LEEDS Trinity University community members have volunteered with Horsforth Children’s Services to put together activity packs for children in the Horsforth area to enjoy during lockdown. Danielle Roman, Charlotte Rainey, Rachel Rudman and Reverend Nigel Sinclair volunteered with Horsforth Children’s Services between last month, packaging 70 activity packs for children in Horsforth to enjoy with their families. The packs contained ingredients for children to make sweetcorn fritters and heart shaped biscuits, with some items donated by Kitchen Craft. The initiative also received funding from Horsforth Community Aid Project (HCAP), a partnership of local organisations who work together with Leeds City Council and Voluntary Action Leeds to support and provide care for members of the Horsforth community.
COUNCILLORS have allocated £4,000 from a Covid relief grant to support Horsforth Children’s Services and their work with local families. Leeds City Council has provided £10,000 in funding for Horsforth ward Councillors to use for wellbeing purposes. This is being used to fund Covid related projects in the area, to best address local needs and vulnerabilities related to the virus. The Horsforth ward members pledged £4,000 in funding to help horsforth children’s services deliver 400 art and craft activity boxes to local children, supporting families whilst children are self-isolating and over holiday periods. Councillors Jonathon Taylor, Dawn Collins and Jackie Shemilt said:“We were really pleased to support this project, as the effects of the pandemic have had a real impact on so many of our local young people who have had to stay at home and keep away from their friends.
LEEDS Trinity University has hailed the success of its first Festive Fortnight - an initiative to support the physical and mental wellbeing of students and staff. The two-week pre-Christmas campaign was launched by Trinity Wellbeing, a peer network set up for staff and students to connect and support each other virtually during the coronavirus pandemic. The Festive Fortnight campaign has been set up specifically in the run up to Christmas with a different activity or message from colleagues being shared daily. A series of virtual festive and wellbeing related activities have been organised, including a Santa 5km fun run complete with fancy dress and prizes. Activities also include the annual staff Christmas jumper competition, festive recipes and wreath making classes.