NG2 Dec/Jan 2021
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WELCOME TO A NEW DECADE +1<br />
by Helen Jones<br />
Imperial<br />
& Gas Services<br />
Heating & Gas<br />
Services<br />
Lee Brown: (Your Affordable & Local Gas Engineer)<br />
14 Buxton Avenue, Carlton, Nottinghamshire, NG4 3RS<br />
Tel: 0115 8477327 Mob: 0787 670 2839 Email:lee@imperialgas.co.uk<br />
Lee Brown<br />
Your affordable & local gas engineer<br />
Plumbing • Bathrooms<br />
Central Heating<br />
Boiler Installation/Upgrades<br />
Landlords Safety Certificates<br />
Boiler Service & Repairs<br />
0787 670 2839 / 0115 847 7327<br />
lee@imperialgas.co.uk<br />
Buxton Ave, Carlton<br />
502943<br />
A year ago I sat here writing an article<br />
for this publication as we entered<br />
2020 and I headlined it Welcome<br />
to a New <strong>Dec</strong>ade. In it I saw some<br />
of the challenges facing us as the<br />
growing skills gap / Brexit / economic<br />
uncertainty on the High Street.<br />
I didn’t forecast the chaos that 2020 has wreaked upon<br />
us - with repercussions that haven’t bypassed many<br />
families I suspect. It’s been a tough one and as I write it<br />
isn’t over by a long stretch.<br />
There have been small pockets of positivity this year<br />
which made the dark days more bearable. Communities<br />
coming together and supporting others…small acts<br />
of daily kindness which possibly would have gone<br />
unnoticed at other times…and time. Last year it was<br />
recorded that “people in the UK work some of the<br />
longest hours in Europe”.<br />
Lockdown has given us all time to reflect and reevaluate<br />
which is hard under normal circumstances<br />
when you are on that daily treadmill of routine. I know<br />
friends who are choosing to downsize for a simpler<br />
lifestyle. Others are retraining to chase an old dream<br />
that got lost along the way.<br />
In terms of our industry there are glimmers of recovery<br />
in some sectors. The pandemic has changed the<br />
landscape of recruitment for sure but we must all adapt<br />
and evolve. And that includes the next generation and<br />
their expectations. It is time for realism in terms of our<br />
advice and support for them. In a changing world our<br />
careers provision must be focused, achievable and<br />
consistent.<br />
This Christmas I hope you will all find some peace and<br />
tranquillity within your homes as we come together<br />
to spend time with our special people. The hype and<br />
extravagance of previous years has maybe been<br />
reduced and with it the stress levels that it can induce<br />
trying to achieve some sort of festive nirvana.<br />
Wherever you are in this great city of ours I wish you<br />
health, happiness and peace of mind not only over the<br />
holiday period but also during the coming year and its<br />
challenges.<br />
07775 744 445 | 0115 752 8918<br />
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