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Every 4 weeks, the Chair of Shopwatch, the Police and a member of the Shrewsbury BID team hold a safety briefing, which members of Shopwatch are invited to attend to share information to make the town a safer place.

The role of a first aider for mental health is to provide basic mental health support or to be the first response to someone in need, usually in the workplace. The first aider for mental health is not clinically qualified to assess, diagnose or treat mental ill health but they will know the basic tools to listen to individuals who require first response support for their mental health. This qualification can be taken by learners preparing to enter employment or by those who are already in employment. This is a knowledge-only qualification that provides underpinning knowledge and understanding in relation to the principles of first aid for mental health, recognising mental ill health in self and others, supporting mental wellbeing in the workplace, understanding how to promote a wellness culture in the workplace and the importance of resilience and self-care for first aiders for mental health.

This mental health first aid qualification is assessed through completion of an open-response learner workbook which will be assessed and internally quality assured by the centre.

On the day please bring with you: Proof of Identity: birth certificate OR passport OR residence card Address: drivers licence OR utility bill OR council tax bill OR bank statement Right to abide: birth certificate OR passport OR residence card Right to work: birth cert OR passport OR residence   Our free workshops are open to people that own, manage or are employed by a Shrewsbury BID business. Find out more about becoming a voluntary member.

This qualification is aimed at learners who wish to become emergency first-aiders in the workplace. This qualification meets the requirements for training emergency first-aiders in those organisations that have identified that staff need to be trained to this level within their first-aid needs assessment. The qualification covers knowledge such as the roles and responsibilities of the first aider and how to assess an incident. The qualification also covers first aid skills in CPR and use of an AED, providing first aid to a casualty who is choking and dealing with external bleeding and hypovolaemic shock.

This qualification is assessed by a practical demonstration and a multiple-choice theory test.

On the day please bring with you: Proof of Identity: birth certificate OR passport OR residence card Address: drivers licence OR utility bill OR council tax bill OR bank statement Right to abide: birth certificate OR passport OR residence card Right to work: birth cert OR passport OR residence   Our free workshops are open to people that own, manage or are employed by a Shrewsbury BID business. Find out more about becoming a voluntary member.

This qualification is aimed at individuals working in, or preparing to work in, any industry that involves the retail sale of alcohol. Anyone wishing to sell or authorise the sale of alcohol by retail on licensed premises must hold a personal licence. These include the nature, purpose and period of validity of a personal licence, the application process and legal duties when applying for a personal licence, the legal duties of a personal licence holder, the roles, responsibilities and functions of licensing authorities, the nature and strength of alcohol and the effect on the body and the law in relation to premises licences.

This qualification is assessed by a multiple-choice examination and is provided by an accredited personal licence qualification provider (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/accredited-personal-licence-qualification-providers/accredited-personal-licence-qualification-providers).

Please note that taking this course is the first step in applying for a personal licence and you will still need to apply for a personal licence with your local council, and pay any associated fees (more information for Shropshire here: https://shropshire.gov.uk/licensing/apply-for-a-licence-or-permit/new-personal-licence/).

On the day please bring with you: Proof of Identity: birth certificate OR passport OR residence card Address: drivers licence OR utility bill OR council tax bill OR bank statement Right to abide: birth certificate OR passport OR residence card Right to work: birth cert OR passport OR residence   Our free workshops are open to people that own, manage or are employed by a Shrewsbury BID business. Find out more about becoming a voluntary member.

This qualification is aimed at individuals who are, or intend to be, food handlers working in catering. The objective of this qualification is to prepare learners for employment in catering role, or to support a role in the workplace. Learners gaining this qualification will know that food safety is the responsibility of everyone involved in the storage, preparation, cooking service and handling of food.

This qualification is assessed by a multiple-choice examination.

On the day please bring with you: Proof of Identity: birth certificate OR passport OR residence card Address: drivers licence OR utility bill OR council tax bill OR bank statement Right to abide: birth certificate OR passport OR residence card Right to work: birth cert OR passport OR residence   Our free workshops are open to people that own, manage or are employed by a Shrewsbury BID business. Find out more about becoming a voluntary member.

This qualification is aimed at learners who are starting or returning to work or who need specific training in manual handling. It is also suitable for refresher training. These include reasons for safe manual handling, risk assessments, manual handling equipment and how to apply safe manual handling principles.This qualification is assessed by a multiple-choice examination and a practical examination.   On the day please bring with you: Proof of Identity: birth certificate OR passport OR residence card Address: drivers licence OR utility bill OR council tax bill OR bank statement Right to abide: birth certificate OR passport OR residence card Right to work: birth cert OR passport OR residence Our free workshops are open to people that own, manage or are employed by a Shrewsbury BID business. Find out more about becoming a voluntary member.

Every 4 weeks, the Chair of Shopwatch, the Police and a member of the Shrewsbury BID team hold a safety briefing, which members of Shopwatch are invited to attend to share information to make the town a safer place.

Every 4 weeks, the Chair of Shopwatch, the Police and a member of the Shrewsbury BID team hold a safety briefing, which members of Shopwatch are invited to attend to share information to make the town a safer place.

Every 4 weeks, the Chair of Shopwatch, the Police and a member of the Shrewsbury BID team hold a safety briefing, which members of Shopwatch are invited to attend to share information to make the town a safer place.

Every 4 weeks, the Chair of Shopwatch, the Police and a member of the Shrewsbury BID team hold a safety briefing, which members of Shopwatch are invited to attend to share information to make the town a safer place.

Every 4 weeks, the Chair of Shopwatch, the Police and a member of the Shrewsbury BID team hold a safety briefing, which members of Shopwatch are invited to attend to share information to make the town a safer place.

Every 4 weeks, the Chair of Shopwatch, the Police and a member of the Shrewsbury BID team hold a safety briefing, which members of Shopwatch are invited to attend to share information to make the town a safer place.

Every 4 weeks, the Chair of Shopwatch, the Police and a member of the Shrewsbury BID team hold a safety briefing, which members of Shopwatch are invited to attend to share information to make the town a safer place.

Every 4 weeks, the Chair of Shopwatch, the Police and a member of the Shrewsbury BID team hold a safety briefing, which members of Shopwatch are invited to attend to share information to make the town a safer place.

We will be holding a FREE Instagram training workshop at 5.30pm on Tuesday 16th July at the Greenhouse, First Floor, Shearmans Hall, Milk Street.

The session will be a crash-course in what to post to Instagram and how to make it look as good as possible.

If you would like help setting up an Instagram account, please arrive at the Greenhouse between 5pm and 5.20pm and a member of our team will be able to assist with this first step.

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Shrewsbury BID's annual meeting will be taking place on Tuesday 14th May.

The meeting is an opportunity for members to hear from the BID Team about the Company’s activity and achievements during the last year, and to see our exciting plans for BID2.

Board Director elections will also be held for new company board members. Positions are available for owners and senior managers, based locally, who are able to contribute around four hours a month.

To arrange an informal chat about a Director role, please email seb@shrewsburybid.co.uk. The online application can be completed here and must be submitted by 5pm on Friday 3rd May.

To be able to stand to be a company director and vote on Shrewsbury BID company business, you are required to complete a membership form. The form registers you as the named contact and voter for your business.

This year Shropshire Council's Business Continuity Awareness Week will be taking place 13th-17th May 2019 with the theme of “investing in resilience”.

Once again, Shropshire Council will be offering local businesses the opportunity to participate, free of charge, in an exercise taking place during the week which coincides with the undertaking of a national exercise. The purpose of the exercise is to give local businesses the opportunity to test their business continuity management arrangements in a safe exercise environment. This enables gaps in planning and resilience to be identified.

The format of the exercise is as follows:

• Information (called ‘Injects’) will be emailed out to participants with two or three questions on how they would respond;

• Participants consider the information and the questions and respond by return;

• There are 2/3 injects per day between Monday and Friday;

• At the end of the exercise all participants will be notified that the exercise has ended – ENDEX;

• A hot debrief will be forwarded at the end of the exercise to see what went well with your arrangements, what didn’t go so well and what could be learnt going forward.

All responses are collated and anonymised and a Post Exercise Report & Action Plan is provided to all participants.

Shropshire Council would like to start a list of participants for this year's exercise so if you or someone in your organisation/company would like to take part, please send their name and email address by Friday 3rd May 2019 to: Jane.cooper@shropshire.gov.uk