Our Quiz Night will be held On Friday 12th May 2017 at 7pm at Westgate Ward Social Club 74 Victoria Street Ipswich IP1 2JX.

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Tickets cost £6 per person and include a buffet. Up to 6 people per team. There is a prize draw and facilities include Disabled access and a Disabled toilet and a licensed bar.

To ensure a place and to avoid disappointment and for catering purposes if you would like to attend, please phone our helpline on 01473 461407.

There are two car parks that can be accessed via either left at the end of Prospect Road (Christine’s Florist shop on the corner) or at the end of Rendlesham Road/ Stopford court (again on the Left).
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Car drivers and Motorcyclists in England and Wales and Scotland can now notify Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) about Epilepsy. The rules around driving and Epilepsy are complex. However all drivers are legally obliged to tell DVLA about a medical condition that could impair their ability to drive. Previously drivers could only inform DVLA by post or phone but now the DVLA are offering drivers the choice of also notifying them by completing a form online. You can do this by visiting www.gov.uk/report-driving-medical-condition.
The Ipswich Epilepsy Support Group advises that you surrender your licence beforehand. You can do this by completing the Declaration of Surrender for Medical Reasons form and post it to the DVLA. The form can be found at www.gov.uk/giving-up-your-driving-licence. This will help you avoid having your licence revoked and will make the process of reapplying for the licence easier in the future.
By the end of March 2017 drivers will be able to notify the DVLA of more than 180 medical conditions via there online service.

Please note the Benefit system is changing so if you need any help with you benefits or if you wish to put in a Mandatory Reconsideration or Appeal against the decision you have been given please get professional help see below.

Every one who is aged from 16 to 64 years of age will have to move from Disability Living Allowance (DlA) to Personal Independence Payment (PIP). PIP is a points based benefit where the claimant has to score 8 point Standard Rate or 12 point Enhanced Rate for the Daily Living Component formally DlA care component. The other component is called the Mobility Component where again you have to score 8 points Standard Rate or 12 points Enhanced Rate. Certain aides and appliances including a Dosette Box count as points for PIP. To find out the activities and descriptors and points for PIP please type PIP descriptors into your search engine.

The first stage to claim PIP is that you have to phone the Department of Works and Pension (DWP) on 08009172222 or Text Phone on 08009177777 and speak to a DWP representative who will ask you basic information including your medication and name and address of a medical professional who knows you best and your National Insurance Number and bank details.
The second stage of your claim is that the DWP will send you a paper form or you can download a printable copy of the form from www.gov.uk.

The Ipswich disabled advice Bureau cover the area of Ipswich to Shotley and have outreach services at Hadleigh and Brantham starting from March 2017. This organises runs an appointments only service which is completely free and completely confidencial and have trained Benefit advisors to help you and give you other benefit advice for an appointment please phone 01473 217313. There are other Disability advice Services that may be nearer to you to find out what is available please use your browser.
Epilepsy Action has helpful tips and advice and a mock PIP form on there website. For there website and The Ipswich Disabled advice Centre’s details and other organisations please go to our links tab.
Some helpful web sites are www.citizensadvice.org and www.directgov. Please note some other services may charge so please ask before you use them. There are other helpful web sites also available as always please keep safe when using the Internet with an up to date antivirus tool.

The Ipswich Epilepsy Support Group would like to thank Willis Towers Watson Ipswich Community Forum which has given the group a share in the takings from the Ipswich Summer BBQ Party and has given us £500.

The Ipswich Epilepsy Support Group would like to thank Lisa Catchpole and her friends and family who raised £370 for the group.

Ipswich Epilepsy Support Group and POPWE are doing a Bowling evening on the 21st of September 2016 at 6.30pm at King Pin Martlesham. All adults pay £3 per person and all children go free and there is a free buffet for every one who attends. If you would like to go please phone our help line before the 10th of September so that we have the correct numbers for catering purposes.

The Ipswich Epilepsy Support Group would like to give a big thank you to Suffolk Tai Chi Society who have donated £325 to the group.

The Ipswich Epilepsy Support Group would like to thank the following companies for there donations to our grand draw on May 6th 2016.

Tesco Extra, Sainsburys, The New Wolsey Theatre,Coes of Ipswich, King Pin Bowling, Crown Pools, Delvaux, Robinsons Hair and Beauty, Namco Funscape, Riverside Theatre, Ipswich Regent, clarice House, Bears Bowling, Barretts of Woodbridge and also Westgate Ward Social club for letting us hold our yearly quiz there.

We would also like to thank everyone for there help and support and making this a successfull evening and raising a grand total of £786 hope to see you all next year.

The Ipswich Epilepsy Support Group would like to thank Nationwide Building Society for there £100 donation to help us continue helping people with epilepsy in the Suffolk area.