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Here's a little bit of a different #SafetyTopic -- Water Safety. It's pool, lake, and beach season, and taking a swim is a great way to cool off. But water needs to be respected! This summer, take steps to make sure your loved ones -- especially kids -- are safe in and around the water. In my years with the Y, some of the key things we talked about when it comes to water safety are: 🙋♂️Make sure kids know they need to ask permission before getting in the water. Make it a habit. The child gets permission, and an adult is aware! 👀 While all adults should be paying attention, consider creating shifts with designated "Water Watchers." His or her job is to watch the summer fun like a hawk with no distractions. 📵 Put your phone down! Especially the Water Watcher. 💦 Don't just watch: Get in! Model safe behavior in and around water! 🏊♀️ And finally, the best way to keep kids safe around water is to enroll in swim lessons. The Y (YMCA) invented swim lessons, and there are Ys in communities across the country. Many (Most? All?) provide support for families to participate in programs like swim lessons, even if they are struggling financially. And if you're an adult who can't swim, The Y offers adult swim lessons as well! Will you commit to being a Water Watcher this summer? #watersafety #summertime

It is all about education, starting at a young age will cultivate good safety habits.

At a Council Cabinet meeting on 20 November senior councillors agreed to work with the Fields in Trust organisation to assess the viability of placing Horsham Park into trust under a scheme that they manage, in order to protect the park in perpetuity to ensure long term accessibility of the Park for the local community. Fields in Trust is a British charity which was set up in 1925 as the National Playing Fields Association. It protects parks and green spaces and promotes the cause of accessible spaces for play, sports and recreation in British cities and towns. Horsham District Council Cabinet Member for Leisure and Culture Cllr David Skipp commented: "It's widely acknowledged that having easy access to outdoor space and being able to exercise there has many mental and physical benefits for individuals and families. We are really pleased that we are now considering the Fields in Trust scheme and looking to protect Horsham Park which is a key and much-loved green space in the middle of Horsham town. We will work with them to explore how best to preserve the Park for the benefit of our residents and the natural environment."

✨️ Amazing news! ✨️ 🌱 Well-City Salisbury, the pioneering wellbeing project which helps people with mental health needs through arts and heritage courses, has received £368,135 of funding from The National Lottery Community Fund. 🤯 🌱 Working with ArtCareUK, Wiltshire Creative and Wiltshire Wildlife Trust, the project has delivered 29 creative courses over the past 4 years to 191 participants and hosted 53 community events. 🎨🏛️ 🌱 Well-City Salisbury will return in Spring 2025, so for more information on how to get involved or support the project, visit our website: 🔗 https://ow.ly/85PW50UhumA

January can be a tough month and many craftspeople are facing significant challenges in sustaining their practice, due to a combination of financial pressures and systemic marginalising factors. Heritage Crafts’ Maker Relief Fund is targeted at people facing severe financial hardship while striving to make their living as a professional craftsperson. The fund is awarding 50 grants of £1,000 over a 12 month period to practising professional craftspeople who are based in the UK, are over the age of 18, are struggling financially, and who consider themselves to be in one or more of the following categories: • people on low incomes; • working class people; • Black and ethnically diverse people, including Gypsy, Roma and Travellers; • people with disabilities, who identify as neuro-divergent, and/or have chronic physical or mental health issues; • members of the LGBTQIA+ community; or • people with caring responsibilities. Recipients will be selected from all the eligible entries received by midnight on the 15th day of each month, between November 2024 and October 2025 inclusive. For more details and to make a submission, visit https://lnkd.in/e3A6PYGH. Please share this with any craftspeople you believe would benefit. This fund is financed by an anonymous donor specifically for this purpose. We thank them for their incredible generosity.

Insights into the Ark: spotlight on our Day Centre Support Workers Ursula and Chris. In this blog, Ursula and Chris give an insight into the work they do and share some of the challenges they, and the people they support, face. https://lnkd.in/egzVzmkW #Homeless #Charity #Support #Shropshire

People like Officers Sharpe are at the heart of the AUI Gives Back program. Learn more about why we wanted to support the BE A BETTER ME FOUNDATION here: https://lnkd.in/eYhqnRR6 #50Years50Acts #AUIGivesBack #BeABetterMeFoundation #OfficerSharpe #CommunityService #CommunityLeaders

Schools play a vital role in supporting bereaved young people, which is why it’s important to have policies in place to support grieving young people. We offer a free bereavement policy resource that includes everything you’ll need to create a policy that reflects the needs of your students. Our resource comes with a policy template, examples, guidance and strategies for supporting bereaved children. Create a foundation that gives students the support they need. Download the free resource today ➡️ https://buff.ly/3M0dlq8 #DyingMattersWeek

We are sharing this resource that has been developed by NACCOM in partnership with Hope not hate, Asylum Matters, Right to Remain, Praxis and IMIX. The guide pulls together some basic principles/ considerations for organisations and community groups to guide their thinking when making decisions about how to keep staff, volunteers and the people they are working with feeling safe and supported. It also offers our solidarity with the people who are most affected by far-right violence as we stand together as one community.    This is not an exhaustive guide, and it will be updated as best practice continues to be developed. It is hosted on Hope not Hate's website at https://lnkd.in/egKC98Vq  (you have to register to request access).    NACCOM are happy to have feedback on what can be included/updated/added, etc. Hope it's useful as a sense check for you all in these difficult times.   

In this season of fresh starts, try thinking about ways you can give back to your community. In addition to being a kind thing to do, giving to others can make you feel happier, reduce stress, and create a greater sense of purpose. You can give your time, pantry goods, clothes you no longer wear, etc.    SABG employees who choose to give their time can utilize SABG's Volunteer Time Off (VTO) benefit! Here's a photo of employee Rick Burlison, who recently used VTO to build and deliver beds for children in need. #VTO #GiveBack #CustomerFocusedMissionDriven #GiveBack