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📅 From Monday 25 January, asymptomatic testing for coronavirus will be available for keyworkers and people who cannot work from home in Redcar and Cleveland. This means that you can get a test for coronavirus even if you are not showing any of the known coronavirus symptoms such as:

😷 A new, continuous cough
🤒 A high temperature or
👃 A loss of, or change, in your sense of smell or taste.

⛔ You must not come to the testing centre if you have any of these symptoms.

💻 Testing will take place at Redcar Leisure Centre and you must book a test in advance. You can do this by visiting https://bit.ly/3nKaORQ or by calling our customer services team on 01642 774774.

🚶‍♂️ However, if you cannot book a test there will be a very limited number of walk-in slots available each day. ... See more

Some useful tips for people working or studying from home during lockdown.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-55660362

In lockdown, days on end can be spent hunched over a laptop without ever leaving the house.

Here at The Junction Foundation we have been made aware of a fantastic opportunity –

TIN Arts are delighted to announce the return of The Creative Couch Tees Valley, a FREE project that aims to combat isolation and support greater levels of physical activity with people with a learning disability or autism by providing engaging, fun and creative activities to do at home.

Starting at the end of January 2021, TIN Arts will distribute dance, drama and arts & craft activities to do at home on a fortnightly basis until May 2021. The activities are short videos featuring TIN Arts team members leading the activities and are published on a youtube channel and shared via email or can be made available on a DVD and sent through the post.

The Creative Couch Tees Valley is for people who are 18 years old or over with a learning disability or autism and who live in the Tees Valley area (Darlington, Middlesbrough, Stockton, Hartlepool, Redcar).

People can register as individuals and we are also more than happy to offer The Creative Couch content to groups, venues or organisations including day services and residential care homes.

Anybody wishing to register should ring 0300 124 0448 or email thecreativecouch@tinarts.co.uk for more information. ... See more

Support is on hand at @RollercoasterPS for parents and carers in County Durham and Darlington caring for a young person with emotional or mental health difficulties.

Free central heating systems up for grabs thanks to the Tees Valley Warm Homes Fund. To qualify you must live in the Tees Valley, not currently have central heating and either own the property you live in or have permission from the owner.

The scheme is operating on a first-come, first-served basis, and applications will close once all the funds have been allocated.

Find out more info and how to apply 👉 http://bit.ly/2M7YHkb

If you think that someone might be interested in the Warm Homes Fund but they're not on social media, please let them know so that we reach everyone who might benefit. ... See more

Rain, sleet and flooding! It's definitely the week to stay indoors. We are hosting our weekly Carers Resilience and Wellbeing session on Zoom this afternoon and our virtual singalong tomorrow afternoon. For more information please visit our website: http://ow.ly/gSGt50Dec0p ... See more

Are you receiving your Covid vaccination soon?

This simple guide from Public Health England and the NHS gives more information about what to expect and answers lots of commonly asked questions.

Click here for more information: https://bit.ly/39Jq1NU ... See more

The Footsteps Festival 2021 is a year-long celebration of living well with pain. Developed by people who live with pain and professionals in pain management, the festival aims to bring people together through free online events across the year. https://my.livewellwithpain.co.uk/festival__trashed/explore-the-festival/ ... See more

Welcome to Footsteps Festival 2021, a year-long celebration of living well with pain. Developed by people who live with pain...

Healthwatch Middlesbrough would like to know your experiences of making appointments at your GP surgery, if you have had interruptions to any ongoing treatment or had procedures postponed and how the ongoing restrictions have affected your wellbeing. http://ow.ly/Xjav50Dc3K7 ... See more

As a result of information that Healthwatch South Tees is currently receiving from local people, we have highlighted a number of key themes we wish to explore.

Don't forget our coffee and catch-up session this morning at 11. This online event is open to all unpaid Carers and the people they care for in the South Tees area. If you don't already have login details please telephone 01642 488977. ... See more