Willington Surgery is seeking new members for its Patient Participation Group (PPG) to represent all of the geographical areas that the surgery covers – including Findern village. They are looking for patients who have ideas on how to improve the surgery and other local health services.

All adult patients (over 16 years) are members of the PPG and are welcome to attend any meeting. Meetings are currently held remotely until meetings can resume at the Surgery. Meetings take place on the third week of each month.

If you are interested in joining the Group, be included on a circulation list to receive
information or just to find out more about the Group please email: ddccg.willingtonsurgeryppg@nhs.net or write to : PPG, Willington Surgery, Kingfisher Lane, Willington, Derby DE65 6QT.

The purpose of this group is patients working with the surgery to:
• Provide a channel of communication between practice staff and patients to break down barriers to communication and enable sharing of information
• Help themselves and other patients to take more responsibility for their health
• Provide practical support to the surgery
• Contribute to continuous improvement of services determined by the needs of the community

There is a page on the Willington Surgery website: https://www.willingtonsurgery.co.uk just click on the PPG link

Findern Footpaths Group are looking for new members to help the group look after the footpaths around the village of Findern; also, to support their conservation and environmental work at Cardales Meadow, including creating a wildlife pond at Cote Close Bird Sanctuary.

If you are passionate about being outdoors and have an interest in the conservation of the beautiful countryside around the village; and maintaining and improving access to these areas for all, then please do consider joining the group. Your support would be most welcome.

Currently under lockdown, the group are taking a well-earned rest but members hope they can get back to keeping the footpaths around the village clear, and planting wildflowers and plants at the Meadow and Butterfly bank sites once Spring is here and restrictions are relaxed.

So if you’re fit and would like to volunteer a couple of hours a week, or just want to find out more, then please contact Steve on 07584 671030 or Joan on 07484 217876 or email enquiries@findernfootpaths.co.uk and we will contact you.