Andrew will be on paternity leave for 4 weeks from next Monday. As many of you might know already, Andrew co-manages Local Welcome with Celia, and leads on managing the charity’s finances.
Whilst Andrew takes a well-deserved break from Local Welcome to enjoy this special time with his family, Celia and Hannah will be moving at a slightly different pace as we ensure all of the important work Andrew does is taken care of. Therefore, we might take a little longer than usual to get back to some of your queries.
We’re delighted for Andrew as he enters this new chapter with his family, and know many of you will be joining us in congratulating him 🎉🎉🎉
Our Derby leaders approached us with a great question earlier this month - ‘would it be possible to move our meal to the park opposite when the sun shines on us?’.
We thought this was a lovely idea, and no doubt something which other groups might want to do too! As long as risk assessments and other risk management procedures are put in place accordingly, our insurance covers eating meals outdoors.
Therefore, we’ve put together some safety guidance for this, and added it to the Leader Handbook: ‣
Note: the link might say ‘no access’ but you will be able to open it if you’re logged into Notion on the device you’re using
As you all know, as of this month we have shifted to offering on call support on the 1st Saturdays and Sundays of the month. As we were planning this change, we identified some unusual months where the 1st Saturday/Sunday occasionally fall on different weekends - June is the first example of this!
In these cases, we will offer on-call support on the weekend on which the month begins. This means that in June, on-call support will be available on Sat 31st May and Sun 1st Jun. Therefore, please keep this in mind as you plan ahead and book in meals. As a memo, this guideline is also documented in the meal booking form.