Community Notes
12th January 2021
- Good Evening everyone.
Here is a little update from us here at SWWFRC.
We are thinking of everyone in our community during this time here & we have spent the last few days considering some changes to the ways we can support you & yours. Under the new restrictions again we have to severely minimise the number of people coming into the Centre & our community.
We are continuing our work in various remote ways at this time, learning, experimenting, failing, trying and making things work as best we can for the moment! If you think of other ways we could we working, or things you would like to see us do, please just let us know!
But, we are still here; at the end of the phone or an email to support you as best we can
Please contact us, whether it’s for information, guidance, a listening ear or a chat, we are here.
We all know it won’t be easy and that we need to work together to ensure we stay safe.
This month is one where as a community really feel the loss of social connection and respect the fragility and gift of life . Although for most people being in isolation, social distancing or cocooning is difficult, we need to make the most of it for our well-being. We need to have a start, middle and end to our days, we need to be able to live our life not just exist through this.
Listen to the birds, feel the heat of the sun and the cold of the breeze, watch the bees and the butterflies.
Our doors may be closed to the public but we are still open for essential services including:
- Remote Counselling services
- QQI Online courses
- Printing, Photocopying and secretarial services. Just Email us on reception@swwfrc.ie and we will leave your request outside in our community collection box.
- Food Cloud Service
- 1-1 online IT supports
- Welfare rights and Information service
- 1-1 family support
- In house Childcare Services for Essential Workers and Remote learning services to Sugradh Childcare Centre registered children and families.
Watch out for future posts as we extend or restrict our services based on public health guidelines .
Stay Safe Everyone!
The Centre remains open during the current Level 3 Covid restrictions. We continue to provide low cost printing, photocopying and other secretarial services. We also offer limited in-house Internet Services. Please contact reception@swwfrc.ie or phone 051 389418 if we can help you in any way. Our Community Box has been replaced by the front door and can be used as an out of hours pick up point for printing, etc. Also left in the box are some very nice Hold Firm colouring sheets which can be used by both adults and children. Please feel free to take one away. Counselling services will continue to be available via bookings. We are here to help so please reach out if you need support or if you feel you would benefit from this confidential service. Please get in touch on 087 3605595 or email familysupport@swwfrc.ie. In-house emergency and crisis appointments are also available.
At the moment we have for sale a limited number of beautiful Christmas Baubles handmade by Jo Jo. Each one has a white feather inside and an inscription on the outside –Hope, Peace, Joy, In Memory and Xmas 2020 and is beautifully presented in it’s own box. All proceeds from the sale of these go towards our low-cost counselling service which has been so important to the community during the pandemic. Available from Reception on 051 389418
Here at the Centre we provide a Family Drop-In Service every Tuesday morning from 10am to 1pm. No appointment is necessary so for friendly support, advice or referral on all things relating to family life call our family support worker on 087 3605595 or e-mail familysupport@swwfrc.ie
Upcoming Educational Courses at REaD
We are working hard right now to continue to provide as many of our scheduled Courses as possible. However, due to the recent Level 3 Corona virus restrictions, some of them have moved to a mix of online/blended learning. To book a place on any of our courses or for any further information please contact Darren or Sheila on 051-389418 or email read@swwfrc.ie. Also, if you would like any assistance with connecting via Zoom or other online challenges we will be happy to help.
Carers
Are you a Carer working in our local community? Do you need support in setting up an e-mail account to help you communicate with your clients, or to help clients to communicate with other family members? Or would you like to be able assist your clients to do their shopping on-line? If so, please contact Darren or Sheila on 051 389418
St Louis Day Care Centre
The staff of St Louis Day Care Centre continue to work behind closed doors. We are unable to open as yet in light of the current conditions with Covid-19. However, we are keeping in close contact with our clients and assisting when we can.
With winter fast approaching, perhaps you might like to avail of some of our services: Meals delivered 5 days a week to include the weekends. Home Baking by order, laundry and assistance with showering, a Nurse available to collect prescriptions and give advice. If we can be of help to anyone in our Community please contact us. The areas we cover are Ramsgrange, Campile, Ballycullane, Gusserane, Horeswood, Fethard on Sea, Templetown. Dinners can be ordered by 10.00am each day, Monday to Friday. Please contact us on 051-389509 or email stlouisdaycarecentre@gmail.com
We are also now taking orders for Christmas Baking. Order your Mince Pies, Christmas Pudding, and Christmas Cakes – last date for orders is 11th of December – Phone 051-389509 or call to the Centre to order
We will be holding a Christmas Bakery Fair on Saturday 12th of December 2020 between 9.30am-12.30pm in the Day Care Centre. All Covid restrictions will be in place and social distancing will be in line with Government guidelines.
Biodiversity Report
Hook Tourism, with thanks to WLD LEADER funding, has commissioned a report of the biodiversity of the area which has been created by Jim Hurley. A draft of that report is available on our website at hookpeninsula.com/biodiversity > If anyone has any comments or feedback on the draft report they should either email ourselves at info@hooktourism.com <mailto:info@hooktourism.com> or Jim Hurley at southwexfordcoast@gmail.com <mailto:southwexfordcoast@gmail.com> before the 31st December 2020″