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Together we can tackle loneliness One in four adults feel lonely some or all of the time. There’s no single cause and there’s no one solution. After all, we’re all different! But, the longer we feel lonely, the more we are at risk of mental health problems. Some people are also at higher risk of feeling lonely than others. For Mental Health Awareness Week this year, we're raising awareness of the impact of loneliness on our mental health and the practical steps we can take to address it.

Humber and North Yorkshire Health and Care Partnership are delivering numerous trauma focused wellbeing workshops. These are free for health, care and voluntary sector staff.

The Butterfly Line is now open Please see over for more details.

The Hull & East Yorkshire LNP has been working with the North Yorkshire & York LNP, the North & East Yorkshire Ecological Data Centre, Natural England and the Yorkshire Marine Nature Partnership to develop strategic natural capital asset registers for our area. The initial information has been collated by the Data Centre, and we now need input from local stakeholders to determine the significance of the different natural capitals and the ecosystem services they provide. You can access an online questionnaire via the attached QR code or the link below, where you can: - Rank the importance of the range of ecosystem services at the geographic scale you know best. This can be North Yorkshire and York, Hull and East Yorkshire, or the Yorkshire Coast (you can do one or several). You can also choose a custom geography if you feel more knowledgeable about a smaller geography, e.g. a catchment, landscape or around a town. - Review the context statements behind each of the ecosystem services that make up the asset register tool, and let us know if they are missing any information or are incorrect in any way. - Let us know if you have any local data that could or should be used to develop this asset register for our area. Completing the survey will take approximately 30 minutes, although this entirely depends on how much information you are able to share and how many context statements you would like to comment on. The questionnaire closes on Friday 6th May at 12pm.

The Volunteer Hub provide support for volunteers and organisations who need volunteers. They can support your organisation/community group to share your activities or services on the Live Well North Lincolnshire Directory. They are also having outreach sessions so you can meet face to face to discuss how they can help: Wednesday 20th April- CROWLE COMMUNITY HUB 9AM-12.30PM Wednesday 27th April- EPWORTH COMMUNITY HUB 9AM-12.30PM Thursday 5th May- BRIGG COMMUNITY HUB 9AM-1PM Wednesday 11th May- BAYSGARTH COMMUNITY HUB 9AM-1PM

Help us help you be prepared for the Easter holidays Hull and East Riding residents are encouraged to ensure they are prepared for the upcoming Easter bank holidays and reminded which NHS services will be available. Urgent Treatment Centres (UTC) and out of hours GP services across Hull and East Riding of Yorkshire will remain open. However, GP practices and most pharmacies will be closed on Good Friday (15 April) and Easter Monday (18 April). Make sure you are prepared for the bank holiday, check your medicine supply and order any required repeat prescriptions in good time.

Part-time – 30 hours per week (to include a combination of home, office and community based working in line with business need) Fixed Term for 12 Months NJC Spinal Column point 23 (£28,266 pro rata)

Part-time – 20 hours per week (to include a combination of home, office and community based working in line with business need) Fixed Term for 12 Months NJC Spinal Column point 30 (£34,373 pro rata)

Join the free webinar to understand how Property Flood Resilience measures can help your business thrive in the face of rising flood risk. Suitable for SMEs from all business sectors – if you run a business or community organisation, this informative webinar is for you! ON-Tue 29 March 2022 TIME-10:00 - 11:30 WHERE-Online

No Smoking Day 2022 takes place next Wednesday 9th March and is an ideal opportunity for you to promote the smokefree message within the workplace. This year’s theme for No smoking day is ‘Don’t give up on giving up, every day you are step closer to success’.

Both vacancies are based at their office and will be covering the East Riding of Yorkshire.

Calling all children and young people... Humber, Coast and Vale want to know your views and opinions on how mental health support should be delivered digitally across the local area. They also would like feedback from parents and carers.

National Lottery Awards for All is a small grants programme provided by the National Lottery Community Fund for voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations.

Full time role 37 hrs per week Mon-Fri covering North and North-East Lincolnshire (based in Scunthorpe). To apply contact Karen Johnson-Karen@r-evolution.org.uk

Humberside police have joined with the great Sikh community from Scunthorpe for this event known as “Breaking bread Police recruitment event” at the Guru Nanak Sikh Temple- 207, Frodingham Road, Scunthorpe, DN15 7NS. Event time is 1100 to 1500 hours on Sunday the 20th of March 2022, this event is about the local diverse communities coming together and give an opportunity to Humberside Police staff to engage with the community and provide information about many different career options available in Humberside police.

We are promoting the completion of a survey to support the health and wellbeing of fellow workers in our sector. Menopause is a key element of the survey but all health and wellbeing is questioned. Responses will help Humber, Coast and vale to secure future funding and support. The survey closes on 28th February.

With increasing diagnosis rates and the life changing affects, supporting people with dementia, along with their carers’, is seen as a priority at North Lincolnshire Council, North Lincolnshire CCG and our partners. We believe in empowering people to develop independence and to live well with their condition is of great importance. We welcome views from all adults, not just those currently affected by dementia, to help shape future services and inform the revised Dementia Strategy. A paper copy of the survey can be obtained by calling our office - 01652 637700. Many thanks. This survey is anonymous and should take no longer than 5 minutes to complete. Closing date is 4th March 2022

Gaps in the network: Impact of outreaches and temporary closures on post office access The post office network continues to provide vital access to essential face-to-face services. Nearly 1 in 5 (18%) people visit a post office every week, while nearly half (45%) visit at least once a month.

The workshops are aimed at professionals and practitioners in the Humber, Coast and Vale region who work in services supporting those affected by suicide.

Why not drop in to the information session at Ashby Community Hub on Tuesday 25th January from 1pm -7pm to find out what free activities are available in North Lincolnshire to improve your health and wellbeing.

A partnership has launched to discuss Violence Against Women and Girls. Joint multi-agency group to guide, influence, discuss and create a better future for all women. If you wish to be a part of this groups and attend then please send email with expression of interest to below email address, I would also ask that you share the posters with any relevant groups or individuals who may wish to attend this meeting. Email response with expression of interested is requested to be sent to SPOCCommunitysafety@humberside.pnn.police.uk

Live Well North Lincolnshire is an new online directory where people can find a range of organisations, support groups, community groups, events and activities that can help improve their health and wellbeing.

New local vaccine sites being added to the national booking service from next week include Ennerdale Leisure Centre** in Hull and Beverley Racecourse – offering thousands more appointments – with other sites across Hull and the East Riding of Yorkshire significantly increasing their capacity to deliver vaccines.

People across North Lincolnshire are being urged to get their Covid-19 booster jab when they can to help fight off the impact of the new omicron variant. Based at The Foundry in Scunthorpe town centre, the new centre will be available for walk-in vaccinations between 9am and 5pm Tuesday to Saturday.

The Volunteer Hub have just launched an on-line booking service to enable people to book an appointment with one of our Volunteering Advisors, to find out more about getting involved in volunteering in North Lincolnshire. (We are currently offering appointments via Zoom or on the telephone). N.B. People can still make an appointment with one of our volunteer advisors by emailing alliancevolunteerhub@hwrcc.org.uk or by completing our Volunteer Registration Form 2021 if they prefer.

Citizens Advice North Lincolnshire are looking to recruit a Community Response Coordinator which will focus on connecting people to a range of domestic and community activities across North Lincolnshire.

The Haven is now operating from 4pm to midnight, 7 days per week. It is open to anyone over the age of 16 in North Lincolnshire who needs mental health support.

The latest COVID-19 information, the key messages are: • 13 million people have now had life-saving booster jabs. • If you are eligible, get your booster jab as soon as you can. • Follow all safer behaviours to keep COVID-19 from spreading.

Younger people are at risk of spreading COVID-19 unknowingly and also at risk from serious illness. The best way to protect yourself and others from COVID-19 is to get fully vaccinated. Parents can book for their 12-15 year old child online.

Friends against Scams have produced a short training video to help people spot scams in all their forms! You will learn about the types of scams, how to spot a scam victim, spot the signs, how to help and how to report a scam, all in this 8 minute short video or you can complete the original interactive session.

Humber, Coast, and Vale Health Care Partnership is delivering numerous trauma-focused wellbeing workshops. These are designed to support staff exposed to trauma or burnout at work or in their home lives. A diagnosis is not required and you can attend as many sessions as you would like. The workshops are free to staff and can not only be useful to the staff member but may provide you with tools and ideas to use with patients and service users.

Following the success of our first programme of support for desk based colleagues we are delighted to launch the next programme of webinars and movement sessions beginning in November. We continue to work in partnership with HÄLSA Wellbeing to offer a programme of support to promote our wellbeing through these winter months and into the new year. Why not join us for some chair yoga or relaxation movement and learn about the benefits of digital detox and winter nutrition and hydration?

Opportunities for VCSE groups who are interested in using one of the 5 plots at Bottesford Allotments (within 1 large allotment plot) for running gardening related activities that would benefit their service users. The plots will be ‘leased’ free of charge to VCSE groups within North Lincolnshire, in accordance with an Agreement with NLC.

The END FUEL POVERTY COALITION have launched a Fuel Poverty Index by combining fuel poverty figures with data on measures improving energy efficiency and therefore reducing fuel poverty.

Phillip Vincent, ACRE’s Communications Manager, blogs on the need to act on new data that reveals high rates of fuel poverty in rural areas.

A review is being undertaken of how adult social care day services are provided in North East Lincolnshire with the aim of putting together proposals on how this should and could be provided to meet the needs of those using the services, now and in the future.

Do You know about the Priority Service Register and Membership? The priority Service Register is a way for energy customers to let their energy provider know that they are vulnerable. If you sign up to your supplier’s Priority Services Register (PSR), you can get extra help and support with your energy supply. Those who can sign up include Pensioners, the chronically sick, disabled or have hearing or visual impairment.

Do you have time to spare during the week to drive people using your own car to important health and social appointments? Are you looking for a volunteer role that will make a huge difference to the lives of others? If so, read on. We are particularly looking for a driver in the Isle of Axholme area. We provide safe, reliable and affordable transport to people with genuine transport difficulties when they have no other access to, or cannot use other methods of transport.

Please watch this video presentation which has been created to raise awareness of this new on-line community directory for everyone.

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