Issue #2 - April 2022
Welcome to Your News for your weekly roundup of information and events! This week find out about our jam-packed schedule of wellbeing events, a special Tea and Talk session with Leroy Logan to commemorate Stephen Lawrence Day, and what’s coming up at Fellowship Square.
 To commemorate Stephen Lawrence Day, Pauline Campbell, Co-Chair of the Race Equality Network will host a Tea and Talk event on Friday 22 April at 1pm.
The special guest is a former high-ranking officer with the Metropolitan Police, Leroy Logan MBE.
During his 30 year career, Leroy was involved in the Stephen Lawrence and Damilola Taylor inquiries. He will discuss pivotal moments and the challenges he overcame.
All Waltham Forest colleagues are invited and can submit any questions you would like to ask Leroy to the People team. To book please follows these instructions:
- Go to the e-Learning Portal
- Click on “SSO login” – do not shut your browser
- Come back to this email and the booking link
- Click on “Sign-Up” to receive your calendar invite
Maintaining good wellbeing is imperative for your mental health and resilience. That's why this spring we've got a variety of wellbeing events on offer to help you step away from your desk and take part in gentle exercise and meditation.
Start the week with yoga at 8.45am on Mondays, join Tai Chi instructor Aileen on Thursday lunchtime (12.30-1.15pm) at Fellowship Square, and then later from 4.30pm on Thursdays you can participate in a meditation wind-down.
All of these sessions are free for staff. Yoga and meditation are held remotely over Teams, whilst Tai Chi will take place in person at Fellowship Square but will be recorded and live streamed as well.
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This Easter, come and celebrate at Fellowship Square! The schedule changes each day, but expect fun for the whole family including storytelling, mini golf, soft play, stalls with games and prizes, craft stalls, tai chi and an Easter trail.
Activities run from 11am-5pm each day, ending on Monday 18 April.
Fellowship Foods café will be open throughout, with additional local food stalls joining over the bank holiday weekend.
Easter Holiday Fun
The Easter Holiday Fun programme at primary schools across the borough continues until Thursday 14 April.
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Last week's all-staff meeting (Thursday 7 April) saw our Chief Executive Martin Esom joined by colleagues from Families.
Ellie Miller spoke to us about the new autism strategy and charter, while Isabel Foster gave a presentation on the new app to prevent street harassment, Safe Streets Waltham Forest. In total 576 colleagues joined the meeting live.
Go to the link below to watch the recording and to see responses to questions asked during the meeting which we didn't have time to answer live.
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Did you know over two-thirds of Waltham Forest residents say that the COVID-19 pandemic has had a negative impact on their mental health? If you are a member of staff who lives in the borough we’d like to hear your views in our resident survey as we are reviewing two of our key local health strategies on mental wellbeing and also health weight, with our partners including the NHS and voluntary sector organisations.
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Last week we held our first Ukrainian information event at Fellowship Square, with 136 attendees coming along. These were a mix of residents with family in Ukraine, refugees and also residents who are looking to be part of our sponsorship scheme.
At the event, residents were able to get one-to-one support from a range of services including health and education.
If you or someone you know has been affected by the crisis in Ukraine, there is support available on our website.
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If you know a young carer living in Waltham Forest who has accessed support from our dedicated Young Carers Programme, we want to know what they think! The team supporting young carers would like to hear about experiences with the service over the past 12 months, and also learn what more they could do. If you have further questions regarding this online consultation or the support available for young carers, then please phone the team on 0208 496 2442 or email the designated team.
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Change, Grow, Live (CGL) is a free confidential drug and alcohol service for residents in Waltham Forest. The services provided range from one-to-one counselling, alcohol treatment support for parents and carers, and lots of information and advice If people are concerned about drinking or drug use but are unsure of what steps to take.
Find out about more about CGL including how you can refer yourself and someone you know.
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