• Community Champions Newsletter: Age Friendly Edition

  COVID-19, and the measures taken in response, continue to impact all of us in Tameside.
 
The Tameside Community Champions network empowers our residents and workforces with the information they need to lead the way in the community. Our Community Champions have a vital role to play and are well placed to act as key message carriers and to lead by good example.
 
To do this, the council will ensure that timely and accurate information is shared with our champions to support them to respond to and reassure the residents within their community. Armed with the latest advice and guidance, our champions can help family, friends and other community members to understand the latest facts about the virus and what we can all do in order to protect ourselves, eachother, and prevent the spread of Covid.
 

Become a Tameside Community Champion to tackle Covid

Tameside Community Champions can be anyone who live or work in the community. You might be the person that everyone knows and trusts. You might be someone who just wants to help in whatever way you can - even if this is your first time.
 
You can support amongst the community as much or as little as you like in a variety of ways from simply passing on information, to having conversations or volunteering your time.
 

• You sign up to be a Champion.
• We give Champions the latest information about COVID-19.
• Champions share this information with anyone in their community, however they want.
• Champions let us know what is and isn’t working.

 
Together we can do all we can to make sure that everyone in Tameside has the information they need to stay safe and healthy.

 

Tameside Community Champions Communication Channels

Champions will have the following opportunities to receive the latest information and provide any insights, suggestions or ask any questions:
 

• Monday Information session – Fortnightly meeting led by our Public Health Team via Zoom at 10am and 6pm. This is a more indepth information session on the latest data and topics as requested by Champions with the opportunity for questions and answers.
• Wednesday check-in session – Fortnightly meeting led by our Communications Team via Zoom at 10am and 6pm. This is an informal session to provide a forum for an open and honest conversation on what is and isn’t working message wise and to provide any feedback on what you have been doing as champions and any further suggestions.
• Monday Messages – You will receive a weekly email with our key messages and any slides of relevant information from the Zoom meetings
• Press releases – Champions receive all our relevant press releases at the time they’re released
• Dedicated inbox – Our team are happy to answer any questions or requests on a one-to-one basis via our community.champions@tameside.gov.uk inbox.
• Whatsapp broadcast - WhatsApp the message CHAMPION and your NAME to 07935 014 582 and add us to your contacts list to sign up for COVID news, pictures and video, delivered straight to your mobile. Your data will not be shared and it will not be seen by others subscribed to receive notifications.

Community Champions Newsletter

We recognise that the messages around the pandemic, the restrictions and what is and isn’t operating can often become confusing or overwhelming. Therefore we would like to offer some clarity, support and also spread a little community cheer by sharing some of the information you need, whilst letting you know some of the great things that have been happening around Tameside recently!
 
Download our Community Champions Newsletter: Age Friendly Edition which includes information on the COVID-19 vaccine, Keeping Well and Eating Well this Winter, Library Services and Community Activities.