❤️Prime Minister Boris Johnson on the death of HRH The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.
Rest in peace ❤️It is with deep sorrow that Her Majesty The Queen has announced the death of her beloved husband, His Royal Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.
His Royal Highness passed away peacefully this morning at Windsor Castle.
The Royal Family join with people around the world in mourning his loss.
Further announcements will be made in due course. Visit www.royal.uk to read the announcement in full.
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We are a mental health service for young people aged 8-18, living in Stoke on Trent💙
We also support parents, carers and professionals who work with children by giving mental health training.
If you are a young person, or a parent who would like support for your child, or to learn more about mental health yourself, please get in touch.
We offer:
– Wellbeing Workshops for ages 8-18 where we teach young people about mental health, and explore their own thinking patterns, self esteem and behaviours. We also help to teach them skills to manage their distress.
– Peer Support Groups, where young people are able to share how they have been feeling and how their week has gone with other young people and with a Wellness Coach. The Wellness Coach also helps to encourage the young people with their goals.
– Mental Health Training for parents, carers & professionals, which builds awareness and knowledge of mental health, and so, can help you to understand how your children, or the children you work with, may be feeling.
– Social Groups: Each week we run one or two social groups for young people. A new staff is in the process of taking over these groups and so, what groups will be available is being decided. But we have hosted groups such as Games Night, Art Night, Quiz Night and a Book Club.
Contact us on:
01782 418518
info@staywellcyp.org
Information about testing from Stoke-on-Trent City Council
As lockdown restrictions continue to ease over the next month, residents are reminded that there are a variety of ways to get tested for COVID-19 across the city.
Residents without any coronavirus symptoms can get rapid result, lateral flow tests at eight community venues and a variety of community pharmacies citywide. People who book a coronavirus lateral flow test will be tested using technology which gives results in just over 30 minutes, without the need to go to a lab to be processed. Tests can be booked in advance at www.stoke.gov.uk/bookacovid19test, walk-ins are also welcome.
Home testing is available for residents without symptoms who are in household, childcare and support bubbles with primary and secondary school pupils or staff and occupations associated with childcare or education such as school escorts and childminders. Those eligible can collect test kits from 12 community venues across the city offering Community Collect. After having a test done on site with a trained member of staff to explain how to do the test, residents can then collect two boxes of seven test kits to complete twice-weekly at home. Residents do not need to book to collect test kits after this but can still get a test at a community testing venue or a pharmacy offering tests. More information on Community Collect can be found at www.stoke.gov.uk/communitycollect.
Residents who receive a positive lateral flow test at a community venue or through home testing are now required to take a confirmatory PCR test within 48 hours of receiving the positive result. Tests can be booked through the national portal at www.nhs.uk/coronavirus or by calling 119.
Residents are reminded if they have any of the three main coronavirus symptoms (high temperature, cough, loss of taste/smell) they should book a test at a regional testing centre and have a PCR test. The city’s local sites are: Stoke City FC South Car Park, Fenton Manor Car Park and Synectics Solutions Car Park. Tests can be booked through the national portal at www.nhs.uk/coronavirus or by calling 119.
As the council follows recovery plans to restart services safely and redeployed staff are starting to go back to their original roles, six community test sites will close. These changes to the council’s community testing programme will come into force from Thursday, April 1.
Council leader Abi Brown said: “We have worked hard to make testing accessible for all. As we move forward with the easing of lockdown restrictions, we have adapted our testing programme to reflect this. Some of our testing venues will be opening back up as leisure centres, and the changes we are making will also mean we have capacity to respond quickly should there be small outbreaks or new variants in the future. By changing the testing programme, more venues are now offering Community Collect so people can take regular tests in the comfort of their own homes.
“Please still get tested over the Easter break, we know many residents will be meeting loved ones outside this Easter weekend and over the two-week school holiday. If you are meeting others, please get tested on your way or the day before for peace of mind.”
Latest figures show that the seven-day coronavirus rate is 83.9 cases per 100,000 people, from March 17 to March 24 – with no decrease on the previous seven days. The positivity rate – the percentage of people who have had a coronavirus test and tested positive – has decreased to 2.3% per cent.
Dr Paul Edmondson-Jones, director of adult social care, health integration and wellbeing, said: “Our rate is much lower than it was a few weeks ago and our positivity has decreased, but we do not want our rate to go up after the Easter bank holiday. Let’s not undo all our hard work. Keep getting tested weekly and remember hands, face, space.”
Community testing sites open for lateral flow tests and Community Collect:
LRV at Staffordshire University
Christ Church
City Central Mosque
Hanley Town FC
Northwood Stadium
Florence Sports and Social Club
Baddeley Green Working Mens Club.
Community testing sites open just for community collect:
Dimensions Leisure Centre
Wallace Sports Centre
New Horizons Leisure Centre
Trentham Rugby Club.
Community pharmacies open for lateral flow tests:
Abbey Hulton- Miltons Chemist and Lloyds
Milton- Milton Pharmacy
Blurton- Blurton Pharmacy
Chell- Birchill & Watson
Burslem- Middleport Pharmacy, Burlsem Pharmacy and Lloyds
Stoke- Miltons Chemist and Lloyds (inside Sainsburys)
Dresden- Millers Chemist
Fenton- Lloyds
Hanley- Lloyds and Derby Street Pharmacy
Longton- Meir Hay Pharmacy
Meir- Weston Road Pharmacy
Hartshill- Hartshill Pharmacy
Packmoor- Packmoor Pharmacy
Shelton- Lloyds and Norfolk Street Pharmacy
Community test sites that will be closed from April 1:
Weston Coyney Village Hall
Sneyd Green Community Hub
Penkhull Village Hall
Blurton Community Hub
Hazel Trees Duke Street
Bentilee Neighbourhood Centre.
www.nhs.uk
NHS advice about coronavirus (COVID-19), including what the symptoms are, what to do if you think you have it and how to reduce your chances of getting it.
As it appears that someone has set the British weather to ‘random’ and we are currently experiencing blizzard conditions we would highly recommend (wherever possible) not leaving the house and curling up with a good book instead. Adding a nice hot cuppa to this equation is also very acceptable!
Luckily we have several EXCELLENT books to recommend! And you can download these amazing eBooks, eAudiobooks and eMagazines direct from our website! You could be reading a laugh-out-loud comedy, a gripping thriller or a melting romance in seconds!
In eBooks why not try:
The Doll’s House by M.J.Arlidge: bit.ly/3dEzfgr
Feathertide by Beth Cartwright : bit.ly/3fMt64v
The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden: bit.ly/3fLPE5f
In eAudiobooks why not try:
Moon over Soho by Ben Aaronovitch: bit.ly/3cRTNTm
The Creak on the Stairs by Eva Bjork Aegisdottir: bit.ly/3wuoEgB
Fatal Isles by Maria Adolfsson: bit.ly/3sQPNrU
In eMagazines have a look at:
House Beautiful: bit.ly/39NOOBd
BBC Good Food: bit.ly/3dFVrqA
Hello! Magazine: bit.ly/3cRuBwi
