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The steps from lockdown - Hopefully

Step-by-step lockdown roadmap

Step 1

From 8 March: All schools will open with outdoor after-school sports and activities allowed. Socialising in an outdoor public spaces – such as a park – will be allowed between two people
From 29 March: Return of the “Rule of Six”: Groups of larger than six from a maximum of two households will also be allowed to meet. Outdoor sport and leisure facilities, such as golf courses and tennis courts, will be allowed to reopen, and organised outdoor sport can resume for children and adults

Step 2 – From 12 April

All non-essential retail can reopen
Pubs, restaurants and cafes can reopen, with outdoor seating only
Gyms and other indoor leisure can reopen (limited to household groups)
Hairdressers and other personal care businesses can open again
Domestic holidays can resume (limited to household groups)
Outdoor attractions like zoos and theme parks can reopen
Weddings and wakes can have up to 15 people
Libraries and community centres can reopen
All children’s activities can resume, including indoor parent and children groups with up to 15 parents
Tests will be conducted for larger events

Step 3 – From 17 May

Rules of Six will come into effect indoors (subject to review)
Indoor seating can resume in pubs and restaurants
Indoor entertainment venues like cinemas and theatres can reopen
Domestic overnight stays can resume
Organised indoor adult sport can start again
Weddings and other “significant life events” can include up to 30 people
Remaining outdoor entertainment, such as performances, can resume
Remaining accommodation can reopen

Step 4 – From 21 June

Larger events can resume
Night clubs can reopen
No legal limits on social contact

Life Update 15th March 2021

Hello you beautiful people on the internet (cheesy wave) Well a little life update if you all have time?

I am almost finished my second year of university the course i am doing is bloody hard but need it if i want to be a teacher!

I must endure and persist....

My assignments are still going in by the skin on my teeth, i really must learn time management.

The bad news -

Like everybody else in March i was placed on furlough with my two jobs.

The pub where i worked decided to shut permanently so in June 2020 i was made redundant. Then in October the convenience store i worked at informed me i was going to be made redundant again, when i heard that i was devastated i loved that job.

Luckily my old boss from the pub passed my name on to a supermarket and they phoned me in November so i started working in a store in town and i have been there ever since, i am grateful for my old boss and his wife.

Good news -

i have passed my online TEFL certificate with additional Advanced Grammar, which means now i can teach abroad and online.

Even more and more good news i am now registered with a Education Agency and i am finally getting some classroom experience in which i love, i love, i love! I lost my placement in 2020 thanks to the pandemic.

Teaching Assistant/ Cover Supervisor is what i am doing at the moment i love it, i love it, i love it! Wish me luck 🙏

Stay safe

Wear a mask

Wash your hands

Use your common sense

Stay blessed.

Support and Resources For Men

Victim Support Men’s Helpline

https://mensadviceline.org.uk/

Providing support for men who are suffering any form of Domestic Abuse.

https://www.haloproject.org.uk

The Halo project provides support for all forms of Domestic Abuse that include FGM, Forced Marriage and Honour Based Abuse.

Cont Support and Resources

The Sharan Project, founded in 2008 is a UK based charity providing support and advice to vulnerable women, particularly of South Asian origin, who have been or are at risk of being disowned due to abuse or persecution.

This could be partially or wholly as a result of Forced Marriage, potential, perceived or real threats and acts of Domestic Abuse, Honour-Based Abuse; Dowry Violence, Sexual identity or indeed other forms of cultural conflict. Women suffering from abuse are frequently unaware of or unable to access support from critical services to rehabilitate their lives. Many live-in constant fears and are at risk of being disengaged and isolated from society, communities and families.

https://sharan.org.uk/2012/06/08/the-sharan-projects-response-to-criminalisation-to-forced-marriage-in-the-uk/

This Handbook is a great recourse to have to hand to support you through understanding the implications of Forced Marriage.

Handbook:https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/149854/FM_Survivors6.pdf

Forced Marriage Unit

fmu@fco.gov.uk
Telephone: 020 7008 0151
From overseas: +44 (0)20 7008 0151
Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm
Out of hours: 020 7008 1500 (ask for the Global Response Centre)

Support Resources

Humdard provides help and support for Asian women who are experiencing domestic abuse. They provide a 24 hour helpline as well as outreach support and emergency accommodation.

Humdard – Humdard (24 hours) (Domestic Abuse Helpline for Asian Women) Victim Support - 0121 569 7980.

Karma Nirvana Charity is led by Jasvinder Sanghera the author of ‘Shame’ which is recommended as further reading following this course. The book is about Jasvinder’s life and her sister’s. Her sister was set fire to and murdered. The book is a compelling read and an insight into pressures from families where ‘shame’ is viewed.

Jasvinder Sanghera CBE A survivor of a forced marriage, she is the founder of Karma Nirvana, a national award winning charity that supports both men and women affected by honour based abuse and forced marriages. She is a highly acclaimed international speaker and an expert advisor to the courts in matters of child, civil and criminal proceedings.

Jasvinder’s memoir ‘Shame’ was described in the House of Lords as a ‘political weapon’ and, along with ‘Daughters of Shame’ are Sunday Times Top 10 Bestsellers. In 2018, she was awarded Honorary Doctor of Law by De Montfort University, Leicester, and Woman of the Year by Leeds City Council and in 2019, she was awarded the Robert Burns Humanitarian of the Year Award and also the Sikh Woman of Substance Award.

Karma Nirvana Charity link http://www.karmanirvana.org.uk/

https://www.freedomcharity.org.uk/

The Freedom Charity aim to empower young people to feel they have the tools and confidence to support each other and have practical ways in which they can help their best friend around the issues of family relationships which can lead to early and forced marriage and dishonour-based violence.

They achieve this by placing informative material in schools, running schools’ programmes and by using social media such as a web site, Facebook, Twitter and apps.

December - Capricorn - Chinese Zodiac

December - Capricorn - Rabbit

December born people are:

: Highly disciplined and hold great self control

: They are responsible and at the some time unforgiving.

December born specialities:

: Their outlook on life is all about exploration and wants to live and enjoy the present.

: You are a multi tasking person who is very talented.

: You tend to get bored of things very quickly.

: You are very sharp and a quick learner.

: The best career for us is in the field of medicine.

Capricorn: We are understanding, sweet and sympathetic.

Rabbit - Tu'

Fire Rabbit

1915 - 1927 - 1931 - 1951 - 1963 - 1975 - 1987 - 1999 - 2011 - 2023

Earthly branch of birth year - Mao Wu Xing

The five elements - Wood (Mu)

Yin Yang - Yin

The rabbit is a tame creature representing hope and life for a long time, they are tender and loving.

The moon goddess Chang'e is the Chinese legend and has a rabbit as her pet which is thought that only this creature is enough to match her natural beauty.

Another way of looking at it is the rabbit is a reincarnation of the moon goddess and is a symbol of pureness and auspiciousness.

Rabbits love freedom and once they set goals they march forward without hesitation or distraction, they are self disciplined, strict with them selves but tolerant with others.

Rabbits look mild and soft but they are alert to dangers and outsiders.

They don't easily trust but do have a courteous manners in social settings.