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Dear Team Lambeth,

Hopefully you are aware that London went into Coronavirus Tier 4 as of yesterday. Firstly, let us reassure you that volunteering outside your home is legally permitted if:

• you cannot volunteer from home
• you follow the social distancing guidelines
• you’ve not been told to self-isolate by NHS test and trace
• you’re not self-isolating for any other reason

If you’re ‘clinically vulnerable’ (moderate risk from coronavirus), you can still volunteer outside your home.

If you’re volunteering in a workplace, it should meet coronavirus safety standards.

More information is available from gov.uk/volunteering/coronavirus-volunteering

The volunteer co-ordinators for the roles below can all confirm that volunteers will be in settings that meet coronavirus safety standards for the new Tier 4.

Lambeth Libraries – Christmas present collectors, wrappers and deliverers: URGENT

There are a lot of children in Lambeth who were expecting to collect presents from their local libraries this week, but Tier 4 means they now have to stay at home. We now needs volunteers to help move toys between libraries by car, wrap the presents not yet done, and then hand presents to bike deliverers taking them to vulnerable families across the borough.

If you can get to your local library tomorrow or Wednesday to help out, the libraries would love to hear from you – please let us know how and where you can help

Lambeth Education – Secondary Schools Covid test marshals: also URGENT

On the last day of term, schools were asked to provide Covid 19 testing for all students between 4^th and 15^th January 2021. This will involve those students who have permission from their parents, or who are old enough to give self-consent, being tested twice during this period to reduce any risk of onward transmission. As you can imagine, some schools will need help to ensure that all students who would like to be tested are able to do so. Volunteer roles include managing queues or processing tests.

Training will be provided in the form of a government video and support from Lambeth Public Health and School Nursing team at an online training session 10-11am on Tuesday 29^th December 2020. Personal Protective Equipment will be provided. Schools will also provide you with additional induction specifically for their site.

Further information is available from the government Q&A document with greater detail in Schools and childcare settings: return in January 2021. London has moved into Tier 4 since this guidance was published – you may need to be flexible in case requirements change again in the interim. You will need to work within government and school guidance to keep yourself and students safe.

There are several criteria for this volunteering role – please return this form to us by 5pm on Wednesday 23 December.

Thank you so much for your continued support.

As you can imagine, the impact of the new Tier 4 restrictions has thrown many plans into chaos. It's likely we'll be sending another newsletter tomorrow. We're incredibly grateful to you all for considering helping with the roles above and those to follow, and we hope that your own plans are safely under control.

If you have any questions or feedback about Team Lambeth, or would like to recruit some volunteers yourself, please contact Gerry

Gerry Evans

Team Lambeth