Wednesday 11 May 2022
Welcome to the first edition of Wellbeing Wednesday!
Wellbeing Wednesday has arrived at TVBC and every second Wednesday of the month, we will be sharing advice and tips on how to look after your health and wellbeing with information on new resources available, how to access support for a range of issues that can cause mental ill health and effect our wellbeing, along with details of face-to-face and online events that you may find useful.
So, check out the email below for just that.
This week is Mental Health Awareness Week (MHAW)
For many people, the pandemic taught us how important it is to stay in touch with our friends, family and colleagues - it gives us a sense of belonging and a feeling of being connected to other people. Perhaps not surprisingly, one of the top causes of mental ill-health during lockdown was caused by loneliness, which is this year's MHAW theme.
Loneliness is something we all can experience at some point in our lives. To help keep us connected with our friends and colleagues at work, a series of events are taking place across the council on Friday:
- Grab a coffee and a piece of cake (or fruit) at one of Test Valley’s Big Coffee Mornings:
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Beech Hurst – Join Amy Mosdell and Sammy Roberts in the canteen between 10am and 11am.
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Portway – Join Lorraine Cooper at 10am in the break-out room.
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Bourne House – Join Ray Turner from 7am in the canteen.
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FMC– Join Tanya at 10am, in the kitchen/ conference room.
We’ll also be raising money for the Ukraine Disasters Emergency Committee appeal and local food banks. There’s no pressure, but if you’d like to make a donation at these events, however big or small, these will go a long way to helping people in need. And for all you bakers…
 On Monday, some of us enjoyed the sunshine with a walk around the local areas at Beech Hurst and Portway (see above photos).
Want to learn more about loneliness or understand how you can help someone to feel less lonely? Check out these learning opportunities:
Visit the NHS Every Mind Matters and MIND websites Mental Health Awareness Week 2022 - Mind, where you’ll find lots of useful information, podcasts, fact sheets and so on.
There are also tutorials and videos that you can access via the Learning Zone and Health Assured app, which you can access via our new Employee Assistance Programme (see below for details).
Employee Assistance Programme
TVBC employees have free access to an EAP, which provides a range of benefits to support you in everyday life, including a 24/7 telephone counselling service, a downloadable app, health assessment tools and plenty of online resources.
Life can be full of challenges and whether it's your health, finances, personal or work life, there’s lots of support available via podcasts, fact-sheets, videos, legal guides and more.
All you need is a username and password, both of which are ‘worklife’.
Visit: legalandgeneral.com/eap
App: 'My Healthy Advantage'
Click here to read more about the support and help available.
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On Your Feet Britain!
On Thursday 28 April, the Wellbeing Group encouraged everyone to get active as part of ‘On Your Feet Britain’.
The Beech Hurst crew out for a walk supporting On Your Feet Britain
 The Portway team at a scenic location supporting On Your Feet Britain
TVBC Ramblers
Inspired by the walkers above? Why not join the TVBC Staff Rambling Club for a great walk on Sunday 22 May, starting and finishing in Smannell, near Andover. The plan is to meet next to Smannell School. The postcode is SP11 6JJ.
Arrive for a 10.00am start. The route is around 10 miles (see map below) with a pub at the end!
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