harbouring a view
How has Covid affected young people? Much has been said about the impact Covid is having on all our lives but, with the reopening of schools, more focus has recently been placed on what the impact has been on young people; this week a chance to hear from some young people direct in the form of a podcast came my way in which members of the West Sussex Youth Cabinet discuss how Covid has affected them.
Young people like their smartphones and apps. If we’re honest, we do too. You may have heard that WhatsApp is making video calls possible on your laptop or desktop. We have all been spending a lot more time on screens in the last 12 months, using Zoom, Teams and Meet (to name a few) to keep in touch. To be honest, after a while it is very tiring. This week Stanford University shared the findings of their research into “Zoom Fatigue” and suggested some simple fixes.
Donna and I have another week packed full of meetings this week - the public ones, including part 2 of last week's Full CDC on Friday, can be watched live here. As you may know, Donna is CDC’s appointed Governor to the Western Sussex Hospitals Trust (who include St Richard’s.) Earlier this week she posted a quick Covid update from them, explaining that whilst there was a small increase in hospital cases last week, the numbers have now dropped and are dramatically lower than the peak in January. The transmission rate is less than ten percent of what it was then too.
Last week was the UK’s first ever Food Waste Action Week. It was organised by the Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP.) Each day they focused on a different way to reduce food waste, with simple tips such as writing a shopping list so that you only buy what you need, making sure your fridge is set below 5°C, using up all edible parts of your food, such as broccoli stems and potato peel, which can be added to soups, freezing your leftovers for another day and getting familiar with food labels, including used by and best before dates.
I promised to share with you what campaigning, if any, will be allowed for the May elections so you know whether, for instance, campaigners are allowed to knock on your door. The full guidance is here but in brief leafleting and door knocking are allowed from March 8, and street stalls from March 29.
And finally: -
This is the roadmap from March 8th;
West Sussex are consulting about redesigning their Early Help service;;
Chichester Festival Theatre have begun their online Facing the Music series;
Register to vote (by April 10) for May’s elections and find out more about the local picture here.
As always from the whole Team, stay safe
Tim
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