Gloucestershire Older Drivers Forum
AUTUMN OPPORTUNITIES

After a summer break we return with three new opportunities for mature drivers to gather information on how to drive safely for longer     

• Thursday 26th September: Gloucestershire’s Big Information Day at                          Longfield Hospice
• Saturday 28th September: Community webinar ‘Driving Safely in Autumn.                          Grandparents – the Mentors.’
• Friday 11th October: Community event, Coleford Library ‘Driving Safely in Winter.’

 Please share this invitation with anyone for whom this could be of value.

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Thursday 26th September 1.00pm to 3:00pm
Gloucestershire’s Big Information Day
at
Longfield Community Hospice, Burleigh Lane, Minchinhampton GL52 2PQ

Come and have a chat with us and more than 30 other organisations to learn about services available within our community. We will be sharing space with Gloucestershire Older Persons Association. Lots of free information to takeaway. Plenty of tea and biscuits available!
Please book a free ticket by clicking on this link:

Gloucestershire’s Big Information Day – Longfield Community Hospice

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Saturday 28th September 10:00am
Community Webinar
‘Driving Safely in Autumn. Grandparents – the Mentors.’ 

With the ongoing media debate about changes to young driver licenses have you been thinking about how you can mentor your grandchildren around road safety?

Along with advice on driving safely in autumn we will include suggestions on what you could do. Rod Harrison from Gloucestershire Advanced Motorists will be a guest presenter and will talk about the free young drivers’ courses and other road safety initiatives that are available, funded by Gloucestershire FIRE.
Please register by clicking on this link https://tinyurl.com/42twbe95

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Friday 11th October 11:00am
Community Event ‘Driving Safely in Winter’
at
Coleford Library, The Main Place, Railway Drive, Coleford GL16 8RH

This presentation provides advice on how mature drivers can prepare to drive more safely in winter. Bobby Oliver from Driving Mobility will be a guest presenter and will talk about their Hubs Mobility Advice Service. Officers from the Coleford Neighbourhood Policing Team will also be in attendance. After the presentation there will be lots of time for one-to-one chats, with free information to take away.

Please register by clicking on this link:
Event registration | Gloucestershire Libraries (spydus.co.uk)

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All our work is voluntary. To donate email odfglos@gmail.com and we will provide bank details of Gloucestershire Older Persons Association (Charity number1124977) under whose charitable status we operate.

GEM Webinar 3 – Safer Driving Update

On Tuesday 24th September at 2pm we are running another one of our FREE webinars to help and support safer driving. This webinar will be exploring a wide variety of subjects to help you make informed decisions and stay safe on your road journeys.

The webinar will be expertly guided by Valerie Singleton OBE and lasts 60 minutes.

Topics we will be covering are:

• Driver eyesight
• Winter checks
• Worried about someone’s driving?
• Car insurance: money-saving tips
• Dashcam: road safety benefits
• and more…

To register for your FREE place click here

‘DRIVING SAFELY IN SUMMER’
Holiday Driving Tips  

This popular series of webinars returns at 10am on Saturday 27 July      

Will your summer holidays involve driving longer journey’s than usual?

Will these be on roads you are not familiar with, including SMART motorways?

Are you thinking how best to prepare yourself and your car for these challenges?

In this webinar we will give tips on how to drive safely on your summer holiday trips.  

Feedback from last month’s webinar include

“Excellent webinar. Always new tips to learn”

“Very clear and comprehensive as always”

“Brilliant. Thank you very much. 

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Please click on the link below to reserve your place. If you encounter any issues email us at odfglos@gmail.com

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwkcu-hqzIsEt14WPI9F2A8ZAa0YT4XVnyp

Webinar FAQs

Q: Do I need a zoom licence? A: No, you just click on the link and register

Q: How long is the webinar? A: One hour

Q: Is it recorded? A: We do not have funding to achieve this, but attendees will receive an information pack

Q: I am not able to attend this webinar, when is the next one? A: We are taking a holiday break in August. The next webinar will be on 28 September       

All our work is voluntary. To donate email odfglos@gmail.com and we will provide bank details of Gloucestershire Older Persons Association (Charity No:1124977) under whose charitable status we operate. 

Please share this information with anyone for whom this could be of value.

‘DRIVING SAFELY IN SUMMER.’

This popular series of zoom webinars returns at 10am on Saturday 29 June     

 Summer has finally arrived and in rural counties brings with it seasonal road safety challenges.

• Traffic volumes increase with more vulnerable road users out and about.  This is also the busiest season for farmers
• Fast growing hedgerows obscure traffic signs and at dawn and dusk wild animals are more active
• Tourists are visiting with some not being experienced in driving on rural roads. The festival season is in full swing causing traffic jams in unexpected places.

Combine all this with higher summer temperatures and the results are higher stress levels for drivers and vehicles alike.

This webinar will help re-fresh driving knowledge on how to keep driving safely for longer in summer

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This month we are trialling a new registration system. Please click on the link below to reserve your place.

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZApduCoqTgqHtSzhAqgmXVgJCY3HZXWW2_m    

If you encounter any issues email us at odfglos@gmail.com

The webinars are free to join, use zoom, but a zoom account is not required.

Whilst we have your attention all our work in Gloucestershire is voluntary and relies on public donations.

If you can donate, please email odfglos@gmail.com and we will provide bank details of Gloucestershire Older Persons Association (Charity No: 1124977) under whose charitable status we operate. Thank you.

      Please share this invitation with anyone for whom this could be of value