Herts Heroes: The UH Venues team
Our UH Venues teams
have banded together with other organisations to support our NHS, health and
social care workers and those on the front line. From new initiatives and
donations to support groups and good will, everyone is doing their bit and we
are proud to call UH Venues our Herts Heroes today.
Meet the team
The UH Venues team
work in the University to manage our different venues and spaces and help run
events for staff, students and the wider community. The team is made up of
event advisors, AV technicians, catering staff and administrators who work with
people across the University and with local businesses. Find out more about them here.
Given the current
circumstances events have decreased but this hasn't stopped the team from
working hard and thinking about how they can support others during this crisis.
UH Venues operating team |
How they are supporting the fight against COVID-19
Simon Freeman, UH
Venues Manager, has spent the last few weeks talking to local businesses and
frontline workers about what they need. He even reached out to family and
friends, which is when Simon's sister put out an urgent plea for more personal
protective equipment (PPE) at her work, Isabel House Hospice.
Simon and the team
quickly donated 500 disposable gloves and 40 masks to Isabel House Hospice,
which was originally intended for people who cleaned the ovens at the UH Venues
sites. Simon said:
"My sister was incredibly grateful but she explained that our donation would only last a day. I didn't realise how much of a shortage there was of equipment. We didn't need the PPE and I wish we could send more."
The team has also
been involved with the 'Salute the NHS' campaign, which is a non-profit
initiative aiming to deliver one million meals in 3 months to feed our NHS
workers. In support of the campaign, UH
Venues has been working with Yodel by providing the Fielder Centre car park for
24 hrs free of charge for the delivery drivers. Proud of their support, Simon
said:
"As a business, we wanted to replicate the inspiring behaviour of the Salute the NHS campaign. It is a privilege to be able to support our NHS workforce."
PPE donated to Isabel House Hospice |
Continuing the support
As well as this, UH
Venues have been talking to local food delivery business, Ocado, about driver
training, and the UH Paramedic Science group and the East of England Ambulance
Service about offering them free training space. They are also looking at ways
to accommodate NHS, carers and other front line workers in our accommodation.
Additionally, the
team are working with the Police on their Police Now scheme, which will be
training up 300 new police officers over 6 weeks during the Summer on our de
Havilland campus. This will help the national effort to increase our Police by
20,000 officers.
Thank you
We want to thank the
UH Venues team for their outstanding contribution to this national effort and
for using their skill set to work differently and give back. Thank you for being
our Herts Heroes.
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