliver Cruickshank gave details of the consultations that were taking place and said that the 5 year plan will be published in the autumn of 2019
Any Other Business   TP presented a list of possible topics for inclusion next year’s open meetings with the theme of local history. It will be filed with the minutes of this meeting.  BW and JG had received details of the merger of five CCGs in Norfolk and Waveney to a single CCG by April 2020. BW was surprised by the sentence on page 2 that states the proposal does not focus on any other NHS organisation or NHS funded health services and does not affect hospital or primary care (GP) services. The document will be filed with the minutes of the meeting. JR said he was using the lap top owned by BOPP, the printer was broken and had been discarded. 
  Time Date and Venue next Meeting:  10 am, 13th September 2019, Thorpe Lodge.
 Meeting closed by the Chairman at 11. 20 am.
 

 
BROADLAND OLDER PEOPLE'S PARTNERSHIP
  Minutes Management Committee meeting 13th September 2019
PRESENT: Brian Wells (BW), Tony Powell (TP), Joyce Groves (JG),   Robin Knowles (RK)  Audrey Harnden (AH), Ron Townshend (RT), Hilary Sutton (HS),   Cllr.Sue Prutton (SP), Alvin Barrick (AB),  
   The chairman opened the meeting reading from a card from Hilary thanking the committee for their support following the recent death of her husband John .  He welcomed Cllr.Sue Prutton to the meeting
APOLOGIES: Rebecca Champion (RC), and Laura McCartney Gray , (LMG) Pat Wilson (PW), Julian Rudd (JR),
 MINUTES OF MEETING: held 9th August 2019 were signed by the chairman as a true record of the meeting
MATTER'S ARISING SP had obtained from the communications department BDC the name of the contractors responsible for the delivery of  Broadland  News. They did not have a good reputation . BDC may change the contractors.
TREASURERS REPORT:   BW gave  PW report stating that  Current Account £1002.30,  Cash in hand  £98.00 Contingency fund £2310.89  PW had reported that Lloyds bank had  confirmed that the changes to signatories had been made. Cheques can now be signed by PW, BW, JR, JG
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OPEN MEETING  BW distributed a suggested programme for the meeting
 This was approved by the committee after the addition of the date of the meeting Arrangements were being made for giving publicity for the meeting. JG reported that an Acle contact had had problems in finding the new BOPP website. BW agreed to send a link to the site. PW and HS  are dealing with the requirements of the light lunch .
WEB SITE   BW said that he had added the latest confirmed minutes to the website  
 REPORTS BACK AH reported on the NOPF meeting held at the Doughty Meeting Room on the 11th September 2019  Verity Gibson gave the introduction . Chris Carter of Home Instead talked about the importance of good nutrition.
 Khamael Al-Faris from the Norfolk Constabulary spoke about telephone scams and cold callers.  Pearl Cooper led an energetic seated exercise session. There was a light buffet lunch.  AH reported that NOPF had the same problem as BOPP in attracting existing and new members to meetings.
 TP reported on the Broadland Dementia  Action Alliance  gave details of the open day to take place  at BDC offices on the 20th September 219 He feared that the event would not be well attended  An agenda item was the future of BDAA . TP had suggested that there should a format of 6 monthly meeting of representatives of dementia cafes and other groups working with dementia patients.  If this occurs BOPP would no longer be involved
 BW had received minutes of the Norwich CCG stakeholders meeting held on 8th July 2019
 The full reports will be filed with the minutes of this meeting.
 
Any Other Business   TP had sent to BW a BDC document listing Community Dementia Activities and Support.  It was suggested that it could be emailed to BOPP members.  The 9 page document will be filed with the minutes of this meeting            
BW has updated the membership list and will use the known email addresses to notify members of the 18th October open meeting.
 HS informed us that she has been nominated for Best Clarion Futures Digital Champion award for the Eastern region.
RK gave notice of a sensory garden at Sprowston library on Saturday 14th September
 
Time Date and Venue next Meeting:  10 am, 11th October 2019, Thorpe Lodge.
 
 The Chairman thanked the members for attending and closed the meeting at 11.15am. 

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