Slough Borough Council - Cost-of-living workshops / Saving Money on Energy Bills

Dear Parents/Carers,

Berkshire NHS Wellbeing Service – cost of living workshops for residents.

There are online workshops being held in September over various dates. Topics include motivation, resilience, housing and cost-of-living. A full breakdown of each course and the date it is running is below:-

FORTHCOMING BERKSHIRE NHS WELLBEING SERVICE ONLINE WORKSHOPS

MOTIVATION:   Helpful advice on goal setting and hints and tips on increasing motivation levels and overcoming barriers to motivation

Date:                     Monday, 11th September at 9.30am

RESILIENCE:        Looking at what resilience is, why it is important and how to build resilience.

Date:                     Wednesday, 20th September at 3pm

HOUSING:           Covers council and private sector in Slough, Windsor & Maidenhead and Bracknell areas.  Looks at applying for housing, financial support, repairs and homelessness

Date:                     Friday, 29th September at 1.30pm

COST OF LIVING:    Covers the general Cost of Living crisis and specific information relating to the energy crisis.  Aim: to reassure participants that there is financial support available in the form of government schemes, grants and support from charitable organisations; to provide tools to help participants manage their finances and to provide practical tips on how to save money

Date:                     Wednesday, 18th October at 9.30am

IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO ATTEND ANY OF THESE ONLINE WORKSHOPS, PLEASE COMPLETE THIS REFERRAL FORM Wellbeing Referral Form (office.com) AND STATE WHICH WORKSHOP YOU WOULD LIKE TO ATTEND AS YOUR ANSWER TO QUESTION 7. 

If you have any questions about the workshops, please email BHFTIAPTWellbeingService@berkshire.nhs.uk and they will respond to your query as soon as they can.

Saving money on energy bills – drop-ins for residents and training for Poverty Forum organisations

Drop-Ins

Green Doctors are in Slough over three days in September with a number of drop-in sessions for residents:

Monday, 18th September @ Britwell hub from 10 – 11.30am and Tuesday, 19th September @ Cippenham Library from 10am – 12noon.