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BHM: Time for Change: Action Not Words – Friday, 11am – 4pm
Join us for our in person full day celebration of Black History Month with celebrity guest speakers, Tim Campbell MBE, Dr Yvonne Thompson CBE, Comedian Saleah (Anika Wilson) and filmmaker Jason Osborne, plus our Mayor, Cllr Pauline, Chief Executive Bayo Dosunmu and music from Racquel Samuels and Denis Porter, there will also be networking and lunch is provided. Book via this link.
In person Q&A with Bayo Dosunmu – Thursday, 10-11.30am
Join our Chief Executive Bayo Dosunmu for an in-person session where he will be discussing his key priorities which include; the cost of living crisis, tackling inequality, supporting our young people and creating an inclusive workplace for everyone. This is also your chance to put your questions to him. Where: Assembly Hall in the Town Hall. Book via this link:
World Menopause Day - Tuesday
Today is World Menopause Day and we are marking the day by inviting colleagues to share their experience of the menopause. Find out how symptoms can take their toll at work and how you can help colleagues! Plus join our menopause workshop on 2 November.
Ofsted will be at Lambeth next week
Ofsted inspectors will be on-site at the Civic Centre for two weeks from Monday 24 October. Inspectors will have a dedicated room on third floor of the Civic Centre. During the inspection, some meeting rooms will be unavailable and colleagues in Children’s Services will be prioritising supporting and responding to the inspection – please be mindful of this as you move around the building and engage with the services.
Accessing the Lambeth network
Direct Access is the way our staff connect automatically with the Lambeth network to do their work. In the rare event that Direct Access goes down, we want to make sure you can continue your work uninterrupted. Cisco AnyConnect is another way that you can access the Lambeth network and major applications on it. Connecting to Cisco AnyConnect is a quick and easy 2-step process. We need your help to do this and we will be contacting you directly to guide you through the process soon. Find out more.
Flu jabs for staff
Some staff are eligible for free flu vaccination under the NHS criteria. This includes staff who are over 65 years of age, pregnant, those living with a long-term medical condition, main carers of an older or disabled person or close contacts of immunocompromised individuals. See if you qualify.
Take the leisure survey
Leisure is going local in Lambeth Council, which will see a number of our leisure centres coming in-house from April next year. To help us on this journey, we'd love your feedback on a few short surveys to help us understand what you think, know and want from the rejuvenated leisure centres across Lambeth. Take the survey.
Important changes to how we store your mail
Retention periods for both physical hard copies and digital post will be reduced in line with requirements under the data minimalisation principle. You have one month to request hard copies and two months to save and move your digital copies to your systems. More information.
Learn: Recognising the signs of mental distress in others
Lambeth Council have been working with South London and Maudsley NHS Trust to bring you an online three hours workshop open to anyone who might be interested in improving their knowledge of how to recognise the signs of mental distress in others, becoming more confident in approaching the topic with people and directing them to the appropriate support. Dates: 28 October, and 15 November. Sign up.
National Customer Services Week roundup
If you missed the lunch and learns for customer service week, you can now access recordings and information on their SharePoint site. You can also view a summary of what happened in terms of engagement across the council, from stats to how many joined the various sessions to those nominated for going the extra mile for customers.
Free parent and carers’ vaccination webinar
Join one of two free online webinars to hear more about why vaccinations are being provided by the NHS to children this winter. Expert clinicians including doctors from one of the country’s top children’s hospitals will explain more about polio, flu and MMR, and answer your questions. Wednesday, 19 October 2022, 6:30 pm – 7:15 pm and Friday, 21 October 2022, 10:30 – 11:15am.
Do you live in Lambeth?
Electoral Services have sent a form to households in Lambeth checking voter details. Please look out for your form and respond as soon as possible: www.householdresponse.com/lambeth. You can only vote at elections if you are registered, and the register is used by credit reference agencies to calculate your credit score. More info: www.lambeth.gov.uk/vote.
Crowdfund Lambeth supporting community projects
Are you a community group or organisation in Lambeth who wants to turn their idea or initiative into reality? You could get up to 50% of your funding target with a maximum of £5,000 from Crowdfund Lambeth. If your project meets our criteria, you could receive a pledge of money on top of what you raise from the crowd. Take a look at some of the successful projects who Crowdfund Lambeth have helped!
Missed a session last week?
You can now catch up on our meditation workshop where you can learn some quick tips on how to bring some calm moments into your working day. You can also watch back the talk about Blood Cancer and why donation is such a taboo in some Black communities still.
Do you have financial skills and some spare time?
Friends of Ruskin Park is a small charity run by volunteers who deliver a wide range of activities including events, gardening and park improvements. They are looking for people who might be able to help with either their day-to-day finances or year-end accounting.
Theatre discounts:
Stratford East Theatre:
Get half priced tickets for Shakespeare's raucous comedy Much Ado About Nothing. This is in a co-production with Ramps on the Moon, a pioneering initiative committed to putting D/deaf and disabled artists and audiences at the centre of their work. You can get 50% off Band A (£37.50) and Band B (£27.50) for all performances from Tue 1 to Sat 5 November. Offer must be booked by Wed 26 October. To book please call the Box Office on 020 8534 0310 or online and use promocode TRUELOVE50.
Omnibus Theatre in Clapham:
Acclaimed theatremaker Tommaso Giacomin brings his production of Self (ish) Love toClapham from 1 - 5 November. A darkly comic solo performance that mixes comedy, clowning and scrutinises the self-love phenomenon taking social media by storm. Lambeth staff cab get £10 tickets with the exclusive discount code OPRAHQUEEN or a group can get 5 tickets for the price of 4 with the code SELFLOVE. Book.
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