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Thursday 10 February 2022
The latest news from Warwickshire County Council.

Warwickshire County Council is stepping forward to make Warwickshire the best it can be

Warwickshire County Council confirmed this week its ambition to make Warwickshire the best it can be, as County Councillors agreed a new Council Plan that will direct the work of the Council over the next five years.
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The Council also confirmed investment into services for the county’s most vulnerable adults and children as it agreed its financial approach to support the delivery of the Council Plan.
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2 million COVID-19 vaccinations delivered in Coventry and Warwickshire

2 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in Coventry and Warwickshire by the local NHS.

Watch the video to mark this huge milestone here.

Thank you to all NHS partners for your support in helping to achieve this and by doing so, protecting our population against COVID-19.

Throughout the pandemic, hundreds of people have come together to set up and manage a vast number of sites to ensure our population has access to the vaccine.

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The search is on for local people to take on roles as In Venue hosts and Announcers at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games

Warwickshire residents are being encouraged to take advantage of further opportunities to play a key part in the extraordinary Commonwealth Games this summer.

Birmingham 2022 is searching for the sports presenters of the future to be part of the biggest multi-sport event to be staged in the country since the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

The organisers of the Games are looking for around 20 talented local people to be Venue Hosts and Announcers. This will involve them engaging with the thousands of spectators expected to fill each of the official competition venues this summer.

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It’s never too early to think about mental health

This week we’re shining a spotlight on the importance of children and young people’s mental health and the support available across Coventry and Warwickshire.

Children’s Mental Health Week is running from 7 – 13 February and partners across Coventry and Warwickshire are using the week to help raise awareness of services available to support health and wellbeing for our infants, children and young people.

This year’s theme for the awareness week is ‘growing together’, run by children’s mental health charity – Place2B – the week is an opportunity to discuss with young people how they have grown emotionally and ways in which they can help others grow.

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Download the App. Help your child to thrive: 50 things to do before you are five

Take part in enjoyable learning activities with your children that will aid with their development and help them to thrive in the future.

The 50 Things To Do app features activities to support the different stages of development for children from birth until they are five years old.

This incredible app is now available to residents across Warwickshire and all residents need to do is download it from their phone or tablet’s app store.

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Warwickshire Schools Libraries Service offers support to education settings to get young people back on track with learning

Warwickshire Schools Library Service (SLS) can support schools and education settings with a wide range of enrichment tools, reading and curriculum resources, awards, initiatives, events and more that will re-engage children and young people following a pandemic-disrupted education.

In collaboration with Warwickshire Libraries, the SLS supports primary and secondary schools across Warwickshire by offering a subscription-based service at great value to help create lifelong readers and learners in students. SLS staff are on hand to offer professional advice for the development of literacy and learning in educational settings, and can help schools develop their own library and reading spaces onsite to establish text-rich environments that help pupils to make the educational progress they deserve.

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International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation – residents urged to be vigilant of harmful practices

Partner agencies in Warwickshire are standing in solidarity to reinforce International Day of Zero Tolerance For Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), which took place on Sunday 6 February 2022.

It is thought that around 130 million girls across the world (60,000 in the UK*) are exposed to FGM, which is condemned by many countries as a human rights violation. Many young girls will often experience intense pain for months after the procedure and ultimately, they will live with long suffering injuries well into their adult life.

Residents are being urged to treat FGM like any other form of abuse and as such, to report anything suspicious to the Police by calling 101.

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Tell us your Commonwealth Stories and be part of a new exhibition

In less than six months, the Commonwealth Games will be coming to Warwickshire and the team at Heritage and Culture Warwickshire would love to hear residents’ personal stories about the Commonwealth! What does the Commonwealth mean to them, their friends and their family!

The Warwickshire County Council Heritage and Culture Service want local people to tell them about their own connections to the Commonwealth. Whether it’s a short story, a personal experience or a link to a local community, they are keen to hear from anyone with a story to tell.

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Chip pan fire warning for Warwickshire residents

Warwickshire residents requested to take care cooking with chip pans after Warwickshire Fire and Rescue Service attended two kitchen fires in Nuneaton and Rugby caused by chip pans in the last week.

The two fire incidents took place between 4pm and 6pm on the 31 January and 2 February respectively and were quickly contained by crews on arrival at the domestic properties.

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Educational project in Warwickshire testing new ways of providing early intervention support to learners

Pupils in Rugby are to benefit from an educational project that is trialling new ways to make early interventions when supporting children and young people in schools.

The Inclusion Framework for Schools Trial involves more than 16 schools from across the Rugby area and is testing a framework that will see increased collaboration and peer to peer support between local schools.

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