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For upto date information on the Coronovirus crisis see

CovidCall connects your community

CovidCall provides a free phone service for volunteers to provide local people in self-isolation with shopping assistance or social contact.

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You can also find this information online the Councils’ website – Bromsgrove (www.bromsgrove.gov.uk/CoronavirusBromsgrovePartnership) and Redditch (www.redditchbc.gov.uk/CoronavirusRedditchPartnership) which can be updated/added to accordingly.

 

 

Bromsgrove District Council Coronavirus webpage – To find out changes to services and support – www.bromsgrove.gov.uk/coronavirus

 

Redditch Borough Council Coronavirus webpage – To find out changes to services and support – www.redditchbc.gov.uk/coronavirus

 

Worcestershire County Council Coronavirus webpage – For further information and support countywide – www.worcestershire.gov.uk/coronavirus .

 

Here 2 Help Worcestershire –  www.worcestershire.gov.uk/Here2Help – This all about helping our communities.  All volunteers are encouraged to register on this website.  Poster is also attached.

 

Charity Fund for VCS Groups – An opportunity to apply the Covid-19 charity fund which is offering grants from £5 – 20k and has been set up by the money saving expert Martin Lewis. The closing date is midnight on 25/03/2020 : https://blog.moneysavingexpert.com/2020/03/i-m-making-p1m-available-to-fund-urgent-small-charity-coronaviru/?fbclid=IwAR1wmrNJkoXHoAL9iliIPsj_fWdz_cF_0m160ZApl2xBretYzFYwhWRfZqk

 

In addition to the District and Borough Council websites above, Guidance for Businesses can be found at:  GBSLEP Growth Hub (www.gbslepgrowthhub.co.uk/business-advice/coronavirus)  and Worcestershire Business Central (www.business-central.co.uk/novel-coronavirus-pneumonia-outbreak-information/)

 

Info on sick pay and more from DWP – Please find attached an update from the DWP regarding the rules around sick pay, benefits and more…

 

Age UK BRWF Services – An update on changes to support and services available – www.ageuk.org.uk/brwf/about-us/news/articles/update-on-age-uk-brwfs-support-and-services-from-ceo-sam-humphray-17th-march

 

BDHT – Announcement regarding changes to service delivery from 23 March – www.bdht.co.uk

 

Redditch Night Stop – From Friday 20th March until Friday 3rd April.  You will be able to contact us during the hours of Mon – Fri 9 am -5pm on 07904 211765

We have maintained our supported Lodgings service, but we feel that placing young people in our emergency accommodation would pose too high risk for both hosts and clients.  We will continue to provide support to our clients over the phone and open the office for planned counselling sessions.

 

Local Policing Update – Info for partners about police attendance at meetings and key messages from the Police to the public is attached.

 

Hereford & Worcester Fire & Rescue Service – Latest news from HWFRS, including encouraging people at home to follow a fire safety checklist –www.hwfire.org.uk/news

 

HoW College – Updates can be found on the college website – www.howcollege.ac.uk/about/coronavirus-covid-19

 

Energy and Heating Support during coronavirus – here are links to further information for Bromsgrove (www.bromsgrove.gov.uk/energysupportduringcoronavirus)   and Redditch (www.redditchbc.gov.uk/energysupportduringcoronavirus) residents and an update from Act on Energy too (https://actonenergy.org.uk/1644-2/)

 

Worcestershire Libraries – updates can be found here –  www.worcestershire.gov.uk/libraries.  Please note: Catshill and Wythall Libraries are now closed until further notice.  Other libraries across Bromsgrove and Redditch (and Worcestershire) remain open at present but opening hours may vary and temporary closures may occur due to staff shortages.

 

Citizens Advice Bromsgrove & Redditch – Notice attached giving details of the changes to services (https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/local/bromsgrove-redditch/contact-us/?serialnumber=100333)

 

Closure of The Pod in Charford – Update (dated 18 March) attached from BDHT

 

Catshill Baptist Foodbank – Two email updates (dated 17 March) attached – Please ensure you only return forms to and only use the Foodbank number: 07542 102649 (rather than via Catshill Baptist Church)

 

Social Media Support – there are a number of groups being created on social media to help support residents in both areas at this time including:

–       Worcestershire – Coronavirus Support – Helping Each Other: www.facebook.com/groups/1565653966891741/

–       Bromsgrove Community Support: https://www.facebook.com/groups/BromsgroveCommunitySupport

–       Redditch, All Together Now: (www.facebook.com/groups/227956235065396/) and Redditch Cares: (https://www.facebook.com/groups/redditchcares/)

–       Support Redditch –  https://supportredditch.net/ amongst others.

 

Parenting and Community Team – please find attached an update on what the Parenting and CommunityTeam’s arrangements are during this time.

 

The above is, of course, in addition to www.gov.uk/coronavirus and  www.nhs.uk/coronavirus which you will no doubt all be aware of.

 

 

We hope you find this helpful.  If you have any updates or information from your organisation which you would like to cascade out to statutory, voluntary and community organisations, and elected Members for both areas please send them to and we will endeavour to send these out to you.

 

Keep safe and well everyone,

 

Wellbeing in Partnership Team

Bromsgrove Partnership/Redditch Partnership

Email:

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