There are huge amounts of information & publications being circulated around the response to Covid-19. Rather than bombard councillors & residents with emails the Clerk will upload any bulletins/information resources etc to this page. Please bare with us, the Clerk only works part time.

Underskiddaw Parish Council are now meeting in virtual meeting rooms every second month as per the normal council meeting schedule. Virtual Meetings will continue for the foreseeable future. Members of the public can attend to listen to the meetings, and public participation queries can be submitted in writing 48hours before the meeting. If you have any Parish Council related concerns please email the clerk on Underskiddawparishclerk@hotmail.com .

The main resource site for UK wide information is www.gov.uk/coronavirus

Offers of Help

Volunteering: If you would like to volunteer/offer support during this person you can registered via the Support Cumbria Website

Prescriptions: If you need a prescription collecting please contact Gordie Oliver on 07830281986.

NHS Volunteers- GoodSAM- This is an app which you can download from www.goodsamapp.org/NHS and you can sign up to support the NHS in one of 4 roles:

Community Response Volunteer (help with shopping, medicine, and essential supplies)
NHS Patient Transport Volunteer (transport home from hospital)
NHS Transport Volunteer (transport of equipment between NHS sites)
Check in and Chat Volunteer (short term telephone support to those at risk of loneliness)

Abuse- If you are concerned that an adult is at risk of abuse or neglect please call: 0300 303 3589, for concerns about a child go to www.cumbriasafeguardingchildren.co.uk

Funding

If you are a charity/community organisation and you need financial support at this time Cumbria Community Foundation have launched a Covid-19 Relief Fund.

Community Champions- Persimmon- Giving away up to £64,000 a month in donations of up to £1000, with a focus currently on the over 70’s for more information visit www.persimmonhomes.com/community-champions.

Business support, for further information on the various support measures for small businesses please visit: www.gov.uk/coronavirus/business-support

Funding and Grants Bulletin prepared and circulated via National Association of Local Councils- 27th April 2020

NHS Support- If you are an NHS Staff member and you need to speak to someone or receive support you can contact 0300 131 7000. Please note this is for NHS staff ONLY.

Focus on Funding resource prepared by Cumbria CVS

Resources

Allerdale Area Local Resilience Group has been set up to support the work of the Cumbria Strategic Coordinating group. This group will lead coordination of different levels of community response and produce resources to support volunteers & local groups, and where necessary link these with statutory services. This group is for support & volunteer groups, the following email is not for individual use: Allerdale.AreaSupport@cumbria.gov.uk

Community Buildings Advice- If you manage/volunteer/run a community space you may find useful information on the Action with Communities in Cumbria Website

Volunteer Handbooks & Factsheets are available from Cumbria CVS

Mental Health Resource Document

Mental Health Wellbeing Booklet

Emotional Wellbeing & Mental Health Support Information for School Hubs

Advice for parents with ill/injured children during Covid 19

Health conditions during Covid 19

Volunteer Resources 26th April 2020 Prepared by Cumbria CVS

Wellbeing Advice & Resources 26th April 2020, Prepared by Cumbria CVS

Websites

Cumbria County Council Covid 19 Information

Closures/Cancellations

Village Halls are all now closed until Government Advice allows them to reopen.

Household Waste Recycling Centres- Now open, but people are encouraged to only attend if they have to.

Transport

For information on the current bus services still in operation you can visit Bus Timetables Covid 19

Highways Works: Cumbria County Council Highways are operating a reduced operation during Covid-19 due to staff being redeployed to the front line response. During this time emergency works are being carried out:

Potholes- Category 1- High risk as a priority and only then Category 2 defects- Medium Risk

Flooding & Winter works if required

Footway & cycleway defects

Street lighting defects

Verge & sign maintenance (if essential for safety)

Essential bridge repairs

Road Traffic Collisions.