BUSINESS REPORT


SUPPORT FOR THE COMMUNITY


SCCYC Waterside-Connect has been delivering a critical outreach service in response to local communities significantly compounded by the Covid-19 pandemic. Young people from SCCYC’s social action project ‘Ignite Change’ have been active in supporting local food banks with donations, interacting with elderly and raising awareness on key issues they felt passionate about. The project was swiftly developed into a Covid-19 emergency support service to meet imminent needs.SCCYC joined online neighbourhood platforms, signed up to the Northampton Community Resilience Hub and work closely with other community groups to support people all round Northampton. Actions have included: • Taking crisis preventive measures by preparing known vulnerable people for isolation in early March.


• Making weekly calls to the elderly and vulnerable to identify needs, share safety advice and chats to prevent loneliness.


• Volunteering to collect food and essential resources to grow the existing food bank and distribute to vulnerable people each week.


• Delivering weekly groceries to poverty deprived and isolated families.


• Cooking and delivering hot food to unwell lone people and the homeless whenever needed.


• The SGSS Gurdwara has been distributing surplus dry foods to University of Northampton’s international students.


As well as continued critical outreach support, SCCYC’s long term plan includes helping to reconnect people and help rebuild their lives after the traumatic impact of COVID19 by providing services to improve their social, health, wellbeing and training needs at SCCYC’s Waterside-Connect community hub on St James Mill Road.


If you would like to help, or if you need support, email SCCYC development manager Pindy Kaur at pindy@watersideconnect.co or call 077700 88568 or trustee Amarjit Atwal at ajatwal@gmail.com


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Photo Courtesy of GSSArchitecture


Artist’s impression of the Cancer Support Centre


APPROVAL GIVEN FOR NEW CANCER CENTRE


National architects GSSArchitecture are working with Kettering General Hospital and Macmillan Cancer Support to bring a brand-new Cancer Support Centre to the town, which they are delighted to announce has recently received planning approval. The new centre, the first of its kind in


North Northamptonshire, will be used by people who are living with, or are affected by cancer, and will offer them support, resources and therapeutic services. The centre will be situated within the courtyard inside the main hospital site, and will be operated by Kettering General Hospital, alongside their partner, Macmillan Cancer Support. Situated on a challenging site within the


‘IT’S BEEN A


REAL PLEASURE WORKING WITH MACMILLAN


CANCER SUPPORT AND KETTERING GENERAL HOSPITAL’


courtyard of the hospital’s main ward block, the building has been designed to make the best use of the available space, whilst providing an engaging and sympathetic environment for centre users. The unique curved nature of the plan enables the building to


interact with several interesting external spaces that have been created, while maintaining the requirement for a less clinical, private and calming setting. Andrew Vallis, architect at GSSArchitecture, said: “It’s been a real pleasure working with Macmillan Cancer Support and Kettering General Hospital on such an interesting and important project to benefit the people of Northamptonshire and the surrounding areas - particularly given GSSArchitecture’s long history with Kettering General Hospital.” GSSArchitecture’s history with the hospital dates back over 100 years, with the founder of GSS, John Alfred Gotch, providing the designs for the initial site back in 1894. Since that time the hospital has grown


significantly, with the GSS designed former main hospital building now just a small section of the entire site.


Visit: www.gssarchitecture.com IT FIRM SHARES ITS EXPERTISE


The Falcon Collective – a Northamptonshire-based IT consultancy which offers business requirements analysis, project scoping, and implementation management for SMEs – has recently completed a substantial project for the UK’s largest forklift training provider, successfully transforming their IT landscape. The expertise of The Falcon


Collective was sought to help implement a new IT training system as part of a £300,000 strategic development project. Designed to streamline the business’ end-to-end operations and offer an improved service to customers, the new system has not only solved a large- scale paper management issue, but it’s also increased the client’s


It continues to be all systems go


for The Falcon Collective, which has several more exciting projects in the pipeline, including those with one of Europe’s premier events provision companies. Nick Tippetts (pictured), principal at The Falcon Collective, said: “We’ve been fortunate to work with some great people and companies to maximise their potential, and we look forward to many more to come as we strive to help businesses become more effective and efficient through good practice and technology, ultimately, driving results.”


capacity to support up to 100% more course instructors. This has significantly enhanced the company’s growth potential.


Call: 01536 714988/ 07944609939 Email: nt@thefalconcollective.co.uk


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