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COVID-19 Winter Support Funding Available for Youth Organisations in England
Funding is available to youth organisations in England to help ensure services providing vital support can remain open.
A new fund for local and national youth organisations, designed to help mitigate the impact of lost income during the winter period due to the coronavirus pandemic, is open for applications. More »
Applications will be accepted from grassroots youth clubs, uniformed youth groups, and national youth and umbrella organisations based in England.
Applicants must be one of the following:
- A registered charity.
- An incorporated not-for-profit organisation.
- An incorporated Community Interest Company.
Grants are intended to cover essential business expenditure, such as staff salaries and operational costs, incurred between 1 November 2020 and 31 March 2021 that enable the organisation to remain viable, open, reopen or partially reopen, where this represents a value for money approach and where their service delivery is in line with Government COVID-19 guidance.
The following maximum levels of support are available:
- Local organisations may request funding of up to whichever is the lower of:
- 25% of their annual income; or
- Deficit from November 2020 to March 2021; or
- £250,000.
- National organisations may request funding of up to whichever is the lower of:
- 25% of their annual income; or
- Deficit from November 2020 to March 2021; or
- £2 million.
All grants must be spent by 31 March 2021.
The deadline for applications is 12 February 2021 (5pm).
Posted: Mon, 25 Jan 2021 12:07 by Deputy Clerk
Vaccinators needed - help us overcome the virus
Healthcare professionals are being asked to come forward to help administer the Covid-19 vaccines in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.
A number of new vaccination centres are being set up, and each one requires dozens of staff to administer the jabs. More »
Any registered healthcare professional can play a part after appropriate training – most of which they can do online at home. Retired professionals can join a temporary register up to five years after they have left the permanent register.
Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust is recruiting staff on behalf of the local NHS.
Anne Scott, director of nursing, allied health professionals and quality said: "We are looking for staff who are registered healthcare professionals, or could easily re-register. This includes a wide range of professions such as physiotherapists, pharmacists, occupational therapists, speech and language therapists as well as nurses and doctors.
"We will be offering full and part-time work over the next few months. You will be very welcome.
"Staff who have already been involved in the programme have said it is hugely rewarding to help deliver vaccines which protect life, and will help the country return to normal."
We are also looking for administrative staff to welcome patients and to help ensure accurate records are kept for members of the public receiving the vaccination.
In addition, this project is looking for volunteers to help patients at the vaccination sites.
For more details and to apply, please visit: www.leicspart.nhs.uk/supportvaccinations » Less
Posted: Tue, 19 Jan 2021 10:16 by Deputy Clerk
Hinckley & Bosworth Community Transport Provision for Covid-19 Vaccine
Please see poster with regards to transport provision for those who have been called to receive their Covid-19 Vaccine. This transport will be free for those who do not have any way of getting to the centre safely themselves.
Posted: Wed, 13 Jan 2021 11:31 by Deputy Clerk
ANOTHER COVID SCAM TO BE AWARE OF
Leicestershire County Council Trading Standards have been made aware of yet another Covid related scam via text. The below suggests that the text has come from Leicestershire County Council when it has not. The following post has been put out onto our Facebook page and can be found at: More »
https://www.facebook.com/leicstradingstandards/?view_public_for=469995703756810
Leicestershire County Council Trading Standards Service
!! Scam alert – Covid-19 vaccine scam text !!
This service has received a report that a fake text message is being sent
Purporting to be from Leicestershire Council regarding breaches of Covid restrictions.
They have NOT sent this message
Be wary of unsolicited text messages or emails.
If you need advice or wish to report any scam please call Citizens Advice
Consumer Service on 0808 223 1133.
Details of this scam will be provided to Action Fraud https://www.actionfraud.police.uk/ and consumers are able to report any scam text directly to their network provider, free of charge by forwarding the text to '7726'. » Less
Posted: Wed, 06 Jan 2021 10:57 by Deputy Clerk