Parish Council Aid During the Lockdown

I’m afraid this flyer will sound rather too familiar! As you will have heard, England began its third lockdown from 5 January and this note is to confirm that your Parish Council will once again be providing help with prescription collection, shopping etc in the same way it did from March last year.

If you need help with shopping or need prescriptions collected for you and delivered to your home then please contact the Parish Council Clerk, Roger Clements:

by email at braffertonhelperby.pc@gmail.com

or telephone on 01423 360602

Although we’ll pick up urgent prescriptions whenever required we prefer to hear of a request by Tuesday for collection/delivery on the Friday.

A note for our volunteers

If you were a volunteer during the first lockdown then please let me know of any changes to your availability. If, on the other hand, you would like to become a volunteer then please let me know.

Village Businesses:

Hartleys Butchers, Pete Nelson Motor Services and Amos & Welch Bakers (from Sat 16 Jan) are all running normally.

Local Businesses Providing a Delivery Service:

• Minskip Farm Shop (order online or 01423 329063 for Click & Collect or delivery Tues, Thurs & Sat)
• Havenhands the Bakers (B’bridge) possible deliveries, for those Shielding, through B’bridge Community Care 01423 324504
• Langthorpe Farm Shop (order online or 01423 326452/601602 for Click & Collect or delivery Wednesday to Friday)
• Hodgson Fish (order online or 01429 273169 for delivery Tues, Thurs, Fri & Sat)

National Lockdown – the Basics

Following the Prime Minister’s statement on 4 January, we are now in a national lockdown. This means that you must stay at home. The single most important action we can all take is to stay at home to protect the NHS and save lives.

You must not leave, or be outside of your home except where necessary. You may leave the home to:

• Shop for basic necessities, for you or a vulnerable person
• Go to work, or provide voluntary or charitable services, if you cannot reasonably do so from home
• Exercise with your household (or support bubble) or one other person, this should be limited to once per day, and you should not travel outside your local area
• Meet your support bubble or childcare bubble where necessary, but only if you are legally permitted to form one
• Seek medical assistance or avoid injury, illness or risk of harm (including domestic abuse)
• Attend education or childcare – for those eligible

For Further Information contact:

Roger Clements (Clerk to Brafferton & Helperby Parish Council)

01423 360602 or email at braffertonhelperby.pc@gmail.com

Finally, some advice from North Yorkshire County Council

People who are clinically extremely vulnerable and at higher risk of severe illness from Covid are being asked to shield again. People in this high-risk group will receive a letter from the Government outlining the latest shielding advice, but we are also reassuring all North Yorkshire residents that our support will continue for those who need it.

Since the beginning of the pandemic, we have been working alongside district councils with 23 community organisations across North Yorkshire to coordinate volunteer support in each area. These hubs are a single point of contact within the community, pulling together other organisations to provide a safety net of support which will be there for people during the latest lockdown and beyond. More than 1,500 volunteers have helped thousands of people each week with shopping, hot meals and prescriptions, as well as checking on people’s health and wellbeing.

Over the coming weeks, people who need support with shopping and other essentials are encouraged to contact family, friends, neighbours or groups they belong to. North Yorkshire residents without those local networks, or anyone concerned about the welfare of someone else, can contact North Yorkshire County Council’s customer service centre on 01609 780780. The centre is open seven days a week 8am to 5.30pm. People can also complete an online form to let us know what help you need which can be found at www.northyorks.gov.uk/help-you-during-coronavirus-covid-19

To find local businesses offering food deliveries and takeaways in your area, go to the Buy Local directory at www.northyorks.gov.uk/buy-local.

People can also find details of other local voluntary and community groups offering support at www.northyorkshireconnect.org.uk.

We’re also urging people to keep checking on neighbours and people in their communities who might need help and support during the lockdown. Find advice on how to help safely at www.northyorks.gov.uk/how-you-can-help-during-coronavirus-covid-19. We know that many people will want to get involved in their communities and help where they can. If people have the time and want to volunteer, we can introduce you to local organisations in your own community. More information can be found at www.northyorks.gov.uk/how-you-can-help-during-coronavirus-covid-19.

For information about the help available, including a link to the latest Government advice for people who are clinically extremely vulnerable, go to www.northyorks.gov.uk/coronavirus