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The University of Hull has donated 200 reusable face shields to the voluntary and community sector in Hull, and Forum are now assisting with the distribution of this equipment.  

If you are a VCS organisation that has staff or volunteers that are currently working with members of the public, or if you are planning to re-open some services that require face-to-face contact in the near future, please email Gail Baines gail@nbforum.org.uk.

You will need to give your group’s name, a contact name and telephone number, and the volume you require – to a maximum of 5 per organisation. We will add your name to a list and contact you regarding collection/delivery. 

Date: Friday, May 29th

Time: 10am till 12pm

Presenters: Pippa Robson, Claire Etheridge 

Forum’s Sector Support services would like to invite you to a free webinar offering advice and guidance on managing your group, charity, or social enterprise during the Covid-19 crisis. With so much information out there, we are aware that many groups require a clear summary of the support available.  

The 2-hour session will cover:

• Funding: Current and emerging information about Covid-specific funding, crowdfunding, loan programmes and other sources of income
• Financial planning: Key factors to consider, including prioritising payments, accounting deadlines and making decisions to increase sustainability
• Supporting staff and volunteers: Furlough and sick leave, understanding government guidance
• Organisational planning: New work, new roles and new priorities – what does it all mean for your group or organisation?
• Returning to a ‘normal’ working environment: Understanding vulnerabilities and employee/volunteer rights, checklists to assess practicalities including buildings, vehicles, meetings, PPE and hygiene measures

All participants will receive copies of any slides, checklists or free resources used during the presentation. 

You will have an opportunity to post/ask questions in an organised way, any queries that we cannot answer on the day will be followed up by our staff. 

We may need to limit places so please register to ensure you receive joining instructions for the event. Anyone that wants to attend but cannot make the date will be added to a list as we will run the session again if required. 

To register, please email Amy Hallett at amy@nbforum.org.uk.

If you have additional needs that make it hard for you to attend webinars e.g. sensory impairments please contact us. 

If you have any questions about whether or not the event will be useful for you, please contact Pippa Robson on 07791 040433.

Humberside Police have produced  advisory letters which have been translated into several  languages. 

These letters, which you can download at the bottom of this page, explain Humberside Police’s approach to enforcing the government’s Covid-19 legislation on social gathering and breaches thereof 

As Chief Constable Lee Freeman has stated several times,their approach is via community engagement and policing by consent, using the following system which they call the four E’s; 

• E – Engage 
• E – Explain 
• E – Encourage 
• E – Enforce 

Coronavirus & Communities 

Dear Sir/Madam 

We understand the current situation is concerning for all of our communities and I wanted to write to you with some guidance around what we are doing as a police force during this time. 

Everyone has their part to play in following the rules of the government to help us protect the NHS and save lives. 

To allow this to happen the government has issued new rules to allow the police force to protect the NHS and save lives and these rules are as follows: 

1. Requiring people to stay at home, except for very limited purposes 

1. Closing non-essential shops and community spaces 

1. Stopping all gatherings of more than two people in public 

We are built on policing by consent, active engagement with our communities and a mutual respect between the public and the police. I want to assure you that during the current crisis this has not changed. However to ensure these rules are followed we are taking the approach to engage with, explain and encourage the public to respect these laws, reinforcing why they have been established in the first place. 

Unfortunately there will be instances where these rules are ignored and we, along with other relevant authorities, have the power to enforce them, including through fines and dispersing gatherings where people do not comply. 

Whilst we do hope that the need to use these powers will be minimal, as your police force we do reserve the right to enforce the law and we will do so. We have been granted new powers to ensure that the NHS is protected, social distancing rules are abided by and lives are saved and as such we will fine or arrest anyone directly ignoring the rules. 

We thank you in advance for your compliance with the new rules. 

Kind regards, 

Paul Anderson 

Assistant Chief Constable 

Please take a moment to download the letters (in the most appropriate language) and pass them and their advice throughout your networks. 

You can read/download the letter as a pdf in: 

ALBANIAN     LITHUANIAN     POLISH     PORTUGUESE      ROMANIAN        RUSSIAN       TURKISH 

     ENGLISH