Seasons Greetings from All at NPH!
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Tel: 0300 330 7003 Email: [email protected] 1 Seasons greetings from all at NPH! New homes in Collingtree Issue 18 Winter 2020 2 Your Voice Issue 18 Winter 2020 Tel: 0300 330 7003 Email: [email protected] 3 At a Notice board glance... Welcome to the winter issue of Your Voice Festive 1 Cover star arrangements Thank you to Laicey-Mae Your bin collections may change over the and Dad, Jon for welcoming e hope you like the us to their beautiful garden Flu vaccinationolder or disabled festive period. You can check your bin new look and to take our festive cover This year, the flu person who may be at collections online at www.northampton. shot! change of name - vaccination is being risk if you get sick; gov.uk/info/200084/bins-waste-and- find out more W offered free of charge to n Live with someone on recycling/2436/christmas-2020-bin- 7 Getting to know inside about how more people than ever. collections We sat down with involved the NHS shielded to find out more. residents had their say about You may be eligible if you: tenant Pauline Riley over your newsletter. patient list; Please do not leave your bins or rubbish out Zoom to talk about n Are aged 50 and n Are a frontline health for collection on the wrong days, it can involvement. In each issue, one of NPH’s over (including those or social care worker. attract rats and other vermin. leadership team will welcome you who’ll be 50 by 8 Welcome to NPH festive opening hours: Collingtree to Your Voice. I’m thrilled to be 31 March 2021); Speak to your GP surgery, able to introduce you to some of local pharmacy or Thursday 24th December Residents have now moved n Have certain health - normal opening midwifery service if you’re into their new homes in the fantastic work my team has Collingtree and some of the conditions; hours Toms Close, Collingtree. been delivering. work we’re doing across town to pregnant for more Friday 25th December - closed invest in your homes and n Are pregnant; information. Go to 11 Meet the team But before you get stuck into the www.nhs.uk/conditions/ Monday 28th December - closed neighbourhoods. We’ve also got n Are in long-stay Meet Peter Gates, one of latest issue, we would like to take an update about our popular vaccinations/flu- Tuesday 29th December - closed NPH’s longest serving residential care; the opportunity to thank you for nature project where you can get influenza-vaccine/ Wednesday 30th December - closed colleagues in our your continued support and n Receive a carer’s involved with our next giveaway! to find out more. Thursday 31st December - closed Housing team. patience in what has been a allowance, or are Friday 1st January 14 Your unitary challenging year for all of us. If you have a story to share with the main carer for an - closed Council We hope that you and your loved us or any feedback on Your Voice, We do have an amazing team of colleagues The local government ones are keeping well, and we please get in touch we’d love to on-hand for emergencies during the festive structure in Northampton wish you all the best for 2021. hear from you. period, please only call if you absolutely need will be changing, hear why to 0300 3307003. it matters to you. Keep reading to find out about a Helen Town, assistant director: brand-new development in asset management. Mental health support This year has been hard for many people. If you need support with your mental wellbeing, Can you help Large print? the Changing Minds IAPT service offer a free, confidential service to help with low mood, us run our If you would like a version financial worries, anxiety and isolation. of this magazine in large community hubs? Voice Editor, Northampton Partnership Homes, Westbridge print, or another language, Access the service by going to We’re looking for a team of volunteers to help www.nhft.nhs.uk/iapt Depot, St James Mill Road, Northampton, NN5 5JW or calling 0300 999 1616 us run our community hubs. If you’re interested please call (9-5 weekdays). T: 0300 330 7003 E: [email protected] in helping with the day to day running of the hubs, maintenance or outdoor gardening work, 0300 330 For support at any time of the day or night, call 0800 448 0828 contact our resident involvement team to find @NPH_news NPH Connect www.nph.org.uk to speak to a friendly mental [email protected] 7003 health navigator. out more: or 01604 837836. 4 Your Voice Issue 18 Winter 2020 Tel: 0300 330 7003 Email: [email protected] 5 Your involvement Your involvement Scrutiny Panel Nature More We hope you like your new-look Remember - you don’t need to giveaways! newsletter. Following the Scrutiny join the Scrutiny Panel to get project Panel’s review of the magazine, involved. If you have any feedback Following the success of our we’ve freshened up the design, to share or would like to know autumn wildlife habitat tweaked the name and included more about how you can get First up - an update on the giveaway, our winter offer is a their suggestions for content. involved, just get in touch: hedgehog houses we offered for selection of trees that are Members of the panel adapted the Autumn phase of our nature suitable for small gardens - brilliantly to virtual meetings and NPH Connect project. They were all snapped your choice of tree, free for carried out a full review of this up quickly and are now out in the NPH residents. community waiting for hedgehogs publication. @NPH_news Selected for their colour, to make themselves at home! interest for wildlife or fruiting The Panel’s next mission is to [email protected] potential, these trees will make review the work of our rent We visited some happy residents a wonderful addition to your income team’s financial inclusion on Blackberry Lane who have garden. Choose from Crab and welfare service. The outcome 01604 837836 built their hedgehog houses. As you can see from the Apple, Rowan, Hazel, Silver of their review will feature in the Birch or Wild Pear - there are next issue of Your Voice, online photos, they’re looking great in their gardens. even a limited number of apple and on our social media channels. trees (we’re already thinking “It’s beautiful, about the crumble)! As with any great offer, get in I can’t thank there quick; the trees are offered on a first-come first- Learn something new NPH enough for served basis, and are limited to giving me this one per household. NPH residents who live or gaming industry, the blurred opportunity. And that’s not all... work with young people are lines between gaming and Shout out now if you’d like to able to access free online gambling, spotting gaming and Thank you so get involved in our Spring offer workshops from the Young gambling disorder, eSports and much!” too. We’ll be giving away 60 Gamers and Gamblers loot boxes. growing kits so you can start to Education Trust. In association grow your own veg in 2021. n Session 2 (60 minutes) covers Pam, Blackberry Lane resident You’ll get a flat packed growing with our construction partner the resources available from box with everything you need ENGIE, the workshops aim to the Young Gamers and to put it together; compost, help you educate and Gamblers Education Trust to seeds and a trowel. We’ll be safeguard children and young help you support the children Christmas giving these away in March and people about the potential and young people you live or April, but it’s not too early to n harm of gaming and gambling. work with. A digital copy of the “In The get your name on the list. Know” booklet. Lights The training is made up of After the workshops you will You can send us a message on two sessions: To find out more and to sign We love seeing your Facebook (NPH Connect), receive: [email protected]. up to the course, go to how your Christmas email n Session 1 (90 minutes) n A certificate of attendance; www.ygam.org or call uk or call us on 01604 837836 covers the gambling and and 0203 837 4963. decorations brighten up to get your hands on one of your neighbourhood! Lumbertubs our freebies. 6 Your Voice Issue 18 Winter 2020 Tel: 0300 330 7003 Email: [email protected] 7 Your community It’s good to Support through Getting to know…. talk (and tough times Pauline Riley walk!) rostate cancer is the most commonly We loved this update from diagnosed cancer elcome to this new Park is just around the corner. It could help people who can’t get Emmanuel Church’s Walkie- in the UK, with regular feature, I go for lots of walks round there out, or have less time so they can Talkie group. P where you get and can’t help myself litter picking still join in. around 1 in 8 men meet one of your while I’m at it! Bradlaugh Fields This group brings young diagnosed with the disease in W We love our town at NPH. fellow residents. is also nearby and I can walk to What’s your favourite people together for wellbeing their lifetime. The Northampton If you would like to take part, my church in Moulton, although Northampton spot? walks.