The ICCM Journal | Spring 2021 | V89 No. 1
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in touch - up north Well, that 12 months went well didn’t it! It seems very strange still be to talking about how we used to do things and how things were before Covid-19 but hey-ho. While its early January when I am writing this, I have a funny feeling that we will still be in lockdown when this comes out, so happy January, February and possibly an early Happy Easter, you never know we might be able to have an Easter egg hunt somewhere! It’s very apparent that people are struggling, and have been for a while, and the fact is you’ve got every right to be -it’s been a ridiculous case of rules changing, being allowed to do things, then not allowed, and then back to square 1 or maybe square 2. So, to you all, as the phrase goes, its ok NOT to be ok. The ICCM team have spoken to members from all over the country who are feeling the pressure of still working when the world’s gone mad, and whilst we never advertise ourselves as a “shout at us” line or a “rant at us” line, we’ll be here to support you as we can. The most important thing that you can do is to look after yourself, your family and where possible your colleagues. There are support services for you out there. My colleague Mat kindly shared this on Facebook and its always worth just taking a minute, breathe, think, relax, and remember that no matter what is going on, you are never alone. The world’s crazy and the pace of things doesn’t help, so to anyone that’s tried a New Years’ resolution – well first of all good luck and secondly you picked the wrong year. To everyone with small children who may have seen the excellent Hey Duggies’s Christmas special – then a very thoughtful and apt line came from Clarence talking abut Christmas - but it can be life in general and something to help with all of this. “It’s the little things that make the magic”. So, every little thing that brings a smile or takes you away from worrying we need to treasure. Staying in touch Whether its via Facebook, Twitter or Mailchimp newsletters, you can sign up and stay in touch - we can’t add you if you don’t want to with the joys of GDPR but there are many ways to keep up to date with these or via the website. As ever drop me a message at – trevor.robson@iccm-uk.com to make sure you and your colleagues are signed up. ICCM recently finally managed to fix the eternal gremlins of years for email addresses so as far as we know we will reach you when we try to – if 2020 only manged one thing that was worth it, then this was it.
Trevor Robson ICCM Finance and IT Manager
