Wyre Piddle Parish Council Coronavirus Assistance
Wyre Piddle Parish Council – Coronavirus Assistance
You should have received a letter from the Parish Council with details of how to help, or get help if you are required to self-isolate in the next few weeks or months. If you did not receive a letter or you need help with shopping or collecting prescriptions, etc please contact:
Claire Paul – 07852546705,
John Paul – 07805651502, ">
or Jenny Wilks – 07530482053, ">
Many people in the village have volunteered to offer help and support.
Please do not hesitate to ask.
If you are able to offer help and have not yet put your name on the volunteer list please contact us. If you know someone who may benefit from assistance please encourage them to get in touch. You can also find out more on the Wyre Piddle Community Face book page if you have access.
It is imperative that we all contribute to minimizing the spread of this highly contagious virus by following all government advice. Those who have been advised to self isolate and anyone with symptoms should not go out to get supplies. Sadly we must all maintain social distancing. A sad and worrying time for all. Thank you for the good will and spirit of everyone in the village.
Click here to download the above – WPPC Coronavirus assistance
Below are a few examples of places to try for food deliveries.
Pershore Produce, New Rd, Pershore, 01386 552645 http://www.pershoreproduce.co.uk
Worcester Produce, Ascot Rd, Pershore, 01386 562402 http://www.worcesterproduce.co.uk
Please see more details here:
Wychavon District Council Social Distancing Whilst Outside- Guidance
Click Below to download.
Wychavon District Council- Social Distancing Whilst Outside- Guidance
Supporting Communities with Guidance and Advice on Coronavirus (COVID-19) – Community Action
Please see below links to a banner and poster for Supporting Communities with Guidance and Advice on Coronavirus (COVID-19) – Community Action.
Supporting Communities with Guidance and Advice on Coronavirus (COVID-19) – Community Action BANNER
Supporting Communities with Guidance and Advice on Coronavirus (COVID-19) – Community Action Poster
Coronavirus- Sources of Advice
SOURCES OF ADVICE
The coronavirus situation is fast-moving and there is an increasing amount of misinformation online. We should be using government advice to inform decisions and be checking that advice regularly.
• Public Health England has FAQs that will be updated regularly
• This guidance, developed with the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, aims to assist employers and businesses in providing advice to their staff
• You may find the advice from ACAS useful in considering any employment-related matters that may impact your local council
• For further reading, the Local Government Association has published a very useful list of different government advice sources
Useful links
Latest Government advice
Regularly updated information for the public on the outbreak, including the current situation in the UK and advice about the virus and its symptoms, as well as statements from the Chief Medical Officer on confirmed cases in the UK.
The Government has published its Coronavirus action plan, which outlines what the health and social care system across the UK has done to tackle the outbreak, and what it plans to do next.
Public Health England has produced a dashboard with information on confirmed cases of coronavirus.
Get involved with the Police Budget with live stream on Monday 20th January 2020 from 7pm (@WestMerciaPCC)
Get Involved with Police Budget
As the Police and Crime Commissioner John Campion, begins to set the budget for the next financial year, he wants to hear questions from the public, to put the Chief Constable.
How would you like to see your money spent? How would you like to see resources prioritised? What would you do differently?
Budget and resources will be the focus of the next live question and answer session taking place on Monday 20th January 2020 from 7pm, streamed live on the PCC’s facebook page (@WestMerciaPCC). There will be opportunity to submit questions in advance, or live during the broadcast. The Commissioner and his Deputy Tracey Onslow will put the questions to West Mercia Police Chief Constable Anthony Bangham, and new Deputy Chief Constable Julian Moss.
Commissioner John Campion said “It’s important that tax payers have a say in how their money is spent, and that resources are used wisely on the issues that matter the most. In previous years the public have helped to shape decisions leading to an uplift in officer numbers making the police more visible and accessible. This is an opportunity to have your say at the highest level, in the most open and transparent way.”
Questions can be submitted in advance via a Facebook comment or private message, or via email to ">
For more information about how you can take part visit: https://www.westmercia-pcc.gov.uk/get-involved/questions
Click here for information – POLICE Budget Facebook Live 080120
Grants on offer to help social mobility in Wychavon
Grants on offer to help social mobility in Wychavon
Up to £20,000 worth of grants are now on offer to schools, charities and community organisations to help support disadvantaged children and their families.
The Social Mobility Grant Scheme is aimed at Free School Meal (FSM) eligible children to provide positive activities and wraparound care services, as well as projects to improve pupil confidence and mental wellbeing.
Grants between £250 and £1,000 are available and successful applicants must ensure that the projects do not stigmatise or isolate individuals or groups of children or students.
Applications will be open until 1 February 2020 to schools, voluntary and community sector organisations, as well as early year settings. They can also be for small capital projects or revenue schemes.
According to the ‘State of the Nation 2017: Social Mobility in Great Britain’ (1), Wychavon was ranked fifth worst for early years social mobility. To address this, the scheme was launched to help early year settings find new ways to help their hard-pressed families and children.
Cllr Christopher Day, Portfolio Holder for Housing, Health and Wellbeing at Wychavon District Council, said: “The Social Mobility Grant Scheme is a great opportunity to help improve outcomes for FSM eligible children and their families, as well as close the gap between the most disadvantaged children and their peers. We are encouraging schools, early years settings, community organisations and others to apply.”
Applications must be made via online application. Visit http://www.wychavon.gov.uk/socialmobility for more information and to fill out an application form.
Please contact Leonie Silk on 01386 565569 or email at "> for more information.
Advice on Rural Crime Prevention
Rural Crime Prevention
Machinery Theft
• Where possible, vehicles should be housed in a lockable garage or building, ideally with security lighting installed to the perimeter.
• Vehicles should always be locked when not in use, with the keys kept hidden and locked away in a secure location.
• Keep recordings or photographs of serial numbers and vehicles as these can be crucial in recovery, should the worse happen.
• Securing Quadbikes to a fixed point on the ground or something that takes time to remove will also act as a deterrent.
• Never leave the keys in the ignition.
• Keep gates to yards closed as open gates can be an open invitation to thieves.
• Install immobilisers, chip keys and trackers as these are a simple way to deter criminals or track vehicles.
• Install CCTV
Who to call and when?
Urgent: If a Crime is in progress dial 999
Non-Urgent: Dial 101 to report a Crime after it has taken place.
Provide Information: Contact the Rural Crime Hotline to give information anonymously. You can submit information online www.ruralcrimehotline.co.uk
or call the Rural Crime Hotline on 0800 783 0137
Open4Community, your local on-line Portal for funding information and sources.
Are you looking for funding for local projects and initiatives?
Identifying and diversifying alternative funding streams has never been so important for local government. That is why Worcestershire County Council has again secured Open 4 Community, an on-line funding portal designed to meet the specific needs of Parish & Town Councils, voluntary & community groups, housing associations and large charities.
These groups and organisations can search for themselves through the thousands of Government, Lottery, charitable trust and other funds available on a European, national, regional and local basis.
Key features:
• Complete and concise fund details, including criteria, who to contact and links to application forms
• Time saving- enhanced support service for local community groups
• Automatic email alerts
• Weekly e-newsletters
• Bespoke reports for funding search results
• Monthly statistical reporting to help gain vital contact details that can be used for future marketing campaigns and research, and for proving the tool’s impact
• Dedicated local support section – to advertise your own local initiatives and events.
You will be required to complete a very simple registration form which will then allow you to access detailed information on all the funds available.
So, visit the website and begin your search! CLICK HERE TO VISIT open4community.co.uk/worcestershire WEBSITE