Covid 19:
Rates in Bristol continue to rise, so it’s really important that we continue to do the most we can to protect one another. This means wearing a face covering if you’re indoors, on public transport or in crowded areas, respecting one another’s space, and washing your hands frequently. Please continue to send out these messages in the community. Be kind to yourself and others if you’re unwell by recovering at home.
Jobs:
Bristol City Council are currently advertising a Community Development Practitioner part-time role in South Bristol on a 2-year fixed term contract. If you know of anyone who would like to join the South Community Development team please signpost them to these job adverts below.
https://www.voscur.org/jobs/100541
Training and opportunities:
Clean Slate
If you know someone on a low income then there is an option to refer them for a free Money Health Check and 2/3 session (remotely) of money guidance to help people gain control of their finances.
Here is a link to a short video about the toolkit used: https://www.cleanslateltd.co.uk/money-health-check.html There is also support around digital skills. Here is the link to the referral website: https://www.cleanslateltd.co.uk/sign-up.html
Suicide prevention training – Do you know the signs to look out for or have the confidence to talk to someone who is struggling to cope?
- Free 20 minute suicide prevention training is accessible to all, and can be completed anytime from a laptop, tablet or mobile phone.
- It requires no special expertise or knowledge and is designed to give you the skills and confidence to help support someone who may be considering suicide.
- The training, which is run by the Zero Suicide Alliance, is designed to show how to have a direct and honest conversation about suicide with friends, family or anyone you meet.
- It combines facts with real life stories to show the impact it can have on saving people’s lives. The aim is to break the stigma of talking about the subject, suicidal thoughts and bereavement, and help the South West become a ‘zero suicide region’.
- Sign up for the free online suicide prevention training.
- For immediate support the Samaritans is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Call free on 116 123 or visit the Samaritans website to find out more.
Bristol Local Food Fund (BLFF)
The Bristol Local Food Fund (BLFF) has launched a Crowdfunder to raise £100K by 30 November to help fight food poverty and to help give people from disadvantaged communities access to regular meals. Bristol experienced food poverty during the lockdown. There is a big issues around food poverty in some parts of the city – which need a lot of intervention and extra resources to tackle. This project aims to carry out positive redistribution and try to tackle inequalities in Bristol.
Please share details of this campaign: www.crowdfunder.co.uk/BLFF
Have your say:
Leisure Facilities Investment Strategy
Bristol City Council is consulting local people on its proposed draft Leisure Facilities Investment Strategy, and it would like to hear local peoples’ views.
In this survey the council describes why it is proposing investment at some facilities and why it proposes to stop operating two other facilities (including Jubilee Pool). The survey asks for people’s views on this proposed approach. It also describes the potential investments that could be made at up to three facilities and asks whether people think each of these is important or not.
The proposals are intended to support a cost-effective delivery of leisure services through a newly procured contract when the current contracts for operating leisure facilities expire.
The survey also asks about which leisure facilities people currently use, to help to shape the council’s procurement for a leisure centre operator and to define the types of services it might specify during the procurement process. You can find more detail on the council’s proposals and complete a survey to share your views by visiting the council’s consultation page bristol.gov.uk/leisureinvestment
The consultation closes on Sunday 7 November. Alternative formats of the survey can be requested in another language, Braille, audio tape, large print, easy read, BSL video or CD-ROM or plain text by emailing consultation@bristol.gov.uk or calling 0117 922 3320.
Housing Consultation
The consultation is live here until Friday 3 December: www.bristolhousingconversation.co.uk
High Street Recovery
Have your say until 8 November High Street recovery survey (smartsurvey.co.uk)