EVEN APART, WE STAND TOGETHER. COVID-19 (Coronavirus): Public Information

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EVEN APART, WE STAND TOGETHER. COVID-19 (coronavirus): Public information

You can help prevent the spread of infection.

The best way to protect yourself and others is:

Wash your hands with soap and water, or use a sanitiser gel, regularly throughout the day.

Catch your cough or sneeze in a tissue, bin it, and wash your hands.

If you have recently arrived back from specified areas follow the returning traveller advice. Check the list of areas and find out more at pha.site/coronavirus

Public Health Agency, 12–22 Linenhall Street, Belfast BT2 8BS. www.publichealth.hscni.net Adapted from material produced by Public Health England. Federation Update

From the Secretary’s desk

It is our sincere hope that some From the scant information into line with the remainder of clubs and businesses will not that we have at hand, to take the UK, where twelve months be lost to us, due to the speed advantage of the Coronavirus has been afforded. If that turns at which legislation is being Jobs Retention Scheme grant, out not to be the case, we will implemented. staff must be sent home in the have the opportunity to broach first instance, and also placed the subject in a meeting with the The number of calls being on furlough. The purpose of Finance Minister Conor Murphy received all seek the same the scheme is to ensure that MLA, in early April. advice. Do we have to close? as few staff as possible go out Although this remained your to work and heighten the risk What role can we play in decision until Friday night, the of infection to the general controlling the coronavirus? Government decided to enforce population. While some will wish to carry Harry Beckinsale, Secretary, closure through legislation, a on as normal, we all nevertheless N.I. Federation of Clubs decision taken in an attempt We request that all clubs need to be mindful of the to slow the progress of the however, gain advice from their risk posed by this coronavirus We are certainly living in Covid-19 infection. insurance provider/HR advisor pandemic. Without doubt, this strange times, and the pace at and follow their guidance in all is a dreadful situation, impacting which our day to day lives are How we were required to treat instances. on day-to-day life. being reshaped, is changing the staff, was of prime concern, landscape at frightening speed. which, until the announcement Will I still have to pay Sky TV? So what can you do? of the introduction of No you will not. Sky TV The decision to close your The relationships we have the Government backed have informed us that club, or remain open, has been developed with suppliers to Coronavirus Jobs Retention billing has been suspended taken out of your hands. Many the registered club sector has Scheme on Friday 20th since 14th March 2020. We of our members had already provided mutual benefits over March, was causing turmoil understand that BT Sport have taken the decision to close as a many years, but in particular, for individuals and families implemented something similar. sensible thing to do. However with the difficulties presented by throughout the province. We the pace at which things are the Pandemic this has resulted are still trying to gain clarity on Other organisations, such moving is quite astounding, in the provision of support how this scheme will actually as PPL/PRS, may possibly and it is important we care for which has been outstanding by function, as it doesn’t appear to afford consideration over the one another, particularly the any measure. be as straightforward as at first timespan of closure and the vulnerable in our society. thought. entertainment being cancelled. Since first receiving a press While clubs have the advantage release from Diageo, closely From the initial information No doubt many other difficult of knowing those who enter followed by Tennent’s NI, that we have sourced online days are ahead of us, but if we their club, the information from Molson Coors and Russell’s etc., from various agencies, if work in a team spirit, I am quite health professionals supersedes together with similar offers of you, as the employer, have a sure we can overcome them. everything. If we all follow support from other numerous clause in your staff contract of Government guidelines, we will suppliers, the support has been employment which allows for Club representatives who come out of this a lot quicker. humbling. you to either introduce lay off, have contacted me have been or short time working, then apologetic, commenting that I The following pages contain Unfortunately, the support the answer is that no consent is must be inundated with calls. information from the NHS and offered by the Prime required from staff. Well yes, I have been, as has other health bodies on best Minister, is substantial, but been the Chairman and my practice on what to do during is hampered by the delay If there is no lay off clause in other Federation colleagues, these troubled times. The between announcement and the contract, technically consent but that is what we are here information is obviously subject introduction. will be needed. However, if an for. Therefore, if you require to change, but at the time of employee refuses to consent to assistance, please do not hesitate writing is the correct course of Hopefully our own Finance be sent home on furlough, then to call us. action to take. Minister, Conor Murphy MLA, they risk being made redundant. will afford N. Ireland businesses The employer could make an As stated above, while we are Member clubs should be aware the same twelve month rating employee redundant if they aware that rates will be put that the Federation is here to holiday, as is the case for our refuse, provided they have been on hold for three months, we help you. It is precisely what we counterparts in England. selected for it fairly. remain hopeful that we will fall are here for!

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Business advice Courtesy of Gavin Robinson MP

This following information is throughout this period 1st March 2020 but will be • Income Tax Self-Assessment, accurate as of 23rd March of disruption caused by extended if necessary. payments due on the 31st 2020 but may be subject to COVID-019. July 2020 will be deferred change due to the rapid progress Deferring VAT and Income until the 31st January 2021. being made at all levels of Coronavirus Job Retention Tax Payments • This is an automatic offer - Government. Scheme • Businesses will have their no applications necessary. Key features of the scheme: VAT payments deferred for Given the range of queries • Employees are on 3 months until 30th June Northern Ireland Business relating to COVID-19 ‘furlough’ leave rather than 2020 Rates Relief (Coronavirus), I have dismissed • Income Tax Self-Assessment, • COVID Small Business compiled this note to be • The Government will payments due on the 31 July Grant - A grant of £10,000 helpful. With advice and fund 80% of wages up to 2020 will be deferred until for all small businesses who guidance changing rapidly, it a maximum of £2,500 per the 31st January 2021 are eligible for the Small is not exhaustive, but I hope month • This is an automatic offer - Business Rate Relief Scheme it proves useful. • For any employee on the no applications necessary (ie all businesses with a payroll on the 1st March NAV up to £15,000). More UK Government Support 2020 Business Interruption Loan information is available at For Business • Payments will be available Scheme www.nibusinessinfo.co.uk/ The UK government has set from the end of April and • Businesses will have their content/small-business-rate- out a package of measures backdated to 1st March VAT payments deferred for relief to protect public services, • The Scheme will run for 3 months until 30th June • Hospitality, Tourism people and businesses at least three months from 2020 and Retail Sectors Grant

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Businesses in Northern Ireland will not receive a rates bill this month. Bills will not be issued until June and the intervening three months will be covered by £100 million allocated in last week’s budget. Details can be found at www. finance-ni.gov.uk/news/covid- 19-ps100m-emergency-rates- package-businesses If you have financial difficulty with paying rates, you are encouraged to contact Land and Property Services at www.finance-ni. gov.uk/land-property-services- Employers agreed to facilitate a 3 month also bring forward legislation lps or access NI Direct Government has committed payment holiday should you to stop eviction cases from online www.nidirect.gov.uk/ to repaying SSP for employers require help to meet your proceeding through the courts information-and-services/ with a staff level less than mortgage payments. This also during this crisis. guide-rates/help-paying-your- 250. The regulations to put includes equity loans for those Food Banks rates this action in law have yet with Help to Buy Mortgages Food banks are there to help to be finalised, so details and for renters/landlords, those most in need, but also COVID-19 Emergency Grant will follow but reference can Buy to Let Mortgages. It will require significant help from for Hospitality Workers be found at www.gov.uk/ not be assumed you need this, people able to give it. Please This grant will be a one- government/publications/ so talk to your lender before don’t bulk buy, but perhaps off payment of £250 per guidance-to-employers-and- payment is due. DO NOT consider a couple of extra household. businesses-about-covid-19/ JUST DEFAULT. items to donate to any in your • You must be currently covid-19-support-for- area. working within the UK businesses Rent hospitality industry or have As mentioned above, buy-to- General worked in the industry Insurance let mortgages are included in Remember advice on self - within the last month Business interruption cover the 3 months holiday. If you isolation and symptoms can • Have savings of less than through your insurance will are unable to pay rent, you be found at the PHA website £1,000 per person or depend on the type of cover should notify your landlord www.publichealth.hscni.net/ £2,000 for a family or you have purchased and what so that they can seek the news/covid-19-coronavirus couple (including rolling is specifically included in your holiday from their lender if or by calling 111 and then bank balance) policy. You are best to read relevant. Government will option 1 for NI. • They do not take into your policy or ask your broker account any income you directly, but most policies receive from state benefits will not ordinarily include a • You are experiencing notifiable disease extension. financial issues relating to Chartered Accountants and Statutory Auditors your employment status More information can be owing to coronavirus found from the Association of British Insurers website Click on the following web www.abi.org.uk/products- link for more information and-issues/topics-and-issues/ and to download the relevant coronavirus-qa/#a form to apply for the grant - www.hospitalityaction.org. Mortgages uk/media/2140/covid-19- Government has announced grant-190320-_v9.pdf that mortgage lenders have

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Covid-19 (coronavirus) Questions and Answers (correct at 20th March 2020)

COVID-19 is a new illness 2. How long should I stay at • Cover your mouth and nose DON’T that can affect your lungs and home? with a tissue or your sleeve • Do not touch your eyes, nose airways. It’s caused by a virus Everyone should do what (not your hands) when you or mouth if your hands are called coronavirus. they can to stop coronavirus cough or sneeze not clean 1. Should I stay at home if I spreading. • Put used tissues in the bin • Do not have visitors to your have coronavirus symptoms? immediately and wash your home, including friends and Stay at home if you have either: It is particularly important for hands afterwards family • a high temperature - this people who: • Avoid close contact with means you feel hot to touch • are 70 or over people who have symptoms of If you’re at high risk on your chest or back (you • have a long-term condition coronavirus The NHS will contact you do not need to measure your • are pregnant • Only travel on public from Monday 23 March 2020 temperature) • have a weakened immune transport if you need to if you are at particularly high • a new, continuous cough - this system • Work from home, if you can risk of getting seriously ill with means coughing a lot for more • Avoid social activities, such coronavirus. You’ll be given than an hour, or 3 or more DO as going to pubs, restaurants, specific advice about what to do. coughing episodes in 24 hours • Wash your hands with soap theatres and cinemas (if you usually have a cough, it and water often - do this for • Avoid events with large Do not contact your GP or may be worse than usual) at least 20 seconds groups of people healthcare team at this stage – • Always wash your hands when • Use phone, online services, wait to be contacted. Only call 111 if you cannot get you get home or into work or apps to contact your help online via https://111.nhs. • Use hand sanitiser gel if soap GP surgery or other NHS 3. Who’s at risk? uk/covid-19/ and water are not available services You may be at a particularly

6 Club Review Issue 2 2020 nifederationofclubs.com high risk of getting seriously ill Treatment aims to relieve the with coronavirus if you: symptoms while your body • Have had an organ fights the illness. transplant and are taking Coronavirus - NHS 111 immunosuppressant medicine You’ll need to stay in isolation, • Are having chemotherapy or away from other people, until ortern reland now radiotherapy you have recovered. as full access to te • Have blood or bone marrow cancer, such as leukaemia 8. Will staying at home help elline service on coronavirus • Have a severe chest condition, stop coronavirus spreading? such as cystic fibrosis or severe You’ll need to stay at home Call and ten ress wen asthma if you have symptoms of trou to te recorded messae • Have another serious health coronavirus (COVID-19) or live condition with someone who does.

4. How is coronavirus spread? Staying at home means you Because it’s a new illness, should: we do not know exactly how • Not go to work, school or coronavirus spreads from person public areas to person. • Not use public transport or You do not need to stay at home If you have symptoms of taxis if you just have a cough after coronavirus and need to stay at Similar viruses are spread in • Not have visitors, such as 7 days. A cough can last for home, use the 111 coronavirus cough droplets. friends and family, in your several weeks after the infection service to get an isolation note. home has gone. 12. I have symptoms and live It’s very unlikely it can be spread • Not go out to buy food or 10. What if I live with someone with a vulnerable person. through things like packages or collect medicine – order them who has symptoms? What should I do? food. by phone or online, or ask someone else to drop them If you live with someone who If you live with someone who 5. I’m pregnant. Am I at risk? off at your home has symptoms, you’ll need to is 70 or over, has a long-term If you’re pregnant and worried stay at home for 14 days from condition, is pregnant or has a about coronavirus, you can You can use your garden, if you the day their symptoms started. weakened immune system, try get advice from the Royal have one. You can also leave the This is because it can take 14 to arrange for them to stay with College of Obstetricians and house to exercise - but stay at days for symptoms to appear. friends or family for 14 days. Gynaecologists by visiting this least 2 metres away from other If you have to stay at home link - www.rcog.org.uk/en/ people. If more than 1 person at home together, try to keep away from guidelines-research-services/ has symptoms, stay at home each other as much as possible. guidelines/coronavirus- If you have symptoms of for 14 days from the day the DO pregnancy/covid-19-virus- coronavirus (a high temperature first person started having infection-and-pregnancy/ or a new, continuous cough) symptoms. • Try to keep 2 metres (3 steps) and you’re not sure if you away from each other 6. Is there travel advice? need to stay at home, use If you get symptoms, stay at • Avoid using shared There are some countries and the 111 coronavirus service - home for 7 days from when spaces, such as kitchens or areas where there’s a higher https://111.nhs.uk/covid-19/ your symptoms start, even if it bathrooms, at the same time chance of coming into contact - to find out what to do. means you’re at home for longer as each other with someone with coronavirus. than 14 days. • Open windows in shared 9. How long should I stay at spaces if you can If you’re planning to travel home? If you do not get symptoms, you • Clean a shared bathroom abroad and are concerned If you have symptoms of can stop staying at home after each time you use it, for about coronavirus, see advice coronavirus, you’ll need to stay 14 days. example by wiping the for travellers on www.gov.uk/ at home for 7 days. surfaces you have touched guidance/travel-advice-novel- 11. What’s an isolation note? • Use a dishwasher if you coronavirus After 7 days: If you live with someone who have one - if you do not have • If you do not have a high has symptoms of coronavirus, one, use washing-up liquid 7. What treatment is there? temperature, you do not need you can get an isolation note to and warm water and dry There is currently no specific to stay at home send to your employer as proof everything thoroughly treatment for coronavirus. • If you still have a high you need to stay off work. DON’T temperature, stay at home Antibiotics do not help, as they until your temperature You do not need to get a note • Do not share a bed, if from a GP. possible do not work against viruses. returns to normal continued on page 8

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• Do not share towels, products, such as detergents and health and wellbeing? stay at home? including hand towels and tea bleach, when you clean your To help yourself stay well while If you get symptoms not related towels home. you’re at home: to coronavirus and need 13. How can I reduce the Put used tissues and disposable • Drink plenty of water to stay medical help: spread of infection in my cleaning cloths in rubbish bags. hydrated – drink enough so • do not go to a GP surgery, home? Then put the bag into a second your pee is pale and clear pharmacy or hospital While you’re staying at home, bag and tie it securely. Wait 3 • Take paracetamol to help ease • if it’s not an emergency, use you should: days before putting it in your your symptoms the NHS 111 online service – • Wash your hands with soap outside bin. • Stay in touch with family and call 111 if you cannot get help and water often, for at least friends over the phone or online 20 seconds Dispose of other household on social media, to help you • if it’s an emergency, call 999 • Use hand sanitiser gel if soap waste as normal. avoid feeling low or lonely - tell the call handler you may and water are not available • Try to keep yourself busy - have coronavirus • Cover your mouth and nose Wash your laundry in the you could try activities like with a tissue or your sleeve washing machine in the usual cooking, reading, online Cancel all routine face-to- (not your hands) when you way. Laundry that has been in learning and watching films face medical and dental cough or sneeze contact with an ill person can • Do light exercise, if you feel appointments while you’re • Put used tissues in the bin be washed with other people’s well enough to staying at home. You may be straight away and wash your items. Do not shake dirty able to do some appointments hands afterwards laundry, as this may spread the There is advice about how to over the phone. • Clean objects and surfaces virus in the air. look after your mental wellbeing you touch often (like door while staying at home from Use the NHS 111 online handles, kettles and phones) If you do not have a washing Every Mind Matters - www.nhs. coronavirus service if: using your regular cleaning machine, wait for 3 days after uk/oneyou/every-mind-matters/ • You feel you cannot cope with products your stay at home has ended coronavirus-covid-19-staying- your symptoms at home before taking your laundry to a at-home-tips/ • Your condition gets worse 14. How should I do my launderette. cleaning and laundry? 16. What should I do if I need Only call 111 if you cannot get Use your usual household 15. How should I look after my medical help but have to help online.

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Questions & Answers

be within the Club or can the petition. Assuming it is a valid ensure their club is a safe space signatories be gained outside petition, then an EGM will have for their members. the Club? We are concerned to be called as per the Club’s Examples: this person may harass Club Rules. The benefit of the doubt • Limit the number of Members on the street. should be with the petition to members and guests in your call an EGM and unless there A. There is no prescribed premises. manner in which signatures are serious issues which call • Remove tables and leave should be obtained in view the petition into question then larger gaps between the ones to calling an EGM. Clearly if the request should be granted a petition is presented to the if it is supported by sufficient that remain. Committee amidst allegations of signatures. • Marking spaces on your floors harassment or intimidation in Q. One of our members with tape to highlight the order to gain the signatures then recommended social distancing recommended space between the Committee can investigate during the coronavirus individuals these allegations further. pandemic. What exactly is social • Ensure there are numerous Q. We have a Member I think you simply have to wait distancing? bottles of hand sanitiser who is trying to obtain and see if a valid petition is A. Social distancing measures available for ease and signatures to call for an EGM to presented to the Committee. are steps you can take to reduce frequency of use remove the current Committee If a petition is presented and the social interaction between • Ensure your bathroom due to a decision he does not there are concerns then you can people. This will help reduce facilities are stocked with approve of. Are there any rules have a quiet word with some the transmission of coronavirus soap and/or anti-bacterial or regulations relating to how a of the names on the petition (COVID-19). handwash Member can gather signatures to ensure that they did not feel They are: These are only a few for an SGM? Does it have to intimidated , into signing the • Avoid contact with someone recommendations you should who is displaying symptoms act upon to safeguard your staff of coronavirus (COVID-19). and members. These symptoms include high We strongly advise you to temperature and/or new and follow the above measures continuous cough as much as you can and to • Avoid non-essential use of significantly limit your face-to- public transport, varying your face interaction with friends and travel times to avoid rush family if possible, particularly hour, when possible if you: are over 70, have an • Work from home, where underlying health condition, or possible. Your employer are pregnant. should support you to do this. This advice is likely to be in • Avoid large gatherings, and place for some weeks. gatherings in smaller public Q. One of our bar staff wasn’t spaces actually sick but his doctor • Avoid gatherings with friends advised him to self-isolate due and family. Keep in touch to the coronavirus outbreak. Specialist Licensing using remote technology such Do we have to pay SSP in this and as phone, internet, and social instance? media A. The Government has stated Employment Lawyers • Use telephone or online that if NHS 111, or a doctor, services to contact your GP or advises an employee or worker other essential services to self-isolate, they should We understand these measures receive any Statutory Sick may cause an issue when clubs Pay (SSP) due to them. If the are permitted to reopen, but we employer offers contractual sick have received word that several pay, it’s good practice to pay clubs put measures in place to this.

10 Club Review Issue 2 2020 nifederationofclubs.com It is expected there will be which demonstrates a fair dependent upon age, length of paid their annual membership further announcements over and objective approach when service and contractual earnings. Subscriptions. Can we bar these the coming weeks regarding the selecting members of the • Up to the age of 21: half a members from attending the Statutory Sick Pay system. workforce for redundancy. week’s pay for each completed Annual General Meeting and voting? Q. Due to the coronavirus If an employer is considering year of service; pandemic, our club may making an employee redundant, • 22 to 40 years of age: one A. You are perfectly entitled to have to make several staff they must follow a standard week’s pay for each completed prevent members who have not redundant. Can you advise what dismissal procedure. However, year of service; paid their annual subscription the procedure does not apply to from attending the Annual redundancy payments we will • 41+ years of age: one-and- some collective redundancies. General Meeting and voting. have to make. a-half weeks’ pay for each A. Planning for and handling To be entitled to receive a completed year of service. In fairness, most clubs collect statutory redundancy payment, subscriptions from the 1st redundancies carefully and The calculation for weekly pay an individual must: January so the Committee with great sensitivity is is subject to the statutory limit should have had ample time to crucial. It will help minimise • be an employee working of £547 (6 April 2019). This is make sure all members were up emotional distress for the under a contract of reviewed annually. individuals affected. It will employment; to date with The maximum number of years also help minimise damage to their subscriptions prior to the • have at least two years of that can be taken into account organisational performance AGM taking place. I suggest that continuous service; and in a redundancy payment which can happen when in future years, the Committee • have been dismissed, laid off calculation is 20. there is uncertainty or poor or put on short-time working are pro-active in dealing with More detailed information for management of the situation. (and have a qualifying period members who are late with employers and employees can Organisations can potentially of lay off). their subscription payments be obtained from the HR team avoid or minimise the need and apply the terms of the rules When issuing redundancy pay, linked to your club insurance for redundancies by planning which cover such late payments. an employer must provide a provider, or the Labour their labour requirements very If you have any questions you need statement showing how it was Relations Agency. carefully. Employers should also calculated. answered for your club, then please establish an agreed procedure Q. We have a number of send them to us at: The amount payable is for handling redundancies, members who have still not [email protected]

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Diageo pledges 8m bottles of hand sanitiser

Diageo, maker of Johnnie million 250ml bottles of hand GNS to be made available for systems and for consumers. Walker and Smirnoff, sanitiser. national healthcare systems Australia: Diageo’s Bundaberg has pledged to enable the and workers across the UK and Distilling Co. to produce creation of more than eight Diageo continues to engage Ireland. 100,000 litres of ethanol for the million bottles of hand with national and local Italy: 100,000 litres of GNS to Queensland Government, to sanitiser, by donating up to governments across the support the healthcare system be forwarded to hand sanitiser two million litres of alcohol many countries where the and other national needs manufacturers. to manufacturing partners, company has major distilling USA: 500,000 litres of GNS to help protect frontline operations. The spirit will to be supplied to meet local “Healthcare workers are at healthcare workers in the fight be made available in supply community needs the forefront of fighting against COVID-19. chains according to local Brazil: Diageo’s Ypioca plant this pandemic and we are circumstances, working with will produce 50,000 litres of determined to do what we can The world’s leading distiller the relevant authorities and spirit for the local healthcare to help protect them,” said Ivan will provide Grain Neutral hand sanitiser manufacturers. system, in conjunction with the Menezes, Chief Executive of Spirit (GNS) - a 96% strength This will ensure the donation Ceara State Government. Diageo. ethyl alcohol used primarily is used for maximum impact Kenya: Diageo’s East Africa in production of vodka and in protecting health workers Breweries Ltd will enable “This is the quickest and most gin - and make it available and patients and that sanitiser production of 135,000 litres of effective way for us to meet at no cost to hand sanitiser reaches the frontline as quickly sanitiser, prioritising vulnerable the surging demand for hand producers in multiple as possible. and at risk groups. sanitiser around the world.” countries, to help overcome India: 500,000 litres of alcohol shortages in healthcare systems. The plan includes: to supply to the sanitiser This donation will enable the The UK and the Republic industry across 25 States, for production of more than eight of Ireland: 500,000 litres of use in national healthcare

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In these difficult times, can you afford not to review your club expenditure?

We are all facing a very difficult MJ Utilities has direct lines and worrying time with the with every major energy spread of the coronavirus supplier in the country. We can (COVID-19). carry out a no-obligation review to identify any savings that you Many clubs/businesses will may benefit from which I am now have been forced into sure will be welcomed at this ‘survival mode’ and will be difficult time. perhaps looking at ways to likely be trying to keep footfall reduce expenditure in order Many businesses including to a minimum. You could be to survive and get through this energy suppliers have a large just a couple of emails away unprecedented event. part of their workforce working from helping reduce your clubs remotely from home which is expenditure. please get in touch as soon as Businesses are now looking at good for us as it still enables possible. any ways possible of reducing us to carry on as normal (or as We also work with a number business expenditure and normal as it can be at this time). of local companies that may We’re in this together - please we have found that a major be able to help reduce other stay safe. expense in any business is that The nature of what we do spends such as telecoms, of electricity and gas. So, if we means that we can conduct a merchant services and LED For further information email may, we would like to try and lot of our business via email lighting. [email protected] help you at this most difficult without having to visit your If you would like us to review or [email protected] of times. premises at a time when you’ll any of these things for you then or call 0777 699 4807.

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Charity Update

Cancelled appointments for Cancer Focus NI patients

Cancer Focus Northern people, very worrying times, and advice and information about will be reviewing our practices Ireland has temporarily halted difficult decisions have to be cancer or email nurseline@ as government guidelines are all face-to-face appointments made. cancerfocusni.org.” reviewed,” Roisin added. with vulnerable local cancer patients as a result of the current “As a local cancer charity, many The charity also operates a “We would ask everyone to coronavirus crisis. people who access our services driving service to take patients to please bear in mind that we can may be particularly vulnerable and from hospital appointments. only continue to deliver these Lifeline services provided by the during this time, for example For the time being it will no services to local people with your leading local cancer charity to those who are undergoing longer be taking new referrals help. We are over 90% reliant on patients and their families have cancer treatment. We have a but the charity will do its best to public donations to deliver our been seriously disrupted by the duty of care to our service users honour appointments already good work. As a relatively small outbreak. and want to act responsibly made. local charity, we will need your during such an uncertain time. help over the coming months. The charity has had to Therefore, the decision has been If you have an immediate temporarily stop face-to-face made to temporarily stop face-to- appointment for one of the “Unfortunately, cancer and how contact with patients who would face appointments and meetings, Cancer Focus NI care services, a it affects people - the patient and normally have attended for such as bra-fitting and group member of staff will be in touch carers - will not stand still during counselling, family support, art support activities,” she said. to cancel. this pandemic. therapy, bra-fitting and other care service appointments. It “For services such as counselling, Roisin added, “We are looking “There are many ways you can has also cancelled home and family support service and art at ways to use technology to show your support remotely. hospital visits. therapy, we intend to provide keep in contact with our patient patient support via telephone support users during this Please visit www.cancerfocusni. Roisin Foster, chief executive and video call. Our freephone uncertain time. We are used org/backlocal for more of Cancer Focus NI, said, Nurse Line will be operating as to walking hand-in-hand with information. Thank you “We’re very aware that these normal, Monday to Friday, 9am our clients and will continue for your patience and are extraordinary and, for many to 1pm, on 0800 783 3339 for to try and do so remotely. We understanding at this time.” Forget Me Not Funds remember a loved one

Cancer Focus Northern Ireland Over the years, Jimmy, together a wheelchair for the last part of great comfort to be doing some is encouraging local people to with his family and friends, has her life. good for others.” open a Cancer Focus Northern raised an amazing £100k for Ireland Forget Me Not Fund in Cancer Focus NI and another Jimmy continued, “Before she Cancer Focus NI community memory of a loved one. A Forget cancer charity and Jimmy would died, Gina talked openly about fundraiser Barbara Long said: Me Not Fund is a unique and like to take this opportunity to her funeral arrangements. She “When someone you love dies positive way for family, friends thank everybody who helped told me she wasn’t afraid to die, you may wish to celebrate their and colleagues to remember a out with the fundraising. but didn’t want to leave us. She life and memory in a special loved one and keep their spirit said that she would like us to way. You’ll know the best way alive - and help other people Gina was 47 when she passed remember her in a positive way. to remember them but a Forget in Northern Ireland who are away in 2006. The couple’s Gina was always helping others, Me Not Fund offers a way that affected by cancer. daughter Clare was 18 at the even when she was ill. not only celebrates their life but time and their son Conor was helps other local people affected Jimmy Carrigan, who worked 15. “When I heard about Forget by cancer too. with the health service before Jimmy said, “Gina was Me Not Funds I thought that he retired, lost his wife Gina to originally diagnosed with lung would be the perfect way to To sign up or to find out cancer 14 years ago. He opened cancer. She had surgery but enshrine her memory. It has more email barbaralong@ a Forget Me Not Fund in her after 18 months it had spread to been a great way for me and my cancerfocusni.org, call 028 memory because he felt it was an her brain. She lived with cancer family to focus our thoughts 9068 0746 or visit www. ideal way to honour her memory. for four years and ended up in and energies and we found it a cancerfocusni.org/forgetmenot

18 Club Review Issue 2 2020 nifederationofclubs.com West Belfast GAA Club celebrate after raising £90k for Northern Ireland Children’s Hospice

West Belfast GAA Club, O’Donnell’s GAC, is celebrating after raising a staggering £90k for Northern Ireland Children’s Hospice.

The club have been actively fundraising for the Children’s Hospice since 2000 by holding an annual Social Night every December in the Club to raise vital funds for the Hospice. The funds were raised on the night through a ballot, with prizes kindly donated by local business. The Club also kept collection cans at the Club Bar all year round to help raise additional funds for the charity.

Joe McNerney, bar treasurer said: “We’ve been fundraising for the Children’s Hospice since 2000. We would like to thank Michael Nugent, Regional local community. We couldn’t Northern Ireland Children’s all the local businesses who have Fundraiser at Northern Ireland continue to provide our vital Hospice is the only service of generously donated prizes to Children’s Hospice, added: service without fundraising its type in Northern Ireland the event every single year and “This incredible donation events hosted by the local caring for over 370 local infants, our tenacious club members for really will make a difference community. We’re extremely children and young people with their support. We couldn’t have to the lives of local children grateful and humbled to accept life-limiting and life-threatening raised this money without their and their families who we care this donation on behalf of the conditions every year. support and generosity.” for in the Hospice and in the club”. NI Hospice announce shop closures

Due to the recent COVID-19 of the virus within the local illnesses you (coronavirus) outbreak, we have community. can donate made the incredibly difficult here. decision to close all 25 of our We still need your help to Hospice shops throughout continue caring for our patients Thank you for Northern Ireland. and families. We are still your continued accepting quality donations for support and we While we will miss greeting you when our shops reopen, we will look forward to every day, it’s important for also be adding new products to welcoming you us to put these precautionary our online shop or if you can in store again measures in place to protect our make a cash donation to help us soon! customers, volunteers, staff and support local people living with to help minimize the spread life-limiting or life-threatening

nifederationofclubs.com Issue 2 2020 Club Review 19 Sports Report

UGAAWA Awards

The final Ulster GAA Writers’ collecting Annual Awards dinner was the All- held in the Great Northern Ireland Club Hotel, Bundoran when the Championship cream of 2019 throughout the crown. GAA activity last year were presented with their trophies. At colleges’ level, St Not many All-Ireland titles Michael’s arrived in the northern Enniskillen province last season but still made history the action was fast and furious by being the in many codes, with various first Fermanagh players raising their hands for side to win recognition. the Hogan Cup. They On the club front, both done so with a Slaughtneil and Kilcoo complete panel were very much to the fore of Fermanagh Ulster GAA Writers award winners for 2019. Courtesy of The Irish News - picture by Philip Mulligan. nationally with the Slaughtneil players. camogs clinching the All- Ireland senior club title, again, There was double success for year running, was named Cathal McShane, who turned while Kilcoo senior footballers Fermanagh as full-forward the winner of the Cormac down a career in Aussie Rules went within a whisker of Eimear Smyth, for the second McAnallen Young Achiever to stay with Tyrone, won of the Year, after her exploits the Male Footballer of the in helping the Erne girls to Year while Donegal ‘striker’ promotion from Division Four Geraldine McLaughlin was in the Lidl Ladies’ National named Female Footballer, Leagues. making it three No 14s to win major honours.

UGAAWA 2019 Award Winners

Male Footballer of the Year Club of the Year Cathal McShane (Tyrone) Kilcoo (Down) Female Footballer of the Year Cultural Award Geraldine McLaughlin (Donegal) Omagh St Enda’s (Tyrone) Hurler of the Year Communications Award “43 years behind bars” Gerald Bradley (Slaughtneil) Eugene McConnell (Tyrone) Camogie Player of the Year Chairman’s Award Professionally qualified through the Shannon Graham (Slaughtneil); Kilcoo (Down) Institute of Licensed Trade Stock Auditors Cormac McAnallen Young The only NIFC approved stock-taking provider Achiever of the Year Eimear Smyth (Fermanagh) Preferred suppliers to Hospitality Ulster John McAviney Services to the GAA Award Mickey Moran (Derry) Personality of the Year Malachy O’Rourke (ex-Monaghan) Team of the Year St Michael’s College Enniskillen (Fermanagh)

20 Club Review Issue 2 2020 nifederationofclubs.com Linfield striker Andrew Waterworth is the NIFWA Premiership Player of the Month for February. Waterworth scored six goals in NIFWA Monthly the month, as Linfield stormed to the clear at the top of the table with four victories. The former Hamilton Academical forward found the net against Dungannon Swifts, Warrenpoint Town, Ballymena Award winners United and Crusaders.

Upon collecting the Belleek trophy, Waterworth said, “I’d like to thank the Football Writers’ for this award. I was delighted when I heard that I had been selected. Personally, this has not been my best season. I’ve spent a lot of the season on the bench, and I had to work incredibly hard to get back in the team and stay in the team. It’s fantastic to be back amongst the goals again.

“For the club, it’s also been a difficult year. The Irish Cup defeat to Queen’s was embarrassing and we haven’t been at our best for most of the season. We have improved but we still have an awful lot of hard work to do if we are to win the title.”

It’s the fourth time Waterworth has won the Football Writers’ monthly prize and his third as a Linfield player.

Coleraine FC boss Oran Kearney is NIFWA’s Manager of the After scoring 6 goals in the month, Linfield’s Andrew Waterworth has been Month for February. nominated the February Player of the Month. In February, Coleraine won the BetMcLean League Cup, defeating Crusaders 2-1 in the showpiece final at Windsor Park. The Bannsiders also booked their place in the semi-finals of the Irish Cup with a 3-2 win over Larne, as well as claiming league victories against Glentoran and Institute.

Upon collecting the Belleek trophy, Kearney said, “This is hugely a reflection of what the team have been doing. Last Tuesday was our first home game in about five weeks, which makes the run all the more impressive to me. We lost at home to Crusaders and since then we have put together a run but it is important not to get too ahead of ourselves.

“We’ve been able to bring in Curtis Allen and Stewart Nixon and their introduction has given the entire place another lift, too.”

Coleraine boss, Oran Kearney picks up his 11th NI Football Writers Award It’s the 11th time Kearney has won the Northern Ireland Football after a magnificent run of results in February. Writers’ Association’s monthly award.

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nifederationofclubs.com Issue 2 2020 Club Review 21 GREAT SPORTING* EVENTS NO. 113 1974 Shankly’s Liverpool win FA Cup Ali rumbles Foreman

Muhammad Ali and George Foreman in their legendary bout, held in The Rumble in the Jungle was a historic boxing event in Kinshasa, Zaire (now Democratic Republic of the Congo) on 30th October 1974. Held at the 20th of May Stadium (now the Stade Tata Raphaël), it pitted the undefeated world heavyweight champion Ray Clemence and Brian Hall celebrate their 3-0 FA Cup triumph over George Foreman against challenger Muhammad Ali, the former Newcastle United at Wembley Stadium. heavyweight champion.

The 1974 FA Cup Final between Liverpool and Newcastle United The 60,000 people witnessed a magificent spectacle, with Ali was held at Wembley Stadium on Saturday, 4 May 1974. Liverpool soaking up all the pressure, before coming back in sensational style were appearing in their fifth final and Newcastle in their eleventh, to knock-out undefeated champion Foreman in the eighth round. which was a record at the time. Liverpool had won the FA Cup once, in 1965, and Newcastle six times, most recently in 1955. It’s still considered by many as the greatest sporting event of the 20th century. Ali’s win was a major upset, with him coming in as Both teams entered the competition in the third round. Liverpool a 4-1 underdog against the unbeaten, heavy-hitting Foreman. The and Newcastle had scares in the third and fourth rounds, in all fight is famous for Ali’s introduction of the rope-a-dope tactic. cases drawing home ties against much smaller clubs and then winning the replays. Both had good wins in the fifth round and The fight was watched by a record estimated television audience of Liverpool won away in the sixth (quarter-final) round. Newcastle’s 1 billion viewers worldwide, becoming the world’s most-watched live sixth round home tie against Nottingham Forest was declared void television broadcast at the time. This included a record estimated after a riot on the field by Newcastle fans when their team was 50 million viewers watching the fight pay-per-view on closed-circuit losing 1-3. The game was delayed until order was restored, which theatre TV. The fight grossed an estimated $100 million (inflation- Newcastle won 4-3. Forest made a written protest to the Football adjusted $500 million) in worldwide revenue. Association and Newcastle were very close to being disqualified from the competition. The FA relented and ordered that the match be replayed at a neutral venue. Two replays were needed before It happened in 1974... Newcastle won through. In the semi-finals, Newcastle defeated Cycling - Belgian cycling legend, Eddy Merckx ‘aka The Cannibal’ won Burnley 2-0 at Hillsborough and Liverpool defeated Leicester City the last of his five Tour de France titles, with a time gap of 8min 4sec. 3-1 in a replay at Villa Park, following a 0-0 draw at Old Trafford. Golf - American, Johnny Miller, was the PGA Tour leading money winner with $353,022 ($1.8m in today’s terms). The final was watched by a crowd of 100,000 and Liverpool won Horse Racing - Red Rum wins the second of his three Grand Nationals, a one-sided match 3-0 with goals by Kevin Keegan (2) and Steve with L’Escargot second and Charles Dickens in third. Heighway. Football - Host nation West Germany won the World Cup 2-1 against The team managers, Bill Shankly and Joe Harvey, sat next to each the Netherlands. The tournament marked the first time that the current other all through the match. It was to be Shankly’s last game in trophy, created by the Italian sculptor Silvio Gazzaniga, was awarded. The charge of Liverpool as he retired on 12th July, although he led the previous trophy, the Jules Rimet Trophy, had been won for the third time by team out for the Charity Shield match in August. Brazil in 1970 and awarded permanently to the Brazilians.

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