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Sheltered housing in Medfest celebrations

As part of the Medfest celebrations next week in the Meadows, Kirkwhite Court Sheltered Scheme is holding a 'celebration of culture' event on 28th July, from 10am to 1pm.

There will be lots to do - including stalls, entertainment, a quiz, a free raffle and food.

We are also going to have a storyboard - where current tenants from minority communities living in sheltered housing can give their experiences of moving to England, and what they like about living in sheltered housing.

Lis Robinson, Sheltered Housing Patch Manager said:

We want to make this event a real success and reach out to older people in the community. People with an ethnic minority background are currently under represented in sheltered housing and we want to encourage older people to apply. Maybe this is the move you have been looking for?

The event has been put together by the scheme managers in the area, and partners from the One Stop Shop in the Bridgeway Centre. Our aim is to reach out to the diverse cultures in the Meadows area, celebrate the different cultures in sheltered housing and tell people more about what sheltered housing and Telecare have to offer.

For more information call Lis Robinson on 0115 915 1617 or by e-mail: shelteredhousing@nottinghamcityhomes.org.uk

What is Medfest?

MEDFEST 2010 is a week long event, starting on Saturday 24th July and ending on Saturday 31st July.

Highlights include:

• A 'village show'' on Saturday 24th July at Arkwright Meadows Community Gardens, 1pm to 4pm
• A kids day on Monday 26th July at Queens Walk Park, 10am to 4pm. There’ll be a Transformer Bus, Large Inflatable Slide, Surf Simulator and lots more.

The grand finale is on Saturday 31st July, with a music festival and picnic in Queens Walk Park between 1pm and 8pm.

There’ll be a drumming workshop, all different types of music, refreshments – and your picnic…

If you would like to get involved in MEDFEST in any way at all, please contact:

• Micah Green, Tel 0115 915 7501 - E-mail: micah.green@nottinghamcity.gov.uk
• Lee Sunderland, Tel 0115 915 0077 - E-mail: lee.sunderland@nottinghamcity.gov.uk
• or Chris Brummitt, Tel 0115 915 0082 - E-mail: chris.brummitt@nottinghamcity.gov.uk

(Friday 23 July 09:00:00 GMT)

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