Thu 8 Oct. 2020
President's Message - October 2020
I love dusting off my coat, jumpers and boots, as well as purchasing a new hot chocolate from Whittards ready for those cosy nights in. I am ready to start using the ‘C’ word from September, but this is strictly banned in our house until after Halloween.
As we approach the colder, darker months it may not feel as easy to work from home as it did while the sun was shining, and we could enjoy long summer walks. I urge you to look after yourselves and each other as we continue to follow government guidelines and keep each other safe.
I would like to draw your attention to our ‘Mental Health Reboot; Coffee, Connection & Calm’ sessions. This is our monthly social to support you throughout the last quarter of 2020, in collaboration with our neighbouring institutes.
Learning Objectives
‘The Mental Health Reboot’ is your opportunity to:
- Develop positive psychology techniques to help with anxiety, stress, and low mood.
- Meet and build relationships with new people.
- Benefit from incredibly powerful guided meditations with a trained expert.
We held the first session two weeks ago, and on the last Friday in October and November we will be continuing ‘The Mental Health Reboot’ from 10 until 11am. This three-part reboot is open to all. For more information please visit our website.
Fabba Theatre Group
My President’s Charity for the year is The Fabba Theatre Group in Norfolk and Suffolk. The self-funded group supports individuals with learning difficulties, physical disabilities, autism, and mental health needs. They focus on progressing their members in all aspects of performance including voice projection, improvisation, emotion and communicating effectively, which provides focus and structure.
They have limited resources for staging, costumes, and transport. Any contribution would make such a difference to an important cause; as many of you will know, there is a severe lack of this type of support and development within our region, which has been made worse by the ongoing global situation.
Why is this important to me?
My younger sister Dani (short for Danielle, but I cannot remember the last time I used her full name), is part of Fabba and from the photo you can tell how much she loves it. Dani has always struggled with speech and speaks in a whisper most of the time. Fabba encourages her to keep developing her voice projection and she absolutely loves meeting up with the other members of the group. She tells me I am her best friend and I would love to give something back to a cause that I know she loves.
If you would like to donate, please visit our Justgiving page: https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/ciiipswichsuffolknorthessex
Educational Events - Upcoming CPD Events
We are continually working hard to ensure that we are still able to provide you with a thorough CPD programme virtually. Our next events are:
Monday 12th October
WEBINAR - FCA Business Interruption Test Case - The Judgement
Monday 2nd November
WEBINAR: Understanding the implications of policy exclusions following Covid-19
If you are not receiving our emails about upcoming CPD sessions, please check your marketing preferences by logging into your CII/PFS account. You can also visit our website https://www.localinstitutes.cii.co.uk/ipswich/home/ to book onto these sessions.
You may have seen on LinkedIn that we have been conducting polls to ask you what content you would like to see; so please make sure you are following us as your feedback is important to us and makes a difference to the sessions we provide.
Young Professionals Group
I am extremely proud of our young professionals who have continued to provide social activities (virtually) throughout this year.
They have organised a Zoom quiz and most recently a scavenger hunt, which was a fun, energetic activity to get your steps in for the day.
We are always looking for new ideas for social activities or networking opportunities, if there is something you would like to see please email: KellyAnn.Quirke@WillisTowersWatson.com
The CII’s Building Public Trust Awards
The CII’s Building Public Trust Awards are now open for nominations. Do you know someone who goes the extra mile to drive forward the public trust agenda?
The Public Trust Awards reflect the CII’s purpose to build public trust and recognise work in the public arena by key individuals and companies going that extra mile to promote professionalism and drive forward the public trust agenda.
Find out more and nominate today: ciipublictrustawards.co.uk
Nominations are open until Friday 11th December 2020
Well that is all for this month.
I look forward to seeing you all soon.
Laura Blyth