Pic: Hweiling Ow
Pic: Hweiling Ow

A new partnership is aiming to boost support for Lichfield’s elderly residents.

Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service and Lichfield and District Community and Voluntary Sector Support (LDCVS) are teaming up for the event which hopes to raise awareness of issues affecting vulnerable older people.

Organisers hope the event next Tuesday (February 23) at Lichfield Day Services in Cherry Orchard will encourage partnership working to tackle and resolve those issues.

Watch Manager at Lichfield Fire Station, Carmel Warren, said:

“Working with our partners we intend to bridge the gap in provision to the elderly and vulnerable groups, finding and delivering the solutions that people need.

“A lot of our focus is concentrated on supporting Lichfield’s senior citizens through campaigns like Sloppy Slippers and the county council’s Mobile Library Scheme. We have been able to get into hard to reach communities and help people who are otherwise out of reach for us, supplying them with fire safety equipment for their home and in case of an emergency.

“Next week’s event will help us identify ways in which we can support our partners in sustaining such success.”

Co-ordinated by LDCVS, Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service and Staffordshire County Council: Social Care and Health, Tuesday’s event is being supported by Staffordshire Police, Lichfield District Council, Bromford Support and South Staffordshire Primary Care Trust.

Community support groups taking part include Arthritis Care, MS Society, Mercian Ability Partnership, Age Concern, Citizens Advice Bureau, Live at Home, Making Space, The Stroke Association and The Older People’s Forum.

Julia Harris, Development Officer for LDCVS, said:

“Hopefully by working together we can better fulfil the needs of Lichfield’s elderly population and those individuals considered to be vulnerable.

“Tuesday’s event is being held, primarily, to raise public awareness of the support networks which are available to vulnerable elderly people. The agencies will develop a better understanding and knowledge of how they can work together to help the support groups target those in need.

“The work of these support groups makes a huge difference to people’s lives and should be acknowledged.”

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Existing without help.
14 years ago

First let me state that when it comes to people we trust and rely on the paramedics/docs (not hospitals) come first (top) then the fire services (second) estate agents (200) ,council and police at a number I can not print and somewhere after them parliament!
The reason I put estate agents above police is because I have seen estate agents near where I live!
One of the most important items we need as a crinkly and disabled is somewhere to PARK.
We often go back home because of the lack of parking.
These days even the cellar by carols is full.
Good luck to your event.