Author: Richard Corby

Get Online Week is an annual digital inclusion campaign run by charity Good Things Foundation

In the last 14 years, the campaign has helped hundreds of thousands of people to get online for the first time and improve their digital skills.

Get Online Week sees thousands of local events take place each year hosted by community organisations, giving everyone the chance to find the support they need to improve their digital skills and get motivated to learn more.

Last year, hundreds of community organisations in the UK held events for people with low or no digital skills, reaching over 30,000 people.

This year’s Get Online Week campaign will take place from 17 – 23 October 2021.

How to take part in the campaign:

Plan your event

People hold a variety of sessions during Get Online Week – from drop in sessions in their centres to sessions out and about in the community to engage new people.

Promote it in your local community.

Let’s us know if you are planning an event in Uttlesford and we will help to spread the word! You can also get resources from The Good Things Foundation. Visit: https://uk.getonlineweek.com/event-resources

Saffron Walden Town Council (SWTC) is pleased to announce its recently adopted policy on Menopause and guiding principles for Employees and Managers

With the theme for World Menopause Day on Tuesday 18^th October being ‘Cognition and Mood’, SWTC is delighted to be hosting an event to raise awareness and promote a positive message around the menopause.  A relaxed evening to include information and discussion on nutrition, exercise, sleep, and mental wellbeing presented by guest speaker, Professor Joyce Harper.  She is head of Reproductive Science at the Institute for Women’s Health, University College London and is passionate about education and discussion of all aspects of women’s health but especially at three key stages: puberty, the fertile years, and the menopause.  Her talk at this event will focus on demystifying the menopause.

Town Clerk, Lisa Courtney will share ‘menopause in the workplace’; giving her own experiences and imparting good practice on how other local businesses can support their employees and adopt similar employee policies – And a selection of local wellbeing practitioners will also be on hand to offer additional information and guidance helping to empower women in their menopause journey;

• Donna Richardson – Positively Menopausal; women’s wellness and menopause coach
• Fiona O’Leary – Physiotherapy & Pilates
• Kathy Ponter – Alexander Technique
• Nikki Sammons – Wellbeing and relaxation therapist
• Siobhan Kemp – Saffron Yoga
• 1 Life – Lord Butler Fitness & Leisure Centre
• Saffron Walden Library

Tickets are available in person from the Tourist Information Centre at £5.00 each and will include a glass of bubbles on arrival and entry into a prize draw to be in with a chance to win a Saffron Grange wine tour and tasting for two!

The Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner will be holding a Uttlesford public meeting on Thursday 13th October 2022

Residents and businesses in Uttlesford are being invited to find out more about crime and community safety in the district at a meeting being held by Deputy Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner, Jane Gardner.

The meeting will take place on Thursday 13th October between 7pm and 8pm at Saffron Walden Town Hall.

Questions can be emailed to PFCC@essex.police.uk or asked on the evening.

Our friends at Mind in West Essex are opening the doors of the Dunmow Hub once again this weekend, for a morning of chat, friendship and some relaxation

Pop into the Dunmow Community Hub at 45 Stortford Road between 10 a.m. and 1.p.m this Saturday and join the fun at the chat cafe.

Share some cake, enjoy a hot or cold drink and the company of others. Take a moment (or two) relax and unwind.

We hope you can join us.