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Welcome to this week's edition of Insider
Today, our Lync roll-out continues across the whole authority so you can keep in touch with colleagues and share information more efficiently.
We feature young
people who, in spite of facing personal challenges, have taken part in the Duke
of Edinburgh Award scheme.
And the annual generator test at County Hall takes place next week. Put it in your diary!
Contributions to Insider are always welcome - we look forward to hearing from you soon.
Colleagues not receiving Insider? Tell us!
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 Council Leader welcomes result but wants a fair deal
for Devon
Responding to the results of the
Scottish referendum, our Leader, Councillor John Hart, has said:
“I am really glad that the United Kingdom isn’t going to be broken up.
But we now have to ensure that Devon and the South West doesn’t lose out
because of the promises made by the Westminster parties to Scotland." More
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Pioneering new vision for Devon libraries
Ten communities across Devon could now pioneer new partnerships to
support their local libraries and expand the services they provide.
Local
people have told us they are prepared to offer more
community support to maintain and improve their library
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 Do you claim for mileage and expenses for business travel?
Submitting your mileage and expenses claims will change from 1 November 2014, as part of ‘Your Self Service’.
In addition to being able to view your pay advice and P60 End of Year Certificate online, you will be able to submit mileage and expenses claims from the same page instead of using Carplan.
Find out more (PDF version)
Refreshed guidelines for using Yammer
We've put together a few light-touch
guidelines on using Yammer sensibly. Please take a minute to read through and sign in with your Yammer username and password.
In particular, please remember to never post confidential and private information, including to private groups
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Generator Test - next week
The annual generator test at County Hall will
take place on Wednesday 1 October.
Please put a note in your calendar as this will happen during working hours. The
generators will be tested for a minimum of six hours under normal working
conditions.
**Look out for logging off/on instructions throughout the day from communications mailbox.**
More information here
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Bravo Charlie!
Looking after County Hall's campus is no mean feat and, after 22 years in the role, we
bid farewell today to our Facilities Manager, Charlie Bottrell.
Coming up... Before he leaves us (but will continue with some out-of-hours duties) we caught up with him to talk alarms, nuclear bunkers and sailing around the world. Our interview will be in Insider next week in our Getting to know you...feature
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Council Meetings
Full Council Thursday 2 October @ 2.00pm. Agenda.
This meeting will be available to view as a webcast
Job vacancies
View this week's DCC vacancies and this week's internal vacancies
Coaver Café Hot Meal of the Day
The menu for week beginning Monday 29 September.
**Please remember that the cafe opens from 9.45am for snacks and hot drinks
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 Overcoming adversity to take on the Duke of Edinburgh challenge
The challenge can be undertaken by ALL young people, regardless of background or ability, as the Award can be tailored to meet individual challenges.
One such example is here in Devon, where our Devon Youth Service recently helped coordinate The WESC Foundation to gain the bronze award. (PDF version)
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 School Admissions is 'commercially thinking'
In response to the changing educational landscape, our Devon School Admissions Service launched a traded service back in 2011. Since then, the service (incorporating the free school meal eligibility checking service) has gone from strength to strength and has even commissioned a Developing Commercial Awareness
Course which may be of interest to some of us.
Find out more (PDF version)
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 Allotment of goodies helps homeless
People with learning disabilities in Newton Abbot are helping a
charity for the homeless by growing vegetables for them in their
allotment.
Users of our Fulfilling Lives
Service (based at The Passmore Edwards Centre in Newton Abbot), have
been running their own allotment in Kingsteignton for two years. Find out more
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Learn Devon raises funds for Hospice
Five of our apprentices from Learn Devon have recently raised money
for Children’s Hospice South West, and presented a cheque worth nearly
£1,500!
Didn't they do well!? (PDF version)
Pictured left to right: Beth Abbott, Naomi Dymond (Children’s Hospice South West), Geri Moore, Jolie Cleave, Ruby Lawrence and Issie Atcheson
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Fab Lab expanding across Devon
The UK’s first Fab Lab, based at our newly refurbished Exeter Library, has proven such a hit that it is expanding its service in Devon. Plans are now in place to expand the service, with Totnes being the first area to benefit through a partnership with King Edward VI Community College
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 Get active in life and mind this October
Our Active Life, Active Mind programme, aimed
at supporting health and wellbeing, is back for the third consecutive
year with events held in libraries throughout October
For those with creative minds, there are drawing workshops and creative
writing groups, and for those looking for support with health and
wellbeing there are health checks, guided walks and advice and guidance
sessions.
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Starting from next week, motorists will no longer have to display a tax disc in their car windscreen.
In an overhaul of vehicle excise duty, the paper documents will no longer need to be on show from Wednesday 1 October.
But don’t get too excited – all vehicles on British roads will still need to be taxed.
Here’s what you need to know
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Who said:
''I would love to go to university and study Food Science as a course – that
is my ambition."?
Send answer
Last week's quote:
"When
I am recording the episodes, I'll be making sure that at all times my eyebrows
are at least three inches above my head,"
Last week's winner:
Garry Fisher, Applications
Analyst
Last week's answer is Alexander Armstrong
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A family are creating a DIY water park in their back garden after buying a
54-metre flume from a swimming pool
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