It's that time again. We're nearing the holiday period - the time of year where the UK panics about 2cm of snow, you get
objectively too many socks for Christmas, and remember why you don't usually hang around with your questionable relatives. And you know... have fun.
There will be no group chats from Monday 30th December - Sunday 12th January. The usual schedule will return on Monday the 13th January.
What is a 'group chat break'?
Roughly
three times a year, we have a week (or two) where we take a break from
running group chat sessions.
We use these
periods as a chance to gather
up the feedback we've received from you all, reflect on how things are
going on the community, and look at anything we might want to work on.
Sometimes that happens behind the scenes, and sometimes we post
discussions or run projects on the discussion boards for you to get
involved in during that week.
It's also a good chance for our volunteers and staff to take a breather.
How often do we have them?
Typically, these happen once in January, April, and August.
What will we be doing for this one?
This time, we won't be doing anything major (e.g. running workshops or projects). Given we'll be a staff member down at the end of this month, we'll be focusing on keeping things running and ticking over until our new team member joins.
We will still be reflecting on how things have been going generally and looking over feedback you guys have been submitting. There will be a thread to give your feedback and discuss things as a group, and of course you can also send us a PM or
use the chat feedback form if you'd rather give us your thoughts privately.
Will there be a quiz?
Yep! The Christmas (well, New Year) Quiz will be happening on Tuesday 7th of January, from 7-8pm. There will be a separate announcement for this with all the details.
Where can I go while group chat is closed?
If you'd like some quick, live support while chat isn't running, feel free to head over to our
one-to-one helpline. You can get in touch in three ways - phone, webchat and email. Call for free on 0808 808 4994, from 4pm-11pm.
If you're at breaking point, our
Crisis Messenger is also open as usual. Text THEMIX to
85258.
The boards will also be open as normal.
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Feel free to ask any questions below.
Mike & the team
