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In this episode Host Gillian Oliver is joined by Emma Jackson from the Poverty Truth and resident Sasha as they review the December Disability Forum Meeting

On the agenda was patient transport, disabled parking in the town and much more

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Join host Gillian Oliver as she brings you the latest from October's Disability Forum in Blackpool

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In this episode Host Gillian Oliver is joined by Brian from Brunswick PACT and they talk through about the issues raised at the latest Disability Forum in August.

The Forum was joined by head of traffic at Blackpool Council Ian Large who answered questions around disabled parking and other issues in the town

Also in the meeting was Sean Raynor who had a serious brain injury and is trying to raise money for his new electric wheelchair. Here is his Go Fund Me page if you would like to donate

https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-sean-get-a-new-electric-chair

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Join host Gillian Oliver from the Poverty Truth as she takes you through the latest disability forum above Sainsburys on Talbot Road Blackpool

She was joined by Emma Jackson, Howard Robinson and Michael who claims PIP payments himself

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In this episode we bring you the highlights from the recent Disability Forum, where we brought the research done by Healthwatch Blackpool and research done on a national level about disabled transport and found it just isn't working.

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Host Gillian Oliver was back at Holy Trinity Church on Dean Street in Blackpool to pull together children and adults a like, who have all been affected by bullying and to talk to the leaders of the town.

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In this episode host Gillian Oliver is Joined by Emma and Chrissy from the Poverty Truth to hold the Disability Forum from Blackpool Victoria Hospital

In this episode part 1 they discussed parking at the Vic, this follows on from a mystery shopping trip they did, where parking was the clear winner in complaints

Patient Transport questions were answered by Caroline Hargreaves from the NHS

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Host Gillian Oliver was joined by Emma and Chrissy from the Poverty Truth Team to talk special offers and the latest on the bullying case they ran through 2024.

They were also joined by Doreen from Queens Promenade in Bispham who has over 600 names on the petition to bring down the blue hoardings obstructing their view of the sea and Vicky Whitfield from Realise Skills Hub who provide short courses for adults over 19
you can find more information in the link below

https://realisetraining.com/blackpool-skills-hub/

1. council will help with energy bills but not enough know [1.20],
2. get cheap bus tickets with ease - the new NOW card drop ins [13.30], and
3. no one can believe how cheap these fitness classes are [21.50]

• The MP's pledge to help bullied teens in Blackpool schools, and what happened next [3.18]
• New government funded training course coming soon to Blackpool to help bullied children in schools [8.35]
• Doreen's struggle with Balfour Beatty wins hundreds of neighbours to her cause [17.10]