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THE CRIER, COMMUNITY COUNCIL & LITTLE EARNIE

The Crier, our village magazine, will not be published until further notice after the April edition because Gipping Press who print it have closed down. Also the Little Ernie Lottery has been suspended for three months.

The Community Council have postponed their AGM and Committee Meeting from the scheduled date of 20 April to Monday 6 July.

PARISH COUNCIL NOTICE

Old Newton with Dagworth & Gipping Parish Council

APRIL PUBLIC MEETINGS – CANCELLED

Please note that given the current circumstances surrounding the Covid 19 outbreak and the ever-changing information forthcoming from the Government, the Parish Council have taken the decision to cancel the monthly Parish Council meetings until further notice.  The next scheduled meeting was due to take place on Wednesday 1^st April 2020. 

The Parish Council have also taken the decision to Cancel the Annual Parish Meeting scheduled for Wednesday 22^nd April 2020.

The decisions to cancel these meetings has been made with the importance of keeping our parishioners and councillors safe and following government advice on social distancing and public gatherings.

Latest Covid 19 advice provided to the Parish Council can be found on the parish council website.  If anyone needs assistance or help whilst self-isolating please contact Sue Clements from DONG who is co-ordinating any requests for assistance.  Sue from DONG can be contacted on Tel: 07925 959605

• Monthly Parish Council Meeting – 1^st April 2020 – Cancelled
• Annual Parish Meeting – 22^nd April 2020 - Cancelled

 CORRONAVIRUS UPDATE - Current Situation (25/03/20)

stay at home, country in lockdown for next 3 weeks.

Current UK Risk Level: HIGH

The risk to the UK has been raised to high (as of 13/03/2020).

As of 13 Mar, UK is in the ‘delay’ phase of the government’s action plan to limit the spread of the virus.

UK

• As of 9am on 24 March 2020, a total of 90,436 people have been tested, of which 82,359 were confirmed negative and 8,077 were confirmed positive. 422 patients in the UK who tested positive for coronavirus (COVID-19) have died.
• In Suffolk we have 28 confirmed cases. However, with routine community testing discontinued, these figures will not describe the full extent of cases locally. You can view the latest UK Dashboard of cases and deaths here.
• Coronavirus: SMS messages - The government is texting people across the UK to inform them of the new stay at home rules announced by the Prime Minister on 23 March 2020. This has been made possible thanks to the cooperation of mobile phone operators. The SMS message reads:
• Coronavirus (COVID-19): Foreign Secretary's statement on support for British people abroad
• Briefing paper on the Coronavirus Bill: health and social care measures
  • Section 2 covers the Bill’s health and social care workforce measures, including provisions on emergency registration, indemnity cover, emergency volunteers and NHS pensions
  • Section 3 covers measures to reduce administrative requirements on health and social care staff.
  • Section 4 covers changes to mental health and mental capacity legislation
  • Section 5 covers other public health measures
• Gov.uk - Companies to receive 3-month extension period to file accounts during COVID-19
• Gov.uk - Government confirms £500 million hardship fund will provide council tax relief for vulnerable households

SUFFOLK:

• Launch of new volunteering app and phoneline: A new Suffolk-focused community service has been set up to support people who need help during the COVID-19 pandemic. Called ‘Home But Not Alone’, the service has been launched to help connect people who want to volunteer in their communities with neighbours who are most in need.  
  The service will mean willing volunteers, charities, town and parish councils, community and religious groups can all log their details and offers of support on an app, while people who need help can phone to request support. As the number of offers and requests grows, they will be matched so that the right help can be given where it’s most needed.
  The free app, called Tribe Volunteer, can be downloaded from the Apple App Store and Google Play Store. The telephone number for those in genuine need of help is freephone 0800 876 6926 and will be staffed from 09:00 to 17:00, seven days a week. 
• Children’s Centres - All Children’s Centres are now closed for open access and group work. Child Health Clinics are running by appointment only from some centres and accommodating partners such as Midwives, Physios and Speech and Language Therapists to run their clinics from other centres. For more information please visit; https://www.suffolk.gov.uk/coronavirus-covid-19/health-and-childrens-centres/

• Suffolk County Council buildings: All SCC buildings are now closed to the public until further notice. If you need to contact SCC urgently please call 0345 606 6067 or email customer.services@suffolk/gov.uk . Please see the County Council’s website www.suffolk.gov.uk/coronavirus for an update on the impact on the services.  

• Road Safety Campaign: Suffolk Roadsafe is supporting Road Safety GB and encouraging all road users to do their bit to reduce the strain on the emergency services in the coming weeks and months, by taking extra care every time they travel. The pressure being placed on the NHS by the escalating situation with regard to coronavirus is well known – and the situation is likely to get much worse in the coming weeks and months.

• New timetables are now in place for most public transport services including buses, trains and community transport until further notice. SCC is doing all it can to help keep vital services going for those people who must travel - our key workers and elderly and vulnerable residents. These changes will also help ensure there are enough members of staff to keep vital services running over the coming weeks and months.  SCC will continue to monitor the situation with partners.

• Ipswich Park and Ride: Due to the ongoing Coronavirus outbreak, and in line with the government’s advice regarding non-essential travel, Ipswich Park and Ride (service 800) will be suspended until further notice from today th March> 

• Speed awareness courses: All driver diversionary course delivery has stopped. More information can be found here: https://www.suffolkroadsafe.com/ 

Useful Websites (any new guidance is in RED)

The existing guidance is being updated extremely regularly (and in some cases daily) so please check any guidance relevant to your area to ensure that you are accessing the most up to date version. I will only be able to highlight new published and some other key published guidance in this bulletin.

Global – WHO Situation Report

• WHO RISK ASSESSMENT (Global Level) - Very High
• WHO Corvid-19 Dashboard for professionals using near real time data.
• The number of COVID-19 cases surpassed 300,000 globally.

Situation in Numbers WHO SitRep 64, 24 Mar  (new since last 24hrs)

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