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SCDC Omicron Hospitality and Leisure Grant (OHLG)
South Cambridgeshire District Council : Omicron Hospitality and Leisure Grant (OHLG)
Rate paying businesses in the hospitality and leisure sectors in England could be eligible for one-off grants of up to £6,000 per premises. The OHLG scheme is only for hospitality, leisure and accommodation businesses on the Valuation Office Agency (VOA) ratings list who have been severely impacted by the Omicron variant. Businesses must have been trading on 30 December 2021 to be eligible. Click here for more information.
Policing survey – Cambridgeshire Police
Cambridgeshire Police have produced a survey for you to tell them about policing concerns.
This process does not replace their crime reporting system, but it gives you a chance to tell them more generally what you feel they should be tackling.
If you live in South Cambridgeshire, please click on the link to complete the online survey.
Update from the local NHS Clinical Commissioning Group: “Help us help you and your family stay well”
Help us help you and your family stay well
The NHS is here for everyone. Whatever your healthcare needs, the NHS want to make sure you receive the right care, in the right place, at the right time.
There are simple steps you can also take, that will not only help you to stay well, but will help to ease pressures on your local NHS services.
Locally a new Help us help you and your family stay well booklet is now available that explains what you can do to look after yourself and your family, what local services are available and how to contact the NHS if you need to. The booklet is also available to download in the following languages – Polish, Romanian, Lithuanian, Portuguese, Urdu and Punjabi.
Volunteering as a Steward
This week’s Covid Community Update from South Cambridgeshire District Council includes details about how members of the public can volunteer to be stewards at Covid vaccination centres.
If you would like to register to help at a vaccination centre as a steward (for instance, helping with queue management) please click on the link to register via the Royal Voluntary Service (RVS) website. (https://nhsvolunteerresponders.org.uk/i-want-to-volunteer/volunteer-roles/steward-volunteer)
All vaccination sites advertise available shifts here and, once you are registered, you will receive alerts via the RVS app, and you will then be able to register for shifts that suit your schedule. This role will require volunteers to commit to at least 2 shifts at a vaccination site each month, with shifts being up to four hours. A DBS is not required for this role, although you will be asked to declare any unspent convictions as part of the application process.
The process to register can be completed in as little as 48 hours, so this is something people can get onboard with fairly quickly and make a tangible difference to the booster programme from as early as next week. Please find out more about the role on the RVS website, where you can also apply.