PurpleHouse

Disability actiongroup

A community group of people with disabilities in the north Wicklow area is looking for more local people with disabilities to join.

The group is called Disability Action Together Group (DATG) North Wicklow. DATG provides a space for people with a disability to network and have a strong voice in advocating for change on issues that affect them.

To get involved, email lauraenglish@disability-federation.ie.

Recycling centre

Bray recycling centre opening hours are Monday to Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 1.45 p.m.

People are asked to minimise their visits to the centre by waiting until they have a larger volume of waste, rather than frequent visits with small amounts of waste.

Compressing the waste will help ensure no extra storage is required. People are asked not to approach staff, and to put materials into bins themselves. Entry may be stopped for a few minutes throughout the day for cleaning.

Purple House Cancer Support Centre has developed a Covid-19 support team to support cancer patients during Covid-19.

To ensure that patients and families are supported, the organisation has moved all services to non-contact. These include telephone counselling by a team of IACP accredited counsellors and psychotherapists and hospital transport for chemotherapy and radiotherapy.

The telephone support line 01 2866966 has been diverted remotely to ensure families living with cancer are supported.