P723 CJJFAX 723 Thu 21 Oct 21:12/17 I HELPING HAND WITH THE ROOF REPAIRS $5 If the recent bout of advjrsj weather has taken its toll on your roof, a new booklet could help. Produced by the British Flat Roofing Council, The Householders Guide to Flat Roofing is free. It offers information on basic flat roof design, roof protection and maintenance, repairs and re-roofing, choosing materials, getting the work done, typical specification and refers readers to sources of further information. Contacts on page 729 1/5 feature Info Diary VolunteerP723 CEEFAX 723 Thu 21 Oct 21:18/22 I DOCUMENT WARNS AGAINST BENEFIT CUTS Hardship and homelessness will increase if the Government cuts or caps housing benefit in the Budget, says a new research document. Jointly produced bz the National Federation of Housing Associations, the Institute of Housing and the National Association of Citizens Advice Bureaux, the document was issued at the Tory Conference. It calls for urgent action to reinforce rather than erode the housing benefit system. Source: CSV Media 2/5 feature Info Diary VolunteerP723 CEEFAX 723 Thu 21 Oct 21:16/58 NATIONAL MULTIPLES WEEK 16-23 OCT This Week is Awareness Week for SAMBA,the Twins and Multiple Births Association which supports families with twins, triplets or more. Two major jvjnts highlight the week - a Pontins Family Fun Weekend at Brian Sands, Weston-Super-Mare on 16-17 October and TBMBA's annual general meeting at Edgeware General Hospital on 23 October. SAMBA offers local and specialist support on, for example, special needs and one parent families. Contacts on page 729 3/5 feature Info Diary VolunteerP723 CJEFAX 723 Thu 21 Oct 21:14/54 I CALL FOR STATE ELECTRIC WHEELCHAIRS $5 A new report by the Muscular Dystrophy Group suggests thousands of disabled people are being denied independence through lack of access to a suitable electric wheelchair. The state wheelchair service currently in operation issues manual and indoor-only powered wheelchairs to disabled people. But for around 40,000 people nationwide who lack the upper body strength to operate them there are inadequate for basic indjpjndjnce. Source: CSV Media 4/5 feature Info Diary VolunteerP723 CEEFAX 723 Thu 21 Oct 21:24/27 I VITBMIN SUPPLEMENTS FIGHT CANCER A five year study of 30,000 Chinese people, which suggests vitamin supplements can help ward off cancer, has been endorsed bz the Bristol Cancer Help Centre. The nationally respected Centre has been recommending vitamin and mineral supplementation to its patients for 13 years. The results of the Chinese study show that Vitamins E, C and beta-carotene can been particularly important supplements. Source: CSV Media 5/5 feature Info Diary Volunteer