Hello and welcome from Richard Woolley
Connexus Newsletter Autumn/Winter 2020
18th December, 2020
jkerwood
Company
Image
![Richard Woolley](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2020-12/2003CA_115.jpg?itok=3ZvfsChY)
Hello,
It continues to be a worrying time with Covid-19 still having a significant impact. Our biggest priority continues to be the safety of our residents and staff and we have amended our ways of working (but still adhering to Government guidelines) to deliver as full a service as possible during this time.
All of us at Connexus are working as hard as we can to get services back to normal as soon as possible. Despite the likely restrictions during this time, I would like to take this opportunity to wish you a very Happy Christmas and let’s hope that 2021 is a more positive year for all of us!
Richard Woolley, CEO
Image
![Condover Shropshire](/sites/default/files/styles/story_block/public/2020-06/CONDOVER.jpg?h=9d8cfa28&itok=THERauZx)
New homes in Condover, Shropshire
New homes available to buy & rent in Condover. Approximately 5 miles south of Shrewsbury and east of the A49...
Image
![Volunteers' Week 2020](/sites/default/files/styles/story_block_short/public/2020-06/TOM-IMAGE-STILL.jpg?h=9fa7a652&itok=tCrm0T5k)
Volunteers' Week 2020
Taking place between 1st – 7th June each year, Volunteers’ Week is the nation’s chance to celebrate and say a big “thank you” to the millions of volunteers that make amazing contributions to all sorts of organisations. So, why should you volunteer?
Image
![Houses from above](/sites/default/files/styles/story_block/public/2020-06/STREETS%20TOP%20DOWN%20-%20FILTER.jpg?itok=eQSfOF8y)
Unemployed, homeless and help!
With unemployment, financial difficulty and homelessness all on the rise in the wake of the Coroanivirus pandemic, the work our Prevention Support Officers do is even more important than ever before.
Image
![Our development at Bath Street, Hereford](/sites/default/files/styles/story_block_short/public/2020-05/thumbnail_20200527_121610_photos_v2_EDIT%20SMALL%20FOR%20WEBSITE.jpg?h=07dab76c&itok=a5bS0aJF)
Keep calm and carry on housebuilding - but how?
The UK was in the middle of a well-documented housing crisis before the Coronavirus outbreak, with the National Housing Federation estimating that a staggering 1.4 million people across the UK were living in poor-quality homes, with 400,000 homeless or at severe risk of homelessness. Robert Jenrick MP, Minister for Housing, Communities and Local Government, has stressed that he wants to “get Britain building again!” – but is this really possible, and how?
Image
![ley Gardens - Clapping](/sites/default/files/styles/story_block_short/public/2020-05/LEY%20GARDENS%20-%20CLAPPING.jpg?h=5167ce76&itok=1ZtgzkCq)
Supporting Independent Living through COVID-19
As we've all experienced, the Coronavirus pandemic and government guidelines have meant huge changes to the way we all live and work. We take a look at how our support services have adapted to lockdown life in our Independent Living Schemes.
Image
![The new normal](/sites/default/files/styles/story_block_wide/public/2020-05/THE%20NEW%20NORMAL%20ARTWORK%20VB_1.jpg?h=afcd7654&itok=bSiiDM_H)
Inside the crisis - What we've learnt, will there be a new normal?
As the UK Government beings to look at easing lockdown restrictions, we look back at what we've learned and how this can be a part of "the new normal."