For many drivers, these journeys involve unfamiliar roads, busy tourist areas, motorways, roadworks and higher traffic volumes. They may also mean driving for longer periods than we are used to during the rest of the year.

At the same time, warmer summer weather can create its own challenges, including driver fatigue, dehydration, and sunlight glare.

In this practical and supportive webinar, we will share advice to help you prepare, travel safely and confidently, and arrive relaxed.

Topics include:

✅ Preparing yourself and your vehicle for longer summer journeys
✅ Planning safer and less stressful routes
✅ Driving safely on motorways
✅ Managing fatigue, concentration and hydration
✅ Using sat nav and journey planning technology effectively
✅ What to do if you breakdown

🌟 Join over 4,000 drivers who have attended our webinars.
99% would recommend our webinars to family and friends.

Reserve your free place: https://tinyurl.com/268zmnjr

YOUR FUTURE STARTS WITH A COFFEE!

Fancy a cuppa and a chat about your future?

Join the NHS for a relaxed coffee morning and discover:

Exciting NHS careers
Adult Education courses to boost your skills
Friendly advice and support to help you get started

For full details, please utilise the link below.

NHS Coffee Morning 2503NAP

Roots and Reflections Oral History

Are you aged 60 and over?

Would you like to be part of your local history?

Come and be a part of history by sharing memories of your local area.

The venue is at Gloucester Library Lab

Appointments are available Every Monday in February

Please note that booking essential

For further information and how to book an appointment, please use the link below.

Roots and Reflections A4 Poster GL

GOPA Incorporates Managing Memory Together and the Gloucestershire Older Drivers Forum

The Trustees are pleased to announce that during 2025, Managing Memory Together and the Gloucestershire Older Drivers Forum were incorporated within GOPA.

We welcome the two organisations and look forward to working together.

The joining of the three groups ensures a stronger force dedicated to providing advice and support, alert to the needs of older people whilst committed to improving the quality of life for older people.”

International Day of Older People

Gloucestershire Older Persons Association and Long Table invite you to celebrate at the Old Department Store 29.35 Market Place, Cirencester.

1st October between 11am and 3pm

For further information please see below

DEMENTIA ACTION DAY – Gloucestershire

One Gloucestershire is facilitating a DEMENTIA ACTION DAY

This is being held on TUESDAY 26^THAUGUST, 11:00am – 2:00pm
at Newent Library, High Street, Newent, GL18 1AS

for further information and the last Dementia Action Week report for 19th to 25th May 2025, please use the links below.

Dementia Action Day Poster – August

DAW Report 2025

Take Control Workshop -Free workshop offering Health & Wellbeing tools for those living with cancer

Gloucestershire Hospitals and Gloucestershire Health and Care are offering a free group workshop to learn tools for living better after a cancer diagnosis.
Topics covered will include fatigue, stress, diet, exercise, sleep
and fear of recurrence. Meet others living through similar
experiences and ask cancer specialists the questions you want
an answer to.

To be held Monday 11th August:
09:30 – 12.30 (3 hours)
Location:
Wellbeing Centre, Longfield Hospice,
Burleigh Lane, Minchinhampton GL5 2PQ

for further information please utilise the link below.

Take Control workshop poster CMYK.pdf