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Workloads, skills and volunteering
July 31, 2020
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MaximillianWell, the main theme of the week seems to have been “I didn’t really do much this week” before discussing a whole list of what we’ve each done. It turns out it’s easy to play down all the work we do and all the time we put into it – especially when we’ve been so busy all day that we get to the end of it and can’t remember any of what we did more than a couple of hours back!
This week became a reminder to me
Keyworkers, anyone?
July 17, 2020
Posted by MaximillianSupporting people through this odd time of lockdown has been a really interesting experience. We have had to look into different ways of offering support; through email, telephone calls, video calls and running support groups and counselling online. We have had to adapt and improve in what we offer, and as such we went right up to capacity in what our volunteers could offer.
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Speakers and Facilitation Training
July 1, 2020
Posted by MaximillianThe last couple of weeks have been ‘interesting’. I have been simultaneously developing our facilitation training, helping keep the ongoing support we offer running, organising support for new sign ups and setting up the exciting new online talks we are providing from next month!
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Beauty, Pride and transformation
June 29, 2020
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AndiThe long days and fine weather really made last week as good as it could be. Lots of light flooding into the home office and the privilege of having to move the cat off my office chair so that I could get to work.
What a busy week it was too. The mornings full of supervision and thoughts about exit strategies, the afternoons full of learning about Microsoft Office 365 at #ShiftHappens.
Running a small charity after working for a university
Connections Matter
June 25, 2020
Posted by AndiChrysalis Covid-19 Approach
Chrysalis is following government guidelines with regards to the Covid 19 (coronavirus) pandemic.
Connections Matter – An info-graphic explaining how we are are approaching Covid-19.
Pride and Isolation
June 11, 2020
Posted by MaximillianI have been thinking a lot about the effects of isolation and Pride being cancelled has had on our members
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Volunteers’ Week 2020
June 1, 2020
Posted by AndiIt’s Monday 1st June and not only is this week Volunteers’ Week but Monday is the day that the whole country celebrates volunteers who provide listening and support, how wonderfully appropriate.
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Friday Drop-In 29th May
May 29, 2020
Posted by MaximillianAnother great drop in this week, lots of chatting about all sorts of things from hair removal to voice coaching and many other things, some trans-related others not. Next week the theme will be show and tell – an opportunity to show off what we’ve made, done, or treated ourselves to, or our favourite mug or pet.
Friday Drop In 15th May
May 21, 2020
Posted by MaximillianAfter another busy week in the (home) office, it was wonderful to have the drop in for group members, this week the theme was ‘party’ and we had several takes on what that might be for people!
When is the future?
May 18, 2020
Posted by Andi
The family is out on another morning cycle ride and so I’ve got the radio on. A connection to the outside world, a chance to be outside my box. Today there’s news about family feuds at the richest end of society “something that puts our challenges under lockdown into perspective” apparently, I’m not sure that I can ever connect myself with the family that used to own the Ritz but perhaps I should, maybe it would have made more sense if I’d listened to the first part