1. Members’ Letter
Dear Member,
Overleaf you will find our August 2012 schedule for Gateway.
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July Outing: Members from Gateway went on a trip to Sandymount on the 27 of July. It was a great day and the weather
was nice. Thank you to everyone who came along.
August Outing: We will be planning another outing for Gateway. Come along to the members meeting on Monday the
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13 of August to get your suggestions heard.
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Pool Competition: We will be holding our pool competition in Gateway drop in on Thursday the 16 of August, come
along and get involved.
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Advisory Committee Meeting: Gateway Advisory Committee will be meeting in the back room at Parker Hill on the 16 of
August from 1.00pm – 2.30pm. Members are welcome to join in.
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Minutes of the Members Meeting of the Gateway Project on the 9 July 2012
1 Welcome: Rose S chaired the meeting and welcomed all members
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2 Minutes: The minutes of the members meeting from 11 of June 2012 were read by Chris A. Helen M pointed
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out the details for the trip to Sandymount on Friday 27 of July.
3 August Speaker: SOS is due to come in August but it is not definite. Grow and Aware were suggested as
alternatives. A discussion also took place on who should speak in Gateway in future. It was decided that this be
put on agenda for next meeting in August.
4 August Trip: The group discussed options for an August trip out such as cinema, swimming, and the national art
gallery. It was decided that the trip be picked out of a hat.
5 TV in Gateway: A definite no was decided regarding whether a TV would be a good idea for drop in.
6 Rights and Responsibilities: Helen M went through the wall charts and discussed rights and responsibilities of
Gateway members. An additional chart was added on so that members can add their ideas to this.
7 A.O.B Rose S suggested that members should have access to the local cinema at a reduced rate for people on
a social welfare payment. Nicholas C and San
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10 dra M will look into this.
11 Rose S suggested that Gateway information should be available for in patients. Rose S also indicated that there
is a need for practical information i.e. housing, social welfare and support groups for people recently out of
hospital.
12 Mary B mentioned the wellbeing information session taking place in Mount Drummond.
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NEXT MEMBERS MEETING ON MONDAY 13 OF AUGUST FROM 1.30PM TO 2.30PM
Best wishes Gateway Project Team