Message to everyone at Barnwood
How can the S&SC help bring people together after the office move? Whether you are currently a club member or not, what are your thoughts on what the club could or should offer to support staff in the workplace and bring people together?
The Sports & Social Club currently aims to provide or facilitate activities for Barnwood staff to help with physical and mental well-being, give opportunities for people from different areas of the organisation to come together in a social non-work related way and bring like-minded groups of people together to enjoy their chosen activity.
The challenges of the move are obvious – we will not have the benefit of the current Barnwood facilities and the new working arrangements will mean that people who may have previously all done an activity together at lunchtime will not necessarily all be in the office on the same day any more. BUT – what could we do? What would you like the club to do? Do you think it would benefit your team or the wider workplace if we are able to maintain a thriving club after the move?
We need YOU – your support, your ideas, your wish lists (within reason!). If we can’t do all the things we do now, what could we do instead? Can you help the club? The S&SC relies on its volunteers – all the main S&SC Committee and the section committee members/group leaders for each activity are volunteers – so for new initiatives to take off there needs to be a core of people willing to make it happen. Currently there is admin support available from Sue and myself in the S&SC Office to help make things happen and as long as the club stays big enough for this to be sustainable we will be there to help you develop and maintain new and existing activities for the benefit of members and the wider EDF Barnwood/Ex-Barnwood community.
Send us your thoughts – all ideas and comments welcome!
If you want to know more about the club and what it currently offers please visit the website www.barnwoodssc.org.uk. Several groups have recently returned to activity following the covid related break.
Please send feedback to me by email or chat to any member of the committee.
Thanks
Anna Eaton
Sports & Social Club Manager
EDF (Barnwood) Sports & Social Club
