Not sure if everyone is aware but Faulkner’s, the fruit and veg stall on the market in Oakham and Uppingham, is running a new service whereby you can email an order in to them, they will make it up, give you a call or text with collection time.
Payment can be via BACS, card or cash. I’ve sent in an order and will see how it goes tomorrow.
His email address is:
And its Nigel who is organising it.
Regards
Janet
Alison is kindly going to Oakham today – March 26th
Richard is collecting from Uppingham today – March 26th.
The idea of the scheme is that villagers let me know by email (debrathatcher@hotmail.com) or by phone 01572 823910 that they have ordered a prescription. For the purposes of the paperwork, I need to log with the Council on a daily basis the following:
Full Name:
Address:
Surgery from which ordered:
I do not need to know what ailment is being treated nor what the medicines are. For those people of an age where they need to pay for prescriptions they must obtain a pre-payment certificate from the NHS – details can be found on their website using the following link – https://services.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/buy-prescription-prepayment-certificate/start
Please remember to order prescriptions at least 72 hours before the prescription is required.
We will need a volunteer each week to undertake the collection and delivery/deliveries once back in the village. I need to advise the surgery who is attending, when and for whom they are collecting.
In addition, I then need confirmation once the delivery/deliveries has/have been made as the Council want a full log to be kept.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to ask me
Thank you
Debra
1. Information on bus changes: https://www.rutland.gov.uk/my-services/health-and-family/health-and-nhs/health-and-support-services/coronavirus-covid-19/council-building-closures-and-opening-hours/
2. Guidance regarding takeaways: Takeaway and delivery facilities should remain open and operational. This means people can continue to enter premises to access takeaway services, including delivery drivers. Businesses are encouraged to take orders online or by telephone, and businesses should not provide seating areas, indoors and outdoors, for customers to consume food and drink on. Ordering in advance is strongly encouraged to avoid waiting in, as per Public Health England guidelines. Planning regulation has been changed to enable restaurants, cafés and pubs which do not currently offer delivery and hot food takeaway to do so. People must not consume food or drinks on site at restaurants, cafés or pubs whilst waiting for takeaway food. Those venues offering takeaway or delivery services must not include alcoholic beverages in this list if their license does not already permit. https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-to-grant-permission-for-pubs-and-restaurants-to-operate-as-takeaways-as-part-of-coronavirus-response and information on businesses still operating during this period: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/guidance-to-employers-and-businesses-about-covid-19 and https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/further-businesses-and-premises-to-close
3. Information on the deferral of Council Tax Payments: https://www.rutland.gov.uk/my-services/health-and-family/health-and-nhs/health-and-support-services/coronavirus-covid-19/support-for-families/
4. To provide information on the parish and town medicine collection activities in your Parish and Town’s please email BSChildrens@rutland.gov.uk further information and clarification about this will also be provided in tonight’s Parish and Town Council Briefing.
Holly Bremner | Head of Communications
Given the current COVID-19 Crisis Karen Baines from Baines Bakery has offered a delivery Service for certain products. This service is not exclusively for the most vulnerable but for anyone to take advantage of. You can order what you like from the list below by using either of the emails or by ringing or texting the supplied mobile number.
EMAIL: info@bainesbakery.co.uk or baines1864@hotmail.com
Or ring/text Karen: 07813377070
WE WILL DELIVER AND INCLUDE AN INVOICE WITH PAYMENT DETAILS
STRONG WHITE (BREAD): £1.75
PLAIN WHITE £1.75
SELF-RAISING £1.90
WHOLEMEAL £1.85
MALTED GRAIN £2.00
RYE £2.15
1KG GLUTEN-FREE MIX £4.00
EGGS £3.00/DOZ
Limited availability:
2 litre MILK- SEMI-SKIMMED £2.00
2 litre MILK – FULL FAT £2.00
BAINES Yeast
FRESH (as we use)
We suggest you divide into 10g bits, cling film and freeze.
Defrost before using it.
The loaves will taste even more yummy!
MILK AND MORE are delivering milk with shorter dates. 4-5 days.
The NHS is currently in the process of writing to anyone who is considered to be ‘extremely vulnerable’ because they have a serious underlying health condition.
Shielding is the practice being recommended to protect these extremely vulnerable people from COVID-19. Anyone who receives a letter through the post is strongly advised to stay at home at all times and avoid any face-to-face contact for at least 12 weeks.
Shielding differs from the social distancing guidance that we are all being asked to follow because it advises people with a serious underlying health condition to remain at home, not to leave and to avoid all contact with other people for a considerable period of time. The implications for these extremely vulnerable people are clear; while some will have friends, family or neighbours who may be able to help, there will be others who need to have food, medicines and other supplies provided to them until they can leave home again. We are already putting plans in place with businesses and other local partners that will allow us to provide direct support to anyone who is being shielded and needs our help.
Councillor Oliver Hemsley, Leader of Rutland County Council
For more information about the government’s shielding guidance, including full details of who is considered to be ‘extremely vulnerable’, please see the national GOV.UK website.
Rutland County Council is continuing to work with local NHS and Primary Care services in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Rutland’s four GP practices have made significant changes to the way they work in order to reduce the infection risk to patients.
If you are worried that you may have COVID-19 symptoms (a high temperature or continuous cough), do not go to your local GP surgery, pharmacy or hospital. Instead, you should self-isolate and visit the NHS 111 website if you need a fit note for your employer.
No patients should visit their local GP unless they have already spoken to the surgery. If you need a consultation with a GP or other healthcare professional, this will be done by telephone or video after you have arranged an appointment through your GP’s website or over the phone.
With reference to the current situation in relation to Covid-19 and the impact upon our Parish.
The Parish Council will lead a co-ordinated approach to provide a community support system for all Parishioners.
By communicating on the WhatsApp group, problems can be resolved by the volunteers working together. If this App was open to all residents who owned a smart phone it may become bogged down by hearsay and triviality that is not needed. The Parish council will receive updates from Rutland County Council on a daily basis. This information can be sent to volunteers for communicating to neighbours.
I am looking for volunteers for each area as described above, more than one volunteer is beneficial in sharing the work load and for discussing resolutions to problems.
If you would like to help your neighbours and are suitably healthy at this time, please send your smart phone number to me, Dave johnson on david.ridders@gmail.com. or 07595955561 my personal number.
I will set up a WhatsApp group and add you to it. If you don’t have a smart phone, send your email address. If you don’t have any digital platform to communicate it will potentially be difficult to share information with you as we will shortly be in isolation and refraining from direct person to person contact. There is of course telephone use, but this could be time consuming, someone ringing round and I don’t want one person to be encumbered.
The format of this initiative will evolve as it is used and problems resolved. Its not perfect, but its a start.
We have a number of volunteers already, which is excellent. We have the ear of two residents who are busy paramedics. We have the local Baines bakery owners who are willing to satisfy orders.
I don’t have to tell you that the situation will worsen, so by starting now we can develop a dynamic and effective system to respond to the epidemic as it evolves.
The current information from Rutland County Council to the Parish Council is that
The registering of Voluntary groups will allow resources from a County Council level, if such assistance is needed. I will be in contact with Rutland Council on a daily basis and will pass on relevant information.
Contact me if you are able to help.
Thank you.
Dave Johnson
Chairman Ridlington Parish Council.
For the latest information from the NHS https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/
Following the successful introduction of Rutland’s green waste service in 2018, it will soon be time for residents to renew their subscriptions if they would like to continue with green waste/green bin collections. For current green waste service users, subscriptions are due to end on 31 March 2020.
The annual fee for green waste collections remains unchanged for a third year, which means a charge of £35 per green bin is payable for households that wish to continue with green waste collections from 1 April 2020.
Subscriptions can be renewed from 3 February 2020 onwards and letters are being issued to all green waste service users at the end of January to advise them of their options.
The quickest and easiest way to subscribe is via Direct Debit. One off payments can also be made online by visiting: www.rutland.gov.uk/greenwaste or over the phone by calling: 01572 758 488.
A discount is available if someone living in a property is in receipt of local Council Tax support.
Following the subscription period, we will be issuing new stickers to be displayed on green bins. Subscriptions must be completed by 28 February 2020 in order for stickers to be sent and guaranteed to arrive in time for 1 April 2020.
Green bins which do not display the new 2020 sticker will not be collected after 31 March 2019.
Further information about the green waste service, including answers to frequently asked questions and full terms and conditions, can be viewed online at: www.rutland.gov.uk/greenwaste.
I hope this information is helpful. If you have any questions, please contact our Green Waste Collections Officer, Nick Mortley: NMortley@rutland.gov.uk.
Kit Silcock | Governance Officer
Rutland County Council
Catmose, Oakham,
Rutland LE15 6HP
The Trustees of the Playing Fields would like to advise that as a result of our recent health and safety assessment of the Ridlington Playing Fields conducted by the Trustees, we have taken the decision to close the ‘Children’s Play Area’ until further notice.
This is because some of the timber framing is now in very poor condition and represents a danger to safety. Also the junior swings unfortunately need to be dismantled as they also are no longer fit for purpose.
Decisions need to be taken on the way forward for this area and it is proposed this matter will be a key part of our deliberations at our next Trustee meeting in January 2020, after which we will update you on future plans and proposed projects.
In the meantime, given the danger to safety that all this equipment currently presents, you will see that we have temporarily fenced off the entire play area so that access is prevented for the immediate future.
Please do not hesitate to contact me, should you have any questions regarding this closure.
Thank you for your patience and understanding.
Ruth Lees
Chairman of the Trustees
Tel.: 01572 821440
