COVID-19 vaccine in pregnancy You can get vaccinated against COVID-19 if you’re pregnant. It’s preferable for you to have the Pfizer/BioNTech or Moderna vaccine. This is because they’ve been more widely used during pregnancy in other countries and no safety concerns have been identified. Find out more about pregnancy and COVID-19 vaccination
On Saturday 27 November 2021, the Prime Minister announced new temporary measures following the emergence of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 in the UK. Then on Sunday, the Department for Education announced the measures as they apply to education and childcare and updated the following document. Actions for early years and childcare providers during the…
We are all feeling so proud of our amazing staff who walked up to 20 miles on Saturday 9th October as part of our Defibrillator Campaign! The sun shone down on us and we had a fabulous support crew at the centres along the way. Other staff members are also busy walking lots of miles…
Following the Euros incident with Denmark footballer Christian Eriksen where he suffered a cardiac arrest mid game, it has highlighted the importance of having quick access to a defibrillator. RISE have previously discussed purchasing defibrillators due to the services we provide and our staff being Paediatric First Aid trained, but financial implications prevented this so made ourselves aware of where local ones are located. We now want to…
World Breastfeeding Week 1-7th August 2021 It’s #worldbreastfeedingweek2021. This year’s theme is all about a shared responsibility to protect and support families to breastfeed. We all have a role to play in supporting Mums to breastfeed whilst out and about in the community. Follow our Facebook page where we will be posting each day this…
We are extremely pleased to announce that our newest RISE Pre-School @ Little Saints based at St Pauls Church Hall has recently had an Ofsted Inspection that rated us ‘Good’ in all areas. Ofsted said ‘The children are happy at pre-school and confident to access their own resources, quickly becoming engaged in activities on arrival.…
The RISE Trust supporting Child Safety Week 7th – 13th June 2021. Child Safety Week is an annual campaign run by the Child Accident Prevention Trust (capt.org.uk) (CAPT) to raise awareness of the risks of child accidents and how they can be prevented. In 2021 we are working alongside CAPT to raise awareness of…
Completely free, EPEC ‘Being a Parent‘ course consists of eight weekly sessions for parents of children aged between 2-5 years . Each course session is highly interactive, involving an engaging and creative blend of group discussion, role play, demonstrations, information sharing and reflection. We are running an evening virtual course and a Face to Face course in…
We are excited to let you know about our new courses and groups beginning after the Easter holidays. Please check out our page here for full detail of what we are offering…Parenting Workshops in Wiltshire – The Rise Trust As you will know we have been unable to hold groups in the centres due to…
Pregnant and thinking of breastfeeding or a mum already breastfeeding? Currently we are not running face to face groups but you can still meet other mums in this friendly relaxed online session. Wednesdays term time only 1:30-2.15pm Contact audreyp@therisetrust.org or call 012459 463040 for more information and access to the group. Breastfeeding – The Rise Trust –…