JULY 2021 ISSUE 1
Headway SELNWK Your monthly update A Message from our Director Tony Hart Headway SELNWK Re-opening Plans Health & Safety - The health and safety of our members, volunteers, staff, and families remains paramount. This underpins why Headway SELNWK has taken a cautious approach. We are hoping everything will come together as we have planned. Shrewsbury House – We are planning to re-open our physical doors on Monday 4 October 2021 and resume our pre-Covid pattern of opening Mon, Wed, Thu, Fri, but with a phased return. Mulberry Centre – We are planning to re-open once we have confirmation of room availability. Hopefully, this will align with Shrewsbury House and enable us to re-open in October 2021. Phased Return at the above centres. A phased return will look like this: Morning Session 10am 12:00 with 6-8 members attending and leaving at 12:00. INSIDE THIS ISSUE:
Re-opening update - 1 & 2 News - 3 Members Group Schedule - 3 Volunteers - 4 Social Media - 4
Afternoon Session 1pm 3pm with another 6-8 members attending and leaving at 3pm Community Support – We are planning to re-introduce some community support in September 2021
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A Message from our Director Tony Hart (continued) Digital Groups – We are planning to continue to provide support via Zoom Digital Groups.
Members are advised of the following Key Points to Follow: KEY POINTS TO FOLLOW
→ You will need to sign in upon arrival → Face Masks will need to be worn when accessing our services + any other PPE necessary
→ Hand Sanitisers and washing of hands continues to be crucial → Lateral flow tests will need to be done beforehand and results brought in
→ Personal space will need to be maintained → Appropriate ventilation will need to be maintained * If you do test positive, you MUST isolate for a minimum of 10 days (if you have the NHS Track and Trace, you will be contacted) On 13 July 2021 Professor Chris Whitty said ‘As we move to the next stage of the COVID response, it is essential we change behaviour slowly and steadily’. On15 July 2021 the UK recorded nearly 50,000 new Covid cases. Professor Chris Whitty said “I don’t think we should underestimate the fact that we could be in trouble again surprisingly fast SAGE - In reference to the Delta variant and government changes on 19th July, SAGE has said ‘the main reasons for continued uncertainty are: • It is not possible to predict how behaviours will change after 19th July • The closer that behaviours are to those seen before the pandemic and the more rapidly this state is reached, the larger the resurgence will be’ 2
Moving On It is with sadness that we share the news that Debbie Elliston has resigned as Finance Administrator to take up the position of Credit Controller with a large London based Company, in an exciting new chapter. Debbie has worked for SELNWK for over 7 years taking on many roles and responsibilities, evidencing Debbie’s adaptability, transferable skills and commitment to our Charity. More recently in the role of Finance Administrator, Debbie has been instrumental in changes to Invoice processes and management of Aged Debt, recovering in excess of £100K of Debt resulting in our currently levels of healthy reserves. Debbie is a popular with our Members, as she is always willing to help and support, or just make time to chat. I’m sure you will all join me in wishing Debbie the best of luck (not that she needs in it!) in her new role.
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Say hi to our new volunteers Kim has been volunteering since March 2021. She is supporting our fundraising initiatives. Kim works for Bolt Burden & Kemp, a local legal firm who kindly allow their staff time off to volunteer for Headway SELNWK. Mina joined June 2021 to support with social media and increasing awareness of Acquired Brain Injury (ABI). Mina works for Accenture, a multinational consulting company who kindly allowed her to have some time off to volunteer for Headway SELNWK as part of their volunteering programme.
Olivia joined June 2021 and is helping out behind the scenes with our volunteer administration, volunteer policies & procedures and creating new monitoring systems.
Chloe joined July 2021. Like Olivia, Chloe is one of our new young volunteers. Chloe will be working alongside Mina on our social media strategy and content to help increase our presence and reach across our social media channels. Chloe has grown her own Insta account on vegan cookery over the last year and has developed a sure feel for producing content that yields engagement.
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