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2022 Apprentice Recruitment Starts Here…                                                                               THIS SUMMER TAKE A HOLIDAY FROM BINGE BOOZING


          The Home of Apprenticeships
                                                                                                                                The festive season is most renowned for the          damage, increase the chances of having a stroke
          Rochdale Training is now registering the                                                                              over-consumption of alcohol, but in fact, abuse      and raise weight to dangerous levels.
          interest of employers who want the very best                                                                          of booze is an all-year-round phenomenon with
          candidates of 2022.                                                                                                   summer and its cocktail of warmer weather,           Keeping a bottle of water with you is important
                                                                                                                                longer days and more free time, a real concern.      for teetotallers as well as drinkers.
          Every employer who recruits an apprentice will
          be given access to several incentives including;                                                                      Being in public office means you are privy to        Exercise is wonderful but over-exertion
                                                                                                                                forthcoming national campaigns and I know that       particularly in the heat, is not.
            •  £1,000 grants  (16-18-year-olds)                        www.rochdaletraining.co.uk                               summer drinking is high on the government’s
            •  Up to 100% funded training                                                                                       agenda this year.                                    Bites and stings are also nasty things in the
            •  Access to our Workforce Training Fund           Our apprentices and trainees are looking for                                                                          summer, and a plague of horse-flies, which are
                                                               a range of job roles including, engineering,                     One of alcohol’s greatest appeals is that it         capable of disseminating a bite that could swell
          Hiring an apprentice is a productive and             manufacturing, child care, health & social care,                 relaxes us, but that also means we drop our          to the size of a golf ball, hit the headlines a couple
                                                                                                                                                                                     of years ago. You need a well-stocked medical
                                                                                                                                defences, not least against the power of the sun’s
          effective way to grow talent and develop a           business administration, and customer service                    rays. Sunstroke is a common complaint across         cupboard, with antihistamines a particularly
          motivated, skilled and qualified workforce.          environments.
                                                                                                                                emergency units in Britain throughout summer.        useful addition.
          86% of employers said apprenticeships helped         The dates of our next drop-in sessions are as                    Experts in Australia also believe that neglecting    Now lockdowns have been relaxed, some of
          them develop skills relevant to their                follows - ALL welcome:                                           sun cream – because you are a little merry! –        us may get the opportunity to venture abroad.
          organisation and 78% said apprenticeships              •  Wednesday 29 June 2022 11am till 12pm                       might exacerbate your chances of skin cancer.        Check what injections and health precautions
          helped them improve productivity.                      •  Wednesday 27 July 2022 11am till 12pm                                                                            you need to take – not forgetting of course to

                                                                                                                                As anyone who has experienced a hangover will        note the Covid-19 rules that may apply to your
            Register interest by contacting the marketing team on 01706 631417 or marketing@rochdaletraining.co.uk              know, alcohol dehydrates you. Our usual reserve      destination.
                                                                                                                                gone, we have more accidents and become
                                                                                                                                involved in antisocial behaviour.                    Summer 2022 sees me joining that national
                                                                                                                                                                                     concern around alcohol – particularly with its
                               Luxury travel brand eShores turns 15                                                             Bank holidays have been marked by increased          link to antisocial behaviour.
                                                                                                                                drinking since Shakespeare’s’ days and with the
                                                                                                                                Jubilee we have more of them this year – and         This is the season of brightness and happiness
             Despite the ups and downs of the last few                                                                          indeed have more to toast.                           and shouldn’t be blighted by booze-fuelled poor
             years, independent travel company eShores                                                                                                                               health and crime.
             is celebrating success – and its 15th year in                                                                      Moderation is the key here. Britain has a binge
             business.                                                                                                          drinking culture and though we may not imbibe        As the old Northern adage goes, “always make
                                                                                                                                every single day, that can cause liver and heart     sure you take a little water with it.”
             The company was started from a back
             bedroom by Gavin Lapidus and Nadine
             Brown, growing steadily to provide
             customers in the UK with tailor-made                                                                                                                       ABOUT THE WRITER
             adventures in locations across the Americas,            eShores co-founder Gavin Lapidus
             Asia, Europe, Africa, Arabia, the Caribbean,                                                                                                               Dr Chauhan OBE is a respected GP, health and social care
             Australasia, and the Indian Ocean.                                                                                                                         campaigner, and champion of social justice and charity.
                                                               has been invaluable over the last two years
             Co-founder Gavin said: “I’m so proud of           in particular.                                                                                           As a local GP, he has become a powerful advocate for his
             the eShores team for how hard they’ve all                                                                                                                  patients and introduced innovative methods to improve
             worked and their willingness to adapt.            “To take such an unprecedented hit and                                                                   their care.
                                                               come out of it on the other side makes me
             “While this has always been the case across       incredibly proud of all we’ve achieved as a                                                              His work mentoring and employing young people has
             our team, their hard work and dedication          business.”                                                                                               won national recognition and he was awarded an OBE in
                                                                                                                                                                        2020 for his creation of the Homeless-Friendly charity.



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