Firstly we would like to thank everyone for your patience and understanding. We are working hard to navigate through a very challenging and everchanging situation.
Although many of our KA Leisure Team are unable to carry out their usual duties at their normal place of work we would like to thank the many staff who are fulfilling vital support roles within our sites or by working from home. Essential tasks will ensure the Company continues to function and that we are as prepared as we can be for re-opening whenever that time comes. This includes; continuing to process staff wages, ensuring all suppliers and contractors are paid, completing venue checks to maintain building security and monitoring essential plant, and maintaining golf courses.
Additionally, members of our Community Sport Team have volunteered to support those children still attending school by providing a range of coached activities across the North Ayrshire Community Support Hubs. While members of our Active Lifestyles and Fitness Teams are filming, streaming and posting digital physical activity content to ensure, that despite our venues and normal programmes not able to operate, we are still doing our upmost to ensure that we meet our ambition of North Ayrshire More Active More Often.
If you can, and if it is safe for you to do so, please consider volunteering in your community – you really can help.
You can find out more information and complete the online application form here; http://northayrshire.community/covid-19-updates-for-communities/35201/
Staff Health and Wellbeing
The health and wellbeing of our staff remains a priority during this challenging time. Therefore it’s important that you remember to take time to look after yourself and others. Make sure that you try and maintain a regular routine, eat and drink healthily, take regular physical activity and get enough sleep.
If you’re working from home remember to:
- Plan your day
- Try and develop a regular routine
- Take regular breaks for some physical activity
- Prioritise your daily tasks
- Avoid repeated media checks
- Reach out to friends and colleagues
- Eat well and stay hydrated
Staff Survey
We are aware, these are unprecedented times and we appreciate that there is a lot of uncertainty for our staff not least because our usual daily routines and regular interaction with colleagues has been completely changed.
During this time, we will be adapting our ways of working to ensure we support our staff and continue to bring an appropriate service to our customers. To assist us with this we would appreciate if you could click on the link below and complete the staff survey: https://surveys.mycustomerlens.com/p/5b9fb61af3411c48651e13fc/5e85d7777fd179c66fcebd44
Making a Difference
Our Football Memories sessions are going virtual! Our regular face to face groups are not possible at the moment however we plan to keep the conversation going and memories alive as we know that football has the power to make connections and bring back happy thoughts.
We’ll post a few questions and we would love for you to share your football memories with us. Our first virtual Football Memories will start tonight the 3rdApril and the theme will be Football Firsts. This is a great warm up if you’ll be watching BBC Scotland’s Scottish Cup classic matches!
Join us every Friday between 18.30 and 19.30 on Facebook and Twitter!
Communication
You will be aware that we are trying to collate contact details e.g. mobile telephone number and email address. This is to assist us in providing you with the most up to date information as quickly as possible when you are not at work.
Thank you to those staff who have already provided contact details, we hope you are beginning to receive information via text messages. If you haven’t already provided details and wish to please inform your line manager at the earliest opportunity.
We would encourage all staff to continue to keep up to date with national advice and arrangements as below;
- The Scottish Government issues daily updates. Visit the Scottish Government website to keep-up-to-date with what’s happening in Scotland.
- Visit the NHS Ayrshire and Arran: NHSinform website for more information.
#StayHomeStayActive
Looking after our wellbeing is essential right now. We are all spending a lot more time at home, which is why staying as physically active as possible is more important than ever for both our bodies and minds.
Over the next few weeks we will be bringing you a variety of tips, ideas and advice on how to keep active or get active in and around your home. These are all be available on our new web section at https://kaleisure.com/exercise-at-home/ .
Check out our online fitness class schedule, a variety of Fun activities for the whole family which will keep the kids entertained and our page dedicated to promoting positive mental health.
The Senior Management Team would like to thank you all again for your support and professionalism in what are, and will continue to be, challenging circumstances. #StayHomeStaySafe
