Opening of FMNF
Winkleigh 7th October 2020 / Holsworthy 12th October 2020.
I have spoken to a colleague at Public Health England and they have pointed me to the guidance here https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-meeting-with-others-safely-social-distancing/coronavirus-covid-19-meeting-with-others-safely-social-distancing You would be covered under the following advice:
There are exceptions where groups can be larger than 6 people. These include:
There are exceptions where groups can be larger than 6 people. These include:
- Support groups - formally organised groups to provide mutual aid, therapy or any other form of support. This includes support to victims of crime, recovering addicts, new parents, and people with long-term illnesses, those facing issues relating to their sexuality or gender, and those who have suffered bereavement.
- We will distance our guests by using the larger room and sitting two people per 5 foot table.
- We will put in place a one-way system by entering through the back door/ramp into the lobby with an automatic sanitizing gel pump, a temperature gun and a track and trace record which would double up as an attendance and temperature record (which would run for three months).
- People would come in with masks/face coverings or visors until they sat down at a table.
- The tea/coffee would be served in mugs, by volunteers, to the individual tables. We would offer biscuits and cakes presented in a shallow tray with a pair of tongs onto a cardboard tea plate.
- When and if, it was necessary, for members/carers/friends to go to the toilets, we put on gloves and apron (PPE) in order to spray all surfaces, handles, door-knobs etc. All towels were removed and the CC had put in place paper towels dispensers and pedal bins (emptied at the end of each session)
- The need to be vigilant in our measures to make our meetings as Covid safe as possible, maintaining good procedures regards social distancing, supplying and supporting good hygiene methods and practice and perhaps considering meeting outdoors when weather permits, but certainly ensuring as much fresh air flow as possible during meeting.
- Also, we are about to enter the Flu season, so encouraging Members of our group and their carers to get their flu vaccines will be very important.
Welcome to SRIL...
We have increased the number of volunteers supporting older people in the communities of Winkleigh, Halwill and Woolsery and their surrounding areas. By training and supporting these volunteers the project will work with service providers, communities and individuals to identify those in need and provide practical support where necessary.
The project is helping older people to stay in their own homes for longer, reduce hospital admissions, as well overcome loneliness and isolation. |
A Local Community Project...Volunteers are making a difference in their local communities of Holsworthy, Winkleigh, Halwill and Woolsery and their surrounding areas.
Volunteers have received, and will continue to receive, ongoing training in partnership with service providers, to equip them to support older people in the community, many of which are living with dementia, or suffering from loneliness and depression. Map of areas covered...
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Creative Commons Photo Credits: Image (top-left of homepage header): Holsworthy Market by "SequenceDancer" (source Wikimedia Commons) License; Image (bottom-left of homepage header): Winkleigh, the village by Martin Bodman (source Wikimedia Commons) License. We would like to thank the photographers for making these photos available for our use under the terms of the Creative Commons Licenses.
