From Sydney to the UK
Chelsea (Gig Buddies NDIS Coordinator) tells us a bit about her recent trip to the UK!
I was lucky enough to spend the majority of June 2022 in the UK, I was so excited to see my family and friends again after years of COVID lockdowns.But before taking some time off to do this, I was even luckier to visit a couple of the Gig Buddies projects in the UK!
Firstly, I drove to Bedfordshire (about 2 hours south-east of Birmingham) to visit the legends at Gig Buddies Bedford. It was fantastic to finally meet Fizz (GB Bedford Coordinator and co-founder of Living It Up!) in person after months of chatting on zoom during our partners meetings.
Fizz introduced me to a group of the GB Bedford Buddies and we had a few drinks. We talked about some of the great things they have gotten up to. I got asked a lot of questions about Australia (including if we have bounty hunters!), and got to ask them about some of the things they get up to like their internet radio station, music-making, craft days and other epic socials...
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Who is joining us for our July gigs?
To reserve your place (and to find out more information about each event), load up the links below:
-Archibald Portrait Prize Exhibition @ The Art Gallery of NSW :Wednesday 13 July
Only a few spots left!
- Rugby League @ Central Coast Stadium : Saturday 16 July
- Jelly Bean Jam Party Band @ Gymea Hotel : Friday 22 July
- Pub Lunch @ Manly New Brighton Hotel : Saturday 30 July SOLD OUT! Contact us to go on the waiting list.
If you have any questions about any of our forthcoming events, get in touch: we can be reached via Facebook Messenger, email: info@gigbuddiessydney.org or via text or phone call on 0411 252 228.
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Time to sing again
Today we will have our weekly online chat at 4pm and on Thursday afternoon come join us at 4pm online as we host our popular Karaoke. Sign up here.
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Two more
A big warm welcome to our two latest pairings.
Say hello to Max and Harry (top, L - R) and Kye and Lewis (left, L - R).
We’re delighted to welcome you on board and we look forward to hearing about your forthcoming adventures.
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Likewise, it’s a pleasure to start the Gig Buddies’ journey with our latest batch of trained volunteers.
Last Monday we trained four more volunteers Welcome on board Branden (top L), Renee (middle R), and Louis (bottom - L).
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New COVID-19 Vaccinations update
The NSW Health Minister has further extended the current exemption that allows workers who have received two doses of a COVID-19 vaccine to continue to work if they have been assessed as being essential to the operation of the service.
The exemption has been extended to 6 September 2022.
We want to say thanks to all volunteers who have sent through an updated version of their vaccination certificate.
Please send your certificate to info@gigbuddiessydney.org or via text/WhatsApp it to 0411 252 228.
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Carol, Tony, Bec, Xena and Aylin
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The Gig Buddies Sydney project is an initiative of ACL Disability Services.
