CORONAVIRUS UPDATE: 

NEW RESTRICTIONS FROM 5 NOVEMBER:

You must not meet socially indoors or in a private garden with family or friends unless they are part of your household or support bubble. A support bubble is where a household with one adult joins with another household. Households in that support bubble can still visit each other, stay overnight in each other’s households, and visit outdoor public places together.

You can only exercise or meet in a public, outdoors space with people you live with, your support bubble (or as part of a childcare bubble), or with one other person. Stay 2 metres apart from people you do not live with where possible, or 1 metre with extra precautions in place such as wearing face coverings.

To help contain the virus, everyone who can work effectively from home must do so.

You can leave home to buy things at shops which are open, for instance for food and medicine, or to collect any items - including food or drink - ordered through click-and-collect or as a takeaway, to obtain or deposit money, or to access critical public services.

Face coverings are required by law to be worn in indoor settings such as shops, and on public transport.

These are businesses/venues which can remain open, following COVID-19 Secure guidelines:

• Essential retail such as food shops, supermarkets, pharmacies, garden centres, hardware stores, building merchants and off-licences.

• Petrol Stations, car repair and MOT services, bicycle shops, and taxi and vehicle hire businesses.

• Banks, building societies, post offices, loan providers and money transfer businesses

• Funeral directors

• Launderettes and dry cleaners

• Medical and dental services

• Vets and pet shops

• Agricultural supplies shops

• Storage and distribution facilities

• Car parks, public toilets and motorway service areas

• Outdoor playgrounds

• Libraries can also remain open to provide access to IT

• Support groups that have to be delivered in person can continue with up to 15 participants where formally organised to provide mutual aid, therapy or any other form of support

• Parent and child groups can continue where they provide support to parent and/or child, and children under 5 will not be counted within the 15 person limit

• Weddings and civil partnership ceremonies will not be able to take place except in exceptional circumstances, and funerals will be limited to a maximum of 30 people

• Furlough will now run until March - employees will continue to receive 80% of their usual salary for hours not worked, up to £2,500 a month

• The third self-employed grant will now be worth 80% of average trading profits, up to £7,500. This covers the period from November 2020 to January 2021. Sadly, those excluded from the previous self-employment grants are still excluded 

 If you have symptoms of coronavirus - a high temperature or a new, continuous cough, or a loss or change in sense of smell or taste - do not leave your house other than to get a test. It takes less than a minute and is free. The test can be booked or ordered as soon as symptoms begin at nhs.uk/coronavirus or by calling 119, and you can expect your result the next day. 

Keep up to date with the latest government guidelines: https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus

LOOKING FOR A JOB?

Click VACANCIES and MORE VACANCIES to download local and nearby jobs. Also check out the opportunities below:

YOUNG PERSON INTERESTED IN A CAREER 

IN CLOUD SUPPORT?

AWS re/Start is a free 12 week bootcamp to kickstart your career in tech as a Cloud Support Practitioner, run in collaboration with Amazon Web Services and Prince’s Trust. You don’t need any existing experience or qualifications to be part of this training programme.

Visit https://uk.generation.org/london/get-into-technology 

Eligibility requirements:

- Aged 18-29

- Not currently in education, training, or stable employment

- Able to travel into central London

- Available for 12 weeks, and ready to start a full time job straight after the course

Census 2021 high-volume recruitment:

Get involved in the first ‘digital census’ in history! A wide range of temporary part-time and full-time roles will be available offering contractual periods between a couple of weeks to several months.

Candidates can apply for officer (those working in the field), supervisory or managerial roles (subject to individual experience). All adverts are accessible on www.censusjobs.co.uk 

FREE TRAINING

Learn My Way - for people who are new to digital/computer technology:

 There lots of bite-sized units including using a computer, office programmes, internet safety, and internet skills for money, health, universal credit and more - all free!.

Perhaps start with internet safety, and then choose the ones that are most relevant to you. When you complete a whole unit you can download a certificate. 

You can use a smartphone, tablet, laptop or pc, and can start and stop when you choose:

Name, email account and password are needed to register:

• Go to www.learnmyway.com

• Please enter centre number 3453711

• Then click on register (next time you go in, you will just need to sign in)

Upskill your job prospects:

North Meets South is offering free, flexible online courses delivered by iHASCO for Marks Gate/Chadwell Heath community, with a certificate when completed:

• Food Safety & Hygiene Level 2 (includes Level 1)

• Mental Health Awareness

• Essential Health & Safety

• Equality & Diversity

• Fire Awareness

• Customer Service Skills

• Manual Handling

• Risk Assessment 

• Safeguarding Children Level 2

• Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults

• Coronavirus Awareness

Email nmsworker17@gmail.com to register, free!

Click the picture below to download our Summer 2020 newsletter:

Check out the latest news on the Padnall housing development.

Watch a video: https://youtu.be/4pJWgnPcfDw                    or read about it here.

HELP WITH MENTAL WELLBEING DURING COVID:

• Mind in Barking & Dagenham's Gateway Telephone Service is to be the first point of contact for people seeking support for their own or someone else’s mental health, including carers, GPs, health workers, family, friends, and colleagues. It is available on 01708 457040 Monday to Friday, 9am–7pm or Saturday and Sunday, 10am–3pm. Email help@haveringmind.org.uk or reach.us@haveringmind.org.uk  Referral forms are available from www.haveringmind.org.uk

• Good Thinking provides digital mental wellbeing support for London. This includes free NHS-approved apps to help you deal with stress, anxiety, low mood and poor sleep. Visit https://www.good-thinking.uk/

• Visit https://www.good-thinking.uk/coronavirus/ for Covid-related mental wellbeing support

• They have also partnered with Wellmind Health to offer free access to their guided meditations: https://www.meditainment.com/

• Healthy London Partnership has developed a series of webinars to support anyone feeling anxious about coronavirus and how it is impacting them,  including money worries. Each 60-minute webinar is delivered in a clinically led way by Emily Gardner, Cognitive Behavioural Therapist, East London NHS Foundation Trust: https://thriveldn.co.uk/resources/coping-well-during-covid/

• iHASCO has produced a useful guide to mental health and wellbeing

Read NMS's 'coronavirus help' Spring/Summer 2020 newsletter -                just click the picture:

SOME USEFUL LINKS:

Citizens Advice: Coronavirus and what it means for you

Money Advice: Coronavirus and what it means for you

Stepchange (debt support): Coronavirus and your finances

Online learning resource for all ages: https://www.london.gov.uk/coronavirus/london-learning-at-home

The government's online home-schooling classroom: https://www.thenational.academy/online-classroom

Read our newsletters for more. Or click on the Community Links tab on our website for helplines.

Loan sharks are NOT your friends – they are highly manipulative criminals who take advantage in times of hardship. Find out how to get help if you or someone you know is a victim of illegal money lending: http://bit.ly/2Q0Yej9  You can check if a company is authorised to lend money at www.loansmart.org.uk                       For confidential help, call 0300 555 2222 or text 07860022116 or visit www.stoploansharks.co.uk

Click here to get involved with NMS:

OUR SMALL GRANTS ARE ALWAYS OPEN! 

Want to do something special for our community? See the Dragon's Den section below left for how you can apply for a small grant to turn your idea into a reality! 

Click here for the Training Bursary criteria & application form.

Please note, NMS's regular face to face clubs are postponed until further notice:

Green Shoes Arts Workshops

Free for adults experiencing loneliness, depression, anxiety or any other mental health challenge: 

Music & Songwriting, Mondays 12-1.30pm

Visual Arts, Wednesdays 12.30-2.30pm

Drama & Performance Skills, Thursdays 2-4pm

Sessions take place at Chadwell Heath Community Centre, High Road RM6 6AS.

To register or inquire please contact Steve on admin@greenshoesarts.com or call 0208 227 3872