Oh the weather outside is frightful...

Which makes staying home, delightful…

Or does it? After months of forced solitude, our patience for the pandemic is all but gone! We can still make a positive difference as we ease into 2021 by focussing on our Winter Wellbeing.

The Café Bar is now open!

Well it’s not sadly, I just said that to get your attention, but it has gone all 2020 and moved online!

Missing out on seeing colleagues and not simply bumping into friends in the café bar queue is something many have commented on as a working from home downside and whilst we can’t entirely replicate this online, perhaps a virtual Café Bar might make this a little bit easier!

It is without our WTMS pals and will be Bring Your Own Cuppa but if you’d like to get some conversations going or have a drop in chat over a coffee, please join the Café Bar Team here.

It’s not managed by anyone and is an open invite to anyone who wants to drop in and say ‘I’m here, who wants a chat’ – if anyone wants to set up a standing coffee break time you can do so, it’s something that could be created by staff for staff.

Winter Wellbeing

Why are Zoom calls so exhausting?  This BBC articles explains why you might not fancy a weekly Zoom quiz this winter and how to reduce Zoom fatigue.

Staying mentally well this winter – is the UK Government plan for winter 2020 to 2021 to help you focus on how to cope this winter.

The Scottish Government’s response talks about resources closer to home.

10 ways to boost winter wellbeing this year.